CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 9 March 1928, Page 3

CRICKET.

MATCH WITH NORTH ISLAND TEAM. VISITORS SCORE 144. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) HAMILTON, Match 8. The weather was fine for - the ooneluding day’s .play between the Australian cricketers and a North Island eeven. Although the wicket Avas not ideal from the batting point of vieAv, it- improA'ed to what it was on the opening half of the first day. North Island, who had 186 on for ninp Avicketts, continued this morning, but after Everest had added four Morton bowled him and the innings closed for 190. Hawke being 31 not out. The best of the Australian bowlers was Morton, who got four wickets for 21 runs. Blackie got two for 48, Schneider 01115 for 20 and Oxenham one for 41.

The task did not look a. hard one, but- it avu-s more than the Australians could do to get a lead on the first innings, in which they were all out for 144 against the accurate howling of the Ncav Zealand representative®, Badcock and McGirr. There Avere also fully ten real chances missed bv the- fieldsmen. The visitors’ captain, Richardson, was the only one to hold up hi® rio?kt for any engt-h of time, being top-scorer Avith 41. which, Avhile it Avas not chaneeless, Ava.s valuable cricket. Schneider played a useful but lucky linings for 28 runs, Avhile Oldfield hit hard for his 23. North Island AA-ere disposed of in the second innings for 117 runs. Sand.e 1 . lv, top-scorer of the first innings, and 15 a dele a- hatted crisply for their tallies, while Tvavanagh’s shots AA T ere made in correct st-vle. With ten minutes left for play, Australia- lost two wicket® foir fire runs, and the match was drawn. Scores: — NORTH ISLAND. First innings 190 ■Second Innings. Sandel, h McNamee 20 Kavanagh. c Richardson, b Morton 10 Hawke, o Oldfield, h Blackie 4 Jnllichan, b McNamee 2 ’•ade-lev. c Richardson, b Morton ... 2 Gerrard. c Schneider. b Blacki;?- ... 7 ’ ambert, c Oldfield, b Morton 1? McGirr, c Oldfield, b Blackie 9 (ladcock. b Morton. 15 Lenihan, c Oldfield, b Morton 0 Everest, not out- 2 Extras 9 Total 117 Bowling analysis.—Morton took five wickets for 53 runs: McNamee, two for 30; Blackie, three for 25. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Wocidfull, I.b.AV., h McGirr .2 Schneider, c Gallic ban, b Everest 28 Jackson, c Gallichan, b BacToock ... 0 Kippax, c Galliohan, b McGirr ... 1 Richardson, c Garrard, b Bad cock 41 Alexander, c Kavanagh, b McGirr 11 Oxenham. b Badcock 13 Oldfield, st. Garrard, b Badcock ... 23 Morton, b Lambert- 1 Blackie, b McGirr 13 McNamee, not out 3 Extras 8 Total 144 Bowline analysis.—McGirr took four wicket® for 47 runs; Badcock, four for 37 ; Everest, one for 22; Lambert, one for 30. Second Innings. McNamee. b Tamilian 9 Oldfield, b Gallichnn 4 Richardson., not out 1 Total, for two wickets 5 Bowling analysis.—Lenihan took one wicket for 3 runs; Galliohan, one for