A DRAWN GAME

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12651, 11 January 1927, Page 9

A DRAWN GAME

CONCLUSION OF WELLINGTON-AUCKLAND CRICKET MATCH

ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE PACE FAILS LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LOSE FOUR WICKETS FOR SMALL TOTAL The match between Auckland and Wellington was continued at the Basin Reserve yesterday, and ended in the game being drawn. Wellington required 110 runs to win, but time did not permit of that total being reached.

CHRISTOPHERSON ADDS THIRTEEN When stumps were drawn on Saturday Wellington had run up 435 for the loss of seven wickets. Hollings (34) and Christopherson (33) resumed to the trundling of Player and Wilson. Both batsmen were fairly brisk from the outset, Christopherson sending his tally along mainly by singles and couples, while Hollings gained his half-century principally by boundary strokes. Chris-i topherson entered the forties, but aftor 35 runs had been put on in 25 odd minutes, tho Kilbirnie man placed Dacre (replacing Player) into Bowley’s hands. 470—8—46. \ MITCHELL FAILS TO STAY Mitchell joined Hollings, who recorded his fourth boundary since the resumption by square-cutting Wilson past r’ostles at point to the pickets. Mitchell opened flukily by 6kying Dacre just short of Smeeton at mid-off, the shot bringing a single. The Hawke's Bay man was destined for a very short'stay, however, being beaten all the way by Wilson. He was the first Wellington batsman to fail to reach doubles. 476 9WELLINGTON’S END AT 487 Alassey was last man, and opened by putting Wilson through the slips for a single. Hollings, going along most attractively, cover-drove Dacre to the ropes, the stroke sending the ’Varsity colt into the sixties. Faulty fielding by Smeeton allowed Hollings to' collect a brace on the off. A couple of minutes later Wellington’s lucrative innings came to an end, Massey getting the worst of an lbw -appeal off Dacre. , Hollings gave a repetition of his performance against Canterbury, again carrying his hat for 65. Especially since the resumption the ’Varsity colt had been attractive, his crisn off-driving being a feature. 487 10AUCKLAND’S FINAL STRIKE With a deficiency of 180, Auckland sent in Bowley and Mills to open their final strike. McGirr trundled with tho aid of the stiff southerly, and Bowley was content to collect only a single off the opening over. Mills opened by placing a short one from McGirr to tho on for a couple. Massey at the northern end commanded respect. After - a quiet start both batsmen pulled off ’ a number of attractive shots, reaching doubles almost (simultaneously. Mitchell took the ball from McGirr at 32, and Lowry missed the chance of a lifetime of stumping Bowley off the Hawke’s Bay man’s second ball. Hollings replaced Massey at the northern end, and Bowley found difficulty in getting through the well-placed field. Mills had been going along in stylish fashion, but with the addition of a few runs was sent back by an lbw decision off Mitchell. 37—1—21; * BOWLEY GETS THROUGH THE FIELD Cooper joined Bowley, and after taking no chances at the outset found the boundary twice with crisp drives. Bowley commenced to find gaps in the field. When lunch came the total was 61, Bowley being 25 and Cooper 15. Massey and Mitchell took up the attack after lunch. Prior to the adjournment the Hawke’s Bay man had been keeping a reliable length and turning both way 6. However, both batsmen treated him with little respect, the Englishman especially getting through the field with powerful carpet drives. Buns came freely, but when the partnership had added 58 and the tally near the century mark, McGirr, replacing Mitchell, accounted for Cooper l.b.w Cooper had played a free knock, his tally including a trio of boundaries. 95—2—29. Wilson joined Bowley, and sent the 100 up with a square cut off McGirr, the stroke realising 3. The Englishman, looking like staying for the afternoon, reached liis half century with a single off McGirr. Hollings, trundling in place of Massey, was keeping right on the spot, only a couple coming from his first four overs, three of which were maidens. McGirr likewise slowed up the scoring. COLLINS BOWLS BOWLEY Once past the fifty mark Bowley was severe on Hollings, twice driving the colt to the boundary, and glancing a pretty trio to fine leg. Wilson was also putting weight behind his driving and wasted no time in running into doubles. Collins tried his luok at 131, replacing Hollings, whose last couple of overs had cost 18 runs. After Wilson had hit a single to leg, the Wellington skipper yorked Bowley with the last ball of the over. The Englishman had given a fair taste of his quality, being free all round the wicket, finding the boundary on eight occasions. 135—3—66. 150 UP AND WILSON CAUGHT Postles, the newcomer, placed Collins to third man for a single. Wilson drove the Wellington skipper twice to the pickets and left the twenty mark behind. Soon after tne appearance of 150, Wilson’s free knock came to an end, Collins holding the northerner in tho slips off McGirr. 153—4—30.

in a nice running catch near the leg boundary. 168—5—5. Postles, whQ had previously topoed doubles, was joined by Smeeton. The University player opened with a wellplaced single. However, a few runs later, he slammed Collins chest high to s<iuar§ leg, where Kortlang held a brilliant riglit-lianded catch. 1756 —4. Dacro came in and sent 180 up by pulling Collins to the pickets, repeating the dose, then lifting the Wellington I skipper clean in Kent terrace; 14 tfame off the over. Mitchell replaced McGirr at 193, and Dacre took advantage of a couple of short balls to rattle the i pickets. The Auckland skipper had made a meteoric rise into the twenties, thence to the thirties. At the tea adjournment the telegraph showed 220, Dacre being. 37 and Postle© 24. Dacre included five fours and a sixer in his tally. DISASTER FOLLOWS TEA Postfes met misfortune immediately after the resumption, a ball from Massey coming off his body on to the wicket. 222—7—24. Player came to the wickets to see worse befall the northerners without the addition of a run, Dacro went to bang a fast full tos3 from McGirr and had his stumps skittled. 222—*8—37. MATHESON AGAIN COMES TO LIGHT Matheson, who helped materially to save the day in Auckland’s first strike, came to the wickets, and opened in bright stylo by collecting 7 off the rest ; of the over. The colt then-drove Massey to the pickets fronting th© entrance twice in succession. Holiings wa.s brought back, but Mathcson continued his free display, driving powerfully and taking the thirty mark in double quick time, mainly by boundaries. Player played tho rock, obtaining an occasional ©ingle, but with the total at 269, he returned a "hot” chance to Holiings, trundler from the northern end, and the ’Varsity colt made no mistake. 269-A-9—4. Scott (last man} bagged a couple of singles and came within an ace of boing run out off a risky run. The pair engaged in short running, and . Matheson gained the forties by a small series of singles. Collins trundled with * the breeze and brought tho innings to a close, Matheson lifting a ball to Kortlang at mid-off. £B9—l0 —42. CHASING VICTORY Faced with knocking up 110 in ,30 minutes in order to bring of! victory, Orr and Lambert went to the wickets at five o’clock. Five singles came off Player’s opening over, Lambert dispatched Dacre to the leg boundary, following up with a ©ingle. Orr, after a ceuplo- of singles, got Dacre away for a couple. Lambert went out'for a smack to Dacre and was well held by Staeeton at long-on; 14 —I—6. McGirr opfened briskly with a couple of twos, then was prettily snapped up in the slips by Dow ley off Wilson;—l8 —2-—4. Lowry came in and collected 3 from nn, overthrow. Facing Dacre, the ex- ' Cambridge man lifted one to Gillespie and paid tho penalty 21—S —3. Christopher eon followed, but with the addition of . only a, single, Orr was run out in attempting .a short run. 22—4—6, Four wickets had fallen in 19 minutes. . Holiings camo in, and with Christoperson stopped the rot. When stumps woro drawn with the score ac 34, the pair were still together. , • WELLINGTON.—First Innings. D C. Collins, c Gillespie, b Wilson 18 G. Orr. c Mills, b Scott .. v 63 B. J. Kortlang, c and b Wilson 52 T_ C. Lowry, lbw, b Player 36 H. N. Lambert, c Wilson, b Tlayer... 22 K. C. James, lbw, b Smeeton *4 H. M. McGirr, c Scott, b Dacre ...... 76 A. -M. Holiings, not out 65 W. J. Christopheraon, c Bowley, b Daore L. si Mitchell, b Wilson 1 H. B. Massey, lbw, b Dacre 2 , Extras (bye* 18, leg byes 8»- noballs 1) .. 27 Total 48? Fall of wickets.—One for 49, two for 125, three for 171, four for 197, five for 212, six for 346, seven for 381, eight for 470, nine ftfp 476, ten for 487.

Second Innings. G. Orr, run out • <5 H N. Lambert, c Smeeton, b Dacre 8 H. M. McGirr, c Bowlcy, b Wilson... 4 T. C. Lowry, c Gillespie, b Dacre ... 8 W. j. Christopherson, not out •> A. M. Hollings,, not out J Extras (leg bye 1) _*■ Total for four wickets 34 Tail of wickets. —One for 14, two for 18, three for 21, four for 22. 1 BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. E. W. Wilson 4 1 20 1 Dacro 9 49 2 AUCKLAND. First Innings Second Innings. K. H. Bowlcv, b Collins 60 •T. E. Mills, lbw, b Mitchell 21 T. K. Cooper, lbw. b McGirr 29 H. Wilson, c Collins, b McGirr 30 A. Poetics, b Massey 24 H E Gillespie, e Lambert, b Collins a C. C. Dacre, b McGirr 87 W. Smeeton, c Kortlang, h Collins... 4 A. s. Player, c and b Hollings ......■• 4 A. M. Matheson, c Kortlang, b Collins 42 A. Scott, not out ” Extras (byes 18, leg byes 4, wide 1) 21 Total 289 Fall of wickets.—One for 87, two for 95. three for 135, four for 153, five for 168, six for 175, seven for 222, eight for 222, nine for 269, ten for 289. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O.M. E. W.

Gillespie filled the vacancy, and after scoring a small series of singles, opened out to Collins, and Lambert. gathered

bowling analysis. O. M. R. w. 25 3 97 2 Wilson 13 1 60 10.5 2 32 3 3 22 2 107 — 11 — * 60 1 3—12 1 Mills 1 — 6 —

McGfrr 20 2 65 3 Massey 2 46 1 53 1 Hbllings 3 41 1 2 16 Collins 9.1 — 47 4