M.C.C. WIN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11437, 6 February 1923, Page 7

M.C.C. WIN

AN INNINGS VICTORY K.E.MAINIXG NEW ZEIALANX) BATSMAN FALL. SPLENDID BOWLING BY GIBSON. After tlie tine recovery made by Collins and Blunt everyone expected that New Zealand would endeavour to mate the game a draw or at least avoid an innings defeat, but the remainder of the team failed to make a stand, and the last man was dismissed after an hour’s play. Blupt and Qorrard, again faced the bowlers, Freeman and Gibson, but the Canterbury player fell after adding thi'ee to bis score, and soon after Garrard was clean bowled by Gibson. After this it was only a matter of time, and when the last wicket had; fallen New Zealand were still twenty runs in arrears. Thus the Englishmen secured an innings victory. Gibson was in his best form and for off nine overs only one run was scored, while Freeman, the other bowler, gave the batsmen plenty of trouble. • Gibson's average for yesterday morning was 11.4 overs, 10 maidens 3 runs 4 wickete. THE PLAY WICKETS PALL RAPIDLY. COULD NOT SAVE INNINGS DEFEAT. It was a perfect day for cricket when Blunt and Garrard, tlie unbeaten pair, again went to the wicket, the Canterbury man facing Gibson, who was bowling from the north end. The first over produced a couple of runs, and Garrard then took strike to Freeman at the other end, securing a single off the sec’ond ball. Things went quietly for a while, both batsmen playing themselves in, and three maiden overs were sent down. Blunt survived an appeal for a catch behind the wicket, but a few minutes later was caught by Freeman oft Gibson only having added three to his score of Saturday. 182 —6—BB. McGirr then look his stand at the crease. Only 15- more runs had been added 1 when Garrard was unluckily out lbw to Gibson, W> a ball which pitched practically on to 'the crease. 197 —7—12. Brice followed, and in the nest over McGirr was caught by Chapman off Freeman without my improvement in the 6core. 197—8—8.

The New Zealand side still wanted 38 runs to save an innings defeat. Batting carefully, Cate got Freeman through mid-off for a brace. At the other errd Brice hit Chapman back to the screen, Lowry saving the boundary, only a single coming off a big hit, but it brought up the 200 amidst applause. Next ball Cate was out lbw to Gibson. 200—9—2. Mcßeath was last man in, and Brice added a two and a boundary in succession. Brice drove Freeman hack for a single, and Mcßeath played' out the remainder of the over. Gibson bowled a maiden, and from the third hall of Freeman's next oyer Mcßeath played it right hack into Freeman's hands low down, hut he missed the catch. Mcßeath snickedi a couple to leg off the liext. Gibson sent do vu another maiden, and a couple of byes, a single to Mcßeath and a single to Brice were scored off Freeman’s next over. In the next over Brice skied Gibson high in the air and Wilson made a safo eateh, the inning? closing for 213. The M.C.C. til us won by an innings and- 20 runs, the remaining wickets having fallen in exactly an hour. Details of the scoring are as under:— NEW ZEALAND FIRST INNINGS. Total 166 SECOND INNINGS. Collins, 142313213111^14124232121314122, c McLean, b Gibson 69 Bernau, 12, o Chapman, b Freeman 3 Shepherd, c and b Freeman 0 Dacre, 11211143111, c McLean, b Freeman 17 Blunt, 11111221141234444441224341421, c Freeman, b Gibson 68 Lambert, 434, c Wilkinson, h Brand 11 Garrard, 1221312, b Gibson 12 McGirr, 4121, c Chapman, b Gibson ... 8 Brice, 124111, c Wilson, b Gibson 10 Cate, 2, lbw, b Gibson 2 Mcßeath, 211, not out 4 Extras 8 Total 215 How the wickets fell. —One for 14, two for 14, three for 45, four for 153, five for 178, six for 182, seven for 197, eight for 197, nine for 200, ten for 215. BOWLING ANALYSIS.

M.C.C. FIRST INNINGS. Total 401 SCORE IN QUICK TIME RECORDED BY THE CLOCK. 11.3 a.m.—Score 178 for five; batsmen in. Blunt 65, Garrard 5; howlers, Gibson .one for 62, Freeman three for 64. 11.30 a.m.—Score 197 for six; batsmen in, Garrard 12, McGirr 8; batsman out. Blunt 68; lowlers, Gibson two for 62, Freeman three'for 76. 12.0 noon.—Score 213 for nine; batamon iii, Brice 9, Mcßeath 3; batsmen out, Garrard 12, McGirr 8, Cate 2; howlers, Gibson four for 64; Freeman four for 94. Innings closed three minutes later with Brice out 10 and Mcßeath not out 4. total, 215; Lowlers, Gibson five for 65, Freeman' four for 95. Total innings took 199 minutes. THE FINAL TEST. (To the Editor "N.Z. Times.") Sir,—Now that the test match is over it is in order to write and express surprise that a paper of the standing of the “New Zealand Times” could have published the letter signed “Disappointed," that appeared in your columns on Friday pioi mug. It seems to mo most improper to publish such a letter on the very morning the test commenced, and any influence tho captain hadi with his team might havo been "bowled by a sneaker.” Virtually tho mombers of the Now Zealand loam knew Collins and had every confidence in him as captain. But apart from tho unwisdom of taking this risk, and the discourtesy to Collins, the letter itself was so puerile and contained: each ruhhieh with a desire to do harm, 1 would have thought it would have been returned to the writer marked “publication refused.” For instance, all that bunkum about Brice—anyone who knows this popular plnyor knows he halos to bowl with the wind. Tho only good part about tlie letter was the signature, "Disappointed,” for it so evidently emanated from some very disappointed yuan—certainly not a cricketer, probably somebody who thought kotuo relation should have been selected for the team ft seems to mo that not only loiters of the stnmp o f “Disappointed” should be barred, but that the reporters of (be papers should hold bock their hardi. critioismo on some of the men selected

until the match is over. Such criticism ca:i do no -O'] and mi;;lit; do much harm wiih your.;; or nervous players. FAIR PLAY. ■ Wellington.

Overs, Mdns. Runs. Wkt. Calthorpe ... 13 0 Freeman 40 13 45 4 Gibson 32.2 12 65 5 Brand 31 1