ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1653, 21 January 1913, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET.

TROTT & HIS MEN.'

FIRST DEFEAT.

BY AN MINGS AND 35 RUNS.

(By Telegraph,—Press Aesoclml in.) Christchurch, January 20. Tho match between tlio South Melbourne eleven, and Canterbury was. resumed- At 10.80 a.m. to-day., Tlio wicket was fast and breaking up. Tho attendance was: small. Canterbury won by an innings #nd 35 runs. 1 Canterbury.—First. Innfngt. E;;R. Caygill, Ji.-Giller 83 F. Woods, o. Soott, b. Kenny ...; : 8 W; Hayes, 1.b.w., b. Kylo ...v...............10 H. A. Bishop, b. Kylo i ....' 4 J. L. Pattersoni b. Purvis '.. ..' 62 D. lieese, st. Pentland, b. M'Cor mack ISO D. Sandman, b. Kylo 30 S. A. Orchard, st. Pentland, b. Giller 12 T. Carlton,«. Kyle, b. Giller 51 J. li. Bennett, b. Kylo A. 23 H. M. Taylor, not out 0 Extras 31 Total ; LJjiL 381 Bowling.—A. Kenny, 16 overs, 2 maidens, 31 rhnsi I'wicket; j. Giller," 24" overs, t 3 maidens, 84 runs, 3 wickets j W. Scott, 12 overs, 2 maidens, 64 runs, 1 wido; T. l'ur'vis, 3 overs, 22 runs, 1 wicket; J. Kylfc, 28 overs, 4 maidens, 114 runs, 3 wickets; \V. M. H'Cormack, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 43 runs, 1 .wicket.

South Melbourne First Innings ; ...'. . ,60 Second Innings. W.. M'Cormack, 1). Patterson .. 41 T. Purvis, <S. Wood, b. Reese 81 A. Kenny, 1.b.w., bXCarlton ' 9 ,W. Scott, b. Sandman. '4 Gray,' b; Bennett «... li Kyle, b. Bennett ' 5 Giller, b. Bennett 36 l)eas, b. Bennett ' ...: 34 Trott, c. and b. Carlton .. 26 Sykes, b. Carlton ".6 Pentland, not out' 3. sundries. i,.... 28 ' Total: 270 ; IMPRESSED. . •' MELBURNIANS ON THE GAME.

(By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Christchurch, January 20. Speaking to a reporter on Saturday at tlio cud of the day's play, Mr. AV..H. JU'Coruiack said tuat the _ South _ ■ Mel-.-; boumo players wcro unanimous iu tho opinion that tho Canterbury adding was : equal to anything seen in Australia an.'; international, inter-State,, or intcr-club. cricket. . - ■-J •\- • "Wo are not saying ? that in iiauory, he said, "but tho field was keen', sale, and well placed, and it was really difficult to : got.tho ball away,, Withiteesea display we were similarly impressed, 'lho partnership with Patterson was delight- =. ful, it Is only when champions like Trumper ahd > Bardsloy- - get going that' cricket to equal'that is seen.". 7 ' • Speaking at tho luncheon to-day,' the .Soiith.Melboumo captain said that.it \vas sixteen years since his. last' visit, • and cricket in Now Zealand had mado strides that had simply astonished ' him. He ». said that,'ivitn young players ' such ,as , thoso whom' they -had played • against. here, there was no fear for the future. Ho would, refer particularly to . young Patterson whoso tirst appouranco.it was • in'. big'cricket.', !• Ho' .was gamo to itho core, and had.shown them some beauti-.,-fiil strokes. -. Hickmott, too, in tho I'i'c- . viouS'match, had won- his. admiration.■.' by. playing ( through the innings, ( aiid >;i though these twovyoungsters were ovpon- : . ents, ho was proud of both oMbem..-, . Tliey-had mado fast friends in Christchurch, and the South Melbourne men 'would wish Canterbury every success m their gamo against Auckland. From the cricket * they had seen in Christchurch, they had little doubt what tho result would be.'. . , CANTERBURY SHIELD TEAM. ' (By Telegraph—Pi'obb. Aetoclation.) ;■ . ■ \ Christchurch, January 20. ' Tho following' team . has been/selected to represent Canterbury, against Auckland for tho Plunked Sbicld:-J. H. .Bennett. C. Boxshall, H. A. Bishop, T. Carltoi. E. E. Caygill, W. Hayes, R, J. H. B. Lusk,. J. L. Patterson, W. H. Patrick, D. Reese, and D. Sandman.

\ < MELBOURNIANS AT - BASIN. : "■ Tho match- between tho . South. '.Mel- , bourne eleven and an eleven representing ■the Wellington Wednesday Association. , Wins at the Basin Reserve at .2 j).m. todav. Tho South' Melbourne cricketers arrive hero by tho Maori this morning. ' Owing to making • arraiigemcnts at this late has been docided'to forego tlio projected match Soutli Melhouriio v.. Aucklaud..., . . . a