CITY CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1343, 22 January 1912, Page 7

CITY CRICKET.

CENTRAL. DOWN. CLOCK BEATS THEM IN THE END GOOD MATCH TO WATCH. Only thirteen runs sfood botween Central and their goal as the clock at th< Basin was mounting tho liill towards 6. fa, and. every stroke liad ; the whole gazo' of the crowd glued on it, but, as it seemed, ■' the clock was bound to beat the batting, and it did. At the last only a foorer off cvory ball would have lauded Central in front of College, but Saundors and Dickson were well on the spot, and "fourers" wore few and far between. The last over was watched amid a Btillness as deep as an Egyptian night, mid then a genuine round of applauso from the stand proclaimed that College were up, and Central down —by five runs on the first innings. Genuinely Humorous Incident. The match- was also Temarkablo for the most humorous tangle-up between two batsmen which has been seen' for many a dny. Blamires and Jackson were batting: along for Central, and Blamires seamed inclined to go for a run which Jackson was tot so certain about. AVhen' Blamiros was half-way- down the pitch he stopped, but, just then, Jackson ! came on; ; Blamires re-started, and they crossed. Then on© turned and ran back after his coadjutor. Presently both were endeavouring to scramble, in together at the northern end, running and tripping-over one another, and falling. by. turns. To crown all, the wicketkeeper muffed- the return, and then there was another wild scramble by the two panting batsmen; both starting simultaneously for the southern end. With a few yards gone, it ocourred to one of them that he would be safer if ho stayed where ho was, and back he doubled on his tracks. Unfortunately the same notion seemed to occur to the same batsman at the sajne time,-and back he bolted too. All this time the Collegians were making wild efforts to yet one wicket or the other down, but they were so very wild that, at last, both batsmen made good their ground amid a roar of laughter ■ from the crowd. ■ There was nearly a similar mix-up a minute or two later. Central's Wrestle With the Clock. Altogether it was an eventful - match, and.some.lively play was seen, but Central lost the game through failing to eend two. forcing men in to start their second innings when they had 128 runs to get, and only an hour and 35 minutes in which to bang up the total. College niade 122 in their 6econd turn at the .wickets, Burhidge contributing 30 to this total without giving a chance. At one stage the College score stood-at 74-for live wickets, but they did not finish as vigorously ,as they started. From tne time Contral started in to wipe off the 127 deficiency, the game was • full of interest, and the interest grew as tho minutes passed, and it was seen that tho end would be a fight against time. Tho two first.batsmen, Cook and.Jackson, appeared. to be playing moro to justify . their inclusion in the team than to hit to win against time. They went over-ra.ro-fully, although Jackson opened out nicely after a while. -When 30 was on the board Cook was caught off Dickson,' and then Blamires, who was obviously out to force tho pace, enlivened the proceedings. The "mix-up" described- above occurred during this partnership. When Jackson was 2S, ho was dropped by .Detnpsey, but the fieldsman'retufli6'd the' ball smartly, and threw Jacksbn out —a.-"truly, lucky throw. Bjamires. continued: to force the play, and at 18. ho was given a "life,". . Four,mns later his end cainre,. .He lifted Saunders, high . to the outfield, and. Griffiths brought off a pretty catch. Four -men camo and went in quick time, but, when Hickson took tho wickets, the scoro rose ■ slowly, but Saunders and Dickson were sending down Borne excellent balls with .which the batsmen could not take any liberties. When the time limit was reached, Central still had two wickets to fall and 13 runs to make to win. Last Ball—A Strange Situation. The last ball of the . match might easily have given rise to a unique position. Saunders sent a straight-.ball to Hickson, who drove it back hard into the bowler's hands. It was a very hot catch, and Saunders.dropped it.- Had- he taken it, however, tho position would have been that time was up but Central had practically finished their innings, as they had not another: man to send in, their last man, Birch, being absent, In the circumstances, could College have claimed a three-point' win ? North-siders Catching It. First blows in a substantial drubbing were handed out by East B to the luckIcss North-siders. Hales was playing fairly on rind nearly all tho best bats in tho North team failed to. do anything at tho wickets. Blacklock was sent back hefore he had scored, and after him nobody achieved anything much, the largest item in the score list being tho ever-reliable "Air. Extras," who accounted for 22. There were several absentees from tho East ranks, but for all that the side re-torted-with tho very fair performance of 198 for eight wickets. Hales's and Grimmett's Day. G'rinimett, after - having shared very creditablft bowling honours with Hales, succeeded oven better with tho bat, smacking up G3 in attractive fashion before Crombie held up a catch from him. Hales also batted freely and soundly, contributing 27 without losing his wicket. There was no sting whatever in the North attack, no energy, and no certainty about their fielding, so that things were not 'made difficult for the batting side, This was the first day of the match, but it would ipporir that'East'will assuredly win in' the end. East A and Hutt. On the Entt Recreation Ground, East A and Hutt continued tho fixture which they commenced, in such undesirable weather on the previous Saturday. On the opening . day East A went to the wickets first, and knocked up 171 for three wickets, 55 of which were scored by S. Hickson and 32 by Gibbes. During the week tho wicket made a surprising recovery—from quagmire to good. The outfield was in capital condition, and hit; that would have merely' gone for single? on the Basin got away'for three. Neither team was at full strength. Matthews and E. Judd were missing from the team with which the suburban clul: commenced the match, and Staples ami Tu'fner were not in the team. , Gibbes.Misses the Century. ..... East A took the field minus niekey anc; MifUane. The innings was resumed bj Gil/bos and M'Girr. Gibbes, who had batted very well on the previous Saturday was uncertain almost from the start ii: tho second lap. . Ho gave a couple ol chances in the slip>, and with his scon nt 95 he hit a soft nno Imck to tho bowler nnd w.us let off; but, with the next stroke he lifted the ball to mid-on. where linld win held it. M'ljirr and Baker continue! the innings, and. when 235 were on the board for fivo wickets, East declared M'Girr's 40 was the result of hitting. Hi scored freely by straight drive*, and hi: strokes included fivo fours and threi throes. East A Attempts a "Three-pointer," East had a three-point win as theii object in declaring—they saw the possibility of getting Hutt o:it for a smo.l Ecore, forcing a follow-on, and then dis missing the side again before stumps .were drawn; However, it was merely an other ease of "good intentions"—they di< not get anywhere near accomplishing th task, and at about G.3D gave it up a hopeless: In their first venture Hutt compiled 128 nnd were-forced to follow on. A. H Fringle made 2-1 nt the comm-.-ncemcnt o the inninzs. nnd alter that the chie

stand was put up by Judd (20) and Climio (27), both of whom were at the crease a considerable time. Judd played good cricket. M'Girr kept the batsmen very quiet; they scored freely off Hickson; and Gibbes was unlucky in his trundling, and deserved moro wickets than ho got. Isherwood and Baldwin, neither of whom had done much in the previous innings, opened tho second account at about 5.30! An hour later they woro still knocking the.bowling about tho paddock, so East gave up. hope of the three-poii'.t viotory. When the game was abaudone.l, Isherwood was 42 and Baldwin 10, both not out. ' COLLEGE AND CENTRAL. College—First Innings 59 Second Innings. Burbidge, 311231232-1221, b. Robinson... 30 Jaimeson, 111123, b. Robinson 9 tanning, 313325, b. Robinson 17 Dickson, 23, b. Bragge 5 Dempsey, 4, b. Bragge ' 4 Broad, 31211121213, not out 18 Caddick, 11323111, b. Blamires 13 S a lm°nd, 1-1, c. Jackson, b. Blamires 5 Griffiths, c. Paterson, b. Robinson ... 0 Berendsen, 3, b. Kobinson 3 Saunders, 1, b. Blamires ~ 1 Extras 17 Total 122 Grand total 221 Bowling Analysis.—Robinson took fivo wickets for 32 runs; Blamires, three for 12; Bragge, two for 25; Hickson, none for 12; and Beechey, nono for 11. Central.—First Innings. Cook, st. Berendsen, b. Saundera ' 0 Jackson, 22, b. Dickson 4 Blamires, 1111341, c. Caddick, b. Dickson 12 Naughton, 11, b. Saunders 2 Robinson, c. Burbidge, b.- Dickson ... 0 Wilkinson, 111111111, b. Dickson 9 Beechey, 1142121431433, c. Burbidge, b. Dickson 33 Bragge, b. Saunders 0 Birch, c. Berendsen, b. Saunders 0 Hickson, 31131, not out , 9 Paterson, 2211231114, c. Jamieson, b. Dickson ' 18 Extras 7 Total 94 Bowling Analysis.—Dickson took six , wickets for 46 runs, and Saunders, four for 41. Second Innings. . Jackson, 134435211211, run out 28 Cook, 2113, c. Salmond, b. Dickson ... 7 Blamires, 1311234313, c. Griffiths,' b. Saunders 22 Robinson, c. Berendsen. b. Dickson ... 0 Beechey, 1121, c. Berendsen, b. Dickson 5 Naughton, 313111111, c. Griffiths, b. • Saunders 13 Bragge, 3111, c. Fanning, b. Dickson G Hickson, 1113141311, not out 17 Paterson, 11, b. Saunders 2 Wilkinson, 123, not out G Extras a Total for eight wickets 115 Grand total 209 •Bowling Analysis— Saunders took three wickets for 49 runs, and Dickson took four for 57. EAST A AND HUTT. East A—First Innings. Bowies, 231, b. A. H. Pringle 9 S. Hickson. 221211311112111112121111211 121111121242, 1). A. H. Pringle 55 Gibbes, 112241221122626121111213212-12111 1142414331222, c. Baldwin, b. A. H. Pringle 95 Midlane, 11, b. E. Judd .' 2 Hickev (absent on resumption), not out 9 M'Girr, 412221111-1141333, not out 40 Baker, 121, not out 4 Extras 21 Total for five wickets 235 Bowling Analysis.—A. H. Pringlo took three wickets for 79 runs; E. Judd, one for 35; Matthows, nono for 16; Aldersley, none for 57; F. Judd, none for 14; Isherwood, none for IS/*-"-;/;-,-' Hutt.—First Innings. •A. H. Pringle! 121.21131112112112, b. • Hickson' -24"Harris, 3, c. Tucker, b. Gibbes 3 Aldersley, 21113211, b. Gibbes 18 .Isherwood, 4, b. Gibbes 4 G. F. Judd, 111111213341222, b. M'Girr 29 Climie, 432122123211, b. M'Girr 27 Simpson, 24263, b. M'Girr 17 W. P. Pringle, b. M'Girr 0 Balelwin, 3, not out 3 Matthews, absent 0 E. Judd, absent 0 Extras 3 Total 12S Bowling Analysis.—Gibbes took three wickets for GO; M'Girr, four for 24; Hickson, one for 29; Nash, none for 12. Hutt.—Second Innings. Isherwood, 1142441411113311324, not out 42 Baldwin, 121111211113342141113214, not out 46 Extras 9 Total for no wickets 97 Bowling Analysis—M'Girr took no wickets for tea runs; Gibbs, none for 28; Baker, none for 14; Nash, nono for 6; Tucker, none for 20; Mahoney, none for 10. 1 EAST B AND NORTH. North—First Innings. Wynyard, 31, b. Hales 4 Crombie, 231G1213, b. Hales 19 Blacklock, c. Watson, b. Hales ... 0 Windley, b.. Griniuiett, 1 Phillips, 25, c. sub., b. Grimmett ... 7 Bortdington, 1534, b. Hales 13 Finlayson, 1112214-1311, b. Hales 21 Sheridan, St. Wagstaffe, b. Grimmett 1 Audiwood, c. Wagstalfe, b. Grimmett 0 Findlay, c. Watson, Ij. Hales 1 Buckie, ,3, not out -3 Extras 22 Total ?2 Bowling Analysis.—Hales took six wickets' for 28 runs; Grimmett, four for 37; Johnson, nono for 5. East B.—First Innings. Wagstaffe, 31411121213, b. Finlayson 20 Grimmett, 111211121113121311311221331 311212311, c Crombie, b. Luckio .... 63 . Wilis, b. Finlayson '. 0 Johnston, 21, c. Audiwood, b. Findlay 3 ; Collett, b. Finlayson 0 Hutchings, 211111, c. Findlay, b. Sheridan 7 Bates, 14-111523, b. Finlayson 21 Smith, 111122112224, not out 23 Watson, 22, c. Crombie, b. Findlay 4 Hales, 131123313411, not out 27 Extras Total for eight wickets '..198 Bowliifg Analysis.—FimTlay took two wickets for G5 runs; Buckie, one for 36; Finlayson, four for 41; Sheridan, one for 9; Audiwood, none for 17. SOUTH AND PETONE. ■South.—First innings. - Walters, 11112111111111111. c- an(l *>. M'Kenzie 21 Laws, 41111411, run out 14 Fen-ton, 142, c. Brice, b. Bennett ...... 7 Grace, IU2IIII-111'12U-HU121112111112« 1114111, -c. Sout'hgate, b. M'Kenzie G8 Patrick, 14411414111, b. Barber 23 Ward, 11114, c. Tapliu, b. Barber 8 . O. Johnston, 2112421112111411114, b. Bennett 32 : J. Johnston, not out 0 Extras | Innings declared closed 196 Bowling Annlvsis—Brice, no wickets for 1 74 runs; Bennett, two for 37; M'Kenzie, ; two for' 28; Barber, two for 31. . Potone.—First Innings. Dalgleish, 1, b. Fenton 1 M'Kenzie, 14, c. Ward, b. Patrick 5 N'u 11 n, 2111222311111314251111, not out ... 47 ; Barber, -1161161, I). Fenton 20 Brice, 111, b. Fenton 3 I Taplin, st. Sclmioll, b. Fenton 0 . Bennett, 24, 1.b.w., b. Laws Ii i Hardbani, 12111211, b. Laws 10 -■ Southgate, '4, b. Fenton 1 I Pointon, b. Fenton 0 1 Tregoar, ',44-1111141, b. La 22 5 . Extras 16 Total 134 Bowling Analysis.—Font-in took six wicf kets for 39 runs; Patrick, one . for 30; f 1 Laws, three for 38; Grace, none for 11.

SHIELD DEFENDERS. STRONG CANTERBURY TEAM. IBj TeleiruDb.-i'rcsj Association,! Clinstchurch, January 20. The following have been selected to represent Caulerbury in the Phuket Shield match against Wellington, com- ' mewing next Friday:—Bennett, Boxshuli, ; \\\ Carlton, T. Carlton, Have.-, Uir);ni;tt, ; Norman, Patrick, lieere, Sandman, ami Busk. TIIO Canterbury College team, to play Victoria College at Wellington on Monday, left la-nigh!. The Wellington Team. Following is the team which lias been selected to do battlo with Canterbury tor tho Plunket Shield next Saturday-.—" Crombie (North), captain. Blamires and Beechey (Central). Midlane, Mahoney, and Gibbes (East). Saunders and Berendsen (College). Fenton and Patrick (South). Brico (I'etono). Blacklock, Tucker, S. Hickson, and Findlay had advised the selectors that they would bo unable to make tho trip if selected, and their claims were accordingly not considered. The team is a great deal stronger than the one which suffered defeat from Canterbury hero at the New Year holidays. Tile players will probably leave for Christchureh on Wednesday, and there will be a special final practice at the Basin Reserve on Tuesday evening. ENGLAND V. BALLARAT. BIG SCORING BY THE VISITORS. 'iuleeraph—Press Association—Copyrlitht (Rec. January 21, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, January 21. In the match England v. Ballarat, Ballarat in its first inniugs made 318 runs. The principal scorers wero: M. Herring, 129; and E.. Herring, 55. Iremonger captured seven wickets for 66 runs; Vine, four for 100. England, in its first innings, has lost two wickets for 350 runs—Hobbs, 74; Kinneir, il4; Vine (not out), 112; Gunn (not out), 31.