Outstanding Bowler for Wellington

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 32, 8 February 1937, Page 7

Outstanding Bowler for Wellington

BRILLIANT BATTING BY AUCKLAND COLT Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Feb. 6. Aftor an uncertain start Auckland fought back magnificently in the Plunket Shield cricket match against Wei lington at Eden Park to-day. The weather was again fine and the wicket perfect. The attendance was 12,000. At one stage Auckland were 210 for six but grand batting by Careen, who scored 376 not out, retrieved the posi- ' tion and tho home team at stumps were 408 for seven. As a result Auckland brill has a fighting chance for a first innings lead. The outstanding bowler for Wellington was Galllch&n (6 for 90). For the greater part of the day he maintained a perfect length but toward the end his figures suffered at the hands of Carson. The visitors shone in the field with Donnelly outstanding, and Tindill gave a fine performance behind the stumps. Forty minutes sufficed to terminate Wellington’s innings this morning. Parsloe was well caught at silly mid-on by Spring off Matheson.—426—B—l6. Although Gallichan was batting soundly Griffiths was soon clean bowled by Cowic. Ashenden met a similar fate in the fast bowler's next over and tho innings slosed for 445 scored in 400 minutes. A brilliant start, was made for Auckland by Whitelaw and Wallace who scored freely off Parsloe and Ashenden. Wallace particularly was in his best form and his first fifty was raised in 35 minutes. Gallichan's steady length checked the scoring rate and eventually in playing forward to tho left-hander was magnificently stumped by Tindill. — 85—1—22. Meanwhile Wallace had reached fifty in 56 minutes, playing one of the finest opening innings seen at Eden Park for many years. At lunch he and Weir had taken the score to 90 for one. Wallace did not survive long after lunch. Parsloe seemed to bowl with added pace and Wallace after one wild swing touched the next ball to Tindill.—lo42 —69. Wallace made his runs in 85 minutes. Gallichan and Lumason now slowed down the scoring, the latter bowling to a leg field. Two valuable wickets were down and Auckland suffered a further reverse whon Vivian after half an hour’s solid batting snicked Gallichan to give Tindill his third successive wicket.—l 33 —12. Tnen came one of the thrills of the match. Joined by Carson, Weir stepped out to Gallichan and drove him for what appeared to be a perfect six. However, O’Brien fielding right on the boundary jumped and held an amazing one-hand catch.—343 —4 —34.

At this stage the Manawatu lefthander had taken three for 29 in 16 overs.

Carson opened in rather uncertain fashion, but Emery played several neat shots . through Lamason’s leg field. Ultimately Emery went for a big hit off Gallichan and mishit the ball to Ashenden at square 1eg.—177—5—13. {Spring opened solidly enough but Griffiths came on after Gallichan had bowled 14 overs unchanged and the slow bowler boat Spring and with a smart piece of stumping Tindill socured his fourth wicket.—2lo—6—l2. Matheson came in to play rock with Carson who had now settled down to hit the ball hard and sure. The lofthander reached fifty just before tea with the score at 218 for six. After tea Carson rattled on tho runs in groat style, being especially severe on Griffiths. Playing forceful shots all round the wicket he reached a hundred in 118 minutes and received a great ovation from the crowd. At 107 Carson gave his first chance, being dropped by Ashenden at mid-on oit Gallichan. The Wellington fielding had been excellent with Donnelly saving innumerable runs in the outfield and Ell and du Chateau also performing brilliantly. Auckland’s third hundred appeared in 255 minutes. Under the circumstances Matheson was playing a great fighting innings but after assisting to add 102 iu 84 minutes he went for a big hit off Gallichan and was bowled.—3l2—7—21. Auckland continued to fight. Garrard started off iu his best style and with Carson hitting the bowling all over the field the last three-quarters of an hour yielded 96 runs. Carson reached a great 150 in 176 minutes and the pair were still together at stumps when

after 310 minutes * batting the home team’s total was 408 for seven. WELLINGTON. First linings. D. A. R. Moloney, b Cowie 190 E. W. Tindill, b Cowie * 3 V. H. du Chateau, c Marshall, b Vivian • • • 32 J. Ell, hit wicket, b Garrard .... 51 M. O'Brien, b Cowie 51 J. R. Lamason, c Carson, b Emery 31 M. P. Donnelly, b Spring 33 N. Gallichan, not out 33 C. Parsloe, c Spring, b Matheson 16 B. Griffiths, b Cowie .•••••••.. 5 J. Ashenden, b Cowie •••••••• 0 Extras ..•••.•••••••••. 11 Total 445 Bowling: Cowie five for 81, Matheson one for 58, Garrard one for 102, Vivian one for 73, Spring one I*tw 48, Weir none for 29, Carson none for 31, Emery one for 32. AUCKLAND. First Innlugs. P. E. Whitelaw, st Tindill, b Gallichan 22 W. M. Wallace, c Tindill, b Parsloe 69 G. Weir, c O'Brien, b Gallichan .. 34 H. G. Vivian, c Tindill, b Gallichan 12 W. Carson, not out .. .. .. .. 178 R. A. Emery, c Ashenden, b Gallichan 13 L. R. Spring, st Tindill, b Griffiths 12 A. M. Matheson, b Gallichan .... 21 D. R. Garrard, not out 3/ Extras 32 Total for .seven wickets .. .. 40*