TEST MATCH DRAWN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18918, 21 January 1936, Page 7

TEST MATCH DRAWN

N.Z. TAKE THE HONORS M.C.C. HAS SEVEN FOR 130 LANGE ID GE SAVES SIDE rPer'Preaa Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. New Zealand took the honors of a draw with the touring English cricket team, declaring their second innings closed at three for 229 and having seven of the Visitors out for 150 at stumps. Kerr made a fine 105 not out and Vivian 96. Roberts took three wickets for 59 runs, bowling especially well. After lunch Kerr and Vivian continued their fine partnership, Vivian scoring very freely with strong drives and pulls off ail bowlers. Kerr was more subdued than in the morning, especially to the slow bowling, but brightened up after the first half-hour. Read, Baxter, Parks, Langridge and Sims were all tried, but the score was pushed along a't a good pace till 200 was raised in 1.50 minutes, the ladr 50 taking only 25 minutes. Baxter and Read were given the new ball and the latter soon got Vivian, who attempted to hook a short bumper and a good leg-side catch was taken by Griffiths. Vivian batted for 159 minutes and hit 1C fours. Kerr was in for 176 minutes and hit 12 fours. The pair raised the score from 59 to 229. Cromb, who had evidently onh delayed the declaration to give Dot I batsmen a chance to reach their centuries, immediately declared. FIVE WICKETS FOR 57 The Englishmen had -about 21 hours left for play and again began unpromisingly, Roberts taking a wonderful one-hand catch, as he was falling sideways, in dismissing Parks. Hardstnff was soon -caught at squart leg bv Weir, and Mitchell-limes, tin hero of the first innings, was snapped up behind the wickets by Blandford. Barber, who 'had survived three Ibw appeals, was given out on the fourth and Human was clean-bowled. The Englishmen then had five out for 57 and were up against it, Langridge, however, playing stolidly and defending stoutly to anything ot length on the wicket, and bothering little about scoring, received handy help from Lyttelton, who by nature is a dasher, but on this occasion wmvery restrained, batting for half an hour for 15. Langridge reached a sound and praiseworthy 'half-century afte: nearly an hour and a-half batting and, helped by Sims, who stayed nearly three-quarters of an hour foi 12 before being stumped just on time, saved the Englishmen. Langridge left with 61 not out. made in 104 minutes. J His wins an invaluable innings for the side and had he been dismissed quickly the visitor? would have been on the run and pro bably would have lost the game. Roberts and Blundell again bowled finely. Roberts’- first 15 overs produced only 15 runs and yielded threi wickets. Blundell look a wicket, in hitfirst, over and another in the ninth. Cromb relied mainly on .a mediumpaced attack, though lie used himsell a good deal after -tea. He did not cal up Vivian and Maloney till near the end. The New Zealand fielding waagain good and Blandford made tin most of his chances behind the wickets. About 7090 watched I lie play. Details of scores are:— NEW ZEALAND First Innings 242 Second Innings Kerr, not out 105 Moloney, e Griffiths, b Sims . . 10 Weir, e Langridge, 0 Sims . . ( Vivian, e Griffiths, b Read .. 96 Extras 18 Total .for three wickets dec. 229 Bowling.—Sims, two for 70; Read one for 82; Baxter,, none for 20; Parks, none for 26; Langridge, none for 50.

MARYLEBONE First Innings lot Second Innings Parks, c Roberts, b Blundell . . 1 Barber, Ibw, )> Roberts .. .. 1-1 Mardstaff, e Weir, b Roberts . . 10 Mitchell-Jnnes, e Blandford, b Blundell 3 Langridge, not out G 1 Human, b Roberts 10 Lyttelton, b Cromb 15 Sims, st Blandford, b Vivian .. 12 Griffiths, not out 0 Extras 1 Total for seven wickets .. 130 Bowling.—Roberts 22. S, 39, 3; Blundell, 17, 2, 40, 2; Cromb, 10, 4. 25, 1; Elmos, 3,1, 7,0; Moloney, 4, 1,0, 0; Vivian, 0,2, 3, 1. Fall.—2, 10, 20, 33, 57, 100, 130. PRAISE FOR WELLINGTON VISITING CAPTAIN’S LETTER (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. A tine tribute to Wellington’s performance against the English team was paid by E. R. T. Holmes, in a letter to the Wellington cricket captain, La mason. The captain of the -visiting team wrote:- “Just a line to thank you so .much for the game we played against you. It was easily the most thrilling match we have had on this tour, and w ■ all thoroughly enjoyed it. The fact that you consider dial il has done some good to your cricket locally gives us cause for satisfaction. Yon thoroughly deserved to win and 1 want to congratulate you personally once again on your success. Hoping lo play against you in the New-Zealand match.—) ours sincerelv, Errol Holmes."