OTAGO COLLAPSES AGAINST AUSSIES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6543, 27 February 1928, Page 8

OTAGO COLLAPSES AGAINST AUSSIES

Googly Bowler Takes Six for 33 SOUTHERNERS’ POOR START (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Feb. 25. The Australiau-Otago cricket match continued to-day in perfect weather. The wicket was good and the visitors’ “ not out ” men, Jackson and Grimmett, continued the former making 63 and the latter 59. Tho innings closed for 454. Otago’s innings was a short ono, tho whole side going out for 171. The googly bowler Grimmett and Blackie were deadly, the former getting six wickets for 23 runs and the latter four for 27. Blunt (52) and Zimmerman (33) wore tho best scorers. Australia .batted again Ponsford and Schneider opening and playing out. time for 71 —Ponsford 54 and Schneider 17. Additional scores arc as follows:—• AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Total for seven wickets 326 Jackson, b Shepherd 63 Grimmett, run out, b Blackie .... 59 Blackio, st. Galland, b Shepherd . 3 Morton, not out 3 Total 454 Bowling analysis: Dickinson took seven wirkets for 97 runs; Torrance, none for SO; Zimmerman., nono for 28; Douglas, none for 41; Alloo, none for 46; Shepherd, two for 72; Blunt, none for 60. OTAGO.—First Innings. Shepherd, c Richardson, b Blackie 13 b Blackie 4 McMillan, b Blackie 12 Blunt, c Blackie, b Grimmett ... 52 Dickinson, c Kippax, b Blackio .. 17 Zimmerman, 1.b.w,. b Grimmett .. 36 Galland, b Grimmett 3 Alloo, b Grimmett S W. Vorrath, not out 9 Torraucc, b Grimmett 0 Douglas, c and b Grimmett • 5 Extras 12 Total 171 Bowling analysis: Grimmett took six wickets for 23 runs (14 overs); Blackie four for £7 (16 overs); Kippax, none for 22, Morton, none for 51; OxcnSiam, nono for 36.