CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 705, 3 January 1910, Page 8

CRICKET.

.CANTERBURY , AND WELLINGTON. SOFT WICKET AND SLOW SCORING. VISITORS, 122; HOME TEAM, 0 FOR ;; J'.:/, ,' There ' .was .a-fairly largo attendance' • at.the Basin' Reserve on Saturday, when' the- interprovincial . cricket v match',. Canterbury v. ;Wellington, 'was ; commenced. Orchard' arid Bennett were unablo to assist tho visitors, their . places being, filled, by . Addison and Watson, whilst Midlane replaced Burton,. who was unavailable, in the; ;local■ eleven. .. No fault could, bo fonrid.'with. the weather, whicH;'remained, beautifully fine throughout. • tho : day. After . the rccent ;rain,' however, ; the' wicket was soft 1 ,;;: apparently '' favouring the bowlers, 'but '• it. hardened;; considerr: ■ably: as; time, ; a'dvanced. -Upon the. whole the bowling:-and • fielding ,wer'e creditable, but tho batting was' verv disappointing.

Bird's-Eye View of the .Game. ' Winning the,- toss, . Canterbury,, elected to bat. .As. ; a .result, of half an; hour's jilay, they, lost; three of, their finest bats -^Lusk, v 'Reese, .'and / Woo'd—foi I .''.the. small, . aggregate :-'bf :; 12. '• , Some.;', "storie-w'allirig", followed'.'but,: in view; of ;,the. fact that becoming less favourable for ': > the . bowlers," ;it . .might have ; paid-;' the';' visitorsto ;have;made 'more , strenuous efforts in this direction. ;In;all, :;the, team,-..which-.-was: disposed of 'shortly: after three o'clock, compiled" 122 of " which 1 ' the last wicket partner.ship between T.'-Carlton and Watson produced , 32:.' runs.- Wellington made;. a„ inuch! betfcer'/start, the' first four wiokets .putting on 87 runs, but the next .'. two . wiokets'.feli' forj oiily ono additional run. ,At thisstag6.:stumpsrwere, drawn'fsr the, day.;-' Messrs. and' D.' IMTCen-. zic are . the umpires. . ... '." ;' Canterbury's Poor Opening. < ■ < ' Lusk and Wood ' took first strike:; for : the ' visitors,: 'whilst .. v ßrice , ; ; and, Hickey' .oVenedthe bowling., onbehalf ; of the local; side.- - Neither - of / -'the-, batsmen seemed at .all comfortable. In. his third oyer -Hickey, ..Wood,';'was ; ; -ball.: , It ; was.'ipitohed' slightly -to ' off,' and; rising brushed, off - the: leg bail. B—l—2. ;W. Carlton now became. associated. with'-Lxisk,. from . wHoiri, • ■of ; course, big things were'.exacted., ;He . "placed" the ball ; nicely for ■a : couple of angles,'; arid : then Brice,, whp was swerv- 1 ing well,. but- sending down- an occasional : straight . :ball,- .; sent >.'down 1, . his 'wicket.. •• 10^-2—5. ; .' This ;'■ wassVrnot';;;aJ very; pretty:;;beginnirig:'Hor :: Canterbury,; 'but the ,'Wellington' ~bowlers . "wero 'noiv. called on deal, with;;the,redoubtable. Reese; ;> whose; : four .•'last':. innirigs \ against '..Wellington' had yielded; the, ,rather>. formidable,'averse. bK. 60 ;;runs.' But, this' - time'; his;'reign vw s as ; short,, for invßrice's' fifth lO.ver, when; attempting to'send one Ground'to .thp>o'n;vhe:.'skied;thb,'bXllr'Upharir; lost' rio;'tiine : :abput:;geeting 'under 'it; 'aricl.tho; left-hander;:sought the .'paviliorij the score then boing; 12—3—1. ' ; ■ ;. v ,Wf..'Patrick: went out to-assistvW. .Carl-, ton. 'who' was let, off twice' within' a min-, utei;„and' that'.--when;.ho', had 'ri'iade 0n1y,,,,4..: .'First I ;,of',"aUyMidlane ' dropped hiriv-V-'at' '.Diclcey,. and tlwn Roberts, missed j a chance of stunjping . him'.' The misses. proved' expensive,', as: Carltbriaafter;r r ; wards■re'ached:"3p—'top- score';,

Tho Batsmon "Tied Up." . Runs now; came very slowfy'for, 1 a' time, ;^d^;tf.^e. v Jiaii.beetf-.''j(patoJifjil,'?;Bbl)erts'; :,might'.;haye! sturii'ped -Patrick ;pn one occa-; a ti er . began.. to r assert ' him-; ,:'sfrokesV-:iVi:'o-,,fo,ttrers,bff''|lipkey. ,;With 'tlie !tbfal'-St'3s :J'.#wbtejctange";in : 'iucker.jTOiit .on' at 'theVcrease :in ;place tof ll:6key,;wliil9 ,Upham replacedißrice.' The, attack; now'seemed .to havelthe effect of "tying; 'the."batsmen ,up"-'altogether,. :for■ 'during Ir.the . half-hour; .prior.' 'to: ' the luncheon adjournment they - fell, backon' stonewalling, tactics. 'At tliis\stage-Upham' sent ;down';:6.eyeri''r.'ppii.s]Mß'tiv6". : .-':'iihluaens-r'; every ball, -d' go6'cl'-.-oiie. : . At''the adjourn-; Inent; thg: tpUl!'f6rMai:>hpur-:!and i-Sa"\half'a; C^rlto£' When and -, Hickey; .'VereJ.ag&ihl put' on .'to bowl.' That . tto attack' needed'',a; •of -'playing .was; .evidenced;-;!^;:tho.i fqct, only. : : . ; 15 -.runs': were; added J.during;"' the- next ilioitr., At; 3.2si' ; Patricla':got his"leg, iri: frorit.;to. /Hickey .and-,retired.' .been:ovar ari, hour;'and ,'a '.half ;'.ai ■ tlib' " his contribution.. ; ,Crawsliaw filled tho" vacancy, brit theineis ;partnership ; ',was of brief duration. V;ln Brice's .iiext, over ..Carlton was_ given ;brit. : l.b;w : .-,''-withbut;ariy, , further addinon' to the scoreV; hisilengthy term 'at/the',wickets having'been marked by a mimbcr of : fine; strokes. 67—5—30. -, help;: Craw'shaw', did little, todncrease .the'.' score; ing stumped by Roberts off Ilickoy when, holhad :a'.'single to' his credit; 1 GB—6—l. BoxshalFarriyed'in tiriie to see Craw'sha:w' liavo a narrow squeak ef-having his,,wicVj ■ket- thrpTO.'down- by 'wicket-keeper Rbb-' .erts;;;"Myeral.':uneyen,tful.:pvers: folio vred, and then JBbxshaU,"was';'gdveri ; ;orit''l.b'.w;;; pff;;Brice;^'"79-7-2.:Addison,; the : in-; riomer; lasted only; long enough -~to,;be -'able'. :,to' testify to, the quaHty: pf . the vtruriHling. of: Hickey; arid Brice at this: stage; wAfter' ■breaking. his';"duck," hVwas clean.-'bowled; wheri playing forwartl .to Hickey.- 82—8—1. The "Tail" Wags. . Further batiing, of a : ,disappo.iriting:cliat:; acter.; occuh'ed i during the next; partnership,- which was formed by T. Carlton joining. Craiyshaw. ':vln ; ;a. quarter, ; 6f. anhour only 8 runs were added to the total, and: theri'an'appeal''for lXw!', was. successful -against ;Crawsliaw; the bowler being Brice. 90—9—10. . ~ ' The last,:man, Watspri,- arid, T. Carlton; then made .a longthly and profit-able;stand! ;accb'Unt;with;a:is;;including ;2 for .arii overthrow. Tho century appeared as a result .of three/hours': play; who; : hadgone ;bn; .ttsflbwl, with, Patrick; .brought the , ; inriirigs,\to; a close, by dismissing . Carlton.; 122t-10--21i; Wellington Goes In. ■" At -1.30 Midlane'and. C. Hickson opened. .Wellington's;'first.;; l inriings,';' the, 1 visitors' Cutting, on T.,'Carlt'on - and Watson, to owl. v Hickson - got'Carlton -, to "leg for. : 3.'. and a i, besides making, other : fine strokes;;;.:.'ln:,--his,'.fifth;',.^ Carlton accounted 1 , for his' wicket"with , v a ball;which; kept low.;; 17—1—13.; MaJioney, who: -filled ; the gap.' fourid- Midlane.ibatting. with; confidence.': ;In' twenty.'minutes: the newcoiner made -only 3 runs,, but his .associate {continued to', increase the ;total. 1 . Reese and : W;: Carlton took a; -hand at the bowling. When Mahoney; had made another, run Reese scattered his wickets.; 46—2—i.". ~. V ' ■ 1 "Ken" Tucker's advent ; was the - occasion';for;,'another - .change .'.of ,bowling,,: T. Carlton reappearing'with: Reese. 1 ' Midlario soon,,afterwards, was., dismissed Lb.w.,- in Reese's- fifth- over., ' Although'-, lacking in' practice, Midlane bad reached: ;top "score' for the day, after a capitar.shbwing'.: 57— 3-31

Two Wickets for 1 Run. Hawthorne . now partnered Tucker in: what proved to be a useful stand..- The new arrival soon got igoing,- hitting with considerable vigour. Crawshaw and Addison were given a turn with the ball. In Addison's' triird: oyer Hawthoriie /played; too far forward. • and. was, taken-• by.'the' bowler .with a' nice brie-hand catch.' 87— 4—lß. ■ "J. P. ; Blacklock, ;who might have been put in earlier, was then sent out to keep'. Tucker,vcpmpany, and.' Reese felieved..Crawshaw with, the' ball. ■ Blacklock ' notched . a single, and; theri; Reese: beat him -, with an excellent ball, the batsmen playing forward to tho pitch; of, it, and, missing - , 88—5fl. VD; Patrick lia'd been -only a couple of minutes at the wickets,, when Tucker lashed out at ono of Addison's, and was clean bowled. 88—Cr-9. .'-Stumps: were; then drawn for. the day. Tho detailed scores' are ;as follow:— '' - ;'• ''

CANTERBURY. .. First Innings. Lusk, 1112,' b. Brice ■.;..... 5 Wood, 11; b. Hickey 2 W. Carlton, 14111131X1441112111, 1.b.w.,' b. Brio© ..... 30 Reese, l,;c. TJpham, b. Brice 1 Patrick, 4114111123, 1.b.w., b. Hifckey'l3. Crawshaw, 131131, 1.b.w., b. Brico .... 10 Ilnyes,' 1,. st...Roberts, b; Hickey....... 1 BessJiitll, 11, 1.b.w., b. Brioo ............ 2 Addison, 1, b. Hickey 1 T. Carlton',' 11111111111131113, b, Hawthorne 24 'Watson,'<sl3l,; hot out :'lO . Extras 17 Total .^.i'l23

Boivhng Analysis. ' ■ . Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Bnce. : 25 9 37 5 Hickey. 21 5 50 4 Tucker fi 3 7: ' 0 Uphain 7 7 . 0 0 . Hawthorne 4 0 7 1 ■< Patrick ;. 2 ~, 1' . 4",' 0 . WELLINGTON. . ' First Innings. C. Ilickson, 3141121, b. : ,T. Carlton ... 13 Midlane, 2U211M2112213, 1.b.w., .b. Reese < 31 Mahoney, 31, b. Reese — — -••} Tucker, 32112, b. Addison J Hawthorne, 1413243, o. and b. Addison """ ? J. I'.. Blacklock, 1, b. Reese 1. D.' Patrick, not :out| u Extras •••»•• rjf . Total' for six' wickets 88 . ; . - Bowling Analysis. Overs Mdus. Runs.'Wkts. T Cailton . ... 13 3 38 1 Watson ... 7 - £ g RGCSO ? o o „W. Carlton \ -J . r. n ■ Cravsh&w \ - S i o Addison 3 2 12

TREMENDOUS RUN-GETTING., ' OTAGO AND. SOTITHIiAND. : ; , SIEDEBBBG AND MACAETNEY TAKE CHAHGE. : (By Telesraph.—Press Association.) ■ Dunedin, January 1.. . The cricket'match ;o.tago ■ v.; Southlandwas commenced ; to-day, .The^ weather;w-as .fine, at .tho-, start, but, in the afternoon, a few- showers':'fell, ..play, being stopped for a little while. . .; ; - : • Southland, made. only a poor stand _ in their first innings, being disposed ot lor 71 in a very short • time. Otagp: were at - the-':wickets'';for the/remmder -of . Wie day, and put up what must bo suniet>iing like a ■ record, in. intei'proyincial_ .matches ' —521.' r ans for oight ; wiokets,' including two. centuries. -Tho , Southland - bowling was 'very: weak, and the .scoring.; by • Otiigo exceptionally' rapid. :;• -•;. , ~ Poole, arid ;Lillicrap. opened i-outhland., innings, -Callaway "arid Macaitoey .-tfUiing up the; bowling; "With ;;_the _,total at:; sewn, .' • Lillicrap . was ; disposed .- Bannernian' '• arid ; . Po'olo'.: earned ■ the total to 20, when the former was dismissed, making; way . for .-Richards.. ■With only.-one run .added ,to the ;_s.M>re, Richards was run out,. and t Irwin )oined his captain.: • These two carriedto 33, 1 when Callaway.;beat; Irwin. • Burke ioined ! Poole,;, but the ' partnership yielded only, six,; runs,. Poola l.b.w. ;.to Macartney.':' ; ;'--Wesriey;;and\ Burke__put^,, ; on five - more, and; .tlieri"Condliff edissolved j the partnership by' stumping:;.,-Burke.' Hobbs: stopped', long' enough, to -Wesney' put. : on-' -nirie,, seven ; wickets ; being down for 53 Tho eighth and ninth wickefe; fell at' 63, ;and the.: innings,- closed for 71.: ...'• ::• Ota'go' iwent to the wickets- at 12.45, MTarlario and iustin ;facing Poole 'and Scott.At the - luncheon "adjournment; the', -scoreMvbs 12Vfo'r no crickets.;,. With'.;the score at : 15, M'Farlane ' was : , smartly caught behind the wickets,; and iHiddle-; ston'joined Austin. , Both':batsmeri.'played confidently, ~and took the ' score, to ;.51,y when. Austin .was 'disposed.. of :- 1.b.w.; - to, Barinerman.- ". Siedeberg',,,and Hiddlestonthen became - associated, arid tho. . score ,mounted very rapidly.': Both- players -had 'cornplcto mastery of the. bowling, despite ■ frequent: changes,', and fi - separation; :was riot effected until the score stood-at 153, when ■. Hiddleston was/ well.- caught -oj Scott. .'His. score of, Bfi fours, and ■ three threes. j-Rutherford joined , Siedebirg,'',ari'd ■ Southland -luiii; ; a busy;, :time" iri . the ; field.-': \ Both..' batsmen .treated.: tfie^bowling with ..indifference,; and;; tho score mounted , very quickly; -With 2'16 on" the, boar(l,-.Rutherford gave (a;; .oharice "ivicke'te," 1 ': but;' : :;.Purdue, t'ailed;: 1 to .'- accept'.' it!.; ! ;';Wh'erifi_Ve'' more had been added, however, Rutherford was bowled -by bcott. He played 'a; vigorous innings, arid: his' total; of '50 included ;ten fours. Wilson filled, the, vacancy, and the Jspeototors were.;, treated,- to another exhibitiori;of free''hitting'.?, 43 ; minutes' 'Wilson ''knocked,' up ,43 runs,' but. he\ was •:then; .Caught:.by 1 .Burke.' off Scott.., ittiycluded'.iiri'vliis^''score,,^.wbre'ii'six/fbufs.';^.''!!?;.' Just . after this .play had to' be susi:pende.dv for. -a; about' a ."quarter ,of. an ho.ur j'oiv ■;.a"- 'heiiVyjißliowprV-'Mac'arfßeyi arid:- runs :.fiis ' rapidly as;' the <arid • boundaries ,'werb • served,,',in Vquick; succession.v' When 1 he had made 22, Macartney, gave . Richards -, a - chancii' -at square'-leg, but it was not accepted 1 , possibly, owing to; the .greasy state ofi.Jthe'.ball.,../With the' scpra"at;47o, Siedeberg,' who/had;then; made 153. gave'Poole -a .chance; at squareleg: ioff Burke,' but ...the .' fieldsman; missed it. ;;As'.ari: indicatio'n'. of the rate:,of 'scor-; ing,;it may.bo mentioned^that.Macartney .made'sl' jrriris;. iri' ; abbrit f . '45'-: mirirites;:', ana; 100 .in :ari. ! hour. ; ,•' of '? thej'ruri-getting.; until; about; half ari lipnr.;b!>foro the close of • play, when Siedeberg was' caught by, Wesnoy, 'off' Burke. On'the whole,vliis innings was,,a splendid' display, ne was at.the wickets for about, three hours, and : his score 1 included' 24 fours. '' When ..his; wicket fell the score, stood at 491.When Callaway: '. joined ; Macartriey.,.the', scoring- slowed- down.; With 97;.t0 :.liis .credit, Macartney gave a' dilTi:' cult '.-chance,.; but, Wesnby . just, failed :to ;get, under;-tbe;ball.; Ai'few, minutes .later: theitotal, was takeri;Jb;soo., :Ten r riiiiiutes before'.tim'o Macartney was- clean bowled by- Scott., He was -at i .the ;wickets for; ;an;''hoUr : yand. 5 : minuses;?,'arid his scoro of 118 included 21' fours,:. five'.'. of : these being'in succession. -- Se.ven -Cond' liffe joined Callaivay. 'but 'stopped ionly 'a fe'w n^ut^r :,'dut;-in-' 'at-' teinpting, • a ! jthifd',! ruri;; ?troke. by: Himself. ■'VWordsworth one Jrill, when plaj ceased for the day .Scores•' "!'■■ SOUTHLAND / First Innings. Poole, . 1.b.w., b. Macartney 22 Lillicrap, b. Cummings* ...„w. ... 1 Banribrman.'.b; Calla,way Richards, -run out -...- ; o Irwin, b Callaway . o Burke," st. ..Cosdliffe, b.' Macartney ; ' 4 Wesney, b.- -Macartney ~ , 21' Hobbs, b. Callaway o Doig, not out -. . . s Scott, b. llricartriey*o Purdue, b. Macartney. . ] Extra"? . „ 5 ■Total ..! 7i '' '■ .;- Bowling' Analysis.';'- '. -' _ r Callaiyay, three wieVets for 38 runs;■' Macai'tney,' five; for ■ 16; • Cummings,: one OT4GO ; ';.'-'-y!;"'Firstlnnings. • • :;• :AnsttD,i 1.b.w., b. Bannorman '. ;.;... 1 10 M-Farlane,; c. Purdue,: b.-Scbtti: 1| :Hiddleston,;c. Scott, b. H0bb5"......... 8G Rutherford,. b. • .50 Siqilebe.rg, vb.:;W.esriey;, b. Burke'.':..;..; iG2 : »,ilsori,• .c...Burke,' b.' Scott ; 43 Macartney, bi; Scott ; Coiidliffe,; run out- 0 Callaway,: -riot out...L: J]]'; 8 AYprdsworthj; not out 0 Extras /: .gj Total for eight Tickets' ;.„.i521

IN OTHER CENTRES. MATCH AT GISBORNE -v; (By Telegraph-Press Association.)'■'.; Gisborne, January-I '- .: LThe Hawke's Bay./-cricket'eleven defeated Poverty Bay;by.an innings. and'83 runs., :The ' scores,,, were:—Hawkess,. Bay, first; innings. Poverty Bay, first innings, 125j second; innings, 147.: ; 1ri. a.;second .innings' exhibition. Hawke's■',Bay -'made 2GO. . . ; , i ;

NORTH TAEANAKI AND'.WANGANUI. ■ • '•'New'Plymouth,'January 2. ' In tho. cricket ' ri3atoh,'V;Wanganui v. North Taranaki, the. latter; made .-"96 runs : in. their . first -innings,'-and: have Host ono wicket- for: 70 iri their second'essay/(Per- ' ham,, not out, 42).; v Wanganui's'; first- in- ; 'nirigs -realised 151 .Parker (47) .being, .the" principal scorors.