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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 6

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9 PLUNKET SHIELD. OTAGO v. WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph—Press Asociation.) DUNEDIN, February 11. Otago staged a splendid recovery on the second day' of the final Plunket Shield match of the season against Wellington on Saturday and, with a first innings deficit of 82 and four down for 81 in the second innings, the side recovered finely to score 287 for eight wickets. The feature of the match so far was the not-out score of 105 by T. C. Fraser, whoso partnership with Toomey (51) was worth 143 runs for the seventh wicket. Scores: — OTAGO. First Innings .138 Second Innings. D. A. R. Moloney, lbw. b Wilson 33 G. J. Robertson, c Wrigley, b Ashenden 11 A. S. H. Cutler, b Ashenden 16 C. J. Elmes. b Pritchard .... 17 H. R. Cameron, b Pritchard 18 T. C. Fraser, not out 105 T. Chettleburgh. c Wilson, It Whyte 5 C. G. D. Toomey, e Du Chateau, b McLeod 51 V. J. Leader, c Wrigley, b McLeod 9 G. IT. Mills, not out 4 ExP-as 18 Total for eight wickets 287 Bowling analysis: Pritchard, 3 for 84: Ashenden. 1 for 66; Wilson. I for 67: Whyte. 1 for 45: McLeod, 2 for 7. WELLINGTON. ’ ’ First Innings. ’ E. W. Tindil), lbw. b Elmes 40 O. Wrigley, b Lemin I W. G. Rainbird. lbw, b Lemin .... 13 J. A. Ongley, run out 37 V. 11. Du. Chateau, b Elmes 14 D. S. Wilson, c Robertson, b Elmes 16 E. G. McLeod, not out '52 W. F. Airey. c Toomer, b Leader 3() T. L. Pritchard, b Leader .... 2 G. L. Whyte, c Moloney, b Leader 3 J. Ashenden. c Mills, b Leader .... 5 Extras (byes 6. leg-bye I) 7 Tola I 220 Bowling analysis: Lemin. 2 for 72: Robertson. 0 for 17: Leader, 4 for 42; Elmes. 3 for 35; Moloney, (I for 39; Chettleburgh, 0 for 8.