MARYLEBONE CRICKETERS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1929, Page 11

MARYLEBONE CRICKETERS

SOUTH CANTERBURY MATCH

TOURISTS REACH 253 FOR NINE.

NICHOLS AND LEGGE BAT WELL.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Tiinaru, Last Night.

The Marylebone cricket team opened the fourth match of the New Zealand tour against South Canterbury this afternoon. Winning the toss the visitors elected to bat and at the drawing of stumps had lost nine wickets for 253 runs. The weather prior to the commencement of the game was threatening but there was no rain. Conditions changed twice during the afternoon. First the sun came out warmly; then a south-easterly sprang up, making conditions cold and unpleasant for the players. • ■ ' ' ’ ,

Duleepsinhji, Gilligan' and Bowley stood down, Earle leading the team to the wicket, which had not previously been 'played on and gave slight assistance to the bowlers. The crowd, wnieh was estimated to number 1200, gave the visitors a fine reception, but there was keen disappointment at the non-appear-ance of the popular Indian player. Taken all round the display of the visitors was not brilliant, though Nichols and Legge treated the spectators to some beautiful shots,, particularly to the off. The visitors’ opening batsmen, Dawson and Cornford, received an ovation. D. J. Mcßeath, ex-New Zealand representative, opened the attack. Dawson had a life off.-the.first ball of Mcßeatlfls second over, Hamilton dropping an easy catch in the slips. Mcßeatli was swinging dangerously in the wind and kept the batsmen quiet. Then came a sensation, Dawson just touching the first ball of Kane’s second over and. Hamilton accepting. a catch- almost on the gi ound. , Woolley received an ovation and soon settled down, scoring well on both sides of the wicket. Mcßeath and Kane were both keeping accurate length and the scoring was slow, 15 being hoisted in 20 minutes. In his fourth over Kane had Dawson caught behind the stumps. —1/ 2—2 ■ i Turnbull and Woolley took the total to 32, when the latter returned an easy catch to Kane. Woolley batted for 30 minutes and hit one six and two fours. Nichols filled the gap, but for a period he was scratchy, being unable to make much headway against Mcßeatli, whfi was breaking in sharply from the off', Turnbull made 18 in 36 minutes and wa| then dismissed by a splendid catch by Gregory at square leg.—48 —4 —lB. The Legge-Nichols partnership altered the complexion of the innings, the pair coni'! pletely mastering the bowling. Legge was more aggressive than his partner and treated the spectators to some brilliant shots, chiefly through the covers and slips. The two were not separated at the tea interval, but soon, after resuming Legge was beaten by a splendid length 0 ball from Kane. Legge was at the wickets 53 minutes, scoring five boundaries. The partnership added 74 runs. • u . + ’. Worthington had a short life, nnshittin" a rising ball and being caught in the° slips. Earle opened well, driving Herdman hard to the fence, but the next ball beat him all the way. Barratt gave the crowd a taste of what can he done by attacking the bowling. He hit up 39 in a short time.- Eventually he was clean bowled by Mcßeath. He hit one six and five fours. Benson joined Nichols, who had now reached 70. The second century was hoisted after 172 minutes’ play. The wind at this stage was very keen and all the bowlers were'swinging a foot and more. Nichols fell a victim to Gregory in trying to pull a straight ball. He ?batted 148 minutes and hit nine fours. Allom and Benson played out time. The scores are: — MARYLEBONE. First Innings. E. W. Dawson, c Brown, b Kane .. 2 jW. Cornford, c Hamilton, b Kane . 1 IF E Woolley, c and b Kane 23 IM. J. Turnbull, c Gregory, b Herdiiam M. S. Nichols, b Gregory G. B. Legge, b Kane s' Worthington, c Hamilton, b Kane 6 G. F. Earle, b Herdnam 3 F Barratt, b Mcßeath ? M. J. C. Allom, not out ............ • E. T. Benson, not out , Extras Total (for nine wickets) ..•••• 253