CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1929, Page 3

CRICKET

NEW SOUTH WALES SCORE

M.C.C. SET HARD TASK

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY,. Nov. 24

At the end of the second day of the cricket match, New South Wales versus Maryleibone Club team, which was plavod yesterday in perfect weaitehr, the visitors were fighting hard for runs.

In scoring the almost mammoth total of six hundred and twenty-nine runs for eight wickets, in 420 minutes, the young New South Wales side put up a meritorious performance. Six English bowlers were tried during the morning, but Bowley, and later Barratt, had to leave the field owing to the strain. AlLsopp and McCabe scored at will, reaching the fence on several occasions. The former, upon attaining the coveted century, was given a rousing cheer for his great display of shots. McCabe hatted attractively throughout for his 90 runs.

The New South Wales innings was declared closed at 3 p.-m. with 629 runs , for eight wickets, , thus givine Hie crowd of 22,443 people, who paid £1924 for admission, the chance to see the tourists at the wickets.

England’s opening batsmen : - were Dawson and Gilligan. They were -freely barracked by their slow scoring. Dawson was smartly caught in- 'the slips by Hooker off Fairfax. Duleensinhji exhibited some excellent strokes before he missed' a straight ball from Duapin. Woolley, England’s big hitter, open ed his account, with three dazzlin'boundaries. Gilligan batted steadil v for his runs, while continued to rattle the pickets. When he was 42, Wolley had .reached the fence eight times. Turnbull concentrated on -keeping his end up. At drawing of stumps the M.C.C. score was 171 runs for three wickets. .Folio,wing are the scores:— N-fcW SOUTH WALES—Ist., Dinings, Fairfax, 1.b.W.,- b,- Allom < 14 Jackson, e. Benson, b Allom ...-: 49 Bradman, b , Worthington ..,, .. ( 157 Kippax, c Dawson, b Bowley. .cD UP Marks', c .and.,ft Bowley ~r *(ii 38 Allsopp, c Turnbull, b Allom H” McCabe, b Wqjfthjngton jv-vu 90 ■ Andr m "s, (UQ|,; oqt) ... I*l Oldfield, c Hjtlqppsinjfti,, b Wqiitli-^, ingtqp. ...,.v m... ,- 3 Hooker,. (not out) ... ... 6 Extras >i -.-- - 36 Total for eight wickets 629 Bowling analysis: Barratt 0 for 131 Allom 3 for 127, Worthington 3 for 151, Bowley 2 for 80, Woolley 0 for 77/ Duleepsinhji 0 for 28. M-.G.'C.-y-rlstrlnnings.w; Dawson, c H6bker.; ;b Faii'faxn:... 3 Gill igii.n, : 1 .Uav. i>»: Hooker - Kvi-t .0. 45 HiVeef)sinhji,n> h .• iDaapin Woolley, (not out)- ... tu 31 Turnbull, (noti.out) .... 28 . j .- • S- 1 -ITotal for,,three wickets .tv 171

AN AUSTRALIAN FIND. ■ ■,:< H-i orr.fr A writer fin .^hej ; Refej;ee enthusiastic in his praise of Allsop,,New South Wales, man, who was. the “discovery” of the Queensland-New South .Wales’ colts’ match, stating that in a clay lie ..sprang from obscurity into prominence as a strong candidate for the Australian e lie veil. The writerstates: The most captivating effort was that of the Leeton cricketer, Allsop, a bouncing 21-year-old athlete, who keeps wickets and bats with distinctive brilliancy, and command of more strokes than most young players. Here is a country boy in the same class as Bradman and Jackson, though differing from those distinctive young men as much as they differ one from the other in their exposition of the batsman’s art.

According to the account, when Allsop went to the. wickets he at once peppered the bowling in all directions, driving, beautifully, cutting, pulling, and forcing to leg, meanwhile placing so well that the pickets were ringing and the crowds cheering. Allsop made 67 not out. in a trifle over an hour. Everyone was enthusiastic about his cricket. Rain started on Sunday evening, poured through the night and early on Monday. The wicket was covered, but water percolated through and the turf was affected when the game went on at 11.30. This provided a test for Allsopp’s batting. He answered it eloquently. Playing superbly and hooking with the sting of a champion he reached the century in an hour and 45 minutes, and carried his bat for 155 after batting for three hours and hitting 17 fours. On the slower impaired wicket he added to the striking impression his batting created on Saturday.

Allsop is an Australian Eleven find as batsmpn, cover-point, and wicketkeeper. If we except W. L. Murdoch the champion batsman of this country in the eighties, no Australian wicketkeeper could bat as ably as this colt. An athlete, gymnast of excellent skill, Rugby centre three-quarter or five-eighth, and cricketer and varied attainments, he is a type apart. Major A. Parsonage is to be congratulated on bringing such a. young fellow to the front, for he is the finished product in cricketing, mind, in power to do things, and in judgment. Allsop is the colt who compiled in most attractive form 2-1 and 79 against the English team at Ooulburn last season. He sqeins to possess that easy power of concentration that eliminates nerves.