CRICKET AUSTRALIA 344

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28210, 23 February 1957, Page 7

CRICKET AUSTRALIA 344

F. J. Cameron’s 6 For 95

(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN. February 22. A day of free and high scoring by the Australians highlighted the first day’s play in the match against Otago at Carisbrook today. Australia was all out at 4.36 p.m. for 344. and at stumps Otago had scored 49 for the loss of one wicket.

Neil Harvey dominated the Australian innings with a brilliant and rapid 161. He batted easily and was untroubled by the Otago bowlers. At times he had to face a tightlypacked offside field, yet he had no difficulty in driving through the gaps.. The rate of scoring throughout the Australian innings was better than a run a minute. All the early batsmen, particularly Harvey and Simpson, were quick to hit anything loose. Harvey reached his 50 in 72 minutes and gradually increased his rate of scoring. He went from 100 to 150 in 31 minutes. He hit 24 hours and one six.

Simpson, who was second top scorer with 75 (seven fours), was steady and not unwilling to hit hard. The Harvey-Simpson partnership added 204 runs in 152 minutes. The other batting of note was a hard-hitting 26 by R. Benaud and N. C. O’Neill’s 21. Benaud pounded the tiring Otago bowlers, going for the runs at a time when the loss of his wicket was unimportant. He hit five hours.

The medium-fast bowler, F./ J. Cameron, was the outstanding Otago bowler He produced one of the best efforts of his career by taking

six wickets for 95, off 30 overs. Cameron had his best spell in the opening morning session, when he dismissed Favell, Craig, and Burge. Simpson was dropped off him, and Harvey also gave a chance. If these chances had been accepted, then he would have had the fine figures of five for 30. As it was, his three for 19 was impressive enough. Later in the innings, he kept a tight control on his length.

Alabaster Fails Brought back into the Otago team for his leg-spin bowling, A. M. Moir celebrated his return by taking four for 89. He was more accurate than J. C. Alabaster, the other leg spinner, and made the ball “bite” off the pitch.

Alabaster, who has been included in the New Zealand team, did not take a wicket, and gave away 66 runs. The Australians had no trouble in keeping him out. Otago lost W. S. Haig, one of the openers, four minutes after the start of the innings, but E. Watson and B. Sutcliffe batted well until stumps, when Sutcliffe was on 26 and Watson on 13. Scores:—

AUSTRALIA First Innings L. E. Favell, b Cameron .. 23 I. D. Craig, lbw, b Cameron .. 5 R. N. Harvey, c Moir, b Cameron 161 P. Burge, b Cameron .. .. 2 R. B. Simpson, c and b Moir .. 75 N. C. O’Neil], st Flaws, b Moir .. 21 R. Benaud, c Sandri, b Cameron 26 B. Jarman, st Flaws, b Moir .. 7 J. Drennan, c Sandri, b Cameron 8 I. Meckiff. not o.ut .. .. 1 L. F. Kline, b Moir .. ..3 Extras (byes 7, leg bye 2, no balls 3) .. ..12

Total > .. .. 344 Fall of wickets: one for 25 (Craig), two for 46 (Favell), three for 52 (Burge), four for 256 (Harvey), five for 292 (Simpson), six for 297 (O'Neill), seven for 313 (Jarman». eight for 332 (Benaud), nine for 341 (Drennan), 10 for 344 (Kline).

First Innings W. S. Haig, b Meckiff .. o E. A. Watson, not out .. ..13 B. Sutcliffe, not out .. .. 26 Extras (byes 6, wides 4) ..10

M.C.C. TEAM TO PLAY WESTERN PROVINCE (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) CAPE TOWN, February 21. Denis Compton. Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, and Peter Loader, members of the England fourth test team beaten at Johannesburg yesterday are being rested for the M.C.C.’s return match against Western Province, starting at Cape Town tomorrow. The M.C.C. team will be:— P. B. H.»-May, P. E. Richardson, A. S. Oakman. B. Taylor, D. J. Insole. M. C. Cowdrey. T. E. Bailev, F. H. Tyson. J. H. Wardle, G. A. R. Lock, and J. B. Statham. South Africa will stand by a winning team for the final test against England, starting at Port Elizabeth on March 1. It will be:—C. B. van Rynevcld (captain). A. Pithey, T. Li Goddard, J. H. B. Waite. K. J. Funston. R. A. McLean, C. A. R. Duckworth, W. R. Endean, H. J. Tayfield, P. Heine, and N. A. T. Adcock.

DUKE’S TEAM IN JAMAICA N.Z Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 7 p.m.) KINGSTON (Jamaica), Feb. 21. The Govcrnor-Gcneral-dcsignate of New Zealand. Lord Cobham, might play in the opening match of the Jamaica tour of the Duke of Norfolk's eleven tomorrow. Three members of the 13-man party are not quite fit. If none of them plays tomorrow, either Lord Cobham or the Duke will be in the team, which will probably, be picked just before play begins. Both the Duke and Lord Cobham have been practising hard at the Tomorrow’s match is against the Parishes of St. Mary and St. Ann. Umpire’s Appointment.—Mr R. Dore, a member of the Wellington Cricket Umpires’ Association, has been elected a member of the Association of Cricket Umpires, England. He is believed to be the only full member of the association actively umpiring in New Zealand.

Bowling O. M. R. W. F. J. Cameron .. 30 9 95 6 M. Sandri ..12 0 55 0 J. C. Alabaster .. 22 7 66 0 A. M. Moir .. 22.4 4 89 4 W. S. Haig ..8 2 27 0 OTAGO

Total for one wicket * .. 49 Fall of wickets: one for 5 (Haig). Bowling O. M. R. W. I. Meckiff ..6 0 18 1 J. Drennan .. 8 6 7 0 L. F. Kline ..6 1 14 0 R. N. Harvey ..1 0 0 0