WICKETS FALL QUICKLY

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21976, 28 December 1936, Page 5

WICKETS FALL QUICKLY

OTAGO’S BATTING FAILURE MATCH WITH WELLINGTON • < (PRESS association tf.legram.) WELLINGTON, December 27. In a day of eventful cricket at the Basin Reserve on Saturday. 14 wickets fell for 342 runs in the Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Otago. Otago losing four wickets for 93 after 249 had been scored by Wellington. Wellington batted in the morning on a wet but easy wicket, but with a dead outfield. After lunch both wicket and outfield were faster and 13 wickets fell for 226 runs. Wellington scored 179 for the loss of three wickets, but the last seven wickets fell for 70, D. A. R. Moloney (Manawatu) played a very sound innings of 91. and E. W‘ Tindill batted steadily for a patient 40. L. Groves, the new slow bowler, kept the ball well up to the batsmen and made it turn sharply in. taking four wickets for 68 runs. R. Silver, the new fast bowler, took the last three wickets quickly, finishing with three for 34. J. A. Dunning and F. T. Badcock bowled with commendable steadiness on the easy wicket. Otago's opening was sensational, two wickets falling in the third over, but A. R Knight and C. J. Elmes were associated in a creditable partnership of 78. Both were dismissed just before stumps, and batsmen who usually go in late in the innings were sent in to hold the fort until time, reserving the rememing top batsmen tor Monday. There was a steady wind from the north. A Useful Start Tindill and Moloney gave Wellington a useful start, putting on 67 for the first wicket. Tindill scored 40 very steadily. He was especially strong on the leg side, and was just beginning to make freer strokes in front of the wickets when he fell Ibw. McLeod helped to add 55 for the second wicket. He also was careful, being in more than an hour for 23 Ward participated in a partnership of 57 alter lunch, and played the medium-paced bowling confidently, but was not so happy against a slow attack. He was stumped after surviving an Ibw appeal off the slow bowling. . „ Moloney was the fifth man out. after a very creditable innings of 91. made in a little more than three hours. He began verv slowlv, taking time to see the behaviour of the ball, his first 20 runs taking 20 minutes, and his 50 in just over two hours He hit four fours and five threes. Fifteen twos helped to make up the rest of his score. Seven Wickets in an hour Wellington lost seven wickets for 70 runs in an hour after lunch after scoring 116 for one wicket before lunch. Wellington’s scoring rate w-vs regular without being fast. The first 50 runs took an hour and the century Just on 100 minutes. The second century was in 203 minutes, and the 249 occunied 253 minutes. Otago's out-cricket was distinguished by workmanlike efficiency rather than outstanding brilliance. Groves, the new slow howler. was.the most successful for Otago He pained a rood turn off the wicket, flighted the ball well. and kept it well up to the batsman. Silver, the new fast bowler, used only a short run-up and was more medium to fast-medium than fast Op the unresnons'h’e wicket of the morning his bowling did not appear threatening. He vyas mo-e imnrcssive on the euicker niteh in the afternoon, taking three wickets for 15 runs in his last seven overs. . , „ Badcock began with a leg trap of five fieldsman clustered the batsman and two others out on the boundary behind them, but abandoned it after a few overs bowling then to an orthodox field He was steadv without being deadly. Elnies was inaccurate in both length direction before lunch, but was steadier in the afternooninauspicious Opening Badcock began for Otago as if be were plaving in a picnic match, but had hi, middle stump knock-d back In the third over. Kerr, who followed him. wa. bowled with a “scorcher with hl £ olld ball. Knipht. the other opening batsman, and Elmes played very well aeainsl: the bowlers, who were inspired by the sweit of earlv success. They were together foi little more than an hour, making 78 runs Elmes was especially impressive his leg hitting being especially strong. Knight was in for 80 minutes for 33 runs. Both batsmen fell to catches not long b-forc I stumps. Dunning, the captain, and Mil's. the wicketkeeper, went in to play out time. al parsloe. bowling for Wellington, sometimes made the ball leave the pitch like lightning. Blundell bowled his mediumpaced deliveries Into the wind very accurately without troubling the batsmen greatly, and Tricklebank sent down three overs at moderate cost. Lamasnn relied mainly on a medium and fast-medium attack, and did not call on the slow men until late in th" day Griffiths, a slow right-hander, did not strike a length tn Play will be resumed at 11 o clock to morrow morning. Scores:— WELLINGTON First Innings

Bowling Analysis—Silver, 15.1 overs, 2 maidens. 34 runs. 3 wickets: F. T. Badcock, 18 oveis, 5 maidens, 28 runs; J. Dunning. 32 overs, 11 maidens, 64 runs. 2 wickets: C. J. Elmes, 12 overs, 3 maidens, 35 runs 1 wicket; L. Groves, 20 overs, 68 runs. 4 wickets; G McGregor, 4 overs, 3 maidens 3 runs: A. R. Knight. 1 over, 5 Silver bowled one no ball and Groves one. McGregor bowled a wide. OTAGO First Innings

Bowling Analysis—C. Parsloe, 9 overs 3 maidens. 32 runs, 2 wickets: E. D. Blundell, 11 overs, 1 maiden, 30 runs; W Tricklebank. 3 overs, 5 runs; N. Gallichan. 4 overs, 3 maidens, 4 runs, 2 wickets; R. Griffiths, 4 overs, 15 runs.

Fall of Wickets —One for 42, two for 129, three for 131. four for 135, five for 138 six for 145, seven for 269, eight for 269', nine for 278, ten for 230. Spring bowled one no ball. AUCKLAND

Fall of Wickets—One for 13, two for 89, three for 169, four for 177, five for 205. Mulcock bovyled '.two no ball*.

E. D. w. Tindill. Ibw, b Dunning A. R. Moloney, c Scandrett, b 40 m 23 Groves E. G* McLeod, b Dunning S. Ward, st Mills, b Groves .. 22 N. Gallichan. c Silver, b Groves 2 5 V J. R. Lamason, Ibw, b Elmos .. C. Parsloe, b Groves J. A. R. Blandford, b Silver .. 32 w TricLicbank, not out B. Griffiths, b Silver 1 12 E. D. Blundell, c and b Silver Extras « . Total 249

F. A. T. Badcock, b Parsole R. Knight, c Blundell, b Gallichan 8 33 F. B. Kerr, b Parsloe 0 C. J Eimes, c Moloney, b Gallichan .. 42 J. A. Dunning, not out 2 G. Mills, not out 2 Extras . . • . « Total for four wickets S3

BOWLING ANALYSIS O. M. R. W. J. Cowie . 22 5 33 2 A. M. Matheson . 29.1 4 55 1 H. G. Vivian . 45 14 80 5 N. McMahon . 10 1 35 1 L. R. Spring . 26 8 45 1 G. L. Weir , 1 — 3 — W. Carson 3 — 13 r

First Innings E. J. Dunning, c Cromb, b Roberts .. 0 p. F, Whitelaw, 1211112121111331411121 22311111111211, c Jackman, b MUlcock .. • • • • 52 G. L. Weir, 42444441341213444. b Graham 53 M W Wallace, 3242343214111131221111 ii. c Roberts, b Graham 46 H. G. Vivian, 311111141141146111321231, not out 46 W Carson. 12441, c Jackman, b Roberts 12 L. R. Spring, 14424121. not out 19 Byes, 44414 • • 17 Leg-byes, 1423 • • 10 No balls, 11 •• 2 Total for five wickets 257 BOWLING ANALYSIS O. M. R. W. A. W. Roberts .. 27 9 61 2 E. T.' Mulcock .. 27 4 79 1 I. B. Cromb .. 8 .— 54 ■— M Graham .. 11 — 34 2