THE SECOND TEST.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13162, 21 January 1936, Page 5

THE SECOND TEST.

SECOND EDITION

A DRAWN GAME.

HONOURS WITH NKW ZEALAND. Electric Telegraph.-—Press Association WELLINGTON. Last Night. Brilliant batting by J. L. Kerr, of Canterbury. and li. G. \ ivian of Auckland," who put on 190 together after two wickets had ialleu lor .19. enabled 1. B. CroniD to declare New Zealand's second innings against the English team yesterday closed at 229 iur three wickets with the object of forcing a win. Requiring 316 to win in two hours and a halt the tourists lost 4 for 33, before tea, but played out time, losing seven for 130, and the game was drawn. A. W. Roberts, ol Canterbury, again bowled outstaudiugly well, taking three lor 39, and E. D. Blundell, of Wellington, captured two lor 13. The match provided interesting criket. over all three 4ays. Ihe New Zealand players demonstrated that their form was too bad to be true at Dunedin in the first game, and there should be interesting contests in the last two matches at Auckland and Christchurch. The play yesterday was watched by about 7000 "spectators. NEW ZEALAND. First innings ‘2-12

Second Tuning'. .) _ L. Kerr, not out 100 D. A. R. Moloney, c Griffith, b Sun., 10 G. L. Weir, c Langridge, b Slurs 0 U. D. Vivian, o Griffith, b Read 96 Extras (byes 8. leg-byes, o. no-balls -5) 13 Total lor 3 wickets dec. ... 229 Bowling: H. D. Read 20.1 overs, 1 maiden. 82 runs. 1 wicket; A. D. Baxter 10, 3, 20. O: J. M. Sims 17, 4, 70, 2; J. H. Parks 4 0, 28, 0; J. Langridge 4,0, 13 O'. Road bowled four iio-balls» ana. Sims one*. Fall of wickets: One lor 39, two for 39, three' for 229. M.C.C. First lin lings 156 Bowling: A. W. Roberts 16.0. 7, 33 3- E D. Blundell 13, 4, 40. 2: C. Elmes 4 2. 10. 0: I B. Cromb 14. 2. 52. 4; H. G. Vivian 7. O, 13. 0. Fall of wickets: One for 12. two for 12. three for 49. four for 60, five for 66. six lor 77. seven lor 100, eight- for 120, nine for 151, ten for 156. Second Innings. J H Parks, c Roberts b Blun dell 1 W. Barber, 1 bw.. b Roberts 14 J. Hardstaif. c Weir, b Roberts 10 N. S. Mitc-hell-lunes, e Blandford b Blundell 3 -T. Langridge, not out 10 J. Human b Roberts 10 C. J.. Lyttelton, b Cromb 15 J. M Sims. st. Blandford. b Vivian 12 s. C. Griffith, not out O Extras (leg-byes 2, byes 2) 4 Total for seven wickets 130 Bowling: A. W. Roberts 22. 8, 39. 3: E. D. Blundell 17. 2. 43 2: T. B. Cromb 10, 4. 2-3. 1; C. Elmes 3. 1. 7. O; D. A. R. Moloney 4. 1. 9 0: H. G. Vivian 3. 2,3, 1. Fall of wickets: One tor 2. two for 19. three for 29. four lor 33 five for 57. six for 100. seven for 130.