BID TO RECOVER

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 December 1928, Page 5

BID TO RECOVER

TARANAKI’S SECOND STRIKE.

MATCH WITH WANGANUI. LAY-WILSON STAND. lu perfect weather on Saturday the Hawke Cup elimination match between Wanganui and Taranaki was continued on Cook’s Gardens, Wanganui, the attendance of the public, which was much more satisfactory than was the case on Friday, showing added interest on the part of cricketing enthusiasts. The wicker was again in first-class order and the outfield again very fast. The Taranaki batsmen, Wilson, and Lay, put up a good performance in the challengers’ second innings, adding nearly two hundred to the score after the first wicket had fallen, and they were still together when stumps were drawn for the day. Lay reached his century a few minutes -before the day’s play ended, while Wilson had 91 to his credit when play ceased. Both did well, though Lay was the more enterprising and his style appealed more- to the spectators (says the “Chronicle”). Wilson presented a straight bat to many balls his partner would have made an attempt at. RESUMPTION ON SATURDAY. When -play ceased on Friday, Wanganui had 192 , 0 n the telegraph for the loss of five wicket®, Gieson and Sewell being the not out batsmen, the former with 96 on the board and the latter with a single. The pair resumed to the bowling of Petty and Quiekfall, Petty sending the first ball down to Gies'on. The batsman tapped it for what was a possible single, but the chance was not accepted. The next ball the batsman snicked into the hands of Quiekfall and Gieson departed to 'the pavilion without gaining the century that should have capped his bright display. The telegraph now read: 192 —6 —96. The incoming batsman was London and he was responsible for a breezy display, rattling up boundaries in quick succession until he had reached 'one short of a score. At this stage he was caught bv Nasmith off Petty. Then Darby joined 'Sewell and the pair were responsible for adding 81 to the total, of which Darby contributed 26. 'Many of these -were smartly-run singles that appealed to the spectators, while Sewell was- hitting out lustily to reach his half-century. Lay secured Darby’s wicket to make the telegraph read: 296S —26. With the score close to the third century, Hutchison joined Sewell and brought up 300 by slamming Lay to the pickets. ‘The '/pair collared the bowling and scored freely, 'Sewell reaching 70 by sending Nasmith to the boundary. A little later, however, he hit his wicket and the board showed: 356—9—73.

The last man in was D. Barton and he joined Hutchison to find the latter still in a scoring mood. The luncheon adjournment came with the total at 368 for the loss of nine wickets. The end came soon after play was resumed, as has often happened, only a single run being added. (Hutchison survived an appeal for I.b.w. off Nasmith’s opening ball. At the other end, Petty took the leather and caught and bowled Hutcbison with the first ball of the over, the innings closing with the score at 369, which was 17-9 more than Taranaki had scored.

TARANAKI’iS DEFICIT. Faced with a large deficit to make up. Taranaki opened their second innings with Wilson and Nasmith, who faced Bernnu and Holland. Bernaii had apparently no terrors for them, for they glided- the fast bowler freely to leg, but the boundaries that were so evident from those strokes the first day were conspicuous by their absence owing to the placing of a deep fine leg. Early in the piece Wilson survived an appeal for I.b.w. off Bernau. . A boundary came off Bernau for -Nasmith, and runs followed steadily, but the good fielding prevented the score from mounting rapidly. The spectators began to barrack Nasmith for failing to back up his partner between the wickets, he being very slow. He broke his bat when attempting to cut Be'rnau through the slips. Treadwell took the ball from Bernau with the total at 40, while at the other end Holland was relieved by Hutchison. With another run added: to the score, Nasmith was out leg before to Treadwell. A GOOD PARTNERSHIP STARTS. The incoming batsman was Lav, and a partnership then commenced that was destined to add 194 to Taranaki’s score before stumps were drawn. Lay driving powerfully to the off, brightened the batting display and hastened the rate of scoring. Darby was doing some good work fielding at deep fine leg. Wilson smacked Ilutchis'on twice to the boundary to reach liis 30 and take the total to 70. Lay followed by reaching double- figures when he cut the slow bowler through the slips- to the boundary. Runs came freely and then a change of bowlers was decided on, Barton coming on in place 'of -Hutchison. Lay showed that he relished the newcomer by smacking him all round the wicket, bringing up Die century, but at, the -same time “Darby shone with some good fielding, covering a great deal of ground. Lifting Barton almost out of the ground, Wilson reached his half-cen-turv, the ball crashing against the fence on the full. With four more added to the total, Wilson survived a confident appeal for I.b.w. off Holland—a lucky let-off.

When the afternoon tea adjournment was taken, the score had reached 121, and when the partners resumed after the interval, Bernau and Holland, were back on the attack. This slowed the. rate of- scoring, both batsmen treating them with respect, but the score mounted. nevertheless, until at 150 Treadwell came an again. The batsmen opened out, Lay reaching his half-cntury by gliding Trendwell to the leg boundary. He was playing the finished game, shaping like a veteran. Tn an attempt to effect a separation, there were numerous changes in the bowling, Wood being one of those tried. Lay was uncomfortable before a few of Wood ’s- deliveries but finally drove him hard ha Die pickets to bring 170 up on Die telegraph. FIRST “SIX” OF MATCH. Lav reached GO by cutting. Wood to the boundary and another four, off Hutsaw him reach 70. The next Imll sa’w Lay give his first chance when he snickeed the leather behind the wicket to Giesen. In the same over he lifted Hutchison out of the ground to square leg, bringing 200 up.

.Continuing to hit out freely to Hutchison’s slow deliveries, Lay scored three boundaries in succession and 210 came up, the batsman reaching 90. Wilson, meanwhile, was playing his usual defensive innings, tapping anything that did not promise to go past. The crowd did not appreciate his display and 1 barracked him consistently. Ironic cheers greeted some of the smart runs that worked the score gradually up, and Lay neared his century. When 94 ho cut Wood through the slpis for four, and a little later reached his century amid great applause, testifying to the popularity of the feat. WILSON GIVES A CHANCE. At this stage the total was 233 and Wilson had reached 89, having given most of the scoring chances to his partner. A couple of singles Taised his score to 91, while Lay scored another boundary and reached 105. Time Was up and with the last over it appeared certain that it was impossible to effect a separation. The last ball of the over, however, was cocked up by Wilson to Treadwell at short cover. The chance was not availed of, however, the efforts of a long afternoon’s work in the fielding finding the fieldsman scarcely in his usual good form, and the ball dropped to the ground. Wilson was still safe to Iresume at 10.30 this morning, when Wanganui will make another attempt to stop the scoring of the Taranaki pair. 'Perhaps the rain that commenced to fall late 'on Saturday night and fell steadily all yesterday will find a chink in the challengers’ armour. 33ollowing are details of the scores: — WANGANUI. Pirst Innings.

J. L. Kerr_ b Quiekfall 15 L. A. Woo'd, e and .b Quiekfall .. 35 J. 33. Giesen, e Quiekfall, b Petty 96 C. A. Holland, b Petty 9 C. P. Treadwell, b Quiekfall —• 1 E. H. L. Bernau, 1.b.w., b Nasmith- 2S B. I. .Sewell, hit wicket, b Nasmith 73 B. P. London, e Nasmith, b Petty .• .19 A. J. Darby, b Lay 26 P. G. Hutchison, c and b Petty .. 45 D. Barton, not out 4 Extras , 18 Total 369 Bowling analysis.—Potty took four Wickets for 95, Quiekfall three for 95, Lay one for 40, Nasmith two for 77, Alexander none for Hughes none for 26, Bandall none for 11. TARANAKT. Pirst. Tunings 190 O. M. Nasmith, 1.b.w., 1> Treadwell 21 B. B. Wilson, not out 91 S. A. Lay, not out 105 Total for one wicket 237 NO PLAY THIS MORNING. WANGANUI, Dec. 10. Bain of yesterday, followed by showers this morning, made the wicket unplayable this morning, and it was decided to 1 postpone resumption of play until >one o’clock. It appears doubtful, however, whether the wieket will have, improved greatly by that time, as further showers have fallen and it is possible that further play may have to be abandoned.