FIGHT FOR RUNS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 78, 2 April 1928, Page 10

FIGHT FOR RUNS.

SECOND CRICKET TESi EIGHT WICKETS DOWN. WEW ZXAUUTD'S SCOBS PASSED. | GRIMMETT STAYING IX. j Telegraph.—Press Association.) , DUNEDDi, this day. The ex-New Zealander, Grimmett ■ to-day spoiled any chance the N'ew Zea ; j land bowlers had of routing the Aus . tralian batsmen in their first inning; j of the second Test match. , | The wearther was beautiful when thi J match was resumed. Merritt fielded fo • j Dickinson, who had strained a tender | m his groin. With the task of au; • menting considerably Saturday nirrht": j score of 57 for four wickets, "the Aus j traiian batsmen, RicharcL-on and Ales, ander walked to the create p-jnetuailv and McGirr and Blunt took up the bowling. From the outset the visitors battec with confidence, Alexander showing par ticulariy good form when within a few ovc-rs he scored several boundaries bv judicious and leg glances. A quarter of an hour after the start, howj ever, he met his downfall at the hands :of Blunt, who got him Ibw. He had j scored 2-5 in lt» minutes. 84 —.3 27. ! Richardson was more steadv than ; spectacular, but just after Oxenh'am had ; joined him he was beautifuliv taken bv j Foley at second slip, off McGirr. Folev j snapped him up with his left hand. t Oldfield. on coming in. was never I comfortable against McGirr, who continued to bowl with deadly flight and length. The Wellington man had five slips, one fielding verv deep. Read, who relieved" Blunt, also exploited the off theory, and appeared to be petting considerable pace off the ?ttl Wa j " comin ? b ack" in great S??^ ard way when Oldheld skied one to Badcock at cover and ne made no mistake. 03— ~ 5. Read's average was now two for 9. Grimmett was the newcomer, and he ■•polled any chance of a sensational rout. He wielded the bat more preciselv than any of his predecessors, and th'e ! century came up after 93 minutes' plav. i ■ rh e t .* me = BOW to find gaps j ■n the field, Blunt not proving aQC - ' eesstul at the top end, where he had reheved McGirr. Tb. fielding. howeSr I a> \er> keen, Badcock's work at point and cover being nothing short of msp'red. The throwing in was %£ "tumn- meS iTV a f lHty itseJf Wh;nd the Read Radcock took the ball from . , e score at 12.30 was 115 for seven wickets. ' U .^ e luncheon adjournment toe scv.c lb - runs ror ei-ht wickets.

-VEW ZEALAND. | First innings j r .. STRALIA,— First Ponsford, b Dickinson C ' Woodfull, b Read {- Kippax. c Blunt, b Dickinson 5 Schneider, b McGirr - Richardson, c Foley, b McGirr 14 Alexander, Ibw, b Blunt.. " oOxenham, not out 7, Oldfield, c Badcock, b Read =: Grimmett, not out Extras ~ Total for seven wickets 11 =