CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 722, 22 January 1910, Page 12

CRICKET.

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Iggf^^e^utstandiiiglfeatnre-'of, ;tho'■match; pf|vH^tweeai'Welliiistp J i' : ;N6rth;(and::TO :the/defeat;; ? ; innuig3,\ p?s§tiiey^i*d;la7l e ? d ';of;;abbut: 20 ''ruiafcvni'; pi|S!Btobd; ! tpJplay f out■■.timei'ahd-win.; In'Vthe te^e^hdiinning3,".North3 l sentiin: ! p^;S9]Tnn's¥Bla/ct'ioci\and'-'.Hic^n;Vjf«riß:'.BS-

■;WiK;j6ooiate'd;' "v;Th"e'y '. ""played ~ a":'spleiiSid';' .' : in-" ; i:BlßoHp^BMring- ; 31-.an4\ffid3on;' ?-?#:|6li*=-and jthough Blacklcck-was,giveii.out ';-vaS ; knocked -thp bowling i'abbiii,■.'; the 'same; risks;'-':Hickson, however; , fciSSs , gaTO an ■ easy ", ohanco 'off -Deihpsey, i and two; : off.Find-. & ; K-*i'lay.- , i;They^.■went;in'-'to:^'make?runs, , .and ;i§Sjthey madelM.' in'an'hour,:.a.fine'perfdnn-S|;f"anceUt''The-burdeni^f;hard:;hitting^; , was. -#if!cohtinuedv.by their; ':■ successo'rs,':.'.and ; ';six ':%fe;lwhose'first;n\at'e_h inj.senior. ctioket;: - iKi&l'ivas:^ ; :bowlirig'yvr.ith.'i grcat'vpace;..;but::had. Kj'»;jy;ould : . ; probably'" havel'been 'better,'general-' |2 : J';;i^Kp , l^H^V t 'tV^i?^-''-^?T- O:VW ?? n iM? ISiH'ibowlih'g'fWas ; so --heavi ly : ;;puriished .■'■'.ln; his s.vftt;i6econd i.%;3muqhfHmprbved,tai)d > ' : .'w :?-J'^.ltf9nV^KndlayVpr6miwsV,to"l»:-.'a'tyaliiable'. , 3fy3'-i«ss*t :, as:.a'.'boVvler. r r'.::Monaghan, '.who also; |fi-:«desi6.t;-;veryf to ■■ '.an.,,injury : <to jp«;his; :back. ■;; When l College' -. ■ Fpsfer -a'.'-very;gobdVinnings .for' ,; 37i-;.and S.l-dthen "a""roj^t-'sey : : siSvfttam'fdidTiyeryslitt!e;:;l ; ;y^i;;'v;,S>:;^^: ; l-yiiVt k sEpfe"::'are ) tfejjweakness;':of v.the VjCol-: &9FiKge';';who' i 'bther\nse T ;h'avb-'a::fajrv;battihg. sS!«-;!eide' >and*:are:'j)retty;:,6trqng):.in :;bbwling.; this ith'eva fiWJiuissM : '.easily';t^ Sflig^Etand^r;JThi V: teapi $', howeverVr is:' a; y|ourig The.;iactic3 ? of <-hard- hittingipiir.-: |;§#!«uediVy;'.their■opponents' \yere;'well, chosen s K-;i : ? : h^M : jirellvf br:.;Ndrthi:rl)ut:; their pi|S?iJOf Hhe'iPetone-Central "match not: much {$$1 jiieejils "to ;.l>e rs.iid: ; r;Seuipr-'was' absent i rpm : . S§^v||the : 'Pctorie.'tean'i;lw,h'o.-missea: : hisi bowling, |4j«^felj\ : |wSffbutf :.batJedJwe)l>\iti>tlie>Mcpiid ■ fj*iMPitpne;>.w.u^ ?jEf:'tohde7l32,antl} ! ;hours;';which;prpved''the: ;tneir': ?ays!pr:t£&X<£:'- v'; E r K : KS&J loge • Jhaving ,;:had ! j, :isi.! win.;;, V; : : The; match'; PSyS will;cpnimenc?:p'n''Monday ; ;aftern6bnneit: fititf »j»H' the'f"\Vellipgto'n\;Cbllege.-,ground,:; iahd; ffeywilir,be^cbntiiiued-'lall''.day ;-"bn : JTiieiday'.' y{.^^JiisJiiiviteS .'the; , -attendance's , (of b:-friend9:. : "ofj !fcftplayers,yahoV!::others^ Kjfejg^e.'i:.&h;j;^te;^;^f^i;:,;^;'; : ,::.^^:^iv;| 3^?i;;iMorts-S;had^been/-inade';;;;withi"ai'.yiew , ;l : a;;\tnangular.l;cpn^ , >i-incMand>'Um-;. iW;ffeq^re4/tb'm'ake-the",tripV:i.-The'':idca:'w'as J :. ! p- ; S (fS'®^'? : was^generally^. r an :srpved-an';«asy ; ;ipSfdown ? ; fbr¥27e,y/Tucker-< (East ::A?;eaptain): I'^'^o^diMidlan^'and^illsi'tp^fesumejfpi'i •^^yftM.':,'pnrpo^;jof'CßraKHKem':'anl ; |*opp'orhi?; ; i\l-j)^'o^ito^^i^.ithej!^fi^^iiii3iyi^ual;ecor«[i >^;fs|thisVEea^nl'- : SJhe'ttohbuT;:waS;pre'vio.usly, ■^|Sbeldfby^BrooUe::^llin^pni;Colbge)ry3si r MdUneibatted^g^ i£%; : iSlMure.' ■vrjs?;j^ffivfpr;^iff;ijtioMfeta'sVgc^ I •;■) h «ia| :;ou't|sififfl!e L-pfiffiW^ftapd fcriclve'tNall lv.r'|';-- , )B£ s bei%V'stumpM) , vte teuton' fprm; ; ' f thisip,layer'4s.the 7 b^st;batsinaii: py,';:Jinvloc'al::-cncket'"thjsVyeaf.-3^ .bothi;'batemenypayingiJmpre:;.Tesp^ct:. |jSj [fol: the -. fowling' fthak ;i t ::;desery<id W'H« KK Ifit ; ; Jtt'EequirihE;..'Bs4 r.tb ', savei" an';iinnioea V.&£-

icjiv. leat^«;the v 5S^-tßnHiofvth'aVvtoffi:f6ffi; :: m&i''ah'd : ,'Siii3nes. typ. ClaridgeQO* ij.!:l ?&. lEEpwles; batted vw'ell,¥and;ilaid s'thiiwjod [ i?o[ onKto';;anything^:iand.'-i ; oyeVy.thing'.pTHe : 'f$K Selection^^Committeefare!making-:Si'mis-. :;j;6£: take';; in l -keeping".-hihii,invi.heLß , -.feam';C'as tef Kpi tp;:liftf» B>yK n3pwlers..bver4 : the.Ffen'ce'; ;a'nd-Ciust'-'missed yt; Wping'it.*Hovran'aimselfSqntvbadlyj ££ fltVi s'believed e. that V-. the:;shafe v. of Wthe b£ finstralians- ; fr6m';-: ; the >English■ toui •'■'■is SS£ OTei's;iE4so::qachi , i;-K:-'■-.. fgr; Jf^ooni 1 after. ; reaching.' South iAfTicaVtne' qf ; the'.M.G.C. .En'(;lish':'team 'were' tpSs&p-i} t*4' to;iattend!'a ; "sodaf '"function «at :gSgJewlanasi-:but; eiceptiori^as?takento' dif)%™H?P9 n -f .be'tjj ,^een"' . thej^inatbura , • tfand -:Si ; i'il lr^SSlOna ' s o.ni ithe' programmo.v:' 'A meet, ?.of;, : the .English''teamXwas' held,'and '■-■:■; ;; ii s^r "■ wiU-'be »f^[™v c^ll^'^t r-'A ; PS.traliaV against ; : South' ksp wafrica;; next /seasong.?;,.; .:■;■■; : -;\?, :;*;;■;(;;;. {^*^"Aus^almn;. : P-jlff* 1 " 11 ■'■" ' :;t V°second'; Australian , :;teain' : fo' teS^-',? ew 'a2ealandi;;is:-;;creating : ' ; teK>deal;of'interest, Commontetw?p.iilt,:is,::abont,time:tiiei;t«amirwas' KWttf 11 ? s *?';'and'.p-erhaps:•it- .would» ; have been gS^^* o ,'.-^ , ;™ 6 'desire pf-the.South Australian ■; ap-: r^]l>Qinbdrb y: ;the:.Bqard«df:-iControl;?t£e |^^nß;pf I which.7wiU;..nbt.:tate';place ; -iinl¥#'rfw ap3 'J ate ' :ln 'January--, ilt ,is - likely , {■;#;;H^ t .'-We:'only;:'mem]bers;-of feft*Slian;teami;who:" Willi secure .inclusion men; though, that - does • B( !^ ari ly ; i mean "■■ the: combinaI'Sfflon .vwm./. be- ? for fef and,:Ransford/!iiay: : : berchosen; ■■■'< pK'-ii:--"?:W l 'est. ? innings ,New South": Wales South; Australia tfecßS- ° 1 8;--the: : biggest •■ defeat-'.inflicted-' is- v an : i605.-runsV!;;vThe; highest ra-p'r;VSa.nes-;'by,-.-South,;'Austfalia':against ■ New ?j^-f°T^^— l- :^^ ' tU - biggestVde-', fiS6 : - s^f./of ;:New.;South, .Wales visV an; innings' ;;-:^;end.;sß-runs;:at;;Adelaidevin-1892.V.- -!.VJ il : ?^aathe:.i last;-eight ■;years -New ■ South •&#:Wai«.(m.l6..matphes) : hae only." twice.comiffifA |>Jeted : -a.second; innings, wiz;,-. at '-Adelaide teJ ( 'i\in!l9fl2,.:when ; .the.:second innings realised gS;!s239, ? .and:,NcTt<S6ttth;.Wales iwon-by; v 210; Ivh'W.aiP. 8 ! second ;innirigs realised■■'s72,!and' ; f «>.. •>■■-,•■. rVi: 16 ?* lef ?-« a . n <i champion has usurped tho ssrSEroud f position -held' so; long -by ' Victor. By-securing thp -batting ;aver-first-;Eriglish.-feur V 'and :.?;^chieyingrithe;-:unpreced«ritedV : fcat ii; 'of Wy/riopuble: centuries| ina.-testmatcV-Warren ; the : ;Kostile:Engas -being :>a-; batsman".• of ■ reS}vpnarkable:calibreV. :, :i<pw>.that-lie is back--wick«ts",of,Australia ;f^™\is:' easily justifying .his':olaim- to "the ';Glebe-: cracks Rfs'?;:*rated;.'his;.-return':', to-form—ifi'. indeed, I'-i/VJneilpstvit oii :tKe.voyage—and-proved hirafe#i <; ?"-.;a ;m<>re.'finishcd- : bat;ihan:.when he KS's4??r;:^J-'«h°r« s^^His;M9rin;;; |;Jvs;jinnin?s was.;a ni;astcrpi«cc,Vand--'hfl--'.was'-a' iSjveritablef thorn: iii,"the side of tho'VicFiS'vWnahs...'The.case'with.'which'he: forcwl pf?eyorythingMort ;roiind: : to;:the on>bound-. id-isoonoerling-i even ~io- such :cx;as ,Xaver, Saunders, f r :;^;.':and'Armstrong.-VHis:leg:strokes have al-C-J£ ; ''ways , .been;B(irdsley's:.best ) -thpi]gh his out-l&jiting.'-.and -driving were/ also-' .sure : and f'-.-ii:'sound.;' Eardsley lias played-iri only three I; :a>aiTißtxViotoriai..!-two , -nt ; Melji'pvibpurne'and'one';.at'Sydney.'-:, In-these he EV.%;.~has'.niadeß,V3l,.:l92, 24.-78, •and'l49,'or -482 ; ;-w;!runs,:at:an.av<;rage "of 80.33 -jfer -innings';-; f^.i'^'iEatriclc-.and.-Vare;:opened the ' innings Sftftifor:Soilthjaßainst.;Hiitt■: last--" : Saturday, peii «hdrafter.^^ton,rainutcs'^battinR-'tho latter: [fS;<-Bncciimbed>to' : 'a:,low.-ball, from--Pririiflo , : threoVriins. ,, Patrick, :howqvef,,.batted nierrily. : .till. hisv score breached ~ 45. Then ,SrinKle. beat him: b'ailly ' with .-■; a • good -ball. .".Patrick's; -inriings though p*';.b'right.was.Vnot;a-ichahceless" one, and he Br. lf-lost his wicket -through.:■ trying"'to pull a fe?BtraJßht;;ball.:!^,;-.; : - /'.,:-k.\ ;-:...: v:■ fi?& -'-t.Burtoii'was, partnered by ; Dind, but:had P.B^only : "scbted ■ a single .wheii'Pringle sent gigifhis .leg stump .'flying with' a,- ■slow"leg-. i*f-.:':ibre'nk. which.Bnrton tried t0;pii11.:...,-, next; and'with Dind made lively; for; a; time..: Dind .gave.-; a &.;S chance'in'.the.slips.pfF a rising ball from .: ; ;'«<Jndd, .bntjit' w&s v'not -accepted. Aitei

this/: Bind played'. solidly; ■iintiLAldersley ; caught jhiin oft Judd, :for 57-runs; Shortly afterwards yjiidd , caught ;■ Taylor, for 17, off his own'.bowling.;-;. V -~.',■ ■ . .-■■■■ ■ ■■'Cobcroft was. now partnered.by Tilyard, and';?tho';:. pair ■ batted ;quietly ■-, and l cautiously: until -/a low- ball from .Pringle indicated, that-it- ,was: : timo. for Cobcroft. to iake.'a seat.in 'the'" pavilion, after scoring , .11' runs;•-.• --/:■■ "■—'■- - ; . ■ ':Suckling;'.t6ok'his,'place,"bu't.';only-sur-vived .three, balls,".. boinK ; .cl(!an;.toTpled by Matthews .for snil.; -M'Kay...partnered : . Til-' yard,.\b\it\ only.; to:;stx3; hint sent' to tho pavilion' with '. a. slow-bill 'from Matthews ■for^p^^'JiSvn^?'. - ; "- ; •■::■■';■';/ ■,':: Smith, who ■ came ■ nest, had' made up his. mind. to:hit; and-M'Kay' and he laid, the. ■•willow.'orhwith-'all-. their might, com--pleteljr ■ disorganising ;the,Hutt-fieldsmen. Buns,-:came\freely;. from: ■;.both!; batsmen, until Alders'ey.' came: to the rescue■'with a fast : .:ballv -which."•• scattered y, Smith's sticks'.:.. His'. , score: was 82,; but the .innings included, a-few' chances;,- ;>;■';:':- : .-.'.".' V* Schmbll,.Sthe '-'last'"'' man, : ,-,' commenced: hitting-right?away.-'and aftervscoring 11 therefore; -carried )his.;,bat: ; 'forJ-45,-.- after, some^hard ; hitting.'' : -.The innings."realised 255'runs:: ; ;/'"'.'^/;;;:i-%'icy>.^J , :::' ;"y: :'• ■■'•■ - '/:Hutt facedHh'e:music,'with:Wilson and 'Aldersley.'ibut: bnly.-avfewi, minutes had •passed: when; the.;. lattery was; :;bbwled' iby Patrick 1 for"4,V:''Pringle'partnered , ..'Wilson 'and :battod•cautiousfy. for 14,''. when Patjrickybroke/throughhis;defence. - Simpson .only-tobk-'blbok: to- be:treated the same: way.: by".Patrick>fof,:nil;, ; 'Staples partnered: Wilson;-.'and,'.-after. surviving two ballv was :clean : bowled -for..; .none- by Smith with;a veryVlow:;ball. ! : : -: :: : .'.<■'■'. .''Climie/the'newcomer, .'settled down, and Slpdded tiring which -time' '•Keiinade •; 13 r runs. Then; Patrick sent him; to the-pavilion. Shortiy,iafter-':.tHs-i'Wilsop.:.was foolishly, run-out;ttr'; 30,- ( Vafter : Vplayingr .crisp; cricket and giving. no;chanccs.. Judd came next,- but-only;-to-: sed'Pilcher ibqwledyby Patrickfor 2. .Judd .was not out-with 1.0. ' Hutt,-being ; lis-runs behind; -had.to.fol'low on, :.but v failedifto 'battle .against the' ■ attack- of VCobcroffa slow.vbowling.' Cob-; ,crqffs average .read '.eight' for. '}}■ 37. runs. The'■iniungs' - ''dosed -for 75 runs, , ;and..the '.victory-placed[South;; , in--" a- .prominent positioh:-in;;:-''the-.;champibnship. /';;; ;x'^