CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 258, 1 November 1932, Page 4

CRICKET

SHEFFIELD SHIELD COLLAPSE OP QUEENSLAND VICTORIA'S DECISIVE WIN. Received Oct. 31, 11.30 p.m. BRISBANE, Oct. 31. Victoria defeated Queensland in the first Sheffield Shield match by an innings and 329 runs. Queensland in the second innings made 169. Hansen made 59 and Gough 34. Fleetwood-Smith took two for 77, Blackie two for 19 and Alexander two for 21. It is the worst defeat ever suffered by Queensland. NOT FOR NEW ZEALAND BRILLIANT INDIAN BAT. PATAUDI NOT AVAILABLE. Received Oct. 31, 8.50 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 31. The Nawab of Pataudi is not going to New Zealand with the English team. He leaves after the Australian tour finishes nt Adelaide for India, where tho affairs of his State depend upon his presence. BATSMEN’S DILEMMA COUNTY CRICKET INCIDENT Au extraordinary situation, which" arose in a county cricket match at the Oval between Somerset and Surrey, and which goes to prove that first-class cricketers are as liable to err us the village player in the matter of running between the wickets, is described by M. D. Lyon in his book, “Cricket.” One batsman played a ball down to third man and was called to run. When the batsmen reached the middle of the wicket there was a misunderstanding between them, and they both ran to the bowler’s end. Meanwhile, third man threw the ball promptly to the wicketkeeper, who missed it, the ball going on past square-leg. But now another misunderstanding arose between the batsmen, and they both ran neck and neck to the wicketkeeper’s end. The ball was returned to the bowler, who missed it, but even then the batsmen could not agree on a course of action which would have still saved the situation, for they indulged in yet another desperate race back again to the bowler’s end. Tho ball was then taken by the wicket-keeper who removed the bails, the striker, after afi anxious conference of the umpires, being given out. PHENOMENAL BOWLING TEN WICKETS IN INNINGS. VIVIAN’S FINE PERFORMANCE Phenomenal bowling performances characterised the final day’s play in the ' first series of matches in the Auckland Cricket Association’s senior champion-

I ship on Saturday. With the wickets soft and of a tricky nature from previous heavy rain it was anticipated that bowlers would reap a harvest, but the remarkably fine figures secured in several cases far exceeded expectations. The outstanding performance was that of 11. G. Vivian, New Zealand representative, who, playing for Parnell against Edon, took the whole ten wickets in Eden’s first innings for 23 runs. When play ceased the previous week Vivian had seven of the Eden batsmen for 21 runs and ho quickly finished off the remaining three batsmen on Saturday to accomplish a feat rarely soon in cricket. Vivian took four wickets for 29 runs in the second innings and thus came out with the remarkably fine average for tho match of fourteen wickets for 52 runs. Another fine bowling performance was registered by L. 11. Saunders, playing for North Shore against Grafton. In the Grafton first innings he took seven wickets for 36 runs and seven for 19 in the second innings. C. Burke, of Grafton, with seven for 29, also took lull advantage of the Dcvonport wicket.