CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17146, 31 December 1929, Page 11

CRICKET

M.C.C. START WELL MATCH WITH OTAGO (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. When the match between the M.C.C. and Otago started in fine weather at 1J.45 a.m. to-day, the wicket was dead, favoring the batsmen, so Gilligan, winning the toss, batted with Dawson; Crowley, Benson and Parratt standing down. Dickinson and Elmes both opened with maidens. In Dickinson's second over Dawson touched a ball to leg, which Clark, the wicket-keeper, just failed to hold, the ball going to the boundary. At 29 Dunning relieved Elmes, and Blunt relieved Dickinson. Blunt was giving trouble, but Gilligan soon found gaps, getting the ball away to deep leg off Dunning. The score was pone for 40 after half an hour's play. At 45 an appeal against Gilligan off Dunning was disallowed, and 50 appeared in 51 minutes. Gilligan gave Blunt a very hard chance off his own bowling, the ball going through his hands. Dickinson came on again at 55, and .two runs later Klmes replaced Dunning. The bowling was not deadly, and the batsmen pegged away steadily on a wicket that suited them. At 69 Blunt replaced Dickinson, and the score was 71 after an hour and ten minutes' .phiy, Gilligan 40, Dawson 30. Monk was the next tried, and lifter 85 minutes' play Gilligan reached 50. -Elnies the.n missed him at mid:on, and with the .total at ,85 Alloo replaced Elmes. Both batsmen were playing carefully, but hitting when opportunity offered. One hundred and one appeared after 9G minutes. Galland .went on in place of Monk just before the lunch adjournment. Gilligan had made 65 and Dawson 35.

On resumption, Dunning and Dickinson resumed ibowling. With the score at 112, Elmes replaced Dickinson. Gilligan hit four off the first ball, and the second ball, a full toss, ho hit hard, and Knight, running in from the long field, look agood catch.—ll6—l—7o. Dawson was 40 not out. At 2.55 three wickets were down for 127, Dawson being caught and bowled by Elms when he had reached 41. Duleepsinjhi was caught off the same howler after making two.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH CANTERBURY BAT WELL BUT BEATEN BY 20 RUNS (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Plunket Shield cricket match was resumed this morning in fine weather, with a strong north-easterly wind. Page, 14, and Roberts, 52, continued QanterDury's second innings. McGirr, with the wind, and Badcock, were the opening bowlers. lioberts sent 160 up, and incidentally reached 70 just after 11.45 a.m. Immediately afterwards, however, he failed ' to connect properly, pulling Lambert to leg, and Airey took a good catch in deep field. The retiring .batsman had given a sound display, showing plenty of enterprise, liis innings had been invaluable to Canterbury —160—4 -70. Harris was next, and opened briskly, but his stay was short, he being caught on tho leg boundary by Dempster, off Lambert—l7s—s—s."Lambert had taken tw6 for 18 off six overs. Lester followed. Talbot was hitting hard, and drove Lambert for six. At 12.15 p.m., the score ,was 19.1 for five. The 200 mark was reached when the ipnings had be*n In progress 170 minutes. With the scoie at 206 Hope relieved Henderson and Badcock and then repined Lambert Both batsmen appeared well set, and the score mounted steadily. Lester reached 20 by. driving. Badcock for four, after being at the Wicket for 53 minutes. Lester 1 was nearly run out in stealing a, single off Badcock'. The partnership had added 50 nips in 35 minutes. Talbot reached 70 with a shot down the gully for four off Hope. At 12.45 p.m. .the score was 252 for five. The partnership realised ICO in just under an hour. Talbot was then 98, and reached the century with a, boundary to the leg off McGirr. He had taken just over 100 minutes, and reached i 113, hitting a six and four off Lambert s last over before lunch, but put a hot catch into ■ Badcock's hands at cover point.— '£9o—6—ll3. Talbot- played a splendid forcing, chanceless innings. Details:— CANTERBURY. .First innings 209 Second Innings. Cromb, h McGirr 8 Allen, c James, b Henderson 17 Page, ... lj» '.Roberts, c Airey, b Lambert ... v . 70 Harris, c Dempster, b Lambert ... 5 Talbot, c Badcock, b Lambert ... 113 .Powell, c Hope, b Lambert " Lester, b Lambert °4 ,Burns, c James, b Henderson ... s Merritt, lbw, b Lambert 57 Simmonds, not out * "" Extras iI4 Total 38y WELLINGTON, .First innings 336 Second innings 250 I 'Wellington won by 20 runs.