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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 86, 10 January 1928, Page 6

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MANAWATU v. AUCKLAND COLTS

VISITORS WIN BY NINE WICKETS

Palmerston North, January 9.

Ju perfect weather the cricket match between Auckland Colts and Manawatu concluded at Palmerston sports ground this afternoon, the game resulting in a decisive win for Auckland by nine wickets. With four wickets down for 189, Auckland continued their innings in the morning, and, owing chiefly to the forceful batting of Schnauer, Bush, and Vivian, put up the formidable total of 335, 157 runs ahead of the Mauawatu’s first strike.

Tn the second innings Manawatu could put on only 152 runs, thus leaving Colts 16 to get in order to win, which they did for the loss of oue wicket. Auckland’s bowling was very good, too good for most of the Manawatu batsmen. and the well judged placing of the field minimised the run-getting. There is ’no doubt that the visitors deserved the win, for they were far and iwav the better team.

Whitelaw, Auckland’s not out man, and Schnauer continued the innings for the visitors, and, playing confidently, the batsmen soon passed the 200 mark. With the score at 210 Whitelaw fell a victim to a yorker from O’Keefe, and returned to the pavilion, having contributed 106 with sound strokes all round the wicket. Bush was the newcomer, and soon he made his presence felt by three good fours. Runs came at a fair pace until, with the board reading 256, Schnauer was caught at silly leg by McVicar, off McSweeney, and a vacartcy was made for Vivian, the next batsman, who opened cautiously. Bush was playing a powerful innings and reached the half-century with a single off Tillick, who, however, trapped Vivian a few balls later when the score was just five short of the third century. Bush put the score past 300 with a forceful drive off Black, but Fraser, the incoming batsman, was clean bowled by -O'Keeffe. Webb, who followed, went out l.b.w. to Tillick, having contributed four. Johnson was the last man and came in to see Bush caught Jnd bowled by McVicar. He played a dashing innings for his 80, including foufteen 4’s.

McSweeney and McVicar opened Manawatu’s second strike, but 'McSweeney had scored a single only when he fell a victim to Fraser, Bush taking a good catch. Leet filled the vacancy, •md with McVicar took the score to 27, when the latter was clean bowled by Bush. Didsbury came next, but he also scored a single when Schnauer took a good catch behind the sticks off Bush’s bowling. With the partnership of Leet and Mullins, the newcomer, the score began to mount until Leet was stumped by Schnauer, Bush again being responsible. With the exception of Fletcher (10) and Spring (24), none of the remaining batsmen stayed long with Mullins, who occupied the crease until the last man, 'Tillick, joined him. In attempting a big hit Mullins was caught at the boundary by Bush off Webb’s bowling, the innings closing for 152. With 16 runs to get, Vivian and Webb went to the wickets' for the Colts, but before the account had been opened Webb was run out. Gee was next man in, and with Vivian soon put on the runs required, the Colts thus winning by nine wickets.

MANAWATU. First innings .198 Second Innings. McSweenev, c. Bush, b. Fraser ... 1 McVicar, b. Bush 9 Leet, stp. Schnauer, b. Webb 36 Didsbury, c. Schnauer, b. Bush ... 1 Mullins, c. Bush, b. Webb 44 O’Keefe, b. Langridge 8 Fletcher, b. Butler 10 Day, c. Whitelaw 6 Bush ” 2 Spring, b. Fraser 24 Blacki stp. Schnauer, b. Langridge 7 Tillick, not out 0 Extras 10 Total ... 152 Bowling analysis: Fraser took two wickets for 43 runs; Bush, three for 28; Laugridge. two for 17; Butler, one for 15; Webb; two for 39. AUCKLAND. First Innings. Whitelaw, b. O'Keefe 106 Gee, b. Tillick 27 Monteith, c.'aiid b. McSweenev ... fi Langridge, c. Black, b. McSweenev 2 Butler, 1.b.w., b. McVicar 53 Schnauer, c. McVicar, b. McSweenev 21 Bush, c. and b. McVicar 80 Vivian, c. and b. Tillick 20 Fraser, b. O’Keefe 3 Webb, 1.b.w., b. Tillick- 4 Johnston, not out 1 Extras 13 Total 335 Bowling Analysis.—McSwecney took three wickets for 44; Tillick, three for 45, O’Keefe, two for 50; McVicar, two for 72; Mullins, none for 8; Spring, none for 21; Didsbury, none for 37; Black, none for 45. Second Innings. Vivian, not out , 7 Webb, run out 0 Gee, not out 9 Total for one wicket 16 Bowling Analysis.—McVicar, none for 4; McSweenev, none for 12.