CRICKET
TOURISTS BAT ALL DAY
FOUR WICKETS DOWN FOR 334 (P.A.) DUNEDIN, March 10. Making fairly good use of a perfect wicket and the ideal conditions, Australia scored 334 runs for the loss of only four wickets on the first day to-day of' the cricket match against Otago. The captain, W. A. Brown, scored a brilliant century, and K. Meuleman, an opening bat, made 86. Although the total was reached in less than even time, the score could have been greater, for the attack was only steady and the batsmen were always on top. In the two hours after
lunch, for instance, Australia added only 134 runs to the total. Both Meuleman and Brown were in the fifties soon after the resumption, and the ball must have been easy to sight. The fielding was keen, but the bowlers had a heartbreaking task on a typical Carisbrook wicket. The crowd fully appreciated the Australians’ quick running between the wickets, but the majority would rather have seen the visitors forcing the pace a little so that a decision will be reached on the last day.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 125, 11 March 1950, Page 2
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