AUSTRALIANS AHEAD

Grey River Argus, 27 March 1928, Page 6

AUSTRALIANS AHEAD

BY BIG MARGIN In Cricket Test ADCKLKAND, March 2C. The first cricket test between Australia and New Zealand was continued at Eden Park , The visitors batted until the luncheon adjournment, and then declared, their first innings closed with five wickets doWn for 573 runs. New Zealand had lost dix wickets for 207 runs when stuuips were drawn for the day.

The condii/iluns ‘wurc hcttlcr •fiiani those prevailing on Saturday, 'lhe wicket although worn, played very true, but an occasional ball kept low. Woodfull w'as fortunate, he being dropped oil the second hall of the da\, and Schneider had a couple of lives, all three changes being at the ex [tense of Read. Richardson made runis by some, powerful drives, anil toward the end of his innings the Australian captain was hitting out. For New Zealand Dempster and Mills were associated in a bright first wicket partnership, which realised S 3 runs. Hamilton, until tho tea adjournmest, batted with vigoui, I.ut the remaining batsmen failed to

get a proper start. Grimmett bowled with a great command of length, and sent dovn 3consecutive ovens for tlhreo wickets and 84 runs. McNamee, the N.S.W. bowler was in fine form, he bowled eleven ever for 15 runs and three wickets. AUSTRALIA IST. INNINGS IV H. Ponsford, c Lowry, b Finlayson 86 W. M. Woodfull, b McGirr .. 284 A. F. Kippax, e Lowry, b McGirr 16 K. J. Schneider, c Lowry, b Badcock • • • • V. Y. Richardson not out • • - • yo A Jackson, c and b Merritt .. 35 Extras J® Total for 5 wkts. (declared) ,i 73 Bowfling analysis: Badeoek took 1 for 121; McGirr 2 for 88; Merritt, i for 121; Rea.l. 0 for 102: Finlayson, 1 for 92, Mills o for 6; Dempster, 0 for 24. NEW ZEAT..VND IST. INNINGS. C. S. Dempster, b Grimmett .. L J. E. Mills, b Grimmett ■ • ■ • ~s I. M. Hamilton, b McNamee ... >0 F T Ba'lcoek, b Grimmett •• ('• 1 ~wrv e Oldfiolcd, b Mei ■ ' ■ ■ jg Naraee H Foley, not out N. Gallielmn, l.b.w. b McNamee 11 Total for six Wkts. '* “*■/ Bowling analysis: °g ( ' .1 wickets for LA Grimmett .. for 8 . Blaekie 0 for 58. Morton 0 for -4. SYDNEY CRICKET. SYDNEY, March 25. For the crick-t. yesterday the v thel . wa s fine, and the wicket, good. I > Mosman against Northern Distnets, Salmon scored 132; for Gordon aga™* Western Suburbs. Watson made 194 not’ out; for Radwiek against St George, Marks nimlc 109; for St George Kane made 98. Bowling for North Svdiry against University. Pratt took n'for'4B; for Paddington against Balmain, (Iregory took 5 for 2;>; tor Manly against Cumberland, Budd took 5 loi 31.