M.C.C. Have Upper Hand; Vivian and Page Stage Great Partnership

Northern Advocate, 27 March 1937, Page 6

M.C.C. Have Upper Hand; Vivian and Page Stage Great Partnership

Cricket

r Per Press Association. Copyright .] ' r SS WELLINGTON, This Day. rpjiE 3000 spectators who watched the second day s pla> of the test 1 match between M.C.C. and New Zealand yesterday enjoyed interesting cricket, a feature of England’s first innings, which closed for 427 runs, being a bright knock for 88 by Allen.

The wicket was faster than on the first day,- and the New Zealanders who started their innings at 12.55 p.m., found difficulty m placing A 1 en fast deliveries. When stumps were drawn at 5.33 p.m. on account of fading light, New Zealand had lost six wickets for 201 runs. Allen and Voce bowled particularly well for England. although not bowling at his top pace, worked up a good turn of speed. He was a yard faster than Cowie.

Except when Allen was hitting freely, the New Zealand bowlers kept a good length and gave little away. Cowie, Roberts, Vivian and Page secured two wickets each.

Allen Hits Out. With seven wickets down for 334 runs, Allen (14) and Verity (8) continued England’s first innings. Roberts and Cowie. took up the bowling. In Cowie’s second over, the ball kicked up and Verity cocked it softly to Moloney at short square leg. Sims arrived to see Allen, hit out. At 3.53 Vivian relieved Cowie. Allen was playing breezy cricket* and'he reached his half century in, 74 minutes. Sims followed his captain’s lead, and runs came at a fast rate.

With a crisp late cut, Allen brought up 400 after the innings had been in progress for 407 minutbs. Roberts had a turn with the new ball, and clean-bowled Allen, ending a' sparkling innings which had lasted for 103 minutes. Allen’s 88 included 13 boundaries. Nine wickets were down for 426 when Voce joined Sims. The next ball saw the end of the innings, which had lasted for 426 minutes, Sims being caught. Kerr Goes Early. Hadlee and Kerr opened New Zealand’s innings at 12.55 to the bowling of Voce and Hammond. All that came from an over by each bowler was one leg bye. On resuming after the luncheon adjournment, Voce and Allen took up the attack. Kerr played the third ball of Allen’s first over into Voce’s hands at second slip. I—l—o. Wallace filled the vacancy. Both bowlers kept the batsmen on defence. Hadlee reached double figures in 35 minutes and Wallace in 28 minutes. Hadlee reached 20 in 50 minutes, and was then snapped up by Ames behind the wicket. 332 —20. Vivian joined Wallace, who was 13, but, with seven runs added; Wallace was clean-bowled by Allen, who had now taken three wickets for six runs. 40—3—16. v Vivian and Page Go Well. Page came in to stop the rot. He popped a no-ball from Allen into Verity’s hands at fine leg and scored a single off the next ball, bringing 50 up in 71 minutes. Page brightened a drab period by hitting two fours off Sims. , Vivian brought 70 up with two fours off the same bowler. The parnership added 50 in 44 minutes. The first 100 took 110 minutes. The tea adjournment was taken with the score at 108 for three (Vivian 46, Page 23). On resuming, Verity and Allen took up the bowling. Page drove one from Verity straight for four and crisply oif-drove Allen to the ropes, reaching 30 and bringing 120 up. Vivian reached 50 in 88 minutes. Partnership Worth 146. The partnership had now put on 100 runs in 94 minutes. Vivian lifted Verity to'the boundary, bringing 150 up in 160 minutes. Voce had a turn with the ball, but Vivian ran into the eighties by placing him twice to the off for two. With the total at 186, Page’s long innings came to an end.

Fall of Wickets: One for 33, two for 89, three for 137, four for 151, five -for 162, six for 227, seven for 314, eight for 336, nine for 427, ten for 427. NEW ZEALAND. —First Innings. Kerr, c Voce, b Allen 0 Hadlee, c Ames, b Allen 20 Wallace, b Allen 16Vivian, c Ames, b Voce . 88 Page, c Sims, b Voce 50 Moloney, not out - 9 Tindall, b Voce 5 Extras 13 Total for six wickets 201

One from Voce kicked up and he popped it softly into Sims’ hands. Page had been at the wicket for 135 minutes, and had assisted Vivian to put on 146 for the fourth wicket. 186—-4—56.

Moloney arrived to see the end of Vivian’s innings. Vivian touched one from Voce and was brilliantly taken by Ames. Vivian had been batting for 149 minutes. Tindall followed, and 200 came up for 214 minutes’ play. Then Tindall played one on from Voce. Six wickets were down for 201, and an appeal against the light was upheld, stumps being drawn at 5.33 p.m. Details of the scores are as follows: , ENGLAND. First Innings. Wyatt, c Dunning, b Weir 144 Worthington, c Roberts, b Vivian . 15 Hardstaff. c Hadlee, b Vivian ... 22 Fishlock, c Weir, b Page 14 Hammond, c Wallace, b Cowie . . 4 Leyland, c Vivian, b Page 1 Ames, c Vivian, b Dunning 97 Allen, b Roberts 88 Verity, c Maloney, b Cowie 10 Sims, c Dunning, b Roberts 13 Voce, not out 1 Extras 18 Total 427 Bowling. Cowie took 2 for 73. Roberts 2 for 58, Vivian 2 for 79. Dunning 1 for 100, Maloney 0 for 20, Page 2 for 38, Weir 1 for 41.

BOWLING.—M.C.C. First Innings. ' °- M. R. W. Cowie .... 30 8 73 2 Roberts .... 27 8 58 2 Dunning '.... .... 41 8 100 2 Vivian .... .... 29 9 79 2 Page .... 7 3 38 2 Moloney .... 5 — 20 — Weir .... .... 11 , — 41 1

BOWLING. O. M. R. , w. Voce .... 15.2 4 '40 3 Hammond' .... 13 4 22 — Allen .... 13 3 30 3 Worthington .... 4 1 (13 — ■ Sims .... 11 2 47 — Verity 14 3 36 —