CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

SECOND TEST MATCH. ANOTHER DRAW. [BY TEL L '«rtAru —PEIl rKESaSASSOCIATION.) The New Zealand cricket team delighted the followers of the game by piling on the splendid score of -110 for four wickets in their second innings in tlie second test match against the Melbourne Club to-day.

Blunt and Mills gave their side a splendid start by putting on 130 runs for the first wicket. Later on, Dacrc fell upon the tired howling, and he gave a spectacular display of hitting, which delighted the fair-shed crowd present. Bi'unt registered his third successive century in a test match innings—a feat which lias never before been approached by a New Zealand batsman. r l ho lowest score by any of the six batsmen was 35 not out. It was an excellent advertisement for the English tour. The match was left drawn. 'I he weather was again ideal, and the wicket wore well. WELLINGTON, March 27.

Following are the detailed scores:— -MELBOURNE.—First Innings ... 103 NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings 317

NEW ZEALAND.—Second Innings. 15. C. Blunt. <• Campbell, b Eheling 103 .1. E. Mills, b Eheling To

M. L. P age, c Eheling, b Hendry 10 C. E. Dempster, 1.b.w., b Eheling -II C. C. Dacrc (not out) 125 C. .). Oflivcr (not out) 35 Byes l-l Leg Byes 2 Widths* 1 No halls 5 Total for four wickets ... 410 Fall of wickets: One for 136, two for 201, three for 209, four for 282. Bowling analysis.—Eheling. 3 for 101 : Rodgerson, 0 for 35; Wood, 0 for 26; Hendry, 1 for 87: T. Armstrong, 0 for 25; Johnstone 0 for 56; Sandford, for 52: Onvons, 0 for 7.