Otago vs Auckland, at Dunedin, Dec 31 1949 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Dunedin, December 31, 1949 - January 04, 1950, Plunket Shield

558/8d

Auckland

(fo) 231 & 342/5

Match drawn

Otago 1st Innings

Auckland 1st Innings

Auckland 2nd Innings (Following on)

Info

Otago 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bert Sutcliffe	b Blane	355	-	485	38	0	-
Raymond Hunt	c †Kent b Donaldson	9	-	-	-	-	-
Alby Roberts	b Hardstaff	29	-	-	-	-	-
George Mills †	c Marsdon b Cleal	14	-	-	-	-	-
Noel McGregor	b Hemmingson	36	-	-	-	-	-
William Haig	b Donaldson	67	-	-	-	-	-
Lankford Smith (c)	c Cleal b Donaldson	5	-	-	-	-	-
Leslie Groves	c Scott b Hemmingson	3	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Watson	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 26, lb 9, nb 3)	38
Total	178.2 Ov (RR: 3.12)	558/8d
Did not bat: Guy Overton, Ivan Walsh
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-113, 3-163, 4-278, 5-544, 6-548, 7-553, 8-558

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Keith Dollery	8	3	10	0	1.25	-	-	-
John Donaldson	41	5	105	3	2.56	-	-	-
Francis Hemmingson	42.2	12	99	2	2.33	-	-	-
James Blane	26	3	74	1	2.84	-	-	-
Joe Hardstaff	26	4	102	1	3.92	-	-	-
Osmond Cleal	19	2	67	1	3.52	-	-	-
John Marsdon	11	3	45	0	4.09	-	-	-
Donald Coleman	4	0	14	0	3.50	-	-	-
Verdun Scott	1	0	4	0	4.00	-	-	-

Auckland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David Perry	c †Mills b Overton	3	-	-	-	-	-
Verdun Scott (c)	c Hunt b Roberts	116	-	-	-	-	-
Donald Coleman	run out	5	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Hardstaff	c †Mills b Overton	11	-	-	-	-	-
Osmond Cleal	c Roberts b Overton	32	-	-	-	-	-
John Marsdon	st †Mills b Smith	8	-	-	-	-	-
James Blane	b Overton	32	-	-	-	-	-
Leonard Kent †	c Watson b Overton	12	-	-	-	-	-
John Donaldson	b Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Keith Dollery	lbw b Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Francis Hemmingson	not out	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 5)	12
Total	96.1 Ov (RR: 2.40)	231
Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-34, 3-69, 4-149, 5-164, 6-205, 7-226, 8-227, 9-231, 10-231

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ivan Walsh	23	5	47	0	2.04	-	-	-
Guy Overton	37	7	95	5	2.56	-	-	-
Eric Watson	4	0	6	0	1.50	-	-	-
Lankford Smith	13.1	0	36	3	2.73	-	-	-
Leslie Groves	8	0	20	0	2.50	-	-	-
Alby Roberts	11	5	15	1	1.36	-	-	-

Auckland 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David Perry	st †Mills b Watson	23	-	-	-	-	-
James Blane	lbw b Roberts	7	-	-	-	-	-
Donald Coleman	c Roberts b Overton	74	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Hardstaff	c & b Smith	135	-	-	-	-	-
Osmond Cleal	c Walsh b Watson	81	-	-	-	-	-
Verdun Scott (c)	not out	5	-	-	-	-	-
John Marsdon	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 12, lb 3)	15
Total	114 Ov (RR: 3.00)	342/5
Did not bat: Leonard Kent †, John Donaldson, Keith Dollery, Francis Hemmingson
Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-36, 3-208, 4-335, 5-335

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ivan Walsh	12	1	45	0	3.75	-	-	-
Guy Overton	20	3	53	1	2.65	-	-	-
Eric Watson	24	7	59	2	2.45	-	-	-
Lankford Smith	19	3	44	1	2.31	-	-	-
Leslie Groves	18	2	77	0	4.27	-	-	-
Alby Roberts	18	3	40	1	2.22	-	-	-
Bert Sutcliffe	3	0	9	0	3.00	-	-	-

Close of Play

Sat, 31 Dec - day 1 - Otago 1st innings 400/4 (Bert Sutcliffe 257*, William Haig 30*)

Sun, 01 Jan - rest day

Mon, 02 Jan - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 158/4 (Verdun Scott 95*, John Marsdon 4*)

Tue, 03 Jan - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings null/3 (Joe Hardstaff 91*, Osmond Cleal 5*)

Wed, 04 Jan - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 342/5 (114 ov) - end of match

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Auckland Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
IA Walsh	12	1	45	0	3.75
GWF Overton	20	3	53	1	2.65
EA Watson	24	7	59	2	2.45
LD Smith	19	3	44	1	2.31
LJ Groves	18	2	77	0	4.27
AW Roberts	18	3	40	1	2.22
B Sutcliffe	3	0	9	0	3

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	7	Verdun Scott	John Marsdon

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