CRICKET.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19816, 21 February 1936, Page 8

CRICKET.

M.C.C. TOURISTS. MATCH IN AUOKLAND. HOME SIDE OPENS WELL. WALLACE S BRILLIANT INNINGS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND. Friday. The cricket match M.C.C. versus Auckland opened sensationally in dull, threatening weather. Whitelaw and Mills started batting when Auckland won the toss, the former getting Read to the fence through the slips off his first ball. He collected eight off the over, but Read had his revenge by having Mills caught off his last ball at short stop. Wallace started confidently against Parks who was swinging a bit. After five overs a sharp shower sent the players to the pavilion. After ten minutes' respite the batsmen shaped confidently, though Wallace survived an appeal for leg before, and Whitelaw an appeal for a catch behind, both off Read. Whitelaw brought 30 up with a single off Parks and at the same stage. Holmes, the English captain, replaced Read. Griffith missed Whitelaw off Holmes. Wallace then hitting Parks for a crisp three past a single slip fielder. Whitelaw spooned one up off Holmes but Hardstaff could not quite reach the ball. Both batsmen, after some restraint caused by having to get set again after the rain, now settled down and with two fours, one off Sims who replaced Parks at 33 , and the other off Holmes, Wallace brought 50 up .it 12.35 after only 50 minutes at the crease, these boundaries having ma le the brilliant Shield colt 32. Wallace Hitting Well. At 54, Whitelaw (19,. was nearly beaten by a leg-spinner from Sims. Wallace next square cut Holmes foe a pretty boundary, following it with a line show for three past slips, bringing up his 40. Whitelaw moved his score to 23 by a beautiful leg glance to the fence off the English captain. The weather cleared after lunch, the game restarting only five minutes late. Sawdust was being used, by Read and Sims, with the fieldsmen slipping badly. At two o’clock Wallace brought up his 60 by hitting Read near square leg boundary, repeating the stroke two balls later. Wallace brought up iiis side's 100 with a slip shot off Sims after the innings had lasted 88 minutes. After a shower at 2.10 p.m. drove the players from the field, a heavier shower half an hour later threatened to end play for the day. Details:— AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Mills, o Griffiths, b Read 1 Wallace (in; 68 Whitelaw (in) 3 4 Extras 6 j Total for one wicket 109 HAWKE OUP. POVERTY BAY v. MANAWATU. PALMERSTON N., Thursday. The Hawke Cup cricket match, Poverty Bay v. Manawatu, was commenced yesterday when the challengers, Poverty *bay in their first innings, scored 98 runs (Boon 32, Reeves 25), while at stumps Manawatu had scored 65 for the loss of five wickets. Resuming to-day Manawatu carried their innings to 112. Poverty Bay commenced their second innings just before lunch, Boon and Dow, the opening batsmen carrying the score to 18 without loss.