CRICKET TOURISTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 February 1939, Page 7

CRICKET TOURISTS

CENTURY BY HARDSTAFF CANTERBURY’S TOTAL 464 | [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, February 25. The second day’s play in the match between Canterbury and Sir Juliei Cahn’s team way not as good to watch as ' the first day, the scoring being much slower. Canterbury’s innings ended at 464, and at stumps the visitors had lost five wickets for 262 runs.

Fall of wickets: one for 62, 2 for 2.19, 3 for 232, 4. for 243, 5 for 312, 6 for 321, 7 for 352, 8 for 381, 9 for 427, 10 for 462, 11 for 464. CAHN’S TEAM—lst Innings. C. S. Dempster, b Roberts .. .. 14 A. H. Dyson, c Mulcock. b Cromb 38 H. Mudge, b Roberts .. .. 0 J. Hardstaff, not out 132 N. Oldfield, c Roberts, b Davis .. 14 V. E. Jackson, c Kerr, b Davis .. 14 G. F. H. Heane, not out .. .. 43 Extras 7 Total for 5 wickets .. .. 262 BOWLING ANALYSTS.

TO-DAY’S PLAY. CHRISTCHURCH, February 27. The weather was perfect, when the match was continued, to-day. Hardstaff and Heane resumed, and Hardstaff had' a narrow escape when the second ball of Roberts’ third over whizzed through to the ’keeper, before Hardstaff could bring his bat down. Unperturbed', the Test batsman took his revenge in the next over, with a stinging carpet-drive for four, the first boundary of the morning. Hardstaff was now 150, and Heane 56, with the total at 300. Fighting dourly for runs, against a keen and relentless attack, the Hard-staff-Hearne partnership added 150 runs for the sixth wicket, before it was broken, by a good ball from Davis, the medium-paced East Christchuhch trundler. The board showed 309. Hearne, after batting for 140 min-

ites, and revealing many sound forcng shots, was out for 67. He hit eight ours.

It was third and final day of the match and the conditions were again glorious for cricket, with bright sunshine, a light breeze, and a true pitch. The first half-hour this morning produced 28 runs, and Cahn’s team reached the 300 mark after 320 minutes’ batting. Roberts was unlucky not to bag Hardstaff’s wicket, but Davis continued his good work, by skittling Watts. This was seven down for 323. -Joined by Maxwell, Hardstaff went on steadily, showing admirable footwork, but seldom risking anything, unless it was a particularly loose ball. His 150 occupied 270 minutes. Scores (at the lunch adjournment):-— Hardstaff, not out ISO Heane, c Webb b Davis 07 Watts, b Davis .. 5 Maxwell, not. out 28 Extras 10 Total, for seven wickets .. 369 \ CANTERBURY WINS. Hardstaff, c Bellamy b Roberts . . ISO Maxwell, b Roberts 41 Smith, c Donnelly, b Mulcock .. 11 Walsh, c Cromb b Roberts . . 12 Sir J. Cahn, not out .... 4 Extras 10 Total 410 Canterbury won by 54 runs, on the first innings.

A feature of the day's play was ’ solid fighting' inning's by Hardstafl f who made 132 not out. Going ii 1 when two wickets were down for 2G ’ ho played correct cricket, but with bit more enterprise he have 1 made many more runs. The batting of Cahn’s team, on Uh 5 whole, was disappointing, few players 1 showing any enterprise against bowl ‘ ing which, with the exception of Rob erts, was steady, rather than dangei ous. „ Hardstaff and Dyson adejed 80 foi the third.wicket, and Hardstaff and Heane put on 103 in an unbroken sixth wicket stand. The wicket was again good and the outfield fast, the match being watched by the best crowd since the visit of the South Africans six years ago Scores: — CANTERBURY—1st Innings. J. L Kerr, l.b.w., b Walsh .. 124 M. P. Donnelly, c Dempster, b Smith 20 R. E. Menzies, l.b.w., h Mudge .. 77 A. W. Roberts, l.b.w., b Mudge .. 3 I. B. Cromb, b Walsh .. .. 06 W. A. Hadlee, b Walsh .. . • 1!» W. McD. Anderson, c Jackson, b Walsh 2(1 R. C. Shand, c Maxwell, b Watts 35 F. W. Bellamy, b Smith .. .. 34 R. C. Webb, l.b.w., b Smith .. 46 H. Davis, c Watts, b Walsh .. 7 E. Mulcock, not out 2 Extras ■ • • 16 Total 404 BOWLING ANALYSIS. 0. M. R. W. Watts .... 18 2 81 2 Heane .... 4.0 17 0 Jackson .. .. H 2 35 0 Walsh .. .. 20 1 144 4 Smith .... 30 3 02 3 Mudge .. • • 13 1 80 2

0. M. R. W. Roberts .. .. 22 67 2 Mulcock . . .. 25 4 79 0 Crcmb .. .. 17 2 39 1 Donnelly .. .. 12 1 28 0 Davis .. . . 10 0 '42 2