CRICKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 82, 19 March 1928, Page 3

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA WINS WANGANUI HOPELESSLY BEATEN. HOME SIDE FIELDS WELL. Wanganui, March 17. Resuming with three down for 230, in reply to Wanganui’s first innings □f 83, the Australian cricketers put up a total of 426 on Saturday and sent Wanganui for a second strike. The local team made a better showing than on Friday, but were all dismissed for 132, the visitors winning the match by an innings and 213 runs. Ponsford’s 101 made on Friday remained the top score of the match, Grimmett, with 73, being the nearest approach. Schneider made 64 by dashing cricket. The Wanganui bowlers found themselves against a hard task when the match was resumed, the visitors’ wide range of strokes worrying them, but the 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 crease, but was l.b.w. off the first ball. Oxenham came on and slammed several balls to the boundary. but was cleaned bowled at 27. Grimmett skied one from Holland to Harris just after lunch and Alexander partnered Morton, who replaced Oxenham 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 being the only man to last long. He made 31 before he was stumped bv Richardson off Grimmett. Blackie was the most successful with the ball, getting four for 13. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings,

Bowling Analysis.—Holland four for 145. Thakabau one for 38. Hutchinson one for 104. Williams four for 63. WANGANUI.

Bowling Analysis.— Morton one for 4, McNamee one for 23. Grimmett one for 12. Oxenham two for 12, Blackie four 13. Ponsford on© for 11. 1 REMAINDER OF THE TOUR. The following are the remainder dates of matches in New Zealand:— v. Poverty Bay, at Gisborne, March 19 and 20. First Test, at Auckland, March 24, 26 and 27. Second Test, at Dunedin, March 31, April 2 and 3. KIRK CUP LOST. HAWKE'S BAY BADLY BEATEN. Gisborne, March 17. Poverty Bav regained the Kirk Cup from Hawke's Bay in a match which concluded to-day. The homesters won by an innings and 56. The last wicket stand added 39 more to-day, making 140 altogether, which is a wicket record for local representative games. The visitors, who were handicapped by the concrete wicket, failed badly in batting. Beck was outstanding in both innings, his 52 being a display of excellent patient cricket. White. Spackman and Elliott were the best of the others. The home bowling was always on top. a nd their fielding was excellent. Scores: POVERTY BAY. First Innings 259 HAWKE'S BAY. First Inning s 83 Second Innings. Beuth. c Robertson, bJ. Scholium 0 White, c Guthrie b J Scholium 15 Temperton c Lockett, b Jennings 0 Beck, c Robertson, bJ. Scholium 52 Stevens, c IV. J Scholium, b Jennings Jo Bradburn, © Lockett, b Bennett 10 Spackman, c and b Bennett ... 3 Scott-Kelly, b Pocock 11 Mackie, b Pocock 4 Gilbertson, c Thomson, b Bennett 0 Elliott, not out 10 Extras J 3 Total 118 Bowling Analysis,—J. Scholium three for 26, J. Jennings two tor 14, F. Bennett three for 31. G. Pocock two for 20 Lockett none for 22. W. J. Scholium non© for 2. HAWKE CUP. SATURDAY’S PLAY. Palmerston forth. March 17. The Hawke Cun cricket match bebetween Manawatu and Marlborough was tsmtiinued to-dav in fine but windy weather. Marlborough resumed their first innings making a total of 264, as against Manawatu’s 332. A fine partnership between Miller and Murchison added 180, the latter compiling 76 and the former 119. Manawatu commenced their second (Continued at foot next column >

strike, and when stumps were drawn they nafi one wicket down for 91. Score* MARLBOROUGH. First Innings Murchison, c Pacev, b McVicar .. 76 Purpoint, b McVicar 0 O’Sullivan, b McVicar u Reed, st Norris, b McVicar 9 Miller, c McVicar b Diedrich .. 119 H Robinson, c Galnchan. b Ongley 3 Gragg, 1.b.w.. b McVicar 23 Fuller c and b Dietrrich 6 Bagge. c Fletcher b Diedrich .. 2 A Robinson, b Diedrich 8 Henderson, not out 8 Extras 10 Total t .... 264 Bowling Analysis.—McVicar five ta»‘7O. Ongley one for 64. Diedrich four for 60. Gallichnn one tor 33, Leet none for 2. Mullins none for 7. O’Keefe none for 18. MANAWATU. First Innings 333 Second Innings • Pacey, b Henderson 26 Young, not out 24 Norris, not out 21 Extras 20 Total for one wicket 91 NAPIER v COUNTRY. At a match held nt Nelson Park (Napier) on Saturday between a team representing Kaiwakn. Eskdale. Tutira and Waikoau, qnd a Napier team, the visitors suffered defeat bv 57 rung on the first innings. The wicket was in a bad condition owing to the wet weather, but the. low scoring did not mar the enjoyment of either players or spectators. Napier in their first innings made 92 (Pedlow 21, McKinnon 14, Hughes 14, Olson 13 and Forsyth 19), Matterson took five for .33 and Turnbull four for 19. The country team replied with 35. Toomey being the only double-figure scorer with 10. Hughes took six for 18 and Forsyth four for 15. In the second effort Napier made 70 (Hodge 20. Robinson 13 not nut. and Fnrsvth 11). Cash captured seven for 29 and Toomey two for eight. Carter (captain), wicketkeeping for the visitors, did good service

Ponsford, b Williams 101 Schneider, l.b.w., b Holland .... o4 Richardson, b Williams 13 Grimmett, c Harris, b Holland .. 73 Jackson, b Williams 44 Kippax, l.b.w.. b Williams 0 Oxenham b Thakabau 27 Alexander c Orr, b Hofland .... 19 Morton, st Harris, b Hutchinson 24 Blackie c Sewell b Holland IS McNamee ,not out 14 Extras 34 Total 428

First Innings 83 Second Innings. Orr, b Morton 0 Wood, st Richardson b Grimmett 31 Kerr, b Oxenham 8 Holland, b Oxenham 5 Thakabau. c Richardson, b MeNamee 12 Thrush, c Kipnax b Blackie .... 16 Williams, b Blackie 13 Hutchinson, st Richardson b Ponsford 8 Sewell, b Blackie Kirwin not out 0 Harris b Blackie i Extras 20 lk>tal fW