FIRST-INNINGS LEAD TO N.Z.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 44, 15 November 1937, Page 3

FIRST-INNINGS LEAD TO N.Z.

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Victoria All Out for 141 at Melbourne ■ * EXCITING CRICKET

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MELBOURNE, Nov: 14. ! Exciting cricket was witnessedi by a. iarge crowd at. the Melbourne cricket: ground on Saturday when play was resumed in the match iVictoria v, New Zealand. New Zealand had lost four wickets: for 124 when rain stopped play on Priday and the score was carried to 210. Victoria suffered severely owing to the run-saving tactics of tb.e New Zealanders, the devastating bowling of Parsloe and Vivian and the splendid fielding of Weir and Roberts, the side being dismissed for 141. The weather was fine and cool and the threatened rain held off. New Zealand 's prospects were not good on resumption on Saturday and an early collapse was predicted. ' This, however, was averted mainly by the fine innings of Hadlee who hit 51 in 64 minutes of brilliant play. He was nnlucky in being run out after hitting , strongly a fast ball from E'beling. The early wickets fell quickly. and eheaply, the bowling of McCormick, Fleetwood-Smith and Ebeling giving the batsmen little c'hanee to settle to the wicket. It was a magnificent catch by McCormick that dismissed Lamason and broke np the partnership with Hadlee from which much was expected. All the New Zealand batsmen were ootential runmakers, hitting hard at every ball that gave possibilities. Erequent fours and occasional sixes were warmly applanded. The iixnings lasted fchree hours and 45 minutes, and the rhanner in which the runs were compiled impressed cricket observers. Victoria made an inauspicious first Innings sta,rt, three wickets going down in the first hour's play. Rigg and Lee opened with strong hitting off the bowling of Parsloe and Moloney, but Lee fell a victim to Parsloe when he played on a fast ball. The same bowler got Sievers with the seeond ball aftei iunch when the batsman skied on into Weir's hands. Gregory, who followed, had made a cautious ten when he stepped baek to play a ball from Moloney and trod on his wicket. Rigg and Hassett settled down to a partnership that gave early indications of a determined stand. Rigg was playing confidently when he was magnificently caught when 27 at first slip by Weir who dived forward. and fell with the ball in his right hand. Bromley, went in to play a subdued game but was dismissed in trying to force Vivian to the on. Vivian in six overs had bowled five maidens for two runs. He took a wickets in the eighth over, his figures then being 1 for 9. Parsloe was bowling steadily and getting a good length, making the batsmen wary. Hassett undeterred by his comrades' misfortunes played confidfently and his partnership with Ledward brought Victoria 's century up in 135 minutes with five wickets down. Just after tea Hassett was beautifully, caught by Weir off Parsloe who claimed his fourt'h wicket- for 39 runs. Victoria were then 6 for 111. Two more wickets, those of Barnett and Ebeling, went in quick succession through good catches 'by Roberts and Donnelly and the last .two, McCormick and Pleetwood-Smith, ■ were out before the official scorers had ]time to change .the names on the board. ; With the dismissal of the Victoriana jNew Zealand batted again with half an hour 'to play, Kerr and Vivian opening. Kerr scored four singles when he was clean bowled by McCormick. Parsloe 'joined .Vivian and the pair played out 3fcime. '■ I NEW ZEALAND. j Pirst Innings. Vivian, c Barnett, b McCormick . •* • 30, Moloney, lbw, b F1 e e t woo d-iSmi t'h . . 11' Kerr, b Ebeling 41 Weir, lbw, b Ebeling .. «. >..• .. Oj iWallace, c Sievers, b McCormick 35 Donnelly, b McCormick . . .. .. .. 14 Roberts, b Fleetwood-Smith .... 3 Lamason, c McCormick, b Sievers 3 'Lowry, lbw, b Sievers .. .. • • • 0 Hadlee, run out .. 51 Parsloe, not out .. 9 Extras .. • »• > . . • ., > •: ... • • 13 jjp; -- r " ■" r " Total . .! •• *i •; t. »■ • •: i* « • • 210 Bowling: McCormick, three for 38; Ebeling, two for 22; Sievers, two for 45; Fleetwood-Smith, two for 90a Seeond Innings. Kerr, b McCormick .......... 5 Vivian, not out 4. Parsloe, not out .. ..... .. 4 Extras . ., .gj . . ... ... .• •. :• .• •' 1 1 1 . * 1 Total for one wicket . . . . 14j VICTORIA. First Innings. * Lee, b Parsloe .. ... 7) Sievers, c Weir, b Parsloe ...... 1| Gregory, hit wicket, b Moloney .. lOi Rigg, c Roberts, b Parsloe ...... 27 Bromley, b Vivian 3 Hassett, c Weir, b Parsloe ...... 36 Ledward, not Out .. .. .. 49 Barnett, c Roberts, b Vivian ..... 2 Tibeling, c Donnelly, b Vivian 4 McCormick, e Lowry, b Parsloe .. 0 FleetwoodnSmith, c Donnelly, b t Vivian 0 Extras . . . . ....... > . ... . • 2; * Total . . . .j .-. ... . . • .] .... 141 Bowling: Parsloe, five for 47; Weir, none for 6; Moloney, one for 28; Vivian^ four for 33; Roberts, none for 22; Bon,nelly, none for 3.