PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 February 1939, Page 6

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON.

FINE STAND BY CARSON AND MATHESON.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, .February 4

Auckland have played themselves into a winning position after two days’ play in the Plunket Shield match against Wellington, at Eden Park. Auckland, who had 332 for seven wickets on the first day, carried their total to 489, and Wellington have lost four wickets for 182.

One of the features of the day’s play was a record partnership for the eighth wicket between W. N. Carson and A. M. Matheson and which yielded 189 runs. The previous Auckland record: of ill was held by P. Gerrard and A. S. Player, and was established in the match against Canterbury at Eden -Park in the 1925-26 season. Till this match the shield record of 154 was held by F. T. Badcock and K. C. James for Wellington against Canterbury in 1923-24. Bowling Analysis—Pritchard 5 for 99;Ashenden, 1 for 118; Gallichan, 1 for 98; Lamason, 1 for 53; Browne, 1 for 68; Harpur, 1 for 28. Scores: —

AUCKLAND ■First Innings. A. J. Postles, b Ashenden '. 8 P. E. Whitelaw, c and b Harpur .... 5G W. M. Wallace, c Ashenden, b Qallichan 23 H. G. Vivian, c Rainbird, b Prit- . chard 5 G. L. Weir, c Ell, b Browne 54 V. J. Scott, c Tindill, b Lamason 61 V. S. Sale, c Lamason, b Pritchard 38 W. N. Carson, c Gallichan, b Pritchard 136 A. M. Matheson, b Pritchard 90 R. Skeet, not out 0 J. Cowie, b Pritchard 0 Extras 18 Total 489 WELLINGTON. First Innings. E. W. Tindill, c Matheson, b Cowie 4 J. R. Sheffield, c Carson, b Vivian 26 T. A. Harpur, c Skeet, b Vivian .... 10 J. Ell, c Postles, b Vivian 14 J. A. Ongley, not out 71 W. G. Rainbird, not out 51 j Extras 6 Total for four wickets 122 OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. GAME AT INTERESTING STAGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, February 5. After ending the first day in the promising position of having dismissed Otago for 266 and started in reply with 83 runs for no wickets, Canterbury were outplayed on the second day of the Plunket Shield match. The game is at an interesting stage. Scores: — . OTAGO. First innings 2'66 Second Innings. K. F. M. Uttley. b Mulcock 14 A. R. Knight, c Donnelly, b Cromb 41 G. J. Robertson, run out 29 D. A. R. Moloney, not out 53 C. J. Elmes, c Menzies, b Donnelly 3 G. H. Mills, c Davies, b Cromb .... 0 Extras 6 Total for five wickets 146 Bowling Analysis. E. Mulcock, 1 wicket for 36, I. B. Cromb, 2 for 27; M. P. Donnelly, 1 for 21. CANTERBURY. First Innings. J. L. Kerr, c Cavanagh, b Moloney 73 F. W. Bellamy, b Silver 38 M. P. Donnelly, c Knight, b Silver 1 R. E. J. Menzies, b Moloney 0 I. B. Cromb, b Silver 6 W. McD. Anderson, run out 0 R. C. Shand, c Knight, b Leader 22 R. C. Webb, 1.b.w., b Moloney 40 D. H. Davis, not out H E. Mulcock, run out 1 F. W. Newton, b Moloney 2 Extras 8 — I Total 202 Bowling Analysis: R. Silver, 3 for 65; V. J.' Leader, 1 for 21. D. A. R. Moloney, 4 for 53.