CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

THIRD TEST

ONE DAY S PLAY

AUCKLAND, Feb. 17

The third cricket test'between the M-O.C. touring team and New Zealand was commenced and concluded at Eden •'Park to-day, the match ending in a draw, ;as was' 1 only to- be expected, as rain hud-.prevented v last Friday and Saturday. The wicket played very easily, and the attendance ol 3,500 yielded gate takings of £2lO 17s Gd. M.C.C. batted first and compiled 330 funs for 4 wickets before declaring at the afternoon tea adjournment, leaving New Zealand an hour and three-quar-ters to bat.

M.C.C.—lst. Innings. ' E. W. Dawson, b. Merritt : 23 E. H. Bowlev, st. James b. Merritt 100 K. Duleepsinliji, c. and b. Allcott 117 F. E. Woolley, run out ... 50 G. B. Legge (not opt) ... ... ... 19 M. S. Nichols (not out) I Extras 2 Total 1 for -4' 'wickets“(dec:) ... 330' BowlrligUMcGirF 12 overs 2 maidens 45 runs'd-wi'kefe; Badcock 11—12—24— 0; Merritt 28—1—119—2; Blunt 6 —2— 16—0; Page s—l—l o—0; Weir 4-—o— Allcott -22—2—89-1. NEW ZEALAND—Ist. Innings J. E. Mills, l.b.w. b. Barratt ... 3 •'G. S. Dempster (not out) 62 -tx( L. Weir' (not out) ... 27 Extfas ... ... I.i ... ... 4 Total for I wicket ...' ... ... 96 Bowling: Nichols 5 overs, 0 maidens, 18 runs, 0 wickets; Allom 64—3 —o; -Barratt 12—3—26—1; Worthington 6 1—11—0; Legge 5-0-34-0.

A FOURTH TEST

TO BE PLAYED AT AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND, Feb. 17

The • Marylebone- Cricket Club have consented to an extra test match in New Zealand.

.The, New Zealand ' Cricket Council are now endeavouring to secure fof tlie players leave for the match, and to have it started at Auckland on Friday instead of tlie Plunket Shield match 1 betlveen Wellington and Auck land. ' 1 ' ’ ’ ' ' ■’ '

The;: fourfh l 'test will he played here, subject fo Wellington’s consent to the cancellation of tlie Plunket Shield match and the rearrangement of the balance of the Englishmen’s tour.

f SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

WON BY' VICTORIA

ADELAIDE', Feb. 16

In the Sheffield Shield match'against Victoria,' South Australia in the first inn ings made 110. Bowling Tor Victoria, Davidson took 4 for 6, Ironmonger 3 for 37, Alexander 2 for 43, A’Beckett 0 for 21. Victoria in the second, innings made 396 for 8. A’Beckett 152, Oakley 43, Ponsford 54, J. Ellis not out 45i j ■ ADELAIDE, Feb. 17. In the- Sheffield Shield final match against South Australia, Victoria in the second 'innings 'made 438 (J. Ellis 69). Bowling: Grihimett 5 for 115. Wliitefield 2 for 40, Carlton 2 for 82, Wall 1 for 54. South Australia, 2nd. innings—234 (Lee 37, Richardson 18, Hone 47). Bowling: Ironmonger 5 for 88, A’Beckett 3 for 20. Victoria won by 223 runs and also won .the Sheffield Shield, New South Wales being runtierk up.