CENTURY TO BOWLEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 899, 17 February 1930, Page 1

CENTURY TO BOWLEY

England Batting

THIRD TEST BEGINS AT LAST

Duleepsinjhi Plays Well

A FINE century by E. A. Bowley, former coach to the Auckland Cricket Association, was the chief feature of •arly play today, when the third and final Test of the series, England v. New Zealand, was commenced at long last at Eden Park. Lowry won the toss and put England in.

The wicket and outfield were still very heavy, although all vestige of Saturday’s surface water had disappeared from the ground. The wind blew in gusts from the south-west, and the hot February sun heating on the wicket, gave promise of some sensational cricket before the day was far advanced. Benson. Earle and Turnbull stood down from the English team, which was the same as the eleven which represented the M.C.C. in the second test at Wellington. L The teams were: l ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND Gilligan ’if . Lowry (c.) Woolley Dempster Duleepsinhjf ‘ James Legge Badcock Nichols Merritt Worthington --i Page narrate 1 Blunt Allom Mills Cornford Allcott Bowley , McGirr Dawson Gillespie (12th) Dawson and Bowley opened England’s innings, McGirr being New Zealand’s opening bowler. He took up the attack: from the terrace end, Bowiff taking first strike. The Sussex man cut the third ball to the fence for four, but that was the only scoring shot of the over. SCORING OPENS SLOWLY Badcock bowled from the other end, Dawson watching his opening deliveries very carefully. The third ball contributed a single to Dawson, and then Bowley faced the Otago coach, end blocked out the remainder of the over. McGirr was putting plenty of pace ™to his deliveries and making the ball fly on the wicket which had very • little grass left on it. The attendance was approximately 1,000 when play began. McGirr's second over was a maiden. Bowley forced Badcock to the on for a single in that bowler’s second term at the crease. The scoring was Wow, as the batsmen were taking no phances with the wicket. Double spires appeared after 20 minutes’

BOWLEY OPENS OUT VcGirr sent down a short pitched ™ * n i Bowley promptly swung it to ihe stand fence, to make his own score nine. Dawson was then five. The •f-coach reached double figures in the same over with a two oft the Wellinglo nian. t P a "*°n also livened up considersoly with a straight drive at Badcock's expense, which went to the outfield lor two. McGirr got one past Bowley ” n *he oft in his next over, but the following ball was dispatched tct the boundary. Bowley was now playing *»? ft ’ eel y an< i in his best style. He off-drove McGirr for four and then cut him for a single: scoring shots which made the Sussex man’s score 2C> and the side's total 27 after 27 minutes’ Play. MERRITT COMES ON Badcock was keeping the runs down wore effectively than McGirr, and , ™ no further addition to the total howry brought Merritt on in place of the Welltngtonian at the terrace ■’nth 1 * crease. Dawson commenced *lth a single oft the slow man, and sowley followed it up with a similar store off him. The scoring rate lapsed again. Badr°ck sending down two maidens in succession. Merritt had Dawson well tied up w, th the first ball of his second over, but a single off the next delivery brought relief. *°*er Blunt replaced Badcock with e total at 32, for two leg byes to '' me eff his first ball. Lowry had thus fPiaced hls fastish battery with a ~?* a^taclc > and if neither could get tkets, the batsmen were finding it Jst as hard to get runs. The wicket ar f d to be playing fairly truly ' although the bowlers were mak- * the ball “hang'’ a little at times. batsmen barracked ti ,® ow i e y relieved the monotony by Merritt to the long on boundary 42 , ur - That made England's total tor no wickets. Bowley’s own ih° T f Was an< * be continued to be e "ax more aggressive batsman. The hill-ites barracked reMatedly, reminding the batsmen that the game was now only a bna-tlay affair. Bowley merely raised his cap in Piy. Fifty runs appeared on the core-board after England had been for 45 minutes. ti- K • tb e total at 54, Bowley's eon- , toution was 40. Pago appeared at ' * stand-end bowling crease vice ‘““f- Bowley straight drove the bni n oOler ' s second delivery for one, Dawson was content to block him. bowley reaches 50

bad been troubled by none the flv« bowlers Lowry tried in

! the first hour’s play. He jumped out repeatedly to Merritt with splendid drives, which sent England's score along merrily. Dawson was feeling more at home to Merritt, but several of his drives off the Canterbury slow man lacked the placement which was making Bowley’s batting so effective. The Sussex man brought his score to 52 with a boundary hook off Page. He had been batting 59 minutes, and had thus scored at a good fast rate. The total was 69, and Dawson 15 when the ex-coach brought his halfcentury up. The next over saw Allcott come on in place o£ Merritt at the terrace end. The Auckland left-hander sent down an initial maiden to Dawson.

DAWSON OUT Dawson was beaten all the way by the second ball ■ Merritt sent down from the stand end, and one wicket had fallent for S2. Bowley at that, stage was 57. Duleepsinhji was next man in, and he opened with a single off the first ball from Merritt. The Indian, played himself in very carefully, square-cutting for a brace in the process. In his own inimitable style he late cut the next ball for a further two. Two balls later he repeated the shot, and another two went to his account. Bowley had become somewhat subdued with his score at 59. but took his tally into the sixties with a drive for four off Allcott. Another single to Bowley saw Duleepsinhji face Allcott’s last ball, off which he did not score. CENTURY HOISTED The century was hoisted after England had been batting for 85 minutes, Bowley was 67 and Duleepsinhji 9. The Indian reached double figures with a single off Merritt.

Duleepsinhji ran down the pitch to Merritt and drove him to the long-off fence for four. He repeated the shot next ball, but a fleldsm m blocked and only a single resulted. That made his score 20. Lowry had all his men on the off, with the slips well fortified. but Duleepsinhji could not be tempted. At lunch, at 1.15 p.m., England had one wicket down for 124 runs (Bowley not out 73, Duleepsinhji not out 26). When the game was resumed at 2.3 p.m. there was an atendance of approximately 3,000 and the crowd was still growing in size, McGirr resumed the New Zealand attack, bowling from the terrace end to Bowley. The batsman off-drove his first delivery for four. Duleepsinhji opened with a single off the same bowler, the over yielding six altogether. Badcock bowled from the other end, and Bowley stepped off the mark again with a couple. Bowley was now well within striking distance of his century and he appeared to be keen to get there, judging by the power he was putting behind his drives. Bowley entered the eighties with a square-cut off Badcock. Duleepsinhji w.as 29 and the M.C.C. total 135 for one wicket. Duleepsinhji was driving well, especially when facing McGirr. PAIR WELL SET The pair was now well set, and the runs commenced to be piled on at a good pace. Duleepsinhji had now warmed up to it, and as is his custom removed his sweater. Bowley got on to Badcock m fine style to square-cut him to the boundary. This took the Sussex man to 93, and the Indian, with a fine shot through the slips, made his score 33. Merritt, who had captured the only English wicket to date, came on in place of Badcock. Duleepsinhji square-cut him for a single, and Bowley off-drove him powerfully for a similar score. BOWLEY STUMPED Duleepsinhji made a habit of getting well out to Merritt and broughi off some hard drives at his .expense. Te lifted McGirr to the leg fence for a (our all the way.

Bowley off-drove Merritt for* a single which made him 99. He landed the ssime bowler clean over the fence into the stand enclosure for a six, which made his score 105. Bowiey’s innings closed at 2.40 when he ran out to Merritt, missed and was stumped by James. He had scored 109 in brilliant fashion. Details: ENGLAND First innings DAWSON", b Merritt 20 BOW-LEY, stpd James, b Merritt . . 109 DULEEPSNIJHI, not out $9 WOOLLEY, not out o Extras % .. .. % Two wickets for .. 193