PLUNKET SHIELD

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 439, 25 January 1933, Page 5

PLUNKET SHIELD

WELLINGTON GO UNDER TO AUCKLAND BY 43 RUNS WICICET ASSISTS BOWLERS Auckland, Tuesday. The Plunket Shield match, Wellington v. Auckland, which decides the holders of the wooden spoon for this season was completed to-day, Auckland winning by 43 runs, Wellington, who were last year's champions being at the bottom of the list this year. A heavy shower fell during Monday night but the sun eame out late this morning, with the result that, although the weather was fine, the game was continued on a wet wicket. Auckland carried their second innings to a total of 306 runs, but on a wicket which gave the spin bowlers every assistance. Wellington lost their five best wickets for 89. Later the batsmen made a great recovery. O'Brien and Lamason adding 77 in a fine sixth wicket partnership. But the last wicket fell shortly after 5 o'cloelc. Dempster batted brilliantly on a tricky wicket until he returned a catch to Vivian. Great credit is due to O'Brien for the manner in which he used his reach to smother the break and keep the spin bowlers at bay during the morning. Vivian and Garrard bowled particularly well before lunch. Subsequently, when the wicket was easier,

the Auckland attack was not difficult. The following are the scores: — AUCKLAND First Innings 366 Second nnings Postles, lbw, b Parsloe 12 Mills, c Lamason, b Newman 11 Whitelaw, b Freeman 81 Weir, b Newman 8 Vivian, b Newman 4 Dacre, c and b Newman 0 Bush, lbw, b Freeman 36 Pearson, std James, b Freeman 66 Matheson, c Freeman, b Newman 18 Garrard, lbw, b Freeman 55 Hampton, not out 4 Extras .....3 11 Total 306 Bowling — Freeman, five wickets for 102, Newman, four for 92, Pars-

loe, one for 34, Blundell, none for 63 ; Lamason, none for 4. WELLINGTON First nnings 397 Second Innings Dempster, c and b Vivian 40 Cameron, c and b Vivian 9 Tindill, c Weir, b Garrard 0 James, lbw ,b Garrard 15 Blandford, b Garrard 0 Lamason, b Matheson 53 O'Brien, b Matheson 61 Parsloe, lbw, b Garrard 1 Newman, not out 22 Freeman, b Matheson 7 Blundell, c Matheson, b Garrard 9 Extras 15 Total 232 Bowling. — Matheson toolc three wickets for 43 runs; We-ir none for 24; Vivian two for 53, Garrard five for 83, Bush, none for 14.