CRICKET Cambridge Need 99 To Avoid Innings Defeat

Press, Volume C, Issue 29518, 20 May 1961, Page 15

CRICKET Cambridge Need 99 To Avoid Innings Defeat

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright)

CAMBRIDGE, May 19. The Australians will have to dismiss the last seven Cambridge University batsmen for 98 runs or less today to avoid batting again in the match which ends at Fenners this afternoon. The University will resume its second innings today at three for 120. Ninety-nine runs are needed to avoid an innings defeat. The University was all out for 230 in the first innings in reply to the Australians three for 449 declared.

It is virtually four wickets down as the opening bat N. Alwyn has a broken toe, received when he was struck on the boot by the fast bowler R. Gaunt on Wednesday. He will bat only if needed. In six hours and a half Cambridge lost only 10 wickets as the weak Australian attack toiled away on a pitch full of runs. Hard Work Tlie Australian bowlers were made to look very ordinary indeed as they made such hard work of getting the University batsmen out. Admittedly, the attack was depleted by the loss of Gaunt, who has an injured side, and R. Benaud. who is still resting his injured shoulder. However, the regular bowlers I. Quick and F. Misson, did not look good. The star of the Cambridge side was the 19-year-old wicket-keeper M. Brearley who got 73 in the first innings and is 69 not out in the second.

Brearley defied the Australian bowlers for most of the day and he will still be there this morning to resume his innings. He has already scored more

than 450 runs this season, his first in first class cricket. The Australians seem certain to make this their third successive win but it has been a laborious effort. Scores: — AUSTRALIANS First innings, for three declared .. .. 449 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY First Innings

N. Alwyn. c Lawry, b Gaunt 18 E. J. Craig, b Quick .. 20 A. R. Lewis, c and b Quick 5 M. J. L. Willard, b Quick .. 25 P. D. Brodrick, c Jarman, b Mackay .. ..11 N. S. K. Reddy, c Burge, b Quick .. .32 D. Kirby, b Mackay .. 2 J. M. Brearley, lbw, b Mackay .. 73 J. H. Minney, c Benaud, b

Misson .. .. 32 R. I. Jefferson, b Mackay .. 14 S. Douglas-Pennant, not out 1 Extras .. .. .. 7 Total .. ..230

Fall of wickets: one for 33 two for 42, three for 47, four for 68, five for 105, six for 107, seven for 113, eight for 180, nine for 216. Bowling

Second Ininngs J. M. Brearly, not out .. 69 E. Craig, c Lawry, b Misson 1 A. R. Lewis, b Mackay .. 35 M. Willard, c Benaud, b Quick .. 14 N. S. Reddy, not out .. 1

Total for 3 wickets 120 Fall of wickets: one for 3, two for 73, three for 103.

County Games

(N .Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, May 18. Results and stumps scores in today's county cricket matches are:—

At Leicester.—Leicestershire seven for 251 declared beat Ireland 88 and 112 (B. Pratt four for 10) by an innings and 51 runs.

At Lord’s.—Essex 236 and four for 105 v. Middlesex 262 (W. Russell 45. S. Russell 73). At Oxford—Glamorgan 245 and two for 100 (A. Watkins 55 not out) v. Oxford University six for 286 declared (D. Plthey 133, D. Worsley 46 C. Fry 46). At Portsmouth.—Hampshire 329 and 148 (R. Marshall 48, H. Horton 40 T. Greenhough six for 48) v. Lancashire 227 (P. Marner 106). At Bath —Somerset 221 and 212 (P. Wight 102 not out) v. Derbyshire 183.

At Peterborough.—Northamptonshire 295 and six for 174 (M. Norman 74 not out) v. Gloucestershire 215 (J. Mortimore 63, J. Larter five for 72). At Edgbaston.—Sussex 309 and eight for 142 v. Warwickshire 177 (N. Smith 41, G. Cooper five for 16).

O. M. R. W Gaunt .. 5 1 18 1 Misson .. 22 7 40 1 Quick .. 41 17 107 4 Mackay .. 18.1 3 43 4 Harvey .. 7 2 8 0 Booth .. 4 1 7 0

Bowling R. W o. M. Misson . 10 2 25 1 Mackay . 15 3 20 1 Quick . 11 4 16 1 Harvey . 18 7 42 0 McDonald 1 0 8 0