THE CRICKET TOUR

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1015, 3 January 1911, Page 6

THE CRICKET TOUR

! CANTERBURY MATCH. , _ THE WELLINGTON TEAM ROUTED. !. •'. ■■■'■: BATTING FAILS AGAIN, !.. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch,- January 2. ; Canterbury beat Wellington rather senBationally to-day. after a short match by L." 522 iruns,. the visitors beiug outplayed in i all i departments of the game. Wellingi ton ivero in a hopeless position on ! tho first day with nine .'wickets down for [■ 33, and, as tlie innings closed for 52, Canterbiiry held a lend of 134 on the first [ . tunings. Although tho wicket continued . very bumpy, the Canterbury batsmen !■ :. made a good, if somewhat' lucky, second stand , for .218, Norman giving no chance i:;. until lie. was" bowled -by Hickey at 68. Tho rat'e of scoring was very slow until I Reese went in. .He scored 50 while Nor-, H man: was getting about a dozen. Patrick ; 'also scored freely, and hit -Hickey for a i 6ix. - Findlay was tlie : most successful i. bowler, his pace, with the wind, made >" ■ ; him;. absolutely dangerous, as the wicket i was bumpy, and'he got'four'wickets'-for 42. ■: Saunders, who had strained himself t, on .the first day, did. not figure in the i second innings at all.' 'Wellington were ' eet the hopeless task of getting.3B3 to t win;- but Bennett was again unplayable, j-,: v andjthe wickets fell almost as fast as on i: the day. Tho later' batsmen >1' ; went.-out to hit, and Hickey had a. merry • ! fiye.'jininutos at the. wickets, during which ; .: . he-made, top score.'for his side. The inr nines'-closed for GO, Bennett .'getting seven > ■ wickets for. 35. ■'' . ■ - On resuming in the ■ morniugj Gibbes ; and Findlay, the last Wellington men, ; added fourteen beforo Findlay was clean ' bowled'by Sandman, the innings closing for 52. . , Canterbury. Bat Again, r 11 Canterbury, with a. lead of 134, com- •/; menced their, second innings with Cay- .; .gill and.Norman. Saunders bowled, from . ' the 'railway.'end-, against a ' strong . wind;' ' the fast bowler, took up tlie . attack-with. tlio wind.' After two overs for three singles, Gibbes relieved Saund--cry, who went off, owing to a , strain. : FiUdlay's ,fast deliveries. seemed, to'. have * Norman particularly in trouble, and, as they were rising, thero seemed to be. every prospcet of a fatality. Normnn, : ihowever, soon reached 20, square-cutting vf.-' -Kndlay for 3, and Gibbes for favojirlte- stroke..of his.. ' - : ". .. . Hiek'ey and. Brice'then relieved Findlay. .; t and Gibbes.'- CaygilFs -ten, which Were' postodaf+e'r an- hour's batting, occasion-' . ed t irpijical -applause/;, Norman, -in. .the eame'time,!being.3o. "Then Caygill lifted , one from Hickey back to' the ' bowler. 52—1—12. W! Carlton nearly lost Norinan,?. who mis-hit Hickey, but. the' ball: fell safely over -tho: wicket-keeper's.head, i . Hickey began to ■bo . expensive.. at. this Btage, Norman hitting him ■to leg for ' four and one, and Carlton-jumping out for a boundary, -Monaghan tookfbc ball from-. Brice. at .70, but. runs continued, to:come. .. •. • .!

W. Carlton shajied so disrespectfully at ; Hickey that Findlay was put on again with the wind. "Tho change came off, as Carlton was .given out: l.b.w, i The decision, however, gave dissatisfaction,- as the ball, rising steeply, had hit him on tW shoulder, : and -well above the level of the wicket. 86—2—15. Reese added half a dozen before the.luncheou adjournment, when the. scorp -was 98, and, on resuming, he brought the. century up, hitting-Findlay to.-leg...for .4, 2, and_ 1. He-'also openea.-out- to; Monaghan .with one' or -two nicely-plac-sd ...boundaries; :Gibbes .relieved Monaghan; but Reese emot£ him. for. four, :to:leg, four through, the" slips,-, and a . diive . 'for; one, while Norman - hit .two' off" the same" over. Brice succeeded 'Gilibes,- and the "change- was fatal to -Reese, as he presently got his leg-in.'- front. .161—3—50; .Th-a partner-, ship. had added 75 in 45 minutes. Sims opened confidently, while,. Normaii laid the wood qn, Findlay for four, and: driving Brice straight to :.tho . boundary. Hickey ..'.at last replaced Findlay, who had kept the runsi down, and, in his second over bowled Nornlan. ,: -189—4—68. •>; Orchard-(was .run ; . out through starting i,la to . foran . easy single. 190—5—1. Patrick, who filled the 'vacancy at: once cut" Hiokeypast, point to the boundary, and hit, tho next ball to leg for four. Then.'he brought tho second "century up .with a single through, the slips. He followed up this ; aggressivo opening with tho - first six of the match—a fine. stroke, .to leg.. off Hickey. At < 212'. -Monaghan again . took'' the . ball from -Brice; i'and in: tho second- :■ over bowled - Sims.-. 218-6--16. ;T; ■ .'Carlton Kratehed:: somewhat, 'and/soon' ;got_ his leg in" front.' to. Findlay.. .2434-7—1.. ._. :s£canwliilo Patrick: had 'been'' scoring consistently, and - when. Boxshall came in ho brought his 40 -up by lifting .Brice into the deeD field; It was )>is last scoring stroke,-liowever, for next over saw him out' leg-beforo - to-Findlay.- -■ 248— .Benrietfc.'hit" up tho nest delivery; which Findlay. ran in.for. and caught.; 248—9—0.Sapdinan survived ,the over, , and .then Boxshall lifted 'Brice, Findlay "accepting thb"chance at mid-on. 248—10—0. - '" The Wellington Procession, ' ' Requiring. 383 to win, Wellington commenced their, innings; with a little under two'hours to play for the day,- Naughton and.'Midline opeliirig;''.Rain had' commenced to -fall- lightly, and "on '.tile 'worn; wicket had-much' tho worst of- the luck. ..Bennett bowled three overs for-' two- runs, but'"Midline cut Sandman past, point for four. Sandman, however,rcspondcd : by, clean " bowling : Naughton., 9t-1—3., Gibbes went: four balls, later, be-.' ing. clean; bdivled-'.by Beririett.. , 10 —2—1.. Mahoriey glided Bennett to leg for four,, and'opened out on'.'Sandman/ while Midjane, hit'the ..same bowler high to tho legboundary, bringing 20 up.' Then Bennett took .Mahoney's . off stump. 30—3—5. Blacklock hit two, off Bennett, and the same number off T. .Carlton, who. had replated Sandman, and then Midlano' tipped Branett to" silly' mid-oni but Orcharddropped the catch; , Blacklock.'got a four arid. tiro .with, wild ..strokes off Bennett, which went higli over the slips. He lashed hard- at everything, but eventually-played. Bennett on. 32 ——10. Monaghan -was clean -"bowled with' the next ball. -32—5—0. 'Brice averted the hat : trick, but after miikirig:four w ; as smartly caught by Sims : in., the slips off Carlton.., 37—(i—4. Birch brought' 40 up _by placing Carlton prettily to leg, but on changing ends he. tipped Bennett up, and Orchard took it; running. " 40—7—3. , Hickey, • tho next coiner,' drove. Bennett for two fours and a two iii consecutive balls, .and pulled Carl--tpn]to 'tlfe'-boundary, being , top-scorer 'in foiir hits. He brought 60 up- with a boundary 'over longstop's head,'- OfT Bennett, hilt, was smartly: caught at. the-'wick-' ets next ball. He had beeh in five minutes. 60— , Findlay. was stumped oil, the next ball, and Saunders,. being unable' to bat, the innings closed for 60. • . Canterbury, .First innings ;. 186 - Second Innings. Ca'ygill.iC. and b. Hickey 12 Norman,.'bV -Hickey -fig :"\V.. Carlton,' 1.b.w.,' b: "Findlay. 15 Reese; l.b.w;,b. Brice 50 Sims, b.' Monaghan ' 16' Orchard, run oiit .' 1 Patrick. l:b.w., b. Findlay '42 T..jCarlt<m-, 1.b.w., b. Findlay .. 1 Boxshall,-.c.--Findlay, b, 8ric0............... 0 Bennett, c. and b.''Findlay .0 Sapdman.not out' -.... 0' ;; Extras 1 :43 '. ' Total 248 Bowling Analysis. Saunders, no wickets for 3 runs; Findlav,- four for 42; :Gibbss, none for 25; Miinaghan, one for 38; Hickey, two for 61; Brice, two for 37. ' Wellington,' ; . - - . , First' Innings. . Birch, b. Bennett 5 Naughton, b. Sandman 14 Malioncy, st. Boxshall, b. Sandman... l MidlaiieV lib.w.,'b. Bennett 5| Blacklock, c. Orchard, b. Sandman ... o Saunders, b. Bennett i 1 Hickey, c. Reese, b. Bennett"' 0 Gibbes, not out .....: 11 Brice, c. Sims, b. Bennett 0 -Monaghan, b. Sandman 1 Findlay, b. Sandman, 4 ; Extras , 10 ; Total 52 - Bowling Analysis. '■ Bennett,' five wickets for 9 runs; Sandman,. five for 33; .

. Second Innings. •Nau'ghton, b. Sandman 3 Midlane, not out 14 Gibbes, b. Bennett 1 .Jfahoney, b. Bonnett 5 Blacklock, b. Bennett 10 Mouaghau, b. Bennett 0 Brice, c, Sims, b. T.; Carlton 4 Birch, c. Orchard, b. Bennett .1 Hickey, c. Boxshall, b. Bennett 1!) Findlay, st. Boxshall, b. Bennett 0 Saunders, absent 0 Leg-bye 1 Total CO Bowling Analysis. . Bennett, seven wickets for 35 runs; Sandman, one for 12: T. Carlto'i, one for 12.