EXCITING CLIMAX TO REP. MATCH

Northern Advocate, 30 March 1937, Page 4

EXCITING CLIMAX TO REP. MATCH

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Northland Loses In Last

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A finish somewhat reminiscent of that to the test at Wellington, was witnessed in the cricket fixture between Auckland junior representatives and Northland on Monday.

The Brabin Cup winners made 218, and, with Northland losing six for 75, it appeared as though the game would fizzle out. However, Pat Dunning stayed there and made runs, and, with Angelo, figured in a splendid partnership. When Rowe, the last man, joined Nesbit, only 167 were on. Rowe, who is a senior B player, showed splendid form, and the pair gradually carried the score towards the 200 mark.

With a draw in sight, Nisbet went to the sixth ball of the last over.

Felt Their Way.

The Northland opening pair, W. and P. Dunning, were content to feel their way against Snedden (fast) and Flyger (medium). W. Dunning welcomed Middleton, who replaced Flyger, by swinging him near the leg boundary for two. The home skipper', however, was left standing by the next. He kept a defensively straight bat, but the ball came straight through to take the leg stump.—24—l—B.

The left-hander, Vipond, started nicely, using his feet to better advantage than previously. However, with the score at 46,. he was snapped up off a hot one by second slip. Poole, who followed, had a dip at the first ball’he received and was caught in the deepfield.

This gave Mutton, the slow bowler, who plays with Parnell seniors, and is a candidate for the Auckland reps, his first success. Mutton turns the ball both ways with the same action. The score at afternoon tea w,as three for 54, with P. Dunning going well with 21 to his credit. . . Rate of Scoring Slows Down. Flower, who had started enterprisingly, did not long survive the interval, mis-hitting one of Mutton’s slows. The rate of scoring now slowed up and Thom in his first appearance at the popping* crease, sent down the first maiden. The batsmen were not using their feet to cope with Mutton’s spinners, and Fyfe' was the next to fall victim, hooking a catch to Middleton, who executed a juggling feat. With the left-handers’ usual partiality for anything on the on-side, P. Dunning was scoring mostly with shots through the leg field. Square-leg spreadeagled in attempting to reach a flier, which the heavy outfield made three only. In the same over, Batten deflected a rising ball to the slips, where Mutton took a brilliant catch close to the ground. Dunning Let Off. The first boundary for a considerable period, in fact the third of the innings, so far, came when P. Dunning banged a short ball from Mutton past point. Dunning had his first let off, when he was missed well out off a difficult catch. When Flyger spelled Mutton, P. Dunning hooked the first ball, a short one, for a single, bringing, his half century up. After two hours’ batting the team score reached 100. Batting nicely, Angelo moved into double figures. Many extra runs were lost owing to slow running between the wickets.

Middleton came on to rock them down from the town end, P. Dunning straight driving him for a brace and a three. Angelo, too, was infested with the desire to get a move on. He glided Snedden through the slips for two, and made a hard leg placement for a similar addition.

The double fast attack proving ineffective, Mutton was brought back, to send down the second maiden. Off the last ball Dunning, then 67, survived a confident appeal for caught behind. Six, a Four And Out. Dunning gave the spectators cause for enthusiasm by lofting a six, followed by a four off Snedden. The bowler exacted his revenge with one that kept low and brought to an end an invaluable and masterly innings. The stand between Dunning and Angelo had doubled the score,,—lsl—7 79.

Angelo continued to pick up runs with nice shots, but Lindgard failed to stay,, being caught yards out by the ’keeper. The same fate was in store for Angelo, who dived for home after missing, but could not quite get there. Kis long innings had been one of the best of the match.

Rowe came in to play colourful ciicket, which had the crowd in high good cheer. Once he was stumped, but too soon owing to the over-anxiety of the ’keeper. Nisbet was content to keep his wicket intact, while his partner hit out. and it appeared that a draw was inevitable.

In the failing light there was tenseness both on and off the field, and the fieldsmen were on their toes. Nisbet just cocked one up and silly leg gathered the ball in one hand as he flew towards it.

AUCKLAND: First Innings, 218 NORTHLAND. W. Dunning, b Middleton 8 P. Dunning, b Snedden 79 Vipond, c Snedden, b Middleton ~ 13 Poole; c Hollies, b Mutton ....... q Flower, c Flyger, b Mutton ...;.. 14 Fyfe, c Middleton, b Mutton . /... .. x Batten, c Mutton, b Thom '' 0 Angelo, st. Smith, b Mutton .... 37 Lingard, st. Smith, b Mutton ... 3 Nisbet, c Flygor, b Hollies ..... ’ G Howe, not out . Extras ~ ‘'' ; ‘'' f°

Total 193 Bowling:—Snedden. 1 for 49; Flyg er 0 for 15; Middleton, 2 for 43; Mutton 5 Xor 54; Thorn, 1 for 7; Hollies, 1 f or u