CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

PLIINICT shield match. ' 1 WELLINGTON AND AUCKLAND • Auckland, December 21 Tho first niatoh of the seasoaifoi th» gjy^Run&tyShield the Docncket ground--to-day: .between the ,-, ; . ..-Auckland. and .Wellington, teams. - - -.The ■ i .first ,day!s. play, was. productive of. somo if.: :. - .j very ' interesting cricket, and the .weather was beautiful, tha, day being fine and jtempe^il^a/iri^erate erly. Tho attendance nas large. Tie following wero tho teams — J Vollmgbri Williams, \foraghan, Ma- : "lonoy,. i: Cobcroft, Upham,.' Hickson, (&;:s: •, Gibbes, .Laws, Rogers; - Bnce,' and Blacklock. s Auckland: Robinson, Howden, Anthony, Homus, Mason, Olilf, Relf, Sale, ■ iy.v'.-■! Brooke-Smith,Sneddon and Taylor. : Tho Welhngtoa skipper won the toss, and, decided to bat. :Hiokson and Cob- - eroft ..were -, tho " Wellington pioneer., bats- !; '10011, and; liolf oponed the- attack; sond:/s:vhig down a maiden. to Cobcroft. • Howden -then took up tha bowling : from tho ..hospital ..end,"! and; from . his: -first-' dobvcry Hicksbn Itared' a single. / Cobcroft •-. subsequently opened his 'account -with ■rfca/single off Howden, but it was his! first tnd last run, Us Howden premsently, bowled him off.his 1 pads.. 1—13—1; s;■ -Mahonay.filled the gap, and opened with | dean confident strokes Ho was, how-ev-er, neirly caught ,on the off from an 'jii'i:!.'-uppish - stroke -uffi Howden;- and:--then, i^i-i'W^^.;^fchß:'gotrmiiront'.tp,la'iast^ -one. j from Relf, and retired 'leg before" for ■•'j.ii ■:?. half - a ,dozen.i; -i. Tho-> board showed :/(:/;\2— did not; t .':;sha.pe.ftoo - well; i and 'Eelf,;-atvthiSj stage, • waa:: bowling..splendidly/and putting on. j* f=<;is * Uttlo. more: paco than usual. • Ho clean isPss : bowkd.' 'Hicksbn:.witK'it/beauty/ after': the; i-.-lattor!. had- boon.:ibafting.• for < nearly 'an /honr. 3—30—21. .Monaghan.wcnt to. tha .and -ho. opened his:-account' with a nico straight drivo off'Hcwden for i a, tingle. Jn tho second ball of , r Howden's next over, however, 7 K..f j-, he, ■ retired; leg before wicket. 4 —'l2 —G Blacklock filled tho vacancy . only to ,eee Laws, who had been batting / forj-.more; .than half an hour for .5 runs; !• • clean bowled by -a < fast ono from Keif,' who had now captured three wickets for ' 18. 5—42—5. r Williams, tho unit on f-' tho list; joined -Blacklock, and commenced with ; a straight v drive'.tor t a■- single "off Eolf,?and ■ Avpnll for ■ 2 by.Blacklock' off; Howden SO .'.up,: after, nearly an 'j'i'. hour and.' a /hnlf. of play: . The look of vjf. 1 things for ' Wellington nowbrightened upF a bit. Both batsmen played a freer >■»> . vgafne than-: then-; predecessors . had.'done. . 'With 75 upi for five wickots, the lun. i. cheon: adjournment'-was taken, Williams ■ being not out with 13, and Blacklock L not out with 18 1 s . s Our' Mediocre >Batting. L'W.ii'.-On ( the '.resumption: of jplay - Williams ,took Strike to Brooke-Smith—the first y ! i:jichange."-.i ! Tho'ffirst:^ball:'was ( square l: xut: by Williams for 4 Oliff, at the ' , end, took chargo of tho leather, and, with" ■ _ ;-. hia. first i ball,, clean- fowled . Blacklock, ;. '■. who had played ,|reo and confident cricket: 'for 18, Gibbes fmed the gap, and faced OXiif, and, off the third ball, scored a 1 single) 'Belf then took tho ball at the --■■.. hospital enlL andi,his-.first delivery was" ;» f boauty—£i:/-'fbailer." ( r .working : from tho < off— which tyfoosed""of Gibbes." Sogers .itookijfthe .v.icrease - vacated. " by . £~'1? i-Gibbes,- and;(jcored a, couple by' a jprettysl I log glance off the last ball of tho over J A couple .of. overs .later Eogers brought 100 up by a drno for a single off Oliff. The scoro was'then taken to 112, when '.i'.;-.-Wiiliatns,;),'m - ..attempting.c a' short > run; lost his wicket. He had batted about an honr ,for J 39 ;*runs, ' whicli "were put together by bright and attractive cricket. 1 - , 8—112—39. Brief! was tho mcimor, and, through ..;:the:.i.agenoy.; : of Rogers} : tho 6core-was advanced to 124, when ' ' Howden once more 'took the ball at the 1 hospital end, and Eelf. displaced Oliff. very slow. With 131 on the board, Bogers'wasibowled i by . Howden: 9-MS4^-8. : iv.:- : Au; few.t;ballß. 'later'. Itelf - clcarr bou'led. Bnce, and tho innings closed for Iho !^®<t'Wli'oh -'had! taken .juk''aMut: three hours' to compile ■A- tlc kJ an d commenced"'their-fir'st innings »t -3Js,".ths- opening i batsmen being An-; .- thony,!and.-Hemus;i..who ..were'''opposed to i ■. ■ fcfco, bowling:", of : Upham and' Hogers, the: ■ firmer opening to Hemus, who scored 3 for,a hit to lhe on. Off the last ball of - the/'bver.:: Anthony: scored - a /iiingle'. from |^^:PM|®?latt:cutj.ibut r: ' was■ clean bowled by : I—lo—6. A'ason, tho neit man, fail«l to > score,; being; bowled"- by; Eogers.2—l3—o--'lfillod.'-:the :-vaci>nc.y,.:.'and!-broke ' the: j:S:jc^i;witlT^ i oonplo off Upham. .Twenty was hoisted on the board, after 25 minutes , :'batting.'' ; Hemus 'continued -to . play,. free. -and -atji: tractive (cricket,- unfal the 4 o'clock tea -.-. : when -.'the '- score - had - been ■ ' s increased to'3o for two wickets—Hemus;' lH>t ( out, j ,tt, 1 and Sale, not, out, 8 t , Auckland Takos Charge. ■> On •;Tesummg, -tho light, . wh:oh '■ had :S;%.liTOn : ;■ •-' jv tor ovtrtook Anckland, as.-Hemßß. 'in-at-tempting'!'° '■ hi :v':B-7 : ' ' 33—15. Sale (not out), 10 was , joined by Oliff, who 1 tossed the > pecond ball up in the air, and t -jras nearly caught. 'He opened with a good ;v-i'i:-'.fonr .:off Upham,-. and 50 . was .. hoisted' in / jnst many minutes by batung which, in ,its - freedom and - attractiveness,r was a marked contrast to Wellington's , ' stonewalling methods. 'With 55 up, Jlonaghan i replaced: Eogers, and . bowled w/;»it0,;5a10. , ;:,--With 62 .up,-.however,-.Ohff, '.was - •t, clean bowled by a fast straight de- -, 1 !' lrvery from TJpham, which kept very, low, -v'. ( - , 4—62—12. ..' V - Brooke-Smith. .. - -filled ■ : 1 the aya.Tacancy, and began mth a tap to tho off ■■ 'off Upham._ Eighty was brought up .- .. atter 75 minutes', ibatting, l eleven 'runs 1 -'.i'' cominj: .-from.- tho. ovor. 'li At '■" ono: stago Brooko-Stpith ' snicfccd ' (Gibbes'' prettily, throughs,the . slips- for four, bringing 100 A'.;e:; up, jjßrookivSmith brought 22 opposite his ajjife ' ?;i^:s^d^ifoiir ; stroke "which: earns ■ for .him: many runs, .•■.is::Tliik/'made, him .the .highest.scorer, of; tho ■'/ day, his, 40 having occupied about 55 ' . mmutes in the jiualdng. jl'ho scoring conv' tuiued steadily,'and, at 118, Bnco relieved Upham at the hospital - end, and ono run carnti' from hii first'over. At , c the otllor end, Cobcroft bowled, vjlo f - ."/Gibbes, J and sent) down somo, curly, stiff , ij f pulled :the lust ball n{ the over in fine stylo /to on , Twundary. Sale brought 50 opposite his " r cy-;'-namehT:afino leg hit for four. -bangmg : -KK&®Y:full-:ross --from,. Cobcroft:. to the :bounidarr. The time occupied in -the making |'^i>;bl : sHis/rniw?lißd; : 'lMppi;a , '.Uttle\m6re;:'th'an: ||iJ.>;a'' ! : 3»^:Welliiigton, ; .total •of 140' was' signalled, .was"-the.--.occasion:-- ap-: &W; had - boenS : in-'an. v. hour ,and threc-quarters,'■ as -agai nst -tho threo. hours taken by - '-Wellington. In . spite of.-good, Hvork by; the. bowlers -and :;,:; ;.:}': ficldsmen, .:thoV scoring.-; continued -'.-at :;a ■t';' livoly: pace, both batsmen having .: the ?f^J; bowlingi;-::-practically at; their' mercy: 1 ' ' At ten minutes to six, however (tho partnership having then put on 09 runs), ;i :»Braoke-Snuth -got his leg in front to -: - 'Brice, and retired with -1G to his credit. S—lG1 —t(J.... Eolf followed, aiul - opened . - his account with . a glide to leg for 3, and ; a minute - or: two . later Sale was out leg-' :. ' ' before-wicket 'to Bricp. lie - had played exCellont -cricket for his Cli, which wore made, at; a.timo'when things looked as if' .- they -were going" badly - for . . Auckland. C—lGß—€G. llelf ' and' Taylor' played out ' time, tho scoie standing at 172 for six hk¥o^ckets;:;-:The^ '-following;;are'; the^scores:—". I - WELLINGTON. , j i> % " Cobcroft, b Howden 1 • Hickson, b. Kelt 21 ,' Mahoneyi lbw,, b. Eclf 6 V-; Monaghan, il.b.W., b. Howden ' 6 i' Laws, b Eelf 5 Blacklock, b. lielf .. 18 Gibbes, b. Eoli K 1 Eogers, b Howden 5 ' "Williams, run: out 3D' . Urlce, b. Eelf v..".... -23 Upham, not out> 0 Total .... 140 ... ; . Keif took five'.wickets, for .41. -runs; Howden, three for 51, Biookc-Smith, nono for 8; Oliff, ono for 28.

AUCKLAND. ' ' . . First Innings. ,v Hemus, b. Eogers- 15 Anthony,' b. :Ilogeis 6 Mason, .b. : : -0. Sale, 1.b.w., D. lince: 06 Oliff, .b. Upham - 12 Smith, 1 b.w, b Bruce .. ..10 1 ' Relf, -not- out —. 1 -'"....."-' -* E\tras .. • i ■>':'\iTotal ;for,;siX;wickets ••••• I^2 3 Boivlmg Anal}sis. 3 . v Upliaml - two' .wickets 1 for - 39. runs; Eog-. 3 ers.<tivo;for 37,*. Bi'ice,.;t\vo for. 10. . f • [Tho :<ihdividual : scores, do not agree' l'- iwith' the' totals as .'telegraphed,. . and tho sbores : of' hvo" players', have. been. omitted in the.J'ress Association message.] .:^ CANTERBURY AND OTAGO. , TINE INNINGS BY LUSK " - (By Telocraph.—Press Association.) .. . Christchurch, December 27. : : Tho forty-ninth : 'annual match between . Canlei-'crttry- and' Otago-. was' commenced ■■ at ■ ikiicaster ; Park this morning.'. -Tho heavy rain'of. Saturday,left the pitch on ■' the ' heavy ■ side, 50 much so.that Reese, tho Canterbury:• skipper,^^oh winning:the ' toss sent 'his opflonents. in to-bat. ■- was 1 only a moderate attendance' in the :' morning, :but,' .'after ■ lunch, it - improved. . Tho umpires wero. Messrs. Hardy and Hooper. . .. •: ' The opening 1 was somewhat'sensational, three' of Otago's '..best: batsmen being .dis- :' posed .of . for comparatively small scores. : Macfarlane,: who. "was, looked upon as one . of tho safest run-getters forj-'Otago, -was ? leg-beforo to T. Carlton" with .'only eight on ' the board. . Macartney, an Anstralian eleven . player,' hadi only- made -five when he hit one. hard and low into the,' 'deep: ' field,:-'. where ;;;Patri&,'V-runiu|igj'...baok'," : brought -.'off a splendid catch. Hiddle■stohe, .'.another. of:. Otago's -mainstays: in • batting? had ; only made a'single, when he was "well caught, and bowled by T. Carl- : ton.''S.;Sie'debotg .then joined his .skipper, - and -these -two . improved . Otago's outlook • .considerably. ; Siedeberg, .after being-a bit : ■ streaky at the start;.- : opened out to both bowlers, - and' 'the 'tens mounted rapidly. Several changes were made in..the. bowling, but.' it was: riot, until ' the. total had : reached 58 that Wilsoil was beaten, by.'-a good one from ■ T.' Carlton. ■ Eekhold. was ! next man-in,'. and the bowling ■ being:, de- ; eidedly loose, lio' scorefl several fours to • , leg, and,-witli.Siedeberg busy atithe other 1 end, , the - score'mounted' rapidly. ,• The ,centory : went, up after ' of ,an hour's: play,'but;. immediately, after- ; "wards;. . Eekhold was',bowled'^,by ■ a fast straight ' : ball " . from,' ' W. Carlton. Wordsworth joined Siedeberg, and the total advanc«l : to 121 before the latter gave an easy catch" to Sims. at.point,..the xital 'theri'beirig 121'for'six .wickets..Of this Siedeberg ' had' contributed 55 by capi-tal'all-ronnd batting. Wordsworth 'was joined by. Rutherford, but, after contriinting six, tho- first-nomwl was caught by Crawshaw at short leg. Another ,good •partnership - then, endued '. between Fisher ; ; and Eulhorford, 'the 'last-named being ■ the chief but - at .167. -T. .Carl- : ton. got- a'good ;one; past him." :Condliffe : hit'' up, a dozen, quickly, • and,, Teas ■ then bowled by Bennett. Downes did not stay long, and the innings closed for 192. T. Carlton, 1 tho rcoent arrival from Mel-, bourne, and. nephew of.*tho .Canterbury coach,- was; .easily the best- Canterbury bowler. Beimett, .althongh . troubled by "an injured finger,\also .bowled, splendidly," getting 'three «"ickets. for 40. Cantermry's fiekiing --excellent .right through, - , severaV' good . catchcs ■ : being made. • ' ■ :, . Canterbury stafted their ;innings.at.'2.so. with Wood and-Lusk. -Wood hadj a,cou- , ple of 'lives"; .c'arly,.;but,-:both. .batsmen: ehowid*capitaHform;-: and ,61 wasi on. the . boawl before Wood was -beaten by a beautifxil - ball. : ;. Sims'"was I next; bat, after scoring 13, was bowled | iff' Macfarlane... Y> r . . Carlton , followed, I ,'and, ■ .chieSy' by ; - Lusk's. • efforts,. the i.cen-v '.tury : -was - hoisted.-ias! the. result of three- i | quarters of - an . hour's, plaj. -Carlton- then put a 'soft; one into Siedcberg's hands at forn-ard cover. Reese, the Canterbury, skipper, was next, ,' ; tnd, chiefly by beautiful oft drives, got - f 18 ivhon - ho .was'; snapped .;'.up,' , at - the I wickets,'Patrick'dssisled.Losk to.jiidd 32 for. the fifth wicket, when the first-named I wus smartly ' caught and bowled by. Macartney. - .Orchard , only survived ,two. balls,,\ being';,', clean- bowled by Austin. I Crawshaw partnered Lnsk, and tho two. played out time.. _ . .. • " y . i • Lusk had passed, his century, and had givoh- a magnificent', display : of - defensive ■and: off ensivo. batting.'; Ho '.was, equally, at , homo' t'o all-th'o'bowlars," imd never looked ■ like Vgetting out.' . Indeed, he. : was tho only!: batsman, .on, the Canterbury side whoplayed 'Macartney . wiLh any con-, iMßnce.';''v:;.rs.:'v'!';:.v;v v . :: Macartneywas' an' easy<:first arnoiigst j, 'the--Otago - bowlers. From first - to. ..last his length " and direction wore very accurate, '.alid . an- occasional quickly-breaking . baU " froih','leg!' ihade' lam' ' exceedingly; .; difficult.f.forvthe' batsmen.;.'' to- .negotiate. 1 : He 1 wound - up . with tho excellent figures 1 .1 like wasifirst-class,;the.re-; .turns; to '"the;' wicket being' particularly .; good. Following aro: tho, scorcs-.-v . ... OTAGO .• - . First Innings. • ; -.r G:"C. Wilson, b; T. Carlton 28 I T. » Macfarlane, : '..l.b.w., b. T. Carlton 2 ■ (J, Macartney, ■ c. Patrick, b. Eeeso 5S. ■ Hiddlestone, ■ c.. and b. -T. Carlton. 1 11. G. Sicdeberg, c. Sims,,-b. Bennett, 55 H. Eekhold, b. W. Carlton 21 1 "C. : Wordsworth,- c. Crawshaw, - ; b. ' I ■. -'.Bennett —. G •A. : M. Eutherford,-bi T.- Carlton „._. 28 . A. r -H.' :,; Kyier, : . not :• out '; :22 T. D.'Condlilfe, b. Bennett 12 - A. Downes, 1.b.w., b. Eeese—s .Total ;. .132 ' Bowling Analysis.' v■ ■; V l ' "i'-V.' . . ,T.- Carlton, i 21. overs, 5 maidens, 58 .; runs;- 4 wickets;, D. *Eeese, 61,.0ver5,. 10 runs, 2 wickets; E. Crawshaw, 2 overs, 7 ruris, l no ball; W. Carlton, 10 overs, 51 riihs.dl;wicket; J. H.- Bennett,. 17-overs, 3'/maidens,:;',4o runs, 3 wickets; • S. ' A. Orchard, 1 over, 4 runs. CANT'ERBUBT. " .' First Innings. . : ■:f..,7';v ■' H. B."Lusk, not out 102. B 13; Wood, b. Macartney ... Si A. Sims, b. Macfarlane —13 w. Carlton,' c. Sicdeberg, b. Pisher. ' . D.'ilteese,' c; ; Coridlifie.ib., Macartney...; ,18 • W. Patrick. o. and'.b. MaCarttey;B : ■S. 'A. Orchard,-b. Macartney .0 E. E. Crawshaw,. not out 1 ■ . - Extras : .....— — 10 " Total for six wickets 183 COLLEGE OLD BOYS .MATCH. A match between teams representing Nelson College Old Boys and Wollington~ College Old Boys was commenccd on the Wellington College ground to-day, and, so far, the home team have had somewhat'.-tjie better o£ a:rather slow game.' .'Following, are the detailed scores:. WELLINGTON OLD BOYS. '! ' ' '; .-First, -Innings. ■: Wills, b Neill 20 Lomax, b. Neill ............ v ......—1 Dempsey,y o.' b. Neill 2D 7 Birch,'.' b. Cook - 11 Hales,- 0. Dixon, b. Neill 4 M'Gill, c. ; Giblin, b. Dixon 2 Salmon, ti Cook 11 Suckling, .b. Giblin —... - 50 Wilson, o.' Ross, b..Richmond — 21 Standidge, :c.- Giblin, b. Ross —. .. 5 Norris, not' 'out ;... — — 3 Extras - I ■ 1G Total - 167 Bowling Analysis. Neill,-four wickets for-09 runs; Ross, ono for 35; Cook, two for 24; Giblin, one for 1-1; Dixon, ono for 3; Richmond, ono 'for'(6. : .Mi'..''.: ; .'' Second. Innings. „ t Dempsoy, out 11 Norns, b. Dixon 5. Extras — 4 ■Total for' ono wicket - 23 NELSON OLD BOYS. .'' First Inniugs.'. Neill, c. .M'Gill, b. Lomax 11 Richmond, run' out .a.:...;..: 42 :Cook, :b;,Wi115;..;.;..»..,;....:..,;v.;.-.....-: r 22 Chi6holm, c. Wilson, b.. Dempsey ...... 2 Mitchell, b.. Lomnx 1. Ross,- c.: and, b. Wills 3 ty'Lcan, run . out : 5 Vcrcoe, 0. , Hales, b. M'Gill ■■ 13 Giblin, not out; — ,11 Bisley,' 0. .Wills, b. Lomax 4 Dixon, c. Wilson, b., M'Oill 1....;...,... 1: Extras : 27 Total r; 112

Bowling Analysis. M'Gill, two wiokots for 26 runs; Lomax, three for 41; Dempsey, ono for 15 j Wills, two .for 18; Hales, none for 15. : Play will bo resumed at 11 a.m. to-day. OTAGO-CANTERBURY COLTS. - (By Tolegraph.—Presß Association.) Duncdin, December 27. The jnnior crickot . match Otago v. Canterbury concluded to-day, the Otago team winning by 115 runs. In tho hrst I innings Otago mado 211 (Shepherd : 4G, i Binnie, not out,' 43, M'Ncil 36, Worrall 33), and iii the ' second innings 166 (Jraeil'4s, Worrall 25). Canterbury mado 116 -in l tho first innings- (Blank' 3G, Ayling 1 38), and "146' in the second (Ayling •3D,• Jennings 30). ,i. .'