MATCH DRAWN

Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 February 1931, Page 3

MATCH DRAWN

WEST INDIES CRICKET TEAM. DISPLAY BY VICTORIA. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 4. The weather was fliot and the wicket fast for the resumption of cricket in the West Indies v. Victoria match. The visitors batted for 24 minutes and added 52 runs. Decaires was vigorous and hit one sixer and four fours. On the whole Victoria gave an indifferent display, even though none of j the regular bowlers was used for some rime. The only interest was in the I closing stages as to whether the \ iciorians would hold the fort till stumps. The last man went in with 20 minutes to go. He was then missed in the slips and the game drawn. Details : WEST INDIES. First Tunings 495 Second Innings. Roach, e Quin, b Nagel I Barrow, b Oordnor 3/ Headley, c Nagel, 1> Wilkinson ... 118 Decaires. b Wilkinson 64 Birkett. c Rush, b Cordner 9 i Soaley, not out •> I Extras ■’> Total for 5 wickets (declared) 238 VICTORrA. First Innings 325 Second Tunings. Ellis, run out I' Eaton, b St. Hill 8 Fontaine, I> Martin 32 Sandford, c Headley, b St. Hill ... 4 Rush, b Martin 10 Quin, c sub.. Ii Decaires 43 Tolhurst, b Martin ■ 63 Wilkinson, c Barrow, b Francis ... 25 Nagel, 1.b.w., b St. Hill 0 Cordner, not out 30 Healey, not out 0 Extras 9 Total for nine wickets 28<> HAWKE CUP GAME. SOUTH CANTERBURY OUT FOR 72 HAMILTON, Feb. 6. Waikato, the holder of the Hawke ('u]), opened a match against South Oanterburv to-day. 'Hie home team opened tin- hatting, Lumsden and Cassidy being first to bat. Cassidy was dropned at the wicket, but was clean bowled with the next ball. Senior mined Lumsden and added 12 to the tally before falling a victim to an easy catch in the slips. The batsmen were finding difficulty in penetrating the field. Hawke joined Lumsden and 46 runs appeared after an hour’s nlav. Lumsden was oat to a line catch hv McDougall with his contribution at 19. Badeley replaced him and the partnership was severed when Hawke turned a hoi one from Meßeat'li to short log. Seaton accenting it. IT amnion was clean howled without scoring. With Smith partnering Badeley 7<) appeared for 96 minutes’ play. MeBenth imnroved his average by taking Smith’s wicket. Sheet joined his captain and the rate of scoring livened. Skeet lifted Moßeath for six and was playing confidently when he was well caught in the slips. He had put on 32. Aitkon. the next man in. cninrneneod Forcibly and (lie score moiujtod steadily. Rnriolev succumbed to a catch behind the wickets after a bright innings for 65. Going and Ewan failed to add much to the total, the innings closing for 269. South Oanterhnrv opened disastrously. losing two wickets for three runs. Kane modi* a stand assisted by Davies, but the side was out for the small total of 72. Going, Badeley and Smith took the wickets. Waikato has made 21 for no wickets in the second innings. Details arc: WAIKATO. First Innings. Cassidy, b Moßeath ~ Lumsden, c Hamilton, I) MeDougall 9 Senior, c Hamilton, b McDougall 1Mawke, c Seaton, b Meßeath Jo Badeley, c Cuthbortson. h Davies Hampton, b Mcßcath [J Smith, b Mcßcath Skeet. e Davies, Ip McDougall ... •>(. Ait ken, b McDougall • I Going, c Kane, b Davies Ewan, not out Extras 10 Total ‘-' () 9 Bowling analysis: Meßeath took •l four for 66, McDougall four for 54, Davies two for 15. Kano none tor 4 ). Mason none for 15. Second Innings. Cassidy, not out J Lumsden, not out J Extras 1 Total for no wickets -1 SOUTH CANTERBURY’. First Innings.

Hamilton, b Badeley 1 Mason, c Hamilton, b Going '- Angland, b Badeley 3 llerdman. b Going Kane, c Ewan, b Smith .... AlnßeaHi. c Hampton, h Going ... 4 AI "Donga 11. e Ewan, b Badeley ... 4 Davies, 1.b.w.. b Going H Seaton, b Smitli 6 Cave, not out 9 Cuthbertson, b Going 6 Extras 3 Total 72 Bowling analysis: Going took live for 22. Badeley three for 33, Smith two for 14.