Fiji Recover in Match With Auckland

Chronicle (Levin), 6 April 1948, Page 7

Fiji Recover in Match With Auckland

AUCKLAND, April 5. Making a sp'lendid recovery in . its second innings today, tlie Fijian ericket team scored 205 for the loss of two, wiekets in the mateh against Auckland. The visitors hatted much better than in the first innings, showing far more concentration and abilitv to use their feet against the spin bowlers. They scored their ruiis in 210 minutes and evidently appreciated the faster eonditions altliough the outfield was still on the slow side. In their iirst innings on Saturdav Fiji made 129 and Auckland replied with 110 for six wiekets. When the match was resumed today Auckland batting was verv laboured and after 41 runs had been added to the overnight total in 100 minutes for the loss of two more wiekets, II. T. Pearson, the Auckland captain, declared at the luncheon adjournment. A feature of Fiji's second innings was a iine second wicket partnership between II. J. Apted and Bula which rcalised 135 runs in 116 minutes. FIJI. First Innings . . . . 129 Second Innings. II. J. Apted, not out 85 P. T. Raddock, c Futcliffe b Cleverley .. 33 Bula. c Hemmingson, b Brooker . . 56 F. Cakobau, not out 14 • Fxtras .. 17 Total for two wiekets 205 Bowling: Brooker 1 for 36, Hemmingson 0 for 45, Cleverlev 1 for 50, mxrke 0 for 39, buteliil'e 0 for 9, Tayior 0 for 9. AUCKLAND. First Innings. B. Sutcliffo, b E. Cakobau .. .. 67 II. I'. I'earson, e Aria, l> Fenn .. 26 D. I). Tayior, e Apted, b Fenn . . 10 A. Dean, c Apted. b Fenn 2 A. Ct, Putt, 1) Cakobau 9 O. C. Cleal, c Apted, b Fenn .... 4 V. Brooker, not out 1!' C. C, Burke, e Raddock, b Isoa . . 3 \Y. Crunip, b Fenn 2 F. E. Ilemmingson, not out . . . . 11 Extras . . . . , 8 Total for 8 wiekets (dee.) .. 181 " Bowling: Fenn 5 for Sl, Isoa 1 for 41, Vilianie 0 for 28, Cakobau 2 -for 23. Aria 0 for n