BOWLERS IN CLOVER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 609, 11 March 1929, Page 6

BOWLERS IN CLOVER

VARSITY-PARNELL BATTLE Bowlers were in clover in the Par-nell-University match at Eden Park on Saturday, and three men at least have averages above the ordinary. They are Matheson (7-33), and Aitlcen three wickets and McCoy four wickets each in Varsity’s uncompleted innings. Whitelaw gave one chance, but was out shortly after that to perhaps the jest ball that £atheson sent down during the afternoon a yorker at that. It was the first of a number of blows that Parnell was to receive during the afternoon. Anthony again came to light with as breezy a 32 as | one could wish to • see—the highest individual score of the match so far. Anthony’s performances of late have prompted the question again, what would Parnell do without him? He gave two easy but unaccepted chances earlier in the innings, but was quite unconcerned about that. And it is a great batsman who can keep plugging away as he did after such let-offs. RIVAL FOR MEAD Hay played the rock in a manner which would have incurred the wrath of any Melbourne barrackers had they been there. After taking an hour and 25 minutes to score 15 runs, this batsman can now vie with Phil. Mead for the world’s stonewalling championship. Under the circumstances, however, his was the best game to play when the procession was in progress, but it is to bo wondered if this kind of thing does really pay better in the long run than a bneezy effort like Anthony’s. Aitken was looked upon as the last hope of his side and for a few glorious moments he lived last Saturday’s hurricane over again. Some consternation was caused among the female section of the stand when he sent a six soaring up there off Rule Garrard, but the ball fell clear. It is a queer coincidence that Garrard had revenge for this bit of “insolence” by lifting Aitken over the fence when the Students were batting. The game was in such a position at stumps that Parnell may yet be ahead on the first innings, but given normal conditions, there is a four-pointer waiting in the offing for somebody. Details: PARNELL. First Innings. HAY, c Smeeton, b Matheson 16 WHITELAW, b Matheson 6 ANTHONY, b Garrard 32 STEHR, run out 0 KISSLING, b Garrard 20 TURBOTT, c Browne, b Matheson . 4 AITKEN, c Schnauer, b Matheson .. 11 VON ROTTER, not out 0 McCOY, c Hudson, b Matheson .... 4 DUNCAN, c Browne, b Matheson .. 0 GOODSIR, b Matheson .. .. .. .. 1 Extras .. 21 Total 124 Fall of Wickets: 1/12, 2/64, 3/66, 4/91, 5/96, 6/101, 7/108, 8/122, 9/122, 10/124. Bowling.—Matheson, 7-33; Smeeton, 0-22; Garrard, 2-48. UNIVERSITY First Innings. GARRARD, b McCoy 9 PEARSON, c and b McCoy 0 SCHNAUER, b Aitken 9 GEE, e Anthony, b McCoy 7 SMEETON, b Aitken 1-t BUSH, b McCoy 17 LUNN, b Aitken 20 McDOUGALL, not out 15 BROWNE, not out .. 3 Extras 7 Seven wickets for .. .. 101