BRILLIANT CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume 65, Issue 65, 17 March 1924, Page 2

BRILLIANT CRICKET

WANGANUI'S GOOD FIELDING

NEW SOUTH WALES HAVE TO ACCEPT A DRAW. - (HI lEUGRAPH— MESS ASSOCIATION.} WANGANUI, 16th March. The match between New South Wales and Wanganui resulted in a draw. Tho weather on Saturday was delightful, and the attendance in the afternoon was over 2000. Tiie wicket lasted well. Hendry and Ratcliffe resumed the visitors' innings to Holland and Tronson. Runs came slowly, and with only seven added to the * overnight total Tronson clean bowled Ratcliffe, getting his middle stump. Kippax ran to 13 quickly, when he mistimed a ball from Holland. K. Bardsley exhibited some good carpet strokes before dragging Holland on to his wicket. 90—4 9 Oldfield partnered Hendry, and the pair was together at the "luncheon adjournment, tho score being 178 (Hendry S8). Holland and Tronson maintained a perfect length and the batsmen found difficulty in getting the ball away the total of 178 taking two hours* and a half to compile. .Hendry quickly reached a clianccless century on the resumption, and lie then went for the bowling,, rutting one over the fence before he skied Holland to mid-on. His total included eleven fours. Oldfield was joined by Andrews, who at. once settled down to score. The former was missed at mid-off. Runs came fast, Andrews in particular,giving a brilliant exhibition. Oldfield was missed behind the wickets when he was 60, and theii went on to 105 before he was caught on the boundary. He hit six fours. W. Bardsley was bowled first ball by Holland, and Punch was beaten by Hussey. At 391 Andrews moved out to Holland; lie missed and was given out leg-before for a great innings of 92, including fourteen fours. Mailey did not last long, and Macartney was unbeaten with four singles. The innings closed for 395, having, lasted just on four hours. The Wanganui team put up a great fight, giving nothing away, and their fielding at times -was brilliant. The bowling was consistent all through, the Wanganui pair compelling the batsmen to fight for runs. The Wanganui players certainly surpassed themselves in getting such a strong battinoside out for under 400 on a good wicket. The Wanganui team was left v.-ith nearly two hours to bat. Hendry aj.id Macartney opened the bowling, and Orr, Wood, and Tattersall were out with but seven runs scored, but Treadwell and London made a good stand. Mailey re- I lieved Macartney at 47, and Hendry beat Treadwell with a fast one. A few runs later London skied the same bowler to Andrews. Williams snicked the "googly" howler to Hendry at close slip, ami six wickets were down for 58. Orton and Hussey settled down to play the' howling with the light fading. Runs were not wanted, but both batsmen "ot a few loose balls away well. At 93 Hussey got in front to Macartney, who had taken the ball from Mailey. Holland went after scoring a single, and at five minutes to 6 o'clock the light became go bad that an appeal was made and sustained. Orton played a sound innings for 27 not out, batting for sixtynine minutes. Scores: NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings. Hendry, c Hussey, b Holland ... io s Mullarkey, b ■ Holland ....... ■„.. "' 10 Ratcliffe, b Tronson .''.'. '^"":- ■"■'■'"■ Kippax, V Holland '.'.'.....'"". 13 E. Bardsley, b Holland 9 Oldfield, c Wood, b Hussey 105 Andrews, lbw, b Holland . 99 W. Bardsely, b Holland '...V;.'". 0 Punch, b Hussey ",,._ 5 Macartney, not out 4 Mailey, lbw, b Hussey '.'.'...I!!""!;"" 3 Total ; ~^s Bowling Analysis.—Holland took six wickets for 106 runs, Tronson one for 92. Williams none for 69, Treadwell none for 21, Hussey three for 79, Wood none for WANGANUI. First Innings 170 Second Innings. Orr, b Macartney j Wood, b Macartney 1!.....".'.'."' 0 Tattersall. b Hendry "'. "' j London, c Andrews, b Hendry 93 Orton, not out *" 97 Williams, c Hendry, b Maile/ ~o Hussey, lbw, b Macartney ... 15 Holland, b /Macartney.........;;;:;;;;; I Young, not out V '" q Extras 6 Total for eight wickets 102 Bowling Analysis.—Hendry took three wickets for 37 runs, Macartney four for 4, Mailey one for 4-1, Andrews none for