DEADLY BOWLING

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10767, 20 February 1928, Page 5

DEADLY BOWLING

SECOND EDITION

WELLINGTON FARE BADLY INNINGS DEFEAT LIKELY. Electric lelegrapb—Frets Association W ELLINGTON, Febraarv 18 That New Zealand cricket has n it yet advanced sufficiently to enable a Dominion eleven to challenge seriously the full strength of Australia was amply proved at the Basin Reserve on Saturday when tlie Australian team, who bad scored 375 on Friday, dismissed Wellington I r 206. The local men fared even more disastrously in the tollow-ou. Foley, Lowry, Badcock and Lamason - tted only one run between them in the second innings. Dempster and Lambert made a spirited stand but Grimmett dismissed both and when stumps were drawn at 5.45 six wickets were down for 92 runs. Grimmett. Blaekie, Oxenham and Alorton produced bowling of a superior brand to what Wellington batsmen are accustomed and they were excellently supported by tlie brilliant wicket-keeping of Oldfield. In the afternoon the attendance was between nine and ten thousand, and £SOU was taken at the gates against £242 oil Friday. Scores— AUSTRALIA. First innings 375 AVELLINGTON—FI'R ST 1N NING S. Dempster, c Grimmett b Blaekie o2 Foley, c- Oldfield b Grimmett ... 36 Lowry, b Oxenham 9 Badcock. c and b Grimmett ... 23 James, l.b.w. b Oxenham 4 McLeod. <• Oxenham b Alorton 11 McGirr, e Alexander b Blaekie 21 Lamason, o Kippax b Grimmett 12 Lambert. <• Oldfield b Oxenham 7 Brice, c Richardson b Oxenham O Alassev, not out 13 Extras 17 Total 2*46 Bowling analysis: Morton. 1 for 32; Blaekie. 2 for 53: Grimmett, 3 for 65; Oxenham, 4 for 39. Second innings. Dempster, b Grimmett 46 Foley, l.b.w. b Alorton 1 Lowry, b Alorton 0 Badcock, b Blaekie O Lamason. b Blaekie O Lambert, st Oldfield b Grimmett 35 James, not out 6 AlcLeod, not out <> Extras 1 Total for six wickets 92 Bowling: Alorton. 2 for 18; Blaekie. 2 for 24: Oxenham. © for 22; Grimmett. 2 for 19; Schneider. O for 8.