M.C.C. MAKES 427

Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1937, Page 9

M.C.C. MAKES 427

By Telegraph—Press Association.

NEW ZEALAND'S REPLY 201 RUNS FOR S1X WICKETS ALLEN H1TS OUT FREELY VIVIAN'S BRILLIANT PLAY PARTNERSHIP W1TH PAGE

Wellington, March 25. The English cricket team's first innings in the match against New Zealand closed for 427 just before lunch to-day and in reply New Zealand had made 201 for six wickets when stumps were drawn this evening. The match will be continued on Saturday. With seven wickets down for 334 runs Allen (1) and Verity (8) continued England's first innings-. The weather was overcast and a fairly stiff north-westerly wind blew. Roberts and Cowie took up the bowling. In Cowie's second over the ball reared up and Verity cocked it softly to Moloney atshort square leg. Sims arrived to see Allen let out at one from Cowie and sky it over slips' heads to the boundary, bringing 340 up. Allen reached 20 and then deftly leg glided one from Cowie to the fence. Playing freely, he soon ran into the thirties. At 353 Vivian relieved Cowie. The 350 had taken 347 minutes. Allen was playing breezy cricket, going well up Ihe pitch to Vivian's slows and hitting nim into the deep field. He reached his half-century in 74 minutes. Runs at Fast Clip, At 377 Dunning took the ball from Roberts, who had howled very steadily for 40 minutes. Sims followed the captain's lead and runs came at a fast clip. Sims reached double figures in 40 minutes. Allen with a crisp late cut to the fence off Dunning brought 400 up after the innings had been in progress 407 minutes. He reached 80 with a perfectly timed square cut to the boundary. Roberts had a turn with the new ball, but Allen banged one to the ropes at square leg. The next ball, a slower one, elean. bowled him, ending a bright, sparkling innings which lasted 103 minutes. His 88 included 13 boundaries. Nine wickets were down for 426 when Voce, the last man, joined Sims. The next ball saw the end of the innings, which had lasted for 426 minutes, Sims being caught in slips by Dunning off Roberts. Hadlee and Kerr opened the New Zealand innings at 12.55 to the bowling of Voce and Hammond, and all that came from an over by each bowler was one leg bye. After luncheon Voce and Allen took up the attack. The third ball of Allen's first over Kerr played into Voce's safe hands at second slip, and one wicket was down for one run. * Batsmen on Defensive. Wallace filled the vacancy. Both bowlers were sending them down at a good pace and kept the batsmen strictly on the defensive. With the total at nine, off as many overs, Allen handed the ball to Hammond. Hadlee reached double figures in 35 minutep and Wallace in 23 minutes. Both batsmen were shaping soundly to accurate bowling. , At 31 Allen took the ball from Voce, whose seven overs had cost 18 runs, and Verity relieved Hammond, whose four overs had produced 11 runs. Hadlee reached 20 in 50 minutes. In Allen's fifth over Hadlee leg glided one fine and was snapped up by Ames behind the sticks. Two wickets were down for 33, and Allen had taken both at a cost of two runs. Vivian joined Wallace, who was 13, but with seven runs added Wallace was clean bowled by Allen, who had now taken three wickets for six runs. Page came in to stop the rot. With the total at 48 Hammond relieved Verity, whose three overs had cost 12 runs. Page popped a no-bail from Allen into Verity's hands at fine leg and scored a single off the next ball, bringing 50 up in 71 minutes. After bowling eight overs for eight runs and three wickets Allen handed the ball to Sims. Page Enlivens Drab Period. Page enlivened a drab period by hitting a full-toss from Sims to the fence at long leg, and' he placed one to the track past third man in the same over. Vivian brought 70 up by placing one from Sims down the gully to the fence, and he raised applause by lifting one in the same over to the ropes at long leg. This made his score 27. At 76 Worthington bowled in place of Hammond, and Vivian crisply drove his seventh ball to the ropes at long off, Teaching the thirties. The partnership added 50 in 44 minutes. With the total at 99 Voce took the ball from Sims, whose six overs had cost 27 runs. The first hundred took 110 minutes. Verity took over fromi Worthington, off whose four overs 13 runs had come. Worthington and AUen were fielding close in to the bat while Verity was operating. The tea adjournment was taken with the score 108 for three wic-> kets, Vivian being 46 and Page 23. On the resumption Verity and Allen took up the bowling. Page drove one from Verity straight for four and cri^ply off-drove Allen to the ropes, Teaching 30 and bringing 120 up. Vivian reached 50 in 88 minutes. Page reached 40 with a snick through slips off Allen to the fence. Warmed to ihe Work. The batsmen had now warmed to the work and runs were coming freely. When 42 Page had a narrow escape. He skied one to Leyland at square leg but Leyland, handicapped by a stiff left arm, misjudged the catch, falling as he tried to get to the ball. The partnership had now put on 100 runs in 94 minutes. Vivian lifted Verity to the long-on boundary, bringing 150 up in 160 minutes. At 158 Sims took the ball from Verity, off whose 14 overs 36 runs had come. Vivian hit him to the fence at long-on, bringing 160 up. Voce had a turn but Vivian ran into the eighties by placing him tv/ice to the off for two. By off-driving Sims past cover to the fence Page reached 50 in 125 minutes. With the total at 186 Page's long innings came to an end. A ball from Voce kicked up and he popped it softly into Sims' hands close in at square leg. Page had been at the wickets for 135 minutes and had assisted Vivian to put on 146 for the fourth wicket. He hit eight fours. " Brlliiant Innings Ends. Moloriey joined Vivian, who was 88, and arrived to see the end of Vivian's brilliant innings. Vivian touched one from Voce and was brilliantly taken by Ames. Vivian had been batting for 149 minutes and hit ten" fours. Tindill followed and arrived to see Moloney on-drive one from Sims to the ropes at extra long-on. The 200 came up for 214 minutes' play, and then Tindill played one on from Voce, and six wickets were down -for 201. This fin-

ished the play for the day, for an appeal against the light, which had been dull for some time, was upheld, and stumps were drawn for the day at 5.33 p.m. Detailed scores are: — M.C.C. First Innings. R. E. S. Wyatt, c Dunning, b Weir 144 T. S. Worthington, c Roberts, b Vivian 15 J. Hardstaff, c Hadlee, b Vivian .... 22 L. B. Fishlock, c Weir, b Page 14 W. R. Hammond, c Wallace, b Cowie 4 M. Leyland; e Vivian, b Page 1 L. E. G. Ames, c Vivian, b Dunning 97 G. O. B. Allen, b Roberts 88 H. Verity, c Moloney, b Cowie 10 J. M. Sims, c Dunning, b Roberts .. 13 W. Voce, not out 1 Extras (byes 9, leg bycs 8, no balls 1) 18 Total 427

NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. J. L. Kerr, c Voce, b Allen 0 W. A. Hadlee, c Ames, b Allen .. 20 M. W. Wallace, b Allen 15 H. G. Vivian, c Ames, b Voce .... 88 M. L. Page, c Sims, b Voce 50 D. A. R. Moloney, not out 9 E W. Tindill, b Voce 5 Extras (byes 6, leg byes 3, no balls 4) 13 Total (for six wickets) 201

O. M. R. W. Cowie 30 8 73 2 Roberts 27 8 58 2 Dunning 41 8 100 1 Vivian 29 9 79 2 Page 7 3 38 2 Moloney 5 0 20 0 Weir 11 0 41 1

Bowling Analysis.

O. M. R. W. Voce 15.2 4 40 3 Allen 13 3 30 3 Hammond ........ 13 4 22 0 Worthington 4 1 13 0 Sims 11 2 47 ft Verity ........ w.. 14 3 36 0

Bowling Analysis.