EASY WIN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 17 November 1937, Page 8

EASY WIN

VICTORIAN CRICKETERS A DETERMINED PARTNERSHIP j CENTURY TO BASSETT ! I Unitod I’i'csi* AHHOciai ion—lt.y Elecirio j Ttt legru |t I) Co py ri g lit > \ MELBOURNE, 10th November Victoria defeated New Zealand by live wickets to-day after a bright innings, a feature of which was the partnership of Lee and Bassett, the latter j ! scoring 127 runs. Heavy rain fell overnight, but the weather was fine when play resumed. The wicket was good, j Though they were defeated, the New Zealanders’ performance was favour-j ; ably commented on. The team departed I for Sydney to-night. They will play j there on Friday, leaving by the Awatea ! for Wellington on Tuesday. Victoria set out to make the 292 runs required for the defeat of New Zealand. They had lost none for 35 at slumps yesterday, Lee and Rigg continued the innings to the bowling of Parsloe and Vivian. Parsloc had recovered from the effects of his injury I yesterday. Rigg was out leg before wicket from Vivian’s third ball, leaving Lee and Gregory carrying on. Both batsmen played cautiously with their eyes on i the runs still to make. When Gregory had reached 12 he tried to swing a ball from Vivian and was caught by the wicket-keeper, Lowry. An l.b.w. decision given was afterward changed. | Bassett came in with the score at ! two for 02. The bowling changed to Roberts and Moloney, and both batsmen increased their scoring rate. They began a rapid run-making partnership 1 which set Victoria's hopes soaring. Bassett hit two fours and a six off Moloney, who was taken off. Vivian returned to the attack. The batsmen were again cautious, but soon opened out, placing fours all over the j field. Victoria's century came up in 117 minutes. At 41 Lee survived a leg i appeal from a ball from Roberts. When Lee was 47 and Bassett 27, the bowling was again changed, Parsloe relieving Vivian in an effort to break up the batsmen’s determined stand, which had contributed 50 runs in 38 minutes. The luncheon adjournment came with the score at two for 133. Resuming, the batsmen pulled and swung and defied all the efforts of the various bowlers to dislodge them. Eighty-two minutes together at the wickets gave the partnership a century. The batsmen were still playing with the utmost confidence, keeping the fieldsmen busy and steadily wrecking New Zealand’s prospects. Lee had reached 72 when misfortune overlook him. Be swung at a hard ball from Lamason which was smartly fielded by Wallace at third slip and returned to the wicketkeeper while Lee was trying to snatch a single. Bis brilliant innings had taken 183 minutes land the partnership had yielded 112. 1 Bassett was 69 when Bromley came in. Moloney gave Bromley a life when he was four, dropipng a catch ofl' Viv--1 ian. Parsloe, however, was not so meri ciful. When Bromley hit a full toss

from Donnelly Parsloe took a difficult catch running backward. He fell heavily on his head but held the ball. Ledward joined Hassett, who was 75, but Vivian caught and bowled him first ball, live wickets being now down for 194. With ninety-nine runs required by Victoria to save the match and Barnett in. New Zealand took heart again. Barnett, however, stood firm, though when nine he made a fierce swing at a ball from Parsloe which broke his bat. Various bowling changes were unable to move Hassett, who took everything that came with equanimity, but he was obviously playing for his centmy which he got after 177 minutes, his score including six fours. Barnett also batted brilliantly. By tea-time New Zealand’s hopes of victory had completely faded. The score was then five for 245. With only 48 to make to pass New Zealand’s scoie and five more batsmen in hand, Hassett and Barnett stayed together, Hassett surviving several appeals. The required score was gained at 5 o'clock. Hassett’s 127 took 239 minutes. Scores: — NEW ZEALAND First Innings 210 Second Innings »■••• 223 VICTORIA First Innings 141 Second Innings Rigg, lbw., b Vivian 24 Gregory, c Lowry, b Vivian 12 Hassett ; not out 127 Lee, run out 12 Bromley, c Parsloe, b Donnelly .... 9 Ledward, c and b Vivian 0 Barnett, not out 47 Extras 2 Total for five wickets 293 Bowling Analysis: Parsloe took no wickets for 43; Roberts, none for 40; Vivian, three for 89; Moloney, none for 49; Lamason, none for 7; Donnelly, one for 56: Wallace, none for 7.