CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 8

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON DEFEATS HAWKE'S BAY.

BY 186 RUNS.

:■ SOME FINE FORM WITH THE BAT.- :. ■ The weather continued' good.for the; third day of the; interprovincial cricket match, > Hawke's Bay v.'--.Wellingt6n,: on the . Basin ■Reserve.-: At the: close ; of ; play;'on' Saturday the position of the teams was:.Hawke's Bay, first innings, 112.''".Wellington, first innings, 204; second-innings;':29l for..three :wickets.. Resuming ;feeir" second : innings. at: noon yes-., terday, the-local representatives played: for fifty minutes-in. the heat of the day,' and. then , declared .the innings closed, having lost 5 wicltets for 346. ' The score at the fall: of each wicket;was: 1 wicket for 3 runs, 2 for 199, 3 f0r;239, 4 for 307, 5 for, 335, innings' declared; 346.; : This,. with' the '201 from ,the. first innings, made their total 550, 448 ahead ,of the''visiting,'.'side, At 2 .p.m.. Hawke's Bay commenced their second innings, and there were possibilities of a draw. But the visitors shaped poorly, although the. bowling, i

was not;at all fearsome. ; The beststand.was. made by, Hairke and.Redgrave,',whose.xombined efforts .resulted in -the. addition.-'of 109 runs.' -The score advanced;according--to the following table:—l wicket for 32 runs, 2 for' 141, 3 for 148, 4 for '208,; 6 for" 221, 6 for 1 228,: 7 for' 234, 8 for 252,-:9 f0r,252.. Hawkd'.s Bay went out;in:two' hours and fifty■ minutes, and , the. game "ended in a'victory for the Wellington-.representatives by 186 runs..

■"v ;'' ; ;v ; "the play.-: ;j,; '■'■:;:: In Wellington's ■ second. • -innings; -■'. Rogers (33) and Mahoriey; (26) resumed batting,- ■ to.the bowling'of-Nelson and Redgrave.- To-- 1 Uethcr they added:l6 runs r and at this stage Mahoney mishit.a ball-from Redgrayejwhich ■ went high, to: Fulton at second slip; and was held, v' 307—4—32.; Payne -went:-in,to partner. Rogers, who/was batting freely.: The latter achieved a'six by, a beautiful.hit into' the pavilion.enclosure. When 320 went''up on: the board his score:stood at-half.a'cen-tury. P.. Fulton took the: bowling. at'NelBon'send at.332, and-Rogers sent' bair from him well up to square; leg,-where Hindmarsh just managed the-catch; the now reading -335—5—62. Brice! filled the vacancy, and, at.this, stage, Hawke took the: bowling: in ..place of: Redgrave at' the town' end.: Payne;sent.one from:Haiyke over the : fence,:and, after.a couple'.mors ,runs had been added, ; the.-Wellington- eleven 'closed their innings,:-:'with ; 550./ to their -.orediti' Hawke's Bay therefore required the'formid-' able score of win, with -only fbur, hours .left .to-them.':. An'.adjournment ,was. made at ten; minutes .:to one o'clock., ■■ ■'-.-■>.

Hawke's.Bay proceeded to the' wicket? at 2 o'clock,; their first representatives being Hawke and.Betts. The bowlers::were Connolly and. Brice, .and -when , ''the board showed 20j Cobcroft relieved: the former: at the .far,: end. In the next-few minutes Connolly had-a" good deal of- running'about, and his returns ■ were always prompt. '■■, With a fine bit.of fielding/'hei'diased'a ball' from Hawke -"and 'sent it ■ back-to the "wickets'in time to have/Betts ; run out.- : The score had : risen" very,slowly,.and' at this'-time (2.30) it' reiid only '32-^-I—B.--"■■'■ : '.':'::: '/: :y : ;: .' : ■ Redgrave and. Hawke kept steadily onj iand at- 2.45. the.half-oentury was. reached, 32 of the runs/being- due to;Hawke.?:Afterfbur overs,. during which' 15 runs were scored, off. his "bowling, the'' Wellington! captain gave way.to Connblly. at'the far;end; A'few tell-; mg-Zstrokes brought'the' score- .to, 70, and then Laws-took charge of .the 1 'leather.■ An-' other change was ; made at ;; 74, v Rogers'replacing Connolly. :Hawk'e hit the'last ball of his first, over.for- four, bringing'.the score to. 80, and -Redgrave'l'slipwed one .6"r;twp:,'good strokes, ' Just : after "three .o'clock' play wasstoppedfor a few'minutes; as Hawke had '.received the 'full force', of•' a"ball fronilTLaws,' and was temporarily-'olisabled-./.'Tlie: second half of -the! century was 'obtained, in .exactly thirty minutes, iind.the.hundred:went : upVat. ■3.ls, v Hawko having'"Aade 55. v Tlibiscore now : advanced.rapidly,-: arid'continued , -' to do;'so ■after, .Rogers .-was..-relieved ■■by'iCobcroft. Hawkes-Bay had not experienced : Coboroft's : peculiarly calculatiye bowling' on:"previous : ' days; .but • Hawke \ and. Redgrave" treated ' it lightly; Off due over ;13.runs were .'scored, 12 from'.Hawke's: bat.: But for a miss'; by' Rogers in the slips, Redpirave would' have' been dismissed, at. !30.' : The: second .wicket fell at 3;35 p.m,; and the position then was 141-72—84, but eventually Hawke : returned, one to Brice, who had taken up the bowling. Hi? partnership ' w ;th Redgrave had- yielded 109. Redgrave lasted .only'V few minutes with Bailey, a~ ball- to Cobcroft,: who held.it. ■■ 148—3-T-44 ■ :-.:■■. --.

0 Bnen .and..Bailey:.had- a' very : nuiet' opening, runs, being. : hard :to f get' at - this stage.- A hot' ballv: from-.-. Brice -!caught' .Mahoney.o.n'. i the thnmb;:necessitating his re-" tirement from the.game.'. Blacklock replaced' him behind -the ..wickets/ ; -Four o'clock 'saw 190 on the■ telegraph,; and the two■ hundred went up.^fiye , minutes..later.; O'Brien hit a high one and. Midlane took it without fumbling., 208—4—28- •. Fulton .'fUled ™he .vacancy, and,;runs-were added steadily until Bailey hit out. at a fast:one from Brice. The ball shot to. Payne at - extra slip, who made a |reat catoh. 221—5—33. .. : ' ~ The .next wicket fe.ll :soon after; Fulton be-.uig^rnn-out.owing to the"'smartness'of the ;brdhant. Connolly; The position, 22&-^6—B was-quiokly.changed to 234t-7--1. for'Ashcroft,, a- single/ knocked:a ball .up/ and : Cobcroft.picked it lip "at point.-: The fast bowling, of Brice on a. very "■bumpy .wicket, at-the.-, far end was makmg.it 'dangerous for thosebehind. Already Maabney •had beon-hurt,. and.:now another- warm one rose and took Hindmarsli's middle stuinp. cannoning on to 'Blacklock's forehead with' some foi-ce.. 252-*-17.-.:Only 'a.fow more balls,were played;.' Nelson -had just gone to the pickets "when Leevers 'was clean bowled by.Gobcroft.- :This ,concluded ; the -game, as Fenton,-. who- sustained a broken:finger on batuiuay, ■ was: unable.-to •bat.:-.>,'-)Veßinstoii therefore won by:.186 runs. ~ .:■ - : ' The, scoring -was,as follows:—...

:; ;-,. v ■ : ;:^'.\WBLHNGfTP^;V ■ ■ : v ': ■•-'".■".■■■' Second Innings.;•.;-■'■•■•- '_•'"■■'■-:'.»: •.'.' Coborbft, 1, b. Penton- ... : ~.-.' v ' i Nau'ghton, ..: 114m43iminil22U111144111l'i"' ' ' , : 11212i212141«43114,-l): UedgraVe - - 97 Blacklock, ;J.;:.P., 412iU441U111111142ilniii- •'-, : 2211243161614216&12MJ4G, .0.. Ashoroft,- b Eed- \. grave--- -.- ..; ■■ : _~.!. .;.,.,.. ~.;121 Eogeis, 11U111i1111221141.i143UaU1161,. .o. ■ Hindmarsh; b. Fulton ' .. : fp Mahoney,-:, 211114112414111111111,- 0 ;: Pulton;" v :.b. Kedgrave ' ... .„" „.' ' jm Payne,. 231111162, not out.; -,-.;.!■; '\.-. '18 Brice,.l.not out ...•.:.... .... - ...'•; ... ; '- i .-.. . Extras ;■ ..'r - ' :..,-■ ........-:„■.■■■!.'; 11- . • Total, for. five. wickets: ",... , ... :.' ... 346. First innings ..'"■.;.'.'...,, ...... ..vzCl 'Aggregate- : .<;;:'.;.;.;;„. ... ....550 / VBdWLiKG Analysis. : ~'.:'>■■'■ ■.'-.',. ■■■■ : f- '■■■ ■•:.-'-'.--Overs.'-3idns:Enns."-Wkts.-; •Nelson ... ...25 X 2-: 105 • ; o ' Fenton- .... ~...: 13 . .0 .;■'•■•'B6 •- 1 ■ Redgrave ... .... .24 ", 2 . " 112 -3 Fnlton-.'., ... ....- 5;. 1 - 18- J 1 ' Bailey: ."...■■.■. ■•....-' -2/0, .4; -oHawke.: . ... ... ; ;1,.:, . ; 0 - 10;. .-..■0-, '..../:,;; :/;hawee's':bat.'-V ■'^\: ; y/ .-■"■- .; Seconj; Innings." z^.. 1 : -,'■-., Havke, 3411112212211214113142441124421413411 " ; c. and :b. Brice ' :..'.'... V; ■ '.o. Betts, 1112111, run out ...-■■...■■ '"' I Redgrave,- 2114122111123211111111141141, ,: 0 "> and : b. CoboroJt ■■-..■ ...---... -."..■ '. •. ■• .1, Bailey, 114211UU2121113imi,i c; Payne b' Brioe- ' ... ... ... .:...... . :.; m , O'Brien, 134134114411, 0. Midlane. b.Lasre"" »S Fulton, 13211, runout ... .. ■: " ■•".-. Hindraarsh,'l2l4l2llll2, b: Brice ■■''•\;:' : "" 1? Ashoroft; 1, o." Cobcroft.'b. Brice : "". 1. Xeevers,llllll,'b. Coboroft ; ... \". : ■■.'.'.''6 .Nelson, .not' out ■ ...'■..,-"■: ...'■„, -■;*. q 1 Extras. ■■*■■;-..■.- '... v-''..,:-■;,;-;,: ■„,■■••■•;"•: 23 Total :' ;..■-... •'' .'„: ■■"■'■ ii, ■■„.:. "252 First innings ■... ..■„. „; . ,„ . •/" jj2 ,'V Aggregate ;;..,/...: i f'...: . ; ; ;,.:, 3^ ■ • . ;Bowling.AnalVsis...:' ■' .- •;'. ■ - : :,'■*' '•'"'■'■■■■ V •.'■■' ."Oversi Mdns. Runs. TVk'ts. .-.Brioe '...".: ... "25■:.-.'• 3 ; ::- :59.:. ■'■'..&."■ ..Connolly ■:•;■.- .'V..: 25 ~ 0- iS: 0 ' . '.Cobcroft , '- _ ...' 16.2 O'"' S6 , 2 ; , .Laws' '. .'™ : v.. 11' 2 V 43- ''.I Eogers ». ' m 3 ' 0 19 0

V CANTERBTJUY.; ASSOCIATION.; [■ ■-•; V ; ■: THE COiCH■ QTOESTION." -i 'f 7, (BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.).-. : ';;, .■•.■' : .': ■.■'• V Chrlstohurch, February 22.';:. : • The Canterbury • Cricket Association dia>::: cussed this evening.. tbS question of. the; re^- : , engagement' of'. E.v Humphreys; : .iylicr was ;j brought out from Home at the of ■:■ 'the season.'-;- for ■' the .purpose. -, of . coaching;. Christchurch : cricketers.'.•■■■■ TheV ; secretary.' sta'ted'that.there was a'derjcit of about £100;,; 'on the'coach , ; fund account. . •,.. i.'.1.v.: '.■■■ : . '"Mr.; Reese,': said .-that.-he thought the ;as- : . sociation should igo. ahead and' bring Humph-;V reys out, again. , He 'had..had' a;jiood .'in-,' fluoneo ; on f cricketers,';' both/morally,' and;.: otherwise, 'and 'he had Vdorie 'a,.-very /great'..■';■ deal for the- game/' He did not; think\theV; ;Aucklahd-Canter))ury ~■ niatch ".would; have.'been irorth.'; looking .'.'at'' from, the piiblio.;'standpoint if Relfand were not s flaying. :;.: ■_,{-. .;'.'••:;;...'.;;;>; •-, ;.; : :'... : ';.V;. ;.;'- : '.' ..'" ''. Mr. ;■_Thomson , said, that Humphreys,.coulfl'.'■ not. give; a: ilcfinito , answer, -as 'to his. re-.. .p'ngaseirient : 'iin'ti]''.hp\:(sQt"'Hj)me:.and.-S!iw;:th'e : ,- ;Ki?nt authorities; Ho rlftV ; not' thinlc- itVwar, ■neeessnry .to .giro 'Hrimpji'rey.s'-.; an straight .away., l.mt/.of. 'course .it: woiilrl..;h«.rapre •. satisfactory., to .. him., if .something; : de-';; .Smte ira 3 arrived at.. ;.. :■■:?■'.,'■.'■ ' ...T. .:'■ . ;' Mr. Eepse . rnorprl tltnt. Hniriphreys". be -: at the same . s/ilary ■as last roar.; 0 He', tnoiisht thst the. association would bo- ' pble to raisb sufficient-money to re-engage. Humphreys.' •-. '.-.; ~■•■■.- ... * ..■-.:: ■-.;.-. r : Mr. Oavill.. in siippottiiiir the resnlntion, ■wa 'thnf.Fjirephreys.had■,dono,,.a.cr.ood .(1?al ' for/cricket: this year,-but 1 the matter of ..the. yonns;, player 3 could not bo 'judged in one >eason.- • ■'-'■,'::■'■■!'■■''■■■'./': .':■ '. .-■■:, . '■■*.:.'• ■'■■ .'. •■':'"

, Mr. ;Ranhael>.ninv(>fV; as on annendiriejit ■ that :'the matter of. : the.'-.'rfreiißajiement" of"' 1 Humphreys-hh bpltl<)ver. I till the amount:'of :: his; salary for- .the present year is- subscribed. ■•&':}/.:■':' .'.'.'.'■ ".>. ; '\T ; -:'v :':■-.'■. •:! :: .'?;.':: ■■ I EventualV was :camedi'..-; - ■'(.-: . ;.y FREiE BATTING AT*ATJCELAND.;'r;''; : : "-. :,.''. Cbt telegraph—p'rwk ; .«sso'rrJiTtps.V '.-' '.: "':. '■■ :,'.■'■■''■ ■. ■''- .':'■: '■■ Auckland;' , : : Tho : Auckland .Cricket,.Association-;district: * ; championships were continued in fine 'weather.."', and on. good-wickets yesterflay; ;-.The- hattings'i was.-good'generally," a' century—the':s'econd'for.;. : ; the season—being Kored-b'y,'a,youth-named.' ! ''" E.; tHe-.is ■ono- of Auckland's pro-"'." fessionally-Erained' colts'.; ,\. The' senior-grade''- '.'- .results". ' inning'sS'. 194 (Kavanagh-47i' 'riot'H : ; out, i Woods '"34, Snedden ; 26,' Francis; 25) V' .University, : 'first ''innings,' .78 for "three r wicr.".; kets (Ellis 41, Wallace. 27;' not out)A'Graftbii' ; ;' v.:.Eden A: Graftpn, first innings,■':375-"(E.: '■"■: Horspool 120, Mason 82, P. Hill 38-S.'P. . J6nes: 25):. :Parheli;vr Colts:; Parriell, first innings; : 110 '(Sale,'. 47; '>' ■ Someryell 31).; Relf ■'took;; six .wickets,: for'MS; ,'runs. Colts, ; first innings, lirfof: three wic'--' ' kets; (Relf ;;66; ; :Tay10r.'25,; not. out). ■• \ -Oliff v took three wickets' for 38.runs." ;City v.' North : Shore:; City, ■ first.-innings;:; .59 (Harvie'; 24). ~ MfMahon-took fourTwickets' for-6'run's, and ' : ; Jackson, three for 10. North Shore, first in-''/-. ,nings,23B (Haddea;6s;-Kallender^pPhilsoir;'■ 34;'Hosvden 29). r :Niell took seven wicket's' ; for: 108 runs'. A. : .E.-_;Relf,:.the English cpacli: to the: Auckland ■ Cricket; Association; leayee , Auckland-for Wellington on: Tuesday en route - ■-.': coming .season,.' Hβ.'has. 4ext se.asoi.by.-the'.j.Eden , 'District; Club; I ;;ai';', sisted by

■■';- ■'-■-•■■ ■::■: • ,•■■ ■ ■?■'■:■-:.> ■ ■ :;. -. .;v- V. ...-.;.'.■,-' ■'■'■ Tlieiaggr€gate?of.:l96 I vcoinpiled ; :ljy;;NangH- : Ji , -/;;;: ton and Blacklbckvin:Wellington's;second : iri-V■ ;-Ij ningslion ■■ Saturday j-.'is:'-said. to :.be, a;record^!>"': ': combination .' The;.Hawke's.'.Bay.; rejjfr ' team .leaves 'this 'morning , for? Jfasterton'.to•' play ■a"'inatcn;a^ainst;:'Wairarapa^ J ';u' ; :; : ;- ; .-'?:■-" '~ :< i