CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 March 1925, Page 5

CRICKET.

VICTORIA v. NEW ZEALAND. qgf rain stops play.

;(By Telegraph—Press Association.) OH El ST CHUR OH, Saturday. The second test was resumed in dull ‘.weather. The wicket was still fast and j.u good order. The Victorians continued their first Sailings, Ellis (10) and Wallace (1) gojpg to the crease. At 46 Wallace touched a ball from Dickinson, and Garrard took a splen- • lid catch. Ellis was not out 19, and extras were Wood-full was the newcomer, but at 12.25 p.m. a heavy gale developed, and (bringing with it heavy rain, play was .-abandoned for the day. Scores:— New Zealand, first innings 237 VICTORIA.—First Innings. Wayne, b Dickinson 3 Wallace, c Garrard ,b Dickinson .. 9 Woodfull, not out Extras 'Total for two wickets ’ BS

TO-DAY’S PLAY,

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Saturday's postponement and the ■ >rospect that the match is unlikely to ■reach a decisive stage robbed play in ;;:s,e second test to-day of a great deal of interest. ~ , The weather was fine, but cold when the Victorians, with, two down for 88, resumed their first innings, Ellis (39) nnd Woodful] (19) facing Dickinson :and Cunningham. Two came off the first over, then Cun•jiingham bowled a maiden. Both bowlers had men fielding close ra t silly point and silly mid-on. Ellis brought the century up by gliding Cunningham to leg for three. The New Zealand’s fielding was keen rand the scoring slow. The first boundary was recorded -when Wood full snicked Dickinson past The first slip. . At 110 Meißeth replaced Cunningham, was hit for a single. Then Cunningham bowled at the ".itlier end and he got E,llis with a „ r«uity. 111/3/50. # fr Willis did not last long, being caught W ’behind the stumps by Garrard off Mc : . JBeth. 114/4/1. Woo cl full is in with 31 to his credit, -while the extras total 25.

Veteran cricketers met an A.T.F. '{team. in Melbourne recently in a benefit rr a me. The old-timers included Armstrong, Bruce, Noble, Hill, McAlister, «Oarkeek, Carter, Hordern, Minnctt, -Jones and Matthews. Among those present were Blackhani, Spofforth, Hugh and J. W. Trumble, Gaggiq and .Johns —old internationals. Thanks mainly to Hordern (5 for 53) and Arrn.strong (2 for 20). the A.T.E. team was disposed of for 160. This score was 'beaten by the veterans by the narrow majority of five —thanks again to Hor•vlcrn (2S) and Armstrong (63). Carter -scored 15, and Noble, McAlister and Matthews got 13 apiece. Arthur Mailey got plenty of material for a cartoon, his best hit being the sectional •portrait of Armstrong, with the statement, "Owing to shortage of space we .sire only able to show a section of Warwick Armstrong —the lad that won ■.the game for the old internationals.”