PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 February 1939, Page 6

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

WELLINGTON v AUCKLAND

HOME TEAM IN GOOD POSITION.

(By Telegraph—Press Association )

AUCKLAND. February 6.

After three days’ play in the Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park, the home side appears certain of an outright win providing the weather holds tomorrow. At the conclusion of the second day’s play Auckland held a strong position, having scored 489 in the first innings and Wellington replying with 182 for four wickets. Heavy rain on Sunday and during the night made the outfield and wicket soft and though the wicket was covered an hour’s delay was caused this morning. The Wellington batsmen could not cope with the conditions, and the remaining six wickets fell for 57 runs, leaving Wellington 250 runs in arrears. Scores: — AUCKLAND. First Innings 489 WELLINGTON. First. Innings. E. W. Tindill, c Matheson, b Cowie 4 J. Sheffield, c Carson, b Vivian .... 2G T. Harpur, c Skeet, b Vivian ~. 10 J. Ell, c Postles, b Vivian 14 J. A. Ongley, c Cowie, b Matheson 77 W. Rainbird, c Skeet. b Postles .... 54 J. R. Lamason, b Postles 7 N. Gallichan, c and b Vivian 20 M. Browne, not out U T. Pritchard, c Cowie, b Vivian .... 3 J. Ashenden, c Postles, b Vivian .... 0 Extras 8 Total 239 Bowling Analysis: Cowie I for 72, Mathieson 1 for 45, Weir 0 for 14. Vivian G for 49, Carson 0 for 19. Postles 2 for 32. iSecond Innings. E. W. Tindill, c Vivian, b Carson 32 J. Sheffield, c Whitelaw, b Mathieson 1 T. Harpur, c Weir, b Vivian G J. Ell, c Carson, b Vivian 77 M. Browne, b Vivian 13 J. Ongley, c Mathieson, b Vivian .... 0 W. Rainbird, not out 33 J. Lamason, b Sale 12 N. Gallichan, not out 0 Extras 6 Total for seven wickets 180

EASY WIN FOR AUCKLAND. SHIELD TO NORTHERN TEAM. AUCKLAND, This Day. Wellington was disposed of for 215 runs this morning, Auckland thus winning by an innings and 35 runs. As the result of this outright victory Auckland hold Ihe shield for the season.

Rainbird scored 52, Gallichan 9, Pritchard 0 and Ashenden, not out, 4. Vivian took 4 wickets for 59, Carson 2 for 2G, Cowie 2 for 73. Sale 1 for 2, Matheson 1 for 22.

OTAGO v CANTERBURY. RESULT VERY- OPEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association ) DUNEDIN, February G. The result of the Plunket Shield match between Otago and Canterbury, which is being played on the Carisbrook ground, is still , very open. The position at the end of the. third day’s play today was that Otago had scored 2G6 and 232 and Canterbury 202 and 119 for three wickets, so that Canterbury has still to score 178 runs for an outright win with seven wickets in hand. Scores:— OTAGO. First Innings 266 Second Innings. K. F. M. Uttley, b Mulcock 14 A. R. Knight, c Donnelly, b Cropnb 4'l G. J. Robertson, run out 29 D. A. R. Moloney, st Webb, b - Newton 73 C. J. Elmes, c Menzies, b Donnelly 3 G. H. Mills, c Davis, b Cromb 0 V. G. Cavanagh, c Donnelly, b ■ Newton 25 T. C. Fraser, c Bellamy, b Mulcock 10 V. J. Leader, b Davis 16 R. Silver, not out 7 G. Lemon, c Webb, b Mulcock .... 3 Extras H Total 232 Bowling Analysis: H. Davis 1 for 59, E. Mulcock 3 for 57, F. W. Newton 2 for 29, I. B. Cromb 2 for 42, M. P. Donnelly 1 for 21. F. W. Bellamy 0 for 13. CANTERBURY. First Innings 202 Second Innings. J. L. Kerr, b Moloney 33 M. P. Donnelly, b Elmes • 49 I. B. Cromb, c Knight, b Loader .... 12 R. C. Shand, not out H F. Bellamy, not out 9 Extras a Total for three wickets 119 Bowling Analysis: R. Silver 0 for 35, G. J. Robertson 0 for 8, D. A. R. Moloney 1 for 47, V. J. Leader 1 for 13, C. J. Elmes 1 for 11.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD. A RECORD EQUALLED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright BRISBANE. February G. Playing in a Sheffield Shield match for Queensland against Victoria, the wicketkeeper Don Tallon, who recently equalled the world record by securing *l2 wickets in one match, today equalled the record for a single innings with seven victims. His work in this match was more notable for the fact that he did not allow a single bye in Victoria’s first innings score of 348. Tallon caught three and stumped four of his victims. Batting for Victoria, Hassett made 139. Ellis took three wickets for G 4, Christ, three for 48, W. Tallon. two for 87.

Queensland in their first, innings scored IGB for one wicket (Brown not out 7G. Cook 44, Allen not out 37).