5-WICKETS VICTORY TO VICTORIA

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 46, 17 November 1937, Page 15

5-WICKETS VICTORY TO VICTORIA

-Pre«a Assn.-

New Zealand Defeated in Bright Finale PARTNERS YIELD 127

'(By Tclegraph-

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' MILBOURNE, Nov. 16. Victoria defeated New Zealand by five wicketa to-day af ter a bright innings, a feature of which was the partnership 'of Lee and Hassett and the! latter 's 127. Heavy rain fell overnight, but the weather was fine when play was' vesumed and the wicket good. Though defeated the New Zealanders' performance was favoura-bly commented upon. The team departed for Sydney to-night and are playing there on Friday, leaving by the Awatea for Wellington on Tuesday. Victoria set out the maka the 293 runs required to defeat New Zealand. They had lost no wickets for 35 runs at stumps yesterday, and Loe and. Rigg continued the innings .to the bowling of Parsloe and Vivian. Pai'sloe had re-: covered froin the effects of his injury yesterday. Rigg was out leg before from "Vivian 's third ball, leaving Lee and Gregory oarrying on. Both bats- . men played cautiously, with eyes on the ' runs still to make. When Gregory reaehed 12 he tried to swing a ball from Vivian and was caugkt by the wicket keeper Lowry. A leg before decisioi was given and afterwafds'changed. Hassett came on at two for 62. Whei ' . the bowling changed to Roberts and Moloney both batsmon increased ■ thi scoring rate and began. * a rapid rua makiijg partnership, which set Victoria'? hopes soaring. Hassett hit two -four? and a six off Moloney, who wa? taker off, and Vivian xetumed to the attack ■ The batsmen were again cautious, bu! aoon opened out, placing fours all ovei , the field. Vivtoria's century came uj in 117 minutes, - At 41 Lee survived a leg before appeal from a ball from Roberts. When Lee was 47, Hassett 27, and the bowling was again changed,- Parsloe relieving •Vivian in an effort to bre&k up the batsmen 's determined stand, which contributed 50 runs in 38 minutes. The luncheon adjournment came with the scoxe at two for 133. ' On resuming the batsmen pulled and Bwung and defied all the efforfs for the various bowlers to dislodge them. Eighty-two minutes together at the wickets gave the partnership a century, the batsmen still playing with. the utmost confidence and kceping the fieldsmen busy, steadily wrecking N?w Zealand '$ prospects. Lee had reachod 72, when misfortune overtook him.. He swung a hard ball from Lamason, which was smartly fieldod, to Wallace at third slip who returned it to the keeper while Lee was trying to snatch a single. His brilliant innings had taken 183 minutes and .the partnership yielded 112. Hassett was 69 when Bromley came on. Moloney gave Bromley a life when four, dropping a catch off Vivian. Pargloe, however, was not so merciful when Bromley full-t'ossed a ball from Donnelly and took a difficult catch running backwards. He fell heavily en his head, but held the ball. Ledward joined Hassett at 75, but Vivian caught and bowled him first ball— five for 194. With 99 runs required by Victoria to save the mateh and Barnett in, New Zealand took heart again. Barnett, however, stood_ firm, though when, nine he made a fierce swing at Parsloe, which broke the bat. Various bowling changes were unable to move -Hassett, who took everything that came with equanimity though ob viously playing for his century, whicl he .obtained after 177 minutes, inclifci ing' gix fours. Barnett also battec brilliantly. By tea-time New Zealand 's hopes o victory were completely faded. Th score was then five for 245. With onl; 48 to make to pass'New Zealand 's scor and five more batsmen in hand, Hasset and. Barnett stayed together, Hassei . surviving several appeals. The required score was gained at 5 o 'clock. Hassett 's 127 took 239 minutes. Qcores: — NEW ZEALAND First innings 210 Second innings 223 VICTORIA First innings . . 141 Second Innings. Rigg, lbw, b Vivian 24 Gregory, c Lowry, b .Vivian .... 12 Hassett, not out .. .. 127. Lee, run out ........ . . .. .. 72 Bromley, c Parsloe, b Donnelly .* 9 iLedward, c and b Vivian 0 Barnett, not out 47 Extras 2 I Total for five wickets .. .. 293 Bowling; Parsloe, none for 43; Roberts, none for 40; .Vivian, three fcr. 89; Moloney, none for 49; Lamason, none for 7; Donnelly, one for 56; Wallace, none for 7,