OTAGO AGAINST M.C.C.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 1, 2 January 1936, Page 8

OTAGO AGAINST M.C.C.

i COLLAPSE IN FIRST STRIKE VISITORS COMPILE 550. i- DEFICIENCY' OF 472 FOR OTAGO t ; [ Per Pres» Association. J t DUNEDIN, Jan. I. , Otago batsmen suffered a complete t collapse in their first innings against the AI.C.C., making cnly 78 inns. The match was begun yesterday, and after Otago’s dismissal the visitors began well, making 307 for the loss of turee wickets. They carried that, total today to 550, and when slumps were drawn Otago had .150 on the board lor the loss of live wickets. The weather was fine tu-day, with a fairly strong, southerly wind, which was some assistance to the Otago .• bowlers. The wicket showed no signs of wear. The attendance was not large, but those [present were provided with another j bright exhibition of batting by the Englishmen. Alitchell-lnnos aud Hardstaff, the f two not. out batsnien yesterday, carried s, their scores tu 8. and 86,. respectively, t Hardstaff being bowled by Smith and Mitchell-Innes going out leg-before to u Dunning. ( f the twu Hardstaff was i- the more aggressive batsman, but s Alitchell-lnnes played a faultless innings, his beautiful placing being a dee light to watch. e Human yave a spectacular displav, d and scored 57 in just over an hour. His d total included eight fours. Griffith, the li not out man. made 26. Holmes ’he s English cupiaiu, was bowled by Dickn enson for one. Sims was caught by d Toomey and bowled by Knight for two. j d Powell was caught by Cavanagh and [ bowled by Talbot for one, and Read [ g was dismissed by Talbot for nil. With a. deficit of 472 Otago began I >- Ihe second innings brightly, Knight and j s Saxton scoring rapidly off the bowling a of Read and Parks. Knight made .”>1 !• when caught brilliantly by Barber off' t Read, and Saxton went the same way when .13, Smith taking a spectacular d catch in the, slips. Kerr baited well y to score 44 and Klines made a useful u 47 after hitting one of the best sixes

■i i aner niuing one oi inc oesi. sixes seen at (’arisbrook for a long time. Talbot, was dismissed bv Human, the Aliddlesexj leg break artist, for .16. Scores kere; Otag First it)"in?-. Saxton,.b Parks i Knight, I) Read 35 Kerr, b Parks 4 Elnies, b Read 4 Cavanagh, c Barber, b Parks 2 Talbot, v Mitchell-Innes, b Bead 0 Utt ley, b Sims Smith, lbw,, b Sims 0 Toomey, run out Dunning, lbw., b Sims . . 15 Dickenson, not out 6 Extras 2 Bowling.—Sims, look three wickets foi JI; Parks, three for 26; Read, three for 39 Second Innings, Knight, c Barber, b Read 3J. Saxton, c Smith, b Read 13 Kerr, c Powell, b Human 14 Elmes, e Sims, b Holmes 17 Talbot, b Human .16 Cavanagh, not out 3 Total, five wickois for 159 Bowling.-- Read took two wirke’s for 47; Parks, 0 for 35; Sams, (I for 48; Holmes, one for 20; Human, two for 4.

M.C.C. First Innings. Smith. L Lttley. b Smith 165 Parks, b Dunning . ... 103 Rarbei.J lbw - , b Dunning 0 Hardstjpff, b Smith 86 Mitclojil-Innes, lbw, b Dunning . 87 Human], lbw. h Smith 57 Holinwj, b Dickinson 1 Griffitl, not out 26 Sims, I’oomey, b Knight 2 I I’owelt, r Cavanagh, b Talbotl Talbot () j Total .... 550 [ Bowling.Dickenson took one wicket ■ for 139; Talbot, one for 4: Dunning, ■three for 111; Elmes, none for .104; [Smith, tljrpe for 71; Knight, oiip for ; AUSTRALIA v. INDIA MATCH ON BAD WICKET Received .lan. .1. S.ji) p.ffl. I CALCUTTA, Dec. 31 ; The Australians began a match against, an India eleven. Kain tell ovpimighl and there was a strong sun in the morning. Rvder won the toss but. sent the home si<le lo the wickets. India made 48 in the first innings (Wazirali, 20; M usbf aquali, 13; Amarnath, 0; C. K. Nayudm M.ohdhiissain, nil; Yu via j, I; <'. S. Nayiidii, nil; Naqapilani, 3; Abdulaziz, not mH, nil; Nissar, nil; Shahadubbiii. nil; extras, fi. i Bowling Leathei took no wickets for II; Nagel, noiie for 7; Oxenhaui, seven for 7; Macartney, three '<• .17. Australia in ’he first inning* made !)5 (Wendell Bill. 16; Bryant, 29; Morrisby, (»; Ryder, 7; Hendry, 4; Macartnev, 11; Nagel, 0; Oxenham, 2; Ellis, not out, 9; Nair. 6; Leather, 0; extras, 15). Bowling: Shndadubbin, look no wickets for 2”; C. K. Nayudu, none for 10; Naqa.jila ni. three for 2.".; Nissar. six for 31; <’. S. Nayud’U, none for 12. SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM I TO PLAY IN THIRD TEST. RecP vp.) Jan. 1. 8.2’1 p.m. ( AI’KTOWN. J)p<‘. 31. I South Al’iica’s team for the third [ test will be: ■ Wade, Mitchell, Siedle. Rowan, iNourse. Viljoen, Langton. Nicholson, | Crisp, Roberlsou and Halaskas, with Briscoe as twelfth man.

WANGANUI CRICKET

MATCH WITH HUTT VALLEY HOME TEAM IN GOOD POSITION, j Play opened at < ••'•k s Gardens yesl e; da y in the ciickei fixture be tween \\a:tganui ami Hutt \ alley. The weather wa*. ideal and the wicket good. Wanganui ballvd first and knovkej up a total of 3JS runs. Spurdie hitting o 9 before being caught, by Lapworth. (>iher good scorers for Wanganui w-cn Davidson (~o>, Thomas (3'Jt. and Wii sou (38 i. Bo.\ ling for Huti \ al’ey, Jones took I w o lor 36, Webster I for 39. and Wellington thr.-e, I ,r 7-. Hun Valley had I' >t two wickets l’<»i 32 run? at the cb«>p of the day .- tday. Tim ma<<h will be r'vh'r.ed a’. 11 a.m. le-lay. Details <'f yesterday U plsy are as. j fallow; Wanganui. First Inning* Orr. r Wellington, b. H. N. 2’l [ Thoma?., b Webster . . •• •• Spurdle c Lapwor'h. b Belling ton •■ : Connor, c May, b AL I’. Jones .. Warnes, 1.b.w., b M. I. -lours .. '> Bullock- Dc-ugias. b O’Halloran .. *4 Sewell. .I.b.u. b H. N. -L)j;v>. .. . • Davidron, c 'iupwortb. b Willing- [ . . ...»6 ton, Wilson, stumpn.l M”.’, h "elhng- , ton Smith, not out •• . Oliver, r and b Wcr-ster Total „ ’ ’ ’ ’ + - Fall nt WiOtel.-: One for -L i"'o toi 110. three f-t OL I-ur 1 g ' 'y.., 1 '« 152, six for 159. for —. lor 315, nine Or 31», ten for n..S. , Bowling: Wcllingto''. ,llr g fcr ,G > - O'HaHoran, one for b Jones ’ two for 36; IL X fur 56 i

l liorrip. noiit- for 21; Dii'llo'. nonp for 11; Weh-t er, lv. o tor 39; Lapnori u, SpunUr liii 10 fou--; Da i<L *ori hi’ :--r M’ilrou nit "-e foot : ; Tiu'i.i... Im, (fire-? lours. Hutt, Valley. First InninjI ,E. FL'irp l '. n<>i o'ji •• •• 6 I .L Mn.v, b Smith 6 ( L. N. Lapworih, b Smith 0 j F. Wellington, not out It i Exira., 6 , Total for two wickets .. - . 32 Fall o£ Wickets: One for 15; two | fc<r 15. Sowiin": Sp'irdb', none for five. Sewell, none for tour; Smith, two for nine.; Oliver; none for nine.