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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1927, Page 10

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fUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. THE MATCH IS DRAWN (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The special cricket match between Auckland and Wellington ended to-day in a draw. Auckland's first innings realised 307 and Wellington replied with 487. In the second innings to-day Auckland compiled 289. E. H. Bowley, the Auckland coach, gave a taste of his batting (ability, ami Matheson played a forcing innings, again saving the situation for liis side. When stumps were drawn on Saturday Wellington had run up 435 for the loss of seven wickets. Hollings (34) and Christopherson (33) resumed to-day to the bowling of Player and Wilson. Runs came freely, until the total was 460. Hollings reached his half-century with a boundary. Christopherson tried to pull Dacre, ■who replaced Player, Bowley running round to take the catch. 470—8—46. Mitchell lifted a lucky single, and was then bowled by Wilson. Massey helped Hollings to raise the score to 487, and then was out Ibw to Dacre. Mills and Bowley opened the second innings for Auckland, who were 180 runs behind on ihe fust strike. McGirr and Massey were the bowlers. -The batsmen both got quickly into double figures. Bowley ran out to Mitchell at the first chance and Lowry Jnissed an easy chance of stumping him. When 21 Mills was given out lbw to the (Blow bowler. Cooper partnered Bowley and the pair carried the score to 61 at the luncheon adjournment. On resuming Bowley continued to bat ibrightly. He headed the list of individual scorers for the visitors with 66. Matheson contributed an invaluable 42, and Dacre had the next best score, 37 The innings closed with the total at 289. Requiring 110 runs in 30 minutes to "Win the local batsmen tried to force the game, but failed badly, and four wickets ihad fallen for 34 when stumps wendrawn. Details are: AUCKLAND. First Innings 307 Second Innings. E. H. Bowley, b Collins 60 J. E. Mills, lbw, b Mitchell 21 I. W. Cooper, lbw, b McGirr 29 H. Wilson, c Collins, b McGirr .... 30 A. Postlea, b Massey 24 H. E. Gillespie, c Lambert, b Collins 5 C. C. Dacre, b McGirr 37 yv. Smeeton, c Kortlang, b Collins 4 A. S. Player, c and b Hollings .... 4 A. M. Matheson, c Kortlang, b Collins 42 A. Scott, not out 6 Extras 21 Total 289 Bowling Analysis.—McGirr took three •wickets for 65 runs, Massey one for 46, Mitchell one for 53, Hollings one for 71, Lambert none for 6, Collins four for 47. WELLINGTON. First Innings. D. C. Collins, c Gillespie, b Wilson 18 G. Earle, c Mills, b Scolt 68 B. J. Kortlang, c and b Wilson 52 T. C, Lowry, lbw, b Player 36 H. N. Lambert, c Wilson, b Player 22 K. C. James, lbw, b Smeeton 74 H. M. McGirr, c Scott, b Dacre 76 A. M. Hollings, not out 65 |W. J. Christopherson, c Bowley, b Dacre 46 L. Mitchell, b Wilson 1 H. B. Massey, lbw, b Dacre 2 Extras 27 Total 487 Bowling Analysis.—Matheson took one wioket for 88 runs. Player two for 97, Wilson three for 60, Dacre three for SB, Cooper none for 107, Scott one for ®0, Smeeton one for 12, Mills none for 6. Second Innings. G. Orr, run out 6 H. M. Lambert, c Smeeton, b Dacre 8 H. M. McGirr, c Bowley, I Wilson 4 T. C. Lowry, c Gillespie, b Dacre .. 3 W. J. Christopherson, not out .... 5 A. M. Hollings, not out 7 Extras X Total for four wicket# 34