FIGHTING INNINGS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 February 1939, Page 6

FIGHTING INNINGS

SIR JULIEN CAHN’S TEAM BATTING FIVE WICKETS DOWN FOR 262. CANTERBURY MAKE 464. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 26. The second day’s play in the match between Canterbury’s and Sir Julien Cahn's team was not as good to watch as the first day, the scoring being much slower. Canterbury’s innings ended at 464 and at stumps the visitors had lost five wickets for 262 runs. A feature of the day’s play was the solid fighting innings by Hardstaff who made 132 not out. Going in when two wickets were down for 26, he played correct cricket, but with a bit more enterprise he could have made many more. , . The baiting of Sir Julien Cahns team on the whole was disappointing, few players showing any enterprise against bowling which, with the exception of Roberts, was steady rather than dangerous. Hardstaff and Dyson added 86 for the third wicket, and Hardstaff and Heane put on 103 in an unbroken sixth wicket, stand. The wicket was again good and the outfield fast, the match being watched by the best crowd since the visit of the South Africans six years ago. Results: CANTERBURY. First Innings. J L. Kerr, lbw, b Walsh 124 M. P. Donnelly, c Dempster, b Smith• R. E. J. Menzies, lbw, b Mudge .... 7. A. W. Roberts, lbw, b Mudge 3 I. B. Cromb, b Walsh 6 ° W. A. Hadlee, b Walsh 15 W. McD. Anderson, c Jackson, b Walsh 20 R. C. Shand, c Maxwell, b Watts 35 F. W. Bellamy, b Smith 34 R. C. Webb, lbw, b Smith 46 H. Davis, c Watts, b Walsh 7 E. Mulcock, not out 2 Extras 15 Total 464 Bowling Analysis: Watts 2 for 81; Heane 0 for 17; Jackson 0 for 35; Walsh 4 for 144; Smith 3 for 92; Mudge 2 for 80. SIR JULIEN CAHN’S TEAM. First Innings. G. S. Dempster, b Roberts 14 A. H. Dyson, c Mulcock, b Cromb 38 H. Mudge, b Roberts 0 J. Hardstaff, not out N. Oldfield, c Roberts, b Davis .... 14 V. E. Jackson, c Kerr, b Davis .... 14 G. F. H. Heane, not out 43 Extras ? Total for five wickets 262 Bowling Analysis: Roberts 2 for 67; Mulcock 0 for 79; Cromb 1 for 39; Donnelly 0 for 28; Davis 2 for 42.