CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 March 1928, Page 9

CRICKET

LATE EDITION

AUCKLAND v. AUSTRALIA HOME SIDE FOLLOWS OH. TWO FOR 115 AT LUNCH TIME. [by telegraph—tress association.] AUCKLAND, March 12. The cricket match Australia (431) v. Auckland (171) was resumed in warm weather on a good wicket today, Auckland following on. The score at* 12.30 p.m. was 57 for two wickets. Details are: AUCKLAND. Second Innings. Rowley, b Grimmett 16 Postles, not out 18 Cooper, b Grimmett 18 Langridge, not out -2 Extras 8 Total for two wickets ...• 57 At the luncheon adjournment Auckland had l two wickets down for 115. Scores are: Postles, not out 48 Langridge, not out 26 Extras . ; 7 Total for two wickets 115 Rowley (14) was bowled by a wrong one of Grimmett’® soon after _ play started. 26—1—16. Cooper joined A Postles, and the pair batted more conW‘ fideoitly than they did on Saturday, putting on 20 in as many minutes. Both scored in singles and pairs off Grimmett, but McNamee sent down a maiden over now and again. _ The half-century went up in an hour, and then Grimmett got Cooper with a shorter one that came back. 552 —18. The scoring rate slowed down considerably while the newcomer (Langridge) got the pace of things. A period of stubborn batting followed, Langridge taking 35 minutes to reach double figures, but Postles was quietly confident, though he took 90 minute® for 25 runs. There was an interesting duel between Postles and Blaclde, who stacked half a dozen fieldsmen on the leg side to block the Eden batsman’s favourite scoring stroke. McNamee •went off at 73 and Grimmett at 90. The latter’s successor (Morton) started with a no-hall. McNamee came on again at 99, and Langridge brought the century up (after two hours’ play) by hitting him to the leg boundary. Langridge and Postles, by dogged- hatting, held the fort until the luncheon adjournment (115), though the latter had a lucky escape at 110 from stumping off Grimmett. who had come on again in hopes of breaking the partnership.