THE TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2111, 31 March 1914, Page 5

THE TEST MATCH.

HEAVY DEFEAT.

AN INNINGS AND 113 RUNS.

M'MAHON BATS WELL.

(By' Telegra-ph.—Pre6e Association.)

■'■■■ > '■■■-,* ''.■'.■■■•,■''■ Auokland, March 30. ■'■'. 'The second Test ■ match between Australia and New Zealand was continued at Mount Eden ■; Park to-day, when, tho visitors secured it very easy victory. As was expected the attendance was very meagre, and only £22 was • ' , taken at. tho gates, making a total of ' ■:■ • over £291 for the match. ■ . - /The Australians, who had lost five wickets for 273 runs on Saturday, batted again until tho lunch adjournment. The .score rose rapidly. Crawford, who had . made 61, not out, on the previous day, soon reached his century; arid ..Armstrong succeeded in registering the fourth century of the match before , Craivford -was caught just prior to the luncheon/ adjournment, when the Aus- . : .tralians!'declared with six wickets down 'for-610 runs.! ■ ' v .When the New , Zealanderswent in ■■'. it was generally thought: that they woiild endeavour to make tho match a , •draivy and that consequently scoring , would be slow. Such, however, was '■;;. not tho case; . The earlier batsmen gave a bright display, and pride Of'place must be giyento M'Mahon; the Gisborne man, . who gave a really first-class exhibition of:'batting,, especially when it Ms cbn- ,■; sidered that his .gamoa , this season have almost all been .played 'on matting wickets, rfiid that consequently ho was somewhat unused to tui-f.';', Much .dis-

satisfaction was expressed Ly many of tho spectators when ho was given out to Collins—a left-hander bowling round the wicket. Sneddon also gayo a capital exhibition in registering his 61. - Whon the players'adjourned for tea tho Now Zealanders' score was 167 runs for four wickets, and a draw seemed Wuicd. Five wickets were down for 201, with nn hour and a half to play, but then disaster set in, and the remaining; five- tickets fell for 27 tains, the innings closing for 228 runs Australia thus won by an innings and -(3 runs. The Australians' fielding was better than on the first day, but neyertheloss was not particularly impressive. The visitors, who have now completed their tour, will leave on a visit to Rotorua to-morrow morning. Scores:— New Zealand. First innings 269 Second Innings. Patrick, o. and b. Crawford 19 v M'Mahon, 1.b.w., b. Collins 68 Sale, b. Crawford .;...' 1 Hemus, b, Noblo 23 Snedden, c. M'Konzie, b. Mailey , 61 .Brooke-Smith, run 0ut.....'....;......... 18 Condliffe, c. and b.'.-Mailoy 2 Holland, c. Armstrong, b. Mailoy 3 Robinson, c. M'Kenzie, b. Crawford 5 Bennett, b. Crawford 14 Saunders, not out 0 , Extras 14 Total ....'. '. 228 How the Wickets Fell. .12 34 5 6,7 8 9 10 38 40 96 167 201 204 208 213 222 228 Bowling analysis: Cody took no wickets for 8 iuns; Collins, one for 12; Mailey, three for 89; Crawford, four ior 54; Armstrong, none for 25; Noble, one for 26. Australia. '/.'' Waddy.V Robinson' '..,,w,. 140 Collins, b. Saunders 19 Dolling, b. Robinson 104 Noble, b. Robinson 4 'l'rumper, "l.b.w.Vb.'Snedden 81 Armstiong, not out 110 Crawford, c. Bennett, b. Holland 134 Extias 21 Total for sk wickets (declared) 610 Bowling analysis: Robinson took three wickets ior 40 runs; Saunders, one for 102; Bennett, none for 51; Patrick, none for 23; Holland, one for 88; M'Mahon, nono for 31; Snedden, ono ior 762; Homus, none for 73. NOTES ON THE PLAY. For some it was a question whether Armstrong would reach (his century betoro lunch, when it was 'the visitors' in-' tention to declare. Ho eventually, jeached 00 with a fourer off Hemus, and, in the next over he biought up the hundred. Three balls were sufficient jor him to send up tho sixth century ior his side., Tho last hundred were got in 40 minutes. Patrick got one "sixer" oft Mailoy, lifting him over tho square-leg boundary. His innings, though brief, ws\ very stylish. '- '4 Sale, in his second innings; was sent Tjack by a bailor. At one stage a ball from Mailey hit Hemus's wicket, but did not remove the bails. ' M'Mahon enjoyed Mailey. He gavo a finished exhibition, and his style impressed tho spectators considerably. New Zealand's first century went up in 75 minutes, and, at tho same time, M'Mahon reached his own. fifty with a hoautiful drivo to the off-boundary. Altogether, tho Gisborne man gavo a really first-class djsplay, without tho semblance of a chance, and deserved every run he got. New Zealand reached 200 after two hours and 25 minutes' play. After a good innings, Snedden hit one into M'Kenzic's hands at mid-on. Brooke-Smith ; was missed behind the wickets off Crawford, and, without any further addition to the score, the Eden man was badly run out in attempting an impossible third run off a stioke bj Condliffe.

Robinson gave Noble a warm chance straight away, but the. catch was not taken. Ho then drove- Crawford to the fence, but, two balls later, ho skied the South Australian to M'Kenzie, at third man. At this stage the last four wickets had fallen for no more than twelve runs. -.-.■... .• ■ ' .-■'. ■

■. Bennett opened by hitting Mailey for a,Well-run three, which was expanded to,six by an overthrow. Ho was missed by.Mailey next over, but Holland-then hit one into Armstrong's hands at .firstslip. . .. . ■ ' J: