M.C.C. v. WELLINGTON

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 24, 29 January 1923, Page 8

M.C.C. v. WELLINGTON

JiOME TEAM'S SECOJJD INNINGS

GOOD I/AST WICKET'iSTAND.

For the final day of the M.C.C.-Wel--lingtou match, the weather conditions -are much on a par with those experi- ■ -«need on Saturday, although, the -wind ■has changed round to the north.. At the end of Saturday's play Wellington's poisition—three runs behind M.C.C. on the • 1 {first innings and nine wickets down for :-102 in the second innings—appeared had,, • :■ and the game to be within easy reach, of .. the visitors, in spite of the fact that the ! latter had failed in their first innings as Wellington had. It was mainly a matHer of weather, and with a clear day beiiore they would again take the crease, j the chances were that the wicket would \-have lost much of its stickiness! That /may or may not have assisted the batsj men. But the unfavourable weather had ■ not finished its part in the game. There I was a repetition of heavy rain showers i between yesterday afternoon and early 1 this morning; the wicket was drenched ,- '. again as it had been for Saturday's play, j. and the game assumed an open aspect, ( The northerly wind had the effect of drying "the pitch considerably, and, prior : to the Commencement of the play, the .■ wicket had the appearance of probably ' being tricky. 1 j* During the. interval since the end of l play pn Saturday, a protest was lodged 1 by Hartley against the 6 that was credit- . Ed to Bernau in second in- ' nings. It was contended that the ball had struck the ground inside the- ropes. The matter was placed before Collins, the Wellington captain, and he agreed to reduce the value of the stroke to 4. That made Bernau's score 19, and Wellington's innings 102 for nine wickets. In the pre-lunch play Dempster and Henderson.made a. fine last-wicket stand, after which Brice, in bowling against the visitors in their second innings, put up „ a somewhat ■■ sensational 'performance, ■bagging four wickets (all clean bowled) for 10 runs. "'■■ ■ ''. WELLINGTON'S LAST WICKET. ■ The visitors took the field this rooming ; at four minutes, past 11 o'clock, and a minute later Henderson, Wellington's last man, who was.at the crease with Dempster (16' not out) faced Calthorpe, •who had another ball to complete his last over ori Saturday. The batsmen played a safe stroke, and Dempster took strike to Gibson, who bowled from the Southern end. He got-the fourth ball 4way nicely to leg for 3. Calthorpe's first over of the morning was a maiden, ■ and Gibson had a similar result with his second, Henderson playing correctly for his side by blocking each hall. With Dempster again facing Calthorpe, the batsman experienced an indication of the trickiness that was likely to come ■from the wicket, a ball bumping high. The next delivery, however, Was sent the slips for.2, and after Heniderson had again successfully held out several deliveries, Dempster re-, jpeated the stroke for 3. That made Wellington's total 112. When Dempster ■notched ..another single, Henderson was again called .upon .to hold out .against the bowling, and this time he found a ball suitable for a scoring stroke, for ■which two were run. After a further period of quiet play, Henderson gave Hartley ' (first slip) a chance off Cal-•thorpe,-but. it was not accepted, and the ■ .batsman netted 2. v 'In subsequent pro- ■ ceedings, Dempster made some good shots, but was unable to place more than a single, until he made a fine, straight j drive off Calthorpe. The ball -went to the boundary, and Wellington's score . was brought to 123. From .the last ball of the same over Dempster survived an : appeal for a catch behind the wickets. A change of attack was then made, Brand. replacing Gibson (two for 23). Henderson was unmoved, his careful .'treatment , of. the new bowler resulting ■in a maiden. In the same bowler's next ■ over he notched a single. Dempster did on two occasions, and also succeeded in getting a shot past Chapman, .fielding close in on the off, but the fieldsman indicated' by .smart work' that' he •was not to be beaten again. The batsmen had a narrow escape from having their stand terminated", when they dis- • agreed about running- three for a stroke .by Henderson. Henderson had to make a big effort to. get to the ■ crease before the wicketkeeper, who had taken the return, could send the leather on to the bowler's' end. ■ The end. came shortly afterwards (two minutes before noon), when smart fielding and an accurate tirow-in accounted for Dempster being .run out. The partnership was the best .of the innings (which lasted two hours .22 minutes), carrying. Wellington's, score "from 102 to 133. Dempster, .was . top•scorer with 36, and Henderson carried his bat for 8. Details:— . ' '-' . WELLINGTON, ■■'■;! First Innings 104 '.■■ , .'.. Second,. Innings. 'Hiddleston, 3421412, b Calthorpe ... 17 Baker', c Mac Lean, b Gibson 0 ' JCortlang, 423, b Gibson „.. 9" ; :Jattersall, 322J131211, c Brand; " b.. Freeman" 17 ■ Xtrant;'lll2ll, .fc Brand 7 ..Collins, 11, c Calthorpe, b Brand ... 2 '"Bemau, 211224421-, c Chapman,-,* rh~ ": ■ Calthorpe • 19 M'Girr, 124, st Mac Lean, b Freeman 7 Dempster, H14222311231114111, ran out ;........ 36 Brice, run out 0 Henderson, 2213, not out 8 Extras : Byes 241, leg-byes 2, no ; _ balls 11 .;.......................... 11 :'.' Total v .;..-...„....;. .....:.. 133 : Fall of wickets: One for 11, two for ■ 29, three for 29, four for 54, five for 54, six for 66, seven for 79, eight for 100, nine for 102, ten for 133. BOWLING ANALYSIS."... . 0. M. E. W. Calthorpe ....1...'.. 18 i 38 2 ■Gibson.., - 16.. 7 23 2 Freeman 9 2 27 2 Brand ........'....'... 10 1 '34 2 ; BRICS IN GOOD FORM.. When the visitors commenced the second innings, requiring 131 runs to win, the sky was overcast, and the wicket "was benefited by-the rolling which it' had been given during the interval, the heavy roller being used for the purpose. At 12,7, ■Titchmarsh. and Wilkinson, the opening batsmen, took up their positions at the crease. Collins entrusted the attack to Brice and. M'Girr, the former ' ibowling from the southern end against the wind. Matters were quiet from the ..ptart, four overs .producing three, two of which were byes. Brice had'sent down ■ two maidens, and, with the first ball of his third over, he found Wilkinson's stumps. One for three was not a promising start for the visitors. .:■ Lowry joined Titchmarsh, and scored three from the remainder of Brice's over, while Titchmarsh made his first scoring , stroke^ —a single. Both bowlers maintained'good length and pace, the wicketkeeper (Tattersall) keeping well back to Jf'Girr, according to instructions (as had been the oaae for a time, during the M.C.C. first innings). When the total was 9, Brice beat Lowry with, the last 'ball of his fourth over-^lean bowled. 9—2—3. '■"■'■. ■ " ■• CHAPMAN FAILS. Onapman wm n«xt, and aftaiJ Titchmarsh got a single, the Hf Batsman

faced M'Girx, to open with a single through, the slips. Both Chapman and Titchmarsh have fine records in English cricket, but they were finding scoring a slow process, splendid fielding supporting the..bowlers. After ten.overs, the total was 14;. Titchmarsh • then sent a loose ball from Bike to the boundary, breaking a succession of five singles. With the total at 20, Bernau relieved M'Girr (none for 8), Chapman getting a single from the last ball of the over,, Brice's next delivery was a beauty, and it beat Chapman all th© way. With three wickets down for 21, the state of the game was exciting. 21—3 —5. Calthorpe was Titchmarsh's next partner, and played out the remainder of the over —a maiden. Brice's average was three for 10. Titchmarsh was not comfortable in facing Brice, and Calthorpe wa3 again troubled by the same "bowler, finally being beaten by the thiid ball, j 21—4—0. ' Hill-Wood joined Titchmarsh, and the pair succeeded in carrying the score to 32 before the luncheon adjournment was taken. Detaik:— M.C.C. - ' First Innings 107 Second Innings. Titchmarsh, 111114133, not out 16 Wilkinson, 1, b Brice 1 Lowry, 21, b Brice 3 Chapman, 11111, b Brice 6 I Calthorpe, b Brice 0 Hill-Wood, 1, not out 1 Extras, byes 2, 4 6 Four wickets for , 32 Fall of wickets: One for 3, two for % three for 21, four for 21. BOWLING ANALYSIS. 1 . O/ M. R. W. Brice 9 4 14 4 M'Girr 6,1 8 0 Bernau 3 1 4 0 M.C.C. POSITION IMPROVES. When play was resumed r after lunch, Brice bowled again from the southern end to Titchmarsh. The first two deliveries each produced two byes, after which Titchmarsh obtained 3 for an on-drive passed the fieldsman close in. Collins decided to give Henderson, who had been included as • a bowler, a part in the attack, and he was placed on at the..northern end, having the assistance of a fairly strong breeze. Titchmarsh treated Henderson with respect, getting only a single from the last ball.' He did the same to Brice, a maiden resulting. HillWood was then left to face Henderson, and he took no liberties, the over also being a maiden. A single to Titchmarsh off Brice, and Hill-Wood's tactics against the bowler brought Baker, Kort!ang, and Dempster close in under his bat. He killed each ball and gave the fieldsmen no opportunities. ■ In Henderson's next over, Titchmarsh was again quiet, but by' just tipping one ball he added a 4 to his total and supported it with a single. A 4 (to square leg) by the same batsman, off Brice brought the M.C.C. total to 50, after sixty-nine min-. utes' batting. ■ ■ , Collins decided upon another change, when the score was 53, Grant going on in place of Henderson .(none for 6). Titchmarsh was kept very quiet by the new, bowler, whose first over was a maiden. In Brice's next over Hill-Wood survived an appeal for a catch behind the. wickets, and celebrated his escape by driving the next ball to the boundary. The 60 .mark was reached when Titchmarsh made a hit for 2 off Grant. The M.C.C. team's position was thus much improved. from that before lunch. Proceedings were still quiet, however, Brice sending down another maiden. Another bowling^ change was made, M'Girr relieving Grant at the northern-end. During the over Titchmarsh escaped a chance of being itm out, when Hill-Wood'failed to respond to his call. At 2.30 p.m. the score was 69, "byes" numbering 14. . I TITCHMARSH SAVING- POSITION. Just, afterwards Hill-Wood opened out to Brice, and the ball found its way to the boundary. The first ball of M'Girr's next over unsteadied .Titchmarsh, bumping, off the pitch, but the batsman made good use of two subsequent deliveries, getting a 4 and a 3, and taking the total to 81. With that Collins, Brice, and Kortlang had a consultation, and Hiddleston was called to take up the attack in place of Brice, whose average was four for 34. The first delivery produced two byes, and the second was dispatched by Titchmarsh to leg, where Baker saved a boundary. In blocking M'Girr's next over Hill-Wood had a close call, Kojrtlang just ({ailing to reach a ball that was "popped up" by the batsman. By 2.45 p.m. matters had .again quietened down. The score was 87-(Titchmarsh 49, .Hill-Wood 12). CHANGES OF BOWLING. The staunch defence by Hill-Wood 1 accounted for another maiden to M'Girr. Titchmarsh reached, the half century per medium of a 2 off Hiddleston, and directly afterwards sought a new bat. He had been at the crease for 103 minutes. With the total at .89 Bernau bowled in place of M'Girr. Collins also decided to take a band in the attack from the other end. The changes were ineffective, the total going to 99. A stroke by HillWood past point brought the century .up after 113 minutesV- batting. Henderson was next given another trial with the ball, this time at> the, southern end. PARTNERSHIP BROKEN. Runs, mainly, singles, came, but, when the total. was , 108, Brice took up the bowling. This time the desired result was achieved. Titchmarsh was clean bowled by the last /ball of the over. His score was. 64. With five- for. 112 the position looked well for England, but at 3.15 p.m. Hill-Wood,' whose score was 21, was caught by Grant off Henderson. H2-6-21.' '/.■■■■•'„