DASHING DACRE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1040, 2 August 1930, Page 13

DASHING DACRE

PLAYS FIERY INNINGS AT LORD’S MADE SPECTATORS SCATTER The well-known ex-Auckland cricketer, Ces Dacre, showed some of his more sparkling style at Lord’s in the Gloucester v. Middlesex match on June 19, and caused consternation and com motion in the select grandstand at the M.C.C. headquarters by slamming five sixers there in irrepressible style. He made his first 31 in eight minutes, and scored 95 out of 119 while he was ai the wicket, including five sixes and the same number of fours. SOME DAZZLING FIREWORKS The wicket was drying out aftei a real drenching, and was very tricky Hammond (8), Dipper (2), and Sinfleld (3) all going cheaply. The ex-Auck lander decided : t was no good staying at home to be stuck up. so he ano the county captain, B H Lyon, gav* the fireworks policy a trial and Cetpasted Durston, Hearne and NigeHaig with the greatest impartiality The old Shore idol drove Durston** first ball clean into the pavilion <*oi six, and next over hit Haig’s second ball crash into the crowded grandstand at the opposite end. A change to Hearne made no difference in the ra*« of scoring, and another soarer off Haig caused another scatter and disturbed the cathedral calm of the classic ground Lee was given a trial in place of Haig, but Ces seemed to have sorted out some pet aversion in the pavilion for the “Evening World” reporter wa* amazed to see two off Lee in one over fly like a howitzer shell to exactly tht same spot, and scatter the same group Dacre scored with delightful freedom ail round the wicket. carpet late cuts, and sweet leg hits charming the spectators. There were repeated volleys of sympathetic cheers whei he missed his centurv by a bare fiv*runs going for a big hit and snfokinp Russell to Hendren in the slips Ces had pulled his county out of the mud and Gloucester was able to declar* with five down for 204.