FIRST TEST

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 10 January 1936, Page 2

FIRST TEST

NEW ZEALAND BATTING GOOD CONDITIONS AT DUNEDIN (By Telegraph- Prana Association! DUNEDIN, This Day. Keen interest is being displayed in the first test match between the M.C.C. and New Zealand which opened at the Carisbrook ground to-day in fine but very dull weather. The wicket was in first rate order, and gave very appearance of being a perfect batsmen’s wicket. The teams were as published, Mitchellimies being twelfth man for the M.C.C. ■ New Zealand won the toss and naturally elected to bat. Mills and Ci'omb opened, the latter having a, narrow shave with the first ball of the match from Baxter. GVomb opened the scoring with u smart single oil Parks in the second over. Both batsmen started with caution and stray singles from Cromb, clean and well placed, were the only incidents of the first stages. The New Zealand skipper bore the brunt of the initial attack. Mills had been at the wickets 15 minutes without scoring when he succumbed, edging one from Parks into Smith’s hands at second slip. 4—l—o. Weir was the incoming batsman and opened with a strong three off Parks. Cromb had a life in the second over, Barber dropping a fairly hard chance at short leg. A few moments later after 25 minutes’ play Cromb went, Baxter beating him completely with a yorkor. Details : Cromb, b Baxter 3 Mills, c Smith, b Parks 0 Weir, not out 7 Mahoney, not out 0 Extras 3

Total, two wickets for 13 Maloney joined Weir, who reached double figures after eighteen minutes at the wickets. Parks was bowling well and both batsmen were finding it difficult to get him away. The scoring was very quiet at this stage. Parks and Baxter bowling successive maidens. With the total at 18 Read went on in place of Baxter, who had then taken one wicket for 6 runs. Head quickly developed pace and the batsmen treated him with respect. Wciir put the total up to 20 after three-quarters of an hour’s play. He notched the first four of the match with a crisp stroke to square leg. Maloney was half an hour at the wicket before he opened his account with a single off Read. Weir at 15 gave a very difficult chance to Griffiths off a very fast hall from Read, but the wicketkeeper could not hold it. Details:— Weir, not out 20 Moloney, not out 1 Extras 6 Two wickets for 30 Moloney did not get past two, being dismissed lbw off Baxter. 36-3-2. Baxter, who was very accurate, was then two for 6. Vivian was the next batsman and broke the ice with a nice single. The Aucklander was dropped in Parks’ nextover by Holmes at first slip. The bad situation became worse when Read clean bowled Weir with a ball that kept low and heat him badly. Weir hatted for 54 minutes. 37-4-21. Lamason partnered Vivian and opened with a single off Read, but the runs were coming very slowly, and an uninspiring morning’s batting ended with them still at the wickets. Details at the lunch adjournment were; — NEW ZEALAND First Innings 'Mills, c Smith, b Parks 0 Cromb, b Baxter 3 Moloney, lbw b Baxter 2 Weir, b Reid 21 Lamason, not out 10 Vivian, not out 3 Extras 10 Total for four wickets 49 HAWKECUP SOUTHLAND’S CHALLENGE PALMERSTON N., This Day. The second Hawke Cup match of the season commenced this morning with Southland the challenging association. Manawatii won the toss and elected to bat on an easy wicket with the outfield dead after heavy overnight rain and a steady downfall on Tuesday evening. Robertson and McVicar opened Manawatu’s innings quietly, but succeeding overs proved more fruitful, twenty runs being hoisted. Repeated changes in the attack were without result and thirty were up when Carswell accepted a catcli from Robertson, with the score thirty-three. Details:— McVicar, not- out 11 Robertson, c and b Carswell 22 Murchison joined McVicar. The batsmen displayed enterprise, the running between the wickets earning applause, but the same daring tactics caused the loss of McVicar’s wicket when he was run out with the score at 53. At 11.30 the total was 63 for the loss of two wickets. : Details: McVicar, run out 15 Murchison, not out 21 Cutler, not out 5 The slow break bowlers wove keeping the batsmen subdued, hut 90 appeared after 98 minutes’ play. Cutler then poked an easy chance to McGowan. Three for 94. M. Ougliy failed to stay and was beaten by Brittenden with the score a 114. Patrick brought Murchison’s fine innings to a close, clean bowling him. At lunch five more runs had been added. Details:— Murchison', b Patrick 49 Cutler, v McGowan, b Brittenden 4 Norris, not out 1 Gallichan, not out 4 Extras 6 Five wickets for 119 PLUNKET SHIELD WELLINGTON’S TEAM WELLINGTON, This Day. Wellington’s Blanket team against Otago at Dunedin commencing on 24th January is: Lamason, Blundell, Blandford, Moloney, O’Brien, Ward, Ell, Gallichan, Rainbird, Parsloe, Griffiths, and Wilson (twelfth man). The manager will be Mr E. J. Aim. The team leaves on 21st January and plays North Otago on 22nd and 23rd January. WIN FOR MAORILANDERS (Received 10th January, 11.30 a.m.) SUVA. This Day. The Maoviland cricketers defeated a European representative eleven on the first innings on Sunday. Rain on Saturday prevented play. New Zealand in the first innings made 199 (Dunning .73). The home team in the first- innings made 101; followed on. in the second innings 100 for two wickets.