International Cricket

Evening Star, Issue 22233, 10 January 1936, Page 10

International Cricket

M.C.C. v. NEW ZEALAND

A BAD START Tli© toss favoured Cromb. and New Zealand bad first use of the wicket, Cromb and Mills being New Zealand s opening pair. Baxter, the fast bowler, opened the visitors’ attack from the > Cargill road end at 11.33, Cromb fac- ' ing him, and the batsmen ran one for a leg bye off the fifth ball. Parks, the slow-medium trundler, bowled' from the pavilion end, and Cromb opened with a single to point, ■ which was all the over produced. Baxter bowled with some hostility, and was swinging in to the batsmen, but a short one Cromb forced to square leg for a single. A fine leg shot, gave the New Zealand skipper a single off Parks. Mills wis watching the ball fairly closely, while Cromb was also content to play safe, Baxter sending down a maiden. Mills was at the crease 15 minutes without scoring, and then edged one from Parks into Smith’s hands ,at second slip, the Derbyshire man holding'a good catch. 4— l—o. Weir filled the breach, and in his next over Baxter was no-balled. Weir started with a 3 to fine leg off Parks. Cromb had a life in the same over, Bar- * her putting one on the floor at short leg when Cromb was 3. It was not a particularly difficult catch. ■ Weir cover-drove Baxter for a brace, and turned him to leg for a" single. Disaster overtook New Zealand with the second last ball of the over, Baxter beating Cromb with a “ yorker.” 12—2—3. Cromb batted, for 25 min- • utes.

Moloney joined Weir, who cut Parks square for a single, which was all the over produced. Weir leg-glanced Baxter for a single, but Parks was bowling a very-persistent length, and the batsmen found it difficult to get him away. Weir eventually drove him to cover for a single, and a single off Baxter made him double figures after 18min batting. The rate of scoring was very slow indeed, and Parks and Baxter bowled successive maidens. With the total at 18 Read came on in place of Baxter, who had bowled eight overs, including 'four maidens, for 6 • runs and one wicket. Read quickly pace, bowling appreciably taster than in the Otago match, but he was no-balled in his first over, and Weir hoisted 20 after 47 minutes’ play by cover-driving Read for a single. Parks still had the_ batsmen exercising restraint, but Weir got one well away to rattle the square-leg pickets for the first 4 of the match after 50 minutes’ play. After 32min at the wickets, Moloney opened his scoring account by sweeping Read to square-leg for a single, and when Weir was 15 he gave a very difficult chance to Griffith off Read on th« leg side, the wicketkeeper making a good attempt to hold the catch, the ball speeding to the boundary. ‘Weir reached 20 in 37min with a single to point, and this signalised the appearance of 30. Weir cut Parks through slips for a single, and Moloney scored a single from the next. Four byes came in the same over, and when Read went off Mitchell-lnnes came on as sub., and Baxter took up the attack at the pavilion end. Baxter was successful with the last ball of the over, which brought about Moloney’s dismissal, Ibw. 36-3-2. Weir was then 21, and Baxter, who was bowling very accurately, had taken two wickets for 6 runs. Vivian joined Weir and Parks’s next over was a maiden. Baxter was no-balled in _ the next over, and Vivian broke the ice with a single to the on. The Auckland lefthander was dropped in Parks’s next over without addition to his. score, Holmes failing to accept a chance at first-slip. Read was back on the field by this 'time and he took up the attack again from Baxter, whose figures were 10 overs, five maidens, 7 runs, two wickets. Read’s first ball made the situation oven worse for New Zealand for he bowled Weir with one that kept low and beat the Aucklander badly. 37-4-21. Weir batted 54 minutes. Lamason partnered Vivian and started with a single behind point off Read, 40 appearing on the board soon afterwards. Parks’s next over produced 3 runs, and Lamason turned Read to square-leg for a brace. The express bowler was making the ball lift awkwardly at times, and Parks continued to command respect, bowling another maiden to Vivian. Lamason pulled one from Read to square-leg for a single, and a fine-leg shot added another one to Vivian’s score, Lamason forcing Read to leg for another brace and reaching double figures in 15 minutes.

Parks bowled the last over before lunch for, a maiden, the adjournment being taken with 49 runs showing for the loss of four wickets after 87 minutes play—Vivian 3 not out, Lamason 1(1 not out.

Home Side Bats on Good Wicket

All Out For 81 The match between the Marylebone Cricket Club team and New Zealand, which opened at Caris brook this morning, marked the first officially recognised first-class fixture of the tour, the matches against provincial teams not being so regarded for official purposes. Although not officially designated test matches, the games between M.C.C. and New Zealand in the present series may be so regarded to all intents and purposes although thejr have each been limited to three days’ duration. ’ This is the first occasion a New Zealand eleven has, played in Dunedin for some years, the last being when it met an Australian team, captained by V. Y. Richard son. Light rain fell last night, but it did not affect the wicket, which was in excellent order. It had a little more grass on it than usual, but gave every appearance of be ing a perfect batsmen a wicket. The outfield was in first-class order. Keen interest is being display ed in the match, and there was a good attendance when play comhi enced at 11.30, this increasing during the morning, the weather bein g fine but dull, Mitchell-Innes jvas twelfth man for M.C.C. Messrs W. Butler and R, C. Torrance were the umpires, and Messrs W. A. Smith and E. H. Downes were the scorers.

STILL WORSE When play was resumed after lunch Bead took up the attack from the Cargill road end, and Lamason hit his first delivery high through slips to the boundary. The fourth ball of the over brought about Laniason’s downfall. In making an almost identical stroke he was caught by Smith at third slip. 53 5—14. Lamason’s stay at the crease occupied 17min. The outlook for New Zealand became still blacker when Huberts, who filled the vacancy, was clean bowled by Head off the last ball of the over, the Canterbury man playing a very weak stroke at the ball. 53— 6 —0. Read had taken three for 20. _ Elmes partnered Vivian, both being left-handers. Vivian cut Parks behind point for a brace, and potted him down the gully to the boundary. Elmes hoisted bO. by placing Read to leg for a single, and Vivian ott-drov© the fast bowler for 3. The procession continued, however, _ Elmes being bowled by Read off the fifth ball of the over. 6J —7—l. ' , Merritt partnered Vivian, who fetched 3 off Parks behind point, but Read further improved his figures witfi the first ball of the next over, which bowled Vivian off his pads. 66—8—io. Vivian batted 37min. Read had now taken five wickets for, 24 runs. , ■ Cowie was the incomer, and the crowd gasped as the last two balls of the over almost shaved the stumps. Merritt drove Parks high to long-on for a brace, Human failing to accept a hard catch. A cover hit added a single, and Cowie opened his account with a single in the same direction. Merritt got Parks away nicely to leg tor a brace and a 3, 9 runs coming from the over which was the most expensive of the day. Merritt was dismissed in the next over, Read obtanmg an • Ibw decision. 75 —9— B. . Jackman was last man in, and Cowie hoisted 80 with a lofty drive to the boundary. The innings closed soon afterwards when Cowie hoisted one from Parks almost to the on boundary at the grand stand fence, where Barber brought off a good catch. 81—10;— 6. Jackman was 1 not out. The innings occupied 117 minutes. Details •

NEW ZEALAND. First Innings, I. B. Crornb b Baxter 3 J. E. Mills 5 Smith b Parks ... 0 G. L. Weir b Read 21 D. A. R. Moloney Ibw b Baxter ... 2 H. G. Vivian b Read 16 J; R. Lamason c Smith b Read ... 14 A. W. Roberts b Read 0 C. J. Elmes b Read ... 1 W. E. Merritt Ibw b Read 8 J. Cowie c Barber b Parks 6 C. K. Jackman not out ... 1 Extras (4 byes, 2 leg byes, and 4 no balls) 10 Total 81 —Rowling Analysis.—

Baxter bowled 3 no-balls and Read 1 no-ball.

0. M. R. W, A. D. "Baxter .. . 10 5 7 2 J. H. Parks .. . 19 7 28 2 H. D. Read .. . 9 1 26 6