AUSTRALIAN XI.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 39, 16 February 1928, Page 15

AUSTRALIAN XI.

FIRST MATCH BEGUN.

NELSON OUT FOR 161. I :;|.\;MP;TT TAKES SEVEN FOR 64. T<y Telegraph.— Press Association.) NELSON, Wednesday. Tlir- fir-t match of the Australian i-kct team's tour was . • .i ill-1 Nil-oil to-day at Trafalgar Park • i .i wirk'-t considered by the visitors in- lir-t i-li!-s-. A shower overnight had ii the sting out of the wicket, but ii bei-aiii' 1 fa-ter in the afternoon, i !'ai'!-oii. the visiting captain, won the ;inil -cut the local team in to bat. ! i r11; ill - clo-ed for 101 runs. Ni;11<• and Kinzctt were the opening ; 1-111(11, and played the bowling of 'i" ton and .McNainee confidently. With ■■i• total at 21, however, Grimmctt was ! ii on to howl, and three wickets went • "■( iply. Xcale, in endeavouring fo covcr wicket, was bowled off his pads, Kintl stepped out and was stumped, and i\ lor, the professional who it was hoped «mild make a good showing, failed to get under a hall and was caught. Three . icket s were down for 33. Kemnitz fv \d to last, but Eden and were responsible, for a useful partnership which yielded 43. The centiii v went up for 125 minutes' play. The nyiitg nature of the bowling and splendid lidding kept down the runs. Both l.it-inen went for the bowling until i.anghein was caught at the wickets.

Kiiwkcs forced the pace and added 20 I.ifore being sent back to the pavilion.

; nirell played the liveliest innings of the day, knocking up 17 before being run out. Eden continued to play attractivc. cricket and was unbeaten at 48, when the innings closed for 161.

Ft is considered that Nelson made an exffllent. showing npainst such a strong combination. (•rin.mctt yiuzzled the l><il*inon considerably, his deliveries breaking both ways. Blackie's varying jmee, without apparent effort, caused him to be watched very carefully. Morton and McXaniee were both played conlidently, the first-named being at times very fast. Ponsford and Wood full opened for Australia, but the latter, after making ft, was out lbw to Hope. Kippax joined I'onsford, after scoring freely for the first quarter of an hour, both batsmen settled down to steady cricket, taking no chances against good-length bowling. Their play was marked by perfect timing and splendid wrist work, but in the concluding stages of the game they were evidently troubled by the bad light, which was appealed against unsuccessfully, until 5.40, when stumps were drawn with the score at 65 for one wicket for 70 minutes' play. It was apparent that the visitors were out for practice more than for making runs, and the slow rate of scoring was rather a disappointment to the crowd. Scores are:— NELSON.—First Innings. E. R. Neale, b Grimmett 13 C. Kinzett, st Oldfield, b Grimmett.. 6 E. J. Kemnitz, c Jackson, b Blackie 9 J. Taylor, c Morton, b Grimmett .. 1 E. Langbein, c Oldfield, b Morton .. 26 R. Eden, not out 48 N. Hawkes, lbw, b Grimmett ...... 20 J. Newman, st Oldfield, b Grimmett 4 R. Hope, lbw, b Grimmett 0 T. Se'arell, run out 17 W. "Max, c Richardson, b Grimmett 6 Extras 11 Total . 161 Bowling.—Morton took one wicket for 32 runs, McNamee none for 30, Grimmett seven for 64, Blackie one for 24. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. W. M. Woodfull, lbw, b Hope 9 W. H. Ponsford, not out 24 A. F. Kippax, no*, out 22 Extras 10 Total for one wickct 65