CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 March 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

SECOND TEST.

ENDS IN A DRAW

HONOURS WITH VICTORIA

(BY TKBBGIiA.PU J'illows' ASSOCIATION CHRISTCHURCH, March 30

The second test match between Victoria and New Zealand finished to-day in fine weather, and resulted in a draw. The Victorians began cautiously, and' with steady play by Wood fill and ford had no difficulty in knocking up 349 for four wickets. Woodful only gave one chance in his innings, hut there was little of tlie spectacular about it. ' -

New Zealand’s second innings was more or less a travesty, and when stumps were drawn there were five wickets down for 74.

Ellis (39) and Wood fill (19) resumed oil an easy wicket to the trundling of Dickinson and Cunningham. Cunningham supplied his fourthT maiden out of six overs. The batsmen foxlnd themselves after a few overs, and showed up the gaps in the ■ field with pretty strokes'. One hundred came after two hours’ play. Mcßeth replaced Cunningham, and the latter, who took Dickinson’s place at the other end, clean bowled Ellis with his fifth hall. 50 —3 111.

Willis did not shape confidently, and hi 6 stay was short. After hitting Mclleth for a single he snicked him into the wicketkeeper’s hands. 1—4—114. Bansfoi’d took strike, and Alloo bowled in place of Mcßeth. Batting steadily. Woodful reached 50, but Hansford missed Alloo badly several times. Scoring wjns slow for batsmen of their calibre. Blunt Howled, and Raiisford put. him twice to the lea boundary. The economical Cunningham replaced Alloo. and sent up his sixth maiden. Dickinson was tried again, hut the batsmen were set and were beginning, to hit out. A double change brought Patrick and Mcßeth on. A drive to the pickets by Woodful njacle the score 200 after three and three-quarter hours’ play. Hidclleston trundled with a new ball, and made Woodful think. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 224—Woodful 88. Hansford 42. : Batting brightened after the interval, and Woodful reached his century after being three and a half hours at the wicket. Dickinson was belted round the field, 14 coming off one over. Woodful did not like Cunningham so well, and after missing a good hall lifted one to Dempster at mid-off, lmt an easy catch slipped ~ through hie liands. Fine drives by Hansford brought applause, but the batting was not spectacular. After five hours’ play 300 was brought up. the partnership having added 186. ’ Alloo and Blunt lanyiecl again, and the batsmen were stillnt»King no risks, but they punished the . easy stuff. When Curiniiighani and Mcßeth went on the scoring became painfully slow. An occasional square cut or leg glide, by TMiiisford'relieved the monotony. Ai four-o’clock, when Hansford had reached his century and Woodful was 150. the side declared, the score being 310 for four wickets.

With 112 runs to get to even things •nul one and a quarter hours to go. New* Zealand wiint in again. .Patrick and Worker facing Wallace and Ebeling. Tn the' third over Worker cut AVidlace nicely to the boundary. Pain'd,-. wild had not been happy, stepped in front of Ebeling. o—l 7.

Blunt hit a single off his first ball and looked ("ujlideiil. - Worker, 7 after. scoring two singles and a four, snicked Wallace into the wicket beeper's hands. 6—2—16. v-,- ~■ :

Denqistpr took strike, and Blunt brightened things .with a , few nice strokes. -The newcomeropened his account liv driving Austin, who had replaced Ebeling. to the-pickets, A full toss from'Austin looked easy to Blunt, hut he missecL-and was skittled. 17—3 —39.

Eosv stufl’ from Willis found the pi lcets when the next man. Huddleston got, behind d. Willis sent, up a high one. and Hiddleston tapped it on .to wicket. 6-4-52. Garrard did not survive a‘ fast one from Austin, and the play elided with •five wickets down ,for'74.' Details : YTCTORTAFirst Innings. F. H. Mayne. b Dickinson 9 J~ L. Ellis. h Cunningham 5° P. Wallace, r Garrard, b Dickinson 7 W. M. Woodful. not out 156 C. R. Willis, c Garrard, b Mcßeth 1 V. S. Hansford, not out 106 Extras .... ...’. 41 Total for four wickets (declared) 349

Bowling analysis: G. R. Dickinson took two wickets’ for 7o runs, D. J. Mcßeth one for 64, W. Cunningham one for 72. A. Allo'o none for 34, RlC. Blunt none for 35, IV. R. Patrick none "for ]2, J. G. Hiddleston none for 16. n NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 237 Second Innings. W. It. Patrick, 1.b.w., b Ebeling ... 0 R. D. Worker, c Ellis, b Wallace ... 6 R. C. Blunt, b Austini m 17 C. S. Dempster, not out l 32 iV. S. Hiddleston. b . Willis .... 6 V, R. Garrard, b Austin —. 3 Extras ’..., 10 Total for five wickets 74 Bowling analysis: Austin took two wickets for 30 runs, Wallace one for 6, Willis one for 17. Ebeling one for 9, (Voodful none for 1.

MATCH AT MANAIA. . Hughes’s XI. played Manaia at Manaia on Saturday. The match, which was keenly contested, resulted, in a draw. Manaia scored S 3. D. Broomfield 21, Stephenson 13, Allan 13 and Roberts 10 were the chief scorers.' Hughes’s team responded with 57, _A. Hughes 22 and F. Hughes 10 reaching double figures. Hughes’s team in their second innings made 119 for the loss' of •me wicket, H. Hughes (not out) 66 and A. Hughes 37 giving a splendid display of batting. Owing to the indemency of the weather the match vas not played out. The following are ,he scores: HUGHES’S XI. I. Hughes, e Melvor. b Watson 0 ). J. Hughes, b Wright 7 !>'. Hughes, b Wright 10 \. Hughes, c Watson, b Wright ... 22 L. Hughes, b Wright 0 ■Ulan Hughes, c Sutton, b Hickey 3 Tim Hughes, b Hickey 0 »V. Hughes, b Wriglit 1 Oes Hughes, not out 0 )lf. Hughes, run out —... 0 1 Hughes, b Watson 0, Extras h....... 14 Total 57 Bowling analysis: Watson two for 17, •.Vright five for 22, Hickey two for 4. MANAIA, stephenson, b A. Hughes 13 Hickgy, b H. Hughes 0 ,Vright, b A. Hughes 1 Watson, e and b. A. Hughes ......... 8 Roberts, b J. Hughes 10 Kelly, b A. Hughes i 4 Broomfield, b A. Hughes ............ 21 autton, b A. Hughes 3 Ulan, h A. Hughes 13 Judd, b H. Hughes 7VFclvor, not out 1 Extras .. 2 Total 83 Bowling analysis: A. Hughes seven ’or 26. H. Hughes one for 38, J. Tughes one for 8, W. Hughes fine for