BIG CRICKET.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1741, 17 February 1921, Page 5

BIG CRICKET.

o POOR SHOWING BY MANAWATU. LIDDICUT MAKES 143. Great interest was taken in the match Australia v. Manawatu, which was continued on the Sportsgrounds in fine weather and before an attendance of about 800 people The batting of T iddicut was one of the finest exhibitions witnessed on the local grounds. His cutting and driving were excellent. The fielding of the visitors was better than on the previous day, while the local men also showed an improvement. Harrison and Greer showed up to advantage as bowlers for the home team and Ironmonger, for the visitors, was far better than on the previous day, he taking 5 wickets for 15 runs in the second innings. Law who made second top score for Palmerston on the first day, did not bat yesterday owing to illness, and was replaced in the field by Mullins. Pegdon with 39 was the only Palmerstonian to reach double figures in the second inhlngs. THE PLAY. Australia recommenced play with Liddicut and Kippax. the not out men from the previous day against the bowling of Greer and Harrison. The first runs were made to" Kippax who got a nice one through the slips for 4. Liddicut pulled the first ball from Harrison to Log for 1. Runs came freely, the batsmen taking their time in running between the wickets. Greer by keeping a good length cleanbowled Kippax with his last ball lor ten. The score then stood at 206/6/ 10. Ransford. the captain joined Liddicut at the wickets. Liddicut lifted two high ones to the boundary for four, but no fieldsman was there to accept the offer. Ransford played Harrison’s first over carefully and no runs resulted. Liddicut played Greer carefully for the first few balls, then he hit a four and a one, and Ransford played the over out. The wicket troubled the batsmen considerably, and few runs came their way for a time. The fielding of Rose, Plodder and Leet was again accurate, and hardly a ball got past them. Their picking up and throwing in was good to watch. Ransford began to get the strength of the bowling and sent a couple of balls to the boundary. Ransford hit out and got a boundary and a two in quick succession. Liddicut brought his overnight score of 6 i up to 100 in 35 minutes, and received a great ovation. Ransford got a four* off Harrison’s last bad ,of the oyer. The score stood at 250 for six wickets. McVicar replaced Harrison and showed an improvement on his bowling of yesterday, only three runs being scored off him. Liddicu- got a four and a one. Then Ransford pulled two to leg for a four and a one. Liddicut opened out and sent down two big drives to the long field, but Mullins fielded smartly, and only a two and a one resulted. Ransford, through a misunderstanding was thrown out by Ongley for 18—268/ 7/18. Richardson replaced Ransford, and had a short life for he was bowled after a few balls by McVicar for a “duck,’’ the first to be made by the Australians —273/8/0. Ironmonger joined Liddicut. Hodder replaced Greer, and Liiddicut skied him to long field, but Rose missed a hot one. At this stage Liddicut had two let-offs. Liddicut played McVicar carefully'for a time then he drove him to boundary for a four. Lidqlcut continued on his career with fours; then he lifted one th© fence for a six, the first of the day. Ironmonger had an easy Idt-off by Pegden at mid-off. ahd then hit two fours before being clean bowled by K. Redder —314/9/10. The Australians declared their innings closed at this stage, after an hour’s play. Liddicut hit 21 fours and a six. His score was 148, not out.

AUSTRALIAN INNINGS (Contd.) Ltddlcut, not out 143 Kippax, b Greer 10 Ransford, run out 18 Richardson, b McVicar 0 Ironmonger, b K. Hodder 16 Extras 14 Total for nine wickets 314

Bowling analysis:—Harrison took 3 wickets for 71, Greer 3 for 91, Hodder 1 for 53, McVicar 1 for 58, Ongley 0 for 12, McNeely 0 for 15. The wickets fell as follows: —1/19, 2/25, 3/42, 4/70, 5/179, 6/206, 7/268, 8/273 9/314. Manawatu'needing 142 to equal the Australians' first innings, opened their second innings with Rose arid McVicar, to the bowling of Ironmonger and Asher. Rose got the first runs by pulling a two and a one to leg. After he had made three he stepped out to one from Asher ana was stumped by Ratcliffe—3/1/3. K. Hodder took Rose's place at the wickets, and commenced with .a. two. Hodder's innings was short-liven, he being out for three—6/2/3. McNeely was next to take his stand at the wickets and was out first ball for a "duck." — 6/3/0. Ironmonger's average at this stage was two wickets for three runs. Pegden, "the slogger," was next to join McVicar, and scored a two and a one off Ironmonger. Runs mounted up in ones pwing to the good fielding of the visitors. McVicar stepped out and was stumped off Ironmonger for two. Greer again failed to make a score, he being out second ball from Ironmonger—l3/5/0. Ironmonger's average was four for six. Ongley joined Pegden at the stumps and played Ironmonger's over out. Ongley broke his "duck" by one to leg. Pegden registered the first four for the home team, t*en he hit a high one to boundary and was caught, but was not out, as it was "no ball." Pegden began to hit out and hit Asher for three, he then drove a lovely one down the field, but was fielded well, and only made one. The batsmen tried to sneak a point, and Ongiey was run out—34/6/7. Leet was next in, and survived the last ball of the over. The batsmen playing very carefully for a time. Leet began to know his men and he drove a nice one for three. Pegden followed this performance with a high one to the boundary. Leet was separated from Pegden by the first ball of Ironmonger's over for three—42/7/3. M. Hodder was next to face Ironmonger, who had now taken five wickets for 11 runs. Pegden, the hope of the side, drove lovely ones for a four and a two and a three. M. Hodder faced Asher who bowled him with a'break ball for none—sl/8/0. Harrison came next and pulled a nice one to leg for one. The field closed up, and Harrison amused the crowd by clouting a high one for four. Pegden further delighted .the spectators by hitting Asher over the fence. Harrison, who was the last man in owing to Law's illness, slogged a high one and was caught by Ransford, off Asher —69/ 9/8. Pegden, the not but man, made 39. The Australians thus won by an Jnnings and 73 runs.

MANAWATU'S SECOND INNINGS. Rose, st. Ratcliffe, b Asher 3 McVicar, st. Ratcliffe, D Ironmon-

ger A K. Hodder, b Ironmonger 3 G. McNeely, b Ironmonger .... » 0 Pegden, not out 39 Greer, b Ironmonger 0 Ongley, run out 7 Leet, b Ironmonger 3 M. Hodder, b Asher 0 Harrison, c Ransford, b Asher 8 Extras 4

Total 69 Bowling analysis—lronmonger tooß 5 wickets for 15, Asher 3 for 50. The wickets fell as follows:—1/?, 2/6, 3/6, 4/13, 5/13, 6/34, 7/42, 8/51, 9/69. Although the visitors had a decidedly easy win and the match concluded at four o'clock, they continued batting until six o'clock and compiled the following scores: — Ransford, b Greer 23 Pellow, st. M. Hodder, b Pegden 0 Richardson, c Greer, b Harrison 37 Ratcliffe, b McVicar 37 Waddy, c M. Hodder, b McNeely 8 Kippax, c Mullins, b Greer .... 7 Porssberg, c McNeely, b Harrison 41 Asher, b K. Hodder 15 Liddicut, b McVicar 5 Ironmonger, not out 4 Extras 5 Total 185 Bowling analysis:—McVicar took 2 wickets for 18, Greer 2 for 31, Harrison 2 for 40, K. Hodder 1 for 18, Pegden 1 for 39, McNeely 1 for 44. The wickets fell as follows:—1/3, 2/56, 3/67, 4/78, 5/96, 6/159, 7/161, 8/176, 9/185.