PROGRESS OF PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5293, 4 January 1947, Page 6

PROGRESS OF PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES

Wellington In Sight Of Outright Win WELLINGTON, last night. Wellington appears within sight of an outright win in the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury. Requiring 358 runs in the second innings, Canterbury lost seven wiekets for 214 with one day still left to play. The day was a day of chance, especially for Canterbury. Excellent bowling by Seott and Parks, for Wellington, caused five wiekets to fall for the addition of only 48 runs. Dempsey reached a cenbury to offset this. Details: — WELLINGTON, first innings, 243. fSecond innings: Tindill b Scott 12; McVicar e Parks b -Scott 0; iMenzies c Parks 40; Ongley l.b.w., b Scott 0; Dempsey c Pollitt b Scott 104; Crawford l.-b.w., b Burtt 54; Meech b Parks 4; Cave v Gromb -b Scott '6; Wilson c Scott b Parks 1; O'Neill, run out, 23; Mathieson c Parks h Scott 3. Extras, 12. Total, 259. CANTERBURY, first innings, 145. Second innings: Cromb c McVicar h Cave 78; Parks l.b.w., b Wilson, 10; Pollitt c O'Neill b Wilson 40; Share b Cave 1; Anderson run' out, 29; Smith, run out, 13; Scott l.b.w., b O'Neill 2; Burgess not out, 25; Burtt not -out, 2. Extras, 14. Total for seven wiekets, 214. Otago's Position Retrieved By Hadiee, 166 AUCKLAND, last night. A goo'd iecovery by Otago, due mainly to a fine innings by W. A. Hadiee for 166 in the Plunket Shield match against Auckland, has placed it in an interesting position on the third day's play. Otago was dismissed in the first innings for 153, Auckland making 349. The weather was ideal, and the wicket was in a perfect state. Details: — OTAGO, first innings, 153. Second innings: Ha'dlee c Burke b Smith 166; Mills b Wilde 39; -Cutler l.b.w., b Cowie 4; Roberts b -Sutcliffe 7; Ro-bertson c and b Sutcliffe 74; St. John l.b.w., b Cowie 3-1; Blakeley 1 Burke 0; Freeman c Wallace b Taylor 13; Smi-th, not out, 9. Extras, 20. Total for eight wiekets, 359. AUCKLAND, first innings, 349.