Wallace And Donnelly Save New Zealand

Chronicle (Levin), 16 May 1949, Page 5

Wallace And Donnelly Save New Zealand

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Received Sunday, 7 p.m. LEICBS.TER, May 14. A glorious fourth wicket partftetship by Wallace and Donnelly, in which the New Zealbnders "were scoring at the rate of 100 runs houtly and were .ogether for 299 runs, was the back oone • of the first innings total of 43C agaihst Leicester. Wallace and Donnelly came togethei tfter Stitcliffe and Scott were both dis missed without scoring aiid Hadiee co: xected only 15. With supreme conii dence and cricket artistry, the vice captain and left-hander mastered Lei ce|ter's VariOd attack on a wicket tha vas fairly bare of grass, took the tun slowly and after the Oval, where fros after preparation apparently causec early crumhling, was a batsman's de light. Under a cloudless sky and hot sun shine, Wallace made 171 and Donnell:, 146. New Zealand's innings Iasted just oi five hours atd nearly 10,000 people weif delighted at the high average rate o. scoring — -86 hourly. • The New Zealand tail drooped and Leicester, batting for nearly 50 minutes losl one wicket for 32 runs, Lester step piixg straxght in front of a ball fron. Cowie. When Seott went with the matc! oixly two balls old, the spectators weri so shocked that tliey oixly "murmurei their surprise. Iladlee arrjved to glide Symington ti leg for four and tlien Sutcliffe faceu the nxedium paced left-armer Sperry. fhe Leicesterman was swinging balls, away from Sutcliffe. Then he bowled one a little wide of the off stump. Sut cliffe covered defensxvely, the bal. uounced on the seam, turned and lxit the aiyddle stump. It was a beautiful bab but its merits temporarily escaped the New Zealand left:hander. There was plenty .of reason for Wai lace to appear pensive as he took guari. and he refrained from his usual openin^. overture of a four.

Grand Batting. Hadiee, understandably a little venturesome on the wicket so attractive after the Oval nightnxare, lofted Synx ingto'n to Tompkin at mid-off and had a life when the ball dropped away froni the fieldman's left hand. Shortly after wards, however, he failed to get suffi ciently behind one from Evans, a med iuxn off-spinner, snicked it and wat eaught behind the wicket by Corrall. So Donnelly walked in with his nea. short strides with the telegraph readint 3 wicketS' for 32 runs. Three hour*tive minutes later he returned and the.. the score read 331 for four. In tha' period the crowd watched some deligh„ ii'il : batting which, 'in- the immediat, after luncn period, piled. on runs at the rate of 100 an hour.' The first hour brought 62 runs an the partnership waS- well on its wa} After lunch they returned with ; will, rattled on 50.i4x.half an hour, 10 m,kh''"hbui'yr'Seeiirg--: the ball like t balloon. Donnelly was the first to get his cen tury and Wallace was half' way up th. pitch to sneak a single to make sure h did, in 1 hour 50 nxihutes. Thifd Century Of Tour. Then Wallace lxooKed high and hara and he 'was 101 in 2 hours 5 minutes. his third cbntury 6f the tour. In tht 2 hours 5 minutes of their partnenship Wallace and Donnelly put on 200 ruiis Another 99 came" xh the next hour ani between them the two New Zealander. produced every kiiid of stroke in thi battiixg curriculum. 'Before he went, Donnelly (22 foxirs made one late cut, his bat darting liki a pj-thon's tongue. Walsh had him a last and Wallace remained untxl afte tea. Then Walsh drew him out of hi erease and Corrall, who was taking hi. benefit, nearly strained his voeal cords Wallace had arrived when the scoti was four. He left when it was 360 witi 4 hours 40 minutes of work behind him. He hit 29 fours and one six. Scores: — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Sutcliffe, b Sperry 0 Scott, b Symington 0 Hadiee, e Corrall, b Evans 15 Wallace, stpd Corrall, b Walsh .. -17. Donnelly, e Corrall, b Walsh .. .. 146 Reid, hit wicket, b Lester 45 Rabone, ruix out K Mooixey, lbw, b Lester i Burke, c Walsh, b Lester 3 Cave, not out 0 Oowie, stpd Corrall, b Lester .... (, Extras 31 Total .... ... . . 43 ( Bowling: .Sperry 1 for 70, Symington 1 for 57, Evans 1 for 45, Jackson 0 foi 71, Walsh 2 for 109, Lester 4 for 45. LEICESTERSHIRE. Eirst Innings. Berry, not out .. 16 Lester, lbw, b Cowie 10 Prentice, not out 4 Extras .......... 1 .... . i f Total for one wicket 3£