Moderate Scoring in Shield Cricket

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 887, 3 February 1930, Page 6

Moderate Scoring in Shield Cricket

WELLINGTON IN LEAD OTAGO BOWLING IMPROVES Press Association DUNEDIN, Saturday. The Plunket Shield match between Otago and Wellington was continued today in ideal weather. Lowry, the Wellington captain, closed the visitors’ innings at the overnight score of nine wickets for 253 runs, and the home team opened with the wicket playing quite well. Otago was disposed of for 193. Shepherd did a good day's work for his side, making 52 before he was bowled by Baker. Knight was unlucky to be run out when lie was three. Alloo made a much-needed 36 in two and a-lialf hours and Dunning assisted in a valuable seventh wicket stand. Elmes made 40 after giving two or three chances. Badcock, with four wickets for 41, headed the bowling averages, and served his side well by keeping down runs when he could not get wickets. McGirr, two for 56, bowled soundly and steadily, and the other three wickets fell to Baker at a cost of 50 runs. Otago’s innings closed at 3.30 and after the tea adjournment Wellington began its second innings, Foley and Baker losing their wickets for 11 runs. Lowry and I-lollings made a good stand, but both fell to Moloney. Badcock was out leg before wicket before he got going. At stumps the score was six wickets for 122 runs. Shepherd and Knight opened the home team’s innings, the former facing McGirr and cutting him for three straight away. Badcock took the ball at the other end and put his faith in the leg theory. Both batsmen began to treat Badcock with less respect and Knight looked like staying when a misunderstanding proved his downfall. He failed to get back to his crease in time and was run out. 91 —3. Cavanagh was the incomer and arrived to see Shepherd cut and pull McGirr for fours. Badcock sent up a maiden and Shepherd brought 20 up by pulling McGirr to the boundary again. Badcock had bowled six overs for one run when Cavanagh turned him for one and Shepherd drove him for another. Cavanagh was two when Foley dropped him in the slips, and then Shepherd brought 30 up by driving Badcock to the on boundary for four, following it up with another off the fast bowler for four. When the half-century appeared Shepherd had scored 45, and Badcock had bowled nine overs for 12 runs. SHEPHERD REACHES 50 Shepherd reached 50 by square cutting Henderson for four, and when 51 touched one from the same bowler. The ball hit Lowry’s gloves and bounced off, Foley just failing to get to it in time. Cavanagh reached double figures with a single off Baker, and then Shepherd played the same bowler on to his wicket. 70—2—52. He had batted for 68 minutes. His score included eight fours. McMullan joined Cavanagh, who did not stay with him long, a ball from McGirr yorking him. 76 —3 —16. Moloney joined McMullan, and the rate of scoring became slower. McGirr was keeping a steady length and eventually annexed McMullan’s wicket, the batsman being caught in the slips by Foley. 79 —4 —7.

Alloo was the newcomer, and arrived in time to see Moloney skittled by Badcock. 79—5—1. Elmes joined the Otago captain and gave Badcock another maiden. He had bowled 12 overs for 12 runs, nine of which came off one over. The partnership proved profitable, and at luncheon, with 100 runs up, both were well set, Elmes doing most of the scoring.

After the adjournment Elmes had a narrow escape. He appeared to be caught in the slips by Foley, but the umpire gave him not out. A quiet spell followed, four successive maidens being bowled by Badcock and McGirr. Elmes reached 30 after very nearly cutting one on to liis wickets. Baker and McGirr were sharing the bowling. Elmes gave a chance at 35, skying on© to Baker at leg, but the fieldman had to run for it and look into a strong sun and the ball fell in front of him. Badcock eventually accounted for Elmes, who lifted one into Lamason’s hands at long-off. 135—6—40. Elmes had batted for 62 minutes. DUNNING’S SIX Dunning, the next man in, delighted the crowd by lifting Badcock out of the ground for six. He reached 10 by driving Baker to the fence. Alloo reached 20 with a single off the same bowler, after having been at the wickets for an hour and a-half. Dunning reached 20 and brought 160 up by pulling Henderson to the fence. The scoring became more rapid. After 46 had been added for the seventh wicket Dunning was bowled by Badcock. 181—7—29. Badcock had taken three wickets for 33 off 26 overs. Groves joined Alloo, but did not stay long. He had scored seven when he lifted Baker high over the bowler’s head, and Hollings took the catch. 190 —B—7.8 —7. Heenan partnered Alloo, and drove Badcock for two before ho put his leg in front of a straight one. 194 —9 Lemin, the last man in, arrived in time to see Alloo pull Baker round to the fence, but the next ball bowled the Otago skipper. 198—10—36. Baker and Foley opened 1:o.r Wellington, Dunning taking the ball. His second went for four byes, and his fifth Baker pulled to the fence for four. Elmes bowled from the other end. The first ball of Dunning’s second over clean-bowled Baker. 10—l—4. Hollings joined Foley, who played a ball from Elmes to Groves, and ran, but was sent back. Groves’s return was a good one, and Heenan whipped off the bails, to send Foley back to the pavilion. 11 —2—o. LOWRY AND HOLLINGS Lowry partnered Hollings, and the pair settled down to a lucrative partnership. At the end of an hour 70 had been scored. A change of bowlers did not seem to trouble the batsmen until Moloney took the ball from Lemin. His second tempted the Wellington skipper, who pulled it round high to deep square leg, where Knight took an easy catch. 77—3 —23. Cameron joined Hollings. Moloney’s second over brought him another wicket. Hollings lifted him hard to midoff, where Alloo took a fine catch. 56—4—34. Moloney had taken two wickets for seven runs off nine balls. The Lowry-Hollings partnership produced 66 runs in a few minutes over the hour. McGirr and Cameron seemed to

relish Moloney’s bowling, and 100 was not long coming up. With the total at 110, Cameron passed 20. while McGirr continued with the very steady batting that marked his opening over. He reached double figures when he drove Lemin hard for thr#e. With the total at 118, the fifth wicket fell, just as the partnership looked like being dangerous. Cameron played a ball from Alloo into the slips, where Dunning held an easy catch. 115—5—25. Badcock now joined McGirr, and had made only two when a partnership which Otago had reason to fear was broken. Badcock put his leg in front of a straight one from Dunning, and was out lbw. 121 —6—2. Ward was the next man in, and the pair played out time, the score at stumps being six wickets for 122. Details of scores are: WELLINGTON. First Innings (nine wickets dec.) .. 253 Second Innings. FOLEY, run out 0 BAKER, b Dunning 4 HOLLTNGS, c Alloo, b Moloney . . 34 LOWRY, c Kniglit, b Moloney .... 23 CAMERON, c Dunning, b Alloo .... 26 McGIRR, not out 15 BADCOCK, lbw, b Dunning ...... 2 WARD, not out 0 Extras 18 Total for six wickets 122 Bowling: Dunning, 2-36; Elmes, 0-2 L; Lemin, u-22; Moloney, 2-20; Alloo, 1-51. OTAGO. First Innings. SHEPHERD, b Baker 52 KNIGHT, run out 3 CAVANAGH. b McGirr 16 McMULLAN, b McGirr 7 MOLONEY, b Badcock 1 ALLOO, b Baker 36 ELMES, c Lamason, b Badcock .... 40 DUNNING, b Badcock 29 GROVES, c Hollings, 1) Baker .... 7 HEENAN, lbw, b Badcock 2 LEMIN, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 19S Bowling: McGirr, 2-56; Badcock, 4-41; Ward, 0-1; Baker, 3-50; Henderson, 0-45. DULEEPSINHJFS 242 FINE BATTING AGAINST HAWKE’S BAY M.C.C. MAKES BIG TOTAL Press Association NAPIER, Sunday. Perfect conditions prevailed yesterday for the beginning of the cricket match between the M.C.C. and Hawke’s Bay. The wicket was hard and fast. When Gilligan Avon the toss he decided to bat. Then, for the remainder of the day, the largest crowd seen at a cricket match at Napier for several years witnessed a fine exhibition of batting on the part of the Englishmen. Duleepsinhji gave easily his best display of the tour. His batting was an education, and the manner in which he played his strokes on both sides of the wickets was excellent to Avatch. Every stroke had the finish and polish of a cricketer of class. For his 242 runs ho was at the wickets for 189 minutes, and made 41 boundary shots. When HaAvke’s Bay secured the first three Avickets for 107 runs prospects looked promising, but it was Duleepsinhji and Benson Avho put a different complexion on the game. Benson was content to play very steadily while his partner made the runs. He scored 55 runs in 107 mintes before he went out leg before wicket. The partnership realised 210 runs.

After Gilligan and Duleepsinhji were disposed of the batsmen went for the bowling. Nichols scored 46 in an attractive manner, and then Woolley and Earle put on 50 in 14 minutes. Eaj-le’s total of 40 included five sixes. He showed himself to be a very powerful hitter. Both he and Woolley were caught on the boundary when attempting big hits. Praise is due to the Hawke’s Bay team for the excellence of its fielding. The team had a heavy day’s work, but if the English batsmen gave any chances at ail they Avere accepted. Hawke’s Bay, with only 15 minutes to go, opened its innings disastrously. O’Brien chopped the first ball he received from Nichols into the wickets. Evans and Stephenson then played out time and added 15 runs. Detailed scores are: M.C.C. First Innings BOWLEY, c Reaney, b Kavanagh . . 42 DAWSON, c O’Brien, b Kavanagh 20 DULEEPSINHJI, c Nairn, b Kavanagh 242 LEGGE, c Bark, b Kavanagh 6 BENSON, lbw, b Shephard 55 GILLIGAN, lbw, b O’Brien 1 NICHOLS, c Shephard, b Kavanagh 46 WOOLLEY, c Beck, b Kavanagh .. 37 EARLE, c Stephenson, b Kavanagh 40 TURNBULL, not out 1 ALLOM, stpd Owen, b Kavanagh . . 0 Extras 21 Total 511 Bowling: Kavanagh, 8-134; Shephard, 1-14; O’Brien, 1-1 S; Evans, 0-36; Reaney, 0-57; Bark, 0-59; Stephenson, 0-S0; Nairn, 0-92. HAWKE’S BAY First Innings. O’BRIEN, b Nichols 0 STEPHENSON, not out 9 EVANS, not out 1 Extras 1 One wicket for 15 NORTH ISLAND CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS Press Association WELLINGTON, Sunday. Following are further results of play in the North Island croquet championship:— Women’s Championship.—First life, final round: Mrs. Gambrell (Palmerston North) defeated Mrs. N. Smith (Central), 26—11. Second life, third round: Mrs. Jarvie (Wanganui) defeated Mrs. Boocock (Haeremai), 26 —15. Semi-final round: Mrs. Mouatt (Waimarie) defeated Mrs. CaldoAA’ (Wellington). 26 —15; Airs. Jarv-ie defeated Mrs. Mcllroy (Haeremai), 26 —10. Finai round: Mrs. Jarvie defeated Airs. Alouatt, 26 —25. Open Championship.—Final round: Mr. W. Windsor Richards (England) defeated Airs. CaldoA\\22o,6 —0, 24—26, 26—0.