ALL OUT FOR 415

Evening Star, Issue 25750, 25 March 1946, Page 8

ALL OUT FOR 415

AUSSIES SET WELLINGTON BIG TASK MANY DROPPED CATCHES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 24. A crowd of 12,000 at the Basin Reserve on Saturday saw the Australian cricketers increase their first innings score against Wellington from 158/for four wickets to 415 all out by 4.25 p.m. The innings lasted for 420 minutes. Buchan, Downes, Hatch, and Lamason bowled so steadily that the Australian batsmen, with, the exception of Hassett, who scored a brilliant century, were kept subdued. Wellington, when an appeal against the light was upheld at 5.35 p.m., had scored 27 runs without loss in their second innings. Wellington now require 294 runs to avert an innings defeat, with all their wickets in hand. The sum of £1,026 was taken at the gates. This does not include season ticket holders or special tickets for school children. The weather was gloriously fine, with a light southerly breeze, when Miller (18) and McCool (0) resumed Australia's first innings at 11.30 a.m. Though the wicket was. much faster than, on Friday and the mower had been over the outfield, (Miller and McCool made no attempt to force the pace, but set themselves out to take the bloom off the opening bowlers. Miller, who is usually a forcing batsman, was at the wickets for 20. minutes for 2 runs before he on drove one from Buchan to the track. McCool was more enterprising, and rapidly overhauled his partner with a neat hook for 4 off Buchan He also hit Lamason to the boundary at mid-on and long-on. Miller then opened out. He clouted one from Lamason to the long-on boundary, bringing 200 up for 224 minutes' play. Miller, who had been at the wickets-for 125 minutes for 46 runs, was then clean-bowled by an mswinger from Buchan. He had assisted McCool to put on 66 for the fifth wicket. Hassett joined McCool, who was 33, and another stubborn stand was made. At luncheon the score was 255 for five—McCool 42, Hassett 20. HASSETT'S INNINGS.

On the resumption of play the crowd had swelled to about 12,000, and people were still pouring through the turnstiles. Buchan and Hatch resumed the attack. Hassett brought up 260 by booking a short one from Hatch to the boundary at square-leg. With the total at 263, McCool, who had been at the wickets for 114 minutes for 44, including' three 4's, was bowled by liuchan. He had assisted Hassett to put on 39 for the sixth wicket in 46 minutes. Johnson joined Hassett, who drove one from Buchan to the sight screen and then banged one in the same bowler's next over to the pickets at extra long on. He reached his halfcentury in 72 minutes with a late ,out for 4 off Downes. Johnson brought 300 uo for 331 minutes' play. Hassett was then applauded for lifting one from Downes high to long on for which the batsmen ran 5. This placed the little Victorian in the sixties. With his score at 14 Johnson was dropped by Lamason at third slip off Downes, the fieldsman juggling with J the ball before losing possession. The score was then 327 for six. With a sweet leg glide for 3 off Lamason, Hassett reached 70 in 101 minutes, and then brought 340 up by sweeping one from Lamason to the pickets at midon. He reached 80 by banging one from Downes to the ropes at extra long on. A couple of runs later hp cocked one up and was nearly caught by Hatch at silly mid-on. JOHNSON DISMISSED. With the total at 347, Johnson, who had reached 23 in 64 minutes, popped one fronv Lamason into Wilson's hands at second slip. He had assisted Hassett to put on 84 for the seventh wicket. " Tallon, the wicketkeeper, partnered Hassett, wKo was 83. He arrived to see Hatch drop an easy chance at mid-on from Hassett off Lamason. The Victorian showed his gratitude by hooking one from Lamason to the fence at mid-on, placing himself in the nineties and bringing 360 up with a single off Lamason. Hassett reached his century in 132 minutes. He then banged one from Downes past cover to the fence. Crawford came on to stop the run getting, but nine came from his first over and a similar number off his second in this spell. Four hundred came up for 404 minutes' play. This saw the end of Hassett's brilliant innings, as after he had been at the wickets for 149 minutes he was bowled by an in-swinger from Buchan. Twelve 4's and one 5 figured in his total of 114. The eighth wicket had added 53 runs. Dooland joined Tallon who was 18. The new batsman was dropped right away close in on the leg side by IRowe off Buchan. At tea the score was 403 for eight wickets. Upon resuming 8 runs were added when Dooland, who had scored a couple, lashed out at one from Buchan and was clean bowled. Toshack, the last man, arrived to see Tallon bang one from aHtch to the ropes at square leg. With the total at 415, Toshack, who had scored a couple,, was run out in attempting a third run for a straight drive off Buchan. The innings, which had occupied 420 minutes, closed at 425 p.m. Tallon was left unbeaten with 28. Buchan bowled particularly well in taking four wickets for 99 off 42.1 overs, nine of which were maidens. He clean bowled such able batsmen as Miller, McCool, Hassett, and Dooland. Downes, Lamason,' and Hatch also E egged away determinedly and would ave had better figures had the chances offering been taken. The Wellington ground fielding was smart and clean, but the work in the air was very faulty, catches being dropped by Tindill, Hatch, Lamason, and IRowe. WELLINGTON'S BIG TASK. Requiring 321 to avoid an innings defeat, Wellington opened its second innings with Tindill and Rice at 4.39 p.m. to the bowling of Miller and Toshack. The batsmen opened quietly, Toshack sending down six maidens in a row. With the total at 8, made in 21 minutes, Johnson relieved Miller. After sending down six overs for no runs, Toshack was relieved by McCool. With the score at 22 Rice, who had scored 9. should have been stumped by Tallon off McCool. An appeal was then made against the shadow of the pavilion coming over the pitch, but the umpires ordered play to proceed, as the Australians had had to face the same, disability on,; Friday afternoon. Tindill reached 10 after batting 40 minutes. A third appeal against the light was upheld at 5.35 p.m., when stumps were drawn with the score at 27 for no wickets—Tindill 13, Rice 11. The match will be continued to-morrovv. when it will be interesting to see if Wellington can fight back as valiantly ns Ot'ago did in its second innings against the Australians. Scores :

AUSTRALIA.

First Innings. W. A. Brown c Tindill b Downes 34 K. Meuleman b Hatch . 11 S. Ci. Barnes b Lamason . 46 R. A. Hamence c Tindill b Downes i 46 K. R. Miller b Buclian , . 46 C. V. McCool b Buchan . 44 A. L. Hassett b Buchan , . 114 I. W. Johnson c Wilson b Lamasor t 23 D. Tallon not out „. .. . 28 iB. Dooland b Buchan 2 E. Toshacfe run out 2 Extras (byes 11, leg byes 8) ... .' 19 Total . 415 Fall of Wickets.—One for 23, two for 64, three for 106. four for 158, five for 226, six for 263, seven for 347, eight for 403, nine for 411, 10 for 415. —Bowling Analysis.— 0. M. R. W. IR. Hatch ... 30 9 60 1 (R. Buchan ... 42.1 9 99 4 T. A. Downes 36 7 101 2 J. IR. Lamason 26 5 71 2 D. S. Wilson 13 3 32 0 R. Crawford 6 0 33 0 WELLINGTON. First innings . 97 Second Innings. E. W. Tindill not out . 13 H. F. Rice not out . 11 Extras (byes) . 3 Total for no wickets ... , ... 27 —Bowling Analysis.— 0. M. R. W. Miller ... ... 5 1 8 0 Toshack ... 6 6 0 0 Johnson 5 2 (i 0 McCool ...... 5 2 5 0 Dooland - 2 0 5 0