AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 March 1928, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

THE WANGANUI MATCH. [by telegraph—press association.] WANGANUI, March 18. Resuming the match with three wickets down for 230 in reply to Wanganui's first innings score of 83, the Australian cricketers compiled a total of 42S runs on Saturday and sent Wanganui in for a second strike. The local ceam made a better, showing than on Friday, but were all dismissed for 132 ; uns, the visitors winning the match by an innings and 213 rums. . C . Ponsford’s 101 made on Friday remained the top score of the match, G riinmett’s 73 being the nearest; apI roach to it. Schneider made 64 by dashing cricket. The Wanganui bowlers found themselves against a hard task when the match was resumed, the visitors’ wide ,-ange of strokes worrying them, but ■ e fielding was of good standard, the fieldsmen accounting for four wickets. Jackson and Grimmett provided crisp strokes- that- delighted the spectators. Kippax received an ovation on going to" the orease, but. .was out l.b.w. off the first ball. Oxenham came- on and slammed several halls to the boundary, but was clean bowled at 27. Grimmett skied oim from Holland to Harris just after lunch, and Alexander partnered Morton, who replaced' O'xenham, and the scoring slowed down; The remaining batsmen did not • show anything spectacular, and the innings closed for 428. Nine different bowlers were used by the visitors in Wanganui’s second attempt. Wood was the only man to last long. He made 31 before he was ■■stumped by Richardson off Grimmett. Blackie was the most successful with the ball, getting four wickets for .13 runs. The scores are : - AUSTRALIA. First Innings;. Ponsrord. b Williams A.. 1 —. 101 Schneider,, 1.b.w.. b Holland 64 Richardson, b .Williams 13 Grimmett, c Harris, b Holland ... 73 Jackson, b Williams 44 Kippax, 1.b.w., b Williams V........ 0 Oxenham, b Thakabou 27 Alexander, o Orr, b Holland 19 Morton, st. Harris, b Hutchinson 24 Blackie, e Sewell, b Holland ..... 15 McNamee, not out 14 Extras 34 Total 428 Bowling analysis: Holland took four wickets for 145 runs; Thakabou, one for 38; Hutchison, one for 104; Williams, four for 63. WANGANUI. First Innings ...,.,i..,.v„..VG 83 Second Innings. Orr, b Morton :.,v.............U.J.. 0 Wood, st. Richardson, b Grimmett 30 Kerr, b Oxenham 8 Holland, b Oxenham k,......... 5 Thakabou, c Richardson, b NcNamee Thrush, c Kippax, h Blackie 16 Williams, b Blackie ... : 13 Hutchison, st. Richardson, b Ponsford 8 Sewell, b Blackie * 7 Kirwin, not out v 0 Harris, b Blackie 4 Extras 20 Total 132 Bowling analysis: Morton took one wicket for four runs; McNamee. one for 23; Grimmett, one for 12; Oxenham, two for 12; Blackie, four for 13; Ponsford, one for H.