M.C.C'S GOOD FIELDING

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 72, 27 March 1933, Page 9

M.C.C'S GOOD FIELDING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHKISTCHTjRCH, This Day

The weather is fine for the resumption of the Test match, M.C.C. versus Kew Zealand.

New Zealand resumed with three wickets down for 153 runs, Kerr (42) leing joined by Page. Page batted at the south end, while- Voce, from the north end, completed the over which had been interrupted by the drawing of stumps on Saturday. Kerr faced Allen; who bowled his fastest straight away, with two men close on the leg, two in the slips, and a man in the gully. Kerr opened soundly, and placed both bowlers for singles. Voce also had two close men on the leg as well as fine leg and mid-on. The bowlers were hammering them down accurately, and it was apparent that another spell of defensive batting was of necessity commencing. i

. Brown and Verity were given charge of the attack when a runs had been added. Brown sent down an accurate maiden to Page, but Kerr hooked a short one from Verity to the leg fence, reaching- his half-century in 117 minutes. He- had hit seven" 4 's.

After batting for twenty-throe minutes, Page hooked Brown "dangerously near to square-leg, and made his first run, following that with a straightdriven single off Verity. Kerr cloiitcd a full pitcher from A r erity to the square-leg-boundary. Tate, who was standing close in, jumped out of the way. j Vivian was discharged from hospital this morning, but has to walk with the aid of -a, stick. It was stated this morning to bo very doubtful whether Badcock or Vivian would be able to bat. Badeock's finger is still painful as the result of a knock while he was fielding on Friday, the finger being broken. Vivian, was admitted to the- Lewisham Hospital yesterday with water on the knee, the result of a blow from, a ball while he was fielding. As both have fielded and bowled, their places on the- batting list cannot be filled by substitutes. This afternoon, however, it was stated that Badcock would probably bat. KERR CAUGHT. Page registered his first boundary off Brown to fine leg, and in the next over he off-drove the left-hander to the boundary, reaching double figures. Verity's off .field was beautifully placed. Three more drives were well stopped. At 181 Tate replaced Brown, and ■with N the first ball Ames whipped off the bails so quickly that the crowd thought for a second that Kerr had been' bowled. Both men trundled accurately, and runs were hard to find.

The batsmen were performing well, giving everything a straight bat. Play ■was dull, but the batsmen were playing exactly the game required. An hour's play brought 33 runs. Brown thea took over from Verity, ,and his second ball bad Kerr caught in the .slips by Hammond, the man attempting a late cut,,';lS6—4t-09. Kerr had batted patiently'and well for 157 minutes. ■

• James joined Page. He was uneasy in facing Tate, who quickly got him leg-before.

Tho lunch score was five wickets for 196 runs.

Smith was the next man on the batting 'list-because- Badcock and Vivian "were absent.

The Englishmen's fielding was maintained at a high standard. Ninety minutes' play thia morning produced only 43 runs."

! Later. Vivian did not bat, and the innings concluded for a total of 223, runs. Scores are as follows:—

ENGLAND. First Innings. . H. Sutcliffe, e James, b Badcock . 0 B. Paynter, b Smith o W. B. Hammond, b Badcock ...... 227 R. E. S. Wyatt, run out ..; 20 D. E. Jardine, e James, b Badcock 45 L. E. G. Ames, b Vivian 103 Brown, e Weir, b Page ...... 74 W. Voce, c Dempster, b Page ... 66 M. W. Tate, not out ■ g Extras 15 Total for eight wickets (dee.) 560 Bowling Analysis.—Badcock took three wickets for 143; Smith, one for 113; Newman, none for 91; Freeman none for 77; Vivian, one for 72- "\Yeir' none for 28; Page, two for 21. ' NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster, c Wyatt, b Allan 8 Whitelaw, c Brown, b Verity ..... 30 Weir, c Hammond, b Voce ....... 66 Kerr, c Hammond, b Brown 59 Page, not out 17 James, lbw, b Tato 2 Smith, not out t \\\ o Extras \\\ 'li Total for five wickets 196