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Southland Times, Issue 20140, 29 March 1927, Page 8

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SECOND TEST MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND DRAW HOME SIDE’S GOOD TOTAL WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BY BLUNT (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, March 28. The New Zealand cricket team delighted followers of the game by piling on the splendid score of 410 for four wickets in the second innings of the second test match against the Melbourne Club to-day.

Blunt and Mills gave the side a splendid start by putting on 136 for the first wicket. Later on Dacre fell upon the tired bowling and gave a spectacular display of hitting which delighted the fair sized crowd. Blunt registered his third successive century in test matches, a feat which has never before been approached by a New Zealand batsman. The lowest score by any of six batsmen was 35 not out. It was an excellent advertisement for the English tour. The match was left drawn. The weather was again ideal and the wicket wore well. The following were the scores:— MELBOURNE. First innings 493 NEW ZEALAND. First innings 317 —Second Innings.— R. C. Blunt c Campbell b Ebeling .. 103 J. E. Mills b Ebeling 45 M. L. Page c Ebeling b Hendry 40 C. S. Dempster l.b.w. b Ebeling .... 40 C. C. Dacre not out 125 C. J. Oliver not out 35 Extras (byes 13, leg-byes 3, wides 1, no balls 5) 21 Total for four wickets .. .. .. 410 Fall of wickets:—One for 136; two for 201; three for 209; four for 282. BOWLING ANALYSIS.

THE UMPIRING INCIDENT. STATEMENT BY MR WADDY. Wellington, March 28. Mr Waddv who was one of the umpires concerned in the dispute over the question of light at the cricket match on Friday afternoon, has asked that his version of the matter shall be published. It is as follows:—Repeated appeals were made by Ransford and Onyons first to one umpire and then to the other, my colleague, (Mr Turnton) dismissing the first as preposterous. I agreed it was impossible to

close the match at that stage. On each appeal both umpires conferred and in each case we agreed. Three appeals were made during one of McGirr’s overs. The crowd hooted the appeals and shouted “go on.” After McGirr’s fourth ball, Onyons again appealed to me and I refused to alter my decision. Lowry never said a word then and seemed quite disinterested. He was playing catches with the ball while allowing his team to gather round me. An unseemly argument ensued and Onyons concluded by saying to me “you are very unfair.” With that I withdrew from the field and promptly reported to Messrs Trumble and W. Armstrong, Onyons’ action in arguing with and insulting an umpire during play, demanding the withdrawal of Onyons’ remark as a condition of precedent

to my resuming. As the remark was not withdrawn, I declined to act any further. I have since read Onyons’ disclaimer but I regret I cannot accept it. I am afraid that in the excitement of the moment Onyons has no clear recollection of what was said.

It was in consequence of his remark that I left the field and at once reported the complaint to Messrs Trumble and Armstrong. It was not creditable I should have imagined it. BLUFF DEFEATS TISBURY. (From Our Correspondent.) The Tisbury team went down to Bluff on Saturday with only nine men for the second grade match. Bluff batted first and made 97. Tisbury could only reply with 32. The scores were:—

Bowling analysis:—White, 4 wickets for 10; Flynn, 1 wicket for 22; Wixon, 4 wickets for 20; Corkin, 2 wickets for 12.

Bowling analysis:—Silvester, 1 wicket for 6 runs; Kilty, 3 wickets for 9 runs; Seamer, 3 wickets for 7 runs; Winter, 1 wicket for 7 runs.

0. M. R. W Ebeling .. 22 2 101 3 Rogerson .. .. 7 0 35 0 \\ ood () 26 0 Hendry .. 22 3 87 1 T. Armstrong . 6 0 25 0 Johnstone .. .. 8 0 56 0 Sandford .. .. 4 0 52 0 Onyons .. .. 1 0 7 0

BLUFF. Winter, b WTiite Harris, b White Allen, c Johnston, b White .. . .. 0 .. 1 Kiltv, b Wixon .. 18 .. 30 Seamer, b Wixon . .. 9 H. McQuarrie, b Corkin .. 14 Shepard, b Corkin .. 8 Barnett, c Corkin, b Wixon .. 1 Pascoe, not out 1 Vincent, b White .. 0 .. 10 Total .. • .. 97

TISBURY. Brice, c Allen, b Silvester .. .. .. 2 Locke, c Allen b Seamer .. .. . 9 Johnston, b Kilty .. 0 Flynn, c and b Kilty .. 2 H. Wixon, b Seamer .. 0 Corkin, c Winter, b Seamer .. . .. 10 M. Wixon, c Harris, b Kilty .. . .. 0 McIntosh, not out White, l.b.w., b Winter .. 0 Extras .. 4 Total .. 32