A BAD START.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 33, 8 February 1930, Page 10

A BAD START.

2ND WICKET RECOVERY; ANTHONY, AND GILLESPIE. ALLCOTT'S BRIGHT BATTING Although morning's weather was dull, cricket,..enthusiasts' Were at the park in. jlarge numbers before play; started :and after midday : there were signs that the Auckland. Cricket Association's appeal to.the public to' "roll up" on this occasion had .been heeded.; Particular interest was taken in 'the a nnouncement of the M.C,C. team for the matdij in \that. %'Qhols, wJio has; made a name as the most dangerous bowler of the side during the New Zealand tour, is standing down. He is probably taking a rest with a view to the third match against New Zealand, which will be- .commenced at 'Eden' Part -.next Friday. The other members of the! team who ate standing dowl are M. J. Turnbull '(Glamorgan) and E. T. Ben-i son (Gloucester), the last-named being: the reserve wicket-keeper. : The .Teams.?, The teams are:— ;■ .r; 'v M.C.C.:A. H. Giiligan fSussex, cap-; tain), G'/'.-F.'vEafle (Somerset), J M: JJ Allom (Surrey), Kl Duleepsinhji (Sussex), G.. P.' legge (Kent),. E./-W.< Dawson-* (Leicester),'P. Barratt (Notts), E: H. B6wley- (Sussex)'-,- W. Cornfordi (Sussex) $$$&,& • Woolley,-?-'• (Kent), andS. Worthington (Derby). Twelfth man,j E. T. Brihson. (Gloucester). ; Auckland: G." Allcott(Grafton, :cap-i lain), A. H. Anthony (Parnell), W. L. Elliott: (Y.M.C.A.), C. G. Finlaysom (Ponsonby), H. D. Gillespie (Eden), A. M. Matheson (University), A. W. Mc- ; Coy (Parnell), J. E. Mills (Eden), H. -W. Powntree (Grafton), G. L. Weir (Eden). Twelfth man: S. A. Badeley (Hamilton). Allcott won the toss, and promptly at 11.30 a.m. Giiligan led his team on to the field, folloAved by the Auckland open-' ing batsmen. Mills (left) and Anthony (right). A couple of minutes , later, J Allom sent down : the first ball of the J match to Mills. The left-hander got the third ball away safely through the "i slips for a single, and Anthony placedthe next ball nicely to the on for two, |f and the last one of the over through the, slips for a single. Barratt took up the attack at the other end, and Mills off-drove a short ball that came up for three while Anthony, who was batting very confidently, got a single to leg. A no ball was called off Allom in his second over, which was not scored from. Barratt's • second over also was a maiden. Allom had his slips crowded. Four men close up and one down the "gully," but.Mills got a nice run safely past the four for a single, while Anthony got a swinging ball away to leg for one, and with a bye Auckland had ten up. Mills Goes Cheaply. Barratt bowled another maiden to Anthony, but Allom impressed as being the more dangerous, by reason of hi® subtle changes of pace. Barratt had his slips widely spaced, but Anthony preferred' to look for »uns on the leg side, where he turned the ball for a brace and a single. With another ilicelytimed leg drive, Anthony got the first boundary of the match at Allom's expense, thus rising to double figures. The Parnell player was getting most of the bowling, and was concentrating on the log side. A single brought him against Barratt, and in swinging one away from the leg the Notts man got it across the -wicket, Anthony promptly square-cut-ting it for a single,, putting him on the lucky 13. Mills played and ran a short single off Barratt, and in the following over Allom's crowded slips proved fatal (o ihim. He cut one ball crisply to see it quickly stopped by Duleepsinhji. Two balls later, M'lls cut a rising ball, but did not get on to it hard enough, and Woolley snapped a catch at his ankles in -beautiful style. 21—1—0. Anthony Digs In. The dismissal of Mills took some of the abandon from Anthony's batting, for he became perceptibly more cautious and there was a slow spell while the new batsman, Gillespie, shaped to play himself in. Anthony got a single off each bowler in quiet shots. For half an hour's play the total was 28 with one wicket down. Allom's changes of pace bothered the wicket-keeper ar. as the batsmen, and, in successive overs, extra fast balls went to the boundaries for'byes. Barratt, too, tried an occasional glower one for variety, but was iww P ]; C !f Ve as tlle Surrey fast on v p-.rf t- B ° orin g la te was slow, three. to 20™[

First Bowling "Changes. At 37 Worthington, a medium-paced right-hander, relieved Barratt, and : started-with a . no-ball —and a maiden to Anthony. After a -spell of idleness, ■ Gillespie got the bowling again, and I with a snick on the leg side, scored his second single, off Allom. A full-blooded : shot by Anthony to third •ihah brought • ji single. The Parnell batsman .was » bit uncomfortable to Worthington, who } had him pegged -down for two overs. Allom got -his- first relief at 40, when Woolley took over, sending down itf* siowish ball,. Gillespie played an uncomfortable maiden first over v to the ' left-hander. An off-drive for two by i Anthony pave his first score off Wor- > Worthington, and he followed with a leg shot for a.' single. 0 47 Runs in an Hour. , 1 Facing., the slow bowler Anthony , pulled the' third ball to the fence, bring-; ] irig 47; runs up for an hour's play. Gil-, lespie,- who- had been half an hour at the wicket for twd singles, got moving i a bit, turning two consecutive balls to le? for a brace .each, and following with a third glance for a single off Worthington. He could not, however, score off 1 Woolley, who sent down another maiden. ' In Worthing ton's next over, Gillespie [] got into-double- figures. " ] '' Gillespie Gets Going. Anthony 'collected half a. dozen off ■ Woolley's "next over with a piill for four, and a late cut for two, which, brought the total to 63, and Barratt catne ou again vice / Worthingtta. Gillespie; M glanced a single .nicely, and Anthony i found a gap in the slips to get two. Gil-; lespie hit his first boundary,.a nice cover; 1 drive off Woolley, and cut the , left-: hander a bituppishly jyst oufc of Duleep-j '1 sinhji's reach "for another boundary. - This brought the score up to 74 for T5minutes' play. Barratt, who had bowled; 1 only one over, gave Hvay again to Wor- ; ! thlngton; off: \vhom three runs were hit.; Anthony Caught , at Wicket. '! ■' OnCe : again Anthony pulled Woolley for.ii boundary, and a couple of singles off Worthington brought the total to 85. At this stage E. H. Bowley relieved Woolley, and was given a reception from the grandstand. His third ball was hit to the square-leg boundary, by Anthony, J but the next one the batsman touched, ' to be caught at the wicket. 89 —2—48. ' Anthony had batted 8(1 minutes for 48 runs. Weir then joined Gillespie. | Gillespie continued to bat soundly, and he and Weir stole a cheeky run before Weir started with a single off Worthington. The hundred came up after 95 minutes, when Weir snicked one from ; Worthington through the slips to the boundary. Allom was given another turn, with a change of ends, taking the ball from Worthington. With a leg glance for ! two, and a streaky one through the slips [ to the boundary, Gillespie reached 34, and a good.leg shot for three made nine ! off the over. This batsman was careful '■ : when facing Bowley, who sent down a , maiden to him. : At the luncheon adjournment the score , was 110 for two wickets. This Afternoon's Play. Spectators were still streaming into the ground when the game was resumed. Allom took up the attack from the pavilion end. His first ball to Weir went for a bye, and Gillespie saw the rest of ► the over out. Barratt rocked a couple head high from the terrace end, Weir chopping the last through the slips to the line.. Both the Eden men were batting confidently, but, against good bowling, backed by keen fielding, runs were hard to get. Weir got into double figures by chopping the Notts fast bowler for a single. The next ball rose sharply, and there was a united call from the field when Gillespie snicked it into Cornford's hands at the wicket, and the diminutive keeper snapped it up like lighning. 118—3—38. Wensley's Bright Opening. Wensley opened with a boundary shot to square leg off Allom, and forced the following ball nicely for a single. Weir steered one from Allom high down the gully to the line, a streaky shot, but safe for the . reason that there was nobody there. Wensley deflected' a fast one from . Barratt for two, and got another brace clean through'the slip screen. England's third man, by hard sprinting along the dine, cut off the four. This shot brought the Auckland coach into double figures. ■ The score was being carried along slowly ! but surely. i Allom gave way to Bowley, and the ] partnership was at once broken. Wens- ] ley tried to cut a ball, and placed it in : Woolley's hands in slips. 137 —4—12. ■ • Allcott's Appearance. i Allcott, the Auckland skipper, began in lively fashion, off-driving the Sussex 1 slow bowler for two, and pulling the next J one hard to the line. At the other end ! Barratt was maintaining a fine burst of ■ speed, with an occasional ball head high. * After one over, Bowley gave way to Worthington. The new bowler was - very short, and Allcott got two sue- j ' cessivo balls away on the left to give ' him double figures. ;

150 Runs On. Weir brought 150 witli a clip oil tin leg s ide for two, and Allcott singled Bar fatt in the slips. Weir ran into th< twenties with a two off Worthington or the on. Worthington was very erratic and full-tossed the next ball into Corn ford'? hands. The batsmen were playing ' their shots confidently and cleanly, bul : were finding it very hard to get tin ball away. Weir' drove Barratt to th( line, lifting the ball just clear- of tin English" mid-on, and Allcott turnec Worthington for one. By way of varietj it was a over. Bowley came on again vice Barratt Allcott greeting the change with a foui hooked high to the fence. Both mei opened out at Bowley's high-tossec slows. Weir ran out a yard to drive a single, while Allcott swept the next oik . to the fence, making his contribution 20 '. He drove Bowley straight for a potentia' four, the crowd applauding, a brillianl i'v 'save and lightning return from the line ■ by. Duleepsinhji. Allom came back tc the pavilion end, and with great-lengtl • .bowling anchored the batsmen, until All cott forced one 011 the off. When AIL 'cott played the next ball to the on, Weil dashed through to find his partner no! on visiting terms. Weir turned and ran for safety, getting home amidst cheers and with only inches to spare. It was a desperately-close call. Weir was meeting the slow spin bowling as it should bt met, leaping out to meet the balls before the breaks became effective. With a deep-set field, Bowley was angling hard in an effort to break the partnership, but both batsmen were watchful. Sixe3 for Allcott. Amid a tempest of cheering, Allcott jumped out to Bowley for two glorious tjixco. The iirst went sky high over Duleepsinhji's head at long-ou, while the next scattered the crowd on the terrace, This fast run of scoring saw the advent of Wodlley in place of Allom, and Weir forced a double on the on. Gilligan, the English captain, was ringing his bowling changes quickly, and soon had Barratt back on the terrace end. A, leg bye eerit 200 up, amidst ; applause. . Wcii* clipped. Barratt , brilliantly 1 through the covers to the line, following , this with a nice straight drive for two. Both batsmen were now in the forties, : and playing with great confidence. Allcott turned Barratt for a single and Weir glided the next ball for two. Off the next ball he gave a sharp chance to Cornford, who in the midst of an appeal dropped the ball. The folowing ball was swept to the on fence by the Eden . player. Play was held up for a while '' when an oflicial appeared on the field with a jug of squash, most of the players making for him with a perfect unity of intent. The English attack was starting to flag, and, although steady enough, the hit of fire that marked it earlier in the day was lacking.; Weir, Reaches the Fifty Mark. There was a burst of cheering when | Weir, ran into the fifties, the result of ■ 118 minutes' batting. Woolley returned at the pavilion end, and had Weir dropped at mid-on by Worthington. The third ball saw Allcott out leg-before to a round-the-wicket ball. The decision gave the spectators a shock. Tho partnership had put on 89 runs. 226—5— : 42. Elliptfc filled the gap and moved , out with a single. Continuing a quickchange policy, Gilligan brought Bowley : on again. Both batsmen drove him hard, but the deep field made them singles. .At , the tea adjournment, Auckland had 235, runs for five wickets. Weir being 01 and Elliott 2. , v. When the game was re-started, Woolley opened to Weir with off-theory, the Eden man pushing the third ball for a ; single, and Elliott following suit. Weir ; tapped the last ball for a single. Worth- ! ington came on again at the terrace end . to ro.ck along, an over of -fast. stuff. | Elliott survived an l.b.w, appeal, and j pushed.the next, ball .to the on for a : single to send 240 up. The Englishmen ' had Benson brought on with tho gloves j now, and Cornford went in the 'field. Weir hit a startling four off Worthingtbn, and tho crowd, which had been strangely apathetic, was stimulated to applause. The sot sent Weir into the seventies and the score to 250. Elliott Clean Bowled. Woolley dropped one short to Elliott, who hooked it hard, and the batsmen ran four before the ball was back. At the other end Worthington was whipping them along with pace, and with a ball . that kept low, he spread-eagled Elliott's i wickets. 258—6—11. McCoy, the Parnell colt, followed, and i was all at sea with the next one that . Worthington sent along, but he saw the over out. • Wcit hit a bright four to the on in Woolley's next over. McCoy cut a ball to point, and the batsmen started to run. A sharp return saw Weir run out. He was a yard short of the crease when the ball came back. Weir had played a great innings for Auckland, and was 154 minutes at the wickets. 262—7—77. , Matheson came and went, bowled next ball by Worthington. 262—8—0. Opening out, McCoy drove Woolley hard and straight to the fence, while Findlayson square cut Worthington for a single. To the joy of the crowd, Finlayson opened out on Woolley, slamming the Kent left-hander to the fence and square-cutting the next one to the line. McCoy square cut Woolley beautifully to the pickets, to send 280 up. He followed it with another off-chip to the line, but played all over the following ball and was clean bowled. 284—9—13. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Mills, c Woolley, b Allom 6 Anthony, c Cornford, b Bowley ... 48 Gillespie, c Cornford, b Barratt .... 38 Weir, run out 77 Wensley, c Woolley, b Bowley .... 12 Allcott, Ibw, b Woolley 42 Elliott, b Worthington 11 Matheson, b Worthington 0 McCoy, b Woolley 13 Finlayson, not out ........ /9 Badeley, not out 0 Extras 28 Nine wickets for 284 Auckland All Out for 332.