CRICKET TOURISTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 March 1939, Page 6

CRICKET TOURISTS

OTAGO’S FIRST INNINGS AGAINST VISITORS SIDE DISMISSED FOR 181. SIR JULIEN CANN’S TEAM SHAPING WELL. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, March 3. Conditions for cricket could not have been better than those enjoyed by Sir- Julien Cahn’s team on the first day today of its match against. Otago. Carisbrook was looking at its best, and. th.e' wicket, though damp when play was started, was, worthy of the reputation it has earned. The match differed from first-class conditions in that it was- arranged that each side should bat 12 men and. field 11. The good crowd of spectators saw cricket that was always- interesting, though it had its disappointing aspects. The Otago and New Zealand captain, D. A, R. Moloney, won the toss against Cahn, who incidentally has won only one toss so far on this tour, and the home side had- first use of the wicket. It was disappointing that after a. confident and useful start the side should collapse and be all out for 184, but credit must be given to the visiting bowlers and' fieldsmen for a fine display after lunch. The last Qtagp wicket fell' just before the tea adjournment and at stumps the. visitors had scored 105 for three wickets. TODAY’S PLAY SOME LIVELIER BATTING. ’ DEMPSTER WELL ON HIS WAY. (By 7elegrapli—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The sky was overcast and the weather threatening when* Dempster (49), and. Oldfield (7) resumed their innings. Leader and Groves took up the attack. Dempster’ reached 60 with a powerful off-drive oft Groves. In the same over, Qoldfield went out to a well-pitched ball, which he missed and Mills removed the bails. "Four wickets were down for 123.

Jack-son, the. next batsman, swung the first ball he received to the square leg boundary. The batsmen were infusing more, vigour than was the case yesterday. Dempster at 66 lifted Groves hard to Moloney and the fieldsman dropped a chance. ’ The batsman celebrated his escape by sweeping the next ball to the boundary at- backward square leg. Nimmo gave way to Leader and Jackson steered his first ball through the- slips field for two. Dempster brought up 150 in 157 min-, -utes. The scoring' rate had accelerated; A full toss from Greves was despatched past point- for four. A stinging offdrfye by ; Dempster for another ftoun-. dary made him 79. 'The score a.t J2.3Q was:— OTAGO. First Innings. . ' A. R. Knight, st Maxwell, b Watts 53 K. F. M: Uttley, c Jackson, b Phillipson 0 G. J. Robertson, b Jackson 28 D. A. R. Moloney, b Smith 25 C. J. Elmes, c Phillipson, b Smith 6 H. Cameron, b Phillipson 0 G. H. Mills, c Maxwell, b Phillipson 3 L. J. Groves, lbw b Smith .... 24 V. J. Leader, b Smith 5 R. T. Hunt l.bw b Watts .... .’ 2 R. Silver, not out 15 J. Nimmo, c Heane, b Smith 3 Extras : U Total 184 Fall of wickets: One for 1, two for 68, three for 95, four for 113, five for 114, six for 122, seven for 122, eight for 136, nine for 151, ten for 173, eleven for 184.

Bowling analysis: W. E. Phillipson, 3/38- E. A. Watts. 2/28; T. P. B. Smith, 5/56; V. E. Jackson. 1/15; J. E. Walsh, 0/33.

SIR JULIEN CAHN’S TEAM; First Innings, A. IT. Dyson, b Nimmo 8 G. F. H. Heane. lbw b Leader 31 J. HardstafT, c Groves, b Leader .... 7 Oldfield, st Mills, b Groves ' 11 Dempster, not out 80 Jackson, not out 25 Extras 6 Total, 4 wickets for .... — 168 Fall of wickets: One for 10, two for 58, three for 72.

Bowling analysis: J. Nimmo, 1/34; R Silver, 0/36; V. J. Leader, 2/16; L. J. Groves, 0/16.