PLUNKET SHIELD

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 111, 2 January 1932, Page 5

PLUNKET SHIELD

(Press. Assn.-

auckland v. otago visitors give sound display at wfcket aUCKLAND'S slow start

— By Telegraph — Copyright).

AUCKLAND, Friday. The Plunket Shield Cricket match, Auckland v. Otago, commenced at Eden Park to-day in fine weather. The wicket was hard and the outfield good. There was only a fair attendance of the public, this being due to the numerous counter-attractions. Otago had first use of the wicket and the side gave a consistently good exhibition of batting in totalling 347. At the drawing of stumps Auckland had scored 24 for the loss of two wickets. Badcoclc was top scorer for the visitors with' 84, and he gave a bright display, particularly in the early part of his innings, when he averaged .one run per minute. The crowd were disappointed at the early dismissal of the record holder, Blunt, who lost his wicket on a run through a foolish call of Badcoclc. Elms and Dunning gave a bright display, while Knight and Smith were slower in compiling their runs. Scores: — otago. — First Innings. Badcock, c Postles, b Yivian .... 84 Kerry, lbw, b Lyon .... .... 27 Blunt, run out 6 Knight, c Yivian, b Weir 42 Elms, b Weir 49 Smith, b Vivian 39 Dunning, lbw b Vivian 36 Maloney, run out 11 Coupland, b Vivian 24 Mehaffey, b Matheson 6 Hawkesworth, not out 13 Extras .' ' 10 Total 347 Bowling: Vivian took four wickets for 72 runs; Weir, two for 46; Lyon one for 62; Matheson, one for 16; Postles none for 16; McCoy none for 47. AUCKLAND.. — First Innings Postles, b Dunning .... .... 3 Mills, b Badcock 12 Weir, not out " 3 Vivian, not out 6 Extras 0 Total for two wickets .... .... 24