TROTT & HIS MEN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1638, 3 January 1913, Page 8

TROTT & HIS MEN.

: —l> . AT CHRISTCHURCH. THE SERIES OF SUCCESSES. THREE WICKETS' WIN. COLLAPSE OF THE BATTING. (lij Telegraph.-Preßs Association.) Christchurch, January 2. The match Canterbury v. South Melbourne was resumed this morning in beautiful weather in the presence of a' fair number of spectators. The wicket was still in splendid order. The visitors won by three wickets. , ■ Kyle (M) and Gray (21) went in, and Sandman opened the attack. Kyle lifted his first ball to mid-on, and Bennett held tho oatch, 269—9—39. Pentland was the lnst : man in, and Bennett bowled from the south end. At 276 Eeeps relieved, and, | after having 4 hit off him' by Pentland, had-his revenge by. bowling, the Mel-, bournian in tho ; same over. The innings, which realised 280, lasted four hours and a half. ■.' ' ■ V' \ -. • Canterbury commenced their second in-, liings with Caygill and Hickmott. The. former took strike to Scott, bowling from the south end, and Kyle-was the other bowler. His first ball beat, Caygill all the way, I—l—l. :■ / : ■; '■/■ / ' • Sims followed, but ,the second ball which ho receivcd-Ni fast one-of? perfect length, and very, similar to the one that. bowled Caygill—took-the bails, I—2—o. Hayes followed, but "felt" his first ball, and-was 'oaught at tlie: wickcti" .I—3—o. vliishop was clean, bowled by Scott with the first'ball of the next over, 18—4—15. Carlton opened, with a snick through ' the slips for four. but. -in Kvle s next over, lie, cut . one into Scott's bands ' at deep-third man. 35—(i—4. . .' ;i

Reese' joined Hickmott, but was caught at the; wicket, 52—6—6. Patrick followed,', but. shaped indifl;6i'ently'a.t.'Giller, and : was caught at the wicket without scoring! 52—7—0. Sandman was next, but very soon put one into the hands of M'Cormack at mid-off. 73—8—13. Bennett was the ingoer, but; without scoring, pat one into Giller's hands' at third man, 73—9—0.; Boxshail was the last- [hope, .but in Giller's next over he was out 1.b.w., and tho innings closed for: 91, after an hour and 50 minutes'' play.- >„ Hickmott was loudly applauded/ forcarrying his,• bat through'the innings. Canterbury took .the field at 2.55,' and Scolt ami Al/Cormrick started the visitors', task 1 , of making the 115 runs required to win. : The' opening, Was sensational. Reese bowled'- from the: north end,"and Scott, back-cut' his first delivery grandly, for . 4, but, next ball,- he went' to repeat the. stroke, and was clean bowled,' 4—1—4., ■ Sykes got liis first, ball to .the leg fence, .but,' in Reese's' next;over, ho opened out for. iv ; smite, ' but .only partly stopped tho ball, which went ' on to his ■.vicKeti.B—2-r4. :.: Giller ■ filled the' gap, but,-- almost at once, put.one sharply into.the slips, where. Sims brought off, a goc-d catch, 41—3—22. Kenny joined. M'Cormack,' and at' once,' gave, a hot chance in' the'slips,' and,then.. .'M'Cormack played a !ball on to his wicket but not hard enough to'dislodge the bails. Kenny nett survi/ed : .a confident" appeal for' l.b.Tvi^, : . v: ; : \■ ■' !■' Play now became very slow, but, eventually, Kenny, got Carlton to leg for d, thus reaching SO. This,: however,', was his last Scoring stroke, Bennott, beating him. with a beauty inihis next over. 118—4—52.; Den's followed, but/after. getting a single,. Carlton';beat liiin; all.the ,way. Kyle was next in,'arid Bennett then bowled M'Cormack with n good one. 127—G—31. Gray joined Kyle, and, at thisstage, Boxsliall receiyed a nasty blow in the face, which stopped-play, for a little time. On resuming, SBennett got a; "hummciv" past - Kj'le. 132—'7—9. . Trott was next,.and mado tho winning hit—a .fine straight, drive,'along the' carpet; for a 6ingle. Scores:— Canterbury, First innings . 333 Second Innings. ~ E. R. Caygill, b; ICylo 0 It. G.vHickmott, not out ........ 43 A. Sims) b. Kyle 0 W. Hayes, c. • Pentland, b. Kyle .. 0 H. A. Bishop,.b. Scott 15 T. Carlton, c. Scott, b- K.tlo 4 D. Reese, c. Pentland, b. Giller - ,0 W. R. Patrick, c. Pentland, b. Giller ■ 0 D. Sandman, c. M'Cormack, b. Kyle 13J; B. Bennett, c. Gilier, b. Kyle ......... /0 C. Boxshail, 1.b.w., b. Giller . 4 Sundries 6 : Total : 91 Bowlmg Analysis.—W. Scott took ono wicket 1 for ! 21''runs;' J. Kyle,. six; for; 47;• J,'Giller,' thrco for 18. < , > : South Melbourne. First' innings 280: ',■■■■ Second Innings. • W. Scott, b. D,; Reese 4 : W. M'Cormack, I. J»-H. Bennett <, 31 5. Sykes, b. D. Reese ....; 4 J. Giller, c. Sires, b. J. H. Bennett >.. - 22 A. Kenny,- b. J.' H. Bennett 52 11. Deas, b. Carlton 1 ;J. Kyle, b. J. H. Bennett .. 9 Gray, not out ..... 2 H. Trott; not out 12 Sundries 8

, Total 145 : Bowling Analysis.—D. Reese took 'two wickets,for 38 runs; Ji H. Bennett, four for 45; D. Sandman, nono for 21; T. Carllon, one for 25; It. G. Hickmott, none forß.". ' : ; ; ' M .