COMBINED TEAM START WELL AGAINST M.C.C.

Northern Advocate, 1 April 1937, Page 4

COMBINED TEAM START WELL AGAINST M.C.C.

Cricket

But Rot Sets In Later rsveclal to “Nortnern Advocate. ."l ISpectai AUCKLAND, This Day. The final match of the M.C.C. team’s J tnur of Australia and New Zealand was begun this morning, when the Englishmet a combined Auckland and Wellington team at Eden Park. A J Postles, captaining the local side won the toss, and decided to bat, he and P. Whitelaw being the opening 1 batsmen on a slow, easy wicket. Care- j .fui “play by both batsmen saw the 1 Corning session through with 69 runs 1 Si the board without loss. , 1 The wicket at Eden Park had not recovered from the Easter soaking when play was started this morning and was “dead,” with the outfield rather slow. ; 7 Relied On Spin Bowlers. Allen opened with his fast attack, but soon discovered that it was unsuited to the wicket.. He then relied on. his three spin bowlers. The trio got a fair amount of turn on the ball, but the ball usually came through, so slowly as to enable the batsmen to detect and counter the bowlers’ wiles. Leyland was erratic and 50 came up in his third •pver. after 75 minutes’ play. a. delightful ciit i ' , 'pr6i%fced i four/ all-run out. Off the next over from Verity; 10 runs were scored. First Postles placed one dangerously near first slip for a three, then Whitelaw added three more with a nice slip shot, and Postles pulled the last ball to the fence. The luncheon adjournment was then taken. After lunch. Fames, the fast bowler, was brought on again, and in his second over he broke the partnership, clean bowling Postles. —76—1—24. Whitelaw made some competent placements to leg Off Fames and Ell of Wellington, who came next, got a start fyrith a single in the slips. That was his only score. When he laced Sims the latter got him l.b.w. ■ Smart running featured the early partnership of Sale and Whitelaw, the latter reaching his 50 by deftly turning Fames to leg. Sale seemed eager to force the p§ce, and he moved out and attractively off-drove Slips to the fence and two balls later lifted him high and clear of the field for another four to reach 18. This brought the, 100 up. Scores:— AUCKLAND. First Innings. Postles, b Fames ... ....... 24 Whitelaw, not out . 74 Ell, Ibw., b Sims 1 Sale, b 1 Verity .36 Bush, not out ~/7 0 Extras S Total for 3 wickets 144 1 Latest Score COMBINED TEAM; 7 for 167,,