SAVED BY RAIN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 14 January 1936, Page 9

SAVED BY RAIN

FIRST TEST DRAWN VIVIAN SCORES WELL (By Telegraph—Press Association) DUNEDIN, Tips Day. Rain deprived the M.C.C. of a win against New Zealand, the first test ending in a draw. At stumps on Saturday New Zealand in the second innings bad lost five wickets for 116, and play did not resume until 3.10 p.m. yesterday. At 5.5 p.m. New Zealand Had lost seven wickets for 181, and play was held up for 25 minutes on account of bad light. When it was resumed the M.C.C. had an hour to dismiss the remaining batsmen, and gain a win, but after one more over there was another successful appeal against (lie light and stumps were drawn, New Zealand’s total being 205 for seven. Scores : M.C.C. First innings, five wkts. (decl.) for 653 NEW ZEALAND First innings 81 Second Innings Cromb, b Baxter 7 Mills, b Read 0 Weir, c Barber, b Read 2 Moloney, b Read 25 Vivian, not out 87 Lamason, e Parks, b Read 31 Roberts, e Barber, b Sims 15 Elmos, c Human, b Read 3 Merritt, not out 4 Extras 31 Total for seven wickets 205 Bowling: Read took five wickets for 74 runs, Baxter one for 46, Parks none for 30, Sims one for 24, Human none for 0. CROMB AGAIN CAPTAIN DUNEDIN, This Day. Cromb will again captain New Zealand against the M.C.C. at Wellington. HAWKE CUP MATCH ABANDONED PALMERSTON N„ This Day. Owing to intermittent rain the Hawke Cup match was abandoned. WIN FOR~INDIA GREAT ENTHUSIASM CREATED (Uniierl Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LAHORE, 13th January. Tarrant’s Australian team in the second innings made 216 (Oxenham 30). Bowling: Nissar took four for 80, Salanddin one for 18, Baqajalini four for 16, Amirelahi one for 55. India won by 68 runs. It was the first big victory for years, and 'created the greatest enthusiasm.