DRAWN GAME

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 508, 17 April 1933, Page 5

DRAWN GAME

AUCKLAND FIGHT FOR RUNS IN SECOND INNINGS SUTHERLAND'S FINE BQWLING. The cricket match between the Aucklapd touring team and Rotorua was eontinued at the Government Gropnds on Saturday, Harding 'and Hinton resuming Rotorua's first innings. Both hatsmen carried on quietly and inci'eased their score inainly by singles. After the pair had added 27 runs to the o.vernig'ht score, Hinton, when 18, stepped in front to one" from Robertsliaw and was given out. Beale was the newcomer and he opened with a four to fine leg, but lost Harding shortly - aftepwards, that batsman being clean bowled by Hayson. He had made 31 runs and with Beale had added 22 for the third wicket. After scoring a single, Higgins was out tq a spectacular catch at square . leg by MuJligan, and Sutherland took his place- The lqtter batsman treated the bowling with scsint respect from the outset and in a hard-hitting innings of 25 runs, scored fiye' bopindary shots. Beale had fallen leg Iqefore to BJeakley for 31 and Sutherland's dismissal by Cooper was the first wicket of that b.qwlqr's "hat trick," McCiH and Reed Ijeing ^oth caught off the next two deliveries. Co4salve and Gresham were pext, the former playing a confident bat, but being qnce missed by a "gift" ■catch at mid-off by Bleakley." He was, ho.wever, eventually boTylefl by Bleakley when eight and with Wallis rbsent the innings closed for 147 rqns_ Gresham (4.) being the ifirt oqt bats- ' man! Bleakley, three fqr 19 runs, secured the best average qf the visiting bowlers, Cooper also taking three wickets for 40. Uphill Fight In their second innings. Auckland went to the crease shqrtly after midday, Alexander apd Ward opening. Before a run had b.een scored Sutherland claimed Alexander's wicket leg before and the newco.mer, Holiday was clean bowled with the next ball. With Cooper, Ward played the bowling confidently and the score advanced slowly. Before reaching double figures Cooper gave a high chance in the slips, but the pair were unbeaten at the luncheon adjournrpent. After lunch Cooper and Ward carried on quietly, but when the score was 55 runs Sutherland paused a separation by bowling Ward for 31 runs. Robertshaw was next and helped his captain add 17 runs for the fourth wicket before being run out for 20 runs. Guiniven failed to last and Bleakley scored ten before being bowled by Sutherland with the first ball of the bowler's over. With his next Sutherland repeated the perfqrmance and two wickets had fallen without addition tq the- total. Facing McGill, Cooper's patient, but sound innings came tp ap end when he was 72 and Donald was bowled by Sutherland for 8. The innings closed for 147 runs at 4.45 p.m., the bad light causing further play to be abandoned. Sutherland again proved the most ' dangerous bowler, his six wickqts for 38 runs giving him an average of 6.3 per wicket. Details: — Rotorua — First Innings Harding, b Hayson 31 Neeson, c Cooper, b Bleakley 2 Hinton, lbw, b Robertshaw ...... 18 Beale, lbw, b Bleakley 31 Higgins, c Mulligan, b Robertshaw 1 Sutherland', b Cooper 25 McGill, c Robertshaw, b Cqoper 0 Reed, c Holiday, b Cooper 0 Godsalve, b Bleakley & Gresham, not out 4 Wallis, absent 0 Extras 27 Total - 147 Bowling: Bleakley, took three wickets for 19 runs; Cooper, three for 40; Holiday, none for 24; Robertshaw, two for 24; Hayson, one for 10. •

Auckland First Innings 109 Second Innings Alexander, lbw, b Sutherland 0 Ward, b Sutherland 31 Holiday, b ' Sutherland ' 0 Cooper, b McGill 72 Robertshow, run out 20 Guiniven, b Harding 0 Bleakley, b Sutherland 10 Hayson, b Sutherland 0 Donald, b Sutherland ...... 8 Mulligan, not out 2 Hewson, absent 0 Extras 4 Total 147 Bowling: Sutherland, took six wickets for 38 runs; Neeson, none for 11; Reed, none for 22; Godsalve, none for 16; Hinton, none for 14; Harding, one for 11; Beale, none fo.r 14; McGill, one for 14 . The visitors will play a one-day match against the Rotorua team at the Government Grounds to-day.