CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 6

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA AND CANTERBURY. HOME TEAM'S GOOD STAET. EEESE TOPS THE CENTTJET. (By, TeleeraDh.—Press Assoidatlan.) ■' ■ Christchurch, Pebrnary 25. The. match between the;. Anistralian team-, and the "Canterbury eleven . was commenced at Lancaster : Park this afternoon. The weather was threatening from early, morning, • and before • play started there was the faintest suspicion of drizzle with a boisterous,'easterly c wind. The rain, however, held off. ;: The teams were as follow.:—'■ , , ■ .'."■ . ,',-..•• '•'

, Australia: W. W. Armetrong (Victoria), D: Smith (Victoria), W. Bardslcy (New South Wales), S.-H. Emery (New South Wales); A. J. Hopkins (New South Wales), C. Kelleway. (New South, Wales), 'E; E.~ ■Mayne (South Australia), W. J. Whitty (South; Australia), N. Dodds (Tasmania); 'A.-.C. Papey (Tasmania),-'and C. E.'Simpson (Queensland). '~;."■ ■..:.', "'.■..■' '■":;[.

' Canterbury: C. Boxshall, j. H. Bennett,T. Carlton, W. Carlton; H. B. LustT S. A; Orohard, W.E. Patrick, D. Eeese, A. E. Ridley, A. Sims, and D. , . Sandman! -

.... Armstrong captained the. visitors, and Eeese led the local.men. Eeese:wo'n'the toss, and had no hesitation, in sending his opponents into the field. Patrick and Lusk. were the: first pair of batsmen, and

Hopkins opened to Patrick;.frpm the: rail-, way.'end.'.'a maiden resulting^;'Emeryf.was the.bther bowler,"'and Lusk"drove his fifth ball to. the boundary. He' got;a/like 'number, for a lafojeut in the next over,. and ( Patrick 'sent:tHe,'first' ten on'the board witK: l a..'single.:'Emery.iin'his; third .'.over clean bbwled-fluskwith. a'fastVone.'--:I2T- "

>j iW. Carltoii' was next, .and a,hit .to' ■'fine-leg.being, mulled, by ,'a. fieldsman the bali.reached the'boundary. -,-Carlton was' unhappy, to' Emery, but' at last got a full toss to",.;;the,'leg-boundary;".sending':2p. ; up.' ,, Patrick reiched,'double,figures with \ : .a fine-leg stroke, and:; : Carlton; ,'gairied the.■same*;distinction mth' ■ tiie''aid', of two overthrows. : fino.:bn-hit.;iby Carlton .went toi; the,'boundary'.like; a flash; but,: in:-the. same, over,: Emery: bowled' him.' : ■ Sims'joined Pat , rick, and the'first-change'was then made in the'.bowling, -Whitty. replacing '.. Hopkins. • Patrick-sent 40 .up.; by"'guiding. Emery through, the slips, for. i, but .in the same : over the Sydenham ' man. was' snap- 1 ped up at forward:short-leg.', 43—3-714.' Emery :ha'd :now.-captured.- three wickets. i0r:28:,.:-:,' : ; : ;:>; ;.,:;'■ -.y ; : . -..-...•; ■■.■. :^

:.'Ee3se filled the gap, and- Sims•■ got Emerv to'the'track. bn.ithe-leg-side,Vand, hext'ball; he gave a hot chance.'to.Bards-, ley, "which ;was : ;'nbt 'taken.: -The..'.:same batemen,shortly.-".reached.-'.doable,,: figures and! : sent 50 up.with a,.back.out,.arid then: 'forward-cut the -next, delivery '■■:■ for; another four. Facey,.:the' Tasmanian fast bowler; '.now-ralieved'Emery, 'and D.odds, the ~ .'wicket-keeper;.; stood.', back '•' at.; '.short-, stojji' ,-. The. change "was, at oiice -effectual," Sims being caught "boliind i'theX wicket. '60—1-.-15.~-: :Ridley-followed,' :and' opened with-a stroke that looked--like; a/ enance to shortstop.: Beese cut -WMtty; prettily, for :four,., and; Ridley sent -70,.up rwith ,a square-leg ',hit;:fori four,: and "reached double' figures ■ by' driving Whitty grandly ■to: the "on track. :-.Next ball,-however, he was bowled; 1 77—5—11: •''.?: : : .'\J''.'\:'\. lOrohaid'-joined. ,-, Ma ,-.■. skipper,; single to'.each' 'sent: 80'. iip. '; In trying' asharp single :Orohard- was run but,-80— 6—l. appearing' :a 3iT.--. -went :in. THa new-comer opened up with four to ..leg off. Whitty. ■::': He' then , : got.' three;' in the same' direction',"-.and sent ,90. up with'a single through the slips.: ,; At 91; Kelleway replaced Whitty, and Carlton' snicked him!;to the boundary,:-,reaching. , doubles." Eeese'- : 6quare-cut Eacey- beautifully■■< for, four,-' the century.- going, up" in;an hour, and 50 minutes. ' The same batsman soon: reaohed;2o with a. pair back-, cut Kelleway with a masterly .stroke -for a quartet. •"■' Facey made -way; ;or Emery at the'north end, and. Eeese:;drove. him, grandly ■ to"-.the ' off -.<•' bbundary-120,, up. Huns'were now coming fast, Iteese. , : making fine strokes. •-, At 161 Hopkins'; replaced Kelleway, and- in 'Emery s ; next over Eeeso .reached, his ..half .century., Facey veplaoed Emery, i and. the. century was hoisted for, .21 hours play. Eeese presently sent ' 220 up.: with a squarelegitroke for four. Whitty relieved Facey at the north end, and Carlton reached 60 W At replaced vHopkins,; and, shortiy. afterwrds, Whitty got-a, good : one past Carlton; ■ who retired amid appkuse. The added 16 P 'STlhr. 40mm.'>,' 2*7-r7-63. ; '. Bennett foUowed.":Eeese 'approached his century very slowly,^getting,five angles, which; took him .to 99. ■; He. then "drovei Armstrong, tothe off boundary, andrepeated , the .dose ; next ball. Then he opened put to Whitty,easily'.- caught; at. forward x cover,; nett," who hit out '-at'Whitty/.and : was : Sandman,,was last man,.. and^tbV.thirds century;';was. hoisted after-3 horns-and minutes' play.'- ■Sandman' then-lifted Armstrong c leaVoVer-ffie';line-theVfirst j 6;-.of;;the match. ; At- 3.19 stumps were .drawn. : for the day.- , Play--'resumes at noon to-mor-' '"Cricket has' furnished"'many an '.'illustration of the' unexpected-happening,, but rarely haa the' unlooked-for been more pronounced than .was .the to-day. The first hour and a half saw the com•pletei mastery, of the .bowlers: overbats-. men, and ffie earlier .Canterbury men eeemed to be quite outplayed.. 'Eeese and T. Carlton then-set upa_ partnership that was as meritorious ■ as it was unex-' pected. When they became , associated, six wickets' were;down.".for ISO, land it was a matter of speculation whether the total wonld reach three figures. :By, a combination- of very fine-batting;by.Eeese, and stubborn defence ' by • Carlton, ■ the partnership put on 167 runs, .Sandman and a comrade, putting on' 43 runs for, the last wicket, andilwere.still together when time was called. .The closing stages : of the. play ..were , of -interest, •• nnd Sandman raised the enthusiasm' ■ of the onlookers'by treating Armstrong with the utmost disrespect,. for ho. went 'right out to him at times,'and made some .gallery hits that .delighted ..the.,crowd..immenaelj. , .'..;■.'■.::. -:,.'-.'..■ .-,.'.':.. .-,: l .•'""'. :.

:■■■■■ ■ ■-:•-■■ .' '/ ' , "'!■'•. First , lnnings. ■■■■•' ■ •> H. B. -Lnsit,- b: Emery •...- ■•■'„•.'■" .;;■ 9 ■W. E. Patrick, c. Simpson, b. Emery 17 ■W. Carlton, b. Emery ... 15' A. Sims, c. Dodds,, b. Eacey.... ... 15 D. Eeese, c. Simpson, b. Whitty „. 108 A. E. ißidley, blWhitty ... ' ... : : ... 11. S. A". Orchiird,"rnn out '.;.' ... „.'. 1 T. Carlton.ib. Whitty ~:'• ■'_."■ i.. : 63 J. H. Beniiett, b. WMtty _ ... G C.BoxshaU, not 0ut.;... „ , _~19 D; Sandman, not out _. _ ... .20 , Extras ... ... .» .«, ...35 : T0ta1....' ;...; ... ■"„'; J.. 319 .•■ -, . Bowling Analysis. ' .-. HopMns iook no yickets for, 41 rnns; Emery, three for 77; Whitty, four for 68; Pacey, one for 38; Kelleway,. none for 24; Armstrong, Inone.'for 36.' ■ . '