A DRAWN GAME.

Wairarapa Age, 5 January 1926, Page 5

A DRAWN GAME.

New ZEALAND AND N.S.W. PATRICK AND ALLCOTT SHINE. (Received Monday 8.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 4.—New Zealand’s first innings closed for 455 (Patrick 143, Allcott 116, James 10, Mcßeath 16). Bowling: Nicolls 1/80, Treedale 0/98, Phillips 0/46," Campbell 5/132, Morgan 4/60, Punch 0/25. The weather was hot and the sky cloudless. The wicket was excellent. Play for the first half hour was very lively, Alleott being particularly aggressive. Patrick was more cautious and batted patiently.’ Both batsmen were very slow between the wicket, and lost many runs. Their backing up also could have been improved on. Patrick’s century took 179 minutes. Eleven runs later he hit the ball into the hands of R. Bardsley, at square leg, but the fieldsman dropped it. This was Patrick’s only chance. It was entirely due to Patrick’s fine display and also that of Alleott that saved New Zealand from an innings defeat. New South Wales opened their second strike with a little over two hours to play. Cunningham again started unluckily, a catch off him from Seanes being muddled by Blunt. Blunt’s slows had no terrors for the batsmen. The fielding was good. The bowling did not appear as good as the previous innings. When stumps were drawn New South Wales had 205 runs on for the loss of three wickets (Phillips in 102, Seanes 34, Punch 44). Bowling: Olliver 0/9, Cunningham •1/52, Mcßeath 1/28, Dacre 0/4, Blunt 0/31, Alloo 1/38, Allcott 0/31, Patrick 0/8.

The game was drawn.—(P.A.) (New South Wales in the first innings made 531).