VICTORY BY AN INNINGS

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1929, Page 11

VICTORY BY AN INNINGS

M.C.C. TEAM’S FIRST WIN

SOUTH CANTERBURY DEFEATED.

BATSMEN MAKE POOR SHOWING.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Timaru, Dec. 28.

The Marylebone cricket team defeated South Canterbury by an innings and 45 runs. With 253 on for nine wickets overnight, the visitors declared, sending the home side in. The wicket showed no signs of wear and was fast all day, the weather being gloriously fine. The attendance was much larger than on the first day. Having to face the fast bowling of Nichols, the South Canterbury batsmen were not at all confident, but the Essex man was taken off after seven overs, four of which were maidens, and did not bowl again till late in the day, when he took three wickets for 13 runs in six overs. The fielding of the visitors throughout the day was clean and accurate, Cornford greatly pleasing by his display behind the wickets, particularly the way he stopped fast leg stuff. I. M. Hamilton, the ex-Canterbury re? presentative. and Eaton opened the local innings, Nichols taking up the attack. A bye only came off the over. Hamilton had a narrow shave in Barratt's first over, Benson just failing to get to an uppish shot at short leg. Barratt was coming off the pitch smartly, and in the second over beat Eaton badly. Nichols played four slips and a deep third man, but Hamilton was- too wary to walk into the trap and left off balls severely alone. Gregory got a nice shot to leg and another past point, and then was clean bowled by Nichols. 12 —2 —4. Kane, who made a century against the last English team here, joined Hamilton, and the pair made a good stand, playing the bowling confidently. Hamilton was the more aggressive, his partner scoring pretty off shots. The bowling was very accurate and the fielding keen, and the batsmen found difficulty in getting even singles. Kane Bent Nichols to the fine leg boundary, a beautifully timed shot, 30 appearing in 45 minutes. Hamilton brought 40 up by square cutting Worthington for three. With the total at 45 Kane attempted to hit Allom out of the ground, missed, and was clean bowled.

CAREFUL BATTING.

Mason soon settled ’down, -scoring chiefly singles to the off, and 50 appeared after 72 minutes’ play. Hamilton had reached 33 when he was clean bowled by Allom. He was at the wickets an hour and twenty minutes and hit three boundaries. At lunch 80 was on the board for 100 minutes’ play. Shortly after resuming Mason, who had made 22 in 49 minutes, fell a victim to Worthington. Hudson, the local captain, scored nicely on the off and brought up the century in 120 minutes. He then stepped forward to Worthington and Cornford had the bails off in a flash. It was a pretty piece of work. Hind and Wilson took the total to 111, when the former w r as stumped off the wicket-keeper’s pads. The remaining batsmen were soon disposed of. South Canterbury was obliged to follow on, but made a poor showing, being all out for 82. Hamilton again was the only batsman who made any showing against Worthington and Allom, who bore the brunt of the attack. His powerful off drives were a treat to watch an<t he appeared nicely set when he was run out by a narrow margin. Play had only been in progress a few minutes when Eaton was clean bowled by Allom, and Gregory, after a beautiful shot to leg for four, followed him. Fifteen minutes’ play produced 20 runs, and eight runs. later Hamilton lost his wicket. The score at the tea adjournment was 33 for three wickets. Benson, who was behind the stumps after lunch, did not return after tea, Cornford again taking the gloves and a local player fielding as substitute. Nichols was now brought on again and the batsmen were most uncomfortable facing him, most of them being inclined to run away and in consequence being clean bowled. The crowd was delighted when Woolley took the ball from Worthington. The bright spot in the - innings was when Wilson lifted Woolley over the fence for six. Nichols and Woolley disposed of the remaining batsmen in a short time, the whole innings lasting 96 minutes. Scores:—

Bowling analysis—Woolley took three r-'wickets for 19 runs; Nichols,Lf three for 13; Worthington, two for 28; Allom, tone for' 9- * ' ■'*•* "• • ;i|3

MARYLEBONE. First Innings. E. W. Dawson; c Brown, b Kane .. 2 W. Coinford, e Hamilton, b Kane .. 1 F. E. Woolier, c and b Kane 23 M. J. Turnbull, c Gregory, b Herd18 M. S. Nichols, b Gregory 7a G. B. Legge, b Kane 43 S. Worthington, c Hamilton, b Kane 6 G. F. Earle, b Herdman 3 F. Barratt. b McBeath 39 M. J. C. Allom, not out 7 E. T. Benson, not out 26 9 Total (for 9 wickets declared) 253 Bowling analysis—Kane took five wickets for 77 runs; Herdman, two for 70; Gregory, one for 10; McBeath, one for 78; Hind, none for 9. SOUTH CANTERBURY. First Innings. 33 1 4 8 Mason, b Worthington 22 Hudson, st. Cornford, b Worthing17 Hind. st. Cornford, b Allom 7 8 Herdman, c Turnbull, b Allom .... 0 8 0 18 Total . 126 analysis—Nichols took one wicket for 9 runs; Barratt, one foi • 8; Worthington, two for 51; Allom, six for 40. Second Innings. 14 Eaton, b Allom 1 Gregory, c Benson, b Worthington 4 Kane, b Nichols 9 Mason, b Nichols 8 Wilson, b Nichols 13 Hudson, b Woolley 12 Hind, b Woolley 1 Herdman, I.b.w., b Worthington .. 0 McBeath, not out 2 Brown, I.b.w., b Woolley ft Extras .13 Total -• 82