A POOR DISPLAY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 March 1939, Page 6

A POOR DISPLAY

BY AUCKLAND BATSMEN ON A PERFECT WICKET. MATCH AGAINST CAHN'S TEAM. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. AUCKLAND, March 18. Continuing its innings today in brilliant weather and on a perfect wicket, Sir Julien Cahn's cricket team, which is meeting Auckland in the final match of the tour, carried its score from 318 for four wickets to 456. Auckland, in spite of the easy conditions, gave a disappointing exhibition, and at stumps had lost eight wickets for 175. The attendance was 9000. 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 W eir 84 N. Oldfield, b Carson 70 G. F. Hearne, lbw, b Cowie 44 E. A- Watts, c and b Vivian 7 C. R. Wfqxwell, b Carson 28 W. E. Phillipson, not out 31 T. B. Smith, c Carson, b Burke .... 7 J. E. Walsh, c Carson, b Burke .... 2 Sir J. Cahn, lbw, b Vivian '2 Extras 18 Total '. .... 456 Bowling Analysis: Matheson 1 for 79: Burke, 2 for 81; Carson 3 for 32; Weir 1 for 33; Postles 0 for 16: Cowie 1 for 92; Vivian 3 for 105. AUCKLAND. First Innings. Postles, c Mudge, b Phillipson 4 Whitelaw, c Hearne, b Watts 14' Wallace, c Walsh, b Watts 6 Weir, b Wtflsh 41 Scott, c Jackson, b Walsh 27 Carson, st Maxwell, b Walsh 0 Salp, st Maxwell, b Walsh 6 Vivian, b Walsh ■.. 37 Pearson,'not out , 33 Extras 7 Total for eight wickets 175 DISTINCT IMPROVEMENT ■ I . • ON SATURDAY'S BATTINGPEARSON HITS OUT. AUCKLAND, This Day. Thp cricket mptch was resumed 'this, morning in hot, windless weather. Matheson started brightly and got seven rpits off Wash’s M'st over. The English bowlers quickly got their length and steadied thp Apcßland batting. Walsh, with a combination of flight and spin and an immaculate length, became difficult to play. Pearson also hit well. Runs came quickly ad Matheson swung Walsh to the leg fence to send 200 up. The English fielding was crisp and keen. The batsmen found it hard to get the ball away. -Both bowlers developed great accuracy and the batsmen settled down to play them on their merits. With the score at 215 Jackson replaced Smith, and Pearson cut him for two to reach 50. The Auckland batting was a distinct improvement on that of Saturday. The score at this stage was eight for 222 (Matheson not out 20, Pearson not ■ ■,ut 56, extras 11). ' A J