DRAWN GAME

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27038, 24 March 1949, Page 8

DRAWN GAME

WOMEN'S CRICKET AT AUCKLAND PA AUCKLAND, Mar. 23. Bright cricket was again provided in the final day to-day of the women’s match, between Auckland and England at Eden Park, which resulted in a draw. In reply to Auckland's first innings score of 124, England, which had 150 on the board for the loss of three wickets, declared its innings closed at the luncheon adjournment yesterday with six wickets for 255. Facing a deficit of 131 to avoid an innings defeat. Auckland was all out for 165, five minutes before stumps. A feature of England’s display was another fine innings by J. Wilkinson, who carried her overnight score of 72 to 131. Scores:— Auckland First innings ' 124 Second Innings J Clothier, b McEvoy 4 E Slmmonds, b Johnson 4 V Robinson, b Johnson 20 U Wickham, b McEvoy 9 H Thompson, st Morgan, b Hide .. 68 P. Batty, b Johnson 11 R McKenzie, b Lowe 13 I. van Leyden, b Johnson 23 G Gooder, lbw b Johnson 0 R. Cadness, b Hide 1 J Mailer, not out 0 Extras 13 Total 166 Bowling Analysis. McEvoy, two wickets for 25: Maclagan, none for 20; Johnson, five for 34; Duggan, none for 4; Lowe, one for 34; Hide, two for 24Sanders, none for 8; Whelan, none for 4 England First Innings M. Maclagan, c Clothier, b Wickham 3 C. Robinson, run out 35 M. Hide, b van Leyden 21 J Wilkinson, b van Leyden .. .. ..131 M Duggan, b Thompson 14 H Sanders, b Batty 3 G. Morgan, not out 35 M Lowe, not out 6 Extras 7 Total for six wickets, declared 255 Bowling Analysis.—Wickham, one for 49; Cadness, none for 14; Gooder, none for 35; van Leyden, two for 32; Thompson, one for 38; Batty, one for 33; McKenzie none for 32; Robinson, none for 15.