TOWN V. COUNTRY

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 155, 29 December 1925, Page 8

TOWN V. COUNTRY

MODERATE REPLY BY HOME TEAM

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For the resumption of the match between the Town and Country representatives at the Basin Reserve today, conditions wore again favourable to good cricket, the weather being fine though cloudy' at times, and the wicket in good order. As a result of the' Country "team's performance yesterday, the local players were faced with a fairly solid task at the crease, and in the compilation of runs it was necessary to beat a very keen field. The fact .that three good wicketo had been lost for a small total also made the Town team's proposition greater. Tho first hour's play to-day did not improve the outlook to any extent, as two more wickets were lost before noon. Thereafter, the showing was hardly up to the standard expected of a sfrong batting side. Most of the batsmen forced matters, but in doing so they risked losing their wickets. The result was that the Town side's innings terminated with tho score 101 :runs behind that of the Country team. The visiting captain did not call for a follow-on, and the Country players took the crease again after an early luncheon adjournment. The attendance was fair. TIMELY BOWLING CHANGE. Tattersall (22) and Henderson (2), the not-out batsmen, faced C. Beuth and Bcrriau, the former bowling from the southern end. Off the first over by Beuth, six runs were obtained, fiv.3 of them going to Tattersall's credit. Bernau's first over was a maiden, though a bye was added to the score. In Beuth's next over Henderson placed a ball to square-leg for four. With the progress of play runs came freely per medium of well-placo.d shots, some of them to the boundary. Henderson quickly ran into double figures, and Tattersall carried ,hh score over the 30 mark. The total was 89 when Lambert decided to change the bowling, arid in bringing on Holland he made a wise move. Off Holland's first delivery Tattersall gave M. Beuth at square-leg an easy catch. Tattcrsall had. batted soundly, and his effort was a serviceable -one. His score of 36 included four 4>s. 89—4—36. .-Collins, who retired injured after I' scoring .a single . yesterday, joined Henderson, and started with a good drive for 3. Daring tho remainder of Holland's over "Henderson notched a ' couple of boundaries on tho" leg aide. Both batsmen also scored well off Bernau, but in facing "Holland again Collins was beaten by a really- good ball. Just prior to this the century had been obtained for ninety minutes' batting. The partnership had been brief though lively, 109—5—12. M'GIRR AND HENDERSON. •The next batsman was M'Girr, who opened ■with a single and remained quiet for a tide 'while Henderson couI tinued to adopt forcing tactics with success. At 120 another bowling change was made, Gallichan replacing Bernau (one for 57). M'Girr showed appreciation of the change by making a couple of solid drives, one to trie boundary. A little later M'Girr gave a hard chance, off Holland, to Bernau (at mid-off), but subsequently he scored freely off Gallichan, though on one occasion he failed to connect properly. The ball dropped clear of the fieldsmen on the off. Scoring at this stage was fast, and M'Girr soon passed the 20-mark. With the total at 149, Lambert took up the attack from Gallichan, whose three overs had cost 25 runs. Henderson presented an easy catch to C. Beuth (mid-one) off Lambert's first delivery,,,but the ball was not hell. Henderson's score was 36. However, it was not advanced touch farther, as in Holland's next over he was caught in the slips by Pickard (fielding as. substitute for Naismith). Henderson 's innings had- been extremely useful to the side. . The batsman had kept his end up well, and had used the willow,'-with force whenever the occasion was suitable. His score of 38 included' four 4's. 162—6—05. THE FINAL WICKETS. Mackenzie joined M' Girr, but had a very, short stay at the crease, being dismissed as tho' result of a good catch by Pickard at mid-on. 163— 7—o. '- j The Wellington coach, Badcock, was M'Girr.'s next partner, and he started confidently. Two neat shots through the slips to the boundary were followed up with boundary hits to long on and square leg. In addition he scored a couple of singles. That completed, his short and lively effort, as he was caught and bowled by Lambert directly afterwards. 186—8—18. Barclay also had a Bhort "life." After driving a ball to the boundary, be sent the leather hard to Gallichan at mid'-off, and the catch was accepted. 190—9—4. The last man was Brice, who tipped a ball for four, and made a leg glance for three. Since the fall of the sixth wicket M'Girr had received little of the bowling, but his chance came when tho score reached 200. This total was obtained after 150 minutes' play. M'Girr then opened out again to register two more boundaries, before skying a ball to Lambert. M'Girr batted vigorously, and made top score—44. He notched five boundaries. The innings realised 209 runs—lol short of the Country team's score. Lambert was the most successful of the Country bowlers, getting four wickets at a cost of only 8 runs each. Holland took three wickets for 61 runs. r> ■•"'-• ■' Details:— '-S^jjfffi'l :■• COUNTRY, ■First innings 310 TOWN. Hiddieston, run out 23 Collins, b Holland 12 Kortlang, cC. Beuth, b Bernau . 5 Tattersall, c M. Beuth, b Holland 36 Banks, b Gallichan 2 Henderson, c sub., b Holland 38 M' Girr, c and \> Lambert 44 Mackenzie, c sub., b Lambert .. 0 Badcock, c and b Lambert 18 Barclay, c Gallichan, b Lambert . 4 Brice, not out •' Extras IS .Total.. ....<.......... r O9 Fall of wickatii— One for 7, t*<o . tot SO,. thru for 88* four for 89, ftv*

for 109, six for 162, botch for 103, eight for ISO, nine for 190, ten for 200.

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