M.C.C. TOUR

Northern Advocate, 21 December 1929, Page 8

M.C.C. TOUR

MATCH AGAINST NELSON. BAIN STOPS PLAY. (Per Press Association. —Copyright.) NELSON, This Day. Gilligan sent Nelson in to bat on a good wicket at the comitiencement otj the cricket match Nelson v M.G.C. yes-* terday. Earle, Legge - and Bowley arei not plaj'ing. < The. local team made a. poor start* losing two wickets for 13. However, Noalo and S. Newman became associated in a partnership for the third wicket which realised 65 runs. Newman executed pretty shots off Barratt to the off boundary and was missed early in the innings in the slips off Nichols, -by whom the batsmen wore not troubled. Neale batted faultlessly , until ho was 30. He was missed twice in the last over before lunch, when two wicket's were down for 70. Six bowlers were tried before lunch. On resuming, Duleepsinhji, who was sending down twisty ones, Jiad Neale caught on the leg. side. He had batted 90 minutes. In the next over, Allom skittled Newman’s wickets and four Wickets wore down for 75. Allom then had three wickets for six runs off eight overs. Eden and Jenkins came to light with a bright partnership of 58 for the fifth i wicket, Duleepsinhji proving expensive. In one over, Eden hit two fours, a sixer and another four off consecutive balls from the Indian, 19 coming off th’o over. Eden made 30 in 30 minutes and 100 runs were made in 110 minutes. Frequent bowling changes were made without effect, until Nichols took the first wicket, Cornford brilliantly catching Jenkins behind the stumps. , Soon after three o’clock, rain set in and stumps were drawn, Nelson having five wickets down for 131. The wic- : ket was covered. Scores:— NELSON. First Innings. lLangbeipjjb, Allom, 0’ Ralfe," Lb.'w., to Allom ; 0 Neale, c Woolley* b Duleepsinhji 34 : S. Newman, b Allom ..........v. 28 Jenkins, c Cornford, to Nichols .. 20 Eden, not but,........;. 35 Hawkes, not out !l Extras> - 8

\ Total for five wickets ~. . 131

, PLAY RESUMED. BARRATT TAKES TOLL. (Per Press Association.—Copyright,; NEIiSON, .This Day. There is a line day, after heavy rain late yesterday, for tho. M.C.C, verslis Nelson. The .covered widkefc is v unaffected,.but the plow. ' With the overnight score of five for 131, Eden 35, and -Hawkes 0, faced Nichols and Barratt.- Ini jthe second oyer E.den went l.b.w. to 'Barratt. Without adding to the score, thd same bowler clean bowled R. Newman in the same over. ,J. Newman was ' an* other victim to Barratt in the third - over, and with the following ball he skittled Searll's stumps. 1 . Nine wickets, were down for 140 at. noon. : ; ,

Nelson 's , innings closed; for 142, > Duleepsinhji taking a brilliant catch ■> off Nichols. The five last Nelson bats* men added 11 runs only to the over* night total.' Concluding scores are; ' Eden, 1.t0.w., b Barratt 35 Hawkcs, c Duleepsinhji, to Nichols 7. B. Newman, to Barratt .....’...... 0 ’ J. Newman, b Barrgtt. 3 Searllo, b Barratt ~ ........... 0 Jpnes, not out 0 Extras ................... 9

Total . ; 142 , Bowling analysis: Nichols .took two wickets for 25, Allom three for 12, Barratt four* for 26,- Worthington’ none for 20, Woolley none for 10, v XMiTeep* sinhji one for 40; 1 ■Dawson and Oilligan - opened, the f English captain being, clean bowled by J. Newman third ball. Duleepsinhji and Dawson went oa merrily, scoring 46 runs in half an hour. The Indian put on 30 ''in 20 minutes toy brilliaiit, cricket. At the luncheon adjournment M.C.O. had lost one wicket for 46 ; Scores: V. . v ■ ' M.C.C. • : . First Innings. ■ Cjlligan; b J. Newman .......... 0 « Dawson, not • out . ....1:.,..... ’. 30 .Duleepsinhji, not out ............ 30 Extras ................... 6 After lunch Duleepsinhji scored twice as fast as Dawson, the former's'half century appearing in as many minutes; Some of Duleepsinhji V shots Wore wonderful/ At 2,30 o'clock M.C.C. had one dowil for ‘B2. Dulcephinhji, not out ......... 'SO Dawson, not out 25

' PLUNKET SHIELD. (Per Prow Association.—Copyright.) WELLINGTON, This, Day* The Plunket (Shield team ; to I’' 1 ’' represent/ Wellington, against Canterbury, commencing next Saturday, is: Lowry, Dempster, James, Badeoek, McGirr, Henderson, Airoy, Lamasoii, MacKenzio, Lambert and Hope. Among those not available were: McLeod, Foley, Rollings and Worker. SHEIFPIELD SHIELD. (Received 8.29 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match against New 'South Wales, South Australia in their first innings have made 374 for two wjekets (Harris 46, Hone 127, Pritchard not out 142, and Y. Richardson not out 37).