DISASTROUS DAY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 10, 13 January 1936, Page 8

DISASTROUS DAY

> N.Z. WELL BEHIND M.C.C BATSMEN SHINE GLORIOUS HITTING DISPLAY MANY CHANCES GO BEGGING I Per Pie»i Association. ] DCNEDLX, Jan. 11. The second day of play in the M.C.C.-New Zealand cricket match at tari* brook was exen more disastrous for New Zealand than yesterday, with fix e wickets down tor <>s3 M.C.C. declared and New- Zealand's second innings, which opened as badly as the first, had netted 116 for four when stumps were drawn. The wicket was in perfect condition to-day. The weather was excellent and tne crowd this afternoon the largest seen in Dunedin for a cricket match for a long time. At stumps last evening M.C.C. had lost two wickets tor ~’7». and on re sutning to-day the two not out batsmen, Barber and Hardstaff, continued to hammer the bowling. Barber taking his score of yesterday to 173 before being dismissed, while Bardstaff, who made 21 yesterday, made 76 before being caught out by Cowie off Himes. The feature of the p!a\ to-day was the glorious display of hitting by Human and Holmes. Almost as soon as he went to the wicket Human started to thrash the bowling. He batted 77 minutes and hit 4*7 runs, including a six which drove through a window of the pat ilion. He was followed by Holmes, w ho also lost no time in getting his e-e in, hitting boundaries fro u practicalh every ball. He had scored 54 in just oxer 2(J minutes when he declared. In eluded in his score were tnree sixes. The first one was got bv hit it ng Himes into the paxilion and the t»iner two came from s«irce>sixe balls by < rornb. both of which be lifted on to the pm bankment. Langridge had scored 106 xvhen Holmes declared. Roth Human and Holme* were cheered by the rrowd, which had be come disgusted at the fielding or the New Zealanders, who did not appear to be able to stop a ball or hold the easiest of catches, which was respons rble for the large score of the M.C.C. batsmen. Fi'e chances weie missed yesterday' by particularly slovenly fielding and ihe exhibition today wa» even worse. Boon after the start both Rarber and Hardstaff xcere dropped. Langridge was dropped a: 17 and again at 66. Human gave three easy rnances. H«» was dropped before he had secret! and again ar 61 and 97, ami Holmes was also missed before he had scored and again ar 30. Altogether nine catches, seven of which were easy, were dropped bv New Zea la mi to day and fix-p yesterday. New Zealand opened their se< <.u i in nings in exactly the same way as the first. Neither Mills nor Uromb looked comfortable and for the second time Mills was dismissed for nothing, ’’rom-b going a little later for seven. Weir went for txxu and Molonex- for 25. Vivian (53 > and I.a mason 27 w-ere going well when stumps xx ♦redrawn. Hammering the Bowling. I he English batsmen began sk»w L to-day but it was not long before the started to hammer the bowling o; Cowie and Roberts. There appeared ’0 be little improvement in ihr tieiuiug nf the Now Zealanders an«i Barbei was dropped by Jackman behind the slump* 4 in towie's second oxer. Jn Cowrie’? next o\ct Hardstaff ga > ** a chance to Roberts at fine leg but once again rhe ball was dropped, 3‘»»i ap pearing on the score board fourteen minutes after rhe resumption. with Barber 130 and Hardstaff 34. Barber * score reached !->» after he had been al the wi.kefs for I*9 minutes, ami with the total at 330 Merritt took over the attack from Roberts. Hard staff scorer! rapidly <.ff the slow Lovvle; and reached the half«enturr in >». minutes. Both batsmen began to hi’ out t<» Merritt and the total mounted to 350 in 25<J minutes. i«*>»ber(« was the only bowler who had troubled the Englishmen at all. Cowie xt-rx erratic. Barber had Hern batting for -11 minutes when he v. :• - H Merritt, stopping bark |«» a bail who-!, completely baffled him. He a x ery arttacrixe display, his total of 173 including twentv fours. Merritt had taken one for v*. The visitors’ total wa- ‘.61 when Hardstaff. who had >«-<»ied 52. xva>. jn npd by l.angridge. With lite s«-«»re at 373 Cowie, »»ff whom 92 runs had been hit. was replaced |»v Elmes. whose bowling, pitched about juo feet outside the off •tump. proved easy t-> Hardstaff. whose delighttul drixin-xx-as a treat to watch, (.angridge ga'e Elmos a difficult chance when 17 but the bowler was just aide to get hihand to a ball which he failed to hoel. Xt the luncheon adjournment the Eng lishmen, who had been batting for 2s minutes, had reached 4«M. with Hard -taff 7»» and I.angridge 2«». Elmes and Roberts took up the at <ark after lunch. Elmes continued with the off theorv and with the first Hall of his thiri oxer dismissed Hard *taff. caught bv Cowie at third slip. Hardstaff had hatted 133 minutes ami -cored 76. including four fours. M. had lost four for 112. Human was the newcomer and :!«»• fourth Hal! from Elmes he poked up into the slips, Robert dropping a very east- catch. Human lost no time in getting settled ami the batting became lather spirited, scoring off practical!} exprr ball. Ten went rip in his favour in a fetv minutes. I .angridge, 100. opened up a little and his score mounted to jo in quirk time. At 442 Cromb took the bowling from Roberts but the score continued to mount steadily. Human delighted the •rowd with his hard ’.ntting and in half an hour he had scored 30. At 3. he hit a spectacular six. lifting a bail from Vivian high oxer the bowler s head and through a pavilion window. He reached the half century in 48 minutes. Langridge making . 0 after he had been at the wicket 87 minutes. The Mhad been batting 349 minutes when the 500 appeared on the board and shortly after Human was dropped by -Mills on the boundary off Vivian when 61. At 522 Maloney took up the attack but the batsmen continued to hit boundaries with almost monotonous regularity. At 66 Itangridge as dropped by Cowie in the third slip off Elmes. It was Langridge s second ease chance. 50 Runs in 16 Minutes. The Englishmen’s score reached 550 in 365 minutes, the last 50 being

(scored in sixteen minutes. Human had scored 97 when he sent an easy catch to \ ivian at mid-on off Cromb. Vivian {dropped the catch but Hu mm put the next ball in exactly the same place. Vivian marie no mistake the second time. Human batted 77 minutes and gave one of the best displays of hitring seen at Carisbrook for a long rime. His score included a six and fourteen fours. M.C.C, had lost fixe for 575, Holmes being the next batsman. The English captain had batted only a few minutes when he snicked a ball from Cromb into the air just behind the wicket. | Jackman, the xx icket-keeper, failed to * hold it. The score had reached 600 in 1386 minutes and Langridge’s century I went up after he had been batting for i 131 minutes. Holmes put one straight I mto Moloney’s bands at 30 off Elmes ’ but once again the catch was missed, j The English captain, who was in hitting form, lifted the next ball from Elmes into the pavilion for six and in the next over bx- Cromb hit two successixe balls on to the embankment for sixes. He had been at the. wickets for onlv 2o minutes for 50. Weir was then brought on in place of Elmes and 650 xxas hoisted in 398 minutes. the last .">»» taking onlv twelve minutes. With 653 for the loss of five wickets at the tea adjournment M.C.C. declared. I .angridge being 106 and Holmes 54. Thev had batted for 400 minutes. With a deficit of 572 New’ Zealand I began their second strike. Cromb and Mills being the opening batsmen. Read began the attack, Baxter going on al the other eml. Mills survived two oxers and was then clean-bowled bv Read with a straight ball for nothing. , Mills failed to score in both innings. Molonev joined Cromb. the total being six, ami with onlv two more added Crumb wa> boxvled l»x- Baxter after .scoring 7. Weir was the newcomer and after scoring one he gave a difficult chancy off Read at third slips, who failed to hold the ball. Two balls later Wei, put another into the slips, the catch being taken by Barber. New Zealand's total xxas !1 and Weir had score*! txxo. Vivian partnered Moloney, I who was shaping fairly well and I bringing off some good shots. He had | scored 20 in 23 minutes. Vivian I -tailed bi -llv but after a few ox ers ’ faced the bowling with much more I voiifidence. He then gave three I chances in one over. He wa< dropped •twice bv Holmes at first slips and also I skied a ball from Read some distance I from the nearest fieldsman. His total ‘ was then 13. New Zealand had been • batting for 69 minutes when 50 went I' up. and at 55 Molonev played Read on after 'voting 25. Lamason joined Vivian ami the pair took the score to J 81. when Rea.l. who had taken three | wi.-kets for 46. was replac ed by Slims. , whose last ball of the first over hit I Lamason's xvi.-kets but failed to dislodge the bails. N'exv Zealand s total was 100 in 97 minutes, with ivian •and Lamason 20. the score at stumps [being 116 for the loss of four xxi.’kets < S -- v. ie as follow: M.C.C. Em st fnning1 Srn ■• -i T> II- • > >ei t < , . . 26 jpaiks. c Rnuerts. b Elmes 100 I Barber, b Merritt 173 I Hardstaff. - Cowie, b Elmes .... 76 I Human. A ivian. !• • . . . . 97 ! Largridgo. not out 106 i’.-.'ire«. to- ■it 51 Extra 21 Row’’ng An;*

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