South Africans’ Lead on Auckland

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 February 1932, Page 8

South Africans’ Lead on Auckland

TWO CENTURIES TO VISITORS

AUCKLAND, Last Night,

The match between the South Africans and Auckland was continued at Eden Park to-day, the visitors passing Auckland's first innings total with two wickets in hand.

The previous day Auckland scored 296 for eight wickets. Continuing today, chiefly through Matheson, who was unbeaten "with S 3, Auckland carried the total to 842,

The visitors did not start well, but a splendid third wicket partnership between Mitchell and Taylor added 167 runs. Taylor played brilliant cricket, compiling a century, and Mitchell played a stubborn defensive game for 122 not out. Allcott finished with five wickets for 72 runs. The conditions were good except that several - deliveries kept low. The gate takings for the first two days were £lOl and £lB5 respectively. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Mills, b McMillan 9 Postles, c Morkel, b Balaskas .... 36 Weir, c Quinn, b McMillan ...... 20 Vivian, c Cameron, b McMillan ... 27 Prater, Ibw, b Christy 10 Allcott, c Brown, b Balaskas .... 26 McCoy, b McMillan 4 Byerley, b Quinn 77 Matheson, not out 83 Cleverley, c Cameron b Morkel ... 15 Eowntree, Ibw b Quinn ........ 2 Extras 33 . Total ~ .. .. .. .. .. 342 Bowling analysis McMillan took four wickets for 133 runs; Quinn two for 51; Balaskas two for 59; Christy one for 11; Morkel one for 19; and Brown none for 36. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Mitchell not out 222 Christy, Ibw, b Matheson .. ~ .. 22 Morkel, b -Matheson 22 Taylor, b Allcott .. .. .. *’ ” 213 Cameron, b Weir 22 Dalton, b Allcott * 22 Viljon, b Allcott * * ’ , McMillan, b Allcott V. [’ 15 Balaskas, st, Eowntree, b Allcott g Brown, not out * Extras :: 2 s Total for eight wickets .. ~ 352