MATCH DRAWN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 13 December 1932, Page 5

MATCH DRAWN

M.C.C. V. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS

FREE HITTING

TATE, AMES AND BROWN

tUnited Press AssociatioJ— By Electrk Telegraph—Copyright)

SYDNEY. 12th December

The Marylebonc cricketers completed their two days’ match against Southern Districts of New South Wales to-day in terrific heat, culminating in a violent dust storm, and some rain. Sutcliffe went cheaply. 'Tate, Ames and Brown pleased tire crowd with' free hitting, including a couple of sixers. Tire local bowler, Rumble, a left-hander, found the wicket to his liking and made the ball turn uncomfortably for the batsmen. Scores:—

SOUTHERN DISTRICTS First innings 226 _ M.C.C. First Innings I’atatuli, si Sadlier, b James 15 i’aynier, c James, b Rumble 46 Ames, )) Hutchings 91 Brown, stp. Sadlier, fj Rumble 51 Sutcliffe, c Sadlier, b Rumble 8 Tate, not out 52 Verity, c Cusick, b James 5 Duckworth, c Jossellyn, b James ... 1 Wyatt, c Sadlier, b Jossellyn 12 Mitchell, lbw, b Rumble 4 Bowes, o Sly, b Rumble 3 Extras 15 Total 303 Bowling: James tool; three wickets for 80 runs, Bennett none for 38, Rumble five for 73, Hutchings one for 5, Maher none for 49, Flood none for 22, Jossellyn one for 21. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS Second Innings Jossellyn. c Brown, b Mitchell 19 Sadlier, c Ames, b Bowes 2 McCabe, lbw, b Mitchell 7 Syl, lbw, b Mitchell 0 Flood, stp. Duckworth, b Mitchell... 1 Hutchings, not out 16 Bennett, lbw, b Mitchell 11 Cusick, stp. Duckworth, b Pataudi 12 Extras 1 Total for seven wickets 68 Bowling: Bowes took one wicket for 21 runs, Tate none for 8, Mitchell five for 26, Pataudi one for 12. The match was drawn. REMARKABLE PARTNERSHIP CHRIST’S COLLEGE FIRST WICKET 344 RUNS PRODUCED (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, 12th December. The most outstanding performance ever put up by a Christ’s College cricket team was recorded to-day during the course of the annual match with Otago Boys’ High School. The first wicket partnership produced 344 runs, easily beating the previous record of 214 put up in 1917 against Christchurch Boys’ High School by R. Blunt and T. W. Tothill. P. J. Byrne batted solidly all day for 208 not out, thus heating Blunt’s record score of 204 in the match previously mentioned, and tire College team declared at stumps with two down for 507. Scores were: Fenwick 193, Byrne not out 208, Harpui; 117, Scott, not out 12, extras 37. Total, 507. AUCKLAND TEAM FOR SOUTHERN TOUR AUCKLAND, This Day. The following will represent the Auckland cricket team for a southern tour: Weir (captain), Mills, Postles, Badelev, Hampton, Vivian, Wliitelaw, Pearson, Dacre, Garrad, Matheson, and Bush. Badeley and Hampton are both Waikato players. LOWRY AVAILABLE REQUEST FROM WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION WELLINGTON,, This Day. In response to a wired request from the president of the Wellington Cricket Association to the effect that the association would appreciate it if he could play for the province again this season, Lowry says lie will be in Wellington at tire time of the match with Otago, and will play if required.