Otago Makes Fine Start

Northern Advocate, 15 March 1947, Page 6

Otago Makes Fine Start

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w I (P.A.) DUNEDIN, This Day. I The match between Otago and MCC e- j played at Carisbrook, opened in fine weather but a thick haze hung over 'the ground and the light was poor, j Hadlee won the toss for Otago and I elected to bat, going in to open the >r • innings with Sutcliffe. 3 - ; The pitch was in first class condij tion with a fast outfield. 2. | Voce opened the English attack and *• | bowled a maiden over to Hadlee. i,_ j Bcdser took the other end and from n : the last ball of his over Sutcliffe „ ' scored a four with a beautifully timed “'j drive through the covers. Hadlee then faced Voce. “■ ! His first scoring shot was uppish, it j The batsmen took a single from the h | ball which went through the slips to ‘"lYardley in the gully. I From the next ball Sutcliffe took a l. i single with a forcing shot past Fishk ! lock at mid-on. ! Sutcliffe failed to cover a rising ball cl | on the off from Voce's third over and j- j- the ball travelled low and fast to ci i Edrich at second slip. I Edrich gol his hands to it but he j- j failed to hold it. i. Otago’s first 10 runs came up in 15 | minutes and the batsmen were con,s j tent to take easy singles. i SUTCLIFFE AGGRESSIVE ’■ i Sutcliffe was more aggressive and ['' he scored a four with a nice cut backs'. | ward of point. ?■ j At this stage a breeze from the 1 i north east cleared the haze which was ' j hanging over th e ground. , i Sutcliffe continued to bat attracts i tively and he hooked a ball from Voce l. ; to rattle the fence. )■ \ A single from Hadlee brought 30 i[ I runs to the board in even time and 2- when Otago’s total was 35 Hadlee *• j snicked a ball from Pollard to Hamf [ mond at first slip. h j Hammond took a difficult catch and G I Hadlee was out for 12 runs, i ; Pollard replaced Voce who had :. i howled five overs at a cost of 19 runs. | confidence and scoring freely. MILLS UNCOMFORTABLE '' i A smartly run two opened Mills’ acj count, the batsmen having to scamper 1 : to heat a fast return from Ikin from | . gw ■ ! j Evans was now standing up to Bod- j ’ i?or end keeping neatly. ’ j At 43 Wright relieved Bcdser. who I . 1 had bowled seven overs for 14 runs, i ■ Sutcliflc reached 30 in 52 minutes with j ' j a four past Edrich fielding at square j J cover. • j A faster one from Pollard beat : | keeper Evans and went to the fence ■ for four byes, hoisting Otago's 50, ( 1 j scored in 00 minutes. , In comparison with the brilliant I young left-hander, Sutcliffe. Mills was ; uncomfortable, especially when facing ! Wright. i His 10 runs came when he snicked one through the slips from Pollard for four runs. The bowlers were getting no assistj ance from the typical Carisbrook wic--1 ket. but they were accurate, i At 12.25 p.m. Otago's total was 70, j scored in 79 minutes. I When the luncheon adjournment was j taken the rate of scoring had improved | but the batsmen were cautious against J I Wright. " ! At 2.30, Ctago had scored 115 for the loss of one wicket, Sutcliffe being 71 not out and Mills 21 not out. OTAGO First Innings. , Hadlee, c Hammond, b Pollard 12 Sutcliffe, not out 71 Mills, not oul 21 j Extras 11 Total for one wicket .... 115