AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 19794, 18 February 1928, Page 10

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

WELLINGTON'S INNINGS [Pbb United Pebss Association] WELLINGTON, February 18. The match Australia v. Wellington was continued this morning in hot weather. Foley (6) and Dempster (27) continued the local innings against tlu bowling of Oxenham and Blackie. Dempster beautifully square - cut Blackie to the boundary. Grimmett replaced Oxenham after one over. Dempster appeared confident, but Foley was shaky to Blackie, and the scoring was very slow. Fifty appeared after fifty-one minutes’ play. Dempster nlaced Grimmett prettily with a late cut for 2. Foley leg-glanced Blackie to the boundary, and ran into double figures. Dempster was still playing sound, crisp shots. Foley slashed Grimmett through the covers '..0 the fence. Both batsmen were going for the slow bowler, and Foley was better form. Twice the ball wont Through the visiting fieldsmen. Foley drove Grimmett to the off boundary, r.nd brought his score to 20. At 76 Morton replaced Blackie, who went on against the wind, relieving Grimmett. None for 40. Dempster reached 50 with a smartly-run single after eighty minutes at the crease. Blackie changed to round the wicket with a well-set log trap. Dempster swiped the ball round into tho trap, and Grimmett took a splendid catch. 87—1—52. Lowry took strike, and Foley almost put one back to Blackie. Lowry was getting forward to Morton, but was unable to get the ball through tho field. At 90 Oxenham spelled Morton. Lowry was lashing out at Oxenham, but failed to get squarely belli. ' the ball. He was completely beaten by one which came back troni tho off. 96—2—9. Badcock joined Foley, and brought the century up with an off-drive off Blackie. At 108 Grimmett replaced Blackie (one for 34 oft' twenty-five overs, twelve maidens). Badcock broke the spell of quiet play by glancing Oxenham for 3. Grimmett was puzzling Badcock, and seemed to be bowling better than at the beginning of the innings, i’olcy brought his 30 up by hooking Oxenham for 4. Details at lunch:— AUSTRALIA. First innings 375 WELLINGTON. First Tunings. Dempster c Grimmett b Blackie ... 52 Foley not out 32 Lowry b Oxenham .. v 9 Badcock not out ... 15 Extras 11 Total for two wickets ... 119