Rain Again Stops Play In M.C.C. Match

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 46, 25 February 1936, Page 6

Rain Again Stops Play In M.C.C. Match

AUCKLAND BOWLERS ON TOP FORM. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. The match between M.C.C. and Auckland was concluded at Eden Park today and resulted in a draw. The visitors in their first innings scored 329 and Auckland declared their first innings closed on Saturday with 306 for six wickets. At tho conclusion of the day’s play M.C.C. had made 98 without loss. Rain interfered with play to-day, a slight drizzle commencing at 2.15 p.m. which caused an adjournment for forty minutes at 3.30 p.m. At this stage M.C.C. had lost seven wickets for 258. Barber and Parks who opened the M.C.C. innings carried the partnership to 159. Six wickets were then lost cheaply. An eighth wicket partnership between Lyttelton and Sims added 99 runs. After the adjournment at 3.30 p.m. the visiting batsmen hit out. Garrard, with four wickets for 114 in 13 overs, put up a splendid bowling performance and was unlucky that his figures were not better owing to chances being missed. Vivian, the Auckland captain, took three wickets for 42 runs in 27 overs. These two bowlers troubled the visiting batsmen. There was no further play after the M. innings concluded at 4.45 p.m. AUCKLAND. First Innings, .6 wickets (declared) 306 M.C.C. First Innings. J. H. Parks, c Edmonds, b Vivian S 8 VV. Barber, u Whitelaw, b Garrard 72 J. Hardstaff, b Garrard .. 31 N. S. Mitckcll-lunes, b Garrard .. 4 E. R. T. Holmes, c and b Vivian .. 6 J. H. Human, c Hook, b Garrard u J. Laugridge, c Whitelaw, b Vivian 1 1 . J. Lyttelton, e Cowie, b Hook .. 60 J. M. Sims, c Townsend, b Hook .. 52 S. G. Griffith, b Hook 1 H. D. Read, not out z Extras 42 Total 329 Bowling analysis: Gerrard, 43 overs, 2 maidens, 114 runs, 4 wibkets; Vivian. 27/13/42/3; Cowie, 21/0/45/nii; Alatlieson, 19/1/66/nil; Townsend, 7/2/33/ nil; Hook, 2.2/1/9/3; Whitelaw, 2/nil/ 8/nil.