CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1930, Page 11

CRICKET

M.C.C. -v. AUCKLAND

LOCAL SIDE BATTING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, This Day.

Tho weather'is fine and the wicket fast'for the match between M.C.C. and Auckland. Nicholls and Turnbull are standing out of tho English team. Benson is twelfth man. Auckland,won the toss, Mills and Anthony opening to the bowling of Allom and Barratl. Allom sent down tho first ball of the match to Mills. The 'left-hander got tho lhir:l ball away safely through the slips for a single, and Anthony played tho next ball nicely to tho on for two and the last one of the over thrbngh tho slips for a single. Barratt took up the attack at tho other end, and Mills oft'-drove a short, ball camo up for three. Anthony, who was batting very confidently, got a singlo to leg. A no-ball was called off Allom in his second over, which was a maiden, Barratt's second over was also -a maiden. Allom had four men close up in slips and one down tho "gully," but Mills got a nice run safely past the four for a single. Anthony got a swinging ball away to leg for one, and with a bye Auckland had ten up. Barratt bowled another maiden to Anthony, but Allom impressed as being the more dangerous by reason of his subtle changes of pace. Barratt had his slips widely spaced, but Anthony preferred to look for runs on the leg side, where he turned the ball for a' braco and a single. With another nicely-timed drive, Anthony got the first boundary of the match at Allom's expense, thus rising to double figures. The Parncll player was getting most of the bowling and was concentrating on the leg "side. i~ single brought him against Barratt, and in swinging one away from the leg the Nott's man got it across the wicket, Anthony promptly square-cutting it for a single, putting him on the luekv thirteen. MILLS TEMPTED. Mills played and ran a short single off Barratt, and in the following over from Allom 'he crowded slips proved fatal to him. He cut one ball crisply, and it was quickly stopped by Duleepsinhji. Two balls later Mills cut a rising ball, but did not get on to it hard enough, and Woollcy snapped a catch at his ankles in beautiful style. 21 —1 —6. The dismissal of Mills '• ook some of tho abandon jfrom Anthony's batting, for he became perceptibly more cautious, and there was a slow- spell, while the new batsman, Gillespie shaped to play himself in. Anthony got a single off each bowler in' quiet shots. For half an hour's play the total .was 28, with one wicket down. Allom's'changes of paco bothered the wicket-keeper, as well as the batsmen, and in successive overs extra fast balls went to the boundaries for byes. ' Barratt also tried an occasional slower one for variety, but ho was not so' impressive-as the Surrey-bowler, but the scoring rate was slow, only eight runs being scored in the fifst fifteen minutes. After Gillespie arrived, AntlTony, -who had been getting all the bowling, broke the chain of singles with another of his nice leg glances off Allom for :). This brought him to 20. SLOW BATTING. At 37 Worthington relieved Bavratt, and started with a no-ball and a maiden to Anthony. After a spell of idleness. Gillespie got the bowling again, and with a snick on the leg siikl got his •ucoml single off Allom. A full shot by Anthony to third man brought a single. The Paniell' b.-ilsmyu was a bit uncomfortable to Woi'thhigton, who had him pegged down for two overs. Allom got his first relief at 40, when Woollcy took over. Gillespie played an uncomfortable maiden'to the lefthander. Facing the .-low bowler, Anthony pulled the third ball to the fence, bringing 47 runs up for an hour's play. Gillespie, who had been half an hour at the ,wicket for two singles, got moving a bit, turning two consecutive balls to leg for a brace each and following with a third glance' for a singlo off' Worthington. He could not, however, .collect off Woolley, who sent down another maiden. In Worthington 's next over Gillespie -got into doublo figures. ANTHONY OUT. Once again Anthony pulled Woolley to the boundarvyaml a couple of singles off Worthington brought the total to 85. At this stage E. H. Bowley relieved Woolley, and. was given a reception from the grandstand. His third ball was hit to tho square leg boundary by Anthony, but the next one the batsman touched and was caught at the wicket. 89—2—48. Anthony had batted 86 minutes for 48 runs. Weir then joined Gillespie. Details:— AUCKLAND. ' First Innings. Mills, c Woolley, b Allom , 6 Anthony, c Cornford, b Woolley .. 48 Gillespie, not out ,; 37 Weir, not out 5 Extras 14 Total for two wickots ...... 110 AFTER LUNCH. Gillespie continued to bat soundly. The century came up after 95 minutes when Weir snicked one from Worthington through the slips to the boundary. Allom was given -another turn with a change of ends, taking the ball from Worthington. With a leg glance" for two and a streaky one through slips to the boundary, Gillespie reaehe<l_ 34, and a good leg shot for three made nine off the over. This batsman was careful ,toY Bowley, who; sent down a maiden to him.'"'