TRICKY WICKET

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21606, 8 January 1945, Page 5

TRICKY WICKET

DRAWN REP." CRICKET ip.A.) CHTtISTCHURCH. Jan. 8. Often guessing wrongly on n tricky twopaced pitch, the Canterbury batsmen cmilil ilr little with the keen Wellington attach at Lancaster fflrk on Salurilay, anil tin side were all out shortly after -I o’clock for 2SS—GfI runs behind Wellington on the first innings. Cromb and the 18-year-old Leggat put on 112 runs for tile first wicket on Saturday morning with a clever mixture of aggression and defence. They batted surely and confidently under dampish conditions that forced the howlers to work hard for any spin or devil, ft was a dilferent story when lla* sun came out after lunch and turned the pitch into something of a bowler's dream. This war. particularly so _at the south end. Cromb, who was dismissed at, 12.(i p.m., made a splendid 05, which included nine fours and one six. After he had none the next four wickets- - Hadlee, Waine, Anderson and Uttley—fell for tin- addition of less than -10 to the snore. I Mcßae and Butterfield offered bright and breezy resistance to tile increased menace ol the attack and the crowd cheered as Mcßae hoisted two sixes over the fence, but the end was not long delayed, speeded up by Wellington's clean, crisp foilding. When slumps were drawn Wellington had 8-1 on tile board for six wickets down in their second innings against, an alert and well-managed attack. The match was drawn, witli the first- innings honours to Wellington. Scores:— WELLINGTON

First Innings h)2 Second Innings ,T. 1 fully, e Hadlee, b Mcßae .. 8 Cl. liov.e, h Mcßae 5 L. Ell, c and I) Butterfield 1 F. !!. Mooney, 1) Scott y. M. Hoar, stp. Dtinnet, h Scott .. yti IT. Chapman, not out 23 W. Bain, I) Hurtl * Ji. Knapp, not out 5 Extras (; Total for six wickets 8-1 Bowling.—Mcßae, fi overs, maidens, !7 runs, 2 wickets; Butterfield, C, IS, 12, l! Burn, V, 2, 111 1 : Scott, 10, 7, 0. 2; Cromb, -1 overs. 15 runs; Waine, II overs, 11 runs; Uttley. 1 over, -I runs. CANTERBURY First Innings 1,. 11. Crnrnl), c Hoar, b Allen •• -'a ,J. fi. Leggat, c Knapp, I) Matheson .. 2a W. A. Hadlee, e Knapp. I) Allen .. 8 M. C. Waine. c Knapp, li Malheson .. 13 W. Mel'). Anderson, s'p. Mooney. I) Knapp •* • • 8 K. F. Uttley, li Knapp B' 1,. A. Butterfield, li Allen 0 I). N. Mcßae, e Hoar, li Knapp .. •• 27 IC. it. Scott, c Rome, h Knaw 7 T. 11. linrtt. c Ell, h Allen Hi If. M. Dumu-t, not out 7 Extras " Total 233 Bowling.—Hoar, 2 overs, 3 runs; .1. G. Ashenden, 12 overs, 3 maidens, 20 runs; A. M. Mntneson. 28 overs. !) maidens, (18 runs, 2 wickets; ,1. Duiry, 5 overs, l maiden, !l runs; K. Aden, 20.1 overs, a maidens, 03 runs, -I wickets; I). Knapp, 2ft overs, ! maidens, .77 runs, I wickets; fi. Chapman, 2 overs, li runs.