A DOGGED FIGHT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 March 1939, Page 11

A DOGGED FIGHT

TO AVERT DEFEAT.

CAHN’S TEAM AT ROTORUA

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) ROTORUA, March 15.

Sir Julien Cahn’s touring cricket team had to fight doggedly today to avert loss on the first innings against Bay of Plenty in a one-day game played in ideal conditions. The Bay, which won the toss, played an attractive innings for 233, which, in contrast to the display of the Englishmen, Was scored fast.

There were sensations in the early part of the Englishmen’s innings,' When Sir Julien Cahn was dismissed with the score at one and Dyson went with only two added. Jackson was out with the total at 18 and Smith dismissed Oldfield with the score at 21, Smith having taken three wickets for 11 runs.

After these reverses the Englishmen became more cautious, Mudge playing a sound but patient game. The fifth wicket fell shortly after the tea adjournment, when Hean’e went leg-be-fore to Barlow for 18, with the total at 55. *

With the game in a serious position. Dempster was sent in in an effort to stop the rot, but he did not get going, being trapped leg-before by Barlow after he had scored only 2.

For the remainder of the afternoon the English batsmen provided a very drab exhibition in the face of steady bowling, and it was not till the final over, when Walsh opened out to Lendrum, and as a result lost his wicket, that there was anything exciting.

Stumps were drawn at 6 o’clock with the Englishmen’s score .121 for eight wickets, the game being drawn. Though they were played on a matting wicket,' this did not fully account for the drab batting display of the visitors, who, in. all but fielding,' were seeh at a disadvantage compared with the Bay side. Scores: — BAY OF PLENTY. Andrews, b Lush 0 Spring, run out 23 Bayley, b Walsh : 76 Le Pine, c Jackson, b Smith 2 Ewert, b Walsh 4 Lendrum. b Smith 0 Barlow, c Phillipson, b Mudge .... 51 Bullock-Douglas, c Smith, b Walsh 35 Gillam, st Goodway, b Smith 4 Pudd, b Walsh 4 Smith, st Good way, b Walsh 6 Dansey, not out 5 Extras 22 Total 233 Bowling Analysis: Johnson took no wickets for 8 runs; Lush, one for 20; Phillipson. none for 25; Walsh, five for 69; Smith, three for 63; Mudge, one for 15; Cahn, none for 11. CAHN'S ELEVEN. Dyson, b Smith 2 Cahn, c Andrews, b Smith 1. Mudge, not out GO Jackson, c Barlow, b Spring 9 Oldfield, b Smith 2 Heane, lbw. b Barlow 18 Dempster, lbw, b Barlow 2 Lush, c and b Spring 16 Walsh, b Lendrum 11 Extras 5 Total for eight wickets 121 Bowling Analysis: Spring took two wickets for 39 runs; Smith, three for 38; Budd, none for 9; Barlow, two foi’ 15; Gillam, none for 7; Lendrum. one for 8.