PLUNKET SHIELD

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 February 1940, Page 6

PLUNKET SHIELD

OTAGO v WELLINGTON. UNIMPRESSIVE DISPLAYS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN. February 9. The Plunket Shield match. Otago v Wellington, commenced today on the Carisbrook Ground in a heavy southwest wind, but the weather otherwise was fine. The Otago batsmen made a poor showing in the first innings and were dismissed for 138. The Wellington men were also unimpressive at the wickets and when stumps were drawn had lost eight wickets for 191 runs. Scores:— OTAGO. First Innings. D. A. R. Moloney, b Pritchard 12 D. J. Robertson, c Tindill, b Wilson W A. S. H. Cutler, b Wilson 13 C. J. Elmes, c Pritchard, b Ashenden 0 H. R. Cameron, b Pritchard 26 T. C. Fraser, b Wilson 10 T. Chettleburgh, c Wrigley, b Pritchard 8 C. D. G. Toomey, c McLeod, b Pritchard 11 V. J. Leader, b Pritchard 17 G. H. Mills, lbw, b Wilson 11 T. G. Lemin, not out 3 Extras —leg byes 12, no-ball 1 13 Total 138 Fall of wickets: One for 17, two for 42. three for 43. four for 45. five for 82. six for 84. seven for 100, eight for 103, nine for 124, 10 for 138. Bowling analysis: T. L. Pritchard, 5 wickets for 68 runs; J. Ashenden, 1 for 19: D. S. Wilson 4 for 38. Pritchard bowled one no-ball. WELLINGTON. First Innings. E. W. Tindill. lb\V. b Elmes 40 O. Wrigley, b Lemin 1 W. G. Rainbird. lbw. b Lemin .... 13 J. A. Ongley. run out 37 V. H. Du Chateau, b Elmes 14 D. S Wilson, c Robertson, b Elmes 16 E. G. McLeod, not out 31 W. F. Airey, c Toomey, b Leader 30 T. L. Pritchard, b Leader 0 G. L. Whyte, not out 0 Extras—Byes 6. leg-bye 1 .... 7 Total for eight wickets 191 Fall of wickets: One for 5, two for 41, three for 98, four for 99. five for 123. six for 130. seven for 176, eight for 178. Bowling analysis.—G. Lemin, 2 for 62; G. J. Robertson. 0 for 17; V. J. Leader, 2 for 31; C. J. Elmos, 3 for 35; D. A. R. Moloney. 0 lor 39; T. Chettleburgh. 0 for 0.