M.C.C.’S GOOD SECOND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18900, 30 December 1935, Page 9

M.C.C.’S GOOD SECOND

278 FOR SIX WICKETS SOUTH CANTERBURY GAME (Per Press Association.) TIMARU, last night. The match between M.C.C, and South Canterbury concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a draw. On the first day M.C.C. made 182 and, at stumps, South Canterbury had lost three for 48. The home side carried their score to 219, due chiefly to the fine partnership of Allcott and Reynolds, the former getting 74 and the latter 45. M.C.C., in its second innings, played dashing cricket, scoring 278 in 158 minutes. Mitchell-Innes gave a fine display in scoring 90 not out. Details:— SOUTH CANTERBURY First Innings Mason, b Baxter ... 42 Morrison, c Griffiths, b Read ... 0 Murchison, b Read ... ... ... 2 Lee, b. Read ... ... ... ... 6 Souter, b Read ... ’...’ 5 Allcott, b Sims 74 Reynolds, b Sims ... 45 Earwaker, b Parks 9 Kane, not out 3 Hahn, c. Barber, b Sims .... ... 4 Lang, b Sims ... ... ... ... 6 Extras ... * ... 23 Total 219 Bowling.—Read, 20 . 2. 44. A ; Baxter, 13, 1. 35. 1; Sims, 24.5. 5. 73, 4; Parks, 13, 1, 44, 1. M.C.C. First Innings .... 182 Second Innings Smith, b Kane 14 Parks, b Kane ... ... ... ... 58 Barber, b Allcott 50 Mitchell-Innes, not out 90 Human, c Souter, b Kane ... ... 10 Holmes, c Lee, b Allcott 8 Griffith, b Hahn 32 Sims, not out 3 Extras ... ... ... ... 13 Total .for six wickets ... ... 278 Bowling.—Lee, 6, 0. 30, 0: Kane, 21, 1, 97, 3; Reynolds. 4. 0, 15. 0; Earwaker, 7, 0. 3*5. 0; Allcott, 14, 1, 66, 2; Hahn, 3,0, 22, 1.

THE FIRST TEST MATCH N.Z. TEAM ANNOUNCED (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The following have been chosen to represent New Zealand against M.C.C. in the first test at Dunedin on January 10, 11 and 13. G. L. Weir, H. G. Vivian and J. E. Mills (all of Auckland), I. B. Cromb (Canterbury, captain), I). A. A. Moloney (Wellington), A. W. Roberts (Canterbury), S. Elmos (Otago), J. R. Lamason (Wellington), Cowio (Auckland), W. E. Merritt (Canterbury), and C. K. Jackman (Canterbury). J. L. Kerr (Canterbury) was not avail able.