CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1656, 24 January 1913, Page 8

CRICKET.

: TROTT'S MEN—THE LAST MATCH. EIGHT WICKET WIN. THE SUMMARY OF THE TOUR. "Over!" was called for the last time, as far as the tour of Trctt and his men is concerned, at the Basin Reserve yesterday, ' when the Wellington mid-week representatives—a stronger combination than many seem to suppose—cried "Enough," and, acknowledged defeat to the tune of eight wickets. It was the last act in what has proved-a very interesting and educative tour. Wellington, in their second innings, were all out for 92, and shortlv after' 3 o'clock the Melbourne team "went in! At twenty minutes »o five ■With only two-wickets-down they had won the, match. •• ' ; . " t ■ ; ■ •Wellington's Second Strike. ..- "Blahiires and M'Gill opened Wellington's second innings, and Blamires took strike to Kenny from, the south end. He got the second ball to leg for one. With his third ball,'.: however, Kenny badly beat M'Gill and took the first wicket for one run.' Warne succeeded, and Scott took up the bowling from the other end. .' At this stage. Blamires, batting very carefully and doggedly,-slowly mastered the situation and -built up. a good example for his side. - He settled' down to ii steady game, taking few chances andi giving none. On the .other hand, Warne batted ilukily, and was; not at all at homo to the bowling. Kenny especially worried hiin. He departed after, being 12 minutes at .tho crease. Harris joined Blamires and played carefully for several overs, hut was eventually tempted put ■by (iiller and cleverly, stumped by'Deas. The' vigorous Oriental batsman, Gourlay, then joined Blamires, but .abandoned, his usual, free style, and set put to play ,a safe and rather ..over-cautious 'game. When the innings ■ was closed he. remained hot out; but with only 8 to his Credit—unusual ■figures for him. C. G. .Wilson- was the only otfc°r. man besides Blamires to make double figures', and stirred.the game up during the short time he remained at the wickets.- i In .four.'hits ho made .15,' and one hit to square-legi oil Kenny, produced a perfect six. - ..;,-. ,-•. , For. the .-rest, Kenny's bowling was' too masterful.. M.-Kchzie was'thrown out.by Kehnj'r from cover-point, and Mills, wassmartly'stumped off Kenny.by the; alert' Deas. . In. Kenny's first .seven overs only. 0 runs were scored., .',' ... .-.'.' '•■•' *,;-.' . As usual, the fielding of the South Mel-; bourne, team, was very.good.V Smart :wor];' in'"the- country" hipped many, a likely. "fourer''-in, tlio bud, and the slips and infield generally were., all up: to. standard. Purvis and Sykes,' more than the others, were conspicuous 1, for their clean, stops'and; quick, straight returns..'.. - _. ... '. '.'. ;

.', .Kenny and Scott Get Going.!' ;. Wanting-' 126 to win,'; South Melbourne opened '.with Purvis .and rJl'Corinack, to the bowling of M'lhtyre.an'd Harris. Purvis went,' in Harris's 'first oyer,' succumbing to' a ball,coming in from leg.. Scott joined M'Cormack.-and immediately' began to.punish.any loose balls:sent him.,-. His carpet drives' were excellent, and. if'they were:"not' stopped; setdprn,; railed .-to get' over the. boundary.. .-His- wrist,play, was pretty, to watch,:,particularly when; slicing to .leg. .He'' was. missed • at'• midbh, by. 'Wilson \off/ : Harris;: with; a hard chance. In.the. next- over; hpwo.ver,';he was clean., Bowled by, M'lhtyre, -.'stump. ,At this; juncture,the,score'-board showed,^'o4—2—so.. Scott : had -made ',-v,50 while; M'Cprmack/nia'de Kenny /then, joined M'Cormack, and, like .Scott;; began :to punish loose Tjalls. His'-placing wqs at times brilliant,-and'completely'.beat tits field. ..He; hit a .fine six to squarc,-leg, off .Harriv.bbwlihg from',the south, and' short-" • lyfafterwards': ;'trenteil • M'lntyre' in the! 'same way, landing the ball over' the fehco ,on to the asphalt : ;in front of the ('stand. ; He'' was badly missed, at forward leg-by IMills, 'off, Harris..■.. Otherwise,.': ;Kenny's lplay.was.very fine,'; His placing-was mag--nificent, atfd: he managed to get the better ', of 'the,' field nearly every time.;. Althbugh' /mahj? of his strokes were not so clean as Scott's from- the onlookers' pointof'view,' he was the most, interesting .player. . It .- should ..'be. added that' it. was. rather unfortunate 'for the local men that' M'lntyre's handwas. badly injured in. stopping a hot Artillery bowler, ,-had to be taken off just as he was, shaping yery well indeed.'-" ,T;he- following arc de-, tails:— ].-'■■';■ '.'■•; ' ■.;;.'', -.'•..* ;■-;.. I.'';• ' '-: %V First-innings ....................'.■......'.........;..', 16!) Second 1 - Innings; " .'. •'./' ;'.- Blamires, c. Deas, b. Giller, 1112221244 : ' , 1141142111 ;;..............:... 37 M'Gill.'b. Kennv ...:............ .......:.. 0 Warne, b. Scott, 1131,.........,..::.... .' G Harris, st.Deas,' b. Giller, 111411 9Gourlay, not out, 131111 ..; .....;.'....'. , 8 Wilson, b. Kenny, 2634 ........ .....'...;..,' 15 Alpe, jb; Kenny ........'.. ...i...:..;.., ; ... , 0 George, b. Giller, 1 ..;......... .......v.,.,' .1 Mills, st. Deas, b. Kenny; 1 .;....;.„. 1 M'Kenzie, rim 0ut.......:..... ....,..'...„. 0 M'lntyre, b. Giller .•.........;........."../..'.'.... 0 Extras ,-...;.;.. 15 ■''.'_■' .Total. ~.„.,..'.....,'..;.X........f ~L- "92 Bowling Analysis,—Kenny (ook, four wickets tor 27 runs'; .Scott, orlo for -23; Giller, four for 24; Kyle, ;nonei for 3. • '■■',■■■; South Melbourne. -" First innings .....'...........'.....,.:'...;..'. ....;132. ; ..-, Second.lnnings. ~ .\- •■■''■" Purvis, b. Harris .'..........1....'....;...;..... .. 0 -M'Corinack, not out, 11M11?;21111112U' : 20 Scott, b. M'lntyre, 1224214111123241214 -■ ,11221121 ' ;....'.;.■...:-..:.:..:...'..;..:;.'..;.;.;v ''50 Kenny, not out, 116114164121241244411 ..., 52 Extras. ;,.'..i'..',.M.-.;lV,i-.'.-.'..';;'; 4 , Total'for wicketa'.; , .'.;....'......i'..-126 Bowling Analysis.—Harris,. one wicket for 52 runs; M Intyre„ one for 34; JilamiTes, none for 7; Gburlay, nono for 19;' Warne, nono for 10. ;', " ..,':