“TULIP" GIVES CLASSIC EXHIBITION OF CRICKET

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7133, 3 February 1930, Page 8

“TULIP" GIVES CLASSIC EXHIBITION OF CRICKET

Hits 41 Boundaries | .•••■■ | M.C.C. BATS*FIRST FOR TOTAL OF 511 HAWKE'S BAY 15 TOR ONE KPer Press Association. NAPIER, Last Night. Perfect conditions prevailed fo<r the Commencement of the M.C.C. match against Hawke’s Bay yesterday. The wicket was hard and fast and certainly one that favoured the batsmen. When Gilligan won the toss, he decided to bat and then, for the remainder of the day, the largest crowd that has seen a. cricket match in Napier for several years witnessed a fine exhibition of batting on the part of the Englishmen, particularly Duleepsinhji, who gave easily his best display of the tour. His batting was an education end the manner in which ho played his strokes on both sides of the wickets was a • treat to watch. Every stroke had the finish am} polish of a cricketer of class. Eor his 242, he was at the wickets 189 minutes and made 41 boundary shots. When Hawke’s Bay secured the first three wickets for 107 runs the prospects looked promising, but it was Duleepsinhji and Benson who put a different complexion on the game. The latter was content to play very steadily while his partner made the runs. Benson reached 55 in 107 minutes be--1 ore he went out l.b.w. The. partnership realised 210 runs. After Gilligan and Duleepsinhji had been dismissed, the batsmen went for the bowling. Nichols’ 46 was an atTractive one ,and then Woolley and Earle put ou 50 in 14 minutes, Earle s total of 40 including five sixes. He showed himself to be a very powerful Litter. Both he and Woolley were caught on the boundary when attempting big hits. A word o-f praise 5s due to theßay eleven for the excellence of its fielding. It had a heavy day’s work, but if the batsmen gave any chances at all, they were accepted. Bay, with only 15 minutes to play, opened its innings disastrously, O’Brien chopping the first ball received from Nichols into his wicket. Evans and Stephenson then played out time and added 15 runs. Detailed ifcares are:— M.C.C. —First Innings Bowley, c Reaney b Kavanagh .. 42 Dawson, c O’Brien b Kavanagh .. 20 Duleepsinhji, c Nairn b Kavanagh 242 Legge, c Beck b Kavanagh .... 6 Benson, lbw b Shephard 55 Gilligan, lbw b O ’Brien 1 Nichols, c Shephard b Kavanagh 46 ■Woolley, c Beck b Kavanagh .. 37 Earle, c Stephenson b Kavanagh 40 Turnbull, not out 1 Allom, st Owen b Kavanagh .... 0 Extras .. 21 Total 511 Bowling analysis:—

HAWKE’S BAY.—First Innings O’Brien, b Nichols 0 Stephenson, not out 9 Evans, not- out • 5 Extra I Total for one wicket .. .. .. 15 Otago Scores 197 in Plunket Shield Game LOWRY DECLARES WITH 283. WELLINGTON FOR SIX IN SECOND STRIKE. Per Pres* Association. DUNEDIN, Last Night. The Plunket Shield match between Otago and Wellington was continued on Saturday under ideal weather conditions. Lowry decided to close Wei- ' lington’s innings at the ovornight score of 9 for 283 and Otago commenced its innings on a wicket that was playing ■well. Shepherd (52), Cavanagh (16),. Elmes (40), Alloo (36) and Dunning (29) were the best batsmen for the heme team and McGirr, Badcock and Baker were responsible for disposing of Otago for 198. Badcock bowled well throughout the innings and when he could not take wickets, he kept the runs down effectively. His 4 for 41 was a good performance. Baker took 3 for 50 and McGirr, 2 for 56. The Otago innings closed at 3.30 p.m. and after the tea -adjournment, the visitors opened their second innings and when the total wias 11, Foley and Baker were out, the former being run out and the latter, bowled by Dunning. At tho drawing of stumps, the score was 6 for 122. Scores: — Wellington.—First innings, 9 for 283 WELLINGTON. First Innings (declared) 9 wickets 283 Second Innings. Foley, run out . .. 0 Baker, b Dunning •• . • 4 Hollings, c Alloo, b Maloney .. . • 34 Lowry, c Knight, b Maloney .... 23 Cameron, e Dunning, b Alloo .. • • /26 McGirr, not out 15 Badcock, lb’.t, b Duniing 2 .Wood, not out 0 Extras .’lB Total for six wickets . . .. .. 122 Bowling analysis: Dunning, 2 for 36; .« —T ' "

Elmes, 0 for 21; Lemin, 0 for 22; Maloney, 2 for 20; Alloo, 1 for 5. , OTAGO. ” , First Innings. .’Shepherd, b Baker .. .. .. .. 52 Knight, run out .. •• 3 Cavanagh, b McGirr .. .. .. .. 16 McMullan, c Foley, b McGirr .. .. 7 Maloney, b Badcock • 1 Alloo, b Baker- 36 Elmes, c Lamason, b Badcock .. 40 Dunning, b Badcock • 29 Groves, c Hollings, b Baker .. .. 7 Heenan, lbw, b Badcock ...... " Lemin, not out .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 " , Extras •• 5 - - Total .. .. 198 Bowling analysis: McGirr,. 2 for 56; Badcock, 4 for 41; Wood, 0 for 1; Baker, 3 for 50; Henderson, 0 for 45.

0. M. R. W. Kavanagh ... . . 24 5 134 8 Shepherd .. . . 5 1 14 1 O ’Brlen ,, .. . 1 18 1 Evans . > ... . 1 36 0 Rcaney 3 57 0 Bark 3 59 0 Stephenson .. . . 11 0 80 0 Nairn;*2 92 0