SHIELD CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 5

SHIELD CRICKET.

AT CHRISTCHURCH. " CANTERBURY GAINS GROUND, CAN OTAGO WIN? (By Telegranh-Prcts Ausotiation.) Christchui'ch, December 27, A rather troaderful recovery was inqde by Canterbury against Otago to-day, njul that under most adverse conditions. Uα the first day the visitors put themselves m a strong position by making 212 lor tlm loss, of, only two wickets. Thou liventy-fodr ho:lrs' rain soddened the pitch, and made Canterbury's task an apparently hopeless one. Still, notwithstanding the ;mtp.vard conditions on the second day, the local,men may be said io Have slightly improved their chances. To-day the wicket had dried up consid; orably, though it was still all in favour of the bott-lers, and, in both batting and bowling;, Canterbury out-played 'their southern rivals. At tho drawing of btmups tho latter had lost five of their best men, and were only 70 runs on.' ••■ Ot course, the game is not by any.means a foregone conclusion, and if the visitors can only put up one or two decent portam W> W h', ne teim "may yet find iV difficult to get tho runs on a wicket impaired by lour days' play, and possibly more rain. •.■>_■ As before-mentioned., the \ricket had dried up considerably since Tuesday's Play, and, though still difficult, it did. not enab e tho bowlors to cut such queer capers with the ball, though, at times I ball would pitch ou -a "spot," and fra up in an unexpccteJ manner. ■ Under the circumstances thedre.idfully slow battinz was excusable, and the onlookers bore with it patieutly, rcoignising that it was tho only way to regain the lost ground, iho weather was again very blenk, and tho complete, absence of tunshino gave ciTccf S ° aSI y Wind a most cbillin 8 ■ The sum of JJGG ss. was taken at the Bates. AYhiit the onlookers lacked in num. nvn y i lnad< J "A , in "thusiasm, and the rort •- f 3 ' ° Caate ' bur J" Wfl « warmly The two main factors in Canterbury's Rood,score were tho efforts of Carlton and Patrick, and it would bo difficult to separato them in point of merit. • Carl- 1 ton s total stay at the crease- (for two days) totalled 4J hours. On such a wicket, and against uniformly good bowling, this was really a "gritty" performance Throughout his inninirs, he Ranped tho length and fiight of the .boll, with accuracy, nnd, with tbp one exception when he gavo a chance at bC Ho "never made a stroke that looked like getting him out. Of course, in such an inning?, Ins scoring strokes wcro few' and for bo wen, but lie got in some forward cuts with powrr and good timing sufficient In disnalch tho ball.'to tho fence. ■ Those who know Pntrick's usual fast stylo will recognise Hint, in dropping down to a defensive game, ho "played to the score," and adapted himself to tho necessities of the occasion.. For a Ion" I lino ho was as careful, aud almost an correct, as Carlton, and.'.* even after .he was well scl, his scoring strokes ves-'o caVetully executed. lie batted for 21 hours. liusk's figures do not Hotter him, but he played very soundly and patiently for us 35. During the course of his innings he made some fine hook strokes, and. at time?, pot in a powerful drive. Conversely, Reese's 30 wcro. really nil that hin uinhgs was worth. Ho adapted himself to "the stay in nnd the runs will come" policy, and this had a cramping effect'on Ins naturally free style. • Sandman made his runs in a manner that surprised even those, who rocopnif-n Ins abilities as a batsman ■ for. whilst, showin? good defence, he scored by wellexecuted strokes.

The Otago out crirket was first-nliss throughout. Of lh« Ota-ra bowltrr, Downcs probably troubled the batsnicn most, but it was a wicket that suited him to a-nicety, and from his end the ball kicked in a bewildering fashion. ]iitt!o need be said .about the Otasro srcond innings. Excellent bowling by Sandman aud Peo.v> pot rid of some of them cnrly. and, during the last halfhour, the bntsnien seemed rather overwhelmed with the position. Both Sand, man and Reese kent a splendid length, nud as they were "doing a hit' , with tho ball the Otago men were rather hard put to it to keep their ends up. Otago.—First Innings'. .T. Kennoy, 1.b.w., b. Reese 11 C. Hopkins, b. Sandman 182 G. G. Austin, run out 64 T. M'Farlane, b. Sandman 21 J. \V. Condliffe, c. Cajirlll, b. Bennett 31 A. I'ckhold, c. Boxshall, b. Bennett ... S L. Watson, b. Carlton 10 J. Ramsdan, b. Btnnett • 2 A. Powncs, b. Sandman 2 W. Bannerman, b. Sandman S A. Bckhold, not out 0 Extras , 16 Total 303 Bowling Analysis. J. H. Bennett, 4S overs.'27 maidens, 51 runs, three wickets; D. P*ese, 43 overs, U mnidens, 91 runs, one wicket; D. Sandman, 36.1 over?, 6 maidens, 76 runs, four wickets; W. Carltph, 0 overs, 1 maidon, 30 run?, one wicket; IC. M. Olliyi«r,' 1 overs, 10 runs; AY. Patrick, 4 overs, 11 runs; A. Sims, 3 ovtrs, 11 runs. Second Innings. C. Hopkins, b. Jteeso .' S •T Kenny, b. Beiuiett .' 0 G. G. Austin, b. Sundman 7 T. Ulacfiirlaiie. c. Lusk, b. Sandman f ,T. W. Condlififc, b. Reese ~...,.,:... f) A. IMcholil, not out ;;;..'... '.....'.':... S L. Watson, not out .■ 4 t.« l»-n=, ■ "»

Leg byes '.... .2 Total for five wickots 33 Canterbury.-'-First Innings, Caygill, l>. Rnmsdcn 1 Xe-rman, c. Eekhold, b. Downes 1 C'nrlton, e. Watson, b.. Downes 63 Ollivicr, b. Downes 4 Sims, b. Downes :t liusk, c. Binucrman, b. Eckhoff ... ;15 Reese , , c. Austin, b. Banncrman 3(1 Patrick, b. Krkhold ..... ( 66 Knmlmnn, b. M'Farlano'....; 21 Bcmicll, b. M'Farlnlio 2 l)o.\>hnll, not out 18 Extras '. 25 Total ~.. "61 Bowling Analysis. Downes look four wickets for 53 runs; Riiimsdcn, one for 58; Eckhoff. one for 46; Hamwrinun. one for Mj M'Farlane, two for 35; Eckliold, one for 13. ENGLAND V. BENDIGO. Uy Tclccrapli-l'rc.-i Associatlon-Oonrrißh* (Rec. December 2s, 1,10 a.m.) Melbourne, December '27.'' The Englislimen, in their serond i». riihjs against Bcndieo, have lost fivo ets for■ 120 runs.- Woolloy mndo 61 runs, and Rhodes (not out) 28. The report.is incomplete. [Further particulars regarding this will bo found on page B.] BARDSLUY'S INJURIES. (Rec. December 2S, 1.10 a.m.) Sydney, December 27. Bardslcy, who was injured in the interState match yeslcrday," has notified that he will be uuablo to play in the second test match. . ■ . ,■ ■

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