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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1928, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN TOUR. E NORTH ISLAND MATCH DRAWN. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) HAMILTON, March G. The weather was fine tor the conchiding day’s play between the Australian cricketers and the Nortr Is- j, land Eleven. Although the wicket was not ideal from a. batting point of view, it improved to what it was on the opening half of the first day. The North Islam], who had 186 on for nine wickets, continued this morning. but after Everett had added lour Morton bowled him. and the innings closed for 191). Hawke being 31 not . out. The best of the Australian howlers was Morton, who got four wickets for 21 runs. Bluekie took 2 for 48. 11 Schneider 1 for 20, and Oxenham 1 for 41- . The task did not look a lull'd one, 1 hut it was more than the Australians 9 could do to get a lead on tho first | innings, in which all were out for 144 against the accurate howling of the New Zealand representatives. Bad- *- cock and McG in. Fully ten chances 1 were missed by the fieldsmen. The t visitors’ captain. Richardson, was the e only one to hold the wicket up for j anv length of time, being top scorer c with 11. which, while not chanceless, was valuable. Schneider played a useful but lucky innings for 28 runs, while. Oldfield hit hard for his 23. North Island were disposed of in the second innings for lli runs. Sandel, t tile top scorer of the first innings and j Badelev, batted crisply for their tnl- 1 lies while Ka vanagli's shot.- were : made in correct style. With ten mm- ; utes left to play. Australia lost two wickets for five runs, and the game was drawn. NORTH ISLAND. . • 190 First Innings SECOND INNINGS. SaiuleJ, b MeNamee ... Kavanagh, e Richardson, b Morton Hawke, e Oldfield, b Blackie ... 4 Gallic-ban, » MeNamee - Badelev, c Richardson, b Morton Garrard, e Schneider, b Blackic* ... i Lambert, e Oldfield, b Morton ... 13 McGirr. c: Oldfield, b Blackic ... ■> Backock, b Morton 1° Eenilian, e Oldfield, b Morton ... ” (Everest, (not out) Extras Total -*1" Bowling analysis: Morton 5 I <U ' 63, MeNamee 2 for 39. Blackie 3 for 25. AUSTRALIA. FIRST INNINGS. Wood full, l.b.w. b McGirr Schneider, o Galliclian, b Everest _8 Jackson, c G allichan, b Badeock ... 0 : Kipp ax, e Galliclian, b McGirr ... I Richardson, c Garrard, b Badeock 41 Alexander, e Kavanagh, b McGirr 11 Oxenham, b Badeock 13 ; Oldfield, si Garni,rd, b Badeock ... 21 ■ Alortnn, b Lambert 1 Blackie. b McGirr '• LI MeNamee, (not out) J I Extras ° j Total 444: Bowling analysis: McGirr 4 for 47, ’ Badeock 4 for 37, Everest 1 for 22, t, Lambert I for 31. 1' SECOND INNINGS. JMcNamee, 1> Lenihau () Oldfield, b Galliclian J > Richardson, (not out) 1 Total for two wickets ” Bowling analysis: Lenilum 1 tor 3. Galliclian 1 for 2. SOUTHLAND Y. OTAGO. ,) GAME DRAWN. INVERCARGILL, March 8. ir The Southland v. Otago match. 1- which continued to-day in perfect is weather, resulted, in a drawn game. Otago increased its overnight score u to 323, H. C. Alloo scoring 146. He i- gave three chances—one at 32, one at , e 53, and one at 70—but gave a good cl display of correct batting. The visitors occupied the wickets practically all day and gave an iiniespiring display. F.orty-four maiden ,1, overs wore sent down during the ie•d nings. 0 1 With twenty minutes to hat, Sout.i|v land went in again and scored 63 runs for the loss of one wicket. t SOUTHLAND. v - First Innings 1,04 SECOND INNTNGS. W. Carson, (not out) - S K. Cox. b Giles 4 l n A. T. Anderson, (not out) Total for one wicket 60 i" Bowling analysis: Sinclair 0 for 5, ( j Giles 1 for 17. Brown 3 for 23. Cherry 0 for 15. ' OTAGO. " FIRST INNINGS. I' N. Cavaiiugb. e Nisbet, b Agnew 8 ’’ y Cherry, c Agnew. b Nishot ... 9 N. Con rad i, c and b Poole 38 II H. C. Alloo, l.b.w. h Nisbet ... 146 L. Giles, l.b.w. b Poole 44 E. Brown, b Nisbet I V. Leader, b Nisbet A. Sin Hi ir. c sub., 1) Nisbet ... 43 Proctor, l.b.w. b Nisbet ’’’ N. Aslin, c Bee, b Agnew M W. Esqiiilant, (not out) ... * j Extras _ Total . • -7, 3 Bowling analysis: Groves 0 for no. ■' Nisbet 0 for 33. Agnew 2 for 39. An•v derson 0 for 42. McGowan 0 for 59, II Poole 2 for 58, Keast 0 for 15. Carson 0 for 2.