A DRAWN GAME

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1927, Page 5

A DRAWN GAME

AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON \

SPECIAL MATCH CONCLUDES

CONCLUDING STAGES INTERESTING.

The special match between Auckland and Wellington had an interesting turn of events in its concluding stages at the Basin Reserve yesterday afternoon. Auckland had lost six wickets before their first innings deficiency had been wiped off, and the chances were that they would be decisively beaten. Dacre, however, came -to light with a brief but smashing performance, and Matheson also supplied a valuable finishing touch to make the position practically secure for a drawn game. Wellington were left with 110 runs to make for V win, but with less than half an hour in which to do it. The local men went, for the runs, only to meet trouble, and four wickets fell very cheaply before stumps were drawn. .Nevertheless, Wellington had the better of the game. DACRE OPENS OUT. With six wickets down for 175 runs, Dacre joined Postles, who had made 16. The bowlers were Collins andyM'Girr, and the Auckland captain opened'out to the former. A big hit to leg saw the deficiency wiped off, and, following another four, Dacre lifted a ball from Collins clean out of the ground into Kent terrace. At 193 Mitchell was tried in place of M'Girr, only to be severely dealt with by Daere, who netted 13 runs from one over. Massey relieved Collins and kept the runs down, but both batsmen scored freely from Mitchell. In quicktime Dacre' ran up a total of 37.' The tea adjournment was then taken, Postles Being 24. Only twp runs had been added to the score after tea wEen Postles was unfortunate in losing his wicket. A ball from Massey hit the batsman's' pads, bounced upwards, and .went on to the wicket. 222—7—24. Player was next, only to see iJacre clean bowled by M'Girr without any further addition to the score. -The Auckland captain had been at the crease for 30 minutes, playing in his usual aggressive style for 37. He hit one six and five fours. 222—8-37. \ . ' A. BRIGHT FINISH. Matheson joined Player, and ran into double figures .before the latter scored a run.' Two successive balls from Massey were driven hard by Matheson to ,the At length Player made his first scoring shot off M'Crirr, pushing the ball far enough to score a single. With the total at 247 Hollings replaced Massey (one for 46 in 15 overs). Matheson, however,, was in scoring mood," and he scored well while Player held his end up. . The score reached 250, and with Matheson still going well it wag carried on to 269 when Player, who had scored only four runs, was brilliantly caught by Hollings off this bowler's own delivery. 269—9—4. Scott was last man, and he, too, held out while Matheson • continued to gather in runs in forcing style. Finally Kortlang brought off a splendid catch to dispose of Matheson, who had given a bright display in scoring 42. i Six'fours were' included in Matheson's score. Bowling honours for Wellington were shared by Collins.and M'Girr, who took four and three wickets respectively. Details:— AUCKLAND. . First Innings 307 ' Second Innings. Bowley, b Collins .' 68 .Mills, lbw, b Mitchell •.....,.. 21 .Cooper, lbw, b M'Girr ' 29 Wilson; c Collins, b M'Girr 30 Postles, b ■ Massey 24 Gillespie, c'Lamtiert, b Collins' 5 Smeeton, c Kortlang, "b Collins' 4 Dacre,' b M'Girr '. 37 Player, c and b Hollings .' 4 Matheson, c, Kortlang, b Collins 42 Scott, not out 6 Extras: Byes'l6, leg-byes 4, wide 1." 21 Total \.. .-I '.... ' .1. 289 . Fall of wickets.—One for- 37, two for 93, three for 135, four for 153, 'five ■ for 168, six for 175, seven for 222, eight for 222, nine for 269, tenVfor 289. Bowling Analysis. ' O. M. 'R. W. M'Girr ' 20 2 51 3 Massey 15 '1 46 1 Mitchell '^....8 — 53 1 Hollings. \lO , '3 41 1 Lambert '.. 2 — 16 — Collins 9.1 — 47 4 QUICK AND BUSY. As the match was to finish, at 5.30 p.m." there was no prospect of .Wellington's, ■winning. In just under half an hour Wellington had to make 110 runs to win. However, the early batsmen went for the bowling, but the result was disastrous.; Orr and Lambert opened to Wilson and Dacre, and .when 14 runs had been regis-' tercd Lambert was caught at long-on. 14-1-8.. ' , ' M'Girr was^ next, and he made only two scoring shots —for two apiece—before being caught' in the slips. 18—2—4.' The next man was Lowry, and his account was started with three for an overthrow.- There it.ended. Hitting out to Dacre, the Hawkes Bay' player was caught at. cover. 21—3—3. v A°"rot" had set in, and soon after Chrislophersen had gone to the crease Orr was dismissed as the result of an accurate throw-in by Dacre. Orr had started for a run,' but could not regain his crease before Dacre scattered the stumps. 22-4-C. • Hollings ■ and Christophersen improved matters, and held out until stumps were drawn -at 5.30 p.m. Details:— WELLINGTON. First Innings 487 Second Innings. Orr, run out „ 6 Lambert, c Smeeton, b Dacre '8 M'Girr, c Bowley, b Wilson 4 Lowry, c Gillespie, b Dacre '3 Christophersen, not but 5 Hollings,"'not out .' .- 7 Extra: Leg-bye 1 -. „ 1 .Four wickets "for .' ;.,. 34 Fall of wickets — One for 14, two for 18, three for 21, -four for 22. . ■ Bowling Analysis. O. 'M. R. W. Wilson 4 1" 20 1 Dacre 3 — 13 2 "The umpires were Messrs. C. Webb and W. R. Bock.