CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11127, 10 February 1930, Page 2

CRICKET

M.C.C.; .AT LOCAL ASIDE RUNS , UP. 333. ’ V v \V’4'lV—:—U ' V.l IMEIR Ul’OP SOU RE WITH 77. - Press Association.) , . v . ..AUCKLAND, -Feb. .8. „> Tho match between the touring M.O.C. team and Auckland was commenced .at. Eden - Park to-day.. Auckland won tho toss and, batting first compiled 333 in 291 min-. utes. Commencing > its innnigs at 5.40 p.in., M.C.C. had lost no wickets for, 9 runs when stumps wero drawn!; The weather was beautifully fine, hut the players suffered exceedingly from tho sultry conditions. Tliio wicket played perfectly, and the howlers had a trying task. The gate receipts were, approximately, £6OO. Auckland’s batting showed up well against the M.C.C. bowling and, in spite of the early, dismissal of Mills, the remainng batsmen nearly all scored evenly to give Auckland a tally which should make the M.C.C. team produce its best baitting talent. Weir "gave .a. fine display for 77. He scored mostly with well timed glides to the leg boundary and Powerful drives on either side of the wicket. Two cAmeos marred lus exhibition, lie being dropped by Cornford a>nd Benson behind the wickets and at irtid-on respectively. Anthony batted soundly, compiling 48, his penchant for square cutting gthining him many runs. Gillespie was ■ siilaping nicely until ho nibbled at Barratt’s off theory and was snapped up behind the wicket. Bright displays were provided by Allcotb (42) and Finlaysou (36). The former hit Rowley for two tine sixes off successive hulls.

Radley (26) not oivt also blit a splendid six at the expense ot \N olley. Tlie bowling honors wero snared fairly evenly ""by the Englishmen,' each securing two wickets and Allom one.

The visitors’ fielding was smart, but the returning to tlie wicket was erratic.

Rowutreo, was unavailable for the Auckland team, Badelcy replacing him, and Nichols, Turnbull and Lcgge stood out of the English side.

.Mills .and Antliony opened the Auckland innings to the bowling of Alloiu and Barratt. Antliony got' both howlers away- nicely oil several occasions, his stokes o'd. v proiliming singles, however, owing to the smart out-fielding. The first four of the match went to Anthony, when ho turned Alloiu to the leg Mills edged one to \\ pulley in-/tlie slips anil be made no mistake, 21-1-6. Gillespie was a trifle shaky me joining Antliony, lus first over froui' Barilatt liliving him in difliueilties Anthony bad quietened . do'wn considerably taking 45 miuutes to get 20.

Worthington j'eplaced BaJ'ratt, sending down a> uuilden to Anthony ijj Isis first nvev. He got rigid through the same batsman's guard m liis next- over, tlie ball just grazing the wicket. Woolley was substituted for Alloiu and Anthony hooked the howler to the leg boundary to bring the' first 50 within, caill. A couple of nicely placed two’s to Gillespie took the score past 50 (after 65 minutes’ play. Anthony’s 39 appeared when lie cut Woolley through tho slips and folrlowed with a tour past mid-ou ami another brace.

Barrett replaced Worthington P> check the increasing rate of sOyring but tb'e batsmen continued to score freely mostly, a.L Woolley’s expense. Worthington look over ii'oin Barrett •again after the latter had howled one over, Gillespie was ( settling down quickly and gained confidence, from a nice lour and a brace to the on. which saw him gain double figures. Tin: outfield v.)as set .deep and Bowley replaced V oolley. The Auckland coach received a splendid ovation from the crowd as he prepared to bowl. Ids third hall was smartly, despatched to the fence by Anthony, but in endeavouring to stop tine "next hail, tlie- batsman succumbed to a catch behind the wic-kets.—B9—2-—48.

Opening rtonfikle nitty, V.ver, the incomer, placed Worthington past mid on for a single and brought 100 up with a late cut to the boundary. The century bad taken 96 minutes.

Allom was given another chance with the ball just before luncheon and tried to trap the batsmen ’• the slips. li”t neither would nibble nl his off theory, and the total (at- the adioiurnnumt iwas HO 6' two wickets (Gillespie 37 and Weir 5).

Weir took a single off Allom first ball after tue resumption ami Gu.espie pi ay eel out tne remainder ot tile over. Rarratt naiidled the attwcii at the other end, the lost bail oi h.s over being luckily snicked oy we.r ior tour; Gillespie returned to tne pavilion a few'minutes later, caught behind tfito stumps off Barratt. —4.18—3—38. Wens tev, who partnered Weir, sent Aiiom 1;o the icg 4cnee to open ms account. Neither hatsuuui could u«ke mny liberties with Allom, who was sw.nguig dangerously. Wensiey was moving mee<y, yitlx placmgs through covers, mostly. JJ<> t •:> oatsmen hail reached double , figures before. Alloiu wa,s .changed lor Rowley. The change was successiul, iWcnsley being caught off the now bowler's first ba11.—.127 —-4. — 12. • Four was also -Allcott s opening stroko aind lie , followed wth a couple of twos to tine leg, all off BoWioy., ; - A quick change in Llie bowling saw Barmtt hack in Bowley’s place, Allcott greeting him with a drive for- a brace. A spell of quiet play was broken ■when Weir lifted Barratt over the bowler’s head to hoist 166. Bowley came back to the- bowling crease inplace oif Bairratt /and-.- was . desjratched ■ twice; to’ the pickets by. Allcott, the over yielding 10 runs, A misundorsta.udiilg ; between the batsmen saw. both, at-one end, with a. glorious chance of a run out, hut Allom unissed the . ;rqtm*u to , tlie, vyicket and Voir ; inauaged io got in. ' . Slow scoring by Voir gave AID colt a chance - to . c,atcli his part tier as they -wero,- a-pproaclung. t-iije. 3(7 s and the linttor tqqk the load after lifting Bowley for two fine sixes id succession. Voollej: took tho hall in place of Alloiu and, with Bowley,' tried - to tempt -tlie batsmen, .witli hitting out: The change was' uhsuCeossfuL li))wovcr, and .Barratt eanie hack instead of Bowley. A , leg bye oil' tho now howler saw 200 appear after-' 3. hours’ pJia-.y.- /\t U).is stage Allcott liacl 40 .to his - credit and V r eir 31. ; - /

" ..With Weir's ■ score fit, 4*2 lie was dropped lielijind . 4lie stumps oil’ Burratt. ' His fiffe Won appeared, however, a/' irlfincfi' to lop; at Allom’s expense tjlJupfi him past'tins mark) He beoii.'batting 'l,lp ruimitps." 'm*ir jyasr drppped' jagrain in the .iiejjt over; pi. mid-on. .off Woolley, hut In the Value, prop, ,'AJlcotfc foil .it viei iir> . lo.y Tlie •• T?nrtnershi;p let(T \riftlflef|.’.,B9 nius.^22B— the score -at,-afternoon .tea >vas 235 for five iviokets ;(Wteir 61).

Worthington land 'Woolley lita-nd-led the attaqk oil - re-starting, El_ iiottvibeingi troublfid.vjby ’'tbh latter’s’ 'tl.ow’ti. HopwasT’ clduh .;,by Worthing ton, however, -• jjriV 'playing ■back to a well-pi tehedf bail'.—2sß—6 -ATI,. ‘ 5 '% ■: AA. ,

’ McCoy partnered j'' Weir 'ffhly for ,a few overs, when , the latter 'was run put i» . attempting a hopeless run.—2o2—-7—7-7-.- - 1 ■' , ' ' , .

- - Mathesdii “pla'ifeij ‘his' 1 first ball on —262—8-4): '

Finlaysou joined McCoy, and tne ]>air became lively, scoring for most part m boundaries. McCoy .reached double figures witli a clean shot, and repeated tho performance three balls later. lie was bowled, next ball in attempting a> big hit.—284—4)—13.. A powerful' four to tlie leg boundary ojKMied ißajdeley’s IxiJly. Finlay son also got Worthington away through the slips for three, bring". iuig. 290 up.

Tho 300 mark was hoisted by Finlayson, who drove Woolley over cover’s head for a brace. . Badeley also hit out and 'anded Woolley almost into tlie houses for a great sixi off a straight drive. Fmlayson quickly ran into 60, while Badele.v had quietened down a trifle. The innings closed when Rarratt howled Fin^a-yscin.—332-—10—36. It had occupied just on live hoars.

Bowley and Dawson, the opening M.C.C. batsmen, went to the crease with a. quarter of an hour to play and Alatheson and Wens ley took up the m.ttack. Bowley took a single oil . tho lormer and, lacing Wensloy, glided him for four. Dawson gave ih diilicult chance in the slips off Wensloy, but McCoy failed to hold it. The to(al was 9 for no wickets at stumps. A l : OK LAND. —]'’irst Innings.— J. E. Mills c Woolley b Allom 6 A. Anthony e C’oriiford b Rowley 48 H. 1). Gillespie c Corn ford b Bar nat t 48 G. L. Woir run out ... 77 A. F. Wenslcv c Wooilev a Bowley " 12 O. F. Allcott lbw. b V oolley ... Iz .8.. Elliott, b Worthington ].l A. AY. McCoy, b AVooliey 13 A.. AT. Matbeson b AVort-bingtou 0 G. G-. Finlaysou l> Barratt ... 36 S. A. R. Rady lev (not- out) ... 29 Extras : 20 1 otal ... ... ... ... Howling: Allom 2s, <>, 51, 6: Barratt- 25. 8, 52. 2! Worthington 25, 7. 73. 2! Wool lev 20, 3. 83. 2: Rowley 12, 3, 44. 2. M.C.C. First Innings.— E. H. Bowley (not out) < E. W. Dawson (not out) i Extras I Total for uo wickets- ... V