GREAT DAY'S CRICKET

Northern Advocate, 5 February 1936, Page 3

GREAT DAY'S CRICKET

M.C.C. AND MANAWATU TURN ON THRILLS [Per Press Association. — Copyright. PALMERSTON N„ This Day. | The M.C.C. team commenced : j match against Manawatu, which wa; j originally scheduled for January 2; [ and 23 but was abandoned owing tc | King George’s death. | To enable the game to be played the j tourists have cheerfully forgone a fish- | ing visit to Taupo. Holmes captained | the M.C.C. side and the Englishmen ■ opened. Parks and Langridge batting before a fair gallery of spectators, who j were treated to a great day’s cricket.' j The features were the fielding of I both teams, the batting of Hardstaff' jand Gallichan, and the superiority of j the bowlers over the other batsmen, j Murchison who secured six M.C.C. j wickets for 51 runs was outstanding. At stumps M.C.C. had been dismissed for 176 and Manawatu had lost 'seven wickets for 85. The wicket was still drying out, giving a lot of assistance to the bowlers, who were on top all day. Scores:— M.C.C. j First Innings. ' Parks, Ibw., b Berquist 3 Langridge, c Robertson, b Murchison 3 Hardstaff, b Murchison 75 Mitchell-Innes, c Berquist, b Murchison 10 Lyttelton Ibw., b Murchison 23 Human, b Murchison 2 Griffith, b Gallichan 3 Powell, c Berquist, b Murchison .. 16 Holmes, c McVicar, b Waldin 12 Read, not out 17 Baxter, b Gallichan ' I Extras 11 Total 176 Bowling:—Murchison took 6 wickets for 51 runs, Berquist 1 for 29, Hearsey 0 for 44. Gallichan 2 for 40. Cutler 0

for 1, Waldin 1 for 1. MANAWATU. First Innings. McVicar, Ibw.. b Baxter 8 Robertson, b Baxter 3 Murchison, b Baxter 0 Cutler, b Parks 6 Gallichan, c Read, b Parks .41 Ongley, c Holmes, b Parks 8 Olliver, not out 3 Norris c Powell, b Read 6 Waldin, not out . 1 Extras 9 Total for seven wickets 85 Bowling;—Read took 1 wicket for 21 runs, Baxter 3 for 16, Parks 3 for 22, Langridge 0 for 16, Human 0 for 2.