AFTERNOON'S PLAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1937, Page 21

AFTERNOON'S PLAY.

ELL AND O'BRIEN BOTH 51. DOXXELLY'S BRIGHT DEBUT. Play was quiet after lunch (when the score was 117 for two wickets) for half an hour, with Vivian and Garrard carrying the attack. Vivian gave way first, Spring takins the ball. This change saw the game brighten up, EII taking two Garrard Makes Amends. In the next over he glanced Spring to 50. The next ball he pushed to square leg, but Garrard again could not collect tile c<l ten. Oitrrard. however, retrieved this mistake in the Held by bowling Ell with a fairly high-flight "ball of fine lencth, which broke in. 165—3—51. The Hawke's Bay batsman O'Brien came next, his partner, Moloney, now being 77, a tally which -pas increased with

a hard off-drive, which raced to tlic pickets. O'Brien hooked n loose one from Garrard to tlie fence, and he waited for one pitched off the wicket next over to add another four. The board now showed ISO, with Moloney 01. Playing Garrard with his pads, Moloney brought about the second extra of the mmugs. Garrard had bowled for an hour in the afternoon when lie sent down a maiden to O'Brien. He had mostly maintained a nice variety of well-controlled deliveries. O'Brien tried once or twice without effect after his few opening overs and t lie game was quiet, with Moloney hanging on the verso of his century. A late cut for n brace made him OS and brought 200 up at three o'clock. Now Ball And Century. The new ball came out, and Cowic took it. O'Brien, who hail not shaped comfortably, played a maiden, and Malheson tried his hand with the shiny ball. He Has unlucky, as O'liricn played one well off the wicket to AVliitelaw at second .slip, only to see another catch so begging. Carson then had his first turn with the ball and Moloney on-drovn him for three immediately and reached his century.

Moloney's century took 203 minutes. The batsmen carried on steadily, despite to hit Vivian on to the terraces for six. , They (started to score freely off the tirins bowline, and at the tea adjournment Wellington had lost three wickets for 202. Moloney's score included seven boundaries. Faster Scoring. O'Brien and Moloney scored faster when the plav was resumed and carried the score to" 202, when O'lkien played Cowic on after a solid knock of 51." Lamason. the Wellington captain, scored 31 before being caught by Carson on the off. Moloney went on to score WO. when he was bowled by Cowie after being at the wicket for 317 minutes. He received an ovation from the spectators. Donnelly, the New l'lymouth colt, who was making his I'hmket Shield debut, batted brightly, and showed Rood form in gathering 22. and Gnllichan and T'arsloe were together when play ceased for the day with seven wickets down for 407