FINAL TEST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 58, 9 March 1936, Page 12

FINAL TEST.

N.Z. SECURES 139 LEAD.

M.C.C. FIGHTS BACK. GAME ALL SQUARE AT STUMPS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTG'HURCH, Sunday. The fourth and last cricket Test match between the touring M.C.C. team and New Zealand was continued yesteri day at Lancaster Park in brilliantly fine I weather. Resuming its first innings, New Zealand passed M.C.C. 's first innings total of 195 without the loss of another wicket, and went 011 to make 334, a useful lead of 139. At stumps M.C.C. in its second innings had made 142 for the loss of two wickets. Kerr played a brilliant and chanceless innings for 132, being dismissed just, before lunch. He snicked a fast delivery from Read to the wicketkeeper. Hadlee, although overshadowed by Kerr, played well. He gave two very hard chances, one on the boundary, which Human dropped. Croijib, the captain, played an excellent forceful innings at a time it was needed. He went out in going for a big hit. The last four batsmen failed to make much of a stand against accurate bowling. Read, Baxter and ,Sims were outstanding for the visitors. The fielding was very clean, but 110 better than that of New Zealand. Dull and StoCgy! The visitors' batting was very dull and stodgy, the kind which gets the game into disfavour with the crowd. Near the end the crowd were barracking very loudly, and a spectator walked 011 to the field, where he spoke to Cromb. Apparently he made a bargain with him, and left the field'as a constable came to remove him.

Roberts and Blundell, who opened the New Zealand attack, both bowled well. However, Cronib was the only one to get a wicket. Griffiths - vas still erratic, but occasionally very tricky. Barber was very unfortunate, as he slipped when turning back to the crease and Elmes with a good return found him well out. After establishing a good lead on the first innings. New Zealand has a lighting chance of forcing an issue. At the end of piay on Saturday the visitors played an uninteresting blocking game, evidently trying for a draw. While New Zealand was at the crease there was always something interesting happening. Great Stand of 145. The outstanding innings of the matcu tvas Kerr's century. Although he started rather shakily oil Friday and waited until he was set yesterday, he hit out at loose bjills with freedom. He made superb drives and cuts for boundaries. Kerr treated the fast and slow bowlers with equal ease. The partnership of Kerr and Hadlee added 145 runs. This was contributed to by brilliant running bv Hadlee between the wickets.

jj Kerr received a great ovation from 0 the spectators and players. It was his G third century against the Englishmen 8 on the present tour. His innings lasted y 230 minutes, and he hit 13 boundaries, (j Cromb scored at the rate of a run a 2 minute, and it was in trying to hit a - good length ball on the off that he snicked a catch to Parks at first slip. r Elmes followed the example set by e Cromb, and although he was slower "to start, he later hit a perfect six off Sims. M.C.C.'a second innings opened very ! quietly with Parks and Barber. The 1 partnership added over 00 in the face of 4 several bowling changes before Parks ~ was given out leg-before under the new rule to Cromb. After Barber was run out the position had changed for the visitors, and the two newcomers made no attempt to hit. 2 Neither had reached double figures in jj half an hour, and the score mounted u very slowly. 5 There was heavy rain to-day, making J the prospects of play on Monday doubt--0 ful. 1 Scores:— 9 2 | M.C.C.—First Tnntngs. I j Parks, st Jackman, b Blundell .... 8 3, Barber, b Roberts 60 r Hardstaff, b Blundell 0 c Smith, b Griffiths 16 Holmes, c Jackman, b Griffiths ... 2 Human, c and b Cromb 46 J ! Langridge, b Roberta 1 3 ' Sims, b Roberts 38 II Griffith, b Griffiths 0 J I Read, b Griffiths ' I _ Bnxtpr, not out * 10 5 Extras 4 Total 195 Bowling. , O. M. R. W. Griffiths .... 17 2 60 4 x Roberts 18.1 6 33 3 Blundell 6 2 13 2 Cromb 10 0 67 1 Vivian 8.1 18 0 1 Second Innings. Parks, Ibw, b Cromb 38 Barber, run out 22 J Hardstaff, not out 36 Smith, not out 40 Extras .* 6 Total for two wickets 142 NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. t Kerr, c Griffith, b Holmes 132 Whitelaw, c Sims, b Read 12 t Wallace, c Sims, b Read 38 Vivian, c Parks, b Sims 20 • Hadlee, b Sims 47 , Cromb, c Parks, b Baxter 25 Elmes, b Read 2(i, Roberts, c Sims, b Baxter 0 Griffiths, c Holmes, b Read 9 Jackman, b Read 7 Blundell, not out 1 Extras 17 Total 334 Bowling. O. M. R. ' W. Read 21.1 3 72 5 Baxter 18 2 62 2 Sims' 23 4 92 2 Holmes 2 — 2 1 Langridge .... 8 2 21 — Human 5 — 2S — Parks 19 6 40 — ONEHUNGA ASSOCIATION. Results of games in the Onehunga Cricket Asociation's Lipscombe-Wileon Shield competition— Onehunga Rovers v. Sutherland's Tan- j neries.—Onehunga Rovers: First innings, ' 158 (C. Wiberg 38, T. Collins 36, W. Wilson 10). Bowling: D. Young four for 32, D. Hetherington four for 22, G. Stoupe one for 23, I. Sutherland one for 23. Sutherland's Tanneries: First innings, 72 (A. Hetherington 21 not out, D. Young 18). Bowling: T. Collins three for 15, R. Menzies three for 20, C. Agnew one for 28. Onehunga Rovers won by 86 runs. Onehunga Ramblers v. Reid Rubber.— Onehunga Ramblers: First innings, SO (W. Smith 29, L. Stewart 15, F. Martin 12). Bowling: R. Hetherington three for 10, h. Xormau three for 21, W. J. Anderson three for 29. Reid Rubber: First innings, 92 for five wickets (J. Preston 34, W. J. Anderson 28 not out). Bowling: h. Wolfenden three for 17, J. Whisker one for 28, L. Stewart one for 36. Reid Rubber won by , five wickets.and 15 runs. ) 1