BATSMEN COLLAPSE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18922, 25 January 1936, Page 15

BATSMEN COLLAPSE

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

OTAGO DISMISSED FOR 188 m is* EARLY WELLINGTON ROT (Per Press Association.) DUXEDIN. this day. The, Plunket Shield match between Otago and Wellington, was resumed ni dull, but fine weather, ttm wicket, being in excellent order. When Otago continued their first innings, having lost- four wickets for 162 yesterday. Parsloe commenced the attack, Kerr and Qavanagh scoring a single each in the first, over. A single came from Asheriden's 'first over, but the third ball of Parsloe's next ovei was pitched on the off and. took Ken's middle stump. Parsloe seemed to be bowling with greater vim than yesterday, his occasional inswingers being troublesome. Smith faced Parsloe for two overs without scoring, and eventually Smith put his leg in front of a straight one. Two balls later. I'ttley snicked one into the slips, and Otago's stock slumped considerably. At this stage Parsloe had the remarkable figures for the morning of four overs, three maidens, three runs, and three wickets. Mills joined CSavanagh and opened confidently, but he lost his. skipper 15 runs later* when he poked one into the slips. Mills was just going nicely when Ward picked up a hot one in the covers and a great return found the youngster out of his crease.

Dickinson succumbed first ball, and the side were out for 188.

Moloney and Parsloe opened Wellington's second innings, scoring a single each off Dickinson's first- over. Parsloe had ,;a narrow escape from playing a ball into his wicket in Dickinson's secsent down two maidens the other end, and in his fourth over Parsloe skied one to mid-off, Dunning taking an easy catch. In Dickinson's sixth over, Ell lifted one into thinning's hands at silly midon, and in his next over O'Brien was smartly taken behind the wickets off his first, ball, and his next clean bowled Ward with a good ball. Lamason partnered Moloney, and this pair stopped the rot. Moloney hit two fours off DSeksfcrn.'s ninth over, and another four off the fast bowler's next over brought £0 up in 51 minutes, the scores at the luncheon adjournment being SO for four wickets. At 3, o'clock the tally was 130 for seven wickets. Scores were: —> WELLINGTON First Innings 319 Second Innings Parsloe, c Dunning, b Badcock ... 9 Moloney, c Mills, b Dickinson ... 33 Ell, c "Dunning, b Dickinson. ... o O'Brien, c Mills, b Dickinson .... 0 Ward, b Dickinson ... ••• ■•• ° Lamason, low., b Smith 19 ©landlord, not out 48 Gallichan, c Saxton, b Dickinson ... 18 Wilson, not out ... °> Extras 4 Total for seven wickets ,'. : . 139 OTAGO First Innings Saxton, stp. Blandford, b Griffiths 37 Kni"ht, c Blandford, b Lamason ... 68 ElrneS, b Griffiths 0 Badcock, c Lamason, b Ashenden ... 25 Kerr, b Parsloe ... ... -.. ; Cavanagh, q Griffiths, b Parsloe ... Vl3 Smith, lbw., b Parsloe 0 I'ttley, c O'Brien, b Parsloe ... 0 Mills, run out ... 12 Dunning, not out 1 Dickinson, lbw., b Griffiths ... 0 Extras ° Total , ; .-4 ■•• HBB Bowling: Parsloe, four for 37; Griffiths, three for 75; Ashenden, one lor 53; Gallichan, none for 11; Lamason, one, for 7.

M.C.C. V. WANGANUI HOME TEAM MAKES 113 (Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day. The M.C.O v - Wanganui match was continued to-day in fine weather. Replying to the M.C.O. score of 202 for two wickets down, Wanganui were all out for 113, Sewell, 33, being top-scorer. Sims took four wickets for 23 runs. In their second innings M.C.C. have three wickets down for 60 runsGriffiths, b Sewell, 5: Powell, b Wood, 37; Sims, b Warnes, 13; Lyttelton, not out", 1; extras, 4.

HAWKE CUP MATCH P.B.'S CHALLENGE Dates have been, arranged for the Hawke Cup cricket match between Manawatu and Poverty Bay, the latter team Wing the challenger. The game will be pmyed at Palmerslon North on Thursday 1 , Friday and Saturday, February 20, 21, and 22. These dates- have been agreed to by the southern association although two of its players, in the Wellington Plunket Shield fixture. D. R. R. Moloney and N, Oallichan, will not be returning until the morning of the opening clay.

.GAMES ON THE OVAL THIS AFTERNOON'S PLAY The Poverty 'Bay Cricket Association's senior competition games, commenced last Saturday, were resumed on the Oval this afternoon tn fine weather. The wickets played excellently after the rain during the week. A "3.30- p.m. the scores were us follow: A SECTION Old Boys v. Manst.—Old Boys first innings, 127; second innings, all out for 52 (Blathwayt 16); .Tames took six wickets for 23 and Robertson three for 25. Marist, first innings, 58; second innings,'ten for no wickets down. HjS.O.B. v. City.—City, first innings, 90; H.5.0.R., first inning.-., 88; second innings, 50 for nine wickets. Civil Service v. High School A.—Civil Service/first innings 144. Higih Scliool A first innings, all out for 98 (Toroa not out 26, Prazer 21); R. Carr took two wickets for eight runs. B SECTION Marist v. Gisborne Ck* .—Marist, first' innings 92. Gisborne Club, ;irst inninga 103; "second innings, all out for 37 (Jamieson not out 12'); Norman took 7 wickets for 17 runs. Marist, second innings, six runs for one wicket. H. 5.0.8. v. High School B.—High School B, first innings 49; second innings, all out for 9'd (Flavell 49); J. Barbour took five wickets for IS and E. Martin, three for 21. H. 8.0.8., first wickets.