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Canterbury v Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club in Australia and New Zealand 1929/30
VenueLancaster Park, Christchurch on 24th, 25th, 26th December 1929 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossMarylebone Cricket Club won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresW Butler, R Johnson
Close of play day 1No play
Close of play day 2Marylebone Cricket Club (1) 248/9 (Nichols 66*, Benson 1*)

Marylebone Cricket Club first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*AHH Gilliganc Talbot b Merritt47     
EW Dawsonc Hamilton b Merritt26     
KS Duleepsinhjilbw b Simmonds4     
FE Woolleylbw b Merritt17     
GB Leggelbw b Simmonds6     
MS Nicholsnot out67     
MJL Turnbulllbw b Simmonds0     
TS Worthingtonc Merritt b Cromb60     
GF Earleb Lester2     
F Barrattc Cromb b Merritt11     
+ET Bensonb Merritt1     
Extras(2 b, 1 lb, 5 nb)8
Total(all out, 79.2 overs)249
Fall of wickets:
1-75 (Gilligan), 2-78 (Dawson), 3-84 (Duleepsinhji), 4-94 (Legge), 5-112 (Woolley), 6-113 (Turnbull), 7-215 (Worthington), 8-218 (Earle), 9-240 (Barratt), 10-249 (Benson, 79.2 ov)
Canterbury bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Simmonds30   5643--
Cromb12   2421--
Merritt22.24975--
Talbot6   0140--
Lester9   0241--

Canterbury first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
IB Crombb Nichols4     
PF Allenrun out19     
RO Talbotb Nichols8     
*ML Pageb Nichols26     
AW Robertsb Barratt38     
IM Hamiltonc Gilligan b Woolley9     
SG Lesterst Benson b Worthington7     
JL Powellnot out8     
WE Merrittb Worthington1     
+RC Burnsb Nichols0     
GW Simmondsb Worthington1     
Extras(10 b, 5 nb)15
Total(all out, 49.2 overs)136
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Cromb), 2-27 (Talbot), 3-52 (Allen), 4-101 (Page), 5-107 (Roberts), 6-121 (Hamilton), 7-130 (Lester), 8-132 (Merritt), 9-133 (Burns), 10-136 (Simmonds, 49.2 ov)
Marylebone Cricket Club bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Nichols17   5324--
Barratt14   1371--
Worthington10.22163--
Woolley8   1361--

Canterbury second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
IB Crombc Benson b Worthington26     
PF Allenlbw b Nichols4     
RO Talbotc Benson b Worthington11     
*ML Pagec and b Earle86     
AW Robertslbw b Duleepsinhji23     
IM Hamiltonc Nichols b Duleepsinhji9     
SG Lesterc Worthington b Duleepsinhji20     
JL Powellc Turnbull b Duleepsinhji4     
WE Merrittnot out9     
GW Simmondsnot out0     
+RC Burnsdid not bat      
Extras(8 b, 3 lb, 3 nb)14
Total(8 wickets, 46 overs)206
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Allen), 2-30 (Talbot), 3-91 (Cromb), 4-146 (Page), 5-162 (Hamilton), 6-178 (Roberts), 7-193 (Lester), 8-193 (Powell)
Marylebone Cricket Club bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Nichols7   0231--
Barratt10   1350--
Worthington10   1252--
Legge3   0200--
Duleepsinhji7   0494--
Woolley4   0200--
Earle5   1201--

Notes
--> IB Cromb made his debut in First-Class matches
--> SG Lester made his debut in First-Class matches
--> GW Simmonds made his debut in First-Class matches
--> F Barratt (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> ET Benson made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> MJL Turnbull made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> MS Nichols reached 500 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed IB Cromb, his 1st wicket in the Canterbury first innings
--> KS Duleepsinhji achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed JL Powell in the Canterbury second innings (previous best was 3-52)