CURRENT CRICKET

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 20, 16 February 1927, Page 8

CURRENT CRICKET

TO-DAY’S CRICKET. . MATCH AT -WANGANUI. WANGANUI, To-day. The Melbourne-Wanganui cricket match was resumed in fine weather. The Melbourne eleven’s first innings concluded for 206, at lunch. . The Wanganui team has lost one wicket for 45. MELBOURNE v. WANGANUI. WANGANUI, Tuesday. Melbourne and Wanganui met here to-day in beautiful weather. The wicket was very fast, Wanganui batted first, and compiled 271. Orr, Holland, and Williams were particularly aggressive, and found no difficulties in the bowling of Ebeling, Ransford, Tx Arm'strong, Wbod, and Johnstone. Bernau, cx-New Zealand express bowler, was at the top of form, and proved a destructive . agent in Melbourne’s. innings. At the drawing of stumps, the visitors had lost seven "wickets for 157. Johnstone, Onyons, and Rodgcrson were the only batsmen ' able to cope with his deliveries. Sand- ■ ford was beautifully bowled with Bernau’s fourth delivery, and later Jewell, Wood, and Ransford were also bowled with good-length deliveries.. Scores: — WANGANUI —Ist Innings. Dempster, b Ebeling 1 Orr, c and b Wood 57 Bernau/ b Armstrong ........... 26 Kerr, c Ebeling, b Armstrong .... 1 L. Wood,, b T. Wood 3 Treadwell, c Rodgerson, b Ebeling 28 Holland, st Campbell, b Johnstone 70 ’ H. Williams, not out 69 i Thakabou, c Ransford, b Johnstone 3 I McAnemy, run out 5 Harris, b Ebeling 1 Extras 1 ' "Bowling: Ebeling 3 for 48, Ransford 0 for 23, Armstrong 2 for 93, Wood 2 for 43, Johnstone' 2 for 37, Rodgerson 0 for 24. MELBOURNE —Ist Innings. Onyons, run out u Sandford, b Bernau 6 Johnstone, not out Jewell, b Bernau 0 Wood, b Bernau 0 Ransford, b Bernau 4 Rodgerson,-!) Treadwell -> () T.' Armstrong, 1.b.w., b Treadwell.. 6 Dakin, not out 11 Extras ■ 45 Total for 7 wickets 157 Bowling: Bernau 4 for 55, Holland 0 for 54, Treadwell 2 for 27. AVilliams 0. for 5. BADCOCK’S SELECTION. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The selection of F. T. Badcock in the New Zealand cricket team to tour England this year was severely criticised at a meeting of the management committee of the Auckland Cricket Association this evening. It was decided to write to the New Zealand Cricket Council protesting against Badcock’s inclusion, on the ground that lie is not a New Zealander, but a professional coach in the employ'of the AVellington Cricket Association, and that as such he should not have been considered eligible for selection, .in the New Zealand team. —— . —