SECOND TEST

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 89, 25 January 1930, Page 6

SECOND TEST

NEW ZEALAND'S STAND. SCORE TOTALS 439 RUNS. THREE WICKETS FALL FOR 14. (Per Tress Association.) AVELLINGTON, This Day. Weather conditions were not quite as good as yesterday for the resumption of the Test cricket niatch, the sky being overcast, with light, white clouds, but the prospect is for continued line and possibly sunshine in the afternoon. With the score at 339 for three wickets, Page (33) and Blunt (1.5) continued New Zealand's first innings at 11.30, Barratt. at the south end, and Nichols were the bowlers . At noon the score was 362 for three (TJage, not out, 42; Blunt, not out, 24; extras 37). , _. • Page survived an appeal from Uorfflford and then reached 50 by two successive boundary shots. Bowley was applauded for brilliant slip fielding. At 373 Allom (nine for 48) relieved Nichols (none for 60). Blunt .reached 30 and sent 380 up after the innings had been in) progress 350 minutes. Woolley (three for 48) replaced Barratt (none for 87). Blunt scored 4 off the new bowler and was then caught in the slips. He liad batted 75 minutes, and hit six fours. 385 i —36. McLeod went in. the scoring being slow with a run of singles. Page survived a confident appeal for a catch behind the wickets when 55. Four hundred was reached after 370 minutes.

At 12.30 Page was caught behind the' wickets. 407—5—67. i Weir" followed, but was out lbw to Woolley. 410—6—3. James followed. At 12.40 the score was 417 for six wickets.

McLeod opened out, but after some nice scoring shots was clear! bowled when trving to force the pace. 425 — 7—16. Dickinson came in, and Worthington replaced Allom (one for 73). James flicked one to Cornford. 431—8—7. Merritt failed to score. 431—9—0.1 Badcock was the last man. The innings closed at 1.8 p.m., Dickinson putting up a simple catch. Details are:—

NEW ZEALAND. First Innings.

Dempster, st "Cornfield, b Woolley 136 Mills, b Woolley ... 117 Lowry, c Duleepsinhji, b Woolley 6 Blunt, c Duleepsinhji, b- Woolley 36 Page, c Cornford. b Allom ... 67 Weir, lbw. b Woolley 3 McLeod, lbw, b Woolley 16 James, c Cornford, b Worthington 7 Merritt, lbw, b Worthington ... 0 Badcock, not out ... .:. ... 4 Dickinson, c Worthington, b • Woolley ... 4 Extras 42 Total 439 Bowling analysis: Nicholls took no wickets for 66 runs, Allom one for 73, Barrett none for 87, Worthington two for 63, Bowley none for 32, Woolley seven for 76.

WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB.

WELLINGTON, This Day. There was fine weather for "the Wellington Trotting Club's meeting today. The track was in excellent order, but a string wind across the course militated against good times. •Results:—

Probationers' Handicap.—Brent Zolock.. 1, Automatic 2, Great d'Oro 3. Scratched: Solitude, Silyerwood, Sedmere. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 44 3-ssec.

Kaitoke Handicap.—4 Tot Logan 1, 5 Ukelele Lady 2, 3 Bright Light 3. AH started. jCVon by a neck; half a length between second and third. Time, 3min 49 3-osec, 3niin 47sec, 3min SOisoc. Gold Cup.—l Wrackler 1, 4 Concliff 2, 7 Quality 3. Scratched: 'Prince Pointer, Roi POr, Terence Dillon. Won by two lengths; four lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 29 4-ssec, 4min 32 4-osec, 4min 29 4-5 •ec.

THE TEST MATCHES.

AUSTRALIA WINS THE SHIELD

(Received This Day. 11.10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day

The final games in the series of croquet test matches between Australia and New Zealand will be played to-day. Australia has already won the shield, and will defend it in 1931 against England, in England. Yesterday's matches resulted:—

Ross and Stratton (New Zealand) beat Miller and Mrs Miller 26-23, 14-26, 26-23; McLeerv and Witherow beat Mrs Cole and Smith (New Zealand), 26-6, 18-26. 26-18: Windsor and Crabb beat Creed-Meredith and Mrs Watkins (New Zealand), 26-7, 26-7.

THE PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Dominion bowling championship tournament entered its last stages this morning with a game in the first round of the post-section play in the pairs competition. The winner of this game took part in the semi-final against Gladding and Jenkin (Carlton). This afternoon HaHiday and'Burgess (Hokonui), having already qualified, will play the subsequent winner in the final. The weather this morning was favourable, if rather dull, and the absence of wind left conditions with little to be desired. The green was again in first-class order.

The game this morning between Batchelor and Cooper (Southland) and Todd and Tamblyn (St. Kilda). who won in 1926, was won by the former by 24 to 21. The Southland pair were in particularly good form, and the game was a good exhibition by both sides.

SARRON'S CONDITIONS. WELLINGTON, This Day. Sarron, the boxer, says he has not yet signed uo to meet Donovan at New Plymouth because he is signing on condition that a return match takes place in Wellington. He has not put his signature to articles for a return contest with 'Donovan at Dunedin.

THE TURF.

CROQUET.

BOWLING.

BOXING.