Cautious Batting

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 288, 25 February 1928, Page 13

Cautious Batting

AUSTRALIA TAKES NO RISKS MATCH AGAINST OTAGO DICKINSON’S FINE AVERAGE Press Association. DUNEDIN, To-day. In dne weather and on a wicket vUnch although good, was a trifle slow', Australia took first strike yesterdav against Otago. Ponsford and Woodfull opened for the visitors, and scored 214 runs before they were separated. When stumps were drawn for the day Australia had lost seven wickets for 393, inson ICICetS Ilavins been taken by DickDickinson and Torrance opened the T l‘ e scori "& was very slow, and 10 went up after 16 minutes. Woodfull .reached double figures after an houi s batting, and was then missed bv Zimmerman in the slips, and Woodfuil reached 20 by pulling Douglas to the liter‘fix The - h^ 1£ - centur y was reached 7ft minutes. With the score at PO i n: ’ f<^ d mlshit Dickinson badly 'hef pads Cd th ° baU da ngerously on to and°s»e^*ia m . en y ere Playing carefully and seemed to be well set. When 100 came up Woodfull reached 50 When 53 he played Alloo into the slips, where Douglas failed to hold the bail CHANGES TRIED buf p b g° op a e d ni„ b g een p £ r ed Ct most respect, only° IT from his seven overs. Ponsford re T C he d lunc a h ter batUng for 98 minutest The luncheon adjournment was ! 00 ' 6 146 (WOOdtllll On resumption, the batsmen added f uns / lulckI y. and 200 came up after two hours and 37 minutes, Woodfull being .)9 and Ponsford 90. The former got his century by putting Zimmerman short of point. The score* had reached 214 when Woodfull, with L?. 7 . *° hls credit, tried a big hit off Dickinson, but skied the. ball into Alloo s hands. He had batted for two 1° U lO7 52 minutes in fine styie. 214 Kippax joined Ponsford, who was now 94, and almost played the first ball on to his wicket. Blunt was fielding magnificently, and received welldeserved applause: All the bowlers were being treated carefully, and at no stage was the bowling made to appear easy. However, Ponsford began to open his shoulders, and boundaries were many. He reached 100 after batting over three hours. Kippax, too, was scoring fairly freely, and at the tea adjournment the total was 308 for one wicket, Ponsford 148, Kippax 37. On resumption Ponsford lifted his first ball into Alloo’s hands at midoff. Pie had been at the wickets for three hours 50 minutes for 14S runs. Richardson was the newcomer. In his third over after tea Dickinson secured his third wicket, Kippax trying to pull it ball off his leg stump, and being clean-bowled. 314 —3—38. Schneider joined the captain, Torrance sending him a maiden . The partnership was a short one, Richardson stepping right in front of his wicket to play Dickinson, and being given out Ibw. 315—4—2. Dickinson had now taken four wickets for 57. There was a roar of delight from the crowd when Oxenham was clean-bowled by his first ball from Dickinson. KEEN EXCITEMENT Jackson was next man. Dickinson was bowling in great form, and the game became sensational w’hen, in his next over, he dismissed Schneider, lbw. 320—6—3. Excitement became intense when Oldfield, the newcomer, snicked the fast bowler into Galland’s hands behind the stumps. Dickinson had taken seven wickets for 58. Grimmett joined Jackson and was most uncomfortable facing Dickinson. Grimmett took Torrance’s bowling much more confidently and drove him to the boundary, following it up with several singles. Dickinson was given a spell. The total slowly mounted and time was railed with the score seven wickets for 393 (Jackson 39, and Grimmett 35). Details are: AUSTRALIA First Innings

WOODFULL, c Alloo, b Dickinson . . 107 PONSFORD. a. Ailoo. b Dickinson .. 14S KIPPAX. b Dickinson 38 RICHARDSON, lbw. b Dickinson .. 2 SCHNEIDER, lbw, b Dickinson .... 3 OXENHAM, b Dickinson 0 OLDFIELD, c Galland, b Dickinson .. 0 JA< JKSON, not out 39 GRIMMETT, not out 35 Extras 21 Total for seven wickets .. .. .. 393 Bowling: Dickinson, 7-78; Shepherd, 0-53; Blunt, 0-60; Torrance, 0-66; Zimmerman, 0-28:-Douglas, 0-41; Alloo, 0-46.