CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 645, 23 October 1909, Page 12

CRICKET.

(By The Bbe ujer )

!isss I^hV^jiib: h'fls severely tho'diSti'ict-Bdhftind. It lAs |^ta!cen ; 'awhy.:C o^o V/hll6 Smyrko i;Qr!eatbaoh' >hayo ( departedlto I othfir; .places. 'Australian bowler,;hoi returned |WSito,;;Sydney:':;:.Th6! : !teani has:.thus baencdnsider-:SvVakene^in;d-.et! least ond man who playoil oric&t ;last.yoar has been",pro.-, .v/.. '■■■'.:' it will be very.plain poor sbdwing inade.on Saturday: last ;:t:.';ivin. ; thO"match 'against: Wellington South, could; if-i'.;:-:'-liot'.nava'beeh'-uhospeoted.-'Still, the ground riot had time to dosomewhatprematiire to f®:g;ad6ph''a : '(lol€ful;:t<iiifli''vN6'-gaiiio is more full 'of theroforo un- :■!.;,;■,' r ■;.-, -' 'Hivf. ■k thing, hdwdvor, in tho match ivas not ex-. 'i)i ;:;;: peotod.:i: StanleyxßriM'-.is' still left to ; the .team, his" bowled .by .Patrick v4V;v,first;banr-cam,e:ds.'a,;b'oltsl'roni the blue,''; on thd new district scheme was kfiW, pxpvjded .during .this" lrifttoh. Potono WetofioUl-' yili'f.'ing^andilcunswerO.being'scored against them iJSvri:;byjCobcrdft'iand:Taylor, two;erstwhile Pot Oho partnership against r ;;Js..j;;,thoiT; old .friends.' ; ifl'as it. not ; heart-breaking? S^i-fc'jwSigakiiig-.- gonerally.'/thd game was -. not "very ' -■is-',::',' ,«sd\bng ; ,'Cnarices.-ivere' few. and .far between, '>?' ; r'vffi4'- I fl ns i' < ™ ra '«' afio7 »i f; b ; "unasual -Slowness. , :fe:v;.-This,v.couple'd : :.with:.:the::biting .southerly that i^ifeft.,now. relaxed•its. l 'y;igonr,, : niat[e the.lot of. tho.' ■Kj^ B ■ ah:Mnpldftsant one. '• '> ■ -.»: ' ,■■„ :¥>:'->::x'Weili'ngtdn.'South.vbatted- for <au-'. hour , and :^ ; '..tire«rquartorV and noto!led ; 110 run.< ' fj;?;.;;.; tone's: total,was .seven"wiokets.for 18, registered '. '•-■Vyin ft triilo'over anihonr.;"'.;' i ; 'v ■■." ~ vf gw:0: Thoirapid:-faUvof' thd"Potdne .wickets to tho SOJlSlattght:of;tho;.South; bOwlers made, the: sup-. s&&i»rterß::'oiithe.mannfacturing suburb.somewhat f ;;:<" floomyitr/Ohatfor; s,"''two'-for.-10. three- for 16, ' ffl;';-;:}four',for,l7,-' fiv'e-fdr:iß,six' for 18, and seven for ' is notvery-encouraging.' r.:v ■ : -.: ' .-.-.' at;the;Hutt:Re- - giv.";oreatjdh- Ground',-,was',''attenUed. by "conditions !;j;,;;;qmto;to;;be.expoeledjat;tho'oommenCein6ut.,;''A-. lilOfofop the;foot-' ki ;it: neededJali.'tho': heat' of tho Sun 3ff>''vl:t.of:F a ™. , Atho.".'onthusiasm'">o Tho i^a';/grdnnd^waSigrcori^'and:-soft^; : and;soma of tho "' S«sKf:P'ajor3;alSOi'were ',''greeh";- ; and■ "sdft',' for. lack SfiS.'ii ofr,practice. v; ;-V;v";' '^ 7 -;M ■■ : -yvr- .•-;';..-,■■:■■'■:'-.'.". v..'■ -,-■ district: 1&i":--^cricke_t,s the ;gamo,"Oduldi ;nofr ,-bo'i-take'n as a the 'team's -inatcheoV'against each' !t:JCI ; -:9.'. aor , ; i we ™;almost';tho v ; pi'j'i^nhdef'club;gdvofnm'dnt. {.Hutt.it'is'tru'ej'had' ', \vh«h' • *=s;;title:;: tho4toan^; ; 'last:Vycari/molde 'its: dejmt -Aln': pfeyseiiiqrs'ranksJ.;.%Victdria-":!t!ollege;t ;also, had "i the. junior grado, : .in which com-. SSSWpotitidnVthey'•■ wfre'-runnots^up ;: for .tha-'.'clutm*: ;ri:.4'^P' ol ! s bip.i'last;.~year',':Va'n(l < hd(l;;withal;'gained a' ■ i r. ! ri" -: nßtired ;.'ia;:(thd "J champion ./senior i eleven—Old - ; S;;#iBoys.:ftK:*;'f:VES : ;v;i::;;;:';::;<; 1 1 K£;v;j;v-- : ;ihe *;team's;!,'-For j ' the-'rest .thd -LfiS- ; ,-grpundjiwasJsoft^-so softj.vindeedi-that- n<.worm Aii;?.'; :th'a : t .had decided ltd,'prove .th'e. truth': of nn ; old i ;^f:P^yerb%;tufninß; ; ihad?tho : 'ttUdacity''to : form;; the: operation • middle ;df 'thdcrehse : iSi'to the'.distracti'On d£.a:sonsitive batsman. Being f: : S?;'soft,the.-wick6t;ffavoUred:tho.bdiW tho ■' fe.srVtrUndle'rsjdf.eadhteara.had-a.day. oUtj'Viotoria- •' !:S h ;J ; fW le S«] 6 M^'3is'p"osod'6f:for I M'i'a'ns/ : ;i:v,;;fpr;pnd -■x^n'mpif,"\- t '^:Jy.:']'.j '■V , '-rS'.'t'V :'.^ : ''-'■' J'"/.- v ' K£*: ; ;-; Mdnagha,di initho halting" line, best ■ ' .'!tf#?'Kwfco.'.'W:;ais7 ! aS; s; ni3.:6idei;- ! His,vwiokdt*fell-to, s Pringlo,-who was' fe}:i:bowing; v well,;up,;t6.hiß..last':.ydai','s form..\Of '■' .jgC.thotem&lndef'of.thdteam bo- ' jv,;'-v 6aid.?:Demp3es', an, ex-Old Boy, whoso niottO is ' ;>>j:-V^^ntion('' ,, ''was:j.dismissed ? .oiHy : - , fb* '2, a -ball' ; •si:%;'a«cd. to'Pilchoruproving'his ruin, Broad,-who' to".;a ;?"ston6*all'H. policy/ tU'y. openedi;Kis ;:6hoiilders,7 arid : ;-dtovd • ond",to' thei - :fe ; r;poiindary,i.-wheroat-;J,uddi-who-had long gotihis I jW;-I6ngtlvvCn.rlediaVPrctty: ; dnOidown..till::ittested" « jfetvagainaWho: batsman , s?iniddlo ; stdmp. :..The' last-: ;&y^.hopo.^pf ; vMUlßrr;likewise,yclept' ii^' ( :v^'SldggorVi';drove-'thosfirst-ball: to 'the'.'outfield- ! Kt''«for.vt\vd.'.:-,-■■ Succe'BsM; dncd'/'•;he -attompted .the ■iHS:hit.agaifi/;butjthd ! Btrdkd onded:in disasteri-the rfte. ; flpHfted:hand'W;.the-,-Umpir"o"tolling.,that iho- ■ i:;*;/t-.;'BUre:;. : hand;- .of/'AldOfsloy ? -hod-' caught -tho 1 -:;^ tßutt. >vent-;irt fto::bat ithoy.had : hot-a: 'tyMpUfii! score '>jio'. catbh,- but' they', had ;a. liurdlo.to* ' most succassfiil dvdrVthd.obstacle,'reaching. total,of : 22 bdFord''hiß:.*lcket,fell,:'Al(lorsley's : ; ijH;Sv;wickefcifoll to:,aball?fromHhd'hahd of:'Fdste'r : fe : '-,'>';:,*hcnihiß,'Bcdrd J stood 'at .lGj but no. niem- : .Sp'::S-;ber';ofcth6?:teain -succeededHn:reaching: double --/---:■ W-- '. ?V-W'.'-«Tb7.Sydtiey^ iKif^ithat-Ihs;Opening season'in any. , ks:v;AustiA!iah;Stato:shbuld;.bd^Ut;Oft'.:till October %!*:jJ<V o nt.df deferehcd'tofodtballiand its financial sSj\?V,aolatitim.-.BttMsays trie[''Roferoo") it seems a : : ft* -;,''i,'merp;matUr'-dt-coursa;in' , Mdlboui l n'd.and;A - i^ ! thpseJfair;cities gto'p.Bd ;.vastly' intcres'tdd in>fodtb'all that ; cricket-is,; If ■:.<;■ viov'eh;; to '.them.l.relatively': insignificant ?..-:' <":>', • the: i;v-;.'f:;',.Qovcffl6r-pOnefal,\Lord'Dudloy, is'likciy'to'ar- - f Orioket-;hiatohes'il!' : Sydney.:. this : seasonK'HisVlsxiiellonoy;:ia:-'VOfy-;fond;of the a •. handsome ;S' ;to • A>' : '.C'/Bauneririan- in, appileciation :KSi'i"of-.hiafCOabhillg-p;it:-K:'y ;'-• : v.-; •;v: ■: ■ $".-ffi3n>a::Christchurbh:.-telegram: on labour; Day, •■;;,.-%;^Tho..'■:: Nativo";.'y;wrltcs'4:as.^follows :■; in; tho :-%V'v-X r ,^'"'-Q u « o ';^ '■S ',??!?/cncketine community .'6n' : : Wednesday -last when. S>siiit ;was::knowh'-that. CaptainS;W. .0. ->Pavitt, «:.:? fraternally; khown;yasv;,'Osty;'sMiad':been' tho v i i^'iSi'nctiinM^a : fatal'M6t6^ht'..acciddnt;:':He'.had'' W-X& ?°S e ' >P U * W -WWaTyii rhanoetitres'.fiti'.thd:' ■ ;;#:^^'X™W''- that 'bo would: not'wear the-uniform tgfc gor:din,tho ; (larii«)ls ; again:'- , ;He had been literally,' ' 53^;?^i>MS,:>nnings,:,'for: on;;tho iprevious'-Saturday -he Sseu:S 3^^'% y f°^¥^'' li :*:4}?:VWe3t;iChnstchuroh:.-.ivhen'.''s'tiimps were' drawn. rerformor,' ■ ! S'S|K:»^ w his;play which gavo own.'-In his' #:iS^ m^nr:- w . ,:, : ;>-:''i'.Christchureh/and;.:howpvdr badly thlns-s:miglit i;1 -;-bo.;goirigjfor > ,rhi9':Bido,'.:dno:'always'felt-:that, Retrieving ;the for - his ►;E l-! -;;';.tt,Bth6ds.;nndbr.. difficult 1 often ;ML'?pt?yailvL\r.^-,betftr'-atid':.rt'ore-:-orthodox , .bftts.' :KK ; ;:!ra9UUiaaHfailM,s;lt,;was'';my,-pHVilego :td play; v?i:^ J "a t '!^s"! o^to am ; with; iim, for .'many! ,rjS;;;'-. -lusty':manhood- always.in'Mif, y» r ?4 ■ ?, no ' .J»»th''- hope's iof - great; things, to bo hitter,. he'was ..tremendpus throvdr.'.and.fflien'nt liis best .:i K :> f ;I doubt if there;wasa;criokcter; In, Christchurch' .throw:tho'^rickdtiball-further than' y&Uiite; --:' While - deplorihjfitiis' loss W n 'cricketer, r:-^j>:y ; Jv-v;;'npTO.;mouinjjhil:iossVas .a'-infin. Upright;in fe;;';;-"character,.conscientious, to;a degree,-and most witbal,' r his..was 'an individiiality' ft!®:-;;/;that;ono , felt;mi«t'le'avd'its.impress on those pKsiAiof.thOjisi.ng.gencratidnvwith whonr'ho'mixed; ■':.;:5;.v;:-Tp;.'',his:;sißMrs.- : iat : :home 'ho-was''guide, "will, miss him SM'WFM'% an^ :t --scemdd. peculiarly .at'variance S:y>vrithvtio:;-fitncs3:.of; things: that : fate-should !fc'.; i :?.-.}?TO',c.hoseh i :hi.m as; its victim on that day. ij«j;-VJlnny ;cpiild-vhavO,:beeh /.better, .spnred, :; few !;,ut;,:s-,woi)ld hivO been.more greatly missed." -' ■ iS?;;:-?-.^ Players fioldin»;in. : ,"tlio.'.country" last SatuW ;&;;,;:. day, and;expowd to the:cold blast, wero probthan tho scorers. f>;r"?>^«*f,' : ™''aWe-;offlcialsvdiscoTered that soma 4;SvsS- ; imischiOf-ldver;;bad ybroken a couple, of large |W,;;;!;;'pahe3iof-?glass: : :dh'thc;:v;indward' sido of their 'rk *' r i-,shelter. I :;Ah.urgent'drder. for, repairs was'given p?y: ; i:by--thd; ass6eiatidn':dtiring;.[ho- week.;'•■-. -'.:■ Ki-iM';'yTno.'afteraopri4earodm.was. a popular haunt Saturjday.V'Ladies belonging to Wellington |;4-;:''-/.;Etet'distTiot served tea/.,When visitors.to tho that-afternoon "teamay be had for 7 y \&i 'j'i the'.imall'.sum -of,threepeiice;tho refreshment-. ?.;.w:;;,:',V:-ioo'm 'should do good-bflsines?. $y%4.:; Tho :;ladieSiossooiated -. with ".thd ' Wellington W&:% East,;Distfi«t-:Crlcket.;Club.-are taking tip praciwith - somo: keenness, nrid/they, havo ,ali gj'S'jv'rea'dy:had:a'.cduple','df pracli'ce'm'atclics'on the !&{^'S'Baisini :; "^;;-'-v. : -;?.>viA': ; rr. , :"r ; ''^'''''? ; ': -"

stiVi;:i/jTheviSelection'. Committee' ;wa«. apobinted thin C. A.':KichnTdson<. ; K-Tucker, land j!,'v:V:''■ C.'lHickson.v. The unsuccessful nominees were Hope one .member of,.tho Manage- '£',?*.'•■•" selectors . would not to*bo : caused'in connection fe'^# ; with ;; tho 'bigi;matbhos through dolays in' their i;y,-; : ;:i'.,''arrarigcm experienced in , past:'>::SS:S'/.v i .' -V-' :; ' ; ' ; 7 : -. •■•■ •■ ■A : special''meeting' of delogatos to, the "Wcl-:-q:V\; is being called for, Friday. &*;. 'sr'^t6::consider''.fuHher';,, proposed :?■'-''*''Umehdmeny and to.the .rules.- :,,,';.'. ?■'•', V;s:-v g«mo concerri;-hiis r ibeen; occasioned; to .cries'j;??lteterf'through reports that ;cadet«iar.o in the habit' of /drilling:,on:. : the. Basin-^Reacrvo,.' : . If :~ '::v' ;.i (inch has been the ,'onse,;it~h'as.,happoned-'.;only c;r; > . ; .i)c<iariso'.-thoso' .in-.ohatge'-wero: not-aware:.that 'rW v'tho;-wioketfl!-*ere. fUlc-eiy-' to.. Btiffor.'f and.-tho teX^pra'eti^ I '/■■■'"'/.':■'■■■■ -The 'first ball in. the 'championship Vteatches: l&Js ;ioi. , EßJat;dowji last Satod^tby.Pakafli,jdwnt

J e-verybbdy was pleased to see on the field again. After.somo brewing, hc-agreed : to plaj for'his district: (Wellington North). . The veteran had the honour : also of taking the' first wickot of the day,.that of Midlane. Ho-bowled in good. 1 I Style, andltila overs took .Ave wickets for 33. The wickot on which - Wellington fcast . A batted was tricky, and M'Gill, Tuoker, and M&hoaoy Wore the only bataMu who could meet tho attack with: anything like success. North ale now 'bitting, andhavo done fairly so far. >. Tho .wickot'adjoining waa made good uso pf by Kinyig and Lows, who sent East ■ with 59. ' Central did little better, (all out, SO), their.downfall-being chiefly due to the variety of R, .Miller's boding. . Tho ex-Wellington Lplayer goes up to thetionours division with an average of four wickets for.'lß. '-';-'' . rAproposol put forwardat the annual meetling of tho -Auckland- Cricket Association "a cricketer who Ims played-for a district lor twd6uccesive years bo allowed to play lorj such district for -the ..rest of h s career, or until he. plays for some Other district, was carried by 11! votesto 11, but, as three-fifths majority was required, the motion failed/ '- Anoxohaugo reports that the. wicket-protect-ing apparatus. which tho Kent .County Committee are experimenting with in wet weather was used, with the consent of Lord Hawke. at Dover.'.recently. It consists of .a large sheet of waterproof ca'hvos'elevated in the centro of o. light wood framework, so:as to enable tho rain to run o/f away from tho batsmen and bowlers'' foothold.4. It h&s boeh urged . that tho'contrivance is. contrary. ~to tho laws of cricket, but. the M.C.C.: have sanctioned ■ experiments in 'minor cricket, w-jth a, view to the adoption of the goriornl principle for the , &voldanco of delays in wot weather.. The Kont authorities .have, .therefore; 'Only gono a .littlo ahead of tho official attitude in experimenting ..with this special apparatus on. their county grounds.'-.'.Of course, if ; a'visiting captain objected, the contrivance would not bo.used, . A curious incident'. happened ■ in the. Sussex innings in the match ' against Australia. KilHck,- findirig the wicket broken,- ami- being undor'tho impression thafcho had been bowled, walkod away, and had reached, tho ring when -the question was raised,as to.whether he was out. Noblo appealed to tho umpire, and Harrison decided in favour of;the batsman,who returned,' only: to -b.o'; ; bowled six runs later. . "The 1 most amusing' Test_ match incident I can romomber, finds. a sotting-on tho Sydney Cricket Ground," writes E. 0. S. Poidevin, in the ; ;"Badminton." ."His '■" Highness the Jam of Nawahagar, who ■ is tho central figure,; was .fielding at point,- when nhighr catch was hit up betweon tho wickets.; It was obviously the bowler's catch, but Konji.' yelling, 'Leave it to me!''insisted on having it, amidst general-ex-pectancy. .Circling'round 'and' Underneath in anything but a.cool atid; collected, manner, he finally 'went- to .earth in an. unceremonipus sitting .position,. whilst in tho very. net. of catchiiig - .the ball,' whioh .-■' meanwhile also reached tho 'Boor' 'in safety and-in o hurry. As he picked himself lip, it was a moment of deepest chagrin: for Ranjl, but he- soon saw tho comicality- of it: all, and joined in the universal laughter; the 'hum', and-.'buzz'."of voices discussing the incident were immediately so groftt : and so disconcerting that the players had to subside before roturning seriously to'-the! game." •'■ *< ; . Mr.: C.-R. Smith, who "has'been on a visit to. tho HomO Country,"and who, during .his absence from New Zealand,: successfully entered into : negotiations with a. renowned cricketer to 'take'up'his-residonoo.'in Dunedin, was intarviowed' ih-'regardi to. this' matter 'by an "Otago Daily Times",'.reporter on his, roturn ltd Dunedin. "Whon.-absent from Now Zealand;" said Mr.'Smith,'"l:'got into touch with a; very good all-round man, .who was nnxions to make a start for himself in business. Ho consulted.'.with ,-rae,as- to -his . chances' in Dunedin," and at the ; same time, we talked cribkot.;. \Ve : - made" an. arrnngoment that'he should: como > over here, and see. what ho: might is,successful in-business he will-stay Oiere-permanently,-and if not I, do not Buppose it' is. likely, that he wiUf remain. Ho is/not coming as .a: professional coach, but has undertaken to.Mevoto a-certain amount of time and give his best attention-to! cricket and the'advancement of--the.game generally, and to tako port in representative matches.: I- feel quite satisfied that, he, will; bpja,.very, useful, man •in .doing what coaching" ho undertakes. With J 'Wordsworth ?ns a ground bowler, and- tho new player :ni director of operations, wo should get ajcon'siderablo improvement in our crickot. In 'discussing matters with' me,'this player said .he: would;Jiko :to. get; oyer.hero: without any debatevor discussion arising within' his own ,'circle,:and :he .did -not. desire .them to 'know that: ho was coming over here, to settle. Consequently he asked, me. hot'to divulge his name or say. more/'than'was necessary in regard to arrangements" .until"lie arrived in Dunedin. 'He will :be: hero in the first week In December. His request 'seemed to,-bo ;-n-.reasonable one; and to olif. Owni'advantago, '-becnuse : if those interested'iii',cricket .where he- resides inew ahythirig'-'abduti his cOming hero thoy might i,do. something, to block,'hi^'intention, and -keep him where he' is."--•: ';■■;.' ■';•■. ■-.■•,•■;.-.