EXCITING CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 15 November 1937, Page 5

EXCITING CRICKET

NEW ZEALANDERS AHEAD FIRST INNINGS AGAINST VICTORIA PARSLOE AND VIVIAN BOWL BRILLIANTLY (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association) MELBOURNE. 14th November. Exciting cricket was witnessed by a large crowd at (he Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday when play was resumed in the match Victoria v. New Zealand. New Zealand had lost four wickets for 124 runs when rain slopped play on Friday and the score was carried to 210. Victoria suffered severely owing to run-saving tactics by the New Zealanders, the devastating bowling of C. Parsloe and H. G. Vivian, and the splendid fielding of G. L. Weir and A. W. Roberts. The side was dismissed for 141. The weather was fine and cool and the threatened rain held oil. New Zealand's prospects were not good at the resumption and an early collapse was predicted. This was averted mainly by a fine innings of W. A. Hadlee, who hit 51 in G 4 minutes’ brilliant play. He was unlucky in being run out after hitting strongly a fast ball from Ebeling. The early wickets fell quickly and cheaply, the bowling of McCormick, Fleetwood-Smith, and Ebeling giving the batsmen little chance to settle down It was a magnificent catch by McCormick that dismissed J. R. Lamason and broke up a partnership with Hadlee from which much was expected. All the New Zealand batsmen were potential run-makers, hitting hard every ball that gave possibilities. Frequent fours and occasional sixes were warmly applauded. The innings lasted three hours and 45 minutes and the manner in which the runs were compiled impressed cricket observers. The last two, McCormick and FleetwoodSmith, were out before the official scorers had time to change the names on the board.

INAUSPICIOUS START Victoria made an inauspicious first innings start, three wickets going down in the first hour’s play. Rigg and Lee opened with strong hitting off the bowling of Parsl'oc and D. A. R. Moloney. Lee fell a victim to Parsloe when he played on a fast ball. The same bowler got Sievers with the second ball after lunch, when the batsman skied it into Weir’s hands. Gregory, who followed, had made a cautious ten, when he stepped back to play a ball from Moloney and trod on his wicket. Rigg and Hassett settled down to the partnership that gave early indications of a determined stand. Rigg was playing confidently when he was magnificently caught when 27 at first slip by Weir, who dived forward and fell, taking the ball in his right hand. Bromley went in to play a subdued game. He was dismissed when trying to force Vivian to the on. Vivian in six overs bowled five maidens for two runs and took a wicket in the eighth over, his figures being one for 9. Parsloe was bowling steadily, getting good length and making the batsmen -wary. Hassett, undeterred by his comrades’ misfortunes, played confidently. His partnership with Ledward brought Victoria’s century up in 135 minutes with five wickets down. Just after tea Hassett was beautifully caught by Weir off Parsloe, who claimed his fourth wicket for 39 runs. Victoria were then six for 111. Two more wickets, those of Barnett and Ebeling, went in quick succession through good catches by Roberts and M. P. Donnelly. With the dismissal of the Victorians, New Zealand batted again for half an hour, Kerr and Vivian opening. Kerr had scored four singles when he was clean bowled by McCormick. Parsloe joined Vivian and the pair played out time. Details:—

NEW ZEALAND First Innings Vivian, c Barnett, b McCormick .... 30 Moloney, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith 11 Kerr, b Ebeling 41 Weir, lbw, b Ebeling 0 Wallace, c Sievers, b McCormick .... 35 Donnelly, b McCormick 14 Roberts, b Fleetwood-Smith 3 Lamason, c McCormick, b Stevens 3 Lowry, lbw., b Sievers 0 Hadlee, run out 51 Parsloe, not out 9 Extras 13 Total 210 Bowling Analysis: McCormick took' three wickets for 38 runs; Ebeling, two for 22; Sievers, two for 45; FleetwoodSmith, two for 90. Second Innings Kerr, b McCormick 5 Vivian, not out 4 Parsloe, not out 4 Extras 1 Total for one wicket 14 VICTORIA First Innings Lee, b Parsloe 7 Sievers, c Weir, b Parsloe 1 Gregory, hit wicket, b Moloney .... 10 Rigg, c Roberts, b Parsloe 27 Bromley, b Vivian 3 Hassett. c Weir, b Parsloe 36 Ledward, not out 49 Barnett, c Roberts, b Vivian 2 Ebeling, c Donnelly, b Vivian 4 McCormick, c Lowry, b Parsloe .... 0 Fleetwood-Smith, c Donnelly, b Vivian 0 Extras 2 Total 141 Bowling Analysis: Parsloe took five wickets for 47 runs; Weir, none for 9; Moloney, one for 28; Roberts, none for 22; Vivian, four for 33; Donnelly, none for 3. TEST MATCH IN INDIA LAHORE, 13th November. In the first day’s play in the cricket V Test match, England versus India, 1 India in their first innings made 121

(Patiala 41 not out, Hindeekar 24; Gover four for 60, Wellard, three for 39). Lord Tennyson’s eleven, in their first innings, have two wickets down for 100 (Yardley 59 not out, Edrich 39 not out, Ilardstaff 1, Parks 1).