M.C.C. TEAM’S TOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20901, 16 December 1929, Page 12

M.C.C. TEAM’S TOUR.

MATCH AGAINST WELLINGTON. HOME TEAM SCORE 242. GOOD NINTH WICKET STAND. (Pcb United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, December 15. Twelve thousand spectators assembled at the Basin Reserve on Saturday to watch the continuation of the opening match of the M.G.C. team’s New Zealand tour. The Wellington XI held possession of the wickets for practically the whole day, and scored 242 runs, thus leading the Englishmen on the first innings by 76 runs. The feature of the innings was the spirited stand made by A* M'Leod and M. Henderson for the ninth wicket, their partnership realising 74 runs. The Englishmen bowled and fielded so ably that it took the Wellington team 291 minutes to score 242 runs. The stage was ideally set for the second day’s play. The weather was fine when Wellington opened their first innings at 11.30. As the day wore on the weather improved, though the wicket was much firmer and faster than it was on Friday. The Englishmen bowled 80 well that the Wellington men had to defend stubbornly for the greater part of the day. C. S. Dempster was at the wickets for 105 minutes for 20 runs. The stand between M'Leod and Henderson for the .ninth wicket provided the brightest batting of the innings. The wicket by this time had thoroughly dried out and the'English bowlers were beginning to feel the strain of their long labours in the hot sun. The M.C.C. team demonstrated that 7?®? have some really good bowlers. Nichols ■ proved that he had a right to be classed/as fast, Barratt, Worthington and Allom stood revealed as a trio of fast-medium right-handers, whose deliveries at all times commanded respect. The day’s bowling laurels, however, were gathered by the graceful Kent lefthander, Frank Woolley, who is the very poetry of motion as he runs up to the wicket and tosses up hia v tempting slows with a delightfully easy action. Woolley sent down 19 overs, five of which were maidens, and secured two wickets for 39 runs, and would have done even better taken Ciancea offerin « off Mm bad been Little Cornford, the Sussex wicketkeeper, compared more than favourably with any wearer of the gloves who has ever visited this country, not even excepting Blackham, Kelly or Oldfield. Without fuss or flurry Cornford does his work behind the sticks with a sureness and deftness which marks the master wicket-keeper. Though one or two chances were dropped, the English fielding was keen “i ®™ art , and Gilligan had his men weH placed. Duleepsinhji and Woolley a fi ° lsh . ed exhibition of slip catchbpf, and £ arl ! f, hotved how to return a a L° n , ful l to the Wicketkeeper’s gloves from the boundary, , ..’i,® gate ., tal s in / 8 for the match have fat™ * S - e / £6B0 ’ about £l »° was taken on Friday and in the neighbourhood of £570 on Saturday. Monday and detailed scores are as follows: WELLINGTON. First Innings. S’ f ‘ Bem P ster > b Nichols ... 20 a vr J^?- rker ’ e Nichols ’ b Barratt 2 A ' f- Soilings, c Worthington, b Woolley ° W F Airey, b Woolley .. ” 2 0 i. U Lowry, c Duleepsinhji, b Allom 10 U James* run out 22 E. A. M'Leod, b Worthington . 37 iilf®"; b n ™ n Badcock . c Woolley,’ b Nichols 5 ton derS ° n ’ C Allom ’ b WorthingH. B. Massey, not out " in Extras ” gl Total 242 Fall of wickets: One for 0, two for 54, three for 56, four for 85, five for 91. six for 125, seven for 136, eight for 142 nine for 210, 10 for 242. Bowling Analysis.—Nichols, 22 overs 7 maidens, 53 runs, 3 wickets; Barratt i, overs, 3 maidens, 33 runs, I wicket; Allom, 15 overs, 6 maidens, 21 runs, 1 wicket; Worthington, 14.3 overs, 1 maiden, 34 runs, 2 wickets; Woolley, 19 overs, 5 maidens, 39 runs, 2 wickets! ENGLAND, First innings Second Innings. A. H. H. Gilligan, not out 8 E, W. Dawson, not out 4 Extras \ 2 Total for no wickets .. ~ 14 Bowling Analysis.—M’Girr, 2 overs, 7 runs; Badcock, 2 overs, 2 maidens; Henderson, 1 over 4 runs; Massey, 1 over, 1 run. DETAILS OF THE PLAY. DEMPSTER’S PECULIAR DISMISSAL. (Peb United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, December 15. Gilligan led the English team on to the field punctually at 11.30 o’clock yes terday morning, accompanied by the opening Wellington batsmen, C. S. Dempster and R. de R. Worker. Nichols, the Essex professional, a fast-medium righthander, opened to Dempster with a maiden, Cornford, the English wicketkeeper, standing fully 12 yards back. F. Barratt, the Notts professional, who also howls a fast-medium right-hand ball with a short run and easy action, took up the howling at the other end. The fourth ball of Barratt’s second over proved fatal to Worker, the Hawke’s Bay left-hander cocking one up to Nichols at point. o—l—2. A. M. Hollings, the Wellington Club representative was next. With 9 runs on after 23 minutes’ play, Allom, the Surrey amateur, took the bkll from Nicholls. Dempster brought 20 up by cutting Barrett square for three, Dawson running round from deep third man and saving the boundary. Cornford was doing brilliant work with the gloves. After 33 minutes’ play Dempster reached double figures. With 34 up, Worthington relieved Barratt, who had sent down seven overs for 19 runs and a wicket. The Derbyshire professional, with a run of about 12 yards, sends down a right-hand delivery of fast-medium pace. After having howled five over for six runs, Allom gave way to Nicholls, who sent down a good maiden to Hollings. An hour’s play saw 43 on the board, the bowling up to this stage having been right on the spot. The half century went up in 67 minutes. This was the signal for Frank Woolley, the tall Kent left-hander, to come on with slows, Hollings cocked the fifth ball of his first over up, and Worthington took an easy catch close in at silly mid-off. Hollings had been at the wickets for 41 minutes for his 27, and had assisted Dempster to put on 48 runs for the second wicket, 54—2—27. Airey arrived to see Dempster reach 20, after having been at the wickets for an hour and a-quarter. The second ball of Nicholls’s eighth over saw a peculiar happening. Dempster chopped the ball late and it touched the wicket, causing a bail to he slightly displaced without actually falling off. Duleepsinhji, who was fielding at second slip, saw what had occurred and appealed. Neither Mr

L. T. Cobcroft, the umpire at the bowler’s end, nor Nicholl’a, the bowler, had noticed what had occurred, and when the English captain appealed to Mr Cobcroft the umpire explained that he had' not seen the ball hit the sticks. Gilligan thereupon appealed to Mr Smith, the other umpire, who had seen what had happened, and he gave Dempster out. The crowd wondered what had happened as it was some considerable time before the batsman left the wicket. Dempster had been at the wickets for 105 minutes for his modest score of 20. 56—3—20. T. C. Lowry, the Wellington captain, came next. With 59 up Barratt replaced Nicholls, and Airey brought 60 up with a single to leg off the first ball of the over. Two balls later Airey gave a h | rd chance to Legge in the slips, the fieldsman making a great attempt to hold the catch with his left band. The luncheon adjournment was taken at 1.15 with the score standing at 67 for three wickets, Airey being 5 and .Lowry 4. Nicholls and Woolley continued the attack in the afternoon. The wicket was now much faster. With his total at 12 Airey drove one from Woolley straight into Allom’s hands at mid-off, but the Surrey amateur dropped the ball. Airey was having a charmed life. Very careful play saw 70 and then 80 go up. The crowd ironically cheered Lowry when he at last got Woolley, who had bowled ten overs for 10 runs and a wicket, away to fine leg for a couple. At 82 Allom relieved Nicholls. Lowry reached double figures after having been at the wickets for 50 minutes, and was then taken by Duleepsinhji at second slip off Allom—--85—4—10, K. 0. James joined Airey, who was 16, and stone-walling tactics continued for some time. At last Woolley, ’ with a beautiful ball, clean-bowled Airey, who had been at the wickets for 80 minutes for 20—91—5—20. E. M’Leod, the University captain, followed, with a single off Allom, James brought the first hundred up after the innings had been in progress for 164 minutes. Barratt here toe k the ball from Allom. At 118 Worthington took the ball from Woolley, who hod howled really well in sending down 18 overs for 33 runs and two wickets. James Reached 20 by prettily leg-gliding the Derbyshire bowler to the pickets. This was the end of a bright innings, however, as in going for a short one James was easily run or 1 by a good return by Legge to Cornford, after Gilligan bad stopped the shot with his foot. 125—6—22. H. M’Girr joined M’Leod, and at 130 Nicholls relieved Barratt. M’Girr quickly ran into double figures. He touched a rearing ball from Nicholls, and Duleepsinhji took a good catch with one hand high above his head at second slip. 133—7—11. F. T. Badcock arrived to see Barratt take the ball from Worthington. Bad cock opened by lifting a full toss from Barratt to the fence at long leg, bringing 140 up. He scored a single and then went for a slam at a fast one from Nicholls and flew the leather to Woolley at first slip—l42—B—s. M. . nderson ca e .. with 2c runs required to head the Englishmen’s score. Henderson brought 150 in sight for 211 minutes’ play. After having been at the wickets for eight overs without having notched a run M’Leod at last got a single off Barratt. This brought 100 up. The score crept up by singles, and there was a great burst of applause when Henderson headed the Englishmen’s score. The ICO runs had taken 230 minutes, compared with 179 minutes taken by the Englishmen. At 174’ Worthington relieved Barratt. Henderson hit a four to third man off Worthington, bringing 180 up. Both batsmen were now playing bright cricket. At 190 Woolley had a turn, but the runs continued to come, and 200 appeared for 255 minutes’ play. At 210 Allom took a turn in place of Woolley, After having been at the wickets for 115 minutes, M’Leod, who had reached 37, was clean bowled by Worthington. He had assisted Henderson to add 74 for the ninth wicket—2l6—9—37. H, Massey joined Henderson who was 37, and there was a confident but unsuccessful appeal by Worthington against Massey for Ibw. Worthington confidently appealed for a catch at the wickets off the nex - t delivery, only to see Cornford drop the leather. This was about the only ball the English wicketkeeper had failed to take cleanly during the whole day. Henderson was caught by Allom off Worthington, He had been at the wickets for 87 minutes. The innings had lasted for 291 minutes. Gilligan and Dawson opened the Engsecond innings to the bowling of M Girr and Badcock, and at stumps had lost no wickets for 14 runs. „ aw 20 of the Laws of Cricket says: The wicket shall be held to be ‘ down ’ when either of the bails is struck off, or if both bails be oif, when a stump is struck out of the ground.” It is added under the definition of “bowled out” that the striker is out “ if any part of either bail is ‘struck off’ the top of the wicket.” ” CANTERBURY TEAM SELECTED. (Peb United Pbess. Association,) CHRISTCHURCH, December 15. ine to! lowing team has been selected XTno pr , esent Canterbury against the M. team:—Allen, Burns. Cromb, I. Hamilton Lester, Merritt; Page, Roberta, J. Powell, Talbot, Simmonds: twelfth man, Harris.. The same team will make the northern tour, except that Harris will replace Hamilton, and Crawford will be twelfth man.