BIG CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 31 March 1928, Page 9

BIG CRICKET.

LATE EDITION

SECOND TEST.

NEW ZEALAND OPENS WELL MILLS'® GOOD DISPLAY. —■ |_BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, March 31. The Australia v. Nw Zealand 1 second cricket test match commenced at Cartslbrook tlhis morning. The weather was fine, but dull overhead, and owing to recent rain the 'outfield was heavy. However, the wicket was so good that when Lowry iron the toss he- elected to bat. Dempster and Mill’s being the . 0 opening pair against McNamee. Both [batsahen opened their a-ecouat. with nieely placed singles on either side of the wicket. They also shaped confidently against Blaekie, who -began trundling from the other end. . As time went -on it became evident that the wet ball did not suit the bowlers and Dempster got several loose ones sweetly away to leg. Oxenham relieved McNamee and in the last bail of the over missed Dempster ’« off stump by a whisker. MeNamee took Blaekie’s place at the top end. Mills became conspicuous for cutting o'f consistent brilliance, but the ball was not travclt ling fast over the mpist turf, the fieldsM men having ample time to save bount daries. Mills also distinguished himself by playing Oxenham to leg with well-timed strokes, and MicNamee was punished by Dempster, who pulled a full t Osser strongly to the- pickets. Twenty appeared at the end of 27 ininuies’ play. At 12,20 the score was: — Dempster, not out . • 11Mills, not out •• • 11 Extras ’i

Tofal for not wickets 28 HAWKE CUP. THE CHALLENGE MATCH. MANAWATU MAKE 203. PALMERSTON N., March 31. The Hawke Cup cricket match was continued this morning, when Manawatu’s first innings was concluded at 293. Details of the innings were: MANAWATU. Eirst Innings. Pacey, c Smith, b Cowper 7Birch, c Yortt, b Cowper 19 Norris, c Yortt, b Southall 84 McVicar, c Yortt, b Southall 11 McKenzie, run out 51 Dewe, c inglis b Southall 10 Pegden, c Wilder, b Southall 20 O’Keefe, not out 35 Donaldson, b Southall 8 McDonald, c Smith, b Cowper ... 10 Diedrich, c Cowper, b Southall ... 5 Extras 33 Total 29$ Bowling analysis: Southall six for 56, Cowper three lor 77, Wilder none for 23 ,inglis none for 27, Smith none for 18, Armistead none for 24, Grant none for 5. Southern Hawke’s Bay- entered upon its second innings, and with the score at 10 Wilder went with a brilliant catch by Donaldson, The second innings of the challengers only occupied an hour and a quarter. Following,Wilder’s dismissal, the wickets fell fairly quickly, Armistead being the only batsman able to reach double figures after the opening pair. The total was only 69, giving Mana~ watu the victory by an innings and 137 runs. Manawatu’s howling and fielding were exceptionally good. Detailed scores were: SOUTHERN HAWKE’S BAY. Second Innings. Wilder, c Donaldson, b Diederich 10 Smith, ’ e O’Keefe, b Diederich ... 10 Inglis, c Diederich, b EVlcYic-ar 0 Hartland, o McDonald, b McVicar 9 Armistead, c McVicar, b McDonald 10 Canning, b Diederich . 1 Grant, c Pacey, b Diederich 5 Whelan, b McVicar 1 Cowper, e Pegden, 1> McVicar ...... 5 Yortt, b McDonald 6 Southall, not out 3 Extras 9 Total 69 Bowling analysis . McVicar four for 30, Diederick four for 18. McDonald two for 12. TARANAKI FINAL.

MIDLANDS v. HIGH SCHOOL .SMALL FIRST INNINGS 7 .SCORE. The match for tihe premiership of Taranaki was begun this morning at New Plymouth, between the North and South leaders, Nenv Plymouth High School and Midlands, of Hawera. The weather conditions were ideal and the ground in fine order. McCarthy won the toss and he elected to bat. The wicket was fast. The position at the luncheon adjournment was that Midlands in the first innings had made 51, McCarthy (20) and Jennings (22) being the best scorers. Bowling: Fookes four for 22, Andrews four for 20, Ewart two for 0.

School were all out for 63; Ewart (10), Fookes (10) and extras (13) being the best, scorers. Bowling: Giblin six for 25, Ivinsella four for 25.