CAME AGAINST WAIKATO

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 42, 19 February 1930, Page 11

CAME AGAINST WAIKATO

HOME SIDE BATTING

HAMILTON", This Day. The -M.C.C cricketers aro playing here to-day in beautiful weather bci'ovo a good attendance. Dinvson and Duleepsinhji have been omitted from the English team, Coniford being twelfth man. Tho South Auckland team is as follows: —A, R: BDdeloy (captain), It. Skeet, W. J. Cassidy, D. llawke, N. Winger, I. Johnson, E. Everest;, H. Going, G. M. Patrick, N. Thomas, and W. E. Garrard. South Auckland won tho toss. Winger and Cassidy opened to tho bowling of Nichols and Allom, Winger was bowled by the last ball of the first over from Nichols. Thomas replaced him, both batsmen playing carefully. ' Kuns came slowly. With the total at 13, Barratt camo. on. Thomas promptly cut him for one. He endeavoured to repeat the stroke, and was caught by Bowley in tlio slips.

CHEAP WIOKBTS. L Badeley'.went in to fauo Bariatt, making a single off the' balance of the over. Badeley had a lifo oft tho last ball from Barratt, and on the change over snicked the first, from Worthington to the boundary, t The-se, batsmen were taking no chances!*' .Twenty wenf' up after 40 minutes/batting. Barratt's next over yielded a single, Badoley hitting- him. to tho on.- Worthington's first ball,1 however, cleaned bowled the South Auckland skipper, his contribution being 8. Garrard faced the bowling, playing out the balance of the over without adding to the total. Garrard opened his account with a single from Worthington. Cassidy was clean bowled by the- next ball. ■■There Were now four wickets down for1 2S runsafter 55 minutes. Skeet followed Garrard. ' He snicked Worthington's first past fine leg to the boundary and the next for a single. Allom replaced Barratt and 50 appeared aftor an hour and a quarter. Bowley canio. on, Garrard turning him for a braco. The following bull also brought two. ~The batsman took no chances with Bowloy until Gari'ard stepped out and was caught by Benson, the wielcetkeeper.. At the luncheon adjournment Waikato j had lost"five- wickets 50 runs. Details: ' .WAIKATO. ' .First Innings. Winger, b Nichols 0 , Cassidy, V Worthington ?... 7\ Thomas, c 'Bowloy, b Barratt S, Badeley, b Worthinglon S Garrnr'd. c Benson, b Bowloy 16 Bkeet, not out • 9 i Extras 11 j Total for five wickots 5G i