CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 December 1925, Page 5

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALANDERS ON TOUR

MATCH WITH VICTORIA

HOME TEAM M AKES 406 FOR. FI VE WICKETS, IV gabIe—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT, MELBOURNE, Dec. 20. The cricket match between Victoria and New. Zealnad was resumed in fine, cool weather. The wicket was in* good order. Victoria batted all day, and, in reply to New Zealand’s;/, score ot •314, have lost five wickeds for 406. The attendance was 5000, and the gate receipts £lB7.- ’ Hope .and Cunningham opened the bowling. Mayne, when three, gave a chance to Lowry behind the wicket off Cunningham,’ who, after for two overs*, strained himself when fielding and had to have--a good spell from bowling. ; The batsmen were cautions-and toe scoring rate was slow. The bowling was fairly accurate and good fielding saved many runs. Mayne reached his halfcentury. in 88 minutes. The partnership was dissolved at 91, Cosgrove, who had played an unenterprising game, being caught easily at mid-on. lie had hit one boundary. Mayne was c-auglit. behold the wickets in the last, over before lunch. He played nice .strokes at times, and hit two boundaries. , He was slow between the wickets. • The century .appeared for 111 minutes’ play. Hendry and. Atkinson added fifty 'ln 28 minutes, of bright batting, Hendry being in great form and scoring all round the field. Cunningham was -bowling well, making pace off the wicket. At last Atkinson was beaten all the way by a good ball from- Blunt, Mitchell was badly beaten by ore ball and was bowled by the next- from Cunningham. The second century was hoisted in 178 minutes. In the first, over after tea Hansford -was nicety* caught in slips.-He had been at the -crease for half an hour, and hit one boundary. ■ ' Hendry’s century came .up for 127 minutes’'batting. He was giving an excellent display. Cunningham maintained good form with the- ball, and Dac-re was''repeatedly cheered for .bis great cover-point, fielding. . . Hendry was opening his shoulders for splendid drives. He made bis first mistake when at 120, mishitting one from Cunningham over the .slip barrier. The New Zealanders’ total of 314 was passed after 250 minutes’ batting, compared with 297 minutes taken by the New Zealanders. Hendry notched 150 in 161 minutes, the last 50 taking 34 minutes. < . Hendry was getting runs everywhere, and Patrick had a problem to place the field to stop the strokes., Lansdowne was very slow, though the bowling was now losing its sting, but. the .fielding was still good. Patrick, in stopping a hard drive by Hendry, split a finger and retired, Gillespie fielding as substitute.. Hendrv added 100 while his partner made 26. When he was 192 Hendry was nearly “yorked” by Alleott, but otherwise he rarely flattered ing. He reached his second century in 202 minutes, and 400 went up for 306 minutes’ play. '/V ; “* , ' ' ~ Hendry gave a great display. He hit ” fours. He batted _ 208' minutes and Lansdowne for 89 minutes, the -partnership yielding 162 runs. ' ; ‘ Details of the scores site: . NEW ZEALAND". First Innings .... 314 VICTORIA.. First Innings. Mayne, c Lowry, b Blunt .57 Cosgrove, c Crawford, b Hope 33 Hendry, not out ,-. v 213 Atkinson, b Blunt —.....—•- 19 Mitchell, b Cunningham —...l 21 Hansford, c Alleott, b Cunningham 19 Lansdowne, not out .....L 35 Extras ........ —.............. 9 Total (for five wickets) ......... 406