NEWMAN SHIELD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 9 April 1934, Page 2

NEWMAN SHIELD

MARLBOROUGH’S CHALLENGE NEALE MAKES CENTURY FOR NELSON GAME IN INTERESTING POSITION In th e NeAvman Shield cricket match Marlborough, the challengers in the first innings made 272 runs in reply to Nelson's first innings total of 289. After batting stubbornly on Friday afternoon Autv opened out on the bowling on Saturday morning and put 94 to his credit before be Avent llnv to A. NeAVniaii. His avus a very valuable innings for Marlborough. A. Newman Avas the most successful Nelson bowler Avitii three wickets for 15 runs off 16 overs, eight of Avliicb Avere maidens. Neale and SteAvart opened for Nelson and the latter, as in the first innings Avas given out 1.0. av. Biggs batted solidly for 22. A. Newman then joined Neale and rattled on 51 runs in quick time Avith attractive batting. Neale continued to bat steadily and he completed his century before being boAvled by O’Sullivan. Although given a chance by a dropped catch early in the innings bis avus a good effort and the Nelson score Avould have been a poor one Avithout his splendid contribution for the tail-endcrs, except for Freeman. failed to add many to the total. When stumps. Avere drawn for the day Nelson bad lost nine Avickets for 250 runs. Mr T. NeAvnian, the donor of the Shield, Avas an interested spectator at the match. Additional scores up to the close of Saturday’s play Avere as foIloAvs: —, MARLBOROUGH First Innings Six wickets 103 Aut-y, IbAv, b A. NeAvman 94 Hundleby, c Nightingale, b A. Newman 49 Ross, b A. Newman 0 CresAveil, not out —. 16 Lewer. c SteAvart, b Freeman 20 Extras 26

Neale, b O’Sullivan 104 Steward-, lbAA r , b Creswell 0 Biggs, c Creswell, b O’Sullivan ... 22 A. NeAvman, c Lewer, b Boss 51 J. McKay, c Stevenson, b Ross ...... * 11 De Feu,' b Creswell 6 Freeman, not out, 20 J. Newman, b O’Sullivan 0 Nightingale, run. out «■' 0 Mcllwraith, at. Lower, b Creswell 7 R McKay, not out 6 Extras 2o Total, nine wickets for 250 Th’erelwas some doubt at the end of Satmlay’s play if_ all the: members of the Marlborough team could remain to complete the game to-day. but extra leave Avas gained by several and so the challengers remained in Nelson over the week-end. The game was in an interest 'ing position at the end of the second dav’s play and it Avould have been a pity if tlie challengers had abandoned it when Avith a moderately good second Innings they had a good chance of winning tlie trophy for the first time.

TO-DAY’S PLAY

The NewmanJShield match was continued to-day "in fine but overcast weather. Nelson’s last wicket added. 04 runs making the holders’ second innings total 268. Marlborough thus had a deficiency of 285 runs. However their chances of success decreased as wickets began to fall cheaply and at the luncheon adjournment the challengers appeared to have no chance of success with five wickets down for 80 runs. Additional scores: — NELSON Nine wickets for ; 260 Freeman, st Lewer, b 0 Sullivan 26 K. McKay, not out : 13 Extras ... 23 Total -68

Hundlebv 2 0 0 4

MARLBOROUGH (Second Innings) Hastilow, b J. Newman 12 Neal, b Mclhvraitli 0 Stevenson, c and b Mclhvraitli .... 2 Auty, st. Nightingale, bDe Feu .... 21 Shanahan, c A. Newman, b Freeman 24 Rowe, not out 12 O’Sullivan, not out 1 Extras 14 Total five wickets for SO

Total . 272 Howling 0. M. W. R. ,T. Newman 29 1,2 2 59 Mclhvraith 17 4 2 66 Freeman. 13.5 1 2 42 A. Newman 16 8 3 15 De Feu 7 1 1 24 Neale 10 1 0 36 R McKay 3 1 1 0 4 First innings NELSON 289 Second Innings

BOWLING 0. M. W. B. Creswell ... 29' 7 3 SO Boss 21 5 2 57 O’Sullivan .... 22 2 4 53 Stevenson .... 5 0 0 17 Auty 3 0 0 19 Hastilow ... 3 0 0 1G