Well Played Moloney !

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 31, 6 February 1937, Page 5

Well Played Moloney !

Sterling Performance in Plunket Shield Game JUST MISSES DOUBLE CENTURY Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. Gaining first use of a perfect wicket, Wellington act Auckland a hard task in the first day of the Plunket Shield match at Eden Park to-day. Aided by a magnificent innings of 190 from Moloney, the visitors completely collared the Auckland bowling to score 407 for seven wickets. As a result., the home team may find it difficult to secure the outright win generally considered necessary to regain the shield. In a hard day’s outcricket, the Auckland fielding was below Stratford. Moloney and Tindill batted in a subdued fashion when they opened to the bowling of Cowie and Matheson. Scoring shots were concentrated on the leg side and it occasioned no surprise when Tindill, in attempting to turn the bait from Cowie, missed the swing and wss bowled. —91—3. In spite of a somewhat streaky opening, du Chateau settled down with Afoloney who was batting excellently. The left-hander had an early life when Garrard missed a difficult catch in the slips off Matheson. The pair raised 50 in 55 minutes but du Chateau paid the penalty when feeling for a ball on the off from Vivian and was caught behind, —77—2—32. With strong on shots and occasional crisp drives, Aloloney continued to consolidate his claims for the trip to England. He was missed by Garrard in driving back to the bowler at 48 but reached 50 in 107 minutes. Eli batted soundly and at the luncheon adjournment the score was 117 for two. After lunch Ell attacked the bowling with much greater vigour than Moloney although the latter was the personification of soundness. The pair brought 150 up in 152 minutes but then Ell, in attempting a forcing back shot off Garrard, hit the wicket.—l 6 O’Brien was anything but confident facing Garrard but Moloney continued to bat like a champion. The second century was raised in 195 minutes and Cowie and Matheson bowled with tho new ball. In Matheson’s first over, Moloney at 97 was missed in the siii>s by Whitelaw but shortly after reached 100 in 204 minutes of solid but attractive batting. All the bowling looked innocuous, particularly when O’Brien started to settle down, and 250 was raised in 235 minute*. Tho score at tea was 262 for three wickets.

After the adjournment, O’Brien reached 50 in 95 minutes and the following over, Aloloney, giving a grand all-round exhibition, moved on to 150 :n 260 minutes. The Manawatu player was getting well over the ball and hit shots in front of the wicket were flawless. Cowie then rturned to the bowling crease with fresh vigour and beat O’Brien several times in one over. Tha batsman chopped the last ball on to th® wicket.—292—4 —51. The pair added 127 in 105 minuts. Aloloney and Lamason soon hoisted J the third century and a further 50 wer® scored in just over half an hour. Shortly after Lamason went for a big hit off Emery and skied the ball for Carson to run iu and take the catch at mid-on.-357—5—31. Auckland pressed home tho ad van t* age and Moloney, who had given a magnificent exhibition for 317 minute®, was bowled in playing back to Cowie. —363—6—190. Making his first appearance in Plua* ket Shield cricket, Donnelly created a highly favourable impression with crisp offside play but finally played Spring o n .——395—7——22. Gallichan and Parsloe raised the fourth century but Vivian delayed taking the now boil auatil to-morrow morning, and stumps were" drawn with, the total 407 for seven wickets. ATarshall, the Auckland keeper, allow ed only one bye. WELLINGTON. First Innings. D. A. R. Moloney, b Cowie .. •* .. 195 E. W. Tindill, b"Cowie .. 3 V. H. du Chateau, c Marshall, b Vivian 32 J. Ell, hit wicket, b Garrard .... 51 Al. O’Brien, b Cowie .......... 51 J. R. Lamason, c Carson, b Emery 31 AI. P. Donnelly, b Spring ...... 22 N. Gallichan, not out .. .. ~ 17 C. Parsloe, not ont 5 Extras o Total for seven wickets .. ..40/ Moloney has the distinction now of having made over 1000 runs in cricket this season. AUSTRALIA’S CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY. SYDNEY, Feb. 5. Referring to the»fourth Test the Herald’s cricket writer points out that Australia has a chance to make history for no side has won three tests after losing the first two. Only once previously has a fifth Test decided th® Ashes after one side had won the firm' two Tests.