CRICKET.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11503, 9 February 1903, Page 2

CRICKET.

LORD HAWKE'S TEAM,

MATCH AGAINST CANTERBURY.

SECOND DAY'S PLAY.

If the visit of Lord Hawke's team does not give cricket a veiy decided nnd lasting impetus here it will be surprising. Everything points to that conclusion. The mere fact of a team, a number of whom are recognised as being among the leading exponents of the game in England, playing here should go far towards improving the standard of our play. It only waote the practical support of the public—support such as has been accorded in the preeent match—and one might even hope such an event as Mr Warner anticipated when, speaking at the luncheon on Saturday, he said that he should nob be fulfilled. He said that he tshou.d not be surprised if in about ten years' time £he great ground at Lord's drew ite thousands to watoh an Eng-and. v New Zealand! match. Cricket in thia colony has long been under a cloud—«fc any rate *of ar as publio interest is concerned. But the preeent match seems to have revived a lot of the old love for the game, and the fact that the Canterbury players have acquitted themselves bo creditably, should go far towards sustaining that enthusiasm. Large as was the attendance, on the first day, Saturday's topped it by nearly a couple of thousands. This was as surprising as it was gratifying. Friday having been a. halfholiday and the opening of the match, it was generally expected that that day would see the largest attendance, butt, on Saturday the people trooped in until there were between six and seven thousand people present. The sum of £540 6s was taken at the gates, and there were 311 tickets* presented. In the matter of wieatiher, too, the best of luck has attended the game. Notwilhetanding same showers and an ominous-looking sky in the early morning of Saturday, the cknids be>gen to freak about nine o'clock, and by the time of starting play the eun shone ibrigihtly, -asd the weather was all that could be diesixed, Tte rain of the previous night bad not been sufficient to affect the pitch, which looked little the worse for •wear, and played.well throughout the day. The arrangements" on the ground were again all that could be desired, Mr J. H. Williams, the secretary of the Canterbury Cricket Association being here, tihere, and everywhere to ccc that no hitch occurred. As on the firpt day, Messrs C Bannerman and .W. Spencer acted ac umpires, and were fortun« ate enough to have no very touchy points to decide. Messrs Austin and Lowry were the scorers, and they lost no time in Laving tlie scores posted on thfc telegraph-board. Saturday c play was very much more interesting and exciting than that of Friday. There wae more life and incident in the Canterbury innings than in that of the Englishmen, and D. Reese was almost entirely responsible for this. The batting of the viritors for th« greater part had been too sound and solid to be exciting. They had taken no risks, and had played the cricket most likely to bring them a Long score. On the other hand the Canterbury batting—or at any rate Reese's, which constituted half the innings—was of a forcing nature rigiht through, and jusb that style of cricket that is most delightful to watch. And th» onlookers signified their approval of the lively play by frequent bursts of applause. That the local men have so far done all that was expected of them will not be denied. A total of 224 is a very creditable score against such redoubtable bowlers ac Thompson and Hargrave, < and though the batting of some of the men was disappointing, it is only what may be seen in almost every cricket matoh that is played. The conitinuataon of the Englialnnen's innings produced some more good batting, for Thompson, who had been not out od Friday with 32, carried hie total to 80, and was fttiill unbeaten ait <tite finish. He gave T. Reese a chance of catching him at poiot eairly in the diay, and thie -was a costly mistake for Canitevfbury. Beyond thns, however, there was no blemish in his batting. His .hdt/ting both, tfo kibe on and off ■was accurate and haid, and unlike most of ihe other 'battranen, he did juome clean and pretty cutting, and towards the close of the inniniga »ie put on tlhe runs at a rapid raite. He -wa-s twitting for two hours and ftf'ty mmutes. Stanniog gave Thompson valuable assistance, and got in some very powerful dtrives dJurinz his stay at the ; wickets. His partnership with, the profeserooal put on no less than 50 runs. The fielding of the Onnf.<a l buxy men was again fkst-dass, D. Reeee, at extra, cover, particularly distinguishing hijmsetlf for his simnb woifc. Tie bawling honours, as on Friday, rented wish CaMaway an3f Frankish, the morning's play giving Frankish two wickets fox , 36 and Galloway two for 39. As started before, the Canterbury innings was chiefly remarkable for the free and lively fbaititmg of D. Rtese. His strokes sit the start were none too promising, aid he .gofc several runs from balls that he did not appear to know very much about. However, be soon settled down to solid, though not slow, cricket, and he displayed tue udanceti versatiffity in his strokes right through. He took risks, it is true, but such risks were iwxsparaible from the forcing game he played. His driving both to the on and off was hajd and beautifully timed , , and many of his liils to leg required no chasing on the part of the fieldsmen. for titer !bWe &ne boundary hall mark direcHy tney left the bat. Hβ also got in a few splendidly executed , laic cufa. He should lave been caujjht in the long field m-hen Qe hadl made 57, off a powerful hit tfaht went nearly to the sou'-weet comer track. He iras baibting just, under three hwrtrs, ond fourteen 4's are included in his soore.. The popular l«ft-&ander got a tremendous recvprtion on returning to tne pavilion, and some of his comrades carried him on. It may be noted that his is the first century made against the Englishmen in Neiw Zealand, and the visitors themselves heartily joined in the applause when fteese lelt." Of tie oiiner Centeifeury bate 1 men. Strange trws t«p scorer wath* 29, and his runs were made by tome clean and exceptionally 'well timed bi&ing. At the same time he showed a very fair defence until Hargreave got a good one part him. Sims played a, plodding and very eorvkeabie innings for 15- He met nhe f<«t bQwiere vr&h iht> greaji«ek confidence aod eaee, tout he wea cot c* heme to the skrw truodler, and he was eventually bowled

at <>be finish witii en iavaluaJble 18, and with the exception of ccc wnrish stroke -ver pemfe head, he n»de »» run* b 7 clean and food «** "Iwed very £oco uvscgsoo. Hargre&re and Thompson, the two profewionaJs. bom die brae* of the bowling for the 'Engti«Dui»n, sad a good pair they are. Thompson g*>* *o* better average. Hβ Jβ a (right-hand medium to fast bowler, vxtih a quick over-arm swing. Hβ kept so orcefient lengitSi, and seemed to gain pace from toe pLtxsh. Hargreave bowls leftMnded, wixlh a> nice «asy straight over delivery, and one con ccc from hie style that "bm has great oomanand over has le&gtih, pace tad direction. The fieldang of tsie itog- \ «Shmen was very patooy. Some of the men performed bat cohere looked tired and stiff, and several times let baits .pass then that should hare been (topped. On the whole, it was below the standard of gJhe Canterbury fieQdiiw. END OP THE VISITORS , FIRST INNINGS. Play was resumed a few minutes after 1 11 o'clock, Taylor 60, and Thompson 32, the not outs, continuing their innings to the bowling of Callaway from the north end, and Frankish. After 3 to each batemen Taylor lifted Frankieh high to mid-off, and Orchard made no mistake about the catch. 267— Stanning filled the gap, and both men played circumspect cricket, the, bowlers being well on the spot. The newcomer sent 280 up with a forward cut to the boundary. A couple of cute to Thompson for 4 and 3 were chiefly responsible for sending 290 up, and Pearce took an over to enable the bowlers to change ends. Slow play, with a string of seven singles, was relieved 'by Thompson sending Callaway to the off for 3, the third century being hoisted amid I applause. Pearce Dowied in place of Frankish, and Stanning sent 310 up with j a powerful drive to the fence. Frankieh i went on again, and R«ese gave Callaway a npell. Stanning gave a chance at the wickets, but in the same over the eamo batsman was magnificently caught in the slips by Pearce, who rolled over just as he secured the catch. 319—8—21. Whatman joined Thompson, and Frankieh bowled his fourth wide, (sending 320 up. Callaway again took the ball from Reese, and Thompson made hinuself top scorer by lifting Franki&h to the on for 3. The same batsman sent 330 up with a clean j drive to the off boundary. Runs were now coming fast, but at 345 Stanning liit one into Strange , s hands at mid-on. 345— i 9—13. Hargreave joined hie brother pro- ' feeeional, and the latter with a grand lilt to tho on 'boundary and a leg hit made his own score 80. This was the last, for I in Callaway's next over Hargreave skied one over the bowlers head. Orchard easily ran and secured the catch, the innings thus closing at 12.50. The players then adjourned for lunch. CANTERBURY AT THE WICKETS. Play wae resumed at 1.50, D. Reese and Sims opening Canterbury's innings. Bur nup started the bowling from the pavilion end to Reese, the latter scoring a pair to leg off the second ball. Hargreave bowled from the other end. A couple of leg strokes to Reese and a lat* cut by Sims to the iboundary soon sent the first 10 on the board. Reese got into doubles with a | grand leg hit. With a similar stroke Sims sent 20 on the board. This caused Thompson to replace Burnup, who had had 17 runs hit off five overs. Reese, with a splendid lift to the off boundary, sent up 30. Forty soon followed, and Reese gained loud applaueo by cutting Thompson finely to the boundary. Bosanquet replaced Har. g'reave with "traps," placing ho lees than five men near the boundary. Reese hit him to leg thre# times in bis first over, a 4, 2 and 1 resulting, and 50 going up as tho result of 50 minutes' play. In Bosanquet's third over Sims played back, ana vras bowled. 56—1—15. Garrard wae next, and Reese brought down the house with another beautiful drive to the ofi boundary. Garrard, with a late cut for 3, cent 70 up, but he was then caught in two minds, and was clean bowled wßth a fast one. 71-2—9. Callaway followed, ! but after scoring a single shared Garrard s I fate, being clean bowled with a fast one. 74_3_1. Frankieh joined Reese, and opened his account with a back cut for three. The latter got hie 50 with a single, and then put one over third man's head to the boundary. 90 up. Hargreave bowled instead of Bosanquet, and Reese lifted him high nearly to the track. Fane judged the oatch beautifully, but dropped it, a single only resulting. A back cut to Reese ifor 4, and then Frankieh sent 100 up with a single amid applause. Tins was his last, however, for in the next over Warner snapped him up at point. !03—4—9. Strange filled the gap, ond started with a good leg hit for } After slow play Bosanquet relieved "Thompson, nnd Strange square cut him for 4, making himself double tiguree and sending 120 up. An adjournment was then made for afternoon tea. On resuming, Reese tit Hargreave to the square let; boundary, and Strange did likewise with Bosanquet-, sending 130 up. Reese drove the slow bowler for 3, and cut a full toss grandly to the boundary, making himself top scorer of the match m far. One hundred and fifty quickly went up, and Thompson bowkd instead of Bosanquet. Strange sent Hargreave among the onlookers at the on boundary, but the Warwickshire professional clean bowled him next ball. '154—6—29. Orchard followed, and hit. Hargreave splendidly to th« on boundary, but* soon afterwaras 'he lashed out at Thompson, and was clean bowled. 167—

6—9. Lawrence filled the gap, and Bβ*** gained great applaueo by cutting Thumpera for two 4e off successive &»O*t aoe the plaodidte of the thousand* were renewed a hundred-fold when, in tho same over, he got one to the leg boundary, and gained his century. One hundred and eighty up, and Reese, with two more capital strokes to the boundary, sent 190 up. At 194 Reeee tried to cut Thompson and wae bowled, the board showing 194— 7—ll. Pearce wae clean bowled second ball with the total unaltered, and as 194—8—0 appeared there was great speculation a.s to whether the 203 required to save the .follow-on would be obtained. T. W. Reese joined Lawrence, ud maidens became the order of the day. Reeee at last opened his account with a 4 to leg—all run out— and in the next over Lawrence drove Hargreave finely for 4, tho second century going up amid great applause. In the same over, however, the same batsman drove one into Johnson's hands at md-off. 202—9—a BonhaU was last man, and still one run was wanted to save the followon. This was safely got by the new-comer, and 210 soon went up. Boxshall cut Thompson over point's head, the ball going to the boundary amid applause. The Canterbury wicket-keeper made things lively, gettdng two more 4'e in quick sucocMioa. At 224 Reese cut one sharply into Warner's nan<ts at point, the innings thus closing at 6-30, having lasted three home and forty minutes.