Australians on Tour

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 298, 8 March 1928, Page 15

Australians on Tour

MATCH AT HAMILTON WOODFULL GOES CHEAPLY COMBINED TEAM MAKES 190 (Special to THE SUN) HAMILTON, To-day. Strengthened by players from other North Island cricket associations, a Waikato side opened against the Australian touring team yesterday afternoon on a tricky wicket off which the ball at times rose dangerously. Ponsford and Grimmett stood out of the Australian eleven. About 2,000 spectators watched the play. The Australian attack Aras not loose at any stage, and with assistance from the wicket the bowlers held the upper hand practically throughout the afternoon. Badcock and Badeley opened the innings to the bowling of Morton and McNamee, Badeley playing a bright and breezy innings for 31. Sandel gave a solid display for 47, and was well supported by Hawke, whose not out total of 31 included a six and two fours in succession off Schneider. With Everest Hawke played out time, the score, when stumps were drawn, standing at 186 for nine wickets. . The game was resumed at 11.00 tins morning in fine weather and with the wicket hardening. The combined team’s last wicket fell within a few minutes. Everest scored four with a lift to the boundary, then had his stumps scattered by Morton. The Australians opened badly, Woodfull going lbw to McGirr after scoring two—s1 —2. Jackson Joined Schneider and snicked one to Gallichan at fine leg without scoring—--6—2—o. AUSTRALIANS UP AGAINST IT The leading batsmen of the Australian Eleven lost their wickets in quick order, despite the fact that half a dozen catches were dropped. Schneider was dropped three times before Gallichan caught him, and the Manawatu man followed this up by catching Jackson and Kippax one after another. The Australians were making heavy weather of it, having scored only nine runs in the first twenty minutes. Richardson livened things up, and after 40 minutes’ play, Australia had scored 30 runs. . At the luncheon adjournment the visitors had four wickets down for 65 runs. . Play resumed at 2.20, the wicket being much faster than yesterday. After a few overs Alexander skied one from McGirr and was caught by Kavanagh, 72—5 —11. Oxenham was the oncomer. At 2.40 the score stood at 76 for five wickets. Details are as follow: COMBINED TEAM First Innings BADELEY, c and b Oxenham .... 31 BADCOCK, c Oldfield, b McNamee .. 15 HAVANAGH, c Richardson, b Morton IP LAMBERT, c Oldfield, b McNamee . . ? GALLICHAN. c Oxenham, b Blackie 14 SANDEL, c Woodfull, b Schneider .. 47 McGIRR, c and b Morton J GARRARD, c Woodfull, b Morton .. 8 HAWKE, not out ol LBNIHAN, b Blackie EVEREST, b Morton Extras Total Bowling: Oxenham. 1-41: McNamee, 2-51; Morton, 4-21; Blackie, 2-4 S; Kippax, 0-2; Schneider, 1-20. AUSTRALIA First Innings. WOODFULL, lbw, b McGirr .. . - -2 SCHNEIDER, c Gallichan, b Everest 28 JACKSON, c Gallichan. b Badcock ... 0 KIPPAX. c Gallichan, b McGirr .... 1 RICHARDSON, not but .. .. .. •• 31 ALEXANDER, . c Kavanagh, b McGirr * - OXENHAM, not out J Total for five wickets .. .. 76 WAIKATO MEN DO WELL BADELEY’S BRISK BATTING STAR BATSMEN FAIL (Special to THE SUN.) HAMILTON, Wednesday. The cricketers of the Waikato were very much at home on the wet wicket : at ‘Seddon Park to-day, when they scored the great majority of the runs for the combined team against the Australians. Sandel. of Taumarunui, ran up the highest score by solid, if not overstylish batting, while the skipper, McGirr, a New Zealand representative, achieved nothing. He missed the first ball and caught the second on the rise, putting it back nicely into the hands of the bowler. EX-AUCKLANDER’S GOOD DISPLAY Badeley of Hamilton, who opened the innings with Badcock, seemed confident from the outset and gave the brightest display of the afternoon. A six and three fours were included in his 31. The Wellington professional, on the other hand, was not comfortable. However, he seemed to be about set when misfortune befel him, Oldfield catching him behind the wicket. The Hamiltonian, Hawke, one of the tail-enders, batted with success and was unbeaten with 31 when stumps were drawn. Some critics consider that it would have been better tactics to send the best batsmen in later, as the wicket was improving. However, the slippery ground told against the bowlers as well as the early batsmen. TAIL-ENDERS' GOOD STAND With six wickets down for 101, the i North Islanders appeared to be in a j bad way, but the staunch stand made i by some of the later men, notably San- ! del and Hawke, redeemed the score from insignificance. Morton comes out with the best bowling average for the day, but McNamee and Blackie also bowled well, conditions considered. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS PLAY HERE TO-MORROW AUCKLAND WITHOUT. MILLS The Australian cricketers will leave Hamilton to-night for Auckland, arriving here by the Limited exuress in preparation for a three-day match against Auckland, which commences at Eden Park at 11.30 to-morrow morning. The Auckland team will be captained .by N. C. Snedden, and although Mills is unable to play owing to business reasons, the side is a strong one, including as it does the two professionals, Bowley and Langridge, and the Ponsonbv colt, H. Roy, whose brilliant club bowling gained him a place in the side. With a continuation of the present spell of fine weather, the wicket ought

to be easy to-morrow, and big scoring may be expected. The averages of the two teams are as follow:

SOUTHLAND V. OTAGO Press Association. IXV JERCARGILL, Wednesday. In an interprovincial cricket match to-day between Otago and Southland, the latter team scored 304 runs in their first innings. Otago replied -with G 3 for the Joss of two wickets.

Child Assaulted, —Alfred William Redman, aged 52, charged at the Police Court to-day with assaulting a girl aged seven, was ordered to come up for sentence any time within 12 months.

AUCKLAND BATTING Club Games In. N.O. H.S. Tl. Av. 5 4 49* 113 113.0 7 3 112* 418 104.5 0 86 432 10 1+ 110 434 48.2 12 4a..j 14 34.6 12 Player 9 0 57 222 12 10 8 0 30 47 5.9 tRetired hurt. ♦Not out. REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. Bowley .. . • 6 6 — 120 359 1 80 212 59.8 42.4 6 2 40 104 26.0 1 25* 41 Anthony .. . • 6 17.o Weir, G. L 4 — 23 47 11.7 BOWLING wkts. runs. Av. Weir, G. L. 32 354 11.1 Bowley 26 415 15.9 22 435 19.8 23.8 REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES Anthony 12 304 25.3 Weir 5 166 Bowley 5 185 37.0 58.0 THE AUSTRALIAN XI. Batting: Ins. N.O. H.S. Runs . Av. W. H. Ponsford 8 1 148 572 81.71 W. WoodfulJ 7 2 165 390 7S.00 A. Jackson 6 1 110 343 68.60 A. Ivippax 6 — 115 279 46.50 R. Oxenha m 6 — 169 222 37.00 N. Schneider S 1 138 244 34.85 W. Oldfield . . 6 — 137 173 28.83 W. Alexander — SO 125 25.00 A . Richardson 7 1 47 141 23.50 F. Morton 3 22* 46 23.00 R. McNamee 4 1 39 68 C. Grimmett 6 1 59 113 22.60 L>. Blackie 4 1 11* 16 BOWLING \ . X . Richardson 7 1 < . v. Grimmett P. L. Morton 193 11 146 7 230 11 17.54 20.85 20.90 22.00 K. J. Schneider 25 1 A. Kippax