CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17180, 10 February 1930, Page 8

CRICKET

AUCKLAND slfrKE 333 I MATCH WITH M.C.C. TOURISTS NINE FOR .NONK. (Per Ptiiks .Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The match between the touring it.CO. team and Auckland was commenced at Eden Park yesterday. Auckland wop the toss and batting first compiled 333 in 291 minutes. Commencing its innings at'sl#s .p.m., .M.C.C. had lost nc> ; wickets -for ■'niiuv runs when stumps were I drawfi. Tlie weather was beautifully fine, b]tt the players suffered exceedingly from the sultry conditions. The wicket, played perfectly, and the bowlers had a trying _ task. The gate receipts were, approximately, £6OO. Auckland's batting showed up we'll I against the M.C.C. bowling and, in spile of the early dismissal of Mills, the remaining batsmen nearly all stored evenly to give Auckland a tally which should make the M.C.C. team produce its bestbaiting talent. Weir gave a line display for 77. He scored mostly with well-timed'glides t 0 the leg boundary and powerful drives _o„n either side of the wicket. Two, chances marred bis exhibition, he being "ilropped by Comfort! and Benson behind the wickets and at- mid-on respectively^ Anthony batted soundly, compiling 48, his penchant for square cutting gaining him many runs. Gillespie, was shaping nicely until he nibbled at Barraif's off was .snapped up behind the wickets. | Bright displays were provided by All'cott (42) and Finlayson (36). The for,.mor hit Bowley for two fine sixes off successive balls. i Badeley .(20, not out) .also hit a splendid .six at the 'expense of Woolley. i ' The visitors' fielding was smart, but the returning to the wicket was erratic. Rowqtrce was not available for the Auckland team. Badeley replacing him; and Nichols, Turnbull, and Legge stood but of'the English team. |' " WEIR/SfIAPKS WELL. After the luncheon adjournment, Weir took a single off Allqin's'first ball after the resumption, and Gillespie played out the remainder of the over. Barratt/ handled the attack at. the other end, the last ball of his over being luckily snicked by Weir for four. Gillespie returned to the pavilion a few minutes later, caught behind the stumps off Barratt.— 118—3-38. : Wensley. who partnered Weir, sent Allom to tlie leg fence to open his account. Neither batsman could take any liberties with Allom.'who was swinging dangerously. Wensley was moving nicely, with platings ".through' covers mostly. Both batsmen had reached double figures before Allom was changed lor Bowley. The change was successful, nehsiey being caught off the new bowler's first ba11.—127-4—12. Four was also AlleqU's opening stroke. and he. followed with a couple of twos to the leg. all off Bowley. A quick change in the bowling saw Barratt back in Bowley's place, AUcott greeting him with a drive for a brace. A spell of quiet play was "broken when Weir lifted Barrett oyer the" bowler's'.head 'to hdist' 160. "Bowley came back to the bowling crease in place of jßarratt and was despatched twice ,tx the pickets 'by Allcott, tlie over yielding 10,Tims."" A misunderstanding between the bats! men mp both at oW end, with a glorious Manet! of a 'riui out, but Alloin missc* the return to the wicket ' aho 1 Weir managed to get in. , .Slow scoring by Weir gave l . Allcott,'a elifmc'e to catch "'llls' .'is theyWere iivwroacliing the 30's, and tlie Litter took, the load after lifting Bowley be two fine sixes in .succession. Wonliev took'the bail in place of Allom and,' with Bowley, tried to tempt the' batsmen to hit but. Tftf change was' unsuccessful, however, and Barratt (fame back instead .of Bowley A leg bye off the new bowler saw 200 appear after three hours' play. At this s'age Allcott had 40 to his credit and Weir 34. With Weir's score at 42 ho was dropped behind the stumps off Barratt. "Mis 50 soon appeared, however, a glance'to leg at Allom's (expeiise taking him "prist this 'mark.' He had been' hatting ! 115 minutes. Weir was dropped again in the next over at mid-on off Woolley, but in the same over Allcott fell a victim leg liefore. The partnership had yielded 8 f runs—226—s—42 and the score at after nnon tea was 235 for five wickets (Weir 61). .M.C.C. AT THE WICKETS. Worthington and Woolley handled the attack on restarting, Elliott being troubled by the hitter's slows, lie was clean bowled ,by Worthingiton, however, in playing back to a well-pitched ball.— 258-6-11. ' ' ' McCoy partnered Weir only for a few overs, when the latter was run out in attempting a hopeless run. —252—7—77. Matheson played his first ball on.— 262-5-0. 'Finlayson joined McCoy, and the pan became lively, scoring for most part in boundaries, McCoy reached double figures with a clean shot and repeated the performance three balls later. He was bowled next ball in' attempting ft big int.-284—9-13. A powerful four to. the leg boundary opened Badeley's tally. Finlayson also got Worthington away through the slips for three,; bringing 290 up. The. 3QO 'mark'was hoisted fy Mjpfos- - wjfio drYrv'e Woolley 1 over 'covey's head for a-'brace. Baddley also hit out and landed Woolley almost'' into the houses for a great six off a straight drive. Finlayson quickly ran into fO, while Badeley had quietened dotyn' a trifle. The inning closed' when 'B;ii:raU bowled occupied just on five .hours. Bowley and Dawson, the opening M.C.C. batsmen, went to the' crease with a quarter of an'hour,to play.'nnd Matheson and Wensley took-,up* the at-.

LUiftj .11 n uo. tack. Howley took n single off the fo'-nier. and, facing Wcusley, glided hi in for a four. Dawson gave- a difficult chance in the slips off Wcusley, but McCoy failed to Hold it. The total was nine for no at stumps. Scores: , . AUCKLAND. First Innings. Mills, c Woolley, 1> Allont ! Anthony, “c C'ornford, 1> Bowley ... 4° Gillespie, e C'ornford, b Barratt ... 4 Weir, run out fj Wcusley, e Woolley, b Bowley ... 12 Allcott, lbw, b Woolley 4? Elliott, b Worthington ...\ U McCoy, b Woolley U Mntheson, b Worthington ; Finlayson, b Barratt 36 P.adelev, not out HO Extras ...' 20 Total 333 Howling: Ailmn. 23 overs. 6 maidens. £1 runs, 6 wickets t Barratt, 25," 8. 52, 2 ; Worthington, 25, 7. 73. 2: Woolley, 20 3, 83, 2; Bowley, 12, 3, 44. 2. MABYLF.BONE CRICKET CLUB. First Tunings. Bowley. not out 7 DawSon, not out I Extras 1 Total for no wickets 2