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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 43, 20 January 1936, Page 2

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NEW ZEALAND LEADING. A FIGHTING STAND. I’er Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 19. A fighting stand by Roberts and Blandtord, followed by good bowling by Roberts, Blundell and Cronib gave New Zealand a well-learned lead ot 86 on the first innings over the Englishmen in Die. second T'et yesterday. A good crowd watched the play before lunch Baxter completed Ins unfinished over at the southern end, with Langridge tit the other end. Roberts, turning the second hall to leg for a brace, reached 30 in 45 minutes. There was only one other scoring stroke in the first four overs. Both batsmen lifted Langridge high to the off from successive deliveries, both falling clear.

A total of 180 appeared after 20 minutes’ play, having occupied 210 minutes. 'I he batsmen were now scoring more freely and at 1 o’clock the score was 187 ‘(Roberts 39, Blandford 28, extras 7). After lunch. Roberts and Blandford continued freely till the latter was caught in the slips by Parks off Baxter. Blandford had hit three 4’s in his 10 and helped Roberts to add 104 for the eighth wicket. •Sims quick'y finished the tail-enders and Roberts was left with 75 not out, made in 111 minutes, with 12 4’s. He was given a great reception bv the large crowd, the clapping being supported by the Englishmen. The wic.ket was rather lively after lunch, giving the bowlers some help. Blundell was deadly with the new ball against the wind, having Barbel' and Hardstaff caught at forward short leg by La mason.

Parkes was batting competently, but was run out at 13 from a quick and straight return bv Wal'ace. Langridge was bonded by Cronib, who was getting considerable turn, and Human ,v as well caught off the same bowlf.r by Wallace. Rimes snapned mi Lyttelton close in nn the leg side off Cromb. AUtchelMnlies alone saved the side from a rout. He attacked the howling with vigour and judgment, his first (our scoring strokes !-• ing iln-ee fours and two oft B'undell. He then hit two 4's and a two off n ne over from Cronib. Tlve-e drives for four just 'ended rhort cf being 6‘s. He ran to ■0 in 57 minutes and was given bandy kelp by Sims who defended stubbornly to good balls and hit the loose ones hard.

Roberts, who had bowled s°ven overs for nine runs with the new ball, was brought on again and when the score was 96 almost immediately got Mit-che-11-Innes caught close in on the leg side hv La mason. The retiring bateman had played a grand fighting knock, hitting eight 4‘s. Sims, who was then 16. carried on to 30, made m three-quarte-s of an hour, when lie was also caught by La mason ofi R.oberls. Griffith., who had been holding up his wicket, taking a-quar-ter of an hour inr one mu. then began to hit. scoring 24 in the next 20 minutes with four 4’s and a 3-. but Read, who swiped up 13. was howled b.v Cromb. and Baxter was beaten bv'a iast-er ball from Roberts, the inning:closing for ff>6 after 143 minutes’ p'tv.

The New Zealand bowls'-s took fine advantage of the cond'tions of the pitch, Blundell making the new hall dip iu to the batsmen, while Cromb varied his pace and flight with design. Roberts was the only bowler to get wickets from the north end howling on to the drier nart of the pitch, though Vivian and Elmes gave pood service in keeping the runs down while the captain rested Roberts. The fielding was good, every chance but one being taken. AYallnce' was especially good and Blandford was sound behind the stumps. Kerr and Moloney put on 11 before stumps were drawn in the second innings. Scores:—

NEW ZEALAND. First Timings. Kerr, c Mitchell-Innes. b Parks ... 2 Moloney, 1.b.w., b Langridge ... 32 Weir, c Langridge. b Parks I Vivian, 1.b.w., b Sims 29 Wallace, c Barber, b Parks 19 Cromb. c M’tcbell-lnnes, b Parks 15 La mason, e Parks, b Langridge ... 17 Roberts, not out. 75 Blandford. c Parks. 1> Baxter ... 40 Elmes. c and 1> Sims 3 Blundell b Sims 0 Extras 9

Fall of wickets: 1 for 3,2 for 8, 3 for 50. 4 for 71, 5 for 95, 6 for 115, 7 for 127; 8 for 231, 9 for 242, 10 for 242. NEW ZEALAND. Second Innings. Kerr, not out 3 Moloney, not out 6 Extras 2 Total for no wickets 11

M.C.C. First Innings. Parks, run out 13 Barber, c Larnason, b Blundell ... 3 Handstaff, c Larnason, b Blundell 0 Mitchell-Innes, c Larnason, b Roberts 57 Langridge, b Cromb ' 2 Human, cAY allace, b Cromb ... 2 Lyttelton, c Elmes, b Cromb ... 4 Sims, c Larnason, b Roberts 30 Griffith, not out 24 Read, b Cromb L 3 Baxter, b Roberts ••• 0 Extras . 8 Total 156 Bowling analysis.

Fall of wickets. —One for 12, 2 for 12 3 for 49, 4 for 60, five for 66, 6 for 77, 7 for 105, 8 for 120, 9 for 151, 10 for 156. '

Total ... 242 Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. W. Read 11 0 37 0 Parks 29 13 46 4 Baxter 1-1 2 36 1 Sims 20 12 65 3 Langridge Read one no ball. 21 5 49 2

Bowling analysis. 0.' M. R. w. Read • 3 0 9 0 Baxter 2 2 0 0 Sims 1 0 0 0

0. M. Jl. W Roberts •• 16 7 33 3 Blundell 13 4 40 2 Elmes 4 2 10 0 Croiob 14 2 52 4 Vivi'an 7 0 13 0