THE MELBOURNE MATCH

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22250, 15 November 1937, Page 10

THE MELBOURNE MATCH

NEW ZEALANDERS

BAT WELL

GOOD RECOVERY MADE

VICTORIANS DISMISSED

CHEAPLY

(UNITED TEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (Received November 14, 8 p.m.)

MELBOURNE, November 14

Exciting cricket was witnessed by a large crowd on the Melbourne cricket ground on Saturday, when play was resumed in the match between Victoria and New Zealand. New Zealand had lost four wickets for 124 runs when rain stopped play on Friday, and the score was carried to 210 for the innings. Victoria suffered severely from run-saving tactics, from the New Zcalanders' devastating bowling, particularly of Parsloe and Vivian, and from the splendid fielding of Weir and Roberts. The side was dismissed for 141 runs.

The weather was .fine and cool and the threatened rain held off. New Zealand's prospects did not look good at the resumption of play, and an early collapse was predicted. This was averted, mainly by the fme innings of Hadlee, who hit 51 runs in 64 minutes of brilliant play. He was unlucky in being run out after hitting strongly a fast ball from Ebeling.

The early wickets fell quickly and cheaply, the bowling of McCormick, Fleetwood-Smith, and Ebeling giving the batsmen little chance to settle down to the wicket. It was a magnificent catch by McCormick that dismissed Lamason and broke up the partnership with Hadlee. from which much was expected. All the New Zealand batsmen were potential run-makers, hitting hard every ball that gave possibilities. Frequent fours and occasional sixes were warmly applauded. The innings lasted three hours 45 minutes. The manner in which the runs were compiled impressed cricket observers.

Victoria made an inauspicious first innings start, three wickets going down in the first hour's play. Rigg and Lee opened with strong hitting off the bowling of Parsloe and Moloney.

Parsloe Disperses Batsmen

Lee fell a victim to Parsloe when he played on a fast ball. The same bowler got Sievers with his second ball after lunch, when the batsman skied it into Weir's hands.

Gregory, who followed, had made a cautious 10 when he stepped back to play a ball from Moloney and trod on his wicket. Rigg and Hassett settled down to a partnership that gave early indications of a determined stand. Rigg was playing confidently, having made 27, when he was magnificently caught at first slip by Roberts, who dived forward and fell with the ball in his right hand. '

Bromley went in to play a subdued game. He was dismissed in trying to force Vivian to the on. Vivian in six overs bowled five maidens for two runs, and took a wicket in his eighth over, his figures being one for nine. Parsloe was bowling steadily, getting good length and making the batsmen wary. Hassett, undeterred by his comrades' misfortunes, played confidently. His partnership with Ledward brought Victoria's century in 135 minutes, with five wickets down. Just after tea Hassett was beautifully caught by Weir off Parsloe, who claimed his fourth wicket for 39 runs. Victoria had then leftt six wickets for 111. Two more wickets, those of Barnett and Ebeling, went in quick succession through good catches by Roberts and Donnelly. The last two—McCormick and Fleetwood-Smith—were out before the official scorers had time to change the names on the board. With the dismissal of the Victorians New Zealand batted again with half an hour to play, Kerr and Vivian opening. Kerr scored five singles and was then clean bowled by McCormick. Parsloe joined Vivian, and they played out time. Scores:—

NEW ZEALAND First Innings

Vivian, c Barnett. b McCormick 30 Moloney. Ibw. b Fleetwood-Smith 11 Kerr, b Ebelina . 41 Weir. Ibw. b Ebelin/r ' o Wallace, c Sievers, b McCormick 35 Donnelly, b McCormick .. 14 Roberts, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 3 Lamason, c McCormick, b Sievers 3 Lowry, Ibw, b Sievers .. .. 0 Hadlee, run out .. .. 51 Parsloe, not out .. .. 9 Extras .. .. .. 13 Total .. .. ..

Bowling—McCormick, three for 38; Ebeling, two for 22; Sievers, two for 45; Fleetwood-Smith, two for 90. Second Innings Kerr, b McCormick .. 5 Vivian, not out .. .. 4 Parsloe, not out .. 4 Extra .. .. 1

Total for one wicket .. 14

VICTORIA First Innings Lee, b Parsloe .. 7 Sievers, c Weir, b Parsloe .. 1 Gregory, hit wicket, b Moloney .. 10 Rigg, c Roberts, b Parsloe .. 27 Bromley, b Vivian .. 3 Hassett, c Weir, b Parsloe .. 36 Ledward, not out .. .. 49 Barnett, c Roberts, b Vivian .. 2 Ebeling, c Donnelly, b Vivian .. 4 McCormick, c Lowry, b Parsloe 0 Fleetwood-Smith, c Donnelly, b Vivian .. .. 0 Extras .. .. 2 Total .. .. ..141 Bowling—Parsloe. five for 47; Weir, none for 6; Moloney, one for 28; Roberts, none for 22; Vivian, four for 33; Donnelly, none for 3.