Late sport World loses again

Press, 8 November 1978, Page 6

Late sport World loses again

I pa Auckland 1 The groundsmen shaved the ; grass from the Mt Smart cricket I ■ pitch yesterday, but the result I was the same—top-class batsmen struggling for runs as the Australians beat the World XI by i 30 runs in a 50-over match. Sadly the result was the same for the promoters, too, as only I I a few hundred people watched; the match, which may have put the World Series Cricket New Zealand tour further into the red. In a bid to help others gain match practice the Australians rested their heroes of the threeday match, Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee. They also went)' about their batting with a eeri tain amount of grim determinai lion, notably from lan Chappell. | 1 I who took 86min over his 31, and Bick McCosker, who toiled away ■ for 39 not out in a little under ' two hours. Their small score was also the i result of another flourish of; three wickets by Richard Hadlee, [a tidy, tight spell by Derek 1

Underwood, and the spectacular success of Albert Padmoie, the West Indian off-spinner, whu took four tor 28 from 10 overs. A target of under three runs an over looked a simple for the World XI. and it might have been had not lan Chappell taken three superb catches at l first slip to remove Ban v j Richards, Boh Woolmer and Clive Rice. Between times Gaiv Gilmour bowled Collis King and lan Davis provided a brilliant 'diving catch to remove Tony ’ Greig. At 57 for five the World XI . was deep in trouble, even d i Dennis Amiss cruised serene 1 -, i on. The rest could not keep 'Max Walker out. Amiss was left high and dry with 63 not out, land another $lOOO went into the ' Australians' pockets. Scores:—Australians 136 (R McCosker 39. I. Chaopel] 31: A Padmore 4/28. R. Hadlee 3/34 ( Rice 1/10) beat World XI 10.1 <D Amiss 63 not out. Rice !’ Hadlee «: Walker 5/26, M •Malone 3/31).