BETTER SCORING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 94, 21 March 1939, Page 10

BETTER SCORING.

! BUT DREARY TO WATCH. CRICKET AT AUCKLAND. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, March 20. The final match of the tour of Sir Julien Calm’s cricket team against Auckland was concluded at Eden Park to-day in fine weather, the game resulting in a draw. The visitors scored 456 in their first innings and Auckland replied with 270. Required to follow on. the home side made 005 for three wickets. Conditions were again excellent and there was an attendance of 1200. Following on, after scoring 270, Auckland made a more impressive showing, although the opening partnership betwene Postles and Whitelaw which yielded 120 runs produced dreary batting. Neither was prepared to take a risk in spite of the fact that the visitors’ star bowler strained his back and was unable to assist in the attack. Whitelaw, except for several bright patches in the closing stages, batted sedately for his century. During the last hour Weir hit aggressively and seemed certain to reach three figures, but he was too eager and succumbed to a delivery from Sir Julien Calm when four short of the century. Wallace and Scott batted out time, the former being far from confident. The score at stumps was .305 for three wickets, Wallace being 34 and Scott 7. Scores:— SIR JULIEN CAHN'S XI. First innings 456 AUCKLAND. First Innings 270 Bowling analysis.—Walsh took 5 wickets for 91 runs, Smith 3 for 06. Phillipson J for 36. Watts 2 for 65, Jackson none lor seven. Second Innings. Whitelaw, b Smith 100 Postles, <■ Walsh, b Smith 34 Weir, c Watts, b Sir J. Calm ... 96 Wallace, not out 34 Scot, not out 7 Extras 34 Total lor three wickets 305 Bowling analysis.—Smith took 2 wickets lor 72 runs, Sir J. Calm 1 for 31, Whitts, 0 for 16, Phillipson 0 for 51. Walsh 0 lor live. Jackson 0 for 49, Heanc 0 for 19, Hardstaff 0 for 19, Oldfield 0 for nine. j