AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 64, 15 March 1924, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

MATCH AT WANGANUI. HOME TEAM SCORES 172. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WAMJANn. Friday. { The criekot mat.-h between the Ncir I South Wnli'n and Wanganui teams was commenced tin*, afternoon. The weather was overcast, hut ilic sun came out late. There wa< an attendance of about 1300. *' Wanpunui won tin- Joss ami batted on n good wicket. A bad start was made, Orr l»i in- brilliantly caught l>y Hmidry in the >ii>)- nfter •letting; n single. K. London was bi.-ateii by Andrews in the third over. iw» wicket« being down for 10 runs. Macartney bowled two overs and then gate way to I'uncli. Wood opened out to tlie new bowler, lifting jhim high uver the him , - ai lonj; on. Then, litter making 1(1. Wood off-drove Punch beautifully, but in trying for a third run he. was run ->m. Holland wa» caught nicely liy Andrews beforea*or'n 4 tlie board tlien sli owing four wickets for is runs. Hu.-sey and Treadwe.ll became associated, and tin- pair made a lino stand. Fifty appeared after an hour's batting. Treadwell was scoring freely otr Punch, and the lirst hundred went up in so niinmes. Kippax relieved the slow bowler, and Hussey hooked a short one into tlie pavilion. At 11!) Hnssey fell to another short one. turning it to Macartney at raid-on. Two runs later Treadwell went to one o/ Andrews' slows, after giving a splendid exhibition for .V 2in an hmir and seven minutes. He hit seven fours, and liU partnership with Hussey put on !>o. Orton wns aoing well when lie draggejl one from Kippax. into his wicket, which Tattersall als ( i did with one from Andrews. Young played Katelille. on to his wicket and nine wickets were down for 101. Tronson opened with a boundary, and then hit KateiihV over the fence for six. but Kiooax bowled him out in the next over. Williams was I:.' not out. The total for tlie innings was 17-. made ill a few minutes over two hours. The visitors opened lhpir innings a little after iive o'clock. Hendry and Jtnllarkey facing jiollaml and Troniton. KuTis ntmr steadily from good-length I'owlin™. the buismen playing well for ! singles. 'I'weuty-liv,- liud gone up in the same nunilier of minutes, when Holland iMiwled Mullarkey oir his pads. Rateliffc | joined Hendry ami they had not been separated when stumps wen; drawn. Hendry. not out. made 20. made up of a boundary and ?Z single?. Katcliffe, ' 13 not out, scored one" two and 11 | singles. ; TO-DAY'S PLAY. j (By Telegraph.—Pr.--s<= Association.) WAXi;AXi;i. ibis day. The cricket match Xew South Wales v. Wanjraimi was resumed in line weather this morning. Katelille and Hendry continued batting. After seven runs had been added to the overnight score. Katcliffe was clran-bowled hy Tronsou. ■">- - 17. Kippax tilled the j ; vacancy. "With the score at 05 Hendry made an uppish stroke, but was misseil by Orton off Holland, the lieldsman misjudging :1 ••omparai ively eusy catch. Kippa.v started conlidently but after making thirteen >vas clean-bowled, ! middle slump, by Holland. 74—3—13. K. Bardfley the next batsman. I*. Hardsloy. after making nine, was clean bowled by Holland. !lO—l—-:>. j Oldfieltl was the incoming batsman and | one hundred appeared as tlie result of j '.C minute's play. Williams took up the | bowling, relieveina Tronson, but the i score gradually mounted. With tlia score hW. Wautl* relieved Holland. The ' rate of scoring increase! and at lunch | read four wickets for 177 runs. Hendry I (ml BS. Oldlield linl :!4. The scores were as follows:--WAXfiAMI. - First Inuin-s. j Orr. L- Hendry. b Andrews 1 i London, b Andrews v< Wood, run out H> Holland, c Andrews, b I'uncli H Hussey. c Macartney, b Kippax ... 41 Treadwell. b Andrews r>^ Tattersall, b Andrews 3 Orton, l> Kippax 17 Williams, not out 13 Voting, b liatclitte .i Tronson. b Kippax 10 JCxtras : t; Total 173 Bowling Analysis. —Andrews took four wickets for 32 runs. Macartney none for :>. Punch one for o-l, Mullarkey none for 34, Kippax three for«so. one for 13. NEW SOUTH WALES.—First Innings. Jlullarkey, l> Holland 10 Katclifl'e. b Tronson ]j Kippax.. l> Holland 13 R. Bardslecr b Holland VI Hendry. nut out ss Oldlield. not out :',l Four wickets for 177