AN UPHILL FIGHT

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20741, 27 February 1939, Page 11

AN UPHILL FIGHT

SIR JULIEN CAHN'S XI. i 1 HARDSTAFF IN FORM i 1 (t>> Telegraph.—*>resa Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday 1 Some fireworks were provided by * the remaining Canterbury batsmen in * their matcli against Sir Julien Cahn's 1 team, which was resumed yesterday. 1 Bellamy and Webb scored 12 runs 1 off Smith's Urst over before the seventh ball, which came across ; * sharply lifted Bellamy's bails. Davis ! 1 and Webb continued lo score freely, ; v 45 runs coming in 20 minutes. I 1 Webb hit Walsh for six. | - The innings closed with Canterbury ! showing the formidable total of 404; to which the visitors at stumps had lost live wickets for 262. The visitors took strike at 12.15 p.m., Dempster and Dyson facing ' Roberts and Mulcock, whose first j ~ :our overs were treated with the 1 greatest respect. The batsmen scored i string of eight singles with con- jiiderable difficulty. jDyson found Mulcock’s second over particularly troublesome. He wds j cowling his in-swingers, which the , patsman attempted to play. The crowd j matched intently the keen duel be- j .ween bat and ball. When Dempster appeared to be geting command, the seventh ball of loberts’ fifth over beat him all the There was a further sensation in toberts’ next over, when he crashed hrough Mudge's wicket. Two were hen down for 26. Dyson and llardstaff carried on unil lunch, when the score was 50 for wo wickets Dyson 21, Hardstaff llardstaff was 40 when he was ! Iropp'd in the slips by Menzies off j ,i •lulcock. Cromb replaced Mulcock. I vho bad bowled 19 overs for 40 rtjns, ! nd in his first over 100 appeared on | he board. In the next over Hard- i a: faff reached 50 after 100 minutes’ it: at ting. I K Dyson's stubborn innings of 38 in j ri wo hours came to a close, when jfo lulcock accepted an easy catch at 1 ne leg when the total was 134. Davis C. ras tried with the hall for the first Ire ime. The ch inge was justifh d He : si eparated a likely-looking partnership j

in his first over, when Oldfield slipped one behind and Roberts took a great catch. Dyson’s Narrow Escapes Encouraged by brilliant sunshine, and the prospects of interesting cricket the crowd swelled rapidly after lunch, to become' the largest seen at Lancaster Park for a cricket match for fifteen years. Over 5000 were present. Roberts bowled with renewed , vigour and beat llardstaff, who obtained a century two seasons ago, | when lie last butted at Lancaster Park, j Frequently llardstaff drove Roberts j hard, but splendid fielding cut out many runs. Kerr's ground fielding was outstanding. Dyson was 2 5 when he “skied'’ one from Mulcock over the bowling crease. Both Kerr and Mulcock made heated efforts to gel under the cutc:i, the hall landing safely on Ihe ground. Muicock. who iiud bowled continuously except fur two overs by Cromb before lunch, was still causing the ! batsmen concern, particularly when lie j varied in-swingers with hi- break ! deliveries. Dyson had another life at 29, Roberts dropping an easy catch in | the slips had been rather dull, the ! hour’s play had been rather dull, the batsmen revealing great caution. Smart Running After tea Davis captured Jackson's j wicket with the aid of a well-judged catch by Kerr at mid-on; 5—159. j The visitors were still 3UU runs be- * hind when ileuiie (Captain, joined j llardstaff, who was now in the seven- j ties. Occasional boundaries, aug- j mented by some smartly-run singles, increased the scoring rate. Many | more runs were saved by smart field- j ing, particularly by lladlee in the outfield. • Scores: — CANTERBURY. —First Innings Kerr, lbw, Ij Walsh 124 Donnelly, c Dempster, b Smith .. 20 Menzies, lbw, b Mudge 77 j i Roberts, lbw, b Mudige 3 1 1 Cromb, b Walsh 66 M lladlee, b \\ alls 15 j ‘ Anderson, c Jackson, b Walsh .. 20 i Shand, c Maxwell, b Watts 35 I: Bellamy, b Smith 34 j Webb lbw, b Smith 4 6 I Davis, c Watts, b Walsh 7 < Mulcock, not out 2 Extras 15 t Total 464 Bowling: Watts two wickets for 81, Walsh four for 144; Heane none for 17; Jackson none for 35; Smith three for 92; Mudge two for 80 . ENGLISHMEN. —First Innings Dempster, b Roberts 14 Dyson, c Mulcock, b Cromb .. 38 Mudge, b Roberts 0 Slardstajf, not out 132 Jldffeld, b Roberts 14 Jackson, c Kerr, b Davis .... 14 Jeane. not out 43 Extras* - 7 j I Total for five wickets .. 262 M I SHEFFIELD SHIELD SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. VICTORIA BRADMAN'S HOPES SHATTERED l United Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright) t ADELAIDE, February 26 In the .Sheffield Shield cricket match gainst South Australia, Victoria, in | :s first innings, made 321 (Hassett | 02 . Ward look four wickets for 57 j uns. South Australia replied for 207 or seven wickets ■ Waite 63 not out . | D. G. Bradman's hopes of beating \ . B. l ry's record of six consecutive enturies in first-class cricket were battered when he was dismissed for ve.

CAMBRIDGE B WIN MATCH AGAINST NAWTON (Special to Times)

CAMBRIDGE. Monday In reply to Cambridge B’s total of I 184, Nawton could score only 54 runs, when the teams met in a senior B | match at Cambridge on Saturday. The | follow-on saw them compile 32, leavj ing Cambridge victorious by an innings I and 98 runs. Scores:— CAMBRIDGE B First innings 184 N AW"TON First innings 54 Second Innings Mackie, r -Cornier, bN. McKinnon 19 j Craig, bN. McKinnon .. .. 1 I | C It, li X. McKinnon .. .. 0 I j Wilcox, 1) Humphries .. .. 1 i lioiities, b McKinnon .. .. 3 S Turner. 1) McKinnon .. .. 0 j Munson, absent 0 j Teague, c and 1) Humphries .. 2 I Smith, not out 0 | Extras j Total 32 J Bowling: McKinnon took four wic- J kets for 15 runs, Humphries two for li.