EXTRA EDITION. TEST CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1914, Page 8

EXTRA EDITION. TEST CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. NEW ZEALAND. LATTER BATTING. (IT TILEQRiPR.— PEBBS IISOCUHOH.) AUCKLAND, This Day. Tbe test cricket match Australia v. New Zealand began on the Eden- Ground at noon, in fine weather, and on a good batting wicket. M'Gregor and Layer stood out of tbe • Australian team. Hemus won the toss, and elected to bat, Hemus and Condliffe being the first pair in. Armstrong opened the attack to Hemus, a brace coming off the over. Crawford bowled to Condliffe, who hit two fours and a three r>ff the first over. However, with the fifth ball of Armstrong's second over he was clean bowled. One for 13. Disaster followed, Bernus being caught by Waddy cleverly, without addition to the score. M'Mahon was clean bowled by Armstrong. Snedden opened by cutting Armstrong to the boundary. Runs came slowly, Snedden and Patrick being content with occasional singles. Patrick gave Waddy an easy chance of stumping off Armstrong, but Waddy failed to hold the ball. The batsman followed with a 6. Patrick was well taken low down at midoff by Collins off Armstrong. 40—4 — 16. Noble relieved Crawford. Sale placed him through the slips to the boundary, and in the next over raised applause by getting Noble to the boundary three times in succession. At the luncheon adjournment the score was four wickets for 59. NEW ZEALAND. Hemus, c Waddy, b Crawford ... 2 Condliffe, b Armstrong 11 M'Mahon, b Armstrong 0 Patrick, c Collins, b Armstrong ... 16 Snedden, not out 11 Sale, not out 17 Extras ..• 2 Later. The New Zealand score is now five wickets for 70 runs. Snedden, c and b Armstrong ... 21 Sale, not out 18 Brooke-Smith, not out 0 Resuming after lunch, Armstrong bowled to Snedden, who got him to leg boundary. Noble continued at the other end. Snedden reached 20 by driving him to the off boundary, 70 coming up with a single to Sale. Armstron's first ball in the next over Snedden returned to the bowler, who accepted the chance. 70—5-21. At 3 p.m. New Zealand's score was five wickets for 102 runs — Sale, not out, 37 ; Brooke-Smith, not out, 11 ; extras, 4.