CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 11

CRICKET

M.C.C. V. HAWKE'S BAY

HOME TEAM GOES CHEAPLY

(Per Press Association.) NAPIER, this day

The cricket game M.C.C. v. Ilawke's Bay resumed this morning in perfect

With one wicket down for 15 runs. [Tawke's Bay resinned to the bowling of Nicholls and Allom. They were in meat form and had the home batsmen demoralised. At tho end of the first half-hour Ilawke's Bay had six wickets down for 35 runs. Evans and Beck made a stand For the seventh wicket, and 50 went up after an hoar's play. At IS XVh'olls and Allom, who had two wickets for 15 runs and four for 26 respectively, came off. Woolley and Bouiey going on. Eour maiden' overs followed, and the partnership was broken at 65. Evans being caught at silly point after a patient 18, made in 80 minutes. Three more maiden overs followed, Nicholls coming on again vice Rowley at 70, 'bill Legge replaced him after one over. Beck bringiiiM fO i") with two fotii's. At luncheon seven wi'.'ikcts were down for 91 tens. At :i p.m. Ilawke's Thiv were all out for llli. Scores : M.C.C—First Innings. 511. HAWKE'S BAY. First Innings. O'Brien, b Nicholls 0 Evans, c Nicholls, b Woolley W Stephenson, b Allom 1 < Worker, lbw. b Allom 4 Reaney. b Nicholls 0 Shephard, I. Allom 0 Owen, b Allom 0 Kavanagh, c Duleepsinhji, 1> Woolley ' 11 Beck, not out 32 Nairn, not out 1 Extras 25 Total for H wickets ... 108 PLUNKET SHIELD WELLINGTON MAKE 172 OTAGO REQUIRE 258 (Per TresH Association. 1 DUXEUIN, this day. The i'lunket Shield match, Wellington V. Otago, was resumed to-day at Carisbrook Park in fine, warm weather. The wicket was last, and the outfield good. Wellington's overnight, score was six wickets down for 122 (McGirr, not out, 15; Ward 0). Ward took the strike to Elines, and the first over was a maiden. Dunning took up the attack- from tho other end, McGirr getting a single to square leg off the first ball. lii Dimning's second over Ward snicked a low easy one to Elmes in the slips, but the latter failed to hold it. Next over E]incs_ retrieved himself, clean howling Ward for a. duck.—l26—7—o. Lamason joined McOirr and played somewhat luckily, but. he succumbed to Dunning when eight.—l4s—B—S. Newman, the new batsman, survived an appeal for leg before fir.st ball. Lommin now replaced Klines. McGirr, who was batting steadily, and look no risks, brought llie score up with excellent strokes all round. McGirr. when 40. fell to a "yorker" from Dunning. His previous lowest score on Ihe Carisbrook ground was 57. He played a chance. jess innings, -169 —<J 40. Henderson was the last man in. Newman gave a difficult chance to Dunning in the slips off Lemhi- when nine. He Eilso was very lucky. Otago's fielding was patchy. 'Both Lemin and Dunning were bowling well, and had to be watched carefully. Wellington's second strike finished lifter 50 minutes' play to-day. Henderson being run out through a line return from McMullan from cover.

l-'aced with securing the fairly formidable total of 358 to win, Knight and Shepherd took the crease to the attack of McCirr, Shepherd taking strike and opening the si-are with a boundary to leg. Badcock horded from tin'' oilier end and started with a maiden. Then Khepherd drive McGirr to lnngl'iehl and ran .four. .Shepherd opened brightly and allowed nothing loose to escape. Knight was much more cautious. Badrock bowled the leg theory and brought the field close

When the total was IS Henderson replaced McGirr and Shepherd square cut the .firsl ball beautifully to the pickets. Baker replaced McGirr and it was not long before Shepherd also sunt him to the boundary. When Knight just touched a ball he gave Lowrv an easy catch, but. the latter dropped the hall. Next over Knigdi! again just poked his bat at an off ball, touched it, and l.owry accepted the catch. —o7—1—».

Cavanagh came on. Shepherd at 32 survived an appeal of leg before. Shepherd continued attractively till he had made 40, when he skied a ball to ftadeock. lie was ai the crease 47 minutes.

Henderson and Ihu'eock resumed Hie attack after lunch to Kavanagh and McMuJlan, and Henderson clean-bowled Mi'MulUm in the first over.—63—3 0. Although not so bright as when shrp herd was in, Kavanagh and Klmes kept the game moving and scored fairly consistently. A double change in bowling was effected, Baker and McGirr being brought on. When Klines was 14 he played outside .a ball from linker and was howied'.-52-4- 14. Alloo came on then. Scores: WELLINGTON first Innings.—Nine for .. •• "'*•'> Second Inning.-:. Foley, inii nut " Baker, bIM ing I [lolling!?, e Alloo, b Moloney . . •• 34 Lowry, c Knight, b Moloney . . . . 23 Cameron, c Dunning, b Alloo . . 245 Lhulcoek, l.b\v, h Dunning . . ... 2 McGirr, b Dunning 10 Ward, b Klmes _ " Lamason, b Dunning ■'"> Newman, nol out 1" Henderson, run out 4 Extra?! 21 Total 172 Bowling: Dunning, four wickets for .','/ runs: Klmes, I for 3f>; Leinin, none fur 43; Moloney, two for 20; Allen, one for .". OTAGO'. first Innings !' : Second Innings. Shepherd, c Biklcojlc, o Henderson l \[ Knight, c Lowry, b Henderson ... Kavanagh, not out 25 McMullnn, 'b Henderson U Klines, b Raker 14 Alloo, not out '4 Extras 3 Total, four wickets for '?»