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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 26, 30 December 1925, Page 6

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DRAWN GAMENEW ZEALAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. CENTURY TO A. RICHARDSON. ADELAIDE, Dec. 29. Ideal weather and an excellent wicket were the conditions for the continuation of play in tho match South Australia' against New Zealand. A. Richardson and Parry resumed tho South Australian innings, the board showing no wickets for 109. Parry had added only five when he jumped out to Blunt, who opened tho bowling, and was well stumped by I/O wry. Tho diminutive batsman had shaped excellently, driving forcefully despite his lack of inches. He made his runs in 70 minutes. Pritchard, tho next man, again failed to get going. When he was 13 Blunt scattered his stumps. V. Richardson jumped out to his first ball, and Lowry did the rest. Tho captain had not scored. Blunt had taken three wickets for 18 runs. Once in the nineties, A. Richardson did not take long to reach his century, two good fours doing it. He had been batting 145 minutes then. Before lunch he was bowled by Blunt. Ho batted excellently, driving powerfully. His innings was without a blemish, and included 13 fours. Blunt bowled well, getting a nip off tho pitch and breaking the ball nine inches. Ho had done tho majority of tho bowling. Murray and Alexander batted nicely, adding 50 in 34 minutes. With the total 293 South Australia declared the innings closed, having a load of 305 runs. Less than two hours remained for play. Blunt and Crawford opened for New Zealand to the bowling of McKay and Palmer. No effort was made by the batsmen to wipe off the runs. They appeared to bo playing for a draw. Blunt made 33 before Crawford was dismissed, A. Richardson being the bowler. Grimmett came on at the other end, and got Blunt with a leg-before decision. Two wickets had fallen for 38 runs. Tho crowd was becoming excited and 'there were visions of a close finish. Dacro and Oliver stayed together, however, and runs came freely. The century was raised in 63 minutes. Oliver hit Grimmett on to the grandstand roof and a new ball was required. Oliver reached 50 in 47 minutes. The batting was lively, the pair scoring 100 in 55 minutes. A. Richardson’s first over, saw Dacre depart for a well made 40 after a vigorous display. Oliver was smartly stumped off A. Richardson, who bowled excellently. With the dismissal of Oliver play became dull, Lowry and Worker making no attempt to get rune. Lowry, Alloo and Worker were dismissed in quick succession. With ten minutes left Allcott and Patrick played out time, and tho match was drawn. Tho following are tho scores:— SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First innings 351 Second Innings. Parry, st. Lowry, b Blunt 69 Pritchard, b Blunt 13 V. Richardson, st. Lowry, b Blunt 0 Bymill, b Allcott 15 A. Richardson, b Blunt 104 Murray, not out 40 Alexander, not out 34 Extras 18 Total for 5 wickets (declared) 293 Bowling analysis: Hope, no wickets for 43 runs; Cunningham, none for 75; Allcott, one for 43; Alloo, none for 33; Blunt, four for 72; Patrick, none for 9. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 339 Second Innings. Crawford, 1.b.w., b Richardson ... 3 Blunt, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 34 Dacre, b A. Ricliurdson 40 Oliver, st. Parry, b A. Richardson 68 Lowry, b Alexander 16 Alloo, run out 14 Worker, run out 11 Allcott, not out 2 Patrick, not out 2 Extras 2 Total for seven wickets 192 Bowling analysis: McKay, no wickets for 28; Palmer, none for 23; A. Richardson, three for 46; Grimmett, one for 35; Murray, none for 25; Lee, none for 17; Alexander, one for 15; Pritchard, none for I.—Press Association. QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, Dec. 29. The weather was fine and hot and the wicket good for tho continuation of'the match, New South Wales v. Queensland. Queensland in the second innings made 394 for five wickets (F. Thompson, not out, 150, L. Oxenham 119, Hutcheon 71). The match was drawn. —Press Association. SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. NEW SOUTH WALES MAKES BIG SCORE. MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. In tho Sheffield Shield match New South Wales had made 466 for seven wickets (Andrews 61, Taylor 66, Macartney 59, Rock 81, Kelleway, not out, 46, Gregory, not out, 25) when stumps were drawn. The weather was dull, but the wicket was good. Tho Victorian fielding was poor, but the bowling commanded respect, all tho batsmen, with the exception of Macartney, playing sound, steady cricket. Macartney batted brilliantly and attractively, showing great variety and resourco. Rock played a solid, careful innings, but took no chances. The bowlers used a lot of off theory, but the majority of the batsmen refused to touch it. Poor fielding was responsible for a good many runs and tho players were frequently barracked. — Press Association.

WANGANUI v. TARANAKI. WANGANUI. Dec. 29. Wanganui beat Taranaki by five wickets. Scores: Taranaki, first innings 133, second innings 110; Wanganui, first innings 119, second innings tivo wickets for 125 runs (Orr. GO). TOWN v. COUNTRY. WIN FOR CITY ELEVEN. The cricket match between the Town and Country elevens was concluded yesterday at Wellington, the Town

team winning an exciting game by six wickets. In the first innings Country made 310, to which Town replied with 209. In the second strike Country compiled 117, and the Town players, batting well, compiled 229 for four wickets in an hour and 20 minutes and thus won by six wickets. Details are as follow: COUNTRY. First innings 310 Second Innings. D. Cameron, b Brice 28 C. Beuth, b McGirr 3 M. Beuth, b McGirr 1 H. Lambert, b Badcock 5 F. C. Hutchinson, c Tattersall b Henderson 33 E. H. L. Bernau, b Brice 8 L. A. Wood, l.b.w. b Brice 0 C. A. Holland, b Brice 0 O. M. Naismith, not out 9 N. Gallichan, c Badcock b Brice 12 D. Ritchie, b Henderson 0 Extras 10 Total 117 Bowling analysis: McGirr 2 for 32, Badcock 1 for 24, Brice 5 for 33, Collins 0 for 11, Henderson 2 for 7. TOWN. —First Innings. J. S. Hiddleston, run out 23 D. C. Collins, b Holland 12 B. J. Kortlang, c C. Beuth b Bernau 5 H. J. Tattersall, c M. Beuth b Holland 36 J. S. Banks, b Gallichan 2 M. Henderson, c sub. b Holland 38 H. M. McGirr, c and b Lambert 44 It. C. H. Mackenzie, c sub b Lambert 0 F. T. Badcock, c and b Lambert 18 W. Barclay, c Gallichan b Lambert 4 W. S. Brice, not out 9 Extras 18 Total 209 Bowling analysis: Bernau 1 for 57, Holland 3 for 61, Lambert 4 for 32, Gallichan 1 for 25, C. Beuth 0 for 16. Second Innings. J. S. Hiddleston, run out 1 H. M. McGirr, c Bernau b Holland 114 F. T. Badcock, run out 43 o . S. Banks, run out 1 W. Barclay, not out 49 W. S. Brice, not out 14 Extras 7 Total for four wickets 229 Bowling analysis: Bernau 0 for 45, Holland 1 for 55, Gallichan 0 for 49, C. Beuth 0 for 22, Lambert 0 for 51.