FINAL MATCH OF TOUR

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1939, Page 8

FINAL MATCH OF TOUR

CAHN’S TEAM V. AUCKLAND

UNINTERESTING EXHIBITION. BATSMEN DULL ON EASY WICKET. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 17. In spite of the fact that the Eden Park wicket has never been easier, Sir Julipn Cahn’s sieje gave a rather uninteresting exhibition when the final cricket match of the tour between the visiting tearp and the Auckland representatives was hpgun yesterday. When stumps were (Irqwn thp visitors, who won the toss and hatted first, had lost four wickets for 318. Depipster apd Mudge, the opening batsmen for the visiting side, batted with the utmost caution, which drew ironjcal cqrnmcpt from some spectators. but they laid the foundation for a good score. The succeeding English bafspiep, with the exception of Heane, who’ shpwpd a fair amount of initiative, wore equally dull. Scores: — SIR JULIEN CAHN’S TEAM. First Innings. C. S. Dempster, lbw, b Carson 56 H. Mudge, b Vivian' 48 V. E. Jackson, c Vivian, b Matheson • 59 J. Hardstaff, c Sale, b Weir 84 N. Olpfield, not out 38 G. F. Heane, not out 23 Extras 10 ■ I — Total for four wickets 318 TODAY’S PLAY BATTING AGAIN SLOW. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. The conditions were perfect for the resumption of the match today. Oldfield (38) and Heane (23) resumed to the bowling of Cowie and Burke. Oldfield was the principal factor of the success of Lancashire in both the 1937 games against New Zealand while Heane, who wqs captain of tne Notts team had a fine season in 1938. With both the bat and ball fqr I<he county. There was an excellent morning crowd when the game was restarted at 11.30. Despite a bright start only 30 runs were up in half an hour. When Vivian replaced Burke at noon tpe total was 348 for four wickets. A few minutes later the first wicket of the day fell when Heane was given out leg before. The score was then 5 for 355 (Oldfield not out 54, Heane 44, extras 10).