BIG TENTH WICKET STAND OF 104 RUNS AVERTS DISGRACE

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6538, 21 February 1928, Page 7

BIG TENTH WICKET STAND OF 104 RUNS AVERTS DISGRACE

James and Massey’s Valuable Partnership AUSTRALIANS LOSE SIX MAKING RUNS (Per Press Association.) ■WELLINGTON, Last Nigiit. Compelled by the Australians to fol-low-on Wellington had sis wickets down for 93 on Saturday when stumps were drawn. James and McLeod, the not out men, resumed to-day in fine, hot weather to the bowling of, Blackic and Grimmett. McLeod went one run later, and after helping the score to 126, McGirr, was bowled from a ball from Grimmctt which whipped sharply back. McGirr s score was then 26. Brice was caught first ball, nine wickets thus being down for 126 runs. Massey and James then became associated in a last-wicket partnership which produced 104 runs before Massey was caught by Oldfield off Morton tho innings closing at 230 runs. Both batsmen batted with tho greatest confidence making one wonder why Foley, Lowry, Badcock, Lamason, McLeod and Brice could only make two runs among them. Grimmctt Morton and Blackio were bowling extremely well and tho fielding was first class. Australia requiring 62 runs to win sent in Grimmctt and Oldfield to face the bowling of McGirr and Badcock. The latter bowled the leg theory having a number 'of fieldsmen clustered round tho batsmen. Lowry missed a chance of catching Grimmctt at silly mid on off Badcock’s second ball. At .thirteen Badcock clean bowled Oldfield who had made five and Brice bowled Grimmctt without addition. Alexander lashed out at tho last ball of Badcock’s sixth oyer Foley taking a smart catch: —3 7. . Kippax was in next. Shortly after wards Oxcnham went in identically tho same way as Alexander caught Foley bowled Badcock four wickets being down for 32 runs. Schneider only lasted two balls popping one from Badcock into Dempster’s bauds at silly mid-on; 32—5—0. Badcock had now taken four wickets for 13 runs oil seven overs. Dempster after Juggling with tho ball dropped Kippax then 15 at short fine leg off Brice but Brice got Kippax l.b.w. next ballWoodfull and Eicbardson then got the necessary runs. Australia thus won by four wickets. Scores;

WELLINGTON: First Innings '•> • • 206 Second Innings. C. S. Dempster b Grimmett .. .. 49 H. Foley, l.b.w. b Morton ...... 1 T. C. Lowry, b Morton ...... 0 F. T. Badcock, b Blacldo .... 0 J. R. Lamason, b Blacldo 0 H. M. Lambert, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 25 K. C. James, not out 48 B. McLeod, c Oldfield, b Blackie 1 H. M. McGirr, b Grimmett .... 26 W. B. Brice, c Blackie, b Grimmett 0 H. B. Massey, c Oldfield, b Morton 64 Extras ... .. 6

Total .. v. w v.' •• ■.. •• 230 Fall of wickets: One for 20, two for 20, three for 21, four for _ 27, five for 71, six for 93, seven for 97, eight for 126, nine for 126, ten for 230. Bowling analysis: Morton, took three wickets for 24 runs; Blackie, three for 69; Oxenham, none for 29; Grimmett, four for 94; Schneider, none for 8. AUSTRALIA. First Innings 275 Second Innings. W. A. Oldfield, b Badcock .. ■..■ 5 C., V. Grimmett, b Brice S W. C. Alexander, o Foley, b Badcock 7 E. K. Oxenham, e Foley, b Badcock 6 A. F. Kippax, 1.b.w., b Brice .. 15 K. J. Schneider, c Dempster, b Badcock 0 W. M. Woodfull, not out .. .. 12 Y. Y. Richardson, not out .... 9 Extras .............. 2 Total for six wickets .v .. 65 Bowling analysis: McGirr took no wickets for 8 runs; Badcock, four for 23; Brice, two for 41. Wellington admirers of Grimmett after tho match presented him with a gold wristlet watch.