The Plunket Shield

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 34, 12 March 1930, Page 8

The Plunket Shield

Per Press Association.

TAKEN BY WELLINGTON Eight=Hou^' Fight To . . Play Out Time - LOWRY' S FINE KNOCK.

WELLINGTON, Last night. By defying tlie Auckland bowling fcr close upon eight honrs, Wellington won the Plunket Shield to-day, and at the drawing of stumps had lost eight wickets for' 380 runs. The day was saved for the home team by -a wonderful fighting innings for 122 by the

WWWWWWWWWWWWV( captain, T. C. Lowry, who remained at the wickets for 268 minutes. With McLeod he put on 112 for the fifth wicket, °and with McGirr he fadded 132 for the sixth wicket. Tho Aucklanders strove hard all day for victory and inight have retained the shield had their work in the air been better. Lowry was dropped bebind the wickets when 31, and McGirr was dropped in the twenties. By preventing Auckland getfcing an outright win "Wellington took thQ shield by 18 points to Auckland's 16.

^VsVVtV,V,V,V,V*\rVvv,,vw/ The weather was cool with hright sunshine and a vei'y liglit southerly. A littie rain had fallen during the night. The scores are a^ follow : — AUCKLAND. First Innings ... ... 433 Second Innings (for four wickets * declared) w&t ' WELLINGTON. First Innings 283 / Second innings. Ross, b Matheson ... ... 0 Cameron, b Anthony ... 18 Hollings, b Alcott " 34 Foley, c Gillespie, b Wensley ... 21 'Lowry, l.b.w., b Anthony ... .4. 122 McLeod, c McCoy, b Wensley ... 35 McGirr, c Wensley, b Anthony 90 Gallichan, c Wensley, b Anthony..., '■> James, not out 2 Massey, not out ..; ... 0 Extras : Byes 41, leg-byes 14, no balls 3 ... ... ... ... 58 Total for eight wickets ... 380 Fall of wickets : One for 5, two for 44, three for 94, four for 98, five for210, six for 342, seven for 342, eight for 379. . . Bowling analysis : Matheson one for 64, Wensley two for 69, Alcott one for 68, Anthony four for 71, McCoy none for '22, Elliott none for 23, Badolev none for 5.