SOLID BATTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 24 May 1934, Page 7

SOLID BATTING

HAMPSHIRE AT WICKETS. EIGHT DOWN FOR 401. A FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIP. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received May 24, 9.45 a.m. LONDON, May 23. The seventh match of the Australian cricketers’ tour commenced against Hampshire at Southampton to-day, when the home side went in to bat in good weather. They handled the bowling to excellent effect and at stumps had eight wickets down for 401 runs. The chief contributors were Lowndes (140) and Mead (139). Hampshire lost Moore, who was clean bowled, when the total was six, in the third over by McCabe, with whom Darling shared the attack. Arnold, who is an international soccer player, and Pothecary, a left-hander, batted freely, punishing Darling. Fleetwood-Smith, displacing him, obtained Pothecary in his first over. The latter, attempting to sweep a full toss, missed and lost his balance. The bail struck his calf and he was out leg-before.—Two wickets for 21. • The veteran, Mead, started confidently. Mead and Arnold scored comfortably, but the latter, after bitting O’Reilly for 6 to square-leg, tried to repeat the stroke and was caught at tlie boundary. O’Reilly was unfortunate in not securing another wicket when Mead, at 41, gave Bromley a difficult chance at forward short-leg. In the same over Mead was nearly run out. McCabe and O’Reilly bowled splendidly after lunch, but the scoring, nevertheless, remained good. Mead continued to penetrate the field with crisp strokes. FINE PARTNERSHIP. Lowndes, improving, drove Fleet-wood-Smith, who was bowling a lot of loose balls, twice to the boundary in one over and then lifted the same bowler for six. Obipperfield and Bromley were called on and were equally punished. Mead reached the century in 150 minutes, a splendid feat for a man of nearly 47. O’Reilly and Fleetwood-Smith bowled after tea, but failed to check the delightful partnership in which Lowndes' was now the dominant figure. He reached a very fine chanceless 100 the same time as Mead. Lowndes lifted McCabe for two magnificent 6’s in one over, but when the pair had added 247 in 180 minutes Lowndes, attempting another 6, was caught. It was a magnificent innings with particularly powerful driving. He hit three 6’s and twenty 4’s. NUMEROUS APPEALS. With his seventh appeal of the day, O’Reilly dislodged Mead after a splendid innings of 229 minutes in which he hit fifteen 4’s. McCabe claimed the wickets of Creese and Kennedy with successive balls. Tennyson received an unusual share of good luck and was unconquered at stumps, when Hampshire had been batting 300 minutes. Details :—- Arnold, c Bradman, In O’Reilly ... 27 Moore, b McCabe ... 3 Pothecary, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith 9 Mead, lbw, b O’Reilly 139 Lowndes, c Darling, b McCabe ... 140 Tennyson, not out 43 Creese, c Oldfield, b McCabe ... 8 Kennedy, b McCabe 0 Boyes, b Chipperfield 8 McCorkell, not out 14 Extras 10 Total for 8 wickets 401 LARWOOD AT WICKETS. SUCCESSFUL OVERS. Received May 24, 9.25 a.m. LONDON, -May 22. Larwood opened cautiously against Cambridge, but worked nearly at top speed after the first over, using a full run. He took two wickets in seven overs before lunch. He declared: “I’m all right.” Rain in the afternoon limited, play. Larwood bad seven overs in which be took 2 for 40.