Plunket Shield Cricket

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 308, 30 December 1939, Page 8

Plunket Shield Cricket

WELLINGTON VERY TIMID Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 29. Honours of the first day’s play in the Plunket Shield cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury to-day, were all with tho Canterbury team, who dismissed Wellington for 195 in the first innings and then ran up 177 for three wickets. Though Wellington had the first use of a good, firm wicket and a fast outfield at the Basin Reserve, the team gave as feeble a batting display as they did against Auckland at Christmas. Tho Wellington batsmen shaped badly against the wily slow deliveries of lan Cromb, who at one stage had three wickets for seven runs. Seven Wellington wickets were down for 101 when a good stand was made by Tindill and Airey which put on 45 for the eighth wicket. Just as the pair had got set, a misunderstanding resulted in Airey being run out. Tindili went on to score 69 in 139 minutes and then popped one from Davis to Anderson at midoff. Pritchard and Ashenden showed that runs could be got against the Canterbury bowling by putting on 29 for the last wicket, the innings closing at 3.20 p.m. for the poor total of 195. Cromb was the best bowler on the Canterbury side and he varied his pace, flight and spin cleverly in taking five for 66 off 22.3 overs. Roberts, Mcßae and Davis all kept a good length. The fielding was smart and clean and Harbidge did neat work with the gloves. I The Canterbury innings opened inauspiciously at 3.36 p.m. as Kerr, the Canterbury captain, popped the second ball of Pritchard’s opening over into the hands of Lamason at silly mid-on, and one wicket was down before a run had been scored. O’Brien, who has just returned from a couple of seasons’ experience of Engglish county cricket, then joined Donnelly and the pair made a spirited stand which added 127 runs for the second wicket, of which O’Brien claimed 81. He made the most of his runs in front of the wicket with powerful drives and in all hit one six and six fours during his 90 minutes’ stay at the crease. * Hadlee assisted Donnelly to put on 23 for the third wicket before being bowled by Pritchard. Donnelly and Cromb then played out time, the score standing at 177 for three wickets, Donnelly being 68 and Cromb 11. Though not so dashing as usual, Donnelly made many powerful drives past mid-off and cover point and also employed a hook shot to good effect. He hit six fours. Pritchard was the most effective oi the Wellington bowlers though his two wickets cost 51 runs off 13 overs. Lamason took one for 40 off 12 overs and Ashenden’s eight overs cost 41 runs. Wilson was expensive as 31 run 3 came from the four overs he sent down. WELLINGTON. First Innings. V. H. Du Chateau, c Davis, b Cromb 25 W. Hepburn, c Roberts 7 O. L. Wrigley, lbw, b Mcßae .... 2 E. W. Tindill, c Anderson, b Davis 69 W. G. Rainbird, b Cromb 1 E. McLeod, b Cromb 0 D. S. Wilson, c Davis, b Roberts .. 10 J. R. Lamason, c Roberts, b Cromb 11 W. F. Airey, run out 2S T. L. Pritchard, not out 19 J. G. Ashenden, b Cromb 13 Extras 10 Total 195 Fall of wickets: One for 10, two for 27, three for 52, four for 58, five for 60, six for 84, seven for 101, eight for 146, nine for 166, ten for 195. Bowling. O. M. R. W.

CANTERBURY. First Innings.

J. L. Kerr, c Lamason, b Pritchard 0 M. P. Donnelly, not out 68 F. P. O’Brien, lbw, b Lamason .. 81 W. A. Hadlee, b Pritchard ...... 9 I. B. Cromb, not out 11 Extras 8 Total for three wickets .. .. 177 Fall of wickets: One for none, two for 127, three for 150. Bowling.

WELLINGTON TEAM TO PLAY MANAWATU The following players have been selected to play against Manawatu, at Palmerston North to-day:—Bush, Margitich, Osborn, Fay, P. Wilson, Henley, O’Neill, Thompson, Donald, Fortune, Nimmo.

Roberts .. .. 1 33 2 McRae .. .. 2 33 1 Davis 2 49 1 Cromb .. ., 3 66 5 Donnelly .. ., 2 0 4 0

O. M. K. W. Pritchard .. 13 1 51 2 Ashenden .. .. 1 41 0 Lamason .. .. 2 40 1 Wilson .. , t 0 31 0 McLeod .. 0 6 0