GREAT CRICKET SCORE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19558, 10 February 1927, Page 12

GREAT CRICKET SCORE.

VISITING TEAM IN WAIKATO. HOME SIDE EASILY BEATEN. CENTURY TO W. ARMSTRONG, TENTH WICKET PARTNERSHIP. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] ./ HAMILTON. Wednesday. The visiting Melbourne cricketers defeated Waikato by an innings and 307 runs at Seddon Park to-day. It was something in the natui'® of a practice match for the visitors. Nevertheless their visit has caused great interest, and if the Waikato cricketers can take advantage of the many object lessons afforded them, it should insult in great benefit to the game. , The Australians gave a great display of fielding, and this is a department in which the Waikato men .themselves are quite proficient, However, they could not approach the Melbourne standard of picking up and returning straight into the hands of the wicketkeepef all in one action. In this respect the work of P. B. Wood and E. P. Dakin was welhnigh perfect. "A Kagnificent Figure."

' When play was resumed this morning Melbourne had 395 runs on the board and there was only one wicket to fall, The last wicket partnership between W. W. Armstrong and his brother, T. G. Armstrong, was the most productive of the match. Between them ..they put on 226 funs. Never once were they troubled by the bowling, and the Australian captain at the wickets made a magnificent figure. He dominated the game. Although he is not yet into form and although he is not active enough to perform the spectacular, he played a brilliant innings. His bat would flash out and the ball would travel into some open spot in the field straight for the boundary. In his score of 156 there were 22 fours and- one six. His brother was also perfectly at home to the bowling and was well set> for his century when the innings ended for 580. , . Ebeling Troubles Batsmen. At the - opening of Waikato's second innings the difference between town and Icountry cricket "was strikingly portrayed. The batsmen could not play Ebeling's fast deliveries. The tall young Victorian representative, who may go far toward getting his Australian cap during the next series of tests, whipped the ball down at good length and in two overs completely beat three batsmen. Ransford, at the other end, was sending down an •accurate slow ball and lie took three in three overs. * .

Then Armstrong sportingly changed his bowling. Six wickets had fallep for 19, but off casual bowlers the score mounted to a more respectable figure, Taylor playing gome unorthodox shots, ran up 24 in : quick time and then Wood was called on to tei'minate the innings. He broke a stump, when he bowled Taylor, and soon afterwards clean-bowled Johnston, the innings closing for 84. Young Player's Display.

Williams, the not-out man, gave a steady display for 13. He is young batsman, with a long reach, and this he used to advantage'to bring off some clean off-drives. Following are the scores:—

MELBOURNE.—--First Innings. R. Jewell,* Ibw, b Taylor .. .. 27 P. p. Wood, c Going, b Hawke > , 51 E. P. Dakin, c Skeet, b Pomeroy .. 26 A. Qnyons, c Allen, b Badeley .. 48 .K. Campbell, c and b Pomeroy .. 34 R. S, Rodgerson, b' Taylor .. .. 49 H, 0. Sandford, b Taylor .. .. 28 V. S. Ransford, e and b Pomeroy .. 32 W. W. Armstrong, b Rabone .. 166 H. I. .Ebeling, b Taylor . .. 5 T. G. ' 'Armstrong, not out 89 Extras ... 25

Total .. .. 580 Bowling Analysis.—A. Taylor took four wickets for 128 runs, J. B. Pomeroy three for 90, C. Rabone one for 31, H. Williams none for 17, R. Allen none for 17, R. Johnston none for "46. B. Going nono for 74. ' WAIKATO. First Innings , .. ~119 Second Innings. S, A. R. Badeley, b Ransford 5 J. B. Pomeroy, b Ebeling .. 0 R. Allen, b Ebeling .. .. *. 2 D. Efawke, b Ransford .. 3 T. A. Campbell, b Ebeling .. 0 R. Going, c Wood, b Ransford .. 5 R. Skeet. Ibw, b Rodgerson .. i.. 7 A., Taylor, b Wood 29 C. N. Rabone, e Campbell, b Onyons 8 H. Williams, not out .. 13 R. Johnston, b Wood .. 6 Extras .... ... ... 6 Total . 84 Bowling Analysis.—H. I. Ebeling took three wickets for 6 runs, V. S. Ransford three for 11, P. B. Wood two for 10, B. A. Onyons one fo? 11, R. S. Rodgerson one for 11, K. Campbell none for"2l.