PLUNKET SHIELD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 27, 29 December 1932, Page 2

PLUNKET SHIELD

OTAGO’S CLEAR-CUT WIN. SUPERB BOWLING BY BABCOCK. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Bee. 28. Otago scored a clear-cut victory over Wellington in the Plunket Shield match by 7/ runs. The southerners owed their victory to the superb trundling of Badcock, who bowling unchanged, sent down 59.1 overs, 00 of which were maidens, and captured six wickets for 72 runs Dunning also put up a tine bowling performance, only 73 runs coming from the 41 overs he served up. Hawkesworth did brilliant work with the gloves, his taking on the leg side being firstclass.

With the total at 103 the Wellington professional, who had just passed his half-century, was l>owlcd by one from Dunning which made the pace from the pitch. Dempster had batted very soundly for his 52. which included five boundary strokes. With the total at 139 O'Brien opened out to Badcock and placed the ball in Knight's hands at mid-off. The Hawke’s Bay colt had shaped brightly for his 25 and assisted McGirr to put on 36 for the sixth wicket. Lambert came next but failed to score, popping the third ball he received from Badcock into Elmes’s hands in the slips. Lowry, the Wellington captain, joined McGirr, who was 15, and 150 camo up at 3.10. At 104 Lowry, who had reached 19. let out at a ball from the new bowler and lifted the leather into Smith’s hands at long-on. The partnership had put on 25 for the eighth wicket, and Coupland had taken one wicket for one run. Parsloe joined McGirr, who was in the twenties. Knight dropped Parsloe at mid-off oft' Badcock’s next over. McGirr reached 30 with a four past cover off Coupland, and off the same over Knight dropped Parsloe at mid-off again, making his third missed catch of the match. At the tea adjournment the score was 181 for eight wickets (McGirr 34. Parsloe 3). With his total at 38 McGirr. who had played a stubborn innings of 119 minutes, played one from Badcock into Moloney's hands at second slip, giving Badcock his fifth wicket.

Blundell, the last man, joined Parsloe and 200 camo up at 4.30. The end came at 4.35 when the Otago captain clean howled Blundell, who had just reached double figures. The innings realised 201, which gave Otago an outright victory by 77 runs. The Otago team came in for hearty congratulations on their outright victory. Scores: OTAGO. First innings 147 Second innings 247 WELLINGTON. First innings 110 Second Innings. W. Dustin, c Cliattleburgh, b Smith 0 V. H. du Chateau, c Hawkesworth, b ...Smith 1 H. B. Massey, c Elmes, b Badcock 17 K. C. James, c Hawkesworth, b Badcock 24 C. S. Dempster, b Dunning 52 M. A. O’Brien, c Knight, b Badcock 25 H. W. McGirr, c Moloney, b Badcock 38 H. N. Lambert, c Elmes, b Badcock 0 T. G. Lowry, c Smith, b Coupland 19 C. Parsloe, not out 10 E. D. Blundell, b Badcock 9 Extras 6 Total 201 Bowling: Badcock, 6 for 72; Dunning, 1 for 73; Smith, 2 for 12; Moloney, 0 for 9; Elmes, 0 for 18; Coupland, 1 for 11. CANTERBURY BEAT AUCKLAND. FIRST INNINGS MARGIN. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 28. The Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Canterbury ended today, the home side winning on the first innings. Canterbury scored 255 in their second strike, and Auckland had to score at a faster rate than a hundred runs an hour to win. The task proved too great, but if the Auckland batsmen had had two hours longer they might have secured an outright win. The weather was fine and the wicket and outfield in good order. Detailed scores:— CANTERBURY. First Innings 316 Second Innings. Hamilton, c Dacre, b Matheson 3 Talbot, lbw, b Gerrard 117 Roberts, b Bush 30 Kerr, b Bush .. ... 12 Page, c Bush, b Vivian 17 Cromb. lbw. b Bush 24 Bellamy, not out 1 Lester, c Whilelaw, b Matheson 5 Merritt, b Matheson 34 Burns, c Weir, b Bush 0 Burrows, not out 0 Extras 12 Total ••• 255 Bowling:—Matheson. 3 for 52; Weir, 0 for 55; Bush, 4 for 4; Vivian, 1 for 73; Gerrard, 1 for 9. AUCKLAND. First Innings 305 Second Innings. Mills, c Rolierts, b Burrows 41 Postles, lbw, b Roberts 47 Whitelaw, c Lester, b Bellamy 47 Pearson, lbw, b Lester 8 Weir, not out 11 Vivian, not out ... 5 Exeras ’. ... 9 Total for four wickets 168 Bowling:—Cromb, 0 for 37; Burrows, 1 for 28; Merritt, 0 for 39; Roberts, 1 for 31 ; Lester, 1 for 25, Bellamy, 1 for 1.