AUCKLAND BATTING.
M.C.C. TEAM'S DEBUT AT EDEN PARK j WEIR TOP-SCORER WITH 77. ALLCOTT HITS A COUPLE OF SIXES LATER BATSMEN GO CHEAPLY. The M.C.C. team, under the captaincy of A. H. H. Gilligan, , which to date has had an undefeated run against New Zealand provincial teams, and in two Test matches, commenced the thirteenth match of its Dominion tour at Eden Park this morning, playing against the Auckland provincial team. Rountree was not available at the last moment, and F. A. R. Badley was brought along to take his place. Benson replaced Legge at the last moment. ' Auckland won the toss, and Mills and Anthony opened the innings. Mills went early, but Anthony scored a solid 48 and Gillespie 38. With four wickets down for 137 soon after lunch, Auckland's stocks had slumped a trifle. ' However, Allcott assisted Weir to the second hundred, the skipper hitting Bowley twice over the ropes in one over. Allcott and Weir added 86 for the fifth wicket, Weir top scoring with 77 before being run out. Allcott hit two sixes off one over of Bowley's.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 33, 8 February 1930, Page 10
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182AUCKLAND BATTING. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 33, 8 February 1930, Page 10
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