CRICKET.

Waipa Post, Volume XXI, Issue 1339, 9 January 1923, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE SECOND TEST. j GAME DRAWN. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The second test match was continued to-day in perfect weather on a good wicket. There was a small attendance, the visitors overnight score 1 being 7 for 329. The day's play leaves the match in a very interesting position, and it is almost certain to be a draw. New Zealand. First innings ,• • 375 | M.C.C.—Firs! InJngsL Wilson, c Shepherd, b McGirr .. ' 6 Titchmarsh. b Bernau ........ 13 Wilkinson, b Bernau ........ 59 Chapman, b Bernau 77 Ca-lthorpe. b McGirr •• 14 Lowry. st Condliffe. b Garrard .. 61 McLean, c McGirr, b Alcott .... 7 Brand, c Collins, b McGirr .... 22 Gibson, c Alcott, b Bernau .... 20 Freeman, c and b McGirr .. .. 14 Hartley, not out 60 Extras 31 Total 384 Bowling analysis: McGirr 4 for 96, Alcott 1 for 67, Bernau 4 for 99. Gerrard lfor 45. Sneddon 0 for 25. Blunt 0 for 14, Sheppard 0 for 7. N.Z. 280 FOR 8 WICKETS. \ CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The test match was drawn. England had 201 to get and over 21 hours to play, but made no attempt to get runs, preferring to play for a draw. New Zealand—Second Inning. _ Collins, c Wilson, b Calthorpe .13 Blunt, b Freeman ' .. 6 Shepherd, b Calthorpe .. .... 19 Snedden, c Titchmarsh. b Brand 58 Dacre, c Lowry, b Brand 58 Lambert, not out '.. 47 Garrard, b Gibson 1 McGirr', c Calthorpe, ,b Gibson .. 0 Berneau, c Chapman.' b Freeman 34 Extras .. 34 Total for 8 wickets 270 . Innings declared closed, Bowling analysis: Gibson 2 for, SB, Freeman 2 for 41, Ca-lthorpe 2 for 52, Brand 2 for 58. England—Second Innings. Titchmarsh, c Blunt, b Snedden 38 Wilson, st Condliffe. b Blunt .. 20 Wilkinson, not out 0 Calthorpe, c Collins, b Shepherd 11 Chapman, c Alcott, b Shepherd ... 3 Lowry, c and b Alcott .... .. 13 McLean, not out 8 Extras 11 Total for 5 wickets 145 Bowling analysis: Bernau, none for 20, Snedden 1 for 8, McGirr 0 for 26, Blunt 1 for 13, Shepherd 2 for 20, Alcott 1 for 25, Gerrard 0 for ; 12. NOTES ON THE PLAY. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. ... After a poor beginning the two Aueklanders, Snedden and Dacre,. carried the score to 164, When the former was caught at mid-on for 58, It was a useful partnership of 110. Dacre equalled his captain's score, but the wickets again fell freely till Bernau , joined Lambert. The latter hit well, but some of Bernau's strokes he knew very little about; he was caught when the score had reached 270, and Snedden then declared the innings closed. The Englishmen made no attempt to get runs, and scored very slowly,. . but all the same the wickets fell freely, and the match ended in an even draw. The gate receipts totalled £877. ' McLaren ,the English captain, has injured a knee, and may not play again during the tour. THE PLUNKET SHIELD. AUCKLAND DEFEAT OTAGO. i DUNEDIN. This Day. • Auckland secured a creditable win in the Plunket Shield match against Otago, making 363 'in the second innings. Otago had 302 to get, but made a bad start, from which they never recovered, though the tail played well. The total reached only 223, and Otago thus lost by 78 runs. For Auckland Anthony hit 67. Irving 68, Whelan 57, Garrard 30. and Horspool 31. The last two wickets put on 71 runs. Player bowled in his'' old form, taking five wickets for 54. Anthony took three for 64. Otago's best scorers were A. Alloo 52, Mcßeath 31, Dickinson (not out) 26. and Knight 23.