GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 21, 25 January 1930, Page 17

GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

THRILLS AT BASIN RESERVE. MIIXS UNDER RESTRAINT. DOMINION CMCKET REVIVED. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") .-,

r-, r ,: ■>■ WELLINGTON, Friday. ; When Jack Mills' stumps were skittled, at 5 o'clock this afternoon with New ; Zealand's score at the question most frequently asked at the Basin Reserve (and there .was an off-day attendance of 6000) was whether his. .partnership '< with Dempstier was a world's record for • Test cricket; ; -The answer was provided-by Mr. A. F. Wweni probably the greatest cricket and Rugby authority in the Dominion,,who stated that to-day's epoch-making effort in New Zealand cricket missed fifirst arid >• second' prizes. Hobbs and Rhodes-vat ; Melbourne in 1021 put on 323 iforV.the. first wicket, Hobbs scoring 178 arid ! Rhodes 179. Again at Melbourne: inJariuary, 1925, in facing a total,of; 600 by Australia, Hobbs (154) arid SutcMo: (176) put on 282 foy the wickets The side eventually scored 479,,:buty;hey Went further than Dempster arid, Mills' because the opposition being in a moral ascendancy, the Englishmen had to .fight ;'all throughout the; whole of one day, BTobbS going soon after the resumption of play next morning. 'In- surviving both, the arid tea;, adjournments the two NeWi ZealanderSvfoUowed very closely in the-foOt- ■ steps/'of -the favourite British openers, but:wnat'if^riore^; to the point- their delightfuiirinirifea'has given to Dominion cricket that filip which was wanted for its re-establishment: in public favour. - • Mflis' 1 Restfaining Influence. L Td Mills even, more than to Dempster Imust go the credit of to-day's partner- ; shijl.:' With Dempster ever out to, force the pace and to take legitimate risks, it fell to Mills to restrain himself even after he began to get anything like an equal share of the bowling. Almost as anxious as Dempster io secure .for the side the scoring value of every, run-getting''stroke, Mills had stillj : 'to/(discipline ;the impetuous Wellington--iari arid sayiilo to calls which would beeri--1 foolhardy. -For aU that it is doubtful if Lin: first-class cricket here the work of Vhc has /ever been Surpassed; in lunhmg between the fwickets. They had an.almbst;perfect understanding, and it was asuming arid then to see both me wheri several yards up the pitch look at each other and then .fly back to safety. , Dempster: ran thfriharder, "arid when he|aw a chanceof run he-went all out for, never once jeopardisijlg his. wicket.. 1-. ; Mills 'exploited to the'/Utmost; that chariad«ristie ; pull;stroke ;pf; his, and it was to see him force shoulder highballs from Eiigland's express bowler ;(Nichpllsj round: ; to the on boundary, fwith elrefy man but one. fielding onthe off. Not till shortly before the ad]burnriierit iafter: :had/Sc^ed' ! a' : cbuple of sucboundaries, did Gilligan _put a nian.into the.country on ,that ; . side. Oversight in Fielding. The M.C.C. skipper made the same oversight/in the afternoon and fielded with only a silly mid-on.*-It was the .irony, of fate that Gilligan should, in that position,, have dropped off Worthington what would have been- a "sitter" •toad not the sun dazzled him.! 'Mills was, Stiien in the eighties;, -.j..'% - K After lunch Dempster had again made more of his opportunities; and the apf|lause had hardly diedVaway for the 200 up. when the welkin-rang with plaudits f0 : the Wellirigtoniai's' cehtiiry. Mills wis.not, quite into•the'nirieties;' and he iaW crowd; in. suspense.. * > Wberi 96 Jjellreached a ? long way forward to -Flank Wpoiney's first, delivery in the.game :anl;, swiped rather thari:,pulled;'itlsquare ;f the -/pavilion. % ., There Was intense excitement, as the fieldsman galloped from to save by inches that/would-have. sent, up Mails' hundred. - /// • ' \ /'..-:'. •' )!l|ae agony was intense .'as Woolley the left-hander-play- every other balflof the over/for dear life} but the first-ball of Nidhols* next; over Jack forced round to) &ie; leg, and/the- great double feat had T became an accoinplished factj., . ."" ;.;;; : :/.'■'/ •'.;■'-'>; '/•;::f->^Cheers : ;for AucHander.!':/. Wbriderful as had been the - ovation that given f to Mills was... even more enthusiastic. His perand his admirable restraint hadiWoriSthe hearts of the spectators, who, though-they would like"-vto'J-have seen him;open but as freely ..as did Deinpster, yet recognised that he was playing the correct game. If. Mills had a motto to-day it must have been "stay iri and the funs'..will:come," and to that fact, perhaps is mainly due the open-ing-day performance of 339 for three wickets...' ' ' ■ '. Dempster must be given high marks for the gruelling he mad to take from Nichols in:the first half " hour's play, tie bowler bumping them/ dangerously froril the very; first; oyer.;;Dempsterl ducked arid diyed to little avail, and a ! ball, the third over hit him on the' head arid cannoned away for a boundary -of byes. Then Tie got a couple on the fingers,- arid .finally a lightning delivery knocked the bat clean out of his hands, the ball being tipped by two slip fieldsmen on its way to the screen. Handi- ;■ capped by stature Denipster stood out ' heroically tpiday.' He_ 'drove cut adniirably /..;. -.t.* ' -. . . Woolley Not Well.. : 'Mills -was* strongest on 'the"ibri-side, ' butfalip.gotf' many, fine shots>|hrpugh ■' coro^ori; ojE slip: fieldsmen,.' It?seemed ; extraordhiary that Woolley,; the- fanipus

English Test 1 was. not given a turn with, the ball until 200 had gone up. "He did not/appear well,- ; and Was' temporarily replaced? on ; the field by .Turnbull. ; ■/ .■ \ : 'A : }J< : '.- ;:- ;'!s!#-' Amongst the many distinguished cricket visitors to-day were Mr. Hugh Trumble and Dr. Pope, of Australia, Mr. A. T. Donnelly, i of Christchurch,-, Mr. Heathcote Williams, of Hawke's Bay, and' Mr. Arkwright, of Bangitikei (present and past presidents of the.New Zealand' Cricket Council), Messrs. F. Williams and" Robinson (a New Zealand selector and an Otago executive officer), HV. Whetta (New Zealand selector from Christchurch), and N.C. Snedden (Kew/Zealand, selector from Auckland)., '..-■ Mr. Dan Reese, chairman of the New. Zealand Cricket Council; arrives in the morning from Christchurch. ,' ■:' v .'■',

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

ANNIVERSARY DAT MATCHES.

; The draw for lower grade "matches to be played on Wednesday under the control of the Auckland. Cricket Association: is as follows: —■.:>;!, ! • ,-. Second- Grade.--A "section: Parnell A vJ Western - United, Victoria Park; Grafton v. Tamaki, Domain, No. 4; All, Saints' v. | Stanley Bay, Stanley Bay; Balmoral v. No'rthcote, Northcote; Mount Albert v. Windmill, Victoria Park. . B. section: City v. Barnell B, Victoria Park; Epsom United v. University, DSmairi', No. > 5; North Shore v.- United Suburbs, North Shore; "Ponsonby v. Takapuna, Victoria Park. "' Third Grades—;A section: All Saints' v. Bden,. Domain,"'".No.-" 10; .Balmoral v. United } Suburbs, • Bden "Park, .No. 5; North Shore v. Western United, Victoria •Park ;„ Papatoetoe v. Education Board, Papatoetoe; Windmill, a bye. B section: Power Board v. Northcote, Domain, No. 3; Mount Albert v.' Tamaki, Domain, No. 12; WiY.Mil. v. Dilworth, Domain, No. 8; Point 'CBevaller''V. -Swanson, Point Chevalier.; Telegraph, ■ a- bye. -C section : Aotearoa" v. • Turners and Growers, -Point Chevalier; Cambria v; Henderson, Domain, No. 13;"" Parnell" v. ' Blrkdale;' Birkdale; Kauri "Timber •' Company, ■>.- v.;-; t v,Y.M.C.AivDomain, No.. 14; Victoria, a.bye. Fourth Grade.—A. section :l Mount Albert v., Excelsior, Mount Albert;" All Saints' v. North' Shore, North Shore; Telegraph v. Y.M.C.A., Outer Domain, No. 1; : "Herald" v. Point Chevalier, Point ■ Chevalier. B

section: Aotearoa,: a'bye; Papatoetoe: V. •St. Stephen's, Papatoetoe; Grey Lynn v. Olympic, Outer Domain, ,N0..2;; .v.' Springs, Point Chevalier. The following hours of play will be observed: 9.45 a.m. to 1 p.m., -1.45 p.m. to 4 p.m., 4.15 p.m,.to 6.30 p.m.

THAMES-HAimAEtf REPS.

(Bj Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ' : THAiuTES, Friday. /. Mr. H. L. Berney, the sole Selector, has picked the following team to represent Thames-Hauraki against Waikato on Wednesday, 29th. January:—®. W./Wells, Cleave,. B. Buchan, G. Twentyman, F.-Gib-■sbn, A. Brokenshire. J. Buchan, G. Buchan, W. Baker, T. Vangioni, A. Dobsoni Reserve: J. M. Fox. .