PROCESSION

Evening Star, Issue 23208, 6 March 1939, Page 12

PROCESSION

OTAGO'S UNDIGNIFIED “ FLOP ” DEFEATED BY INNINGS AND 142 RUNS A- cloudy sty and a cool breeze greeted the players when the match between Sir Julien Cahn’s twelve and the Otago side was resumed this morning. There were not many spectators present at the outset. ' and they witnessed rather a dismal -spectacle when three Otago wickets went in the first three overs of the.day, and a fourth when only 17 runs had been scored for the morning’s pla.v. DISASTER COMES EARLY. With one wicket down for 63, Otago resumed its second knock, the batsmen being Knight (29) and Robertson (3) , and the former faced Phillipson. bowling from the Workshops end. Knight reached 30 with a single to mid-on. Disaster came early when Robertson played-PhilHpson’s sixth ball on to his wicket. 64—2—3. ■ , Watts took charge at the other end, and the incomer was Moloney. Another .tragedy also happened when Knight, whose score was 30, snicked Watts, and the wicketkeeper, Maxwell, jnjid© £t gallant ©fFort to tali© tb© eaten, the ball dropping out of his gloves as be fell to the ground. Knight patted Phillipson down the slips for a couple, and in the'same over he played forward, missed, and was clean-howled. 67—3 33. Phillipson had taken two for 22, his figures this morning being two for S. , Worse was still to come, for, after playing one ball, Ehnes was struck on the pad with the following delivery, and »' loud appeal by the ’keeper brought the umpire’s hand up. Ehnes apparently did not realise that the decision was against him, and it was not' until he received the fatal news again that he walked slowly to the pavilion. 67—4—0. Cameron, filled the breach, and he opened with a single off Watts backward of point. Moloney also got going with a single past point, and Hardstaff, fielding brilliantly, the batsman had to scurry to get home. Cameron obtained another 1 past point in Phillipson’s next over, and Moloney scored a single to fine-leg. The batsmen continued to take the score along in singles, but at 80 Came; ron was dismissed in similar manner to that which. had disposed _of Knight, a good-length ball from Phillipson knocking back his leg stick. His score was 4, and this made the outlook for* Otago a particularly dreary one, and there was very little life in the cricket generally. Phillipson was bowling remarkably well, and had taken four for 25, his four wickets this morning costing only 4 runs. It was not long before another Otago wicket fell. Mills launching out at a good-length ball from Watts and sending it into the hands of Dyson at close mid-on. 85—6—1. Groves was next, and Moloney reached double figures when he drove Phillipson straight for 2. Moloney swept Phillipson to leg for a single, and Groves obtained a single to sauare-leg to open his score. Walsh, the left-hander, took over from Watts, and Groves got him away to leg to hoist 90.

Phillipson. who from the Press box sfjaneared not infrequently to howl a nohall, was keeping; the hatsmen very quiet, and a pall of dullness settled over the game. The 12.30 Workshops whistle was the signal for another Otago wicket to fall, Groves lashing out at Walsh and being clean-howled for 3, seven wickets being down for 91. Leader came in. and Smith took over from Phillipson. Leader launching out at the slow bowler and driving him to the .on for 3. In Walsh’s next over Leader scored another 3 down the gully, and, Molonev hoisted the 100 in 130 minutes with a single off Walsh, but the first hall of Smith’s next over saw Leader put one gently into PhiHipson’s hands at mid-off. and eight wickets were down for 100, Leader’s tally being 7. Hunt came in and immediately broke his duck with a single to point, Moloney adding 1 off the nest ball, and Hunt placing the following deliverv to .fine-leg for still another. Hunt, batting confidently, scored 'two 2’s off Walsh, one to fine-leg and the other down the slips; but before the end of the over he nlaced the same howler into Hardstaff’s hands at mid-off, and was out. 107—9—6. The end was now in sight, and Silver came in, only to be bowled in attend nting to hit the last ball, of the over. Nimmo was last man in, and Moloney nlaced Smith to the on Tor a single. The end came with, the next ball, Nimmo out to the delivery, missing, and being bowled, the innings closing for 108. giving Sir .Tulien Cahn’s team victory by an innings and 142 runs. Moloney was 16 not out. and Otago’s innings occupied '142 minutes. Details:— bTAGO. First Innings 184 Second Innings. 'A. R. Knight b Phillipson 33 K. F. M. Uttley c Walsh b Smith 23 G. J. Robertson b Phillipson 3 D. A. R. Moloney not out ... ... 16 C." J. Elmes Ibw b Phillipson 0 H, Cameron h Phillipson 4 G. H. Mills..c Dyson h Watts ... 1 L. J. Groves b Walsh ... 3 V. J. Leader c Phillipson h Smith 7 R. T. Hunt c Hardstaff b Walsh ... 6 R; Silver h, Walsh 0 J. Nimmo b Smith 0 Extras 12 Total 108 Fall of wickets: One for 58; two for 64; three for 67; four for 67; five for 80; six for 85; seven for 91; eight for 100; nine for 107; ten for 107; eleven for 108,

Phillipson bowled five no-balls. SIR JULIEN CAHN’S TEAM. First Innings ..i ••• 434

, —Bowling Analysis.0. M. R. W. w. E. Phillipson 13 0 33 4 E. A. Watts ... 9 0 19 1 V. E. Jackson ... 3 0 10 0 T. P. B. Smith 7 .1 14 3 J. E. Walsh ... 7 1 20 3