THE SECOND TEST

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 317, 30 March 1928, Page 10

THE SECOND TEST

STARTS TO-MORROW FINLAYSON NOT PLAYING A stronger New Zealand side that which played at Auckland Wfß meet the Australian cricketers in th second test, which starts at Duned?* to-morrow. The match, the last of th» tour, is again limited to three davV and if the Carisbrooke wicket. onp’S the best in New Zealand, is affected by rain, the chances are that another drawn game will result The selection of Blunt and jam. will strengthen the New Zealand hat ting, while much is expected of Dick inson. who bowled so well in the Otaxrn match against the Australians rtZ inability of Finlavson to play* how ever, means that the team is ‘without a left-hand bowler. Gallichan too who did not get a bowl at Auckland’ was not available for the match Incidentally, both Finlavson and Gallichan expect to be transferred to Auckland later in the present year if Allcott is playing again. Auckland will then have a monopoly of the class left-hand trundlers in New Zealand cricket. a Although the Australians had most of the luck that was going in the first test, they were too definitely superior to New Zealand to permit of much argument about the inconclusive re suit of the match. At the same time' everyone will hope to find New Zealand putting up a much better fight in Dunedin, if only for the sake of getting rid of the “inferiority complex' which has dogged New Zealand sidVc in late years.