Second Meeting Lancashire Out For 318 In Match With N.Z.

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 August 1949, Page 3

Second Meeting Lancashire Out For 318 In Match With N.Z.

[From A. W. MITCHELL, N.Z.P.A. London Correspondent.] LIVERPOOL, August 20.—With only three regular bowlers, Cowie, Cave and Burke, and eight overs by Rabone, New Zealand in its second match against Lancashire, dismissed the county for 318 runs, and in five minutes before the close of play Sutcliffe and Scott made nine. Washbrook scored a good century, making 125 in nearly four hours, and the Lancashire tail did well. The chief burden of the bowling was taken by Burke, who worked for nearly tour hours and took three for 117.

The New Zealanders arrived at Liverpool at 10 a.m., after eleven hours and a half in the train from Sunderland. They would have preferred to bat, but Wallace lost the toss and they spent a long and hot day in the field. They fielded extremely well, earning warm praise from the discei'ning Lancashiremen. In spite of the opening of the football season, the attendance was more than 7000.

Mooney kept wicket at the start of the innings, but as his bruised finger continued, to pain him, he was relieved after lunch by Reid. The pitch was easy paced and gave the bowlers little aid. N.Z.’s Good Start The game was only 20 minutes old, and Lancashire were 12, when Cave completely beat Ikin with a swinger. Place got quickly off the mark by

off-driving a full toss from Cave to the boundary. Washbrook began quietly, with neat cuts and leg glances and neither batsman was unduly worried by either Cowie or Cave. Burke began his long day’s work 35 minutes before lunch, and in that period bowled six overs, three maidens, and gave away only seven ' runs, of which four were taken by Washbrook with a powerful cover drive off the back foot. Place was patently puzzled by Burke’s flighting and good length, and he countered them only by marching down the pitch two or three yards and : using his bat like a piece of wall. • Washbrook, on the other hand, tended to play back. At lunch the score was 83 for one wicket (Washbrook 35, , Place 38). i When they returned, Place was ' beaten by Burke and Reid, who did a smart piece of stumping. Edrich was no more confident against Burke than Place had been, ! and having been pegged down for half an hour for a single, tried to offdrive. Wallace at mid-off held a fine catch, low and hard. Then came the best partnership of the day, between Washbrook and Wharton. They put on 97 in 90 minutes of pleasant cricket. Washbrook hit some delightful off and cover' drives and once swept Burke to the leg boundary off a half volley with i a shot that was sheer artistry, Whari ton hit all round the wicket with easy ■ impartiality, and in one over took I two boundaries off Burke with j straight and off drives. When Ra- ; bone replaced Cave, he square cut ef- ; fectively. i Wharton Run Out : Both Wharton and Washbrook, however, were a little too keen on abrupt singles. Washbrook was nearly out when Scott threw down the wicket with accuracy, and then . Wharton attempted a single when he : patted Rabone to cave in the gully. Washbrook refused the run and , Wharton, attempting a rapid about i face, slipped. Reid, taking a perfect | return from Cave,, flicked off the j bails. It was bad luck for Wharton, and a sad end to a good partnership. I Burke was still plugging away, and Washbrook used him to reach his century in three and a half hours with a stern off drive. Rabone had Howard, the Lancashire captain, leg before wicket, and Sutcliffe had an over before tea, off which Washbrook took 11 from three full tosses. At tea Lancashire was 221 for five wickets (Washbrook 125). Burke, who had bowled unchanged for two hours and 20 minutes between lunch and tea, came back to work and had the satisfaction of catching Washbrook off his own bowling, in his first over. This was his fiftieth wicket of the tour. Bowlers Tire Cowie and Cave now came into their own with the new ball, taken at 228, Cowie bowling Barlow and Cave knocking out one of Hilton’s stumps. Greenwood and Tattersail, a lefthander, scored 56 in 50 minutes, taking the score from 249 to 305. They scored freely off the tiring bowlers, including the determined Burke, then Cave, who was coming through fast, beat Greenwood, who had reached 50 in 100 minutes, and Mooney lived up to his reputation, this time at second slip. Sutcliffe caused a roar of delight when he pulled the first ball from Stone, a left-arm medium pace bowler, for four, and another of amusement when he swished a rising ball high over the wicket-keeper to the boundary. COUNTY MATCHES LONDON, August 19.—Middlesex had another easy victory to retain their clear leadership in the county cricket championshin table. Results:— Middlesex.—First innings, nine for 456 declared (Brown 74, Mann 86, Leslie Compton 88). Derbyshire—First innings, 244 and followed on 117 (Young four for 23). Middlesex won by an innings and. 95 runs. Surrey.—First innings, 403 (Fishlock 112, Barker 137); second innings, five for 180 declared. Hampshire.—First innings, 355 (McCorkell 91); second innings, seven for 251 (Rogers 88).

Hampshire won by three wickets. Somersetshire.—First innings, 377 (Walford 97); second innings, seven for 231 declared. Sussex.—First innings, 293 (Doggart 155); second innings, eight for 179. The match was drawn, Kent. —First innings, 164 (Jenkins five for 65); second innings, 275 (Todd 1G0). Worcestershire.—First innings, eight for 459 declared (Cooper 75, Palmer 96, Ainsworth 96). Worcestershire won by an innings and 20 runs. Leicestershire.—First innings, 195 (Tompkin 82); second innings, 172 (Goddard four for 40). Gloucestershire.—First innings, eight for 449 declared (Emmett 116). Gloucestershire won by an innings and, 82 runs. Nottinghamshire.—First innings, 294 (Keeton 96); second innings, six for 64 (Woolier four for 29). Glamorgan.— First innings, 274 (Jepson five for 82), The match was drawn. Warwickshire.—First innings, 245; second innings, 171. Yorkshire.—Firstinnings, eight for 484 declared (Lester 116, Watson 115). Yorkshire won by an innings and 68 runs.