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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20958, 22 February 1930, Page 11

CRICKET

M.C.C. v. NEW ZEALAND. THE FOURTH TEST. FINE SCORE BY. VISITORS. . (Peb United Pbess Association.) ~ AUCKLAND, February 21. . The fourth test match between the touriDg. M,C.O. team and New Zealand was a t Eden Park to-day, the M.C.C. team winning the toss and batting nrst to compile 375 runs for six wickets . .before athmps were drawn. . Rain threatened several times during the day, and a ... ?eavy shower ‘necessitated:; a' short djournment. The wicket was in perfect , qrder .and , played well the . whole f.nie, • much to the disadvantage of the New Zealandbowlers, who could riot make much nip or turn on it. / The gate takines were £235* 7s, and the attendance was , ■ estimated. at about. 5000. ■. ■. Even spring characterised the M-C.C. 1 ■iS ninK ?’ TVoplley ; and Worthington: being- . the only ones to secure small tallies. Bowio y, -, ODe ■ P? e opening pair produced ■tL?? 8 l n hm brightest style, driving freely, and with an' abandon which / iltimately cost. hiin his wicket. •' He left his partner, Dawson, well behind. He nic- , V? attempting to force a noon .length ball of Allcott a, which hit the end of nig bat, and in a brilliant : piece of Jwork James jucked, the ball up .and had' the ,{v“i B ,on before the batsman could regairi tne crease. Davvson gained ,:his balf-cen - * ury , befor ,P. being dismissed,' but took . a Tory, longtime to get started. He lacked scoring -shote^. Duleepsinhji was again seea m-a-delightful moDd. the power h eain fiia 63 being astonishing. The. honours of the day ■ went ’ •„ however, .who, in compiling' 104 not out gave, an exhibition of a real fivhtdox C t n s “®K + :Wmself vto ortho--Sf ' sh ° ts : u htiKhe: was- properly i -? e - - opened .-out arid scored ‘ field 3 " -mf 1 ? 4 * ° f - alert and well-set Soli. i. SCOr L inc , luded 12 boundaries' Piling'S n? lb i dU i e^ at ’ the atart °om?H d looked a certainty for n bowled him. The “f-stroLvi runs ., camc as' the result' : 4 leg on sioS V,IIB and K ° pd timin * with ■ ouihlv al s nd ' bowling;-was^thor-tested and considering that the' IlT' w? 8 against them they came through ® ."deal rwe!!. Allcott’s; trundling V fJ^ entfe l fcu r e .,o f ;the,attack,con Sl dS. UnJh e number ?T ers be bowled. His ' W?, b i n 8 His. two wicked, risers 13 n of wb^if d ' were ™ & f ware -maidens, for a - ,f? at 87 rims. A pleasing .feature to . f the, gerierally con-■sVi-/'£*l bowling of Matheson in his first hi ul st cri , ck ®t. Bad lack dogged , SET-iA'iS* . h :. ™ sit JniS until the 300| mark was passed. -' - Hew Zealand s fielding showed a vast the alertness ' nLvIS, ' be’dsmen earning constant ap- ' '® en 22. s - tel ' J^' ra? Particularly outBranding - in. this, department, hia efforts ; bemg brilliant at itimes, «noria Bowley .and Dawson opened the M C <! ‘ M^Gifr ‘ -rind for ,? e t. t alli strike ’to. col,e otmg eight runs off the . Matheson took up the attack at ; . A e , r enfi.; .Dawson square-cutting Ms first hall,. a _full-tossj for -a' single.- Bowlev I l . ia P la y ia g ajpowerful; back -.hot, anil Popped Matheson past cover to the • M'Girr aWearTd to his ■ h® notched two houndaneß a ck ?P s .b°t to the on and a flashing - Rawson was playing style; being ■;content to ■ Merritt came on in place of, '' nff fv J akln S brace and a th® first over. ' The first *half- ■ 31 runs; In attmpi--ing to .fibde .Matheson. Bowley -gave a jbut; ,Jameg sfailri| tri e .^ a JV 5? d batsman regained c F eas . e - Ma-theson. wis /.bowling very. : lla '" n ? B ® ll L do F n seven overs for 13 a , nd bad troubled the batsmen ex'ftßlyv,fcni4o - on the uOMd Matheson , ■ was snelled ‘ ,in ■ §S?ut fS id 11 '?* wS: AlWf- tw ° . fours m; succession;' Allcott was only .tried for three overs ’ way to Weir, but he was ■ » nv y ’ l™ 8 - in MerrittV u -f.- 011 ! 1 . 1126 was effeetive.- Bowley . bdmg brilliantly run out off. Allcott’s . ■ « e , c ?° d bail- 1 The batsman: ball ' ‘ J°i^ ed i-p, who removed the cre?se ' batßman tCgai6ed hia • Matheson ; took the ‘ ball again , from -tw-Trp’ tb n< *ii'-^ nt * B -* ■ Duleepsinhji batsman just snicking the bail tbtfbnwi the Wicket. - Duleepsmhii' gof the bowler away mcely to the leg bound- - " n r ’ fe U °w ill ß *ith four and a • a ? - 4 u e ott ?re,Xpene e . Dawson continued to bat verj? slowly. Duleensinhii Tho- S. bt h,a partner ' and -PaS him I kSf'S? 8 ??* P* a .? wm cutting and driving ' te b^ Ily v a s d , be- raised the . first 100 after 90 -minutes'.-play. Blunt was given ball, but the batsmen, into hitting put. .The- score at luncheon was 111 lor one Ivickei Duleepsmhji having 37 and Dawson 28* - -Matheson, and, Aucott resumed bowlin-i 1 - taki bg Tour ol tv® n e F’. bat spooning the next through - the gully just clear of a fieldama/. n!I„ t?Sp^ an "tbe;-.thirties.-.with'-- a perfectly AT are cu , t f °r four, but? facing it to.the fegTenori -^Thp°«H ,an ? t i ll s inß • -remved the off stump 150-2-^63 Wh ’ Cb scoring more froelv D awson was t by setting well him through the £ *l, an S KUid:ng - Woolley had he boundary. Jl™ Mtt Slel'tS S',**'™ .ball, 170—-3~io. • aim "ith a great *had replaced Paep Merritt- - ti^ on°coming n {o : uncoirifortablef to rather who had.spelled°Blunt ?t Tw« 1 Matheson, gou™™.,, Uv* b 4 2 I

■ ta^o^TesZln? V“«ed; the'at. somewhat, Nicho&. aendirfo- b P" hLcJled . ■■ from the former to ft? j long hop also produced seven Ti^ff d l ry / Le^ ; took him into the thiX s ff T * h '<* 9ave nn ea:y stumnW/u at 41, mg. Merritt hut -P chance when facthf ball properiV. - to Legged 50. He hat? C ° sp ' rUll Sln sle gave ', slowly, °but was -n o w rather i wSS r & ssss ■ Sr sra j ;Er sa “ s " s waa given another ehancl amf L trled > lucky to erazp T. aQd was unj"* ballV'L fitfovlr SIS th,! being persevered ■ mifi. »+ *l. au S°tt was and,%lth ou ’h h d e ke nt tlA® ° th ® r dued, he waq nnf iF- batsmen sub- . tie ft** i-ussj» a® »» <.5 »uhinSf sr %<* bf gamed ; by square-cutting 'Merrin' 8 h t : cover. . Nichols commenced tS ‘L pa * - occasion, mistiming and returning on f e catch to Merritt', who droppfed™t M-n? ft . made amenda next over. however bfhnlY ..me Nichols., ■ " by bow <- . .Worthington was the newcomer n id he -was clean bowled, by Merritt before Say atei-, f aix Wlcketa - Details of

ENGLAND. First Innings. E, H. Bowley, run out .. ~ .. 42 E. W.'Dawson, o Allcott, b . Blunt . . 55 E- 8. Duleepsinhji, b Allcott .. .. 63 F. E. Woolley, b Allcott .. .. .. 10 G- Lf«?e, not out .; ;. ..104 M.S. Nichols, b M'Girr ..... ~. 75 iS. b Merritt ...... 0 Extras .. .. 20 ■Total for wickets ~ 376 , BOWLING ANALYSIS.

■ I ■ —— M.C.p. v. SOUTH AUCKLAND. (Peb 'United Pbess Association.) , ■ _ . HAMILTONFebruary 21. In their first innings, declared • iu- seVen .wickets. South Auckland ■ Inc i S} v se 9 ol )d innings were dismised for 105, Sheet being top, scorer with 32.' England won by an innings and 125 runs. NICHOLS AS COtACH. , • A RUMOUR DENIED. (Special to Daily Times.) WELLINGTON. February 21. According to a report which has been publi shed in Auckland. M. S. Nichols, the fast bowler with the M.C.C. team,- has accepted an engagement a a coach to the Wellington Cricket Association next season. The report, which was sent from Hamilton, where the M.C.C', team was playing yesterday, adds:- “He returns home with the present team, oj course, but will contc. back to New < Zealand at the beginning of October.- Nichols, who ig;a gobd batsman in. addition to big bowl* ,n gt is the’ second Esses professional to come ,to the Dominion, the Otago Association; having previously engaged L. C.- Eastman, of that county, for two seasons.” . Mr P.B.' Broad (chairman of the WeU' lington Cricket Association) stated to-day that. the report; that ' Nichols had been engaged ter coach here was quite wrong, The, question whether a coach should be would be considered shortly by the Wellington Association’s Management Committee, ,

Overs, Mdns. Runs. Wkts Alloott .. .. 39 13 87 2 Merritt .. 24.8 2 ■ 88 ■ 1 Matheson ... 24 S 72 0 M'Girr .. 11 2 37 1 Weir . • • 6; ' 0 26 0 Blunt .. .. V 1 18 1 Page .. ’ S. 0 , 23 0