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Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1930, Page 6

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SECOND TEST. GAME DRAWN. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association A WELLINGTON, Jan. 27. A mountain mist was falling when the third and final day’s ,play in the second test match, between Now Zealand and the M.C.C. team, to-day took place. Tho day’s play was full of interest, but the New , Zealander’s maintained their grip on the game, and the drawn game was very much in their favour.

M.C.C. resumed their first innings this morning with the board showing six wickets down for 255. Without further loss 287 was brought up, and a follow on was averted, their innings closed for 320, or 120 behind New Zealand’s total. Nichols was left unbeaten for 78, including ten fours. He gave a very sound display. The fall of wickets was:—l for 20, 2 for 81, 3 for 91, 4 for 135, 5 for 149, 6 for 219, 7 for 288, 8 for 293, 9 for 303, 10 for 320. At luncheon the New Zealand score was 18 for none, at the. tea adjournment with the score at 164 for four, Lowry declared the New Zealand innings closed. Dempster had played very soundly an confidently to all the bowlers.

Requiring 285 to win, with one hundred minutes left to play, the Englishmen went in again. At 6 p.m. their score stood at 107 for the loss of four wickets. The match thus resulted in a draw, in New Zealand’s favour.

The sum of £202 was taken at the gates to-day, making a total of £1125 which is a record for a test match in New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND—Ist Innings, Dempster, st. Cornford, b Woolley .... 130 Mills, 1> Woolley • 117 Lowry, c Duleepsinhji, 1) Woolley 6 Page, c Cornford, b Allom 67 Blunt, c Duleepsinhji, b Woolley 36 McLeod, b Woolley Weir, 1.b.w., b Woolley 3 James, e Cornford, b Worthington 1 Dickinson, c Worthington, b Woolley ® Merritt, 1.b.w., b Worthington ... 0 Badoock, (not out) 4 Extras 42 Total 440 Fall of wickets: 1 for 276, 2 for 288, 3 for 295, 4 For 385, 5 for 407, 6 for 410, 7 for 425, 8 for 431, 9 for 431. 10 for 439. Bowling analysis: Nichols 20 overs, maidens 5, runs 66, 0 wickets ; Allom 28 4 73 1; Barratt 33 4 87 0: Worthington 22 3 63 2: Bow ley 5 0 32 0; Woolley 28.3 5 76 7. ENGLAND—Ist Innings. Bowley, b Blunt 0 Dawson, b Badcoek 44 Duleepsinhji, c Blunt, b Badcoek 40 Woolley, c Lowry, b Dickinson _ 6 Legge, b Dickinson 39 Worthington 1 , st. James, b Mer'ritt, ... 32 Nichols, (not out) ... 78 Gilligan, b Merritt 32 Barratt, b Badcoek 5 Cornford, c Page, b Badcoek ... !<> Allom, c Lowry, b Dickinson ... 2 Extras ... 23 Total ... 320 Bowling analysis: Dickinson 3 lor 66, Badcoek 4 for 80, Blunt 1 for 44. Page 0 for 8, Merritt 2 for 94, McLeod 0 for 5. NEW ZEALAND—2nd Innings.

Dempster, (not out) 80 Mills, b Nichols 7 Weir, c Duleepsinhji, b Woolley 24 Page, c Bowley, b 'Woolley ... 32 Blunt, b Worthington T2 McLeod, (not out) ... 2 Extras 10 Total for 4 wickets (dec.) ... 164 Fall of wickets: 1 for 23, 2 for 91, 3 for 135, 4 for 155. Rowling analysis: Nichols overs 9, maidens 1, runs 22, wickets 1; Allom 6 1 21. 0; Worthington 10 0 44' 1; Woolley 23 9 48 2; Bowley 5 0 19 0. ENGLAND— 2nd Innings. Bowley, c Weir, b Dickinson ... 2 Dawson, c Lowry, b Badcoek ... 7 Duleepsinhji, (not out) 56 Woolley, b Merritt 23 Legge, c Lowry, b Weir ... ... 9 Nichols, (not out) 3 Extras 7 * Total for 4 wickets 107 Fall of wickets: 1 for 8,2 for 12, 3 for 58, 4 for 93. Bowling analysis: Dickinson overs 8, maidens 0, runs 24, wickets I.; Badcoek 17 8 22 1: Blunt 3 0 12 0; Merritt 9 1 41 1; Weir 2 1 1 1.

ENGLAND’S CAPTAIN. JAR DINE OR CHAPMAN. LONDON, Jan. 25. Mr Frank Mitchell, a once famous Yorkshire cricketer, in an article featured in the “Daily Express” urges the M.C.C. to appoint D. R. Jardine captain of the English test team instead of A. P. F. Chapman, A. W. Carr or J. C. White. “That the captain must be an amateur with previous experience of captaincy is unnecessary.” the article says, “provided that ho has test experience and a sound knowledge of the men against whom lie is playing.” Mr Mitchell disagrees with those who favour Chapman on ’the grounds of his brilliant achievements in Australia, stating: “Firstly, there is a big difference between leading a touring side and captaining at home. Furthermore, Chapman’s last year’s form would not entitle him to a place for all-round cricket, England ean-

not afford to select a captain purely because lie is an excellent field and has a charming personality. Jardine headed the averages for 1927-28, while his knowledge of the Australians would be of the greatest assistance. He knows them thoroughly.”