IMPOSING SCORE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1979, 9 February 1914, Page 10

IMPOSING SCORE.

BV liffi AUSTOAIUNS. j '< THREE MEN GET CENTURIES i% MATCH AT AUCKLAND* ' (By Telesraiili.~Pr«3 Assor.iß.Uoa.) Auckland, February 7, The match against tho Australian . eleven was continued to-day in brilliant Heather. 'Ibo batting of the visitors was full of life, and was greatly appreciated by tho spectators. Waddy was . particularly attractive, and runs cam® »t a great rate. No Jess than, threo . centuries were scored, ami, when stumps , were drawn for the day tho Australians stood at 655 for eight wickets. Tlio attendance was over 3000. Dolling and M'Reims, the not out men. continued the Australians' innings *?. ££»*>»«*'«? of Clarke and Snedden. At .69 M jveiuie attempted a big bit off a slow baii from Sneddon, and was clean bcMvte-d. Collins wft-s next man and runs began to corns freely. Vt- 83 Brooke-Smith relieved Clarke, but the score quickly mounted, and Collins sent the century up with a single off Taylor who ; had''token .tho bail from Sneddon! DciSmg s end camo soon afterwards, .is ho skied one to Brook, in tho deep fisld, oft' Brooke-Smith. Tho Australian had ! played an attractive innings, marked by | clean carpet driving. | Enter Waddy. ! Waddy filled the breath, but, at 122, lost Collins, who fell to a hot 1 catch at leg by Smeeton. Armstrong then joined' Waddy, who began to open out, and 145 was quickly on the board. Sneddon took the ball from Brooke-Smith, and Clarke went on at the othof cud, but intra still came steadily, Waddv leing tlio more aggressive of the two. At t'Jio luneliesu. adjournment th® total was J7O —Waddy, 35; Armstrong, jo. ■* i Brooke-Smith and Sneddon had charge ; of the attack after lunch, and, in tho I hitter's third over, Tattersail missed an ; easy chance of stumping Waddv. The j hatsman appreciated tho let aft, and, i;scoring-freely/off both bowlers, was | quickly into the fifties, incidentally j Bending up tho second century. Meanj while Armstrong was' batting quietly, j hut Waddy sent ball after ball to the' boundary, with irreproachable ■ strokes ail round tho wicket, Taylor relieved bnodden at 224, and Horsjiool went 011 at the. other end, but riwi camo as fast as ever, and llemn® came on twenty mmutes later in "place of Taylor. Two Runs a Minutes; Waddy, flrho had been scoring over two runs ii nnnute, rea.che,d his hundred by getting Horspool past cover to tlie bomidarr. Frequent clianges wer<i nia'de ill tne bowling, but tho score mounted erisn more rapidly, *md the third century appeared after the 'AustraKaivs' innings had been' in progress for 150 minutes.. At 321 Waddy's liighiv-attraetivo innings wan ended by a line catcli behind tisn wickets 'by Tattetsall. Tho retiring batsman's score of 130 bad occupied 90 minutes. A Taste of Rahsford.j . Ransford filled the gap, and the two Victorians continued to pile on tho runs. Though appearing to take tilings quietly Armstrong was steadily increasing his total, and after he had boon at, tho wickets for 113 minutes reached, his century with it. magnificent drive to the boundary, off Snodrleii. Ransford pleased spectators imO-iisely with beautiful cutting and leg gliding, and tie two batsmen made the bowling look v-ery cheap. A pretty - stroke to. the leg boutidary by the left-hander sent the fourth hun ; dred up, but when needing onlv. three to ihako hihi J ,:ti6p • stibrer, Armst'fbKg stepped across in an attempt to pull H-emiis, and Was given out leg-before. Tho afternoon tea adjournment was then taken, and, "on restarting. Noble partnered Ransford, and quickly settled down to the bowling, his masterly strokes ■ being repeatedly applaildod, Twelity-fivo minrt-es after tho resumption of play Ransford sent up the fifth hundred with a "fourcr" off BrookeSmith, incidentally making his own score 90, and, a few ipiliutos Inter, iie reached liis century'amidst loud ap-' plause. . Noble also Was quite at- bombto the bowling,, and soon reached 'fe. fifty. Ho continued to hit boundan' after boundary, aad lifted. Srneeton out of the area' for six. Four fours aa3 a three olf successive balls made Ransford ] top scorer, and the sixth century appeared. Shortly afterwards JJobta was ' magnificently caught and bowled by' Brook. Sims was tiext, but Ransford Was immediately afterwards run out. He had batted 140 minutes, and gave a c'hanceless display. Mailey joiiied his skipper,'and opened by giving a simple catch to Horspool. who dropped it. Sims j only made 5, and was then clean bowled by Sneddon. Laver followed, and sent uj» 650 with a "four-er' s off Sneddett. Stumps were then drawn for the day. Auckland. First innings 251 Australia. M'Kenzie, b. -Snedden 34 Polling, c.' Brook, b, Brooke-Smith 40 Collins, a. Smeetan, b. Brooke-Smith 3? Waddy, c. Tattersall, b. Somqivell 130 Armstrong, ,'l.b.w., b. • Hcmus 128 Ransford, run out '~ .log Noble, c. and b. Brook ' 90 Sim, b. Sneddon ..; 0 Mailey, not out 8 ■i'javer, not .out ; ' 4 Extras ; $0' Total for sight wickets' 655 Bawling Analysis,—Clarke' took do wickets for 89 runs; Taybr, none fo-r

" ■ ■ 1 • 1 .MA:'. 1 " '• '!»«#■ '" ,l 87; Somervell, one for 49; Snedtlen, twt for 127; Hem.lis/ onc;*for. 81; Brooke' Smith, two for 100Horspqol, none, foi 41; Urook-, we for'Sl ; Snveetoii, none for 10. - How the Wickets Fell, I■>34 5 6 7 8 69 112 122,321 443 635 635 649