CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1348, 27 January 1912, Page 14

CRICKET.

[Br TSB BbbJlkbr.] BATTING AVERAGES. !.,',;,. {. \. . .... -p. ■■ ';'\S,v ', J'' «5 |,f f ii:... '.si'-'is tft «.o ■S'tJ* S $*$ i) -2W 93- 3 0.59.4 Bake* , (E&t -A) ... 361 Bl* 5 2 53.6 <»rmunett (East.B) .133 .03 ~v 2 4i.3 f>. Hickson'(Easfc A) 211 1(16 SO 42.2 Uombip .(Norfh) ... 243 83' BO 40.8 i l^?, (North) .111 CO 4 o 37.0 -Patrick '(South) • ... 178 "57 5' 0 35.G 141 .108..' 4 0. 35.2 Little, .(Central).'... 171 6.'>*.-8-- I 34.2 Bri<* ; .(Petoue].<.„;,;23o. 127*...8-; l :32* y&alhyan, ; (|so^li) ; :.BS- .51*. 4; 1 29.3 fes^ 7 !»:j....8' o ■ 2fl.'i 7'hilhps.g.prtK)..■.::,-IS7 51* 0 1 '27.1 V/SJP. 1 ? 3 W"ttL .....108, -W- h. I ;27;0 ;.. 132 40*..'7 '2 "26:4 -o,,Shea.(East..B) .:. ,105 53. '5 . 1 26 2 .0., I.'.'Jutkl(Hutt)-: 156 44 "|J 0 ; "6.0 ,Nunn' (PotoneV ... -153 53' .'7- 1 25 5 ■Bowles (Bast-.A) ...'172. 77 7--0 24.5 Jshenvqod ', (Hntt) 147'- 'SO* '8 2 "4 5 Mulflooii.(North),...-. 24 13.° 2. 1 . 24.0 Aldersley. (Hntt) .... 163 40' 8 t' 23 2 Mitchell-. (Central) 22 15 . 2 ' 1 22 0 gracevCStaith).. 175 68 8 ,0- 21.8 Barber (P,ctbne) ....172 .Bl." 8 I) - 21.5 Wynyard,. (North) 128 81 6 0 213 Goldfinch-:(Kast B) 64 28 3' 0 "1.3 Blamires -(Central)..l6B. .'4§ 9.. 1 21.0 Beedhev '■ (Central)' 168 "70 14 9' 1 '21.0 .20 13* 3.-2'.- 20.0 Jllller .(College) v.. 53 . 35* -5 •1 - 182 , Wagstaff ;(Kast;B).l43 ; 39 .8. '0.17,8 Babinsoh "(Central) • 103 ; . : 61 6' .0'•• 17 1 „. Fsnto'n (South) .;'.... 126 ■ 44" 8.0 17:0 Wilkinson (Central) '■ 117 '41 8' 1 16.7 AValtersUSouth) ... 133 37 8 0 .16.6 : Jlidlane-; :.......■..... ~67 ' 21 ... 4.0 16.7 C.;. .Hicksan'''■ (C'en- . ■'■'''■ ■tral) ~.'„..„ ;..' :-50" ; '20:-5 2 16.6 B,urbidge,-;,.(Collcge)' lU:':3B* 8 '.' l': 162 l"inlaysqh v -(\orth)>'..Bl ' 40.', 5 0 16.2 .f ackson' -"(Central) i r -'ftj : . 28 - • 2' •' 0' •: 16.0 Salnioiid;-;(Collcgo)r. 107 40- 8. 1 15.2 ' Naughton (Central)-li? 57 S 0 14.6 .Dickson:.':':(C'ollego) ,130' '58. n 0 14.4 Fanning'•(College)... 127 43 9 0 14.1 Cornell .-'(Setone) ... 68 18 6 1 - 13.6 Hutchin'g.4; (Eastß) '122 ;36 '9 0 13 5 • Collett.'CEast 8)....' 107 37 -.- 9 1' 13.3 Braggo-(Central) ...66 '22 '8 '3 13.2 Sheridan' ' (North) 1 64 "32 4 6 1 "12 8 Olifnio XHiitt) .......' 75 31 6 0 ' 12.5 Berendscn (College) 84 34 /" 8 1 12 0 A'.--.' IIv" Pringle ' '•:■ '• (Hntt)":........;..;,. 58 24 -6 1 11.6 > Hales-(East B) .....16 27* .6 4. '11,5 69 28 '8 2. 11.5 (iTi&thsz,;::(College) 'm 'a 9 1 -11:2 Broad:(College)- .... .45' 18*I t 5, i: 11.2 Wmdley; '(North.) ... 67 32' 6 0 n.l .T.o,mbert-(North) ... 22 13 2 0 11.0 Barton (Sonth) ... 75 20 7 0 10 7 Patterson (Central) ' G4 18 7- 1 10 6 (Hutt)' 74 42 '7. 0 10.5 0. Johnston (South) -74 32' 8 1 105 M'Kenzie (Petone) . 81 21 8 0.- '10.1 _'". >''_ '.■: 'Indicates "not'but.". »■ lj? '*^' t '' bn to tte .above, Hicksy (East '--■{ A) has .a,not-out, aggregate of .53; Bald'»;in (Hutt).has a total of '49* ■ '■ ;: •' .'r:- : • ■ Wkts. Runs. Av'gel ■ C;"Hic"Ks3n..(Central) '13 " - 98 ' ••~7 i 5 Hickey .(East A)-..'.... :-27' <236 '■■' .*■ S 7 Blannr.es- (Central)..■ 18".: .m.'- . ''.'A3 Buckie (North) 16 173 10 8 B. B. Judd (Hutt)::: . 28. ' ;304 ' 10.8 J-aws (South) ::.».... 14 .'lO5 ' 117 Benton ■ (50uth),...... 23 270 - . 11.7 Cibbes'(East A)..,... '30 ' 368- • 122 Bragge (Central) "... 31. ' ' 379 . 122 Bobinson (Central) IV. - 138' 12.5 Saunders (C011ege)...., 21 352 146 j Brice (Petone) :..:-..';. 28 ■ 413 147 x>r' n : /'■'••" J97 ' ; /15 -1 Hales (Bait B)f..t.Vi? w U4 •' 223 15'9 Xash (East B) .-» 13 ' r '-2it . 16 2 Bennett (Petone) ... '15'". 264 17 6 JJicKsoh' (College) .„ 20 358 ' 179 Findlay (North) ... It 266 19.'0 Jinlayson (North) 18 357 "19.8 Hutchmgs (East B) 12 243 '20 2 A-. H.Pringle (Hutt) H 297 21.2 SIS. Maori—Down by the Mark. ."■' Saturday, irhen ire who know crickot, and balieTe.iji it as against all other sports, are bent in'attention over the progress of tho Pluniet Shield and its WrifttaHM' start, it' inay' be of in-'.' tereet .to relate how the team felt when they left.and, on what principles the ropresenfcativo eleven wore chosen. *•" '-■? .• ■ ■ : ■■■.••.'•'■

It may. be' said ,at, once that s.s. Maori, which carried 'our cricketers out 'past Peucarrow on Wednesday evening, in quest of the silver haubte, was a.little deeper by the Pliinsoll mark than usual. Iu addition to passengers'and cirgo 'sho bore tons of hope. Every member' of- the team was hopeful, their feeling being that, good as Canterbury cricket is, t.hey also had a few ugly shots in the locker, jhich they intended to fire on Lancaster Park. AH this is. now. proceeding, though not )WRlfrfflj for"Wellington. : ■How the Team.was Chosen. The team wag chosen ou the principle of broad unanimity amoug the selectors. AH three, being experien cod ■ cricketers, wero practically, of the ofie 'way of thinking, and they chose the eleven on the. stylo of "as,much, variety as. possible." And it is a.varied team. S<mo of'.them aro batsmen with right to inclusionjier ie, lindane, goes as wicketikeeper. ' The other is John .V. Saunders—■ bowler and clear-head. The other mem. ber -who could have gone easily was Ken Tucker, but the; claims of his own busiimss kept-him t'B.ck.-All-England teams are chosen on the following -principle, and in the following orcferOno wicket-keeper; f&nr bowlers —a''fast, right-hand, a slow curly man b. natural' left-hand leg-break, and one nther; four, batsmen, judged mostly On +.heir averages; 'one punishing bat and fiOod'"country": field; one other as circumstances may .dictate. In our smaller. «>lcmial centres this rigid selection is .not possible, but.'the selectors seem to' •M-ve 'played up to the main idea a, bit. 'For "keeper' .they took Berchdsen,: and tif: oourso, • that was the last word. As stated, nine of - them can bat a bit. In TiOwling, they have two left-handers, in Kannders .and ■ Gibbes, a pabe bowler .in Brice, a medium, off-breaker 'in Patrick; and a medium leg-breaker in Blamires. The Teal matter of decisba was the selection. of Fenton. as. ajjainst HiCkey. This is a troublous; subject; . -Hickey's, averages in olnb CTicket. are truly remarkable aiid what the selectors' ir.ay havo ihbught of them ..is not. kn:ny:i *o tho. writer. -Perhaps it; weighed with tbem that Feuton .is tpno. of .. the, lew; bowlere -in Wellington Who can turn both' ■ways ,on a plumb wicket, and- can hot a ; .bit as well'.: ,Oii"the ■ other, hand it may have escaped tho attention of the electors' that' Hlckey-has a downright fdree of. purpose; -and character which i:-i. calculated to. mako 'him li dangerous man, and, important 'the'.match,' the :more dangerous he ; is likely' to be. How; the "Rev. E. 0." got off. . Tell it not in Gath, but merely lot it be whispered that, theßerv.B. O. BlamiTes had qualms of Conscience about going down to Christchurch,. and leaving the Mission for'a Sunday, for it is : woll-known (even among cricketers) that tho "Rev. O.'s" first love is hia work. It is whispered that, the management of the Mission were "unanimous" that he shoidd go,, and. one even said: "Oh, for that matter, if Australia calls, we could send you over to help thom win the Fourth and Fifth Tests, against the Englishmen." They must be rather broadminded people those managers. Shaking Things Up. "Hero comes Blamires! He'll shake tilings iri)!" Such was the welcome which tho lengthy Central bat got whem he went in last Saturday to help his sido win out against ' time. Blamires certain!'/ did shako -things up. Ho and his the comedy item of tho afternoon, also in tho shape of a mix-up between-, the wickets, in which both conrted lining run out, but by the greatest of- luck they both escaped: . ... Following this'let-oiT, Blnmire-) shook things-spme more.' .After another narrow escape from being run out he start.

Ed to hit. freely all round the wicket, taking all forts of chances, and playing a stylo of crickct the public delights to see. His end came all 100 soon, but it. was his .third-"life." Ho lifted one high into tho outfield, and Griffiths held it.

Jackson played a vor.v good- innings, somo of his driving being particularly strong. Hiokson also' Opened his shoulders. Burbidge niado 30 for College without giving a chance, and Panning.piled up 17 by vigorous hitting before a very fast one from Bobinson, who was bowling with'the wind, got.past him. An Exciting Finish. ■ Excitement rap high towards the close of ■ the Central-Victoria College match last Saturday. College had a lead of five on the first innings, and left their opponents • 128 to get in an hour and 35 minutes before they could' win. Central made a good -fight, and got within a handful of. the desired .total before the time limit was reached, but this gave .College a two-point- win. Central's only chance 'was to .send in, men who could score quickly, but, , strange to say, they opened with two men who had to go steadily to justify'their inclusion in. the team, and this spasm of steadiness forced the later batsmen to take more risks than' they would otherwise have done. Central have only themselves to blame for the result. Some Smart Fielding.' Some of the fielding done by the Victoria College men last week was good to see, and was such as. makes it pleasant to . watch crickct. Bragge, in the slips, •was particularly smart, and Griffiths, in long field, brought off two delightful catches. .On one ocsasion he fell-badly, .and,'>for .a second .or . two,- some, thougnt his' neck had- been in danger.- But-he just cocked' his two :hands. up'in- the - direction of the umpire with • the ball in ■ them. . It'.was a' miitc, but very offec-tiYe-i"Hi>tr's that?"What Overtook the North-siders?.. "There is kmictliing- .radically ~wrong with .the-hatting, or. something .particularly right about the holding,, when a team of 'KorthV.stxeiifgth can be dismissed ou a good, wicket for the paltry 'score of 92 runs/ Certainly, Hales and Grinimtitt; bowling for East S,' were in . their best form, and runs were not easy fo get. Hales .was . swinging a fair bit with-the "now ball, and Grimmett. mixed pace and length and twist ill a .very puzzling .way. . But for all the bowlers' sting, eonio batsmen, contrived'to. make runs in fair comfort, which makes, the failure : of (he others the more remarkable. The story of the t innings is..that Wynyard, Blacklock,, and ; Windley , failed, and the side could not put up a decent fight without them.- ■, Good Climbers on the Cricket Ladder. - East made an excellent beginning with Wagstaffe and Grimmett. The former is an. enterprising' batsman' with a line iepertoire of strokes, and he-was"quick to show that the bowling had no tcrr.irs for him. -Grimmett began more slowly, but ho stayed longer, accelerating'his pace as the hall -grew bigger, .He' batted:-for most of the ittniiigs, but it was n-it until Bates came in at fifth wicket down-that anyone could stay long' with hiir. His was a really well played innings,- and: if he can- producei-the :same form o-iiV occa'"sjonallyvhe ought presently .to-catch a sslector's. eye as a very i useful chirgo ho,w-ler ; liable-"to make runs. . Bates, Smith, .and Hales all; got, into the twenties, and when the 'day was d-.uo Hales and Smith, the not outs, lad a f;-ir fowling. The total score was 198 for. eight wickets. ~ Clearance of Stock of best makes of Cricket Bats, .at. heavy reductions. Estate of late George Denton, 58 Willis Street.— Advt..