CRICKET TOUR.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1954, 10 January 1914, Page 5

CRICKET TOUR.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM MEETS VICTORIA.

1 FAST WICKET FIZZLING.

®* v T?l«Er*Bh~Pr«a A.Biioclal.!cn—Cot jti s j,t • (Hoc. _ January 9, ltj.lu p.m.) ,■

Melbourne) January 9."" ;P.iho match., between tlio Now Zealand cricketers and Victoria was opened today before a poor attendance. l'Jto visitors.. batted, hrst, and closed tlreir innines for. 1,1. , Victoria has lost five Wickets for 2,' jo. >

:■ llooso won tlie toss from Armstrong, and Hornns rind opened to tho bowling of M'Donald (fast-) and Lampars Patrick was missed twice -"j tho slips byArmstrong and. Heather off M'Donald in tlio firsti ovci'j before ' scoring, kit M'Donald clean bowled 1 him in the next over. Sneddon was bowled off iiis pad. Hiekmott and Rceso wero tho only pair to offer opposition to tlio fast bowling. Reeso was scratchy at the start, but once ho settled down, ho showed clean, crisp cricket, • and was strong with the off drive and cut. Hickttiott displayed confidence and clash, but early in his innings had luck.' Sandman batted under diflicultios, as bo had strained his groisi at Albwy, aft inW which was painful but not serious. I ho Aew Zcalanucrs puzzled by the fast wickets, and played back too rovio.h. fheir display was disappointing. Tho mmngs lasted 175 minutes. Tlio Victorians fielded badly, and many catches wero dropped. Robinson and Carlton opened the attack to Carroll and Sewart. Carroll i\as nicely taken in the- slips. Sewai't ant, Kcirnan batted steadily until Rewand skied Sandman. Tim first century occupied seventy-fivo minutes. Kiornan, who played an attractive innings, ■tried to hook Carlton, but mis-hit, and j was caught by Tiickwell in tlio slips. At on© stsgo. in eight minutes six fours 11016 '"f. ■■■ The New Zoalaudovs' total wqs surpassed in a hundred minutes Heatnor- gave a. lively exhibition fof [ iorty-fivc minutes, and save difficult, chances when at four and fourteen off Hiekmott. His innings included nine J foilrcfs, three successively oil Sandman, who bowled hini in tho next over. The w fielding was patc'iy. . Bennett was not playing as ho 'bad jaiiod Ills ankle at Albury. Reese batted for 75 minutes, and 'hit five fours. Hiekmott was lit the wickets Si) .minutes, and Ins seere included four fours. . T j'f. takings at tlio match amounted to £a<l. The scores were as follow:— NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Henius, p Armstrong, b. 'Lampais 7 1 strict, b. M Lonald 0 Snaltion, b. M'Donald 0 Tuckwcll, b. Lampars 3 Hiekmott, e. Arasirong, b, M'Do'iiaid 40 Reeso, b. Lampars 47 landman, e. Carkeek, b. Lampars 9 iaylor, run out ■. 6 Carlson, c. Carkeek, b. Lampars ... 9 Robinson, not out 7 Hoxshall, b, Lugton 4 Extras ;■ 3 Total » Bowling Analysis.—M'Donald, three wicisets for 47 runs; Lampars, fivo for 41; Lugtcn, one for 21; Matthews, nono for 28. • How the wickets fellOno for 5two. for 5, three for 7, four for 24, five for 9G. six*-for IM, -seven for Ho, eight for 122, nine for 132. ten for 111. ' VICTORIA.—First Innings. Carroll, e. Hiekmott, b. Robinson " Stewart, c, and b. Sandman 25 Kiernan, c. 'J'uekwell, b. Carlton ... 01 iliis, e. Taylor, b. Robinson 40 Heather, b. Sandman 65 Lugton, not out ;jg Extras '. io p Total for five wickets 235 How tho wickets foil:—Ouo for A two four 32, three for 124, four for 150, live for 235. NEW SOUTH WALES V. SOUTH ■ AUSTRALIA. (Ree. January 30, 1,20 a.m.)

Adelaide, January 9. For the cricket match, South Australia v. New. South Wales, the weather was perfect, and the wicket fast and true.

■ South Australia, in tho'first innings, made 189 runs • (Steelo 42, Mayes 21, Kirkwood (not out) 3G. and Winser 23). Bowling for Now South Wales, Cotter took oho wicket For 17 runs; Massie, six for G8; ami Kellcway, thrco for 05. Now South Wales, in tho first innings, hod lost three wickets for 95 runs when stumps were drawn. Andrews made 20, Macartney' 15, and Collins (not out) 51.

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