Great Bowling

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 38, 1 March 1937, Page 5

Great Bowling

-Own Correspondent.)

H. E. REANEY IN FORM Seven Manawata Wickets For 52 HAWKE CUP DETAILS

(B» Telegraph-

PALMERSTON N., Last Night. Passing Hawke's Bay's first innings total of 171 runs with only two wickets down, Manawatu appeaxed to be set for a big score in the Hawke Cup cricke*. game at a stage just after lunch on Saturday. However, the fortunes changed rapidly when H. E. Reaney, spearhead of the challengers' attack, began to get among *he wickets, and he soon changed the complexion of the game. He secured the iast six wicke's, in what descended into a procession, for 21 runs — a brilliant performance. With only eight runs added from the other end, the position of Manawatu changed from 225 for four wickets to all out for 255, six wickets falling for 29. Hawke 's Bay facing a deficit of 84 runs on the first innings, began their second strike, and had one wickef~~3own for eight runs when rain unfortunately caused an early fini'sh as on the first day.

The two chances afforded McVicar overnight provcd expensive to Hawke 's Bay, for ho became Manawatu 's best contributor with a stirling 71. The persistent nature of his innings is shown by the fact that he never once reached the boundary. Gallichan also made an invaluable' strike. Signalling his arrival with two early shots over the fence, he played right on form and was mercilpss to anything like a loos^ ball. D. A. R. Moloney, elect for the English tour, also batted stylishly and chancelessly for 52. It was the trio who made Manawatu 'a score and gave them anin■valuable lead, because the tail slumped palpably in the face of Harold Reaney 's bowling. The game to-day will be f ull of interest, but Hawke 's Bay still have an unenviable task although Manawatu 's score is less than anticipated at midday on Saturday. There was a good attendance at the (Sportsground. With rain halting play at practically the same time as on Fri•day, there were 225 runs scored com^pared with 209 on the opening day. Hawke 's Bay had an unfortunate start, ,but their batsmen are likely to dig themselv.es in to-day if the wicket perimits. Whether they will score rapidly ' ienough to put them in a commanding (position is another matter. Robertson Goes Early. . The morning 's play yielded an early eensation. .Tom Reaney took the first over, sending down a solid over to Robertson, who added only a single to his overnight score of 16. Facing the j bowling again, he was just taking tho ; measure of Phillips, when with the : third ball Northe caught him out of his i crease. Happening at 10.45, only five ; minutes after the start, this was a stiff 1 surprise for Manawatu. 39 — 1 — 17. Robertson had scored 17 in 51 minutes, i including three fours. | D. A. R. Moloney joined McVicar, j and patted Phillips for a single off his | first ball. Moloney played himself in well, and undisturbed by a confident leg before appeal when at 9. Fifty was signailed after 66 minutes play; (adding to his overnight 17) McVicar reaching 20 immediately after. He celebrated with a hard hit brace off Phillips and then a sneaked single that called for swift running between the wickets. Lambert took over from Reaney, and McVicar (24) had his third lucky moment when Northe failed to get hold of the ball as the batsman walked right away from the wicket. Lambert bowled with a packed • field to leg, but McVicar cleverly hook- | ed several shots between the fieldsmen ' for two braces. Taking over from Phillips, at the town end, O'Brien sent down a maiden to McVicar, but off Lambert 's next over Moloney sent the total to 70. After the morning play had been in progress for an hour, the school stood at 87, with McVicar, at 42, appearing dug in for a grand innings, and Moloney (23), partnering him no less vigorously. Most of the runs were com;ing off Lambert, but after O'Brien had sent down fonr overs (one maiden) for six runs, he was taken off in favour of Phillips, who was thrice knocked for singles. After seven overs costing 25 runs, Lambert also gave place to H. E., Reaney, but the double change in no wise rattled the batsmen. Eight minutes before noon, Moloneyi iturned McCarthy (at the town end) to) leg for a single thac brought 100 up after 119 minutes play. McVicar wasi then 46 and Moloney 32. The heavy strength of the outfield was shown by the fact that a big hook I by Moloney, sent squaTe and almost to the track, could not reaoh- the fence. They ran three. At midday there had not been a single boundary shot in the a morning 's play. McCarthy had taken three overs at the town end for 12 runs when Mahony took over as the seventh bowler tried out by Lambert. Each batsman took a single for his first over. McVicar piloted one from H. E. Reaney cleverly between the ciense field to leg, bringing him 50 in 111 minutes. It sounds like dour cricket, but looked just the reverse.- His stroking was accurate in the extreme and he. j picked out any unpopulated reaches of I the field to exploit them. H. E. Reaney l then had the creditable figures of eighti j overs, four maidens, for seven runs. Hei j refused to be knocked off his length. ! The crowd put their hands together 1 when Moloney, slamming Lambert squarely to leg, at last got a ball away to the fence. Too many shots before , had stopped in the outside grass as if braked suddenly. He followed imq mediately with a three that broughtj him hls^half century after 9S minutesJ

He was in a mood for the runs now, and '■ looked to be overtaking McVicar. The partnership was worth 100 in 98 minutes, and great things were expected .when Moloney, tempted by Lambert, cupped one up to Phillips at mid-off. 139 2 — 52. Moloney 's had been a chanceless innings. McVicar wai then 64 Galliclxan's Tireworks. N. Gallichan averaged his predecession with a merry gesture. Stepping out to the first ball — the fourth of Lambert 's over, he hoiste.d it beyond the leg feiree for a great sixer. Though he followed with an extremely difficult chance past mid-on, he was not threatened, and carried on in fine style. He found the boundary with a long shot to leg off Reaney, and then punished Lam- • bert with a second six, this time raising the ball over the long-on fence. This gave him 20 in short time, and the score rose to 150 in 169 minutes. The luncheon adjournment was taken at 12.45, when there were 168 runs on, with Gallichan at 24 and McVicar at 68. Hawke 's Bay Total paesed Play resumed afc 2.4 p.m., and within a few minutes McVicar took a single off H. E. Reaney to send up 172. The Hawke 's Bay total was passed with eight wickets in hand. It might have been his swan soog, however, for a few xuns later McVicar caught in a weak moment by one of H. E. Reaney 's deliveries, turned a simple catch to Lambert at short leg. McVicar had made a great eontribution, despite the chancoa he afforded overnight and early in the morning. He was at the wickets for 191 minutes. Reaney 's wicket was secured at a cost of 33 runs. 177 — 3— 71. McVicar hit no boundaries. Murchison joined Gallichan, who was

soon in the thirties and sent tmngs along with a delightful square cut to the fence off Tom Reaney. The runs came freely, but the Reaney brothers hammered away with a judicious attack that soon had the desired effect. Murchison had been at the wickets for 12 minutes, collecting 3 twos and 2 singles, when T. P. Rainey, bowling from the north end, had him beaten all the way, Murchison going back ineffectively to a ball that was too fast for him. 197— 4—8. T. P. Reaney had one wicket for 27 xuns. Gallichan brought up 200 in 216 minutes with a single to leg off H. E. Reaney. He was then 43. Skipper Nor-. ris was his new partner, and opened up easy style. Gallichan signailed the return of Lambert at the river end with a crisp boundary drive straight past the bowler, who had less than ■ a ghosts ' chance of stopping it. This brought Gallichan 50 up in 69 minutes. He had played a wh©1e array of neat shots. At 3.3 p.m. rain compelled an adjournment for 12 minutes. The batsmen brought up 220 without difficulty, and then Norris clicked a fine shot away through slips to enter double figures, but Harold Rainey tempted him a moment later. Norris skied one high, and Northe, who who since lunch had surrendered. the keeper^s pads to Geddes, took a running catch at deep mid-on. The bowler was H. E. Rainey. 226 — 5 — 10. The End Begins. It looked as if Reaney brothers were coming into their own. Harold, with only six more runs on the board tempted Gallichan at last to lift one high, and Northe, with another smart catch, dismissed him. Gallichan had made 60, including three boundaries and two sixers. H. E. Reaney at this stage had 3 wickets for 50 runs. The telegraph Tead: 232 — 6 — 60. Pollitt and J. A. Ongley were together at the tea adjournment, the latter, with eight, having claimed a boundary off Tom Reaney. The score was 240. "Wickets Pall Rapidly. After the resumption Ongley was out without addition to the score, O'Brien taking a catch ' in the slips off H. Reaney. 240 — 7 — 8. Pritchard succeeded, but failed to stay. He had recorded only a single when he treated a delivery from H. Reaney too lightly. The ball was dead on the wickets, and Pritchard was out when he failed to get his bat on top. 244 — 8 — 1. H. E. Reaney now showed remarkable figures. In eight successive balls he had taken three wickets for no runs. In tho last ball of his twenty-eighth over he had secured the dismissal of Gallichan. His first wicket after tea was a maiden, and J. A. Ongley fell victim. With the first ball of his thirtieth over he beat Pritchard. His total figures were 5 for 50. Funereal slowness now characterised the run-getting. When 250 came up in 291 minutes, the last 50 runs had tauen S5 minutes. Pollitt and M. A. Ongley were pecking along, thoroughly sub-

dued against the Reaney combino. There was a bunch of unsustained appeals, and M.A. Ongley, who had never relished the bowling, fell an easy victim to H. E. Reaney. 253 — 9 — 5. It was the second ball of the over. With the fifth, Reaney completed his bowling triumph when Berquist, the last man in, edged one 255 — 10 — 0. The innings lasted exactly 300 minutes, concluding at 4.41 p.m. Manawatu had a first innings lead of 84. I Bay Bat Again. Geddes and Mahony opened the second innings for Hawke 's Bay at 4.54, to the bowling of Pritchard, and Berquist, th,e latter at tha river end. Geddes, with only three on the board and himself at one, had a f ortunate life when he was dropped by Robertson at short forward leg, off Berquist. However, the chance cost Manawatu nothing, for, with only one run added, Geddes was utterly beaten by Pritchard, the ball hurling straight through to fiatten his middle stump. 6—1 — 2. Murchison took over after Berquist had sent down four respectable overs. That Mahony and Kauter were unhappy facing him is shown from the fact that his three overs were all maidens. Kauter had not broken his "duck" wheni rain came on severely enough to stop play at 5.31 p.m. Hawke 'b Bay had made only eight runs in 37 minutes, but were wise to take no chances on tho wicket which was getting difficult at the end. Detailed scores follow: — HAWKE 'S BAY First Innings, _ »*

Second Innings. G. Geddes, b Pritchard 2 B. J. Mahony, not out. .. .. .. .. 5 L. J. Kauter, not out 0 Extra 1 Total for 1 wicket 8 Fall of wickets: 1 for 6. Bowling jfcasftysis. O M B W T. L. Pritchard ....... 7 4 5 1 G. Berquist ........ 4 2 2 0 J. Murchison 3 3 0 0 MANAWATU. First Innings. G. Robertson, std Northe, b Phillips 17 0. McVicar, c Lambert, b H. E. Reaney ' 71 D. A. R. Moloney, c Phillips, b Lambert 52 N. Gallichan, c Northe, b H. E. Reaney 69 ,T. Murichison, b T. P. Reaney .. 8 W. E. Norris, c Northe, b H. E. Reaney 10i J, A, Ongley, c O'Brien, b H. E. Reaney 8' W. Pollitt, not out .. .. .. .... 8j T. L. Pritchard, b H. E. Reaney l' M. A. Ongley, b H. E. Reaney . . 5i G. Berquist, c McCarthy, b H. E. | Reaney 9 j Extras (byes 9, leg byes 5, ; wide 1) 15 i Total 255 ' Fall of wickets: 1 for 39, 2 for 139, 3 for 177, 4 for 197, 5 for 226, 6 for 232, •7 for 240, 8 for 244, 9 for 253, 10 for' j 255. Bowling Analysis. ' OM B W J". K. Phillips .. .. .. . - 10 1 21 1 . T. P. Reaney 30 6 50 1 j H. M. Lambert ....... 25 1 92 1 j H. E. Reaney . . ... . . 33.5 11 52 7 M. A. O'Brien ". 4 16 0 L. McCarthy 3 0 12 0 ,B. J. Mahony 2 0 7 0