Plunket Shield Cricket.

Auckland's success in the Plunket Shield series this season was deserved. The northerners lost the first match, when a heavy rainstorm saved Wellington from almost certain defeat after Auckland had been behind on the first innings, but the subsequent matches revealed Auckland to be the bestbalanced team in the competition. To M. Wallace, making his first appearance as coach-captain of the northern team, must credit go for playing a captain's game when things were not going well and his success in knocking up a double century climaxed a brilliant debut. Many players fall by the wayside when burdened with the cares of captaincy, but the truly great player will rise to the occasion. Such a player is Wallace, who was picked out by sound English critics as a rising international star. While Wallace was consolidating his position, another New Zealander, Clarrie Grimmett, was helping to make history in Sheffield Shield contests in Australia. Already nearing a record for the number of State games, Grimmett seems to have lost none of his guile with the ball and after South Australia had lost Bradman for “a duck” and seemed to be up against it in the match against Queensland, Grimmett came to light. With inspired bowling he took three wickets without a run being scored and the score-board showed six wickets down for only one run! His bowling turned the tide for that innings, but Queensland eventually won the match.