CANTERBURY OPENS AGAINST AUSTRALIA

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 293, 2 March 1928, Page 13

CANTERBURY OPENS AGAINST AUSTRALIA

CRICKET IN THE SOUTH WICKET IN GOOD ORDER Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. The wicket is in good order and the weather fine for the match Australia v. Canterbury. Morton and Kip pax were omitted from the Australian side. Page won the toss and decided to bat, Hamilton and Gregory opening. At noon the score was 37 for the loss of one wicket. McNamee was the opening bowler and the first over cost a single. Blackie, bowling from the north end, was hit for four right away by Gregory. Hamilton got three off the same bowler. In Blackie’s second over Gregory was smartly caught behind the stumps. 12 — I—7.1 —7. Jacobs was next in. At 45 Grimmett relieved Blackie and the first delivery went £or four. Hamilton brought 50 up with a single off Grimmett after 43 minutes’ play. At 20 Jacobs gave a chance, but Ponsford dropped it. Hamilton next pulled Grimmett to the leg boundary. At 65 Oxenham replaced McNamee and in the second over clean bowled Jacobs. — 71 —2 —23. Page opened vigorously. When he was three an appeal for leg before by Oxenham was disallowed. Hamilton scored his fifth boundary by driving Grimmett to the boundary. The century appeared after 88 minutes’ play. Hamilton reached 50 by driving Grimmett for four. He had been in 90 minutes and gave a chanceless display. He was loudly applauded when he sent two balls to the fence off Blackie. The luncheon score was 119 for two-. Details are: CANTERBURY First Innings GREGORY, c Oldfield, b Blackie .... 7 HAMILTON, not out 63 JACOBS, b Jacobs 23 PAGE, not out 14 Extras 12 Total for two wickets 119