CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1928, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR. AUSTRALIA V. AUCKLAND. t,Ry Telegraph—l’er Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 10. The cricket match between the Australian cricket team, and the Auckland representative side, was continued at Eden Park to-day, under ideal conditions. On the previous day, the Australians scored 420 for the loss of six wickets. The last four wickets were quickly disposed of, only It more runs being added. Player was the destructive lac-tor, and took three wickets for three runs. Auckland commenced badly, the opening batsmen, Bowle.v and A. E. Weir, failing to score, the solid innings of l.angridge, however, stopping the rot. The Englishman continued into the forties. Jlc* was particularly aggressive facing Griiiimctt. Alter lunch Anthony and Sneddon both gave bright exhibitions, while Player livened the proceedings with a couple of nice sixes, and was still unbeaten at the end of the innings. Play was dull in tho morning, the batsmen being unable to place shots through a well-placed field. McXamoe put up a fine howling perfornianctx and took five wickets for 12 runs, in howling 21 overs, 13 of which were maidens. Griiiimctt proved expensive, his two wickets costing 79 runs. Auckland were disposed of for 171, and following on the loss of no wickets for 20, when stumps were drawn. liowley was batting well when an appeal against the light was uphold seven minutes before six o'clock. Scores:AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Romford, e Rowley, b Anthony ... 15 Wood full, b Player *>9 Jackson, b G. I>. Weir -R» Kippax ,c Rowntroo, li Rowley ... 11 Richardson, st. Rowntroo, b Bowley 197 Alexander, c Rowntree, b G. L. Weir 95 Oldfield, b Player 1(5 Grimmett, h Weir 22 Blaekie, h Player J Morton (not out) 8 MeNamee, c Rowntree. b Player ... 0 Extras H Total ... -WI Bowling analysis.—Player, 4 for 93; Weir, 3 for IH; liowley. two for (12; Anthony, l for 72; 11. F. Weir, ft for 21; Cooper, ft for 2(1; Sneddon, ft for 31 ; Langridge, 0 or 33 ; Postlcs, (I lor 18. AUCKI.AN D.—First Innings. Rowley, c Blaekie. b Morton ... (l A. E. Weir, e Richardson, h MoName? 11 Cooper, h Grimmett !- Langridge, c and b Blaekie b> Anthony, e Woodlull, b Morton ... 23 Sneddon, c* Woodlull, h MeNamee 211 Player mot out) I lendy, I; MeNamee 0 Rustics, h MeNamee 1 G. L. Weir, b MeNamee ' (1 Rowntree. b Grimmett 10 Extras ... Total Bowling analysis.—MeNamee, 5 for 1-J; Morton. 2 for 25: Blaekie. 1 for 37 ; Grimmett. 2 for it). AUCKLAND.—Second Innings. liowley (not out) ' | Postlcs (not out) ■’ Extras ' \ Total for no wickets 2ft Bowling analysis.—Morton, ft for ' ! : MeNamee, ft for 4; Grimmett, ft for I. AUCKLAND. March 12. Australia (131) versus Auckland (171) resumed in warm weather on a good wicket. Auckland s following on score at 12.31) was 57 for two wickets (Cowley, b Grimmett ll>. Cooper, h Grimmett 18). Rowley (16) was howled by a wrong uu off Grimmett, soon after play started. I'JG - -T---IG2 Cooper Foiled Rustics and the pair hatted more confidently than they did on Saturday, putting on twenty in as many minutes. Both scored in singles and pairs off Grimmett hut MeNamee sent down a maiden every now and again. Half a century went up in an hour Ml id then Grimmett got Cooper with a shorter one that came back. 55 .o 18. The scoring rate slowed down considerably while the new comer Langridge got the pace of things. Periods of stubborn lasting followed, Langridge taking 35 minutes to reach doubles, but Postlcs was quietly confident, though he took III) minutes for 25 runs. There was an interesting duel between Postlcs- and Blaekie, who stacked ball a dozen fieldsmen on the leg side to block the Imtsman’s favourite scorer. MeNamee went off at 73 and Grimmett. at 9ft. 'The latter’s successor, Morton, startin, , with a no hall. MeNamee came on” again at 99 and Langridge brought the century up (alter two hours play) by getting him to the leg boundary. ( the luncheon adjournment. Auckland 2 for 115 (Postlcs, not out, 48, Langridge. not out, 20, extras <)• SYDNEY GRADE MATCHES. SYDNEY, March Ift. The weather was tine and the wickets good for grade cricket. Results:— For Paddington against Glebe. Mills made 98: for Cumberland against Randwick. Nicliolls made 94 ; for Western Suburbs against Northern District. Cbippertield not out 72 ; for St. George aeaiust M.'tulv. Louden 92. '■’Bowling for University against X wtn Hvdnev. Jones took 7 for 49; for mi,|oll against Petersham. Kelleway took 8 for 17.