CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 January 1928, Page 6

CRICKET.

PONSFORD’S PROWESS. LONDON, Thursday. The “ Daily News,” in a leader, says that the English selectors must have concluded that the Aiarylebone tourists can hardly' afford to be the nucleus of a- team representing England on the next Australian tour. Nothing * n j\ c suggests terrors to Alistr.*."!!! batsmanship. “If we desire to retain the Honours,” says the “Daily News,” “vc must do much more than provide bowlers to feed the monstrous averages of i’onsford, who is the most remarkable and heart-breaking scoring machine ever invented.” AUCKLAND v. WAIRARAPA. drawn GAAIE. )| ; The Auckland colts’ touirng team concluded they jnateh with Wairarapa at the Park Oval yesterday, the game ending in a draw. The weatlyer was fine and the wicket good when Auckland continued their second innings yesterday afternoon. Alonteith and Langridgc, by stylish cricket, put on 115 runs for the fourth wicket. The professional was partieudaily aggressive and gave a fine display of carpet driving, his score of 102 including seven fours and two sixes. Alonteith put his leg in front to Irvine and Whitelaw joined Langridgc. The pair hit merrily till the tea ’adjournment, when the visitors declared with six wickets down for 335, the last partnership adding 117. Requiring 410 runs, and with only two hours left for play, Wairarapa played for a draw, and had lost only three wickets when stumps were drawn. E. Gee hit up a vigorous 59, but gave many chances. His strike, lioitctci, included many stylish strokes, and he was the only member of the Wairarapa team to handle the bowling with any degree of confidence. Langridgc brought off a spectacular one-liandcd catch in the slips to send Gee back to the pavilion. Phelps and Falloon played out time with the total at 155 for 3 wickets. The visitors played a sporting game, and it looked certain that had they declared earlier they would have secured an outright win. The following arc the scores:— AUCKLAND COLTS. First Innings InS Second timings. W. Johnston, lbw, b Phelps IS «T. AL Fraser, c and b Beech 63 E. C. Gee, b Beech 5 L. T. •Alonteith, lbw, b Irvine 68 J. Langridgc, not out 102 V. Butler, b Irvine 0 J. T. Bush, c Smart, b Irvine .... - P. C. Whitelaw, not out • 57 Extras H Total for 6 wickets (dec.) .... 33S Bowling: Falloon 0 for 49, Phelps 1 for 28, Beech 2 for 75, Gee 0 for 57, Irvine 3 for 37, Patrick 0 for 29, Suckling 0 for 31, Burt 0 for 12, Smart 0 for 6. WAIRARAPA. First Innings . S 6 Second Innings. J.., Burt, b Webb 10 R. Gee, e Langridgc, b Bush 59 A. Patrick, st Schnauer, b Langridgc I'11. Phelps, not out 33 D. Falloon, n’ot out 25 Extras 10 Total for 3 wickets 155 Bowling: Bush I for 8, Fraser 0 for 22, Wcb’b 1 for 30, Butler 0-for 19, Langrirge 1 for 24, Johnston 0 for 11, Vivian 0 for 14, Gee 0 for 5.