CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1930, Page 5

CRICKET.

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

AUCKLAND, Feb. 11

The cricket.-match; M.C.C. (423) versus Aucklaiicl' ''(333), was resumed * in warm weather. '

At noon Aucklands seconds innings stood at 18 for one wicket. Mills (not out) 10, Anthony bowled Allom 8. ' AUCKLAND, Feb. 14.

On a fast wicket that was beginning to crumble to dust at both ends, the Jaird and final day of play between -uckland and M.C.C. commenced this morning at Eden Park in bright sultry weather. The attendance was small at the start.

Faced with the task of getting 90 runs to square England’s opening seore, Mills and Anthony pioneered the way. Allom opened from the pavillion end m Anthony, who pulled the third ball co square leg for a brace. The Surrey man was swinging a new ball and it required careful watching.

Barratt, the Notts man of pace, took up the attack at the other end and rocked them in at a great pace, with four slips in a crescent set very deep. Mills got a single and Anthony, saw. ihe rest of the over out. Allom struck a good length and was hard to play.;. [n his next over one kept low and shot m the dust clear of Mills off the pin. Anthony had a swing at the ball from jJarrat which rose high but failed to connect. The next ball he brilliantly ; square cut to the fence,.the pace beating Benson, who was at extra, deep point. The last ball wr.s a dead shooter wide of the sticks. Both batsmen £.. were playing very cautious in an endeavour to get sight of the ball. Al-'j lorn began to angle for Mills with a »oing away ball, but the Eden crack steered a single neatly through the slips cordon. Through the well set field runs were hard to get’, Gilligan having a third man on the deep on ence to save fours. Burly Barratt be- \ gan to work up great pace, and Mills < •omihg down on a rising one made the ball fairly flash to the fence behind point. Anthony snicked a bumping ball from Allom high in the slips. Duleepsinghji leaped in the air ana the ball riocheted off his fingers for a single; it was a'great effort to gather a wicket, the fieldsman showing uncanny anticipation of the stroke. Both men got singles and Anthony survived a l.b.w. appeal to Allom’s bowling. At luncheon adjournment the score was 2 for 76 (Gillespie not out 26, Weir not out 20, extras 7).