FIRST TEST MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 5

FIRST TEST MATCH.

NEW ZEALAND V. AUSTRALIA. VISITORS AT THX WICKET. A POOR START. j FOLLOWED BY A RECOVERY. j (By TelezTaph. -rn?s« Association.) ' WELLINGTON, this day. The first orioket test, Australia v. \eu- Zoiiland, oommenced to-day in fine weather, the wicket being perfect. The conditions otherwise were excellent, except for a strong northerly wind. The attendance is very large. The teams arc as follows: — New Zealand. —W S. Brice (Capt.). R. C. Blunt, .1. S. Hiddlcslon, S. C. .Smith. C. ('. Da<-re, I), Sandman. X. ('. Hnedrlen, F ('.. Midflleton, K. Shepherd, \V. Rowntree, F. Mcßeth. Australia.—V. S Ransford (Capt.), E. L. Waddy, A. RatclifTe, .1. Bogle, O. P. j Asher, P. Hornibrook, H. Ironmonger, iA. Kippax, A W. I.ampard, V. Richard- ■ son, A. E. Liddieutt. ! Ran-fonl won tlie toss, oloctins; to bat. ' The New Zcalanders, led by Brice. re- , eeived an ovation on taking the field. This was repeated on the appearance of : the opening batsmen, Bople and Richardson. Boiile faced Brice, bowling against the wind, a sinjrle coming from the first ! hall. Two leg byes followed, after which a stroke to tho. slips by Richardson cans4- l ] Bogle to be nin out. Dacre fielded Rmartly, and returned to Rowntroe. The latter sent on quickly to Brice, ; who nipped the bails off before Bogle could get back after running the whole lenuth of the wicket. Richardson did not respond to Bocle's call. 3—l —l. j Liddirut joined Richardson. Four j bye* were added when Rowntree, although j MilTerinfr from a bad linnd, held a catch j from Richardson off Rrice. 7—2—o. ! '■ Tlie Australians' innings thus com- , menced disastrously. I Llildlcnt. with lunsford. took the howl ; in? c.iri'frllv. :infl runs camp slowly, malnlv | f.-oMi Sui.rlinan. At 25 a 'brilliant coinbinjiti'in :n slips Tirouzbt about Rairsfonl s ; dlsoils-cil. A ho;, mtcb to slips was fumbled by Shepherd, but Smith close by held the bull before it rea.hci the ground—a clever fiitfli. 2" ■■".- 4. j Willi thne ,if the Australian's bed* pone ' Hie exrlicincnt ••' the crowd was preat. j I..'i:n>ar.l j.iineri Uddlcutt, and their part- j iierahip acmnnted for a considerable lm- ; 7irovement in the position. Both playc'l with confidence, well-timed boundary hits . ...r.iti_- at intervals and of) afipcared after i.> iiiiniiios' pla,T. and at W Mlddleton rcllevril Brli'e, -whose average «aa two for _-J. OK Mlddleton's se<-onJ ball I.Mdicutt I ■■-'.'Ji was nii.-scd by Smith In the slip?. j APHBUKTON DEFEATED. my Tcleiraph. —Press Association, i ASHHfRTON. K.-lday I The ranTch between the Australian team i jnfl Asbburton concluded on Th\irsi'.ay. -cfiltlng in i win for tie visitors by 1" ivi-ke;-.. Anvtrally's first innlncs was de- .■! . .~-l cl.iKnl at r«X> for e'.irht wickets. l.!-'iM«-i.i. ■ ontrftwtlns TiO b} innsnin.enf ■ r'cV-et. A fenoire nf »d-ond !r!'.:ir.~ iriit a «innd mil" by Fryer, who ', t»niio I" fmirv. the best t-nre. ; ->:i( lit. hi New Zoslnnd «(r»!n-t l lip A"S----i Af.«Ti:.VI.IA — First lunluE«. ' "r,«.ir.l c n"i" I. Watson 0 I■' i " i:t >■,>•■ -.1 1-n • 1 un .-rd. . |-brl«t!n. l> W.it.-on ."> ) Korssben 1 h.iv.. l> Watson - t»her. b F-vcr 4 * ?iOEl>'. '■ I.titpr. b Watson "* ■ r.nt out IK 1 iroiiTonser. not out 2H f. F.xtrus X Totnl ule-IT-eiii :;iiii F'.owline.-Watson took four for 74 liar. ■ per «' fnr 20, T Jnmleson one for 12. R. Hull none for 14. Chanman none for '--. ■ Fryer two for .YJ. Tosker uone for I?.. ASrinrRTOX. -First Inning?. ■■ l> Hornibrook 0 ■ Hnrper. h Asher ." I'oni'r 1.b.w., b Ratcllffe 0 i fiolt>«haw. r Hornlbronk. b Ironnionser T ■ Krvcr, c Itnnsford. l> Ilornlhrook S4 I fhnp'iian. h Ilornlbrook n . f'!i"l"t!e h Hi)rnl>>Hink H ; Jn-nleson. b Hornlbrools v i N »i*r»l. <* I .n in jin r<i. t> I rr»nnintit;pr - . Tar-ker. l> Ironmon«er n ilwi-n. b Ironmonrer Ci I Lister, c Forssberc b Hornibrook .... <i Keely. I, Ilornibniok ! Hull! l> IrniimiiiiKpr " J Kitras -4 'i Total K.n ; Rowlinjr. -Homlbrook peven for ~, 1 J Asher one for 10. l.lddlcut none for ■!>. s ' Kateliffe one for 7, Irou:uonger nvc for "1. I