THE SECOND TEST

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11115, 27 January 1930, Page 6

THE SECOND TEST

: M.C.GV V. XBW ZEALAND TAIL ENDEHs’oN LOCAL SIDE DO POORLY "WHOLE SIDE OUT FOR 439 WOOLLEY GETS FINE AVERAGE OF 7 FOR 70 M. 0.0. HAVE SIX DOWN FOR 255 VISITORS FAVORED WITH LOOK 'Press AsßCioiation.* . WELLINGTON, Jan. 25. ' Tiro second day’s play in tli6 second test 'match between New Zealand and the M.G'.C. team at the Basin Reserve to-day was full of incident. All visions of a big total by tho wearers of tho silver fern vaniulfed after Pago and Blunt had been disposed of. Frank Woolley and Worthington quickly disposed of the tail endors and from five for 407 the whole sido was out for 139. Woolley bowled particularly well, capturing seven wickets for 7G runs olf 171 deliveries. Tho' Englishmen commenced their innings after lunch and, at tho drawing of stumps, had lost six wickets for 255. runs. Dawson, Duleepsinbji, Legge, Nichols, Worthington and Gilligan all batted solidly. 'Tlie whole English side would have been out had Nichols and Worthington not fsoen dropped off Merritt. James also badly missed ail easy eliamto of stumping Gilligan off Merritt, but the wrong un beat but, wickets and keeper and went for two byes. The crowd this afternoon was estimated at 12,000, £GOO being taken at the gates. Tlife, with the £322 taken on Friday, leaves .about £IOO to lie gathered in to create a formidable record for a test match./ - With three wickets down for 339 Pago (33). and Blunt (15), resumed Now Zealand’s first innings practically at 11.30 on Saturday morning. Barratt and Nichols took up the bowling, tliq. jEktter rocking them in at a good pa<lb with the strong northerly wind behind him. Pago picked up a few and ran into the forties tfith two to Teg off Nichols. This brought up 350, which had occupied 337 minutes. A hook shot by Blunt off Nichols travelled fast to the long leg boundary and four byes in the same. over helped the score along. Page found the boundary with a well-timed on-drive in Barratt’s 32nd over and set the applause going by off-driving tho next ball to the fence, reaching his half Ocntury in 71 minutes.

Allom and Woolley took over tl:e bowling at 3SO. Blunt hit Woolley to leg for four but, in the same nter, the Otago man attempted to tap one through the slips and was brilliantly taken by Duleepsinliji. Blunt had been at tlio wickets for 75 minutes and hit six fours. He had assisted ■Page to add DO for the fourth wieket—sßs—4—36. McLeod came next' and steady scoring saw the 400 come up for 375 minutes’ play. Page was now in ; the sixties and was playing bright cricket.' His end had come, however, tor, in Allom’s next over he was naught at the wicket by Cornford at the second attempt. The Canterbury captain had been at the wickets for 103 minutes for his 67, which included eight fourers—4o7—s—67. G. L. Weir, the Auckland colt, joined McLeod, but . did not last long for, after notching a- couple, lie stopped a straight one from Woolley with a 1 pad and fell Ibw—4l0 —o—3. Woolley had now taken live wickets for G 1 mns off 24 overs.

K. O. James arrived to see McLeod cover drive Woglley for 4, reaching double figures. The Victoria- College, captain swung one from Woolley to tho fence hut was cleuu bowled by tlie next ball—l2s—7—l6. Woolley had now taken six wickets for 71 runs. 'N Dickinson, tho Otago rep., came next gnd arrived to see James phufc . Worthington through the slips for 4. ( Tlio next ball, however, he tried to get away to leg and Cornford took a brilliant catch standing well back.— 431—S—7. ; W, E. Merritt, tho Canterbury colt, was next, hut fell right away to Worthington lbw-—<l3lD —0. Badeock was last man and came out to redeem the pair of spectacles ho got in the first test match at Christcliurc'll. He opened by driving tho first ball lie received from Worthington through tho covers to the ropes. Dickinson slammed Woolley to long log for four, but skied the next hall to Worthington at mid-on. Tho innings, which had lasted for 414 minutes, closed for 439. ' Bowiey and Dawson opened the Englishmen’s’ innings at 2 o’clock. Dickinson and ' Badeock being entrusted with tho attack.. Dickinson was rocking them in at a good pace with the wind. In Badcock’s first over. Blunt dropped Bowiey in the slips.. After sending down four overs for 12,runs, Dickinson gave way to Blunt, who clean howled Bowiey with his first hall It was almost a full toss and the Sussex professional had a-slani at it but missed arid had his ■sticks shattered.—2o—l—9. . All eyes centred upon Duleepsinhji m he strolled leisurely to the wickets

After Blunt had completed his over, the New Zealand captain replaced him with Dickinson. Dawson reached doubles and brought up 30 by gliding the fast bowler to the long leg boundary. Lowry was following his usual policy of rapid changes. He brought Blunt on again in place of Dickinson but tho Indian Prince relished the slow bowler. Ho hit the first ball to long on for four, drove the second past cover to the ropes and on-drove the next for a couple, hitting ten from tho over. Fifty camo up in 43 minutes. Hie Indian Prince commenced to wave his hat like a wand. Ho glided Blunt for a couple and deftly patted him through the slips for four. DuleepsinHji delighted the crowd with the grace of his strokes and quickly ran into the thirties, scoring off almost every ball. Duleepsinhji quickly ran to 40, but here a delightful innings closed, the Indian Prince skying one from Badcock to Blunt at point.—Bl—2—4o. Frank Woolley was given a flattering reception by the big crowd as lie joined Dawson, who was 25. The crowd wero not destined to sco the former Kent left-hander get going for, after scoring half a dozen runs, he played forward to one from Dickinson and Lowry, close in at midon, threw himself to take a very clover catch—9l—3—o. Legge, the Kent captain, came next and arrived to sec Merritt take the ball from Baddock and Blunt relieve Dickinson. Hie hundred came up for 81) minutes’ play and play steadied down until Leggo hit tliirteen off Dickinson’s tenth over. With the total at 135, Badcock clean bowled Dawson with the last ball of his 17th over. The Leicester captain had shaped very soundly for his 44, having assisted Legge to add 44 for the fifth wicket. After tho tea adjournment, Nichols was Leggo’s partner and the northerly wind had become blustery and tho iflouds had hanked up. With tho total at 149 Legge, who had been batting for 55 minutes, was caught at the wickets by James off Dickinson. Included in the Kent captain’s contribution of 39 were four fourers —149—5—39.

Worthington joined Nichols and Blunt took tho ball from Dickinson. Nichols shimmed a full toss from Blunt to the ropes and them lifted one from Merritt into Mills’ hands at long-off only to see the Aucklander drop an easy eat'fli. The Essex and Derbyshire professionals brightened the proceedings by opening out to the slow bowlers, Blunt and Merritt, and runs came fust. Merritt was having no luck, for Blunt dropped Worthington at mid-oil when the Derby man was 17. At 185, McLeod came on for tho first time, but Nichols pulled the University captain <<> the houndary at mid-on. Two hundred camo up in 168 minutes, with both men going strongly. Badcock. who had relieved Merritt, was pulled by Worthington to the ropes at midon. In Dickinson’s 16th over, Nichols twico forced tho express liowler to tho square leg boundary. At 219 Merritt relieved Dickinson and off the googlio bowler’® first ball Worthington ■ was smartly stumped by James. The Derby professional had batted brightly for hrs 32, which included four fourers. He had ’■••lped Nichols to add 70 for the sixth wicket.

Harold Gilligan, the English captain, joined Nichols, who was 35. and Blunt took the ball from Badcock. The English captain quickly ran into double figures, hitting Merritt twice to tlu long-on boundary. Nichols bi ought 250 up in 211 minutes with a pull past Lowry at mid-oil which reached the ropes. Gilligan shout ! have been stumped by James off Merritt, but a hot “wrong un” beat bat, wickets and keeper, and went for two byes. Hie pair were still together when stumps were drawn, Nichols being 48 and Gilligan 20, and the score standing at 255 for the loss of six wickets.

Merritt bowled well, but was badly supported liy the field and had to lie content with one for 71. Baddock Dickinson, and Blunt all did good work ,at the. crease.

NEW ZEALAND —First Innings—• 0. S. Dempster, st Cornford b Woolley ... 133 J E. Mills, b Woolley 117 T. C. Lowry, c Duleepsinliji b Woolley 0 M. L. Page, e Cornford b Allom, 67 It. C: Blunt, c Duleepsinhji b Woolley 36 E. G. McLeod, b Woolley ... ... 16 G. L. Weir, lbw, b Woolley ... 3 K. G. James, c Cornford b Worthington 7 J. It. Dickinson, c Worthington b Woolley 5 W. E. Merritt, lbw, b Worthington 0 F. T. BadOcok (not out) 4 Extras 42 Total 439 Fall of wickets: ouo for 276, two for 28S, three for 295, four for 387, five for 407, six for 410, seven for 425, eight for 431, nine for 431, ten for 439. Bowling analysis: Nichols 20, o, 60, 0; Allom 28, 4, 73, 1; Barratt 33, 4, 87, 0: Worthington 22, 3, 63, 2; Bowiey 5,0, 32 0; Woolley 28.3. 5, 76, 7. M.C.C. —First Innings—E. H. • Bowiey, b Blunt .1. ... 9 E. W. Dawson, b Badeock ... 44 K. S. Duleepsinliji, c Blunt b Badcodk 10 F. E. Woolley, c Lowry b Dickinson . 6 G. B. Leggc, c James b Dickinson ... 39 M. S. Nichols, not out ... ••• 49 S. Worthington, c James b Meritt 32 A H. H. Gilligan. not out... 20 Extras 17 Total for six wickets .

Fall of wickets: One for 20 two for 81, three for 91, four for 135, five for 149, six for 219. Bowling analysis: Dickinson 19, 3, 65, !i; Badcock 26, 5, 45, 2; Blunt 14,53, 44, 1; Page 2,0, 8,1; Merritt 24, 1, 71, 1; McLeod 2,0, 5, 0. WHO SHOULD LEAD? NEXT SERIES OF TESTS. JARDINE’S CLAIMS URGED. United Press Assn .by El. Tel. Copyright (Received Jan. 26, 5 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 25. I'rank Mitchell, once a lumens Yorkshire cricketer, m it featured article in the Daily Express,, urges the M.O.C. to appoint .liirdino lest captain instead of Chapman, Carr or White. He says: “Tho captain must he an amateur. Previous experience of captaincy is unnecessary, provided lie has test experience and a sound knowledge of the men against whom he is playing.’’ Mitchell disagrees with those who favor Chapman on tho grounus of his brilliant achievements in Australia, stating, firstly, that there is a big difference between leading u touring side and captaining at Home. Furthermore, Chapman’s last year’s form would not entitle him to a place for his all round cricket. “England,” he adds, “cannot afford to select a captain purely because he is an and has a charming personality. Jardine headed the averages for 1927-28, while liis knowledge of the Australians would be of the greatest assistance, lie knows them thoroughly.”