TO-DAY'S PLAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1927, Page 13

TO-DAY'S PLAY.

AITKLAND .START BADLY. When tho match was resumed thts morning in bright weather, Hudson and Wilson >et on to overhaul the Wellington team's ripening score of 21*2. With two runs addtd, Hudson reached forward at l'rijie and was cleverly stumped by MeKenzie. With 10 runs on, a slow, tricky one. from Tripe swung right through .1. .MeDougall's defence. 10— 2— o Hollings (medium right I and Tripe (slow medium loft J were bowling well, and with a vagrant cross-wind both were exploiting i lie swinger, assisted by smart ground fielding. Wilson with courageous hitting soon ran into double figures. At "iti Rix-Trott was beaten all the way by Hollings. 26 —3—2. Garrard partnered Wilson, and the pair soon hoisted the half century, when llolln<r<; completely nonplussed Wilson with a flighty one." 50—4—30. There was a slow spell when Bannister joined Garrard, and the visitors rang n double how-ling change. The latter with trood nff-drivins and an occasional pull carried the score along, a feature at this stage bciiicr clever running of short Singles. The batsmen got tanclcd up when going for a short run. and Garrard, who had shaped splendidly, was badly run out. 00—5—48. Tripe came back to the crease, and bowled with six men on the leg side, three of them in the fine-leg area. Saunders took the chance, and hooked a gourde through tho trap to the fence. Hollintrs took up the attack, and Bannister brilliantlr clipped one to the fence followin™ in with a hook shot that aTf> crot the line. At the lunch adjournment. Auckland ■••>■! five wickets down for 131 runs. Scores:— VICTORIA VNTYF.RSITY COLI.KGE First Innintrs. A. M. Hollings. c J. McDousmll. b «nmio>rs "jfi H. XV. Osborne, b Smith r. V C Tripe, h Saunders f,O H. V. Moore. Ihw. b Saunders 7 ft. \V formnck. run out 7 R. tt. C. Mnrkon'ie. r :in<l h Saunders d"" J. N I) McDonald. <• Thk. b Saunders 1-4 T. \f. Htifhe«. b SnnmWs 4 r. TT. Arndt. Ihw. h Garrard 1 r. H. Hain. r Ri\ Tmtt. b Garrard 12 M. P Robinson, not out 0 E\trns 22 Total 212 Bowline tnalvsis.—SnnndTs took si\ wicfeets for 01 rnn«. Garrard two for ."0. N. Smith one for 2fi. Rinmore none for IG. AUCKLAND—First Innings. Hudson, st MeK«-n7.io. b Tripe o \Vils<.n. h Holliiies no MeDnuentl. b Trip.Ri\ Trott. b Hotlines 2 Garrnrd. run out IS Bannister, not out 2'; Saunders, not out 10 Extras 7

Five wickets for 131 A.C.A. THIRD GRADE. EPSOM WINS THE FINAL. Epsom I'nited won the A nek kind Cricket Association's third grade championship hy defeating Henderson hy nine runs on the lirst Innings in an all-day match at Eden Park .yesterday. In iho lirst innings Henderson made S" (Racthal 3J. Tuhberty 22. In sham 1.1). In reply Epsom made !)«> (Minglns 2<> not out. Murphy 18, Brown 13, Burton 12, Turner 1°). In the second innings Henderson made 15!) (Tuhberty 56. Wright .1.1. Ash 14. Hepburn lu). Epsom played out time, losing four wickets for 13S (Burton 4ft not out. Mingins 41 not out, Corbett IS Murphy Ml.