CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 57, 9 March 1914, Page 3

CRICKET.

CRICKET. AUSTRALIA v. NEW ZEALAND. [Pee Press Association.] Dunedin, March 7. r l'he cricket match Australia v. New Zealand -was continued to-day in tine weather. There was a good attendance, between 5000 and 0000 people being present. New Zealand, who lost nine wickets for 218 yesterday, carried their total to 228, compiled in 3 hours 15 minutes. , ■ a ■. The Australians made a bad start, the first wicket falling with the score at 10, the second at 13, and the third at 14, the fourth at 32, and the fifth at 33. Bennett took the first two wickets for 3 runs, and the third without any more being scored off him. The partnership between Armstrong and Trumper, however, put a different complexion on the state of the game. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Dolling, l.b.w. b Bennett... ... 1 Collins, h Bennett 3 Mailey, 'h Sandman ... ... 6 Noble, c and b Sandman... ... 12 Armstrong, b Bennett ... !Xi Trumper, c Bennett b Sandman 72, Crawford, b, Bennett ; . 53 Cody, b Sandman ... ... ... 11 Wnddy, b Patrick ... ... ... 30 McKenzie, not out... ...■ ... 24 Extras ... ... 11 Total ... ... 30l Bowling analysis.—Bennett, live wickets for 127 runs; Sandman four for 109; Patrick one for 27; Robinson none for 41; Wilson none for 39. NEW ZEALAND. Second Innings. Condliffe, not out 3 Whitta, not out Extras ... 4 p T Total for no wickets 44 TEST TEAM SELECTION. Napier, March 9. A meeting of the cricket association strongly criticised the method of the selection of the test team, and passed a resolution urging consideration of the claims of associations outside the four centres. A FIFTH-CLASS GAME.

The staffs of the “Stratford Evening Post” and Harkness’ foundry tried conclusions at cricket on Victoria Park on Saturday, and the play was very interesting-;—af its kind. There were a good number of both sides whose play indicated no great knowledge of the theory or practice of the; game. It was not cricket, but it was enjoyable—even to the poor people of the press who made double “ducks.” The fielding was of an entertaining character—for the spectators. The ball had a provoking habit of eluding capture and running hundred arid hundrod-and-fifty-yard races with poor fieldsmen whose wit may have been great but whose wind was in short supply. Some skiers, intended for Orlando Street or Oordielia Street, fell into the hands of the fieldsmen, and some also fell out again, while there were not wanting fioltlsmen who politely hut firmly declined to have anything to do with halls “on the wing.” It was a friendly game, and both in hatting and fielding the honors ns regards “friendliness”, rested with the press. As against the poor fielding shown, Boyd’s one-handed catch of a fast one in the slips was good to see and quite up to club cricket standard. Boyd also did well with, the ball, amassing an alarming bowling average, and with ■■Devtar did most of the howling for the iron men. For the “Post” Croft and Fisher did best with the hall, doing the bulk of the bowling. Holden and Boyd contributed most of the foundry men’s score, making a nice stand together. The “Post“ men did not make any big scores, and the hatting honors of the side must go to those who, with luck or good guidance, managed to stay longest at the wickets, these being Croft and the Brooking hoys. The foundry men hatted first, and the “Post” men were compelled to follow on after their first innings, but were unable to stave off defeat by an innings and a few runs. It is proposed to play a return match next Saturday.

Tho scorers for the foundry were: Boyd 27, Holden 22, Olliver 13, Reid 5, Hawkins 4, Allanson 4 and Campbell 1. “Extras” contributed 10. Non-scorers were; Dewar, Brady and Hapkness. Of the wickets Crofts took three, Fisher three, and Ford one, two men being run out and one “absent.” The iron men’s total score was 86. “Post” made 42 in their first innings, the scorers being: Croft 8, Lawson 7, McLeod 6, W. Brooking 6, King 4, Ford 3, H. Brooking 1, “extras” 6. Tho non-scorers were: Fisher, Hancock, .pud Kelly (2). Boyd took three of the wickets, Dewar two, and Holden and Hawkins one each, Campbell, Brady and Boyd each catching a man out. Tho second innings total was 34 —Croft 8, Ford 7, W. Brooking 6 (not out), H. Brooking 4. The non-scorers were tho same as in the first innings, with tho addition of Lawson, King and McLeod. Boyd took five of tho wickets for six runs, Hawkins took two for three, and Dewar two for seven. Brady caught one man out.