THIRD TEST MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 35, 10 February 1923, Page 7

THIRD TEST MATCH.

M.C.C. SCORES 244. HALL SIX WICKETS FOR 82. AFRICA 8 FOR NO WICKETS. 1 (Ry i aide. I're-s Association, t'opyrl.hl.i • Tie.eived 1.-lop.a, i ( APETOWX. February !'. The third 'lest match commenced at •lohanncsbury to-day in hot and oppressive weather, the attendance totalling 7000. Kn. and balled lirst. and the whole side was dismissed for 241 runs. The moderate score was due to correct and consistent howling, supported by brilliant fielding. The wicket was hard and fast, the ball bumping occasionally, (arr hit seven boundaries, and batted 100 minutes, but the effort was not charaiterUti. of him. Fender nlayed a breezy innings, bis best of the tour. Hall's last, four wickets cost _0 runs. He bowled with excellent judgment, with a natural hod. break varied with an off break. When stumps were drawn for the day the home team bad scored eight runs without loss. Following are (lie scores: M.C.C - First Innings. Sandham. c Ward, b Meintjes 0 Russell, b Hall s Woolley. c N'ourse. b Hall ........ '•' Carr. Ibw. b Rlanckenberg b'.'l Mead, b Nupen :!S Fender, c Hall. Ii Blanckenlnirg .... 14 Mann, c ('atterall. h Hall •'** •lupp. c Nourse. b Hall i Kennedy. c Nonrse. b Hall 16 Brown, b Hall rt MacAuley. not ont I Extras • *'•' Total -** Bowling: Hall took six wickets for Bruns. Blanckcnburg two for 46, Meintjes one for 31, Xupen one for 50. Snook none for 10, Francois none for 1:1. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Meintjes. not out 3 Ward, not out ~ Extras 4 Total for no wicket. s (A. and X.7.. (able.) GREGORY IN BTNDEY, .Received 1.3" p.m.l SYDNEY, this day. .I. M. (.regory. the Australian fa.t bowler, is visiting sYdney from liis farm for a mouth. lt is understood tliat he will be invited to play against Macl_ren's team in the second ma tell in Melbourne.—l A. and N.Z. Cable.)