ALLCOTT'S FINE BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1934, Page 15

ALLCOTT'S FINE BOWLING

Welluifitou vvue defeated by Petone in I the match on the Petone - Recreation I Ground Petone made the big total of 362 in their first innings. Wellington were all out'at 4.40 p.m. for the low score of 110, and: in the second' innings had put on 130 runs for the loss' of sis wickets when stumps were drawn. Wellington weio unfortunate in having six of their legular players away. The wicket wa3 all in favour of the batsmen, but Allcott did some outstanding bowling. He kept a consistently good .length, and always had the batsmen playmg,him with respect. He bowled. unchanged through the first innings, and had, only* a brief lest in the second. His performance, may be tabulated as follows:— ' r- '.

\ First Innings. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets "" 24 ( -- ,~7 , ' 48 .6 , Second Innings. Ovets Maidens. , ftuns. Wickets.

Some of the Wellington batsmen were heard to remark that Allcott's bowling was the best they had met so far this season. A pleasing ieature of the Wellington batting was the return to form of Monteath, the young left-hander. He scored a valuable 41, not. out,, in the second innings, and top scored with A. Wiren in the first innings with 22. Whyte. and A.. W'rcn opened 'to the bowling of Allcott and Rotherham. Whyte lasted only a icw overs, playing a, ball trom Allcott on to his wicket. Two overs latei Hqlhngs was bowled by Rotherham, who wa9 making the new ball swing.v'Monteath was next, and with Wiren advanced the score by means of well placed shots until Allcott got Wiren leg before ticket. Aircy lasted only a few overs, being caught by W S Brice off Rotherham's bowling. Buddie was the incomer, and survived <i thince when Roberts dropped a catch. The bowling was changed for the first time ai/3"2sip';'ni ,-W. S^ Brice relieving Kotherham* Buddie went out when Mallard took a high one-handed catch In the first ball ot his second over Brice bowled Mon-teattor**E-Wir<3n*-Win» nest, and the. hist time he faced Ailcott he hit a ball into Roberts's hands Duff was bowled by Allcott When the tea.mterval was taken Wellington's scoie was 100 When play was resumed the score bad not advanced very far before Cousins wai bowled Fay was run out by a smart return from P. Brice, so Ihe innings closed for 110. Galdwell was undefeated with 18, but he was lucky when be was dropped by Mallard Wellington's second mmngs opened sensationally, Allcott bovhng Whyte in his first over. Holhngs was nest Brice bowled for a few overs, and then put Mallard on Allcott bowled A Wiren off his pads Holhngs made 16, and then mishit, a ball from Mallard into the hands of W. S. Brice. Brice bowled again, and Rotherham relieved Allcott, Airey, who had hit\ a 6 off Mallard's bowling, made some big hits off Brice, and the score mounted quickly When Allcott resumed ho bowled Airey, whose 37 was a creditable effort. Buddie was the incomel Riddolls took over the bowling, and in his first over he gained two victims, Buddie and Caldnell being smartly tiken by M F jSficholls behind tho stumps Monteath had i meanwhile defied - ■ the bowling, arid: with E Wiren he plajed out time Details arc: — PETOXE First innings r 362 WELLINGTON First Innings Wlnte, b Allcott . 4. A.-Wiren, lbw, b'Allcott ... 22 Hollings, b Rotherham 0 Monteath.'b Brice . 22 Airey, cW. S.- Brice, b Rotherham '.. 6 Buddie, c Mallard, b AUcott . 11 Caldwell, not out . 18 H Wiren, c Roberts, b Allcott . . 2 Duff, b Allcott 8 Cousins, b Allcott 9 Fay, run out 1 Extras - 7 Total ' . 110 Fall of wickets—One foi 9, two for 10, tlnee for 42, lour ior 57, five for 72, six; for 74, seven foi 77, eight for 03, nine for 109, ten.'- for 110; 'Bowling—Allcott took six wickets for 48 runs, Rotherham two for 44, W S Buce_ one for 9 Second- Innings Wh'vte, b Alcott .. , . ..0 A. Wiren, b Allcott ... .... 7 Hollings, 0 W. S. Brice, b Mallard .. 16 Monteath, not out . . ..41 Airey, b Allcott . . .37 Buddie, 0 M. F. Nicholls, b Riddolls . 6 Caldwell, c, M. F. Nicholls, b Riddolls . 0 L. Wiren,'not out . . 7 Extras ~ \. , 16 Tofal for six wickets .. .130 Fall of\-wickets.—One for 0, two for 19, three for 37, four for 98, five for 113, sis for 113 •' Bowling—Allcott took three wickets for 23 runs, Riddolls two for 5, Mallard one for 28, W. S. Brice none lor 41, Roberts none for. 11, Rotherham hone for 2, P. Bnco none for 6.

The umpires were Messrs. J. Rodger and Jenness ,