FIRST TEST DRAWN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 78, 14 January 1936, Page 3

FIRST TEST DRAWN

NEW ZEALAND 205 FOR SEVEN. VIVIAN BATS WELL. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, January 13. Pain deprived the Maryleboue Cricket Club team of a win against New Zealand. The match ended in a draw. At stumps on Saturday, New Zealand in the second innings had lost four wickets for 116 runs, and play did not resume until 3.10 p.m. to-day. At 5.5 p.m. New Zealand had lost seven wickets for 181, and play was held up 25 minutes because of the bad light. When play was resumed M.C.C. had an hour to dismis's the remaining batsmen and gain a win; but aiter one more oyer there was another successful appeal against the light, and stumps were drawn, New Zealand s total being 205 for seven. In the last over Human deliberately bowled 24 extras to get a new ball; but his eforts were wasted), as Baxter had bowled only one ball when play was abandoned. Play to-day lasted less than two hours. , The not-out batsmen on baturuay were Vivian, who had scored 53, and Lamason (27). Lamason took his score to 31 and was caught by Parxs in the .Bps oft Read. Vtyian played easily the best innings for land, and when play was abandoned he was still at the wickets having batted 175 minutes for 87, his score including 11 fours. The ° th ® J t ur batsman was Merritt, who scored tom. Read Again Bowls Well. Sowling for M.C.C., Read, who took six for 26 in the first agin proved troublesome to the JN fanders, and took five for 74 Sims, the Middlesex slow bowl ® r ’ £ ook for 24, and Baxter one for 46. Both Vivian and Lamason faM, confidently to when P la y w fJ, re “hen Lamason, who the score to 1//, wnen i f or had been at the wickets 47 inmtgs I°, 31 poked a hall f 1 ® 1 ? T> , New slips and was caught by Parks- New Zealand had lost five for 127. the Roberts, who tailed to &co d innings was the newcomei, ana either Read or Baxter, who replaced Parks- but when Shne came on he batted’ with a great deal mtaSes H a e niTiad “scored 15 when lie Seavoured to lift Simsto.the houndary and was caught by Barber. Vivian, who was putting up a better showing than any other New Zealand batsman, had scored 80 when he was joined by Elmes, the total ing 165. Elmes survived a few oveis and was then caught by Human at mid-off off Read, after scormig three, Merritt was the next batsman, and the partnership took the scoie horn 173 to 18! when an appeal against the light was upheld. Play was resumed 25 minutes later, when the ligh had improved. Twenty-four Extras in an Over. To gain a win, it was necessary tor M.C.C. to dismiss the remainimg batsmen in an hour, and Human, deputising as captain for Holmes (who was unable to take tlie field because of a bruised hand), took over the bowling from Read, apparently with the idea of piling up extras to bring the score to 200 and so procure a new ball. The first two balls of the over were stopped by the wicketkeeper, and the next six, two of which were wides ? went to the boundaiy, making 24 extras for the over. Baxter had bov/led one ball when another successful appeal against the light was made, and stumps were drawn with seven wickets down for 205 (Vivian 87, Merritt four). Following are the scores: — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Mills, c Smith, b Parks 0 Cromb, b Baxter 3 Moloney, lbw, b Baxter 2 Weir, b Read 21 Lamason, c Smith, b Read 14 Roberts, b Read u Elmes, b Read ± Vivian, b Read .. it> Merritt, Read 8 Cowie, c Barber, b Parks 6 Jackman, not out ... 1 Extras 10 Total 81 Bowling—Baxter took two wickets for 7 runs, Parks two for 38, Read six for 26. Second Innings. Cromb, b Baxter 7 Mills, b Read 0 Weir, c Barber, b Rtead 2 Moloney, b Read ... ... ... 2o Lamason, c Parks, b Read ... 3l Roberts, c Barber, b Sims ... 15 Elmes, c Human, b Read 3 Vivian, not out ... ... ... 8/ Merritt, not out 4 Extras ... ... ••• ••• 31 Total (for seven wickets)... 205 Bowling—Read took five wickets for 74 runs, Baxter one for 46, Parks none for 30, Sims one for 24, Human none for none. M.C.C First Innings. Smith, b Roberts 26 Parks, c Roberts, b Elmes ... ... 100 Barber, b Merritt ... E 3 Hardstaff, c Cowie, b Elmes ... /6 Human, c Vivian, b Cromb ... 97 Langridge, not out ... ... ••• 106 . Holmes, not out Extras 21 Total (for five wickets, dec.) 653 Bowling —Roberts took one wicket for 107 runs, Cowie none for 96, Elmes two for. 129, Merritt one for 105, Cromb •me for 83, Vivian none for 83, Maloney none for 26, Weir none for 3.