MELBOURNE TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 33, 9 February 1927, Page 7

MELBOURNE TOUR

GAME AGAINST WAIKATO

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) HAMlLTON,'Bth'February. The team of. cricketers from the Melbourne Club commenced a two days' match against Waikato'at Seddon Park this morning. The Weather' was ideal, the wicket good, and the. attendance 1500. The home side was disposed of after 90 minutes play for 119 runs. Badeley 29 0»omg 24, arid Campbell 11 were the only batsmen to reach double figures. Dakin secured four wickets for nine-runs. The visitors, who occupied the wickets all the afternoon, had scored 395 runs for ™ne .wickets 'at the drawing of stumps The bowling, had no real terrors for Warwick Armstrong, who had top score of 60 not out..- He played many fine strokes. Unyons .played delightful cricket, getting Ins runs' quickly."-/ Rbdgerson was'another forcing batsman, though he had an element of-luck in his innings. "' Ransford played class cricket, and Saridfoi;d got ■Tiis runs in,short order by neatfplacinc , Scores:—;.v ." .:: . - ,'■•-*■- ■ ;-■ ■-. ; .- -WAHvATO, ; I '■ First Innings. ; > . Badeley, bT. G. Armstrong ...... 29 Pomeroy, b T. G. Armstrong 6 'All, st Campbell, b T. G. Armstrong 8 .Going, st Campbell., b Sandford . 24 Taylor, b Dakin :":..- ........ 1 Campbell, c. Campbell, b Dakin ...'. 11 oHawke,,run out ...., 3 Rabone.Mj Sandford ..............'!! 8 Skeet, not but .. ....'. S Williams, b Dakin ...........'......* 6 Johnston, b Dakin .................i. 5 Extras '.. !!!!!!'! 5 Total: „.'..,...;....;......'.'......."^13 . Bowling Analysis.—Jewell took, no wickets for 18 runs, T. G. Armstrong three for 50, Dakin four for 9, Sandford two for 37. ■:-.'■.• '•■• :,.i::^, MELBOURNE. ■- ..--.. First Innings.: ; . Wood, c Going, b Hawke .'. 51 Jewell, Ibw, b Taylor .. ...... 27 Onyons, c Allen, b'Badeley ........ 48 Dakin, c Skeet, b Pomeroy ...... 26 I Campbell; c and b Pomeroy 3-f Eodgerson, b Taylor ... ..." 43 Sandford, b Taylor j 28 .Ransford, c and b Pomeroy . 32 .W. Armstrbiig, ncjt out -.....,'........... 60 Ebeling,'b Taylor ':..':...;;...! 5 T. G. Armstrong, not out ........ 18 Extras ..;.;.;..................... 17 Total for nine wickets ..: 395 Bowling Analysis.—Going took no wickets for 67 runs,.Badeley one for 47, Taylor four for 97, Hawke' one for 54, Johnston none for-28, Pomeroy three for 56, Williams none for;: 16, Rabone none for 12. .