CRICKET.
BY TELEGRAPH—-PHES3 ASSN.. COP”RIOHT
SECOND TEST,
CHRISTCHURCH, March 30
Saturday's postponement and the prospects that the match is unlikely to reach a decisive stage, robbed play m tlie*>second test to-dav of a great deal < of interest. The weather was line but cold when Victoria with 2 down for ' 88 resumed the first innings, Ellis (r. and Woodful (19) facing Dickinson ' and Cunningham. Two came off tho first over and then Cunningham bowled a maiden. Both howlers had men fielding close at silly point and silly mid-ou. EM is 'hroulght the century up by gliding Cunningham to leg for three. New Zealand’s fielding was keen and the scoring slow. The first boundary recorded was when A\ ocdlul snicked Dickinson past first slip. At 100 Macßoth replaced Cunningham and h<> was hit for a single. 1 hen Cunningham howled at the other end and he got Ellis with a beauty 111-3-50. Willis did not last long, being caught behind the stumps by Harvard off Meßeth 11-1-4-1. Woodful (not out 31) extras. Cl I RISTCHURC.fI, March 30. Hansford followed, lie hit Meßeth and called for a single. A return was made wide otherwise Woodtull would have been run out. Alloo took the ball from Meßeth at 119, and Woodlull appreciated the change, scoring two twos and a single off success,ve halls. Later on the scoring slowed anil, the crowd cried “Come on Woody, but Cunningham’s thirteenth over was n maiden. After driving ball to m'd-oft Hansford was almost run out. At 1 M Blunt replaced Cunningham and a smith, off the first ball made Mood full fifty. Hansford hit Blunt twice to tie leg boundary off successive balls. Ibe score at 12.40 p.m. was 4 for l'b. (Woodfull (not out) 62, Hansford (not out) 23, extras 33.) ’ CHRISTCHURCH, March 30. The wicket was not very true and the. batsmen forced,the pare defying seven bowlers who tried to effect a separation. Dickinson, Meßeth Cunningham, Alloo, Blunt. Patrick _ and Hiddleston were all given a bun. ; luncheon the score was 4 for (Woodful 88, Hansford 42, extras 30).
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1925, Page 3
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343CRICKET. Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1925, Page 3
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