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Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1932, Page 6

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TEST MATCH. SECOND DAY’S PLAY. (By Telegraph—-ter tress Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 29. The Test match was resumed in fine weather. Mitchell 13 and Christy 14, carried on South Africans first innings against the bowling of Cleverly, Badcock, Newman and Cromb. After an hour’s play the total was raised to 63.

S. AFRICA’S BIG SCORING. I CHRISTCHURCH, February 29. Cricket conditions were ideal. Cleverley bowled to Christy from the north end, the tall batsman made a bright start, off driving the fast bowler’s first delivery to the fence, then thumping a half volley past mid-on for three, j Badeock took up the attack at the ! feoutli end, three coming off the over, | Christy batting with easy confidence, j It looked as though his let off on SatI urday night was going to prove exI pensive. j Newman relieved Cleverley whose j eight overs cost 28 runs. Christy again found the boundary, this time with a fine" late cut off Badeock. Christy drove Newman past cover to ! the fence, then turning one to leg for a pair. I Badeock continued keeping the runs down from the south end, and Cromb I took over from Newman. Christy 'reached fifty in seventy minutes with ! a three to leg off Cromb. Badeock was the only bowler to keep the batsmen reasonably subdued. Cromb with i all his men on the off side sent down 1 too many on the leg »nd Christy took every opportunity, bringing the hundred up with a four to the leg rails. The innings had been in progress for 80 minutes. The batsmen was missed j by Page in slips, the chance being a J difficult one off Cromb. Then he drove | tile same bowler past cover for another four. The batting made the attack seem inocuous, and the fielding was not tip to test standard. i Blunt relieved Badeock, and Christy ! late cut Cromb to the fence, and then ! drove hint past mid-off for another iboundary. j Cromb’s luck was out, BJ-unt dropI ping Mitchell in the slips. The bowl- : ers had little assistance from the- field, and another single gave Mitchell his fifty, which was made well in 90 minutes. j Christy cocked one up when CleverI ley came on again, but the bowler could not get across to take the catch. Christy passed ninety with an off ! drive to the boundary, j Mitchell survived a confident np- , peal for leg before by Cleverley. | A -single off Newman gave Christy | a great century. He had batted for I 125* minutes, and was dropped twice-, | but his exhibition was a fine one, driving and cutting in superb manner. • A few overs later Christy was run i out, 196—1—103, a splendid throw in ;hy Kerr and smart work hy James 1 ending an innings that will he remcm- , bered for a long time.

Taylor was next, and Mitchell carried on briskly, and approached the centurv. Luncheon was taken with the total of 219, Mitchell being 92.