CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17145, 30 December 1929, Page 3

CRICKET

JYI.C.C.'S EASY VICTORY INNINGS AND 45 RUNS (Per Press Association.) TIMAKU, last .night. Maryflebone defeated South Canterbury by an innings and 45 .runs. With (253 on .for nine wickets overnight, the visitors declared, sending the home side in. The wicket showed no signs of wear and was fast all day. The weather was gloriously fine and the attendance much larger than on the (first day. Having to \';><-i x the fast bowling of Nichols, the batsmen were not at all confident, but the Essex man was taken off after seven overs, four of which 'were maidens, and did not bowl again till late in the day, when he took three wickets for 13 in six overs. The fielding of the visitors throughout, the day was clean and accurate, Cornford greatly pleasing with bis display behind the wickets, particularly the way he stopped the fast leg stuff. South Canterbury made ISG in their first innings, and following on made only 82. Scores: — M.C.C. First Innings (declared) .. .. 253 SOUTH CANTERBURY First Innings. Hamilton, b Allom .. 33 Eajton, 1) BarraH 1 Gregory, b Nichols 4 Kane, b Allom S Mason, b Worthington . . ..« .. 22 Hudson, st Cornford, b Worthington 17 Hind, st. Cornford, b Allom .. .. 7 Wilson, b Allom <S Herdman, c Turnbull, b Allom .. 0 Meßeath, b AMom 8 Brown, not out I) Extras 18 Total 12(3 Bowling: Nichols, one .for 9; Barratt, one for 8; Worthington, two for 51; Allom, six for 40. Second Innings. Hamilton, run out 14 Eaton, b Allom 1 Gregory, c Benson, b Worthington 4 Kane, b Nichols fl Mason, ;)) Nichols 8 Wilson, b Nichols .. 13 Hudson, b Woollcy 12 Hind, b Woolley 1 Herdman, lbw, b Worthington .. (I Meßeath. not out 2 Brown, lbw, b Woolley 5 Extras 13 Total 82 Bowling: Woolley, three for If; Nichols, three for 13; Worthington, two f*r 28; Allom, one for 9. BE ALE'S TOURING- TEAM MATCH WITH SOUTHLAND (Per Prtiss Association.) INVERCARGILL, last nightSouthland commenced a game with Mr. Bcalc's Auckland touring team on the showgrounds yesterday in line but cold weather. The wicket was easy after heavy rain. The visitors won the toss and decided to field. The majority of the Southland batsmen made, a poor showing, and the side was dismissed for 103 runs. The fielding of the Ancklanders was excellent and three Southland men were run out. The visitors' reply was even poorer than the home side's total, the last wicket falling at 100. Southland's second innings commenced, and at stjinnps the score stood at 38 for no Wickets. The game will be continued on Monday. Scores: — SOUTHLAND.—First Innings Lee, run out . * .. .. 27 MeGowan, e and b Lawric .. 13 Anderson, c Strickland, b Vivian 24 Coupland, c Schnauer, bLyon .. 2 Tapley, run out 4 Carson, e Lyon, b Vivian ... 11 Woods, run out .. ..' .. 0 Johnston, c Langton, b Lyon .. 14 Nisbet, c Smith, b Vivian .. 1 Sparkes, c Schnauer, b Vivian .. 4 Agncw, not out .. .. ... 0 Extras ' ~ •.. 3 Total .. .'. .. ~103 Bowling: Vivian four for 50, Lyon two for 16, Lawric one for 2.3, Langton none for 11. Second Innings Nisbet, not out .. .. ii 21 Johnston, not out .. .. .. 16 Extras .. 1 Total for no wickets .. 38 AUCKLAND.—First innings / Vipona, b Agnew .. .. 5 Lawric, lbw, b Johnston .. .. 39 Lyon, b Coupland .. .. .. 25 Vivian, lbw, b Nisbet .. .. 0 Schnauer, c Tapley, b MeGowan 4 Lewis, c Sparkes, b MeGowan .. 0 Aitken, c Lee, b Coupland .. 5 Langton, b Coupland .. .. 0 Smith, c Lee, b MeGowan . • 10 Owen, b Coupland .. ~. ' 0 Strickland, not out .. .. <> Extras .. .. .. .. (> Total .. 100 Bowling analysis:\Agnew one for 18, Nisbet one for 14, MeGowan three for 20, Johnston one for 19, Coupland four for 23.

SHEFFIELD) SHIELD GAMES RAIN DELAYS PLAY (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. The wicket was soaked when play in the Sheffield Shield match started between Victoria and Now South Wales this morning, but was adjourned when nine runs had been added to tho Now Sc-uth Wales overnight score. The ganio was resumed at 4 o ( 'clock, and an hour later all were out for 402, Davidsou being 24. Alexander took three for 115, Blaekie three for 71, Ironmonger two for 89, and a'Beckett two for 48. At stumps Victoria had two for 33, of which Ponsford made 12. At Adelaide, play was not resumed till tho afternoon owing to the wet pitch. South Australia's first innings closed for 381 (Richardson 126, Rack 24). Hurwood took four for 81, Amos one for 61, Brow one for 70, Rowo ono for 56, and Bensted ono for 12. Queensland's second innings realised 209 (O'Connor 27, Levy 40, Thompson 29, Hurwood 23, Rowe 26). Carlton took four for 85, Whitfield four for 53 and Grimmett two for 68.