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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 February 1930, Page 5

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DULEEPSINHJI SCORES DOUBLE CENTURY M.C.C. AT NAPIEJ* KAVANAGH TAKES EIGHT WICKETS (By Telegraph—Press Association) NAPIER, This Day. The Englishmen's visit to_ Napier was marked by a splendid innings by Duleepsinhji, who stayed at the wickets for 189 minutes for 242 runs. His batting was watched with the deepest interest and regarded as a polished exhibition of every sort of stroke. Bowley made 42 but three wickets were down for 107, and it was then that Duleepsinhji and Dawson put on 210 before another fell. Duleepsinhji was caught and Dawson got his leg before the wicket. After this the other batsmen hit out and scored at a- great rate. Earle had five sixos in his total and both he and Woolley were caught on tho boundary from big hits. Although the field had a heavy clay s work, they missed no catches. In tho few minutes left Jlawkes Bay lost one wicket. M.C.G. made 511—Dulecpsinhn 242, Benson 55, Nichols 46, Bowley 42, Earle 40, Woolley 37, Dawson 20.. Bowling: Kavanagh took eight wickets for 134 runs, Shepherd one for 14 O'Brien one for 18. Five others we're also tried. Hawkes Bay have lost one wicket for 15 runs.

TO-DAY'S PLAY NAPIER, This Day. The game with the Englishmen was resumed this morning in perfect weather The wicket was splendid. With one down for 15 runs Hawke's Bay continued their innings to the bowling of Nichols and Allom. The pair were in Jgreat form and had the batsmen demoralised. At the end of the first.half hour's play Bay had six down for 35. Evans and Beck made a stand fc* the seventh wicket, and 50 went up after an hour's play. At 55 Nichols and Allom, who had two for 15 and four for 26 respectively, came off, Woolley and Bowley going on. Four maiden overs followed, and thet partnership was broken at 65, Evans being caught at silly point after a patient 18 made in 80 minutes. , ' .'•, Three more maiden overs followed, Nichols coming on again in place of Bowley at 70, but Legge replaced him after one. over. Beck brought 90 with two fours. When the luncheon was taken seven were down for 91. Scores: — ENGLAND First innings 511 HAWKES BAY First Innings O'Brien, b Nichols' 0 Evans, c Woolley, b Nichols 18 Stephenson, b Allom , 17 Worker, Ibw, b Allom 4 Reaney, b Nichols 0 Shepherd, b Allom 0 Owen, b Allom 0 Beck, not out 37 Kavanagh, not out 1 Extras .. 24 Total for seven wickets 91 PLUNKET SHIELD RESULT STILL OPEN DUNEDIN, This Day. In the Plunket Shield match, after Wellington had declared Otago made a bad start. Despite a good innings by Shepherd five men were out for 79 runs. Alloo and Elmes then put on 56. With Dunning Alloo added 46 more. Alloo was the last out after being at the wickets for two and a half hours. The total reached 198. Badcock was the most successful bowler. Going in again Wellington lost two wickets for 11 runs, and though the batting improved a little they had lost six for 122 when stumps were drawn and the game is still open. Scores:— WELLINGTON (First Innings.) Baker, c Knight, b Dunning 4 Foley, b Moloney , 15 Hollings. b Lemin 46 Lowry, ibw, b Lemin 17 Cameron, c Elmes, b Lemin 17 McGirr, run out 73 Ward, b Lemin 9 Lamason, b Dunning 14 Badcock, c Maloney, b Dunning ... 62 Newman, not out 11 Henderson, not out 2

Total for 9 wickets (declared) 283 OTAGO (First Innings.) Shepherd, b Baker 52 Knight, run out 3 C'avanagh, b McGirr 16 McMullan c Foley, b McGirr 7 Moloney, b Badcock 1 Elmes, e Lamason, b Badcock 40 Alloo,'b Baker 36 Dunning, b Badcock 29 Groves, c Hollings, b Baker 7 Lemin, not out 0. Extras 5 Total 198 Bowling: McGirr took two for 56, Badcock four for 41, Baker three for 60. Wellington in the second innings has lost six jfor 122 runs—Hollings 34, Cameron 26" Lowry 23, McGirr 15 not out. WELLINGTON OUT FOR 172 DUNEDIN, This Day. The Plunket Shield match was resumed at Carisbrook Park in fine, warm weather. The wicket was fast and the outfield good. Wellington's overnight score was 122 for six wickets —McGirr 15 not out, Ward nil, not out. Ward took strike to Elms. The first over was a maiden. Dunning took up the attack at the other end, McGirr getting a single to square leg off the first ball. In Dunning's second over Ward snicked a low, easy one to Elmes in the slips, but he failed to hold it. In the next over Elmes retrieved himself by clean howling Ward for a duck. 126-7-0. Lamason poinod McGirr and played somewhat luckily until he succumbed to D"nning when eight, 143-8-8. Newman, the nejw batsman, survived "n anpea) lor leg before on the first ball. Lemin now replaced Elmes. McGirr, bailing steadily, took no risks and brought the score up with. excellent strokes all round. McGirr, when 40, fell to a yorker from Dunning. His previous lowest score on Carisbrook Park was 57 He played a chanceless innings. 161-9-40. Henderson was the last man in. Newman gave a difficult chance to Dunning in the slips off Lemin when 9. He also was verv luckv. Otago's fielding was patchy. Both Lemin and Dunning were bowling well at"' h->d to bo watched carefully. Wellington's second strike finished after 50 minutes' play to-day, Henderson be.iriE; nm out through a fine return from McMullan from cover. Wellington's total readied 172—McGirr 40, Ward 0. Lamason 8, S. Newman 10 not out, Henderson 4, extras 21. Bowling—Dunning took four wickets

for 57, Elmes one for 35, Lemin none for 34, Moloney two for 20, Alloo one for 5. Faced with getting the fairly formidable total of 258 runs to win, Knigiit and Shepherd took the crease to the attack of McGirr. Shepherd took the strike and opened the score with a boundary to leg. Badcock bowled from the other end. He started with a maiden then Shepherd drove McGirr to the long field and ran four. Shepherd opened brightly, allowed nothing loose to go by. Knight was much more cautions.

Badcock bowled the leg theory and brought the field close in. When the total was 18 Henderson replaced McGirr. Shepherd square-cut his first ball beautifully to the pickets. Baker replaced McGirr. It was not long before Shepherd also sent him to the boundary. When Knight was four he just touched the ball and gave Lowry an easy catcli but he dropped the ball. In the next over Knight again just poked the bat at an off ball touched it Lowry who accepted. 37-1-6. Cavanagh went in. Shepherd, at 32, survived an appeal for leg before. Shepherd continued attractively till 49 when he skied a ball to Badcock. He was at the crease 47 minutes.

SYDNEY GRADE PLAY

BRADMAN AND FAIRFAX BAT WELL (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right) SYDNEY, Ist February. In grade cricket, batting for St. George against Cumberland, Bradman made 54 not out, Fairfax 40. For University against Waverly, Hogg made 80 not out. Bowling for St. George. Theak took five for 40 and Green live for 25.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

QUEENSLAND OUT FOR SMALL SCORE DEMONSTRATION BY BARRACKERS (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrieht) BRISBANE, Ist February. In the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, Queensland in the first innings made 80—Benstead 15, Hornibrook 18. Bowling, Ironmonger took seven wickets for 35 and a'Beckett three for 44. Victoria in the first innings made 82 for three wickets—Ponsford 15, Hendry 6, Ryder 35 not out. The wicket was sticky after rain. Ryder won the toss, but sent the Queenslanders to the wickets. There was a display of temper by the barrackers when towards the end of the Queenslanders' innings, the Victorians fielded loosely in order to allow the tailenders to try to build up their poor score, and much hooting and barracking of the Victorians culminated in a couple of the tailenders deliberately throwing away their wickets.