AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 19805, 2 March 1928, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

MATCH WITH CANTERBURY HOME TEAM BATTING (.Per United Press Association.]CHRISTCHURCH, March 2. The wicket was in good order and the weather fine for the match Australia v. Canterbury. Rage won the toss, and decided to bat, Hamilton and Gregory opening. Morton and Kippax were omitted from the Australian side. Tlie score at noon was one wicket for 37 (Gregory caught Oldfield off Blackic 7, Hamilton not out 15, Jacobs not out 12, extras 3). M'Nainco was the opening bowler, and the first over cost a single. Blackic, bowling from the north end, was hit for 4 right away by Gregory. Hamilton got 3 off the same bowler. In Blackie’s second over Gregory was smartly caught behind the wickets. 12—1—7.

Jacobs came in and began with 1 off Blackie and 4 off M'Narnee. The lidding was keen, and M'Namoe’s _ fifth over was a maiden. Two other maidens followed. At 45 Grimmett relieved Blackie, and Ins first delivery went for four byes. Hamilton brought 50 up with a single off Grimmett after fortythree minutes’ play. At 20 Jacobs gave a chance, but Ponsford dropped it. Hamilton next pulled Grimmett to the leg boundary. At 65 Oxenham replaced M'Namee, and in his second over clean-bowled Jacobs. 71—2 —2d. Pago opened vigorously. When he was 3 an appeal for leg before by Oxenham was disallowed. Hamilton scored his fifth boundary by driving Grimmett to the boundary. Baler he got Oxenham to the boundary. The century appeared after eighty-eight minute's’ play. Hamilton readied 50 by driving Grimmett for 4. He had been in ninety minutes, and gave a chanceless display. Blackie relieved Grimmett and sent a maiden 1o Page. M’Namee took an over at the south end. Hamilton was loudly applauded when he sent two balls to the fence off Blackie.

At the luncheon adjournment Canterbury had lost two wickets for 119 (Hamilton 63 not out, Page 14, not out, extras 11).