HOLIDAY CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25085, 26 December 1944, Page 2

HOLIDAY CRICKET

AUCKLAND'S SMALL LEAD GOOD BOWLING BY BURKE (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Monday When stumps were drawn at 0 p.m. today, after a day and a-half's play, the representative cricket match between Auckland and Wellington stood with honours about easy. On Saturday Wellington totalled 105 and Auckland had scored 14 for two wickets. Resuming today, Auckland ran the score to 227 for eight wickets and then declared. At stumps Wellington had 25 runs on without loss, which means they are only eight runs behind with all their wickets in hand. The wicket was drying, after rain overnight, when Wellington started tho first innings at .10.5:! o'clock on Saturday morning. Mr, Vicar and Howe look 53 minutes to reach 38 for tho first wicket, and here McViear, who had scored 10, was run out in going Tor a second run. The 'Auckland bowlers were keeping an immaculate length and runs came at a funereal pace. After scoring 3!» in 125 minutes, Rowe moved out to one of Burke's slows, missed, and was smartly slumped by Kent. Duffy took 55 minutes to reach 11, and Chapman no minutes to score I. The. brightest form was shown by Bain, although it took him 105 minutes for his contribution of 51. Hoar shaped confidently for '_' l not out and might with advantage have been sent in earlier. Burke played havoc with his slow spinners after the luncheon adjournment, having Duffy, Ell and Mooney smartly stumped by Kent off his deliveries in rapid succession. The Wellington innings closed at I.IJS p.m. for the moderate total of 105. Burke put up a line bowling performance in taking six wickets for 71 runs off 30 overs. He was well supported by Kerr, who took two for 50 off 30.5 overs, 17 of which were maidens. He sent seven maiden overs down in succession. In 70 minutes' batting, Auckland lost two wickets for I I runs, Whitelaw and Cleave both being dismissed by Allen, the slow lefthand spin bowler, just after they had reached double figures. A feature of today's play was the stubborn stand made by B. Sutcliffe and C. Kerr for Auckland's fifth wicket. Four wickets were down for OS when the pair came together, and, without at any time forcing the pace, they cemented a partnership which put on I*2B runs in 120 minutes. Sutcliffe, who had reached 75, including nine fours, was caught at long-on by Hoar off Allen. Kerr, after reaching the even half-century, was run out. The burly left-hander Wheeler scored 22 quickly, awl when eight wickets had fallen for 227 Auckland applied the closure.

Allen was the most, successful of Ihe Wellington bowlers, taking five wickets for CO runs off 15.3 overs with his slow lefthanded spinners. Matheson. former Aticklunder, put up a fine bowling performance in taking one wicket for '25 runs off I overs, 11 of which were maidens.

McViear and Howe opened Wellington's second innings at 5.20 p.m. and the pair were still together when stumps were drawn, Rowe being 10 and McViear S. There should be an interesting finish to the match tomorrow Scores:— WELLINGTON—Firsfc Inn i rigs S. A. McVicar, run out .. .. ..10 C. C.. Rowe, st Kent, b Burke .. 30 ,T. Duffv. st Kent, 1> Burke . . .. 11 W. O. Bain, e Warner, b Burko .. 51 ,T. Ell, st Kent, b Burke . 2 F. H. L. Mooney, st Kent, b Burke .. l A. M. C. Matheson. c Clcal, b Burke ~ t) H. Chapman, b Kerr . . ■ . .. 21 X. Hoar, not out .. .. 21 J. Ashenden, c sub, b Kerr .. .. 0 R. Alien, run out .. •• .. 0 Extras . . .. • • ..12 Total • • • ■ • ■ . . 105 Bowling.—Btirke six for 71. Kerr two for 50. Second Innings McViear, not out .. .. •• S Rowe. not out .. .. .. •. 10 Extras .. . . .. . • l Total for no wickets .. ..25 AUGK L AXI) —First Innings P. E. Whitelaw, e Bain, b Allen .. M K. H. Cleave, c and b Allen . . . . 10 B. H. Warifer, b Hoar . . .. 8 0. C. deal, cMc Vicar, b Matheson .. 30 B. Sutcliffe, c Hoar, b Allen .. .. 75 C. Kerr, run out .. .. .. 50 L. A. Kent, b Allen .. .. .. 2 W. J. Wheeler, tit Mooney, b Allen . . 22 Burke, not out .. • ■ • • • ■ Extras .. •• •• ..Hi Total for eight, wickets declared . . 227 Bowling.—Allen five for 00, Hoar one for ■lO, Matheson one for 25.

MATCH AT DOMAIN

A LOW SCORING GAME GOOD BOWLING FOR WAIKATO Overnight rain prevented play starting until 1.15 p.m. iu tho two-day representative match at tho Domain between Auckland City and Suburban Association and Waikato teams. Auckland lost the toss and had to open on a sticky wicket. Axon went early, but Stacc and Woods made a stubborn stand against good bowling b,\* Skeet and the ex-Aucklandor M. Clark while Winger also kept runs down. When these pair were dismissed the only others to combat the conditions were Woolley (15) and Bracewell (IU not out). In dismissing Wyberg, Skeet earned applause for a magnificent dive catch, the ball being only a few inches off the ground. The fielding of the Waikato players was keen and the Auckland batsmen could not take any risks. The innings closed at 4.25 p.m. Waikato opened with J. E. Mills, the exNew Zealand and Auckland representative, and A. Hope, another ex-Aucklander. The wicket had dried out well and, although the pair opened cautiously, anything loose was hard driven. Mills in particular pleased with his characteristic polished shots through the covers, while anything on the le*r side was nicely irlanced away. When stumps were drawn the pair were unbeaten for an hour and 25 minutes' play. The match will be continued today, commencing at 10.30 a.m. Following were the scores:— AUCKLAND.—First Innings

I. Axon, c. and b Clark .. .. .. 3 P. Stace, c Winger, b Skeet .. .. 23 F. Woods, c McMahon, b Skeet . . .. 13 A. Dunning, b Clark ~. .. .. 4 R. Witheridge, c Hope, b Winger .. 7 F. Bell, b Winger . .. 0 H. Organ, c Siddle, b Skeet .. .. 3 G. Woolley, b Skeet .. .. .. 3 5 C. Wyberg. c .Skcel, b Clark .. .. 7 J. Bracewell. not out .. . . .. If J Hetherington, c Siddle, b Winger .. 7 Extras .. .. .. .. '.) Total .. .. ".. .. "1 '2l Bowling.—Skeet took four wickets for 39 runs. Clark three for 32, Winger three for 30, Aitken none for 8. WAIKATO. —First Innings J. E. Mills, not out .. .. ..27 A. Hope, not out .. .. .. ..31 Extras . .. .. .. .. 7 Total for no wickets . .. G5 JUNIORS PLAY PARNELL A match was played at Eden Park on Saturday afternoon between the Auckland junior representative team which will meet the Wellington Brabin Cup side next month in Auckland and an eleven from tho Parnell Club. The Junior representatives scored 209 (Hope-Edo 05, Hi's 31, Deas 27, Burton 21; Forsman fivo for 09), find tho Parnell learn 101 for oight wickets (Tutt 59, Lonorgan 15; Hollywood Ihree for 25, lies three for 70, Faire one for 13. Renwick one for 21).

FARMS OR FORESTRY

THE STRATHMORE ESTATE (0.C.) ROTORUA, Monday Representations made by tlie Keporoa Habbit Board regarding an area of 12,000 acres, the last of the Strathmoro instate which was purchased by tlie Crown under the Forests Act have been re|)lied to by the Minister of Lands, Mr Skinner. The board had suggested that an independent investigation of ihc potentialities of the block should be made by a person with local knowledge of the pumice country before it was set aside tor afforestation. The Minister has now replied to the board that 110 scheme for planting the area lias been prepared and at present there was 110 possibility of its being undertaken. [ll view of tho considerable difference of opinion as to the proper use of the block, the .Minister added, he intended to have its possibilities for farming fully investigated before _ any afforestation work was authorised.