THE MATCH DRAWN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 84, 21 January 1936, Page 3

THE MATCH DRAWN

NEW ZEALAND’S GOOD SCORE. M.C.C. SAVED BY TIME. (Ter Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 20. Brilliant batting by Kerr and Vivian, who put on 190 together after two wickets had fallen for 39, enabled Cromb to declare New Zealand’s second innings against the Marylebone Cricket Club’s team to-day closed at 229' for three wickets, with the object of forcing a win. Requiring 316 to win in 2-J- hours, the tourists lost four for 33 before tea, but played out time, losing seven wickets for 130, and the game was drawn. On a line wicket, with a fast outfield, New Zealand stored crisply, making 50 in 50 minutes, 100 in 88 minutes, 150 in 125 minutes, 200 in 150 minutesj and 229 in 180 minutes. After Moloney had been caught behind the wickets, Weir was taken at forward short-leg off a ■ full-toss. Kerr and Vivian, by bright cricket, took the score along at about a run and a half a minute. Kerr played every stroke known to batsmen with delightful fluency and certainty, facing the slow and fast bowlers with equal confidence. His drives past mid-off and cover-point were made with fine power.l Hooking and cutting rising balls with easy skill, he ran to 50 in 90 minutes, and after a short period of minor discomfort to the slow bowling after luncheon, reached 100 in 175 minutes, his second century against the Englishmen. He hit 12 fours, nine twos and four threes. Vivian Opens Cautiously. Subdued by the knowledge that two wickets had fallen cheaply just lief ore he went in, Vivian was in for 20 minutes, mating 10. Then he attacked the bowling, punishing it very strongly in front of the wicket. Pulling with power and placing his strokes with skill, he scored 50 in 80 minutes and was at the wickets for 139 minutes for 96. He hit 10 fours and 13 twos, and'fell trying to swing a fastrising ball to leg, the wicket-keeper making a good left-side catch. The pair were enterprising between the wickets. Cromb waited to give both batsmen a chance of getting three figures, and declared as soon as the wicket fell. Although Read bowled with something approaching his real pace, he did not trouble the batsmen except that twice balls flew near the slips from cuts. He had four men, sometimes five, *in slips. Baxter and Parks kept down the scoring rate for short spells, but did not appear deadly, and a great deal of the wicket-taking responsibility fell on Sims. The slow man began well, taking two wickets in his first over with! catches made from tentative strokes. On occasion he was bowling really well, nipping from the pitch and turning somewhat. Frequently he beat the bat in tlie first five overs after luncheon, when bowling into the wind. The new ball was shared by Baxter and Read, the latter almost immediately getting Vivian. • Griffith was again steady behind the wickets though he had a badly bruised hand. Human received a had blow on the shin and was off the field several times for massage. A Bad Start. The Englishmen, against vigorous bonding and clean catching, again started badly, Parks was snapped up in the slips, Mitchell-Innes, who played such a creditable first innings, was caught behind the wickets. Barber, after surviving three lbw appeals, was given out at 10 on the fourth. Hardstaff fell to afn easy catch from a rather leisurely stroke to square-leg. Four wickets had then fallen for 33 in half an hour. Human was clean bowled soon after tea. tV only batsman to keep out the attack and at the same time make runs was Langridge. The left-hander played forward, scoring strokes strongly, and when defending, covered up with both bat and pads. His innings saved the Englishmen. He batted 80 minutes for 50, and 104 minutes for 61, with eight fours.. Lyttelton stubbornly defended, a style of game against his natuie, foi half an hour for 15. Sims stayed for three-quarters of an hour for 12. Roberts and Blundell again bowled with great heart, their early success being especially creditable in view of the proved suitability of the wicket for fast scoring. Roberts, making the ball dip slightly toward slips, bowled five overs for six runs, and then took a wicket in the sixth and another in the ninth, the latter with a ball which made pace. His first 13 overs produced only 15 runs, and yielded three wickets. unsuccessful Appeals. Blundell began by swinging away, getting one man caught in the sups m his first over, and another behind the wickets in his ninth. When the shine had gone off the hall lie had two men close in on the leg side. Blundell, who does net usually appeal without good reason, made three unsuccessful requests for lbw decisions. Cromb called: upon the pair for a sustained effort, each bowling for nearly an hour holme tea and half an hour after tea. fie appeared more confident of then a hi to dismiss the batsmen than of the slow howlers as he did not use Moloney and Vivian until near the end. Cromb s slow balls were well controlled. He made persistent efforts to entice the batsmen out. Later he called on Moloney and Vivian for the same purpose, 'the latter getting a wicket. The New Zealand fielding was again good Roberts took a brilliant one-handed catch in the slips. Blandford eagerly seized a snick given him, as well as being quick with a stumping chance. About 3000 watched the play. Details were:- — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Kerr, c Mitchell-Innes, b Parks ... 2 Moloney, lbw, b Langridge ... 32 Weir, c Langridge, b Parks ... *1 Vivian, lbw, b Sims ... ••• 29 Wallace, c Barber, b Parks ... 19

Cromb, c Mitchell-Innes, b Parks 15 Lamason, o Parks, b Langridge ... 17 Blandford, c Parks, b Baxter ... 40 Roberts, not out 7o Elms, c and b Sims 3 Blundell, b Sims ••• 0 Extras 9 Total 242 Bowling analysis—Read none lor 37, Parks four for 46, Baxter one for 36, Sims three for 65, Langridge two for 49. Read bowled one no ball. Fall of wickets—One for 3, two for 8, three for 50, iog.iv for 71, five for 99, six for 115, seven for 127, eight for 231, nine for 242, ten for 242. Second Innings. Kerr, not ont 105 Moloney, e Griffith, b Sims ... 10 Weir, c Langridge, b Sims ... 0 Vivian, c Griffith, b Read ... 96 Extras 13 Total (for three wickets, dec.) 229 Bowling—Read took one wicket for 82 runs, Baxter none for 20, Sims two for 70, Parks none for 26, Langridge none for 13. Fall of wickets—One for 39, two for 39, three for 229. M.C.C. First Innings. Parks, run out ••• ••• 13 Barber, c Lamason, b Blundell ... 3 Hardstaff, c Lamason, b Blundell 0 Mitchell-Innes, c Lamason, b Roberts ... * ••• Langridge, b Cromb 2 Human, c Wallace, b Cromb ... 2 Lyttelton, c Elmes, b Cromb ... 4 Sims, c Lamason, b Roberts ... 30 Griffith, not out 24 Read, b Oomb 13 Baxter, b Roberts 0 Extras 3 Total • 156 Bowling three for 33, Blundell two for 40, Elmes none for 10, Cromb four for 52, Vivian none for 13. Fall of wickets—One for 12, two for 12, three for 49, four for 60, five for 66, six for 77, seven for 105, eight for 120, nine for 151, ten for 156. Second Innings. Parks, c Roberts, b Blundell ... 1 Barber, lbw, b Roberts 14 Hardstaff, c Weir, b Roberts ... 10 Mitchell-Innes, c Blandford, b Blundell ... ... ... 3 Langridge, not out 61 Human, b Roberts ... ... ... 10 Lyttelton, b Cromb ... ... 15 Sims, st Blandford, b Vivian ... 12 Griffith, not out 0 Extras 4 Total (for seven wickets),.. 130 Bowling—Roberts took three wickets for 39, Blundell two for 43, Cromb one for 25, Elmes none for 7, Moloney none for 9, Vivian one for 3. Fall of wickets—One for 2, two for .19, three for 29, four for 33, five for 57, six for 100, seven for 130.