THE TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2109, 28 March 1914, Page 5

THE TEST MATCH.

AGAINST AUSTRALIA. SALE SAVES THE N. 2. SIDE; BROOKE'S WITH ASSISTS. (By Assadftifon.) Auckland, "U nth 27 . fiffantifu.l ivcaifer was experienced lor tlto ep'Uiing day's play in tho ibia! tcKti match teiwC'ffiii A nsti alia anil Xovr Zeaiaiidj and the criclset conditions geue'i> ftlly were perfect. A wiiul uils Bltji Oil the previous day had staos't ooiDploiely dvioil the wiciioi, Which was in good.' order thuugji if anything a little slow, Thc.i'o Vras a .goad attenda-rico, Laver arid Jl.'uregxir stood out of tho Austra-« Jin.il Woven. Xtv.v 'Zealand made ft disastrous start, for, with only II) ruus on tlio hoard, throo Wiolot'S lm't falk'ti, iricl«r:iJ)j; tlnnus, vho went iti first. Whilo tii&so tlir® wickets iyoi'o falling not a. singki j ran was scored. Patrick and Sucdtl.uit ! stayed together it :it VI 40 appeared on th.'o I board, and Bnlo helped Sneddon to tako tlio total to 71 before tlio lal-tor left.

Theu ensued tbi> partnership. of i.ho day;—that between. Sale and BrookeSn'iith. After tlio latter had settled down, .ho played ft most attractive liiniiigs, and, with Salo also tooting well at the other end, the outlook l:eoun;o nioro hopeful. Xinety-sevcn runs lvero added to the. total More lirooliC-Srouli returned to tlio iwviiion. Holland gayts Sato valuable assistance, and as tiia Mai gradually rose-, so did: $al.o (who was batting splendidly) got nearer his eontury. Ho succeeded in reaching tliro,o figures With tlio last man in., and ho .received a great ovation for.ins fmo tarings against odds.. ! l';ho last wicket Ml at 269, and stumps were. Urea dmwa for tlio day. Tho feature of tlio Australians' per* forniaiiGo was tlio fn.io bowling of A rm-» strong's who troubled all tho batsmen, and got the .good figures of sk ior 47.. Tho Australians' .fielding -was, on tho . ivjlolo, ]x;or, ihough it was redeemed to sojho cfxte.ni by tho sjslemlid catches bj Waddy and C'dlins, Scoresi New Zealand. Condlifle, b, Armstrong , ]| Memus, o. Vf.addy, b. Crawford : ,.'i 3 M'Miwon, h. Armstrong Q Patrick, o. Collins, h. Ann,strong ... 10 Sneddon, c. alii b. Arnibtroug 21. Sale, Jiot out ifli) Bf.ooko-Siiitth, : b. Sobio .Ift Holland, b. Jli'.ilov ]<J liol/insen, c. M'iieiifcie, b. Xoblo 1 Bennett, k Armstrttlig 1$ Siuviitos, b.-i Arnistfong 10 Extras it Total ......26p _ Howling analysis,—Armstrong took ■six wickets; for >3.7 runs: Crawford, one for 37 ; Noble,''ted for 08; M'Kcuzie, none jar !i; Jlai'ey, one for o-l. How- tho Wickets Fell, 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0 JO' 13. 13 13. €9 71 10= 212 221.2# 2(30 Notes on tho Play, Ifc waj one- o'f Armstrong's fast ouea winch sent do\vi! ,\i .*talion .s ivwlifit. C'oiiclli.ii'o survived ail for Lb.ir, ail tlio iji'st ball'of Artiisti.'oii.g,''s second ever, but kni.r liaffa laier lie was eteaiv howded in attetalitiiig a. big hit. "IJie iir.st tifrfio w'iciiets' teil Hi ii;u c:i .IS'i'lVlVtCSi'i,' AYjrea Ratoick aftd. Stedden i'Vcro joins od play )u.eamo vei'y slow, lioih ai Strong and Cr«-.iiout in'io bowteig \my„ steadily, and Armstrong in particular periU'itted .Jio. ilbertjes'i I'atekls ercuLuiilly opojwd tiut> hovv'.CVfiiv #iwl lifted Armstrong ever the ■elf boundary lor li, Sending 30 up as the result of ';!•! i:unuttfs' piny. Both batsmen ih.en settled down again to stonewaiiinc. Evei'.tuaii.y I'a'.n.-k was brilliancy ;ak.e!i by Coii.iijs at eovj'r-iioiut. lis was in ior 35 ininutos, i-aie caine in l'nwt. fiio 'lialf-ccsiiituty iviis' raised fis tlio result of 65 minutes' play. At the luncheon adjournment, Salo was 17.

Snellen looked libs making ft- Ivigj stand, tat with the total at VJ. ha re* ; turned ouo to Armstrong. who took ii. hasty or.c-hauded catch. Sneddon play- ; pi'si SltflUK 'jnjimgs," ftiArfcd by cleaiii' ' liitiiiiir and good lilastiig. Brooke-Smith Wivs very unhappy tlu'r* Jug Ills first tfvet iroifl Airifrstro'iig, wlio tvas ge'ttiijg a tremeu.d<Ms ftwoutttt .06 work on tlio ball After very si'ow play., 9® was hoisted, and Armstrong wis given a sp'-11. for \ tho first. timo in the iunhigs, Mtailey taking iiio bail from him. Tho big Victorian had tliuii taken four wickets for 28 runs. , . ' Now Zealand's first 300 occupiod an ' hour afld S'O minutes, Kilt both g'alo. and Wore more at homo aftor .Armstrong toil been, taken oif', though. Xohb did not. jiormst of ninny liberties. Mai ley bowled "log theory, with a- field ! well placed. awl powerful hits only ic< suited iu feihgl.es.. As tiro result of 1# minutes' flay, 150 appeared fill the board, tho last o.l} having been put 611 ill just under .'half' an. iwiir. , At: 168 Noble agom bowled 111 plaeo of €iaw!'ovd, and with I'.is fourth, ball' clean bowted ]?rooke-Sm;ti;. Although, very scratchy at tho start, -tho L.den inan gave a !ino display when, oi'eo ho ■gat going, and his crisp, well-played .strokes wcro ii t.wat to watch. . Jlo received a great oval ion on returning. When Ho%wi joined Saio four overS went- by without, n run being scored, and at HO ,Armstrong was brought on

again. . . x . t 3S r ew* Zealand's Sc.c.o.iid century caipp after play had been in. progress, lor threo hours aiu.l a half. S.ate was tlie'ii 75. At 219 Holland was neiium 'Jill tho way by a good ou<? .from Eabiitsoft chopped <mv© inter second sjip'-ji hand's.. Sinto ivos nDis" '®, attft W crowd began to wonder whether the two Jus', men would stay itt J.'oiig enough <10 eitrJ/lo liim to get his century. After other good strokes. Bennett ■opened oat. snd got twice to tho fonw?. 'I bat was his fuiishj lmwcver, as Ijo went haif-wny tip tho piich to ;v slow one, mi.socd it., and was clean biiwlefl. , , When Saunders, (bo last. mar., camo in, ho b'ft tho last ball of th.o over alone.. civing Sale the bowling Sam va* tbeii 00. ami tho'fvv:?t fell ,of Xocle. s ncx {, nrcr tho Ko:"b S'lo-re man cut lor a single, and '.oud cheering anmumee. that ho had reached Ill's woM-carncd hvii'dre.d, j'.fter having beeii threo hours and tai' Mi-fmitos at the , , S-'ilo i'jniV.d tea bat io.r 100. made by Clean hnr f stiiofos all »tvvid tho wicket. Ho WiiS in for just till three ho-.trs an;? a half, and bis score :nciii(ted 16 uouii.d ury hits, ..