PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Press, Issue 22599, 3 January 1939, Page 7

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Canterbury Beats Wellington By

236 Runs

BRIGHT BATTING IN VISITORS’ SECOND INNINGS

Mulcock and Cromb Share Wickets

Canterbury secured a handsome win against Wellington in the Plunket Shield cricket match, which was concluded early yesterday afternoon at Lancaster Park—a day before it was scheduled to finish. The Wellington first innings concluded on Saturday for 209 runs, giving the home side a lead of 140 runs, a stand of 63 by J. A. Ongley and W. G. Rainbird being the best of the Wellington innings. A second-wicket partnership of 127 runs by F. W. Bellamy and J. L. Kerr and another of 77 for the fifth wicket were the outstanding points of Canterbury's second innings, which totalled 308. Set with the task of making 449 to win in the fourth innings, Wellington were all out for 212, and Canterbury won by 236 runs.

One of the most pleasing aspects of the game was the improved fielding of the Canterbury players, who took some beautiful catches. Canterbury’s fielding was a main reason why this match was won and the match against Auckland lost. The Wellington fielding generally was good, the catches that were missed being mostly hard ones.

The weather for the whole match was ideal, bright sunshine with a light north-west wind prevailing on Saturday and a light north-easterly yesterday. The wicket for the whole game was good and the outfield fast. There were good attendances of the public, especially on Saturday. The gate takings for the three days were £355. .

The Wellington innings on Saturday morning provided little excitement, the stand of J. A. Ongley and W. G. Rainbird being the best. Both batted confidently and were seldom worried by the bowling, and some of their shots were neatly executed. E. W. Tindill took his overnight score to 60. He had defended solidly in his long innings: and seemed set for a big score when he was dismissed. Of the others D. S. Wilson and J. Ashendon were the only ones to reach double figures. Canterbury’s out cricket was a great improvement on the Auckland match. Kerr set his team a fine example. His throwing out of Ongley was a brilliant piece of work, while he took three good catches. Donnelly, Menzies, and Anderson also saved a lot of runs.

Wellington' Continues Innings

Two hours’ further play on Saturday morning were s.ufficient time for Canterbury. to take the remaining seven wickets of Wellington’s first innings. Tindill, who continued the batting with Ongley, was the first to go, Roberts, in his third over of the day, getting him Ibw. Twelve runs had been added to the overnight score of 93 for three wickets, and Tindill had batted a little more than two hours. His defence had been good, and he had made some nice strokes. A Solid Stand Rainbird. who like Ongley had scored a century against Otago a week previously, was next, and the pair were seen in the best stand of the innings. They went along quietly against the bowling of Roberts and Mulcock, and brightened the batting by smart running between the wickets. Ongley was getting Ills runs mostly on the on side, and better placing of Mulcock’a leg side might have seen him out sooner. Rainbird scored mostly with placements on the off. They took no risks, but were confident against all the bowling, although each had one or two narrow escapes with snicks just wide of the fieldsmen. After adding 63 the stand was broken by an accurate return by Kerr, which hit the stumps when the batsmen were going for a short single. It was off a stroke by Rainbird and Ongley was run out. Wickets Fall Quickly

Davis, ' who was used surprisingly little, finished with the best bowling average. He kept a good length and deserved his success. Cromb got two cheap wickets with his slows, but Roberts was the most impressive. He kept all the batsmen quiet and bowled better than his figures would suggest. Mulcock did not impress, although he w-s not expensive, while Donnelly was seldom dangerous. Batsmen More Subdued

Bellamy and Kerr, who figured in the big stand in the second innings, did not bat as freely on the first day. Kerr had two lives early, but his innings was a good one nevertheless. His shots behind the wicket were well timed, as were his drives on both sides of the wicket. Bellamy also gave a sound display, square cutting and driving prettily.

GaVUchan scored only Uvo singles and then gave Donnelly an easy catch off Cromb’s bowling. Wilson helped Rainbird in a stand that added 20 runs, when the latter was well beaten by a beautiful ball trom Davis, who had. been used surprisingly little. In his 85 minutes at the wickets he had given one hard chance to Cromb off his own bowling. Pritchard came and went Kerr taking a beautiful catch while running back and looking into the sun. The total was still 192, and Cromb bowled Wilson seven runs later. The end came soon after when Kerr took his third catch of the innings to dismiss Ashenden. The total of 209 had taken nearly four hours to make.

Hadlee Fails to Score

With a lead of 140 runs Canterbury opened the second innings with Bellamy and Hadlee, but for the third time in a fortnight a bad start was made. With the total at four, Ashenden bowled Hadlee with a good-length ball. Hadlee had not scored for the second time in the match. Kerr and. Bellamy set out to retrieve the position. Pritchard, the Manawatu fast bowler, was making the ball fly, and the batsmen were not too comfortable against him at the start. Kerr had made two when he cut the fast man to point, where Ell, in trying to hold the catch, hurt a hand and had to leave the field. T. A. Harpur, a former Old Collegians’ player, and twelfth man for Wellington, took his place. Steady Scoring

Cromb and Menzies helped the side to recover after a minor slump had set in. They, like the others, did not appreciate Pritchard’s short balls, but they scored freely all the same. Menzies got his runs all round the wicket, but Cromb used hooks and drives to greatest effect. Anderson gave a further taste of his quality, although he was not so confident in the early part of his innings, while Webb made his best score in this series of matches. Pritchard, the Manawatu fast bowler, did not live up to his reputation. His good length balls had the batsmen in difficulties, but he bowled too much short stuff which the batsmen would not touch. Rice, who took no wickets, was the steadiest, and had to be watched all the time. Ashenden, with his medium paced deliveries, was scored from freely, but the batsmen could take no liberties with him. McKeown kept a better length than in the first innings, while Wilson ana Gallichan were only steady. . Tindill’s display behind the wickets for Wellington showed that he has no superiors in the country. His catch off Donnelly in the second innings was a brilliant effort, and he allowed only eight byes in a total of 657 rilns. Others who did good work were Sheffield. Ongley, and. Rice. Wellington’s Second Innings In the early part of Wellington’s second innings Ell and Sheffield played care-free cricket. Neither was afraid to attack the bowling, and they made their runs with well-placed shots. Both fell to catches in Mulcock’s leg trap Ongley and Rainbird looked as ’if they might again save their side, but like most of the others they were out to rash strokes. Gallichan gave two hard chances before he was caught, while Pritchard hit hard for his runs. Mulcock and Cromb took most of the wickets, but all of the credit must go to the fieldsmen. Bellamy s catch off Wilson was the best of the match, but Kerr who took five catches In all was in his best form. Menzies and Roberts also shone in this department. Mulcock was swinging considerably from leg, and was more expensive than usual, the batsmen haying no trouble in getting runs on the leg side, although most of them eventuallv went to catches out there. Cromb, with his slows, kept the ball well up to the batsmen, and let them go; themselves out by their own missuffered somewhat at the hands of Ell and Sheffield, although he was never very expensiyc, but Donnelly was again steady rather than dangerous.

Both batsmen soon settled down, but a better-placed field behind the wicket than in the first innings checked the rate of scoring. Kerr gave a second chance when he was iz, Pritchard missing a hard catch. Against Wilson, Kerr was confident, taking two fours in one over, while Bellamy was also getting runs with pretty strokes. After a difficult chance at 40 he reached 50 in 95 minutes and made the total 100 at the same time. Kenr reached 50 soon, after, and the pair were well set at the tea adjournment, when .the total was 130, Bellamy being 68 and Kerr 57.

A Minor Slump

With one run added Bellamy was brilliantly stumped off McKeown in his third over. The second wicket had added 127 in two hours. Menzies came in, but soon lost Kerr, who, after hitting McKeown for two fours, lifted one into the outfield, where Gallichan took a neat catch.

Donnelly came and went, Tindill making a brilliant catch when the batsman touched a rising ball from Pritchard, who was bumping badly at times. The wicketkeeper jumped for the catch and took it as he fell. It was a brilliant effort, and three wickets had fallen in half an hour for 18, runs.

A Good Stand

Menzies was batting steadily and Cromb soon settled down. Neither was relishing Pritchard's short-pitched balls, but both scored steadily off McKeown. Cromb roused enthusiasm when he hit the slow bowler for four and then lifted one near the new stand for a six. Two hundred was passed in just under three hours. The pair had added 77 in 55 minutes, when Menzies was caught by Rice off Gallichan, and the total was 225. Ashcnden, one of the most impressive bowlers, caught and bowled Cromb 14 runs later. Roberts joined Anderson, who gave Harpur an easy chance when he was 12, but did not stay long before he lifted an easy one to McKeown at point. Webb joined Anderson, and the pair played out time, which came with the score 259, Anderson being 22 and Webb 1. Canterbury All Out

Anderson (22) and Webb (1) continued Canterbury’s innings yesterday morning. Webb started confidently, taking six off the first over from Wilson. Soon after he left the field twice and then Wilson retired, Stokes, twelfth man for Canterbury, taking his place, the Wellington twelfth man being already fielding in place of Ell.

Smart running between the wickets was a feature of their play. Both were making good strokes on each side of the wicket.

Anderson began to open out, but after driving Ashcnden for four through the covers and getting another to the leg boundary, he was easily caught by Sheffield at fine leg. He had made 37, and the total was 295. Webb followed two runs later, when he hit a bumper from Pritchard to mid-on. Mulcock sent up 300 by hitting Ashenden for three. Davis hit a four, but the innings soon ended. Pritchard trapping Davis, Ibw. The total of 303 had taken 277 minutes to make. Wellington’s Bad Start

Rainbird made the total 150 in seven minutes short of two hours—fast scoring. Donnelly was steady, and kept runs down. Gallichan was lunging at Mulcock’s leg swingers and dropped one just short of Hadlee on the fence. After a period of slow scoring, Rainbird got Mulcock to leg for four, and then, in attempting a drive, Ufted one which Mulcock took running back. Six were now down for 168, and vv *-1* lington was in a bad position. Wilson came in and opened witn a four, and then Gallichan was dropped in the slips by Donnelly. Wilson did not last long, for, having a hit at Cromb, he lifted one out to the sight screen where Bellamy lumped high to hold a brilliant catch. Gallichan did not last mucn longer, giving Kerr easy catch at square-leg, and the board read 185—8 —2 7 -

Requiring 449 to win, Tindill and Rice q|sened Wellington’s second innings. The start, however, was a baa one. Tindill opened with a pair and then got five when a bad throw in went through to the boundary. In Mulcock’s first over, Rice turned one into the leg trap, where Bellamy held a nice catch, with the score at 8. Further disaster came eight runs later. Tindill had just reached double figures when he snicked Davis to Roberts at first slip—another fine catch.

Sheffield and Ell were not daunted by the bad start. They attacked the bowling, four overs from Davis costing 52, and Mulcock coming in for his share of punishment. Ell was batting freely and fours were frequent. Fifty was reached in 30 minutes, with both quite at home to the bowling. Of Sheffield’s first 33 runs, only two were scored on the off. Roberts slowed the scoring a little, and then Donnelly and Cromb had a turn. The latter, in his second over, had Ell caught deep on the leg boundary, Roberts taking a good running catch in the last over before lunch, when the total was 87 for three wickets, Sheffield being 33. Ell had made his runs in 47 minutes, and had hit seven fours. Cromb Hit For Six

Pritchard Hits Sixes

Apparently realising that the end was near, Pritchard opened out against Cromb and lifted him twice for six near the south stand, both big hits. Eighteen came off the over, and Pritchard reached 20 in 12 minutes. Two hundred took 161 minutes, and Ashenden also opened out, but he was soon out, Kerr holding another catch at raidwicket. It was Kerr’s fifth catch of the match. With McKeown, the last man m Pritchard went for a big hit off Cromb and was bowled, the innings ending for 212 after 172 minutes play, and Canterbury had won by 236 runs. The umpires for the match were Messrs T. W. Burgess and J. McGumness. Scores: — CANTERBURY First Innings W A Hadlee, c Tindill, b Pritchard 0 F.’W. Bellamy. 11441124142121, c Prit- , chard, b Ashcnden .. .. 29 J L Kerr. 13114124421, c Ell, b Wilson 24 A. W. Roberts, 124411122211112114211144 11112, b Ashcnden • • •* I. B. Cromb, 12111121, b Gallichan .. 10 M. P. Donnelly, 111. c Tindill, b PntR. E 2114iim244i11422m 43411114111424234144241421143144X122 4114114211214444. c McKeown, b Wilson .. 163 W. MeD. Anderson, 211334111411241411 11, b Wilson .. •• ..38 R. C. Webb. 1, c Tindill, b Ashcnden 1 H. Davis, 1111111131211, c Wilson, b Ashcnden .. - • .. 16 . E. Mulcock. 14, not out .. .. 5 Byes. 12 .. .. •• ~ Leg-byes, 111111 .. •• • 6 Total .. •• ..349 BOWLING ANALYSIS O. M. R. W. T. L. Pritchard, .. 16 2 61 2 J. Ashcnden .. 19 0 95 4 D. S. Wilson .. 30 0 78 3 N. Gallichan ..7 1 41 1 J. McKeown .*8 1 4n 0 H. F. Rice ..4 0 20 0 Fall of wickets: One for 0, two for 52. three for 66. four for 91. five for 104, six for 130, seven for 217, eight for 218, nine for 325. 10 for 349. Second Innings F. W. Bellamy, 1214211111211112111114 111141131421111141X111111, st. Tindill, b McKeown .. .. 69 W. A. Hadlee, b Ashenden .. 0 J. L. Kerr, 111111211211113111441X14114 1411111121144. c Gallichan. b McKeown .. .. •. 60 R.E. J. Menzies. 112411421X114111111211, c Rice, b Gallichan .. .. 34 M. P. Donnelly, c Tindill, b Pritchard 0 I. B. Cromb. 121122114611414111141311 lllllim. c and b Ashenden .. 55 W. McD. Anderson. 21112112142131312 44, c Sheffield, b Ashenden .. 37 A. W. Roberts. 131. c McKeown, b Ashenden .. .. .. 5 R. C. Webb. 1222224411. c Harpur, (sub.), b Pritchard .. ..21 H. Davis, 14, Ibw, b Pritchard .. 5 E. Mulcock. 1321. not out .. .. 7 Byes. 211 .. •• •• * Leg-byes, 11111 .. .. •- 5 Total .. .. ..308 BOWLING ANALYSIS O. M. R. W. T. L. Pritchard ..19 1 62 3 J. Ashenden .. 19 0 75 4 H. F. Rice ..10 2 27 0 D. S. Wilson .. 7 0 38 0 N. Gallichan ..13 1 55 1 J. McKeown 7 0 42 2 Fall of wickets; One for 4, two for 131, three for 148, four for 148, five for 225. six for 239, seven for 254, eight for 295. nine for 297, 10 for 308. WELLINGTON First Innings E. W. Tindill. 1311111112111112113411141 IWUUIUMUI, Vbw, b Roberts .. 60 H. F. Rice. 111111111121111, c Webb. b Mulcock .. • - .. 16 J. R. Sheffield. 4122. c Kerr, b Donnelly .. .. •• ..9 J. Ell, 1411111121, b Donnelly .. 14 J. A. Ongley, 221121212122121141121. run out .. •. • • .. 33 W. G. Rainbird, 41424111142111111242111, b Davis .. • • .. 42 N. Gallichan. 11, c Donnelly, b Cromb .2 D. S. Wilson, 131X11111, b Cromb .. 11 T. L. Pritchard, c Kerr, b Davis .. 0 J. Ashenden, 4111112. c Kerr, b Davis 11 J. McKeown, 111, not out .. .. 3 Byes, 1112 .. .. .. 5 Leg-bye. 1 .. .. .. 1 No-balls. 11 .. .. ..2 Total .. •• ..209 BOWLING ANALYSIS O. M. R. W. 1 H. Davis .. 7.6 125 3 E. Mulcock ~ 23 6 47 1 A. W. Roberts ~ 11 0 32 1 M. P. Donnelly .. 21 5 64 2 . F. W. Bellamy ..3 0•14 0 | I. B. Cromb .. 8119 2 Mulcock bowled two no-balls. Fall of wickets: One for 48, two for 73, three for 93. four for 105, five for 168, six for 172, seven for 192, eight for 192, nine , for 199, 10 for 209. , Second Innings ' E. W. Tindill, 25112, c Roberts, b Davis IX ' H. F. Rice, c Bellamy, b Mulcock .. 0 J. B. Sheffield, 23124141114141111122, c Menzies, b Mulcock .. .. 38 1 J. Ell, 44413141141X14124, c Roberts, b Cromb .. .. .. 41 . J. A. Ongley, 1131621131311, c Webb, b Mulcock .. .. ~ 25 ' W. G. Rainbird, 141142443114, c and b Mulcock .. .. .. 30 : N. Gallichan, 4212211111112214, c Kerr, ; b Mulcock .. .. .. 27 D. S. Wilson, 4, c Bellamy, b Cromb 4 T. L. Pritchard. 1164161111, b Cromb 23 J. Ashenden, 111X1, c Kerr, b Cromb .. 5 • J. McKeown, not out .. .. 0 Byes. 31 .. .. .. 4 L Leg-byes, 1111 .. .. .. 4 Total .. .. BOWLING ANALYSIS O. M. R. W. • H. Davis .. 7 1 28 1 ~ E. Mulcock .. 22 1 85 5 5 A. W. Roberts ..3 1 8 0 1 M. P. Donnelly .. 13 2 35 0 - I. B. Cromb .. 7.7 0 48 4

Ongley was the new batsman after lunch. He was soon into his stride, and reached double figures by lifting Cromb on to the bank for six, and bringing 100 up in 70 minutes. Sheffield was playing correct cricket, but when Mulcock replaced Cromb he had immediate success, the professional lifting one to Menzies in the leg trap, and four wickets were down for 113.

It was the fourth splendid catch ot the innings—the catching was a decided improvement on the performance against Auckland. With Rainbird in, the scoring rate slackened, a three for a late cut off Donnelly being a pretty shot, as was a four to Rainbird to fine leg off Mulcock in the next over. Ongley Caught The partnership did not last long. Facing Mulcock, Ongley touched one on the leg side and Webb behind the wickets did the rest. Gallichan opened with a four through slips, and followed with a two, but he had a life when he miss-hit one to raid-on to see it drop between Anderson and the bowler, Mulcock. Two more fours to

Fall of wickets: One for 8, two for 16, three for 87, four for 113, five for 129, six for 168, seven for 178, eight for 185, nine for 210. 10 for 212. '