SAVED OTAGO

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 596, 23 February 1929, Page 13

SAVED OTAGO

rK rk 7% fl-T W the first three Otago men, two stumped and one caught, all off Merritt. At one stage, Merritt had three wickets for 26, but his average was badly battered by Dickinson and Cavanagh, who put on 65 for the sixth wicket. The veteran, Galland, then joined Cavanagh, and the pair put on 54 for the next wicket, both men hitting the bowling freely and confidently. The innings finally closed for 273, Roberts polishing off the tail-enders with the phenomenal leverage of three wickets for 4 runs. Page and Hamilton gave Canetrbury a great start, bringing the first century up before they were separated. Both gave sound displays, although Dickinson kept the runs down in good style. Hamilton made 77 by sound and stylish batting. Canterbury finished up the day with 217 runs on for four wickets. Details: OTAGO First Innings SHEPHERD, st Burns, b Merritt . . 34 BLUNT, c Burns, b Newman 9 McMULLAN, st Burns, b Merritt .. 25 EASTMAN, c Jacobs, b Newman . . 18 MONK, b Merritt 11 DICKINSON, c Merritt, b Cunningham 25 CAVANAGH, b Roberts 78 GALLAND. c Roberts, b Harris .. 32 ALLOO, H. C., c Cunningham, b Roberts .. 20 ALLOO, A. W., b Roberts 6 HEENAN, not out 0 Extras 15 Total .' 273 Bowling: Cunningham, 1-64; Roberts. 3-4; Newman, 2-S3; Merritt, 3-S6; Page. 0-14; Harris, 1-9. Second innings SHEPHERD, not out 25 ALLOO, not out 6 Extras 4 No wicket for • • 35 CANTERBURY First Innings PAGE, c Heenan, b Dickinson . . . . 43 HAMILTON, lbw, b Alloo 77 ROBERTS, c Galland, b Dickinson . . 39 HARRIS, c Galland, b Eastman . . 4 NEWMAN, lbw, b Eastman 18 NEWMAN, c McMullan, b Monk .... 16 JACOBS, c Monk, b Eastman 10 POWELL, not out 2S MERRITT, c Heenan, b Monk 0 BURNS, b Monk 0 CUNNINGHAM, run out 19 Extras 46 Totai 300 Bowling: Dickinson. 2-46; Eastman, 3-82; Monk, 3-41: limit, 0-33; Shepherd, 0-20; Galland, 0-2; Alloo, 1-30.