A DRAWN GAME

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18066, 18 April 1933, Page 2

A DRAWN GAME

PARNELL TEAM AT OVAL TWO iFOR 172 AT STtJMPS good day for batsmen The visiting Panieli team rfmiwd 2j& runs for a win, with only about 100 minutes left, when they opened their second! innings against Ppvery Bay at the Ova] yesterday afternoon, and though they made a valiant effort, they were 110 runs short of the required number at th© call of time, the match ending in a draw. Yesterday was a good day for the batsmen, G, J. Robertson heading the list with a . chanceless century, while the two New Zealand representative members of the visiting teami Whitelaw and Vivian, . made 66 and 85 respectively in the second innings. .Poverty Bay having declared with nine wickets down for 228 in their second innings, and having a lead of 53 runs on the first, the visitors returned to the wicket, and Whitelaw and Vivian formed a great opening partnership which produced 112 in quick order. Both batsmen gave a display which was a deligjht to witness, and received an ovation when the century appeared on the board. u. At 112 Whitelaw fell a victim to E. Dow and Bcon, swinging a short , pitched delivery by the, former to square leg, where Boon took a good catch; his 66 included eight fours. Vivian began to pile up tb© runs when he was joined by McCoy, kitting two fine sixes off Robertson ,»nd Sharp -in successive overs. Fraser wan responsible for his dismissal, Vivian hitting his first ball high to square leg,for what have, been a six, but Ward, running into position, shaded the sun from his eyes with one hand, and brought off a magnificent one-handed catch high abdYft M£_head. McCoy and J. Scholium played out time for i 3 and two respectively, and ~;at stumps Parnell had scored 172 for the loss of two wickets. » . W ■ Messrs. Q. Price and G. V. Lynex umpired the game, while, Messrs. J. C. Dow and A. Carson were the scorers, and Mr. C. L. Lord: was in charge of the scoreboard. Details : . POVERTY BAY First innings 123 —Second Innings— G. J. Robertson, run out 100 W. Carson, b McCoy, ...».a..,, ... 12 S. Reeves, c Whitelaw, b. McCoy ... 27 M. K. Boon, c M. Wallace, b Whitelaw . v 20 S. Ward, cM. Wallace, b Goodsir 9 G. lipckett, c Duncan, b Goodsir ... o C. Fraser, lbw, b McCoy 17 E. Dow, b Goodsir < 0 P. Dow, b. McCoy 0 B. -Scholium, not out r. 5 Extras—9 6; lb 5; nb 3 W

Total for 9 wickets declared ... 228 Fall: 14, 54, 132, Isfc, 163, 164, 203, 203,228. . , , v. Boydlngf: F- Goodsir,.--20: overs, 4 maidens* 46 runs, A wickets j W. McCoy 37, 5,93 s .4; P. Whitelaw 6, 1,13, 1,2 no ballk/f G. Wallace, 3,0, 7,0,: 1 no ball; R; G. yivian, 18i(4,„ 36, 0: H. Duncan 2,6, 10, 0; D. Hawke 2,0, 8, 0; H. Webb, 3,0, 4, 0. PARNELL

First innings ••• w —Second Innings— , P. E. Whitelaw, c Boon, bib Dow 66 Hk Vivian, c Ward, b Fraser 85 W. McCoy, not out 12 S. Scholium, not out j Extras b 5; lb 1 ®

Total for two wickets Fall: 112,, 167. .Bowling): E. Dow, 10 overs, 0 maidens, 30 runs, 1 wicket; S- Ward 6,1, 19, 0; ‘G. Lockett 5,0, 26, 0; G. J. Robertson *B, 0, 44, 0; W. Carson 3,0, 15, 0; M. Sharp 4,0, 27, O; C. Fraser 2,0, 3,1: M. K. Boon 2,1, 2, 0.