CRICKET MATCHES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 29, 5 January 1931, Page 2

CRICKET MATCHES

PLUNKET SHIELD. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 4. Canterbury made a valiant effort to escape defeat by Wellington in the Plunket Shield match yesterday. Thanks to the excellent batting of Page, Cromb, Lester and Merritt, Canterbury compiled the huge score of 519, leaving Wellington 383 runs to be got in the last mmi'gs of tho match for a win. VJelli-igtan made a bad beginning, losing three wickets for 51 runs. Detailed scores are as follow:

CANTERBURY.

First innings 214 Second Innings. Kerr, b Blundell 0 Hamilton, run out 24 Roberts, c James, b Crook 116 Talbot, b Massey ... 61 Page, b M-cGirr 116 Jacobs, b Crook 0 Cromb, c Massey, b J. Newman 35 I/ester, b McGirr 49 Merritt, b Maesey 38 Dorreen, not out 28 Cunningham, b McLeod 8 Extras 44 Total 519

Bowling analysis.—Massey, 2 for 98; Blundell, 1 for 50; A. Newman, none for 21 ; J. Newman, 1 for 81; Crook, 2 for 105; McLeod, 1 for 103; McGirr, 2 for 17.

WELLINGTON. First innings 351 Second Innings. Dempster, c Jacobs, b Page ... 26 Lowry, c Talbot, b Cromb ... 6 McLeod, 1.b.w., b Pago 11 McGirr, not out 0 Extras 8 Three wickets for 51

OTAGO VERSUS AUCKLAND

Per Press Association

DUNEDIN, Jan. 4

In tho Plunket Shield match Otago versus Auckland to-day, the home team with eight down for 264 resumed their innings and carried the total to 323, leaving Auckland 128 to get to win. Alloo made 37 and Hawkesworth, the other not out man, carried his bat for 27. Auckland’s opening batsmen, Postles and Mills, commenced their second innings, the latter being howled by Blunt when 31. Weir was the next man in and with Postles held his wicket until rain stopped play at 12.50 o’clock. A short resumption after the luncheon adjournment saw the visitors get 75 of the 128 needed to win, but rain caused a further adjournment and as it was still raining heavily at 4 p.m. play was abandoned for the day. Scores aro as follow: OTAGO.

First innings 135 Second Innings. Cavanagh, b Mathieson 8 Cherry, b Allcott 14 Blunt, c Tliakobau, b Cleverley ... 43 Dickinson, c and b Weir 59 Moloney, c Weir b McCoy 18 Badcock, b Allcott 70 Elmes, b Cleverley 16 Galland, c Postles, b Weir 0 Alloo, 1.b.w., b Wensley 37 Hawkesworth, not out 27 Lemin, run out H Extras 20 Total 323

Bowling analysis.—Mathieson took one wicket for 70 runs; Cleverley, two for 67; Allcott, two for 29; Wensley, one for 50; McCoy, one for 54; Weir, two for 35,

AUCKLAND.

First innings 331 Second Innings. Mills, b Blunt 31 Postles, not out 29 Weir, not out 14 Extras 1 Total for one wicket ... 75 Bowling analysis.—Dickinson, no wickets for 21; Badcock, none for 13; Alloo, none for 13; Blunt, one for 18; Lemin, none for 2; Elmes, none for 7.

TESTS OVERSEAS.

M.C.C. v. SOUTH AFRICA

CAPETOWN, Jan. 3.

England were not equal to the great task In a critical day’s play of surpassing South Africa’s record total score. The attendance was 10,000. The weather was warm and overcast and the wicket easier, though there were one or two badly-worn spots. Hammond and Leyland continued staunchly and steadily to repair the earlier damage, but as the attack was ineffective the batsmen this morning became more enterprising. A promising partnership was unexpectedly broken, Hammond attempting a hard straight drive and McMillan snapping up a low ball brilliantly. Hendren was unorthodox and earned appreciation for the plucky manner in which he flung caution to the winds and went for the bowling, severely punishing the attack. He thereby gradually improved the situation. Bell, after several innocuous spells, suddenly struck deadly form after the luncheon adjournment, resulting in a dramatic collapse. He dismissed Leyland, Turnbull and Chapman in succession with identical fast off-swingere. The dismissal of Hendren, who hit eight fours, by one of the worst balls of the day proved the turning point. The remaining batsmen were impetuous and were tempted to hit out against the slow bowlers, but after breezy knocks, which delighted the onlookers, they speedily succumbed and England were compelled to follow on. Hammond and Wyatt opened with caution and took, no risks despite the tired bowling, though the former when fouv gave a chance at point. Detailed scores are as follow : MARYLEBONE. —First Innings. Wyatt, b McMillan 40 Hammond, c and b McMillan 57 Leyland, b Bell 52 Hendren, b Balaskas 93 Turnbull, b Bell 7 Chapman, b Bell 0 White, 1.b.w., b Balaskas 23 Tate, c Taylor, b McMillan 15 Voce, c and b Vincent 30 Peebles, not out 7 Duckworth, 1.b.w., b Vincent ... 0 Extras 26

Total 350 Bowling analysis. —Bell, three for od; Cafrterall, none for 2; Nupen none for 43; Balaskas, two for 75; Vincent, two for’4o; McMillan, three for 111. Second Innings. Wyatt, not out 16 Hammond, not out 7 Extras 5 No wickets for 28

CRITICS CONCERNED. LONDON, Jan. 3. England’s position in the South African Tests is causing the critics concern. Several declare that the complete failure of the bowlers is disturbing and is yet another proof that there is not the slightest hope of recovering the Ashes from Australia unless the selectors nerve themselves to

disregard reputations and find a new attack.

WEST INDIES v. AUSTRALIA,

SYDNEY, Jan. 4

Tho weather was fine and hot for the third day’s play of the second Test match between Australia and West Indies. Yesterday’s rain left the outfield heavy, but tho wicket was easy. The first over produced a victim, Woodfull snicking the third ball from Constantine to the wicketkeeper, leaving Australia five wickets down for 323.

In attempting a big hit off Scott Ponsford had his stumps shattered. He had batted 348 minutes, hitting twelve fours. Three balls, later Scott shattered Grimmett’s stumps. Scott made his figures for to-day three wickets for nine runs. The innings lasted 358 minutes. ,

The West Indies’ fielding w r as again of a high class standard. Apart from Ponsford’s great display, the Australian batsmen revealed poor form. Ponsford, though slow, was always at home to the bowling. The West Indies opened badly, and the innings totalled a meagre 107. With an hour’s play left the visitors followed on and again commenced disastrously The score when stumps were drawn was 67 for 5 wickets. Detailed scores are ns follow :

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Ponsford, b Scott 183 Jackson, c Francis, b Griffiths ... 8 Bradman, c Barrow, b Francis ... 25 Kippax, c Bartlett, b Griffiths ... 10 McCabe, 1.b.w., b Scott 31 Woodfull, c Barrow, b Constantine 58 Fairfax, c Constantine, b Francis . 15 Oldfield, run out 0 Grimmett, b Scott 12 Hurwood, c Martin, b Scott ... 5 Ironmonger, not out 3 Extras 19

Total 369 Bowling analysis: Constantine, one for 56; Francis, 2 for 27; Griffiths, 2 for 57 ; Martin, none for 60; Scott, 4 for 66; Birkett, none for 41. WEST INDIES.—First Innings.

Birkett, c Hurwood, b Fairfax ... 3 Roach, run out 7 Headley, 1) Fairfax 14 Martin, lbw, b Grimmett 10 Grant, c Hurwood, b Ironmonger 6 Constantine, c Bradman, b Grimmett 12 Barrows, c Jackson, b Fairfax ... 17 Francis, b Grimmett 8 Scott, not out 15 Griffiths, c Kippax, 1> Grimmett ... 8 Bartlett, absent 0 Extras 7 Total , 107 Bowling analysis: Fairfax 3 for 19; Hurwood none for 7; Grimmett 4 for 54; Ironmonger one for 20. Second Innings. Birkett, c McCabe, b Hurwood ... 8 Roach, c Kippax, b McCabe ... 25 Headley, c Jackson, b Hurwood ... 2 Martin, c McCabe, b Hurwood ... 0 Grant, not out 10 Constantine, b Hurwood 8 Barrow, not out 10 Extras 4 Five wickets for 67

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

MELBOURNE, Jan. 4. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match, Victoria in their first innings made 380 (Oakley 108). South Australia in their second effort have lost two wickets for 110 (Harris 20, Nitschke 22, Hack not out 31, Richardson not out 29).