CRICKET NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 February 1923, Page 3

CRICKET NEWS.

fßi TKI.I.OUAPH ~ T Si! eg OSS A3SO.UA f Ivl> | M.C.C. DEFI'i ATS AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. Feb. !9. I t,,, i;,, d'.-ii m i"-,'!"!'- have roll'll tied their New Vo.,Mm! lour w illi an nnhealeii record. ilelealilig Auckland b.\ : an iniiing- ami t'oiu runs. 1 lie laibn'e of the ATa-klaml batsmen i main!.' :i----l i-ihiit able lo i lie excel lent howling nl Fre,.mail ami Gibson on a batsman' - ' wicket. The feat tires of the Aiiekland inning- wore the la-t w ieket st.'iad "I Rountree ill the lir-t and "I Anthony \ and All-bend in the second. I s'ii,:\vl• i fell .11 mt rv.'ts out the wi, ket was in good ordet. ami the md- j I'm •1 (1 fairly fa-t. 1' i:: ter ami Her-pool opened to th' j isiwtiing ot Gibson and ( altlearpe. play- . ing eoiitidenl ly. 16 being sroree "II one over. The lir-t wicket fell at 38. an! (56 runs appealed for 60 minutes: bin at 71 . Era ter. nho had played patienllv wa- caught. Tin'll a rot - t in. live being downed for HS. Sneddon and Anthony in j>; 11 t nersli q, carried the total I" 98. when tn" hitler was beaten i y Gibson. Snelduii followed shortly alter. Tin- l'hiyer eon ip i led his 18 t,y steady eiiekat. Tile last lll'in. Rountree. M'liehed 36 I v dashing play. In Auekland’s second innings, 'ear (tickets felt for one run, freeman goog'lies tieatilig the batsmen. Mile tlie association ot Player and Da. re, i runs runic slowly, mostly ui sing!-.-. , and 36 appeared for 36 minutes' play. \i 66 Flayer, who had played patient- . ly, was clean bowled. Garrard joined ■ Daeri . amt a period of slow crieket ■ followed to tbo good-length bowling of Gibson and Freeman. With Garrard bowled, seven of the heat wickets led gone for 70. McLeod’s partnership with \mMmv piroved 'lie best ot the innings. - pair, bv steady liattiiig. iM the •••• ; from 80 to f2O. when Anthony scored ; six. Then the first change in the l ow!- ; ing oeetirred. (tdisou and ( aktuiri e g - jug on. Tlie former eontiimed attar ; six o','look to the finish. Anthony'- !8 runs were the outcome ot solid r rie'.e:. ; amt Met.cod's 60 runs were well com- ! Piled. ! OTAGO V. AA'ET.LINGTON. DUNEDIN. February 19. > The Oiage-AVHington eriekt match I was resumed to-,1 ay in bright sunshine | but rain in the adtenionit necessitated : a stop, stumps tieing drawn shortly i after five o'clock. AA'ellington having j then scored 239 for six wickets. Otago in the first innings scored 261. j Received this -lav at 12.26 p.mA j ‘CAPETOWN. Feh 19. , The match was resumed at Durban. , the weather being cloudy and attend- i anre six thousand. A light lain fell ; overnight, but the wicket was pro- j tectod. _ | Al ARA'IjEBONE—2nd Tmiings. ! Brown, i.li.w h. Snooke 1 ; Kennedy. 'e. Taylor, h. Hall 1 j Woolley, e. Nonrse. b. Hi moke .... 8 Saudluim. b. Francois IB Mead. e. C'onynsliam h. Meiutjes •> , Russell (not out) ....... ... DO Uarr. h. Hlanekenburg ..... ■> Fender, b. Blam-kenburg Mann, l.b.w. b. Conyngliam L 6 Macaulay, b. Hall . 1 Gillignn (not out) 29 Extras LI Total for 9 wickets 201 Stumps were then drawn.