BIG CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 10193, 4 January 1926, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

N.S.W. VERSUS N.Z

STATE SIDE MAKES 531

N.Z. 6 WICKETS DOWN FOR 282

BLUNT GAINS A LOT OF

APPLAUSE

STAND BY PATRICK AND ALCOTT. f

£ ' ' (Unitpd Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received j an. 3, 5.5 p.m.) T , SYDNEY, Jan. 3. New South Males, in their first innings, made 531.

Bardsley, c Blunt b Cunningham 87 Nicholls, c Mcßeth, b Cunningham 47 Campbell, not out 10 Tweeddalo, run out 2 Extras 12

Bowling: Cunningham took five for 125, Allcott two ior 112, Oliver none for 31, Blunt none ior 98, Mcßeath one for 79, Alloo none for 27, Patrick one for 52.

New -Zealand, in their first innings, made 282 for six wickets.

Worker, c and b Campbell 30 Alloo, b Nicholls ’... 13 Blunt, c Campbell, b Morgan 73 Oliver, c Vaughan, b Campbell ... 23 Lowry, c Ratclifte, b Morgan ... G Lucre, b Complied / G Patrick, not out 71 Allcott. not out '/’ 51 Extra s 9

Stumps were then drawn. /I he match between New South M ales and New Zealand was resumed in dull, fine weather. Heavy rain fell during the night, and the wicket was drying. Tlie outfield was slow. Some balls were rising high. Off the third hall of the day, Patrick missed Nicholls off Allcott. Play generally was slow, Allcott being treated with tlie greatest respect. More freedom was used with Patrick. Three-quarters of an hour after the start, Bardsley just tapped a ball about three yards to Blunt near midon. He had batted 12G minutes, and hit nine fours. His partnership with Niehells added 69. The full century took 355 minutes. Eleven runs later Patrick should have caught Nicholls, but be was too slow on the move. Nicholls scored slowly and some of his strokes were very lucky.

Cunningham was the best howler of the innings. He had bad luck and should have captured more wickets if the fieldsmen had supported him better. He found the ground very

hard. Allcott also bowled splendidly. He kept a good length. It was difficult to understand why Patrick did not make more use of Alloo. His figures against South Australia, three i'er -it, showed he was worthy of more notice. New Zealand opened well. Alloo making some dashing strokes. He fell a victim to a good length ball from Nicholls.

Worker appeared uneasy, and opened si owl v.

Blunt, playing with gre r t freedomquickly raised tiie tot.nl. He executed strokes with nice precision all round the wicket. His driving was particularly pleasing, and he frequently gained the applause of the five thousand spectators. Tlie score board showed one hundred in seventy minutes.

Worker scored slowly, mostly singles, hitting only one cut of four. The second wicket added 93 and when the total was 131 Blunt hit a ball to Campbell at mid-on. He had batted brilliantly for 75 minutes, and hit ten fours.

Oliver indulged in some big hitting, and was caught on the boundary. His score included four fours.

Campbell was nroving troublesome with the bail. He is a slow bowler and the ball dropped awkwardly just about the crease and the batsmen played over it. Lowry and Dacre quickly followed •Oliver to the pavilion and, with the board showing 162 for five wickets, New Zealand’s position looked pretty bad. but Patrick and Allcott got the measure of thv bowling and 200 appeared for 160 minutes. Neither batsman was taking chances. They managed to get many runs through the slips where Bardsley was somewhat weak.

Nicholls war rising quickly from the pitch and Patrick received a painful blow on the head from one delivery. He reached his -50 in SO minutes. Patrick was playing with greater dash than Allcott. Rateliffe made frequent changes in the bowling in an attempt to break: the partnership. The New South Wales’ fielding generally was goodand some sharp returns were made, making the batsmen hustle. The century for the partnership appeared when they had been associated for one hundred minutes. As a result of this fine piece of play, there is every chance of the remaining four New Zealanders being able to stave off a follow-on. Patrick livened up the game; he stepped out to Campbell and hit him hard. Allcott was also taking more liberties. Campbell’s average had gone from three for 29 to three for 70.

Allcott’s 59 occupied two hours.— U-P.A.