SHORE’S SORRY SHOWING ENDS IN INNINGS DEFEAT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 533, 10 December 1928, Page 6

SHORE’S SORRY SHOWING ENDS IN INNINGS DEFEAT

DUNNING THE DESTROYER With, one wicket down for 31, and two of the selected team unavailable, Shore appeared to have an uphill, struggle to overtake Varsity’s useful score of 262 the previous Saturday. So deadly were the deliveries of Dunning, the old Oxford player, that Shore failed Lo reach three figures in either innings, Archer and Frater being the only batsmen to stand up to the fiery attack. Varsity won well before closing time by an innings and 69 runs. The wicket was last and fiery from the start, and Dunning profited by a stiff slanting breeze behind bim, which assisted both the pace and swing of his deliveries. The wicket crumbled as the afternoon and topsoil wore through, and some of the Shore batsmen received nasty knocks from occasional “kickers” in the second innings. The vacancies in the Shore eleven were filled by Marine Langley and Stan Horsley, the serviceman swinging a stylish bat, but has not got his sure eye in yet. DUNNING’S DESTRUCTIVE BOWLING Trouble soon began for Shore when Player was hit in trying to turn Dunning to leg. The batsman was given out Ibw to a rising ball, which landed just below the belt. In tlie same maiden over Bush was clean-bowled, and Archer caught in trying to force a short one to leg. Gerrard was another blobster in the next over, with the Rhodes scholar now claiming all five scalps for 12 runs, and only 53 on the slate. Scott joined his captain, and a promising stand seemed likely, as Frater had been playing the bowling with confidence; but in spite of a warning cry Frater dashed off for an impossible run. and had no hope of returning before Kelly had applied the axe. Marine Langley swung a flashing blade, and raised the first cheer of the day with a soaring sixer off Gee, but missed a change of pace next ball, and returned one softly. Dunning soon skittled the “rabbits,” and just missed the hat trick in winding up his brilliant performance of 16 overs, 5 maidens, 8 wickets, 23 runs. ANOTHER DREARY PROCESSION After a breather for the cup that cheers. Varsity sent Shore in again, following on 167 runs behind, and although Dunning had bowled unchanged in the first innings, he resumed his destructive; career, with the wicket playing up in a painfully disconcerting fashion. Player went before he had scored, being awarded a double Ibw decision for his two knocks. Then Frater had a finger burst by a selfrising delivery, and retired for first aid to the painful injury. It put him off his game, as he was snapped behind by Kelly as soon as he returned. Then Saunders stopped a sudden kicker from Dunning with his bone, retiring temporarily to the clinic for treatment of the humerus injury. Gerrard filled the vacancy, only to be run out when ho appeared in, and Scott joined Archer to stop the rot for a time.' Saunders resumed pluckily, and added eight more runs before retiring, although obviously handicapped .by his painful injury; bui Archer proved his worth as a plucky colt by going for Dunning with confidence, and hitting •»rd all round tho wicket, his 40 in eluding a sixer and tour fours. Dunning had a breather after shortening his approach and slowing down a bit, but came on again to mow down the bunnies, securing six more victims for 46 in the second innings, and making his total bag for the afternoon 14 wickets for 69 runs—an average of less than five apiece. The Varsity field was well placed, and the work clean and snappy. Smeeton bowled very steadily, and kept the batsmen quiet while Dunning did the reaping. Details: VARSITY First innings 262 SHORE First innings PLAYER, Ibw, b Dunning 16 SAUNDERS, c Lunn, b Dunning .... 0 FRATER, run out 31 BUSH, b Dunning 0 ARCHER, c Gee, b Dunning 0 GERRARD, b Dunning 0 SCOTT, b Dunning 10 LANGLEY, c and b Gee 14 WEBB, H., not out 4 HORSLEY, S., b Dunning 0 COATES, b Dunning 2 Extras 18 Total 95 Fall of wickets: 1/5, 2/44, 3/45, 4/45, 5/53. 6/68, 7/89. 8/93, 9/93. 10/95. Bowling: Dunning, S-23; Gee, 1-21; Smeeton, 0-31; Bush, 0-3. Second Innings. FRATER, c Kelly, b Dunning .... 14 PLAYER, Ibw, b Gee 0 SAUNDERS, c Lunn, b Hay IS J. BUSH, b Dunning 1 ARCHER, c Burbidge, b Dunning .. 40 GERRARD, run out 3 SCOTT, c Dunning, b Hay 14 LANGLEY, b Dunning 0 WEBB, e Hay, b Dunning 0 HORSLEY, not out J COATES, b Dunning 1 Extras * Total 98 Bowling: Dunning, 6-46; Gee, 1-21; Hay, 2-13; Smeeton, 0-7.