AUSTRALIA DISMISSES WELLINGTON FOR 94

Chronicle (Levin), 23 March 1946, Page 6

AUSTRALIA DISMISSES WELLINGTON FOR 94

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TOURISTS HAVE BIG LEAD FIRST DAY'S PLAY DULL

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WELLINGTON, March 22. Dull cricket was witnessed by a crowcl of about 6000 at the Basin Reserve today in the first day's plvy of the Australia- Wellington match. On a wicket affected by rain, few of the batsmen appeared confident with the ball coming through at varying lengths. Even the visitors were pegged down to a slow rate of scoring. Batting first after winning the toss, Wellington were all out for 94 after 114 minutes' at the crease. At stumps 'the Australians had scored 158 runs , for four wickets in 187 minutes. An appeal against the light at 5.51 was upheld. The gate takings were £606. The stage .was well set when play opened at 11.30. The weather was fine, with a light southerly breeze. Tindill and Rice opened the Wellington inriings. Miller, the Victorian fast-medium righthander opened the attack from the southern end, Tallon, the wicketkeeper, standing well back to him. Toshack, the New South. Wales slow left-hander, took up the attack from the other end, x'indill getting a couple of two's off the over. The third ball of Toshack 's second over clean bowled Rice, who had. failed to score, and one wicket was down for six. Ongley (Palmerston North), who followed, hooked the fifth ball of the lefthander 's same over hard to forward square leg, where Dooland made a brilliant right-handed catch, and two wickets were down for six runs. Toshack had taken two wickets for four runs. ANOTHER BRILLIANT CATCH With the total at 30 Tindill, who had scored eight patiently, .was brilliantly caught and bowled by Miller, who threw himself to take the ball close to the ground halfway up the pitch. Crawford joined Rowe and turned one from Miller to the ropes at long leg for the first boundary of the innings. After sending down eight overs for seven runs and one wicket, Miller was relieved by Johsson, the Victorian medium-paced off-break right-hander. An hour's play produced 41 runs,. .Rowe being 10 and Crawford 6. Rowe hit one from Johnson over the square leg boundary for six, bringing 50 up in : 63 minutes. After sending down 11 overs for 18 runs and two wickets, Toshack gave way to Dooland, the South Australian medium-paced righthander. With the total at 54, Crawford was clean bowled by an off break from Johnson. Lamason, the Wellington captain, joined Rowe, who was 18 and after scoring a couple to leg off 'Dooland, was nearly taken at niid-off by Brown in the same over, the Australian captain just failing to take.-a low. catch. | After scoring. five runs, I&masqn -was I snapped up at the wickets "By Tallon off ! Johnson, and five wickets were down j for 65. Johnson had now taken two wickets for 12 yuns. Wilson joinetl Rowe, who was 22, but the latter failed and was neatly taken by Tallon behind the wickets in Dooland 's fourth over, and six were > down for 68. Barber followed and a couple of singles to Wilson brought 70 up in 90 minutes. A f orceful , off drive .brought four to Wilson off Johhson, and "he i drove the next delivery to long on for j four, all run out. This brought 80 up, ! io coming from the over. Barber made ; a wild lash at the first ball of Doo- ! land's sixth over and had his sticks I spreadeagled, and seven were down for ! 82. j Hatch carne next, only to see Wilson run out. After. the luncheon adjourn- | ment, Downes, the Manawatu represcn-

tative, accompanied Hatch to the wickets, but after scoring a couple, Downes lifted one from Johnson high to Brown at long off, and nine were down for 89. Buchan, the last man, joined Hatch, but with five runs added, Hatch fell l.b.w to Dooland, and the innings, which had lasted for 115 minutes, closed at 2.10 p.m. for a total of 04. AUSTRALIANS OPEN QUIETLY Brown and Meuleman opened the Australian innings at 2.25 p.m. to the oowling of Hatch from the southern end, the Austr'aiian captain hooking the last ball of the over to the ropes at square leg. Downes tobk up the attack at the other end, Meuleman getting three off the over with quick strokes through the slips. Both batsmen open ed quietly, bringing 20 up in as many minutes. After sending down four overs for eight runs, Downes was relieved by Buchan. With the score at 23, Meuleman was clean bowled by Hatch. Barnes joined his captain and a period of quiet play was at last brightened by a leg glide for three by Brown off Buchan. After bowling eight overs for 13 runs and a wicket, Hatch was relieved by Downes. Fifty came up after 63 minutes, Brown being 28 and Barnes 14. Buchan and Downes were keeping a good length and runs came slowly. Four through the w slips by Brown off Downes brought 60 up. Off the next ball, Brown was smartly taken on the leg side by Tindill behind the wickets. Two wickets were now down for 64 runs. Hamence joined Barnes, who was 20. Barnes hooked a short one from Downes to the ropes at square leg, bringing 70 up. After the tea adjournment, Barnes sparaled up, helping himself to fours off Hatch and Lamason. The Wellington total of 94 was soon passed and the 100 came up for 120 minutes' play. Wilson then came on for the first time, relieving Hatch. With the score at 106, Barnes, who had been at the wickets for 93 minutes for 46, played one from Lamason on to his wicket, and three were down for 106. Miller joined Hamence, who was 14 and a period of slow play followed. With the score at 121, Buchan took the ball from Lamason. Hamence reached 30 and brought 130 up by straight | driving one from Buchan for three. i With the total^ at 140, Crawford, the i only slow spin bowler on the side, was | brought on for the first time. Hamence : used his feet cleverly to get out to the I slow bowler on the full and scored five j from the first over. Hamence brought 1 150 up for 180 minutes' play by bangI ing one from' Crawford to the ropes at 1 square leg. After being at the wickets for 104 minutes for 46 runs, Hamence was brilliantly caught on the leg side behind the wickets by Tindill off Downes. Four wickets were down fox 158. When McCool joined Miller an appeal against the light was upheld and stumps were drawn at 5.51 p.m. The match wijtl bc continued tomorrow. I ' •' Score'Si^- " "WELLINGTON. ' :|EHrst Innings. Tindill, c and b Miller 8 I I Rice, b Toshack 0 ; I Ongley, b Dooland, Toshack . . 0 : Rowe, c Tallon, b_ Dooland ...... 22 Crawford, b Johnson 12 ! Lamason, c Tallon, b Johnson .... 5 : ! Wilson, run out 12 Barber, Y>. Dooland 5 Hatch, lbyr, b Dooland 8 ■ Downes, c Brown, b Johnson .... 2 Buchan, not out 1 Extras (byes 17, leg byes 5) 22 Total 94

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, c Tindill, b Downes .... 34 Meuleman, b Hatch 11 Barnes, b Lamason . . 46 Hamence, c Tindill, b Downes . . 46 Miller, not out .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 McCool, ®not out . . . . . 0 Extras (byes) .. 3 Total (for four wickets) . . . . 158 Bowling Analysis

O. M. R. W. Miller 8 5.7 1 Toshack 11 '4 18 2 Johnson 12 2 31 2 Dooland 9 2 16 3

Bowling Analysis

O. M. R. W. j Hatch 14 4 27 1 I Downes 14; 5 30 2 ! Buchan - 18 4 37 ■' 0 ! Lamason 13 4 28 1 1 Wilson 9 2 19 ' 0 Crawford 3 0 14 0