Date-stamped : 06 Nov96 - 14:12
From The Press November 06, 1996

Academy Provides Fireworks

The New Zealand Cricket Academy provided the batting fireworks
against a Canterbury XI on Guy Fawkes Day to celebrate the last
day of play before breaking up at Hagley Oval yesterday.

Stephen Lynch and Craig McMillan produced sublime innings of
contrast, while Llorne Howell dedicated himself to crease
occupation and hoisted a monumental 150.

When play stopped the Academy side had reached 398 for nine
having easily overtaken the Canterbury XI which had made 263 the
previous day.

The Academy side had resumed in some strife at 50 for three, but
Howell and Lynch defied the early-season trend by batting through
the pre-lunch session. Lynch played a stroke-laden innings,
marked by fine cutting and hooking, and had a century in his
sights before being adjudged leg before wicket to left-arm
spinner Carl Anderson.

Lynch's 83 included 10 fours from 141 balls and with Howell 118
was added. Lynch's replacement McMillan was in punishing mood and
he struck 67 from the Canterbury attack in just 60 balls with
four sixes and six fours. With Howell they carried the score
beyond the Canterbury XI before McMillan aimed another aggressive
shot at Anderson and was bowled.

Anderson, 19, coped well with the barrage and bowled with good
control into the north-easterly breeze to claim three wickets
from a lengthy spell.

Howell had been told by Academy coach Dayle Hadlee to aim for 150
at the start of play and he achieved exactly that applying
himself impressively, his patient knock punctuated with
occasional bursts of aggression. His innings lasted just over six
hours from 273 balls with 20 fours and a six.

Greg Loveridge finished off the run-scoring spree for the day
with an unbeaten half century on a wicket playing more easily
throughout the day.

Short scoreboard: Canterbury XI 263 drew with New Zealand Academy
398-9 (L Howell 150, S Lynch 83, C McMillan 67, G Loveridge 50no;
C Anderson 3-46, W Wisneski 2-63, C Cumming 2-17).


Source :: The Christchurch Press (http://www.press.co.nz/)

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