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Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1928, Page 3

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AUSTRALIA V. NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 20. For New Zealand Dempster and Mills were associated in a bright first wicket partnership, which realised 83 runs. Hamilton, until the ten adjournment, hatted with vigour, hut the remaining batsmen failed to get a proper start. Grinunett howled with a great command of length, and sent down 32 consecutive overs for three wickets, and 84 runs. McNamee, the N.S.W. howler, was in fine form. He howled eleven overs for 15 runs and three wickets. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. I’mislord. e Lowry, b Finlayson ... 80 Wood full, b McfTirr 284 Kippax, c Lowry, h McGirr 10 Schneider, c Lowry, b Bailcock ... 08 Richardson (not otif) 05 Jackson, c. and b. Merritt 35 Extras 19 Total for 5 tuckets 573 Bottling analysis.— -McGirr. 2 for 80; Badcoi-k. I for 121 ; Merritt. 1 for 121 : Finlayson. 1 for 92; Read, 0 for 102: Mills. 0 for 0; Dempster, 0 for 24. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Dempster, h Grinunett 41 .Mills. !: Crirnmott 58 Hamilton, b McNamee h* Badcock. b Grinunett D l.otvry, c Oldfield, h McNamee ... 18 Foley (not out) 10 Galliehan, 1.b.tv... h McNamee ... 11 Extras 20 Total for six wickets 207 Bowling analysis.—McNamee. 3 for 15; Grinunett, 3 for 84 : Blackio. tt for 58; Morton, 0 for 21. AUCKLAND. March 27. It was a critical score for New Zealand when the march was resinned ihiimirning with six down for 207 in response to the Australians 573 lot* 5 (declared at lunch yesterday). .McNamee finished out a hall-completed over of the previous evening. McGirr negotiating it safely, and the Cornstalk being no-balled once. Griiumctt howled a maiden to Foley, McNamee following with one then to .McGirr. Only a single had been scored when Morton replaced McNamee and following a couple of leg lives and a Three with which McGirr opened liis score, Blaekie superseded Grinnnott. McGirr square cut Morton to the feme and after 220 was hoisted the \ iolorian was noballed for bis second time. Still again the express bowler was no balled, alter \ihicli McGirr reached doubles by driving a full toss to the boundary. Foley, who was hatting carefully, next scored five oil an over Irom Morton and reached 20 hy edging Blaekie to leg lor three. A drizzle drove the players to the pavilion at noon, hut in response to a protest from the crowd on the hill. Richardson and the Australians filed back, sawdust being brought out- to the howling creases. At noon the score was 210 for 0 t Foley 22, McGirr 1 I. extras 33). Rain then stopped play again until 2 p.lil. SYDNEY CRICKET. SYDNEY. March 25. For the cricket yesterday the weather was line, and the wicket good. For Mesmao against Northern Districts. Salmon scored 132: for Gordon againpit Western Suburbs. Watson made MM not out ; for Randwiek against St. George. Marks made 109: tor St. George. Kane made 98. Bowling for North Svditev against I uiversitv, 1 tatt look 0 for IS: lor Paddington against Balmain. Gregory, took 5 lor : I” 1 ' Mindy against Cumberland, Build look 5 lor ’3l.