AUCKLAND BEATEN

Evening Star, Issue 21037, 26 February 1932, Page 16

AUCKLAND BEATEN

SECOND INNINGS COLLAPSE SEVEN WICKETS MARGIN FOR SOUTH AFRICA [Fee United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, February 25. The match between South Africa and Auckland was concluded to-day, resulting in a victory for the visitors by seven wickets. The weather was fine, and tho wicket good. Heavy rain fell during the night, but the wicket was covered. The South Africans added 32 to their over-night score, Allcott getting the remaining wickets and giving him a fine average. Then the Aucklanders failed badly with the bat. The slump was similar to those of tho team in the Plunlcet Shield matches. Weir and Vivian were out to weak shots. Allcott made a valiant effort to save his side, but no one was able to stay with him. The South Africans made fairly light of their task in making the required runs. Christy and Cameron gave attractive exhibitions, while Mitchell was a little more free than on the previous day. The remainder of South Africa’s innings enabled Allcott to add two more 'wickets to his already line average. He turned the ball anythng from six to nine inches. In three overs to Mitchell tho batsman hit but three halls, the third one proving his undoing, as he patted it back to the bowler. Auckland never recovered from its bad beginning in the second innings. Weir and Vivian looked likely to retrieve the position, but both were out to weak shots when well set. After that Postles was the only one to stay with Allcott. However, Mitchell was troublesome with his slows, although it was weak batting rather than good bowling which got the Aucklanders out. It was a disappointing exhibition after a good first innings total. Allcott attempted jutting on two or three occasions only, preferring to wait until an opportunity presented itself for a leg glide stroke from which he made the majority of his runs. Weir placed the ball with fine driving through the covers, scoring most of his runs in this direction. Vivian lifted one into the main stand enclosure for six. The state of the game prevented the batsmen taking risks. Christy gave a fine free exhibition as one of the opening batsmen in South Africa’s second innings, scorihg 31. out of 55 in thirty-three minutes. His shots were very free all round the wicket. Mitchell took seventy-seven minutes to make 44, but was more attractive than on the previous day, especially towards the finish, when he made nice drives, Cameron proved himself a batsman of class during the twenty-five minutes he was at the wickets. He gave the ball the full face of his bat, and made delightful shots on both sides of the wicket.

During Die tea adjournment a presentation was made to Taylor, who scored a brilliant century against the home side on the previous day. The presentation was made on behalf of the Auckland Association, and took the form of a silver-mounted ball, the one with which the batsman had made bis runs the previous day. Mr Earl, president of the association, said it was not because Taylor had made a century, but a recognition of the fact that he had scored a century in every cricketing country he had visited. Scores:—• AUCKLAND.

First innings 342 Second Innings. Frater c Merkel b Brown 1 Mills c Brown b Quinn ■ 1 Vivian c Viljoen b Christy 27 Weir c Quinn b Christy 28, Allcott not out 89 Postles c Mitchell b Quinn 18 Byerley b Mitchell . 8 Matheson st Cameron b Mitchell ... 0 M‘Coy b Mitchell 0 Cleverley b Brown 0 Rowntree c Viljoen b Mitchell ... 6 Extras G Total 134 Bowling Analysis.—-Brown, two fox--26 ; Quinn, two for 28; M'Millan, none for 23; Christy, two for 8; Dalton, none for 12; Mitchell, four for 31. SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 374 Second Innings. Christy c Allcott b Matheson ... 31 Mitchell not out 44 Viljoen c Frater b Matheson ... 0 Dalton c and B Allcott 0 Cameron not out ”4 Extras 6 Total for three wickets ... 105 Bowling Analysis.—Matheson. two fox--53; Weir, xxone for 7; Allcott, one for 39. _______ __