A TRICKY WICKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 299, 9 March 1928, Page 11

A TRICKY WICKET

AUSSIES WELL TESTED THE MATCH AT HAMILTON HOME SIDE’S GOOD DISPLAY (Special to THE SUX) HAMILTON - , Thursday. The weather was fine for the concluding day’s play between the Australian cricketers and the Combined Eleven. Although the wicket could not be termed ideal from a batting point of view, it was improved to what it was on the first day. The Cambined Eleven had 186 on for nine wickets when it resumed this morning. but after Everest had added four Morton bowled him and the innings c losed for 190, Hawke being 31 not out. VISITORS’ BATTING COLLAPSES The task facing the Australians did not look a hard one, but it was more than the Australians could do to get a lead on the first inngs, the side being :| ll out for 144 against the accurate bowling of the New Zealand representatives, Badcock and McGirr. There were fully ten real chances missed by the fieldsmen. The visitors’ captain, Richardson, was the only one to hold his wicket up for any length of time, being topscorer with 41. which, while not a chanceless innings, was valuable cricket. Schneider played a useful but lively innings for 28 runs, while Oldfield hit hard for his 34. There were times to-day when the visiting batsmen looked like mere tyros instead of players of international rank. Ponsford did not play in this game, but from past experience of this class of wicket, he could not have saved the Australians from the moral defeat that went against them. A VALUABLE EXPERIENCE Before the team left Australia, however, it was stated that it was hoped a few tricky wickets would be encountered in New Zealand in view of the Tests against the Englishmen next season, and their two days at Hamilton will probably be remembered by the visitors as a valuable and interesting experience. The home side was disposed of in the second innings for 117 runs. Sandel, the highest scorer of th® first innings, and Badeley, batted crisply for their tallies, while Kavanagh’s shots were made in correct style. "With ten minutes left to play, Australia lost two wickets for five runs, both Oldfield and McNamee being well beaten by Leniiian and Gallichan respectively. Details: COMBINED TEAM First Innings 190 Second Innings. SANDEL, b McNaniee I*o K'AVANAGH. c Richardson, b Morton 3 6 HAWKE, c Oldfield, b Blackie .... 4 GALLICHAN, b McNamee 2 BADELEY, e Richardson, b Morton 20 OA RRARD, c Schneider, b Blackie 7 LAMBERT, c Oldfield, b Morton .. 3 McGIRR. c Oldfield, b McNamee .... ft BADCOCK, b Morton 35 TiENIHAN, c Oldfield, b Morton .... ft EVEREST, not out ... .. 2 Extras 9 Total Rowling: Morton, 5-53; Blackie, 3-25: McNamee, 2-30. AUSTRALIA First Innings. SCHNEIDER, <• Gallichan, b Everest 28 WOODPULL, lbw, b McGirr 2 JACKSON, c Gallichan, b Badcock .. 0 KI.PPAX, c Gallichan, b McGirr .... 1 RIIiHARDSON, c Garrard, b Badcock 41 c Kavanagh, b McGirr 11 OXENHAM, b Badcock 12 S£®r,IELD Jit Garrard, b Badcock MORTON, b i BLACKIE. b -McGirr 12 McNAMEE, not out ' 3 Extras s Total 144 Bowling: Badcock. 4-37; McGirr 4-47 Everest. 1-22: Lambert, 1-30. ‘ Second Innings O£\DFrELD, b Gallichan 4 McNAMEE, b Lenihan . * LICHARDSON, not out .. .. **. [[ 1 Total for two wickets 5 Bowline: Lenihan, 1-3; Gallichan. 1-2.