THIRD DAY'S PUT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 73, 29 March 1910, Page 7

THIRD DAY'S PUT.

TEST CRICKET IdAiTCH. AUSTRALIANS' SECOND WINNINGS, Warm weather waited rm, n the conclude ing-day's play of the Second Test Match. ►A cool wind prevailed', .and light cloud* (■tempered the suns >eat. When th« teams came out ther* wa s bwt a mer* sprinkling of spectators-. The 'ticket yesterday afternoon showed distinct signs fl f wear. Down at the .south end Fucy foumd a spot or two which, rather ups et batsmen's calculations. Towa/ds the close of the day's Play this end had become distinctly 'rt^y* afl d one looJsts for dust spots on. %**> green to-day. -The uiorfch end is in Kj» much more preserved state, though C et Z>, ioo > the bowters ffcmnd somethingrto help them. From a/1 appearances it looks as though J-acy veil "iiok" this afternoon when New Z<»fe a< i ..-we c ha»,ing then- runs. Boxshall, the Cajitaqburv r keeper, who was hit 'cv^ige yesterday.' may well blame the -wicket mote thin, "the bowlers. The outfield; too. is becoming fiery and ragged. At tj, e south-west \-cW of the wicket there ate lumpy patches. The ridge that iv ms rouH< l in lront of the pavilion is t L constant menace, and despite jvhat b>s .been said about th* weak fielding., possibly if one .could know there i? mo i;e than a small excusefor moat of it. This does not include, any justificn/.um of s \ ov , , A tired fi e ] dinrr feuch pr obtained yesterday at4e,rnooa -waen Mayne and Bardslev \vere p ilin~ ■on the te/is steadily. '• ' When ;pla.y was resumed to ciav Austraha was 262 on— ;ux .83 advantage 011 the first irjning* and 179 (for one wickefc <7" a r^ «wd yesterda-v. Doubtless Armstrong vill apply the closure WdITTY OUT. Itvwas jus/, on 11.45 when Reese opened from the southern end to Mayne (89 iiot out) qrad Whitty (8 not out). Th<* Jsouth Aw^ralijai scored a single olcvevJy, and WJiitty poked the next up in the B l, ps . Th 9 fifUj bai] the Qvep Waitty played back to— a ball that shook ofl ! hu? off -bail— a pretty bailer. 180—2 — o. \\<ame succeeded him. MAYNE RUN OUT. Tilie CarHou man opened with s siu&i» down the on. Sandman took up tho attack at the opposite end. Warne cufc bis first ball through the slips to third man. May no called, hesita.ted. and Warne datherl off. That momentary stop cost his wicket, for Brie* sent the b/11 back accurately, :uid tha South Australian was badly* iud out. Ife had only' himself to blamfc. Ibl- • 3—90.3 — 90. ft was a sorry ending i,o a brislc innings. Reese threw the ball to Bennetiy and the new man beat Emery, th» new coiner, with his fiist ball, J»ut did net bowl him. A small single wss iuu, <wid then Warne back-cut Bennett to the •rails Emery, lively as in i.he first inning.-), already was -making the pace hot, and was backing, up daringly. Doing &> once, he coaxed Sale to have a bang at the wickets, and the batsman got 2 for an overthrow. Singles came off nearly ■every baW at this pcriqd, the batsmenj shaking things up between the wicketsEmery played Bennett into the howler's hands (not a chance) at mid-off. The ball bounced out, and Emery scored a. single. Jt was exhilarating run-sneak-ing, nnd a contj'a^t to the local method. .But how long would it last? Emery's life "was a short and a merry one. Jumping out tQ Sandman, he failed to con- ! nect, and lie wag a yard out when Boxshall lifted the bails. 197—4—8. SMART RUNNING. Smith, the hero of the first innings, camein, and. scored a single off the first ho received from Sandman. Warn© made himself ten with a nice drive off the same bowler. Orders to the batsmen were apparently : get runs or get out, for they w/ere taking chances. Rims were made from balls plaj«ed a few yards up the pitch, and several times it was a h°tt go between the ball and tho batsman for home, with hut a very, smp.ll margin in the latter's favour. SMITH BEATEN BY SAXDiIAX. So 200 went up, and a new ball wa» ■requi&iikmed. It suited ihe Canterbury colt, Sandman, who beat and bowled Smith with a, ball that swung back from leg a lot, the bat&inan ploying right forward but failing to stop it. 20*7 — 5—3.5 — 3. Sandman's a.verago waa uuw 2 for 53, and he had taker. 2 for '6 to-day. Four wickets had fallen today in 40 minutes for an addition of W runs. The wicket was doing a littla at both ends. Kelleway came in. and drove Sandman down the off. The colt was getting on a considerable swing with an occasional break. Kelleway, getting the bowling, on drove Sandman to the stand rails. So far the coir, had bowled six overs for 9 runs and two wickets. v\ r arne was chopping the off theory down hard in the slips, but tho balf.meu were now somewhat quieter. Warne B3»t up 220 with a three past third man, and a. single following put him into the twenties. Kelleway watched every ball very closely, and let go jh« dangerous off theory. He is essentially a correct bat, waiting for the loose ones, and knowing .his model, one is not surprised. Twice in succession h« put Bennett's over-tossed stuff lo the ropes, both safe, orthodox strokes. 230 up, and the New South Welshman was into double figures. CLOSURE APPLIED. At 12.30, after three-quarters of an hour's batting, Armstrong applied the closure. The ecoie was 232— Warne 21 not out, Kelleway 16 not out. This letfc New Zealand 316 to win and all ths . afternoon and a bit more to get rhejm in. Fifty-three runs had been put 011 during the morning. AUSTRALIA. First innings ... ... 269 Second Innings*, llayne. run out ... ... ... 9(J Bardslpy, c Boxshall, b Bennett ... 71 Whitty, b Reese 8 Warne, not out ... . . ... 21 Emery, st Boxshal), b Sandman ... 8 Smith, b Sandman ... 6 Kelleway, not out 16 Extras IS Innings dec'ared closed with five wickets for 238 Bowling Analysis. Balls ildns. Runs JVkta.. Brice 60 0 48 0 Bennett ... 78 0 62 1 Sandman ... 96 1 62 2 Haddon ... 18 0 19 0 Reese 30 0 26 1 316 TO GET. AND A BAD START. Before New Zealand set out on the long journey the light roller wab run over the vjeket. At 12.45 Armstrong led his men out, and Hemus and Lusk followed. Facy opened from his old end (the north) to Lusk, and got a wicket with the very first ball. Tha batsman pawed at it weakly, and tha ball went straight to Armstiong at iirafc man, who tos-secl jt pp— o— l— -o— and a bad beginning. Wnrne, in Gorry's absence, took the glo\eg, the Australians fielding ten men. Ln.-k's stroke met a, deserving fate. Sv<le followed, and drove a f-hoit on© pa*t point to the track. The nexl one ros-e unusually, and Sale looked at the pitch thoughtfully. On his first day *

iprm the Auckland representative is likely to yet prove himselfHEMTJS BAGS A "PAIR."Whitty took the bail at the south end, and sent down a maiden to Hennis, another Aucklander with a goqd lecortl. Facy hanged them down, ami Sale had a let-off. Playing forward to the Tasmanian, Sale touched oue, but War ue dropped it — 100 hot ! Then Hemus gave Armstrong his second opportunity of a slip catch, and the big man took it without any trouble. The batsman had fliiked one from Whitty, but did not get hold of it at a-11 well. He had achieved the unenviable pair of spectacles. Haddon in, and one from Whitty whipped fast off the pitch and beat both batsman and 'keeper, going to the boundary for fonr byes. The small crowd was not enthusiastic a bit, and in sooth it had little causa to be joyful. iWeighed down with responsibility, the 'Auckland pair did not sparkle, anil mix came bat spasmodically. Whitty knd Haddon "any price," the batsman being baffled three times in succession. At last he got one away past mid -on for 3, and New Zealand had 305 to go. Opposite Facy Haddon turned one off his toes to square-leg to the stand rails, and forced a short one to the on for a single. At 16 Emery went on vice Facy, just before lunch — his first trial during the mateh — and Sale got a 2 and a 3 off his first two baHs. Then Whitty iumbled the next, and Haddon wa> lucky to get home. At the luncheon adjoin a meat the score was too for 22— Sale and Haddon each 9 not ont. PLAY AFTER LUNCHEON. Bale and Haddon, each 9 not out, resumed at 2.40 this afternoon, with the light dull. Gorry took up las old position behind the wickets. Whitty bowled to Haddon. The attendance was very small. The first over was a maiden. Sale slipped Facy for a single, putting himself in doable figures. Haddon, at his old tricks, pat a fast one down to leg for three, and himself past double figures. Sale followed with a pretty leg glance off the Tasmanian to fine leg, four being rnn. 30 up. Opposite WhiUy, to whom he was never comfortable, Haddon narrowly escaped being bowled, the ball going to the ropes. Then Haddon, in attempting to drive the left-hander, was adjudged l.b.w. He appeared to have touched the bail, which came down to short leg. 34 — 3—12. Reese succeeded him. Facy bumped down a short one which toos Sale above the elbow. Tfte succeeding ball was called, and Sale got a single off the last. The Aucklander cocked the first of Whitty's next up and with no one near it. The light waa none too good, and Whitty was taking a lot of watching. Of seven overs he bowled to-day six were niawiens, and a three was scored off his third over. Reese turned Facy down to the boundary at fine leg, sending up 41. After a single it was his last, a« Whitty bowled him with the first ball of his next over. 4—4 — 5—43.5 — 43. .Whitty had now taken three lor 3. _ NEW ZEALAND. First innings ... # .. 177 Second Innings. Lnsk, c Armstrong, b Facy ... 0 Sale.-c Gorry, b Warne , 21 Hemus, c Armstrong, b Whitty ... 0 Haddon, 1.b.w., b \Vhitty 12 Reese, b Whitty " 5 Siedeberg, c and b Whitty ... 7 Sims, not out ... „. ..< ... 18 Brice, not out ... „.. H Extras ... „, „, „.. 13 Six wickets for ... ' iti »., 87