N.Z. LEADS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 271, 15 November 1937, Page 14

N.Z. LEADS.

ONEHTJIfGA ASSOCIATION.

210 TO 141.

HADLEE SAVES SIDE.

AUSTRALIANS COLLAPSE. SEVEN TEST MEW IN XL MELBOURNE, November 14. r'xeitiny cricket was witnessed by a crowd in the second day's play of the mat'h between New Zealand and Victoria. New Zealand gaining a lead of 69 run* on the first innings. New Zealand batted again and lost one wicket for 14.

When the rain stopped play on Friday, New Zealand had lost four wicket* for 122. The remaining batsmen, with the exception of Hadlee, who played a fine aggressive innings for 51, were dismissed cheaply and the innings closed for 210.

Victoria made a bad atart and the team was eventually dismissed for 141. Parnloe wan in fine form with the ball and took five wicket* for 47 runs.

Victoria suffered severely nwinjr to the run-saving tactics of the New Zealandera, the devastating bowling of Paraloe and Vivian, and the splendid fieldin'f of Weir and Roberts.

The weather was fine and cool. Teat Bowlera No Terrori for Hadlee. Vew Zealand'* proapecta were not good on the resumption. An early collapse was averted owing to a fine innings, by Hadlee, who scored 51 in 64 minute*' brilliant play. He quickly reached doubles, including a six and a

four off Fleetwood-Smith. He waa unlucky in being run out after hitting strongly a fast ball to Ebeling.

The early wickets fell quickly and cheaply, the howling of McCormick, Fleetwood-Smith and Ebeling giving the batsmen little chance to settle down.

A magnificent catch by McCormick disinvwed Lamason and broke a partnership with Hadlee from which much was expected. All the New Zealand batsmen were Ktential runmakers and hit hard every II which gave them scoring chances.

Frequent fours and occasional sixes were warmly applauded. The innings lasted three hours 4.1 minutes.

' The manner In which the New Zealand batsmen compiled their runs impressed cricket observers. Victoria made an inauspicious first Innings' start, three wickets falling in the first hour of play. R>»g »«d Lee opened with strong hitting off the bowling of Parsloe and Moloney. Lee fell a victim to Parsloe when he played on a fast ball.

The same bowler got Sievers with the second ball after lunch when the batsman skied a catch to Weir.

Oregory, who followed, made a cautious. 10, when he stepped back to play a ball from Moloney and trod on his wicket.

Two Great Catches By Weir. Rigg and Hassett settled down to a partnership which gave early indications of a determined stand. Rigg was playing confidently when he was magnificently caught for 27 at first slip by Weir, who dived forward and fell with the ball in his right hand.

Bromley went in to play a subdued game, but was dismissed in trying to force Vivian to the on.

Vivian, in his first six overs, bowled five maidens for two runs. He took a wicket in hie eighth over at a cost of nine runs.

Parsloe was bowling steadily, his good length making the batsmen wary.

Hassett, undeterred by the other batsmen's misfortunes, played confidently. His partnership with Ledward brought Victoria's century up in 135 minutes, with Ave wickets down.

Just after the afternoon tea adjournment Hassett was beautifully caught by Weif off Parsloe, who claimed his fourth wicket for 30 runs. Victoria had lost six for 111.

Two more wkketa, Barnett and Ebeling, fell in quick succession to good catches by Roberts and Donnelly. The last two batsmen, McCormick and Fleetwood-Smith, failed to score. New Zealand batted again with half •n hour to play, Kerr and Vivian opening. Kerr had scored five singles when he was clean bowled by McCormick. Parsloe joined Vivian, and the pair played out time, the score being 14 for one wicket.

Scores:— NKW ZEALAND.—First Innings. H. G. Vivian, c Barnett, b McCorntick 30 J. L. Kerr, b Ebcling. 41 D. A. R. Moloney, lbw, b FleetwoodSmith 11 W. M. Wallace, c Sievers, b MeC'ormick 35 G. L. Weir, lbw, b Ebeling 0 M. P. Donnelly, b McCormick 14 W. A. Hadlee, run out 51 A. W. Roberta, b Fleetwood-Smith.. 3 •J. R. Lamason, e McCormick, b Sievers _ 3 T. C. Lowry, lbw, b Sievers....'..!! 0 C. K. Paraloe, not out 9 Extras !!!!!". 13 Tot * l ~2H) Bowling: McCormick took three .icketa for 38 run*. Kbeling two for 22 Sievers two for 45, Fleetwood-Smith two for 92.

Second Innings. J. L. Kerr, b McCormick 5 H. G. Vivian, not out 4 C. K. Parsloe, not out 4 Extras • I Total for one wicket 14 VICTORIA.—First Innings. L. T. Lee. b Parsloe 7 K. Kigfr. c Roberts, b Parsloe 27 M. YV. Sievera, c Weir, b Parsloe.... 1 R. (i. Gregory, hit wkt, b Moloney.. 10 E. H. Bromley, b Vivian 3 A. L. Hassett, c Weir, b Parsloe 36 J. D. Led ward, not out 49 B. A. Barnett, c Roberts, b Vivian.. 2 H. I. Ebelin, c Donnelly, b Vivian.. 4 E. L. McCormick, c Lowry, b Parsloe 0 L. 08. Fleetwood-Smith, c Donnelly, b Vivian 0

Extras 2 Total 141 Bowling: Parsloe took five wickets for 47 run*, Vivian four for 33, Moloney one for 28, Roberts none for 22, Weir none for 6, Donnelly none for 3. C. K. Parsloe is we'll known to Allelelanders, for be was a member of the Poneke team which badly beat Grammar Old Boys in the Palmer Memorial match at Eden Park in 1933. His next appearance here was in that classic Plunket Shield encounter last February, when Auckland gained a notable victory over Wellington in a tall scoring game. The fast bowler accounted for Auckland's top scorers in the first innings, Carson (194) and Wallace («0). He took only one wicket in the second innings, but partly compensated with a fine knock of 39.

In his two seasons in interprovincial cricket Parsloe averaged 20 runs per inning* last summer and 17 the previous year. Hia bowling analysis read: — .„„_ O. M. R. W. Avge. 1933-36 .. 112 26 277 21 13 1» 1930-37 . . 101 24 271 10 27.10

His best pertormance was three for 24 in the first innings when Wellington beat E. R. T. Holmes Englishmen by 16 runs at Christmas, 1935. Next to P. E. Whitelaw, his was the most diecussed oniwsion from the New Zealand team for England this year, and when J. A. Dunning came direct home the New Zealand Cricket Council wisely decided to B end Parsloe over as a reinforcement for the Australian engagements.

Seven of the Victorians have represented Australia in Tests and Barnett (reserve wicket-keeper in the 1934 team to England) and Hassett mar do so in the future. Only Lee and Ledward are lelt, and the former made a century against GO. B. Allen's M.C.C. team last summer. The following reference to AngloAustralian Tests appeared in the cabled report of Fridays play:—

"Considerable interest was taken in the E£ ♦ta. M flJ t . g »" Ve an »PP° ft '»»ty to try \°r. th ?,*«t time in first-class company Victorias candidates for places in the Australian Teat team to tour England next The match at Melbourne is a four-day -lut' a "^ 1 " the ,em «»ning Commonwealth game against New South Wales starting at Sydney on Friday. The own! injr fixture ended m three day., in victory tor South Australia by 10 wickets. The Dominion met Victoria five times orevioualy. The Australians won in 1899 and 1914 at Melbourne, .by an innm», while the 1926 match was drawn Edgar Mayne'a 1925. side, beat New Zealand at Wellington by six wickets, and drew at Christehureh.

Both the no-decision "bouts" were in favour of the Victorians.

Th * newly-prepared wickets at Waikaraka Park were In good order for the second series of matches In the Onehunga Cricket Association's championship competition on Saturday, despite the wet weather. Scores: Held Rubber v. Woollen Mills. — Ram Rubber. 120 (King 47. Fltspatrick 37) 2?I« llni sL P -,™?.!? dy tWO for t0 Woollen Mills 104 (Wills 18, Vost 16, Legge 15) Bowling: Such Ave for 36. Four pointer for Held Rubber. Te Papapa v. Sutherland's Tannerv.—Te Inpiipa: First Innings. 104 (YV. Smith 26 R. Mnlr 34. L. Swift 15). Rowling: Scott three for 10, Slehert three for 8. Second Innings, 31 for two wickets, declared (fturgess 16). Tannery: First innings, 34 (Hetherington 11). Bowling: R. Swift seven for 18, W. Smith three for 0. Second Innings, 56 for one wicket (Hetherington 2», O. Stonpe 23). A four-pointer for Te Papa pa. Old Buffers' v. Llchenstein's. Old Buffers: First innings, 112 (C. Sherlock 43, H. Young 14, McDermott 17). Bowling: Horan four for 57, A. Brass four fair 30. Second Innings, 36 for no wickets, declared (J. Young 20, C. Sherlock 16). Lichenstelns: First innings, i»6 (Horan 32, A. Brass 27, A. Hughes 12 not out, B. Webber 10). Bowling: Helgbway four wickets Tor 9. Second Innings. 54 (Horan 27). Bowling: Larking eight for 31. A four-pointer for Old Buffers.