OTAGO V. AUSTRALIA

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 759, 7 March 1910, Page 7

OTAGO V. AUSTRALIA

BOWLERS MOW BATSMEN DOWN. FAIRLY EVEN. GAME. IDy Teleeraph.—Press Assoclatlon.l Dunedin, March 5. ■ The match between the Australian team and tlic Otago representative cloven commenced on the Canebrook ground this afternoon. The ground was in capital order, and there was a large attendance, numbering about 6000. The teams wore as follow:— , ■ ; ...."■. Australia: Armstrong, Bardsley, Emery, Facey, Gorry,'Hopkins, Kelleway, Mayne/ Simpson, Smith, Whitty, and Warne. Otago: Cummings, Condliffe, Eckhold, Hiddlcston,... Macartney, . M'Farlane,' Rutherford, Ramsden, Siedeberg, Torra'nce, and Wilson. . ! Otiigo won the toss, and elected to bat,but their first wickets fell in rapid succession, the total being 39 with three wickets; down. A partnership between Eckhold and Siedebcrg was then set up, and tended to improve the look of things for the home side, the score being .114 when. Siedeberg lost his wicket. Thereafter wickets azain began to tnmbel, and the innings closed for 165, the "tail" being responsible for a number of flnky and risky hits. The fielding of the. Australians was brilliant. 'At the commencolrient of the game the batsmen treated .Whitty's bowling with great respect, but shaped less awkwardly at Emery. Warne proved'a veritable thorn in the side of the Otago l/eain, and wound up his bowling "performance with five wickete for 37 runs.. On the Otago side'the fielding was accurate and clean, and, among their trundlers Macartney bowled splendidly, his throe wickets being secured for 17 runs. : The sum of ~£214 was taken, at the gates. . ' .-..'■ , ,

Otago's Poor Opening. Rarasden and Wilson opened the innings for Oiagq, and at a very early stage of the proceedings' the latter was within an ace of being run out. This seemed to produce some want - of confidence between the pair, for, next ball, Ramsderi hit one towards a fieldsman, and ran, but AVikon did 'not move, and Simpson, throwing the'.ball in" well,.Bamsden was run out. ,7—l—l. Macartney appeared to fill th'o vacancy, and at', once hit Whitty to' leg 'for 3,aid then cut the same bqwler for 4, while' Wilson 'hit Emery into the long field for a like amount. ■At 26, however, Whitty.' got Wilson's wicket. with 'a full pitcher. ■ 26—2-11. Siedeberg was the incomer, and runs came slowly until 39 "was reached, when. Armstrong, fielding at short slip, caught Macartney off Whitty.. 39—3—18. ; The Only Partnership. , '.-Eckhold was nest man, and with Siedeberg..made,. play very interesting, runs coining . freelyj and chiefly off- Emery. When the score was Gl.Keileway replaced Emery. At. 71 Armstrong relieved Whitty with the ball, and.it was at once noticed that his easy delivery was somewhat disconcerting .to the batsmen, who both scratched at him a good deal. Siede'berg' eventually lifted him .to long-off, where Smith might havo brought olf a good catch had he not. fallen. Aftor 80 minutes' play! 90 .was signalled, and of these Siedeberg had contributed 40. ■ .- When the score was 100 Hopkins took the leather from. Kolleway. and the last ball of his first over Eckhola , cut him fora brace, raising, his total to 20. - By very slow stages the score rose to 107, and Armstrong then gave the ball to Warne. At this stage Emery injured a finger in fielding a hot stroke by Siedeberg, and ■retired, Macartney filling his.place. Siedeborg gradually brought his score to 50, and play, • which was already anything but last, beca'mo slower, still. ' Warne's slow deliveries were being treated with great circumspection,, and. at.-114, Eckhold tipped him into Armstrong's hands at first slip. ' Hi—l—27.

! A Procession,: •:. ■ i M'Farlane joined Siedeberg, and in the next oyer the latter skied .Hopkins to long-off,'where Kelleway made an easy catch. . Hi—s—SO. Hiduleston made ' a single, and then lost M'Farlane, who snicked Warne into Armstrong's hands. 115— Rutherford was . next, but at 121, Hiddleston stepped out to Hopkins, missed him, and was stumped. 121—7—2. Condliffe came in, and five minutes later 13(1 was signalled. , Simpson now went on with the ball in place of Hopkins, and at 131 RutherloTd . played one back to Warne and' departed.': ISs—B—7. Cuin•mings survived four balls from Warne, and was then given out . leg-before. 135—9—0. Torrance, the. last' man, withstood the last ball of the over, and Simpson sent down a maiden. Torranco then made a very short hit to leg, and se,t out on a perilous,run, Condlitto reaching his crease just in .time. Torrance snicked Simpson through the slips for 3, and in the next over lifted Warno over the rails for 6, evoking the cheers of the crowd. A.few streaky singles and a quartet to Torrance off Simpson caused 150 to appear on the board, and Condliffe got Warne to the off'for. 3. Torrance hit the same bowler for i and 2, and ICO appeared. ; Some singles were then run, and then Torrance paid the penalty of stepping out to Warnei ■ and the innings closed for 165, aftor two hours and fifty minutes' play. • ' " ■ : -. . ' ' ' ■

Australia at the Wickets. Ten minutes later the Australians opened their innings, with Bardsley and Muyno.. Tho latter made two. off Cumuiings, and dispatched the next ball into -Uamsclen's. hands in the slips. 2—l—2. Kelleway, camo in, and, with hie score at 2, Bardsley survived a call, from Condliffe .for. leg-before. ■ Macartney bowled from the other end, and, after some slow play, .Kelleway was smartly taken by Uqndliife behind the wickots, off Cnmlnings. B—2—l. With .the score at 10, Bardsley was within an ace of being run out. Smith, who had partnered Bardsley, at once began to score, and he opened his shoulders to Cuinmings right away, but, after a lively interlude, he was .stumped by' C'ondline off Macartney. Hopkins, the incomer, played three balls and Macartney then found his way into his' timbers. 29—4—0 Whitty followed, and his first ball from Macartney, ho put'into the slips, where Hiddleston and Eauisden both went for it, and, colliding, missed it. Ten minutes later 40 was signalled, both batsmen playing Cummings's swift deliveries and Macartney's tricky pace with great ease At 17 -Itorance relieved Cummings. His nrst • ball Bardsley hit along the grass to the oil for 1, nnd'Whitty treated tho last ball ol the over in tho same wav nhitty then lifted Macartney to the on boundary for i, but the bowler had his revenge with his next ball, which scattered' Whitty's stumps. Play was then stopped lor tho day, the total'bein K ai for live wickets. Scores:—

OTAGO. First Innings. Kamsden, run out ; i .Wilson, b. Whitty ....... jj Macartney, c Armstrong, b."""Whitty' 18 SiedeWg, c. KeUoway, b. Hopkins „. 50 Lckhold, c. Armstrong, b. Warne ...... 27 11 l'arlane, c. Armstrong b. Wnrno ... 0 lllddlestoii. si:. Govry, l>. Hopkins . 2 „ •tliortord, c. and b. Warno 7 LoiuHilVc, iiot uuc " if Cummiims, 1.b.w., b. Warno .'.'.'.'. n lorrance, st. Gorry, b. Warne ""■" os :::::;::: $ Total ~w, . Bon-ling Analysis. iMlitty 10 overs, I maiden, 31 runs two wickets; Emerj. Spvers, 2 maidens « runs, no wickets; Kelleway, 8 overs ri maidens, 1C runs,'no wickets'; Armstrong g5 A 9 ° Ters . * maidens, 11 runs, two wckats; Warne 13 overs, C maidens, 37 runs, iive wickets; Simpson, G overs I maidens, 11 runs, no wickets. AUSTRALIA. . ' first Innings. Uardsley, not out < 24 ilayne, e. llamsdon, b. Cummmgs""! 2 Ivclloway c. Condliffe, b. Cummings 1 Smith, st. Condliffe, 1). Macartney ... 8 Hopkins, I). Macartney " n Whitty, b. Macartney ' jn Extras * ;;; jj Total for live wickets 53 Bowling Analysis. Cummings, 0 overs, 2 maidens, 2Grun= two wickets; Macartney, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 17 runs, 3 wickets; Torranco, 1 over, 0 maidens, 2 runs, no wickets. J