Auckland’s Fine Recovery

Evening Star, Issue 19447, 4 January 1927, Page 3

Auckland’s Fine Recovery

Interesting Day’s Play

Bowiey in Form

Yesterday’s cricket at CarLshrook provided some exciting and many interesting interludes, and at the end of the day the position was such as to make the ultimate result of the game so uncertain that not even the closest student could care to forecast it. Tlie attendance was a little better than that of the previous day, the takings amounting to £lO9. The following completes our report of yesterday’s play:— AUCKLAND’S SECOND STRIKE. Auckland went to the wickets again at 2.50, Iho batsmen being Rowley and Hills. Dickinson opened lire from the Cargill road end, and .sent down a maiden. The third ball was evidently aimed at someone in the crowd, the batsman collecting a bye. Blunt went on at the other end, a net being drawn around Mills, who, however, got a leisurely single, Rowley doing the same. Dickinson’s next produced 7, and Blunt had a similar number hit oft his second over, Rowley getting four of them with a drive through the covers. The Enghshmnn was showing some beautiful strokes, repeatedly forcing the ball from his feet to past square leg. Mills, who was showing some very weak shots, was nearly bowled by Blunt when 6, the ball beating the wicket-keeper as well. At .‘l4 Torrance went on in place of Dickinson, whose four overs had cost 17, the veteran sending down a maiden to Mills. A. W. Alloo came on vice Blunt at 40. With these two trundlera on run-get I ing was carried on at a funereal pace, two being produced in about twenty minutes. Torrance's swingers thrice beat Rowley, the third one keeping very low, and went through the wicket-keeper’s legs to the fence. A quartet to Rowley saw' 50 hoisted. .Auckland’s coach followed with a couple of Us off Torrance. Blunt was given another trial with the hall at 60, each batsmen adding a single. Aljoo sent clown a couple of gifts to Mills next over in the shape of full tosses, which Mills smashed to the fence. Zimmerman was substituted for Alloo, a couple of 4’s coming oft the Onniaru man, and Shepherd was also given his first bowl of the game. At the tea adjournment the .-core was SG. ■ RUNS COME STEADILY. Alter the adjournment Torrance came on again in place of Zimmerman at the pavilion end, Mills driving him to tho on. Zimmerman returned smartly to the wickets, and the Auckland colt was run out, 1—34—86. Cooper was the incomer. Rowley glanced Torrance to ’square leg for a neat one. and Cooper opened with a ■similar stroke for a single. Rowley added a further single by square cutting Torrance, the over producing three runs. Dickinson replaced Shepherd at the railway end, and Rowley made an uppish one some distance short of the howler. The next Rowley turned eftori lessly to square leg for a single, Cherry reluming well, and Cooper cut the fast bowler through the slips for a sweet single. Green had to withdraw on account of an injured rib, Knight taking up the position behind tho stumps, and Wilson, the Aucklander, fielding sub. Torrance, bowling very steadily, was commanding evident respect; and only I was scored oft his next over, though a leg bye added to Auckland’s total. Cooper square cut Dickinson prettily tor I, and Rowley notched a short single with a drive (o Ihe on. Cooper added a single, and Rowley hoisted tho century with a drive to tho on. Connor turned Dickinson fo fine leg for 4, tlie over being productive of 9 runs. Torrance sent down a maiden to Cooper. Dickinson howled a short one well off the wicket, ami Rowley brought his 50 up by driving the fast howler to the off boundary, following by jdanc- ; ing him to fine leg for a single. Dicki bison bowled one. or two good ones in j this over, but generally the, batsmen I found him to their liking, his average I now reading none for 3(5. j Rowley drove n. rather short one 1 from Torrance to the on boundary, but j the next had him guessing. The over i cost only 4 runs. Cooper hit a full toss from Dickinson to square leg, but tho next just skimmed the batsman’s wickets. He kept the Aucklander quiet tor a couple of halls, but Cooper then placed him nicely past point for a single. Cooper drove Torrance to long off for 4,13 U appearing after 2h smin play. Rowley earned applause by making’ a lovely square cut for 4, bringing his total to 60. He followed with a glance to square leg tor 1, Dickinson’s next ball producing 4 byes. Cooper scored a single, and faced Torrance again, getting 1 to the on. Shepherd came on again in place of Dickinson, Cooper turning him to square leg for a brace, and bringing Ins 30 up with a drive to the on for a single. Rowley made a lovely drive along the carpet for 4, repenting with one past the howler for a single. The batsmen were scoring freely, tho over adding ten to the total. Blunt was given another turn with the ball at 102, hut the runs camo ns freely as ever. A bumping ball from Shepherd caught Rowley on the body, the batsman making a survey of the wicket to the accompaniment some good-natured banter from a section of the spectators. When 76, Rowley gave Ids first chalice, returning a. hot one to Shepherd, who failed to hold the ball. Otago was showing no signs of slackness in the field, Cecil Alloo making a good save, on the boundary. Rowley, who had been batting superbly for 140 min. was smartly snapped up by Blair at square leg, though the Aucklander evidently considered that it was a bump ball. 2—B5 —179. | Gillespie then joined Cooper,, the latter sending the hall whizzing to the fence twice off Alloo- Gillespie gave a difficult chance off Torrance at slip before ho had scored, Zimmerman just touching the ball with Ids left-hand. Dickinson took the hall at 187, his first delivery being almost a wide, and there was nothing very dangerous about what followed. Gillespie was not comfortable to Blunt, hut collected a quartet and a single off Dickinson. Stumps were

The Uncertainty of Cricket

drawn with the total at 212 for two wickets. Scores:— OTAGO. First innings *>JO AUCKLAND. First innings 155 —Second Innings.— Rowley c sub b Torrance 85 Mills run out Cooper not out ... f’h Gillespie not out 8 Extras Total for two wickets 212 Rowling Analysis.—Dickinson, 88 balls, 1 maiden, OS runs; Zimmerman, S balls, 8 runs; Blunt, 96 bn s, 1 maiden, 12 runs; Shepherd, 32 balls, _J. runs; Torrance, 123 halls 4 maidens, 40 runs, 1 wicket; A. A\. Alloo, 04 balls, 4 maidens, 21 runs.