HUGE SCORE

Grey River Argus, 26 March 1928, Page 5

HUGE SCORE

BY WOODFULL In First Cricket Test AUCKLAND, March 24. The first test match botwecn the Australian cricketers ami the New Zealand reps was commenced at Eden Thirl’ today, under exctdlent. conditions. 3V inning the toss, the visitors occupied the batting crease all day for the ilne total of 416 runs for two wickets. A feature of the play was-an excellent display given by Woodful), who went in first with Ponsford, and was still unbeat< n at the drawing of stumps with 2;jp to his credit. f Ponsfcrd and Woodfu'l. by solid batting, gave their side an excellent start, nnd 184 appear'd on the board before a separation v.as made. Kippax failed to get going properly, but Schneider and Woodfull played out time. Woodfull gave a great. ( hai;celes< exhibition. Commencing rather slowly, he was not seen at his best until after registering the first century. Afterwards he scored freely with masterly-placed shots. Ponsford was a little more aggressive than Woodfull, and, as usual, showed a liking for a powerful on drive. l.owry had a trying time with .the bow’ers, but he managed his attack well. Finlayson bowled with remarkable accuracy the first time he went to the crease, while the other trundlers all bowled steadily, although Merritt failed to get any nip off the pitch. Woodfull was a real thorn to the New Zealand attack. 1 here was an attendance of about 13,000, a'nd the spectators were trca.ted lo some very fine cricket. Scores:— AUBIRALTA—First Innings. W. g. Ponsford, c Lowry, b Finlayson « Qfi W. M. Woodfn 11, not out .. .. 250 A. F. Kippax, c Lowry, b McGirr 16 K. J. Schneider, not out .. .. 50 KxH ’ :is 14 Total for two wickets .. . 416 1 Bowling analysis: McGirr 1 for 48, 'inlayson .1 for 72, Badcqck 0 for 95, Merrilt 0 for 85, Read O for 80, Dempl ster 9 for 16, Mills 0 for 6. UNITEDS BEAT COBDEN-STAR TEAM. Js a. wind-up for the season tho < obden and Star Clubs combined in a match against Uqiteds, ami th e game was concluded yesterday, when Finteds won by seven runs. Tn the' first innings a I n‘t night previously, Uniteds made 122, while the Star Cobden eleven replied with 154, leaving Uniteds 32 1o make up Batting first they made 173. while their opponents were dismissed for 134. Following were the scores:— UNI'I'E,DS—Second Inuings. Nightingale, bC: Dewar . . . . 9 Spender. H Barlow 64 Mercer, c Mclntosh, b C. Dewar 1 Casey, ,b C. Dewar 40 King, c Rose, 1> Barlow .. .. 7 Matthews, st Mclntosh, b Knapp 8 Clarke, c Thomson. I> Knapp .. 23 Walton, b Knapp 2 Jamieson, c Nightingale, b Knapp 7 Baldwin, b C. Dewar 0 Fass,, no.< out 4 Extras 8 Total 173 Bowling analysis: C. Dewar 4 for 55. Kjiapp 4 for 34, E. Dewar 0 for 13, Mullins 0 for 19, Barlow 2 for 37. STAR-COBDEN —Second Innings. Mclntosh, c Walton, b Jamieson 43 E. Dewar, b Jamieson 5 P. Gillin, 1.b.w., b Nightingale . . 25 G. Knapp, b Casey 1 C. Dewar, c Nightingale, b Jamieson • • 3Thomson, c Jamieson, b Baldwin II Barlow, not out H 6 Rose, 1.b.w., 1) Baldwin 2 Mullins, c Casey, b Jamieson .. I Lemin, run out - Gilmour, b Baldwin 1 Extras 6 Total . . . • •• •• •• 134 Bowling analysis: Baldwin 3 tor 39, Jamieson 4 for 34, Casey 1 for 21, | Mercer 0 for 19, Nightingale ? x *or 21.