Cambridge All Out 107; Wallace To The Rescue

Northern Advocate, 19 May 1949, Page 4

Cambridge All Out 107; Wallace To The Rescue

CAMBRIDGE, Wed. (11.30 a.m.)— New Zealand nearly bad Cambridge University all out before lunch on pleasant, chestnut tree-ringed Fenners Ground. Hayes and Cresswell, bowling with great accuracy on an easy naced wicket made for batsmen, dominated the game for two hours and, with Burke’s assistance, had seven for 45 at the interval.

Cambridge rallied after’ the meal to make 107. After a poor New Zealand start, with Sutcliffe again going cheaply—once more on the leg side —Wallace and Keid formed an undefeated fourth* wicket partnership of 137. Wallace scored 8b not out (six tours* in just on two and a quarter hours. They batted with skill and power, fully maintaining the New Zealanders’ reputation for fast, bright cricket, and giving New Zealapd a lead on-the first innings of 49 with seven wickets in hand. FINE BURST BY HATES The New Zealanders put Cambridge University out in just over three hours 20 minutes. The Cambridge batting was indifferent; at the same time the New Zealand bowling was very good, and one of its brightest features was an excellent second period by Hayes. The young Aucklander began well and nearly had both Dewes and Morris in his opening overs. When be returned he knocked out the leg stump of the left-hander Dewes, who played for 'England against Australia in the fifth test last year. The ball hit the seam and turned slightly. TWO STARS FALL CHEAPLY Dewes had been there for an hour with Morris and. in that time, they had only scored 2 7 . With the third ball of his next over, Hayes had Doggart leg before and so had dismissed bot the outstanding Cambridge bats. Two balls later he clean bowled Coles and then completed a. doublewicket maiden. In five overs he took three wickets for five runs. This was the best piece of bowling Hayes had done so far. He corrected a slight fault. he has of dropping his head at the moment of delivery. Today be kept his head up and was well pleased with the results. BURKE S FIRST SCALPS

Once again Wallace came to the rescue as though the score was not 10 for. 3, but 119 for 3.

His first scoring stroke was a three through the covers And ha was away Ofi drive, square drive, late cut, pull, on drive—he showed us them all.

Up came bis 50 in 48 minutes and, with Reid playing his best innings in England, up went 101 on the board with a late cut, by Wallace in 98 minutes.

Reid started quietly, took something like 80 minutes for 15 runs and was firm in his determination to stay with his vice-captain. REID IN FORM.

'• Occasionally he used his powerful shoulders for delightful pulls, once he survived a confident appeal by Pryer, the slow, left-arm leg-break bowler; then, having had a good look at the bowling, he doubled his score in 10 minutes and on-drove immaculately to the boundary for four, which put New Zealand past the Cambridge total. They continued to score freely ail round the wicket with great forcefulness.

Cowie was not available for selection for this match. He strained a muscle slightly while bowling on the wet wicket at Leicester and, on medical advice, it was decided to rest him for a week. It is nothing serious, but Hadlee is taking every precaution.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY . First Innings Dewes, t? Hayes 8 Morris, lbw, b Cresswell 19 Doggart, lbw, b Hayes 8 Coles, b Hayes 0 Pimell, c Sutcliffe, b Cresswell ...... 7 Insole, st Reid, b Burke 1 Hawkey, c Reid, b Cresswell ........ 3 Stevenson, c Burke, b Burtt ...... 34 Popplewell, st Reid, b Burke 19 Pryer. b Burtt 1 Warr, not out 0 Extras 14 Total "107 Bowling: Hayes 17 overs 5 maidens 28 runs, 3 wickets; Cresswell 21, 11, 26; 3; Burtt 14, 11, 5,2; Rabone 3. 0,4, 0; Burke, 11.1, 2, 32, 2. NEW ZEALAND First Innings Sutcliffe, c Morris, b Warr 2 Hadlee, c Popplewell, b Warr ...... 4 Reid, not out 47 Smith, c Insole, b Warr 9 Wallace, not out. 88 Extras 6 Total (for 3 wkts) ~158

Another cheerful feature of the New Zealand bowling was that Burke got his first two wickets of the tour, when Reid, deputising for Mooney who was being rested, stumped both Insole, the Cambridge captain, and Stevenson. Burke -was getting plenty of turn on the ball and should have had Stevenson when the score was 98, but unfortunately Reid dropped the ball when the Cambridge man was half a yard out of his crease. Cresswell was again successful and was making the ball swing as much as a foot.

Rain delayed play for a quarter of an hour after lunch, and the 1 wicket was entirely covered. - DOUBLED SCORE

Then Stevenson and Popplewell made a fine stand, doubling the Cambridge score in 50 minutes and going on to complete a partnership of 61 in 75 minutes.

Burtt began the Light Blues’ final collapse by, having Stevenson caught at mid-on by Burke and bowled Fryer next over. .•

Then Burke, with Reid’s assistance, took his second wicket and it was all swiftly ended. New Zealand again made an eye-brow-raising start to their innings, with three wickets falling in just over half an hour for 19. runs. Sutcliffe was there for some 10 minutes, and then he was caught once again at square leg. ANOTHER BAD START Warr, the Cambridge fast bowler, sent him a long hop. Sutcliffe’s intention was to turn it to leg. The ball, however, hit the inside edge of his bat and, instead of shooting along over the turf, performed a neat parabola for Morris, who ran a dozen yards to take a good catch. Sutcliffe’s luck appears to be out temporarily, but everyone in the New Zealand team is convinced that one of these days he will not be content with one century. Hadlee remained for some 20 minutes; then again snicked a fast one to the wicket-keeper. WALLACE HAS EVERYTHING.

Smith, his Worcester caution thrown aside, flicked dangerously at his first ball, slashed the second through the slips for four, played a neat leg-glide and then, next over, tried an off drive, could not get far enough forward, and was caught at cover.