TEST CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 March 1925, Page 3

TEST CRICKET.

’ DOj\flNfON’s second effort. RESULTS IN 251. ■ VICTORIA WANTS 142. TO WIN. <JJY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, March 23. The third dav of the cricket test saw the dismissal of New Zealand by \ ictoria in the second innings for 251 runs. The Victorians need 142 to win. ' There was ,fine weather for the eon- : tinuatioii of the anatch, and the wicket was wearing well. The attendance was about 4000. . Worker and BJunt commenced New Zealand’s second innings against the bowling of Wallace and Liddicutt. The pair commenced quietly, but both were playing with confidence. Blunt -was scoring at a faster rate than his partner,. and twice got Wallace away for four. At 22 Millar and Hartkopf took up the attack, and off the former Worker was nearly stumped by Ellis. Runs were coming mostly in singles, but now and again Blunt opened out and played' some nice shots for four. Worker broke a run of singles by driving Hartkopf for four and 50 appeared after 70 minutes’ play. Blunt was now 27 and Worker 20. AVorker drove Hartkopf for three, and snicked Millar to the boundary. Willis replaced Hartkopf at 67, and Blunt drove the new man. to the boundary. He then glanced him for two more, and at the luncheon adjournment the score stood at 80, with Blunt 43 and Worker 30. Willis and Wallace were the bowlers on the resumption. The batsmen seemed to get going almost immediately, and ..scoring was much brighter. Blunt cut Wallace nicely for two, but soon after Worker was smartly stumped by Ellis, the board then showing 33 —1 I. • . ' Alloo was the next man, and after breaking his chick was caught in the :slips by Mayue. 1—2—92.I —2—92. Dempster filled the gap, and after a shaky start, commenced to bat with confidence. Blunt bad now slewed down in his scoring, but reached his half-centm after 110; minutes at the crease. He chove Wallace,, for four, and Dempster followed suit with Willis. The next ball Dempster square cut to- the fence. At 131 Millar and Hartkopf came on again, and there followed a period of quiet scoring. Blunt drove Millar to the boundary, and next over he drove Hartkopf for four. One hundred and fifty went no after the same number of minutes’ "play, Blunt being 75 and Dempster 24. At 152 Ransford replaced Millar, and with Hartkopf bowled for the rest of the innings. His first over saw Blunt, rftej a good display, stumped by Ellis, the score then being: 77 —3—153. Hiddlesion was the next man, and after - he had scored a single he was out of his rrrolnid when a ball from RansFoi'd, driven back by Dempster, glanced off the bowler’s bands on to the wicket. 1—4—154. Dncre was the new. comer and commenced quietly. Dempster drove Hartkopf for three and cut him for two, nnd off the last ball scored a boundary to fine leg. However, in Rnnsford’s next over 1 lie was clean bowled. 45 —5 —I.BB. Patrick came in. and started blocking both' bowlers, but Daere soon fan into tbs thirties by souhd'Strokes'. Thy captain pulled Hartkopf for 'four, but

the next ball he “skied” into Millar’s hands, and the fieldsman took a good catch. 4—6; —213. McG-irr then went to, the crease and drove Hansford for four, but he cocked one off the same over back to the bowler, who ran up the wicket and brought off a smart catch. 4 —7—220. Dickinson was the next batsman, and saw Dacre drive Hartkopf to the fence. The Aucklander was missed in the same over by Austen, but soon after was stumped bv Ellis. 42 —8 —227. Condliffe went iii and played the rock. Dickinson drove Hartkopf for four and pulled hint to fine leg just out of Austen’s reach. Ransfprd’s next over, howevter, saw him given out leg before wicket. 79 —238. Mcßeth was the last man, and twice drove Hansford to the boundary. He and Condliffe kept their end up well, but the latter, in trying for a big hit, was .clean bowled by Ranslord, and the |innings closed at 251. Mcßeth was not out with 10. It was decided to draw stumps without further play. Details: — VICTOR fA. First Innings 330 NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 220 Second Innings. Blunt, st. Ellis, b Hansford , 77 Worker, st. Ellis, b Wi11i5........... 33 Alloo, c Moyne, b Wallace 1 Dempster, b Hansford 45 Hiddleston, run out 1 Dacre, st. Ellis, b Hansford 42 Patrick, e Millar, b Hartkopf k 4 McGin, c and Hansford 4 Dickinson, 1.b.w., b Hansford 7 Condliffe, b Hansford , 7 Mcßeth, not out 10 Extras 20 Total 251 Bowling analysis.—. Wallace took one wicket for 39'runs; Liddicutt, none for 6; Millar, none for 27; Hartkopf, one for 96; Willis, one for 25; Hansford, six for 38.