Manawatu Consolidate Their Position in Hawke Cup Match

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 10, 13 January 1936, Page 10

Manawatu Consolidate Their Position in Hawke Cup Match

97-run Lead in First Innings--335 for 8 in the Second

Southland's Clhamces are Slender

In reply to Manawatu’s first innings total of 230, Southland were dismissed for 133, giving the holders a 97 run, lead in the Hawke Cup match which opened on the Sportsground on Priday. When stumps were drawn at the end of the second day Manawatu’s second innings total had reached 535 runs for eight wickets.. With one day left for play Southland’s chances of victory are very slender.

As on Priday, Southland’s fielding 1 was particularly good, and with the game swinging away from them the visitors never let up, their work in the field and their bowling being just as keen towards evening as it was at the beginning of their afternoon’s leather hunting.

The weather was fine after a light shower in the morning and thewicxet was in good order, being faster than on the first day. The attendance was good and the spectators were treated to some interesting cricket.

Second Day’s Play When the game was resumed Southland, with four wickets still in hand, required 141 runs to establish a firstinnings lead. McGowan and Patrick Went to the wickets and the attack was taken up by Gallichan and Murchison. Gallichan, who was getting a bit of “nip” off the wicket, had both men guessing, and McGowan gave two possible chances in one over. He snicked the first of them near fine slip and the second dropped near silly mid-off. With judiciously-taken singies the score mounted to the 100. Then Patrick slid one to the fence, the ball going between the keeper and fine slip. Patrick Departs

Two balls later Patrick attempted to hit Gallichan out of the ground, but Hearsey, running like a redshank, brought off a great catch in the country, Patrick being out. The Southland skipper had scored seven and the total was-seven for 106. Hawke was the incoming batsman. Berquist had relieved Murchison at the Esplane end, but it was not long before Norris brought Murchison back again. The change was an inspired one, for Murchison got Hawke leg before with his third delivery. The telegraph read 110 —B—3.8—3. Carswell followed Hawke and he played out the over, Murchison nearly getting him with the last ball, which beat him all the way, rapping against his, pads. Murchison was “no balled” and at the end of the next over Hearsey took over from he Esplanade end. Carswell chopped him through the slips for a single. McGowan turned him to leg for another off the last ball of the over. In the next McGowan straightdrove Gallichan for four with an uppish stroke, the only scoring one of the over. The score mounted by singles to 126, when Gallichan, who had Hawke covering up all the time, pushed the batsman back a shade too far, Hawke breaking his wicket with his right foot. —126-9-5. Pickard was the last man in and ho got Gallichan away for a single. Berquist came on again at the Esplanade end, a single coming off the over. Gallichan then beat Pickard all the way, and the innings closed for 133 —67 Tuns short of Manawatu’s total. McGowan had carried his bat for 20.

Manawatu’s Second Innings "With, a very nice 97 on the "slate ” Robertson and McVicar opened Manawatu’s second innings at noon, McVicar lacing Pickard, who was on at the town end. McVicar opened the scoring with a single and Robertson repeated. Uttley took up the attack from the other end and Robertson finely drove him through the covers for four. The batsmen soon settled down to the job of getting runs, and the score mounted steadily—lo, 20, 30 and 40 being signalled in even time. At the luncheon adjournment the total was 44, McVicar being 21 and Robertson 23. The Innings Continues McVicar and Robertson continued merrily after the luncheon adjournment, and the total had been lifted to 75 before Robertson was fooled by a "wrong un” from Carswell, being out leg before. Robertson, who had batted very soundly, had contributed a useful 35.

Murchison filled the gap and he started confidently enough. He scored three, but then he swung at one i m Brittenden and was caught by Hawke who went over to leg to connect. The score was 82 and McVicar was in the forties.

Cutler joined McVicar and the scoring rate, which had been a run-a-nnn-ute, quickened. One hundred was signalled in 101 minutes after Cutler had found the boundary with a couple of cover drives. McVicar was now over the half-century. soon after hit the first six of the matcli when fie lifted Pickard over the leg boundary. He planted the next ball to the same fence, but shortly afterwards he had a “life” when he popped one up neat silly point. • Cutler was batting freely, his exhibition being very much different to his effort the previous day. McVicar was plugging along serenely and he got one away to leg for four to increase his tally to GO, 130 goiug up. One hundred and forty went up in 120 minutes and a glance to fine leg gave McVicar his 70. Patrick had made repeated changes in the bowling at the Esplanade end, but the runs* continued to come; 150 being signalled. Two runs later McVicar was caught by McGowan off Uttlcy at silly mid-on. McVicar, who had played a great innings, had made 70, including half a dozen fours.

Galiichan was next and he opened out from the start, scoring a brace off each of the first two balls he received. Cutler ran to 40 with a glance to fine leg, and 170 went up on the board. Galiichan reached double figures with a leg boundary and ISO was signaled

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Bowling Analysis,

in under 160, minutes. Then Gallichan had a profitable over off Pickard, getting a six and two fours off successive balls. Ono hundred and ninety went up in 160 minutes and Gallichan had run to the twenties in double-quick time.

At the tea adjournment tho score was 195 for three wickets, Cutler being 50 and Gallichan 29. The adjournment proved fatal to Gallichan, who was clean-bowled by Carswell when he had made 37, and the total was 210.

J. Ongley joined Cutler and the runs continued to come at a great rate. Two hundred and forty was signalled in 205 minutes, both batsmen finding the boundary on tho leg side. Uttley came on at the town end and he was successful in slowing up the scoring rate. Cutler raised his total to 70 with a drivo for three through the covers, and Ongley ran to the 30’a with a straight hit which dropped sate in the country, and 260 was signalled. Ciitler Caught and Bowled When the total w T as 265, made in 225 minutes, Cutler was beaten by the paco of one from Uttley, giving the bowler an easy catch. Cutler had made 79, including one six and six fours. He had batted 144 minutes. Another Wicket Goes

Hallamore took Cutler’s place, but he was clean-bowled first ball, Uttley sending dow T n a full toss. M. Ongley played out the over. Brittendon came on at the other end and the McCabe of the team pushed him to leg for a single. M. Ongley got another off the next ball. Brittenden had a leg trap and these were the only scoring shots of the over. In his next over Brittenden changed to over the wicket, and he clean-bowled M. Ongley.—26B-7-1. Norris, the Manawatu skipper, filled the vacancy and he opened his scoring account with a single off Uttley, followed by a square cut off Brittenden for four, then a single. J. Ongley reached 40 with a spanking hit to tho square-leg boundary. Norris reached double figures with a jab to leg, ono from an overthrow making the stroke worth three. Tw t o hundred and ninety was signalled in 258 minutes. Ongley’s Great Knock Ends

Ongley hooked Uttley to the fine leg boundary to send 300 up, the innings having been in progress 270 minutes.

Uttley had his revenge soon afterwards, for when Ongley attempted a big hit he failed to get the ball proeprly, skying it to give Poole an easy catch at mid-off. The total was 303 and Ongley, who had contributed 49, hit three fours.

Hearsey joined Norris, who glanced Uttley through the slips for three. Norris was 20. The time for drawing stumps was approaching and the light was not getting any better. This did not affect the batsmen, however, who were hitting out at everything when stumps were drawn. The total was 335, giving Manawatu a lead of 432. Norris Was 37 and Hearsey 10. Detailed scores are as under:—

First Innings .. 230 Second Innings.

McVicar, e McGowan, b Uttlcy .. 70 Robertson, lbw, b Carswell .... 35 Murchison, c Hawke, b Brittenden 3 Cutler, c and b Uttley .. 70 Galiichan, b Carswell 37 J. Ongley, c Poole, b Uttley .. .. 49 Hallamore, b Uttley .. 0 M. Ongley, b Brittenden 1

Norris, not out 37 Hearsey, not out 10 Extras .. 14

Total for eight wickets 335 Fall of the wickets: 1/75, 2/S2, 3/152, 4/220, 5/263, 0/265, 7/265, S/305.

SOUTHLAND—First Innings. Spence, stpd. Norris, b Cutler .. 27 Brew, c Murchison, b Galiichan . 13 Brittenden, lbw, b Cutler 10 Uttley, b Hearsey .. .. 13 Anderson, lbw, b Hearsey 5 Poole, c Murchison, b Galiichan . 1 AlcGowan, not out .. 20 Patrick, c Hearsey, b Galiichan . S Hawke, lbw, b Murchison' 3 Carswell, hit wckt., b Galiichan .. 5 Pickard, b Galiichan 2 Extras 20 T0ta1.... ..133 Fall of the wickets: 1/30, 2/57, 3/80, 4/87, 5/90, 6/90, 7/106, 8/110, 9/129, 10/J33.

0. M. K. W Pickard 26 . 5 71 0 Uttlcy • • • • • • 25 i) 77 4 McGowan .. .. 10 1 25 0 Carswell 21 0 95 2 Patrick .. .. .. 6 2 29 0 Brittcndcn .. ... 14 2 24 2

Bowling Aualy 0. sis. M. K. W. Berquist .. 4 13 0 Murchison • • • • 23 10 34 1 Hearsey .. .. 14 7 13 2 Gallichan . • • * • 30.3 14 41 5 M. Ongley • • «• 3 1 4 0 1 Sutler .. .. •«, ,»©, 7 I 8 2