ON A SLOW WICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 65, 18 March 1925, Page 8

ON A SLOW WICKET.

VICTORIANS AT MANAWAXU. EIGHT WICKETS FOR. 56. (By Telegraph.—Frnss Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Tuesday. Nineteen hours after the conclusion of the drawn game at Auckland the Victorian cricketers took the field against the Manawatu representatives on a slow wicket this morning. The local side exceeded expectations by compiling 205 runs, nearly every member of the team assisting, as is evidenced by the fact that the highest scores were McVicar 32 and Eyre 22. Extras accounted for 40, Ellis being spelled for the Test match; The fielding of the visitors was good. The Victorians began badly and the innings was a long succession of disasters, the score at stumps being eight wickets for 56 runs. They taus require 50 runs to avoid a follow on. Of the visiting bowlers Hartkopf and Ebeling took seven of the ten wickets, the former's analysis being four for 49, and the latter's three for 31. j Gallichan and Hope, two young trundlers, a left-hand slow bowler and a right-hand fast bowler respectively, had a field day and played havoc with the inter-State champions. Gallichan took five wickets for 26, and Hope three for 22. TO-DAY'S PLAY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMTRSTON NORTH, this day. Play was resumed this morning. Runs continued to come freely until Eyre brilliantly caught Willis when the score was 124. Ebeling and Mayne then became associated in a good partnership. A double change was made in the bowling. When Mayne was approaching his century the batsman gave an easy chance to McViear. The compiling of the additional 135 runs took only sixtytwo minutes, Mayne scoring freely all round the wicket. At the luncheon adjournment to-day Manawatu had lost one wicket for five runs. Following are the scores:— MANAWATU.—First Innings. Daniels, b Ellis ".. 17 Perrin, c Mayne, b Ellis IS McVicar, b Hartkopf 32 Eyre, b Millar 22 Gallichan, lbw, b Ebeling 12 McSweeney, c Willis, b Hartkopf ... 9 McDonald, b Ebeling 17 Donaldson, c Willis, b Ebeling 3 Ongley, not out 13 Trevena, b Hartkopf .* 5 Hope, b Hartkonf 17 Extras " 40 I Total 205 Bowling: Hartkopf took four wickets for 49 runs, Ebeling three for 31, Ellis one for 23, Millar one for 11, Austen none for 9, Willis none for 14, Bean none for 16, Mayne none for 12. Second Innings. Daniells, b Liddicutt 2 Perrin, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for one wicket 5 VICTORIA.—First Innings. Liddicutt, b Hope 15 Bean, b Gallichan , 3 H. M. Austen, st Trevena, b Gallichan 1 Ellis, c McVicar, b Gallichan ~. 6 Hartkopf, lbw, b Gallichan 7 E. T. Austen, c Eyre, b Gillichan .. 1 Willis, c Eyre, b Gallichan 37 Ransford, b Hope 3 Mayne, c and b McVicar 94 Ebeling. not out C Extras 13 Total 191 Bowling.—Gallichan took six wickets for 71 runs, Hope three for 74, McVicar one for 23, Ongley none for 10.

TEAM FOR TEST MATCH. CRAWFORD REPLACES COLLINS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. C. G. Crawford (Canterbury) has benn chosen to replace Collins in the New Zealand cricket team.

CKAWFORD REPLACES COLLINS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. C. G. Crawford (Canterbury) lias benn chosen to replace Collins in the New Zealand cricket team.