AUSTRALIA 415

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21979, 25 March 1946, Page 4

AUSTRALIA 415

STEADY _BOWLING HASSETT’S CENTURY WELLINGTON’S TASK m» A.) WELLINGTON. March 25. A crowd of 12,000 at the Basin Reserve on* Saturday saw the Australian cricketers increase their first innings score against Wellington from 158 for four wickets to 415 all out* at, 4.25 p.lll, Tho innings lasted 420 minutes. Tiuelian. Downes, Hatch and Lamason bowled so steadilv that the Australian batsmen. with tho ’exception of tho captain, Hasseft, who scored a brilliant century, wero kept subdued.

Wellington, when au appeal against tho li-ht was upheld at 5.35 p.m., had scored 27 runs without loss in their second innings. Wellington now require 204 runs to avert on innings defeat, with all their wickets an hand.

The sum of £1026 was taken at tho gates. This does not include season ticket-holders or special tickets for school children.

Tho weather was gloriously tine, with a light southerly breeze blowing when Miller (t 8) and McCool (0) resumed Australia’s tirst innings at 11.30 a.in. with 158 runs on for tho loss of four wickets. Though tho wicket was much faster than on Friday and tho mower had been over the outfield. Miller and McCool made no attempt to-forco tho pace hut set themselves out to take the bloom off the opening bowlers. Miller, who is usually a forcing batsman, was at the wickets 20 minutes for two runs before ho on-drove one from Buchan to the track. MeCool was more enterprising and rapidly overhauled his partner. Hassett’s brilliant innings came to ar, end after he had been at the wickets for. 349 minutes. He was bowled by an in-swinger from Buchan. Twelve fours and one five figured in his total of 114. Scores;—■■ AUSTRALIA —First Innings. W A. Brown, e Tindill, b Downes .. 34 E." Meuleman, b Hatch H R. G. Barnes, b Lamason 40 R. A. TTamcnce, c Tindill, b Downes . . 4S K. R. Miller, li Burhan 46 C. V. McCool. b Buchan 44 A Tj. Hassett, h Buclian R 4 1. 4V. Johnson, c Wilson, b Lamason .. D. Tallon, not out B. Donland, b Buchan - E. To shack, run out .. .. .. .• - Extras Total 415 Fall of wickets: - One for 23, two for 04, three for 100. four for 158, five for 220, six for 203. seven for 347, eight for 403, nine for 411. ton for 415. Bowling Analysis: Hatch. 30 overs. 9 maidens. 00 runs, 1 wicket: Buchan. 41.1. 0, <lO 4- Downes, 30, 7. 101, 2; Lamason, 20* 5. 71, 2; Wilson, IS, 3, 31, 9; Crawford, 6,0, 33 0. WELLINGTON First Innings 04 Second Innings. E. W, Tindill, not out 13 H. F. Rice, not out . . 11Extras . • 3 Total for no wickets .. .. • 27 Bowling Analysis: Miller, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 8 runs, 0 wickets; Toshack. 6. 6, 0,0; Johnson, 5,2, G, 0; McCool, 5,2, 5,0; Dooinnd. 2,0, 5, 0.