TEST CRICKET MATCH TWO CENTURIES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 75, 30 March 1914, Page 11

TEST CRICKET MATCH TWO CENTURIES.

(BY TKL6CRAPB.—PItESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 28th Marcl.. Tho final Test .match was continued ai Eden Park in beautiful weather. Thwe was a large attendance in the afternoon, and £212 was tak#n at the gates. The Australians stopped in all day. s.yd at tho close had lost fivp wickets fcr 471. Tho batsmen gavp a ve*y bright exhibition. Centuries were scored by DojHjuj; and Waddy, and Trumper playcJ a lively innings rf 81. Crawford hit hard hv everything, and uas unbeaten with over 60 to liis credit when stumps were drawn. New Zealand were unfortunate in losing Bennett, who hurt his hand badly before lunch, ar*d took no further part in the gamo. _ During the luncheon adjournment Ow visitors made many complimentary references to the work of Alt'. F. C. Raphael, secretary of the New Zealand Council, and the hospitable manner in which he bad treated them, and prf»sented him with a rose-bowl, engraved with the signatures of the whole team. The scores a,rei —

Total for five wirkets .... 471 Bowling Analysis. — Robinson, thre« wickets for 118 runs; Saunders, one for 90 1 Brooke-Smith, none for 5; M'Mitban, none for 16; Snedden, one for- 63; Hemus, none for 13; Bennett, none fop 19: Holland, none for 54; Patrick,'none ion 23. NOTES. The firsfc fifty wesit up at the end of half an hour's play. The New Zealacd fioldiag up to this was very keen, Brooke-Smith and Sale being prominent for clea.n and quick work. When SO went up Waddy had 60 of the total to his ov/n credit. Tho first hundred 'was hoisted as th* result of 90 minutes' play, but the run that brought it nearly cost Waddy hia wicket, as a good return by BrookeSmith saw him within an ace of being run out. P>oth Waddy and Dolling played with the greatest confidence, and the score mounted steadily, fours to each batsman _ being frequent, while their short running between wickets was fhtet-class. Wa-ddy, who hit hard all round the wicket, reached his century after an houi* and thirty minutes' play, the score then being 150. At 164 Saunders went on again in place of Holland, and badly beat Waddy with his first ( two deliveries. In the same over both Waddy and Dolling gave possible chances of stumping, but Condliffe, who was keeping wickets excellently, loet the ball on each occasion. In Saunders's next over Waddy misacd a fast one,and Condliffe had the bails off in a twinkling, but the batsman got the. verdict and. showed his appreciation by hitting the next ball into the grandstand grounds for six. The second century was registered after the innings had been in progress two hours and five minutes. Waddy played a fine innings, hitting almost everything that came along, but he was by 1 no means rash. His runs were made by finished strokes all round the wicket, his "scjuare-cutting and leg- , hitting being particularly rgood; rHe-Te-ceived a great ovation on returning to the pavilion. -At 253 Hemus took a turn with the ball in place of Saunders. He opened with a wide, and his slow lobs on the leg were appreciated by Dolling, who hit him for a four and a six, though Trumper %yas beaten by the New Zea-, land captain's next ball, and should have been stumped. The spectators enjoyed Hemus's attempts with the ball, and did not mind in the least when Dolling hit him three times in succession to the boundary, bringing his own total' up to 96. With 288 on the board, Trumper lilt one back to Hemus on his left hand, but the catch was dropped, and two balls later Trumper' was nearly caught by Sale at square-leg, the fieldsman just failing to get to the ball. Dolling reached his century after he had been an hour and five minutes at the wicket. Incidentally, the third century was raised. Dolling, when 122, gave two ,chances— one to Robinson off his own bowling, and one in the deep field, but in each case the ball dropped just clear of ■ the fieldsman, but when he had scored two more his long innings was brought to a close through his missing a straight ball from Robinson. His batting was always interesting and full of life. Trumper gave a fine exhibition of free hitting, cutting, driving, and hooking the bowling in all directions, which Was greatly appreciated. \ The fourth century went up at the end of just Under four hours' play.

NiSW ZEALAND. ?irsfc innings ... „ 269 AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. 3ol!ins, b Saunders ... . 19 tVaddy, b Robinson 140 tolling, b ■Robinson 104 Sbble, b Robinson M , 1 Fmmper, lbw, b Snedden 8"* irmßtrong. not out ... ... ... 46 jrawford, not out ... ... j... 6) Extras ... „< ... „. VI