CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1956, 13 January 1914, Page 9

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON AND OTAGO.

A WIN FOR WELLINGTON,

1 GOOD BOWLING BY GRACE,

(By Telegraph.—PreM Association.) Dunedln, January 12.

Tho match-between ."Wellington and , Otago was resumed to-day. Tho rain •viucli fell/in the morning had not ma- : terially affected-tho wicket, but as the day woro ,on showers fell, and. in tho , afternoon tho pitch became a.bit tricky, the. bowling-gotting up. -Neither, side gave any gteat .exhibition' of batting, tho cricket being slow throughout. Graco secured a fine averago of four wickets for six runs.' Tho two not out mon, Hav (28) and Joplin, (7)- opened - for the Northerners, tho score in Wellington's innings then standing at threo wickets for 82 runs. Ramsden and 'i'orranco ,toak up-tho bowling. Joplin was suffering from bad thumbs, the result of a blow in stopping a fast one from Alloo on Saturday. At 86 Hay was given out l.b.w. .to Ramsden! The outgoing batsmen had hit threo fours.. 86—4—30:' vtt'ilson was tho incoming ■ batsman, and singles brought 100 up after .o3 : .minute's' play, and then Wilson snicked' ono from Tprraiico to Ramsden at first man; 101—5—8. M'Girr came-in, and after'scoring four was out l.b.w. to Torrance. 105—6 —4. Grimmett was next batsman. Joplin. got tho first 4 of the day-by sweeping Ramsdon's last ball' to leg. Trie batsmen tvero playing > with great caution. At. 109 M'Jarlano relieved Bamsdon, and Downes, who' had been unavoidably delayed, canto oil to! tlio ground at 12.15, relieving M'Farlane.' Joplin brought up 120 with a-singlo off Downes.- Rain commenced to fall, but the game went on. JopliiHwent to drivo Torrance, but did not get enough power on, and was caught by Alloo at mid-ofE. 124 —7 —22. The outgoing' batsman • had playM a patient innings,' arid did not giro _ a chance'. 1 : ; Tucl{Cr 'was the next man in, and "singles'brought up 130. Alloo then . badly 'misled-'Tucker, • - off Torrance, from a similar:'stroke to that -which had dismiisfid" Joplin. Tlio rain cased ' off, btit sawdust was freoly required. Grimmott backed up to a stroko frotri Tucker, off Downes, but was. sent back and 'Watson, smartly returning, Downes quickly removed the bails; ' 137 —B—l4.8—14. WagstafHopehed with'a lucky 4in the slips' off Tolr'raricd,' "the ball just eluding • Ramsden! Tuckpr then snicked ono from Torrance into tho '-flips, where Higgins, at second, made-n nice catch. 146— 9—lo. Saunders came in and Shortly after Downes snatched up a catch from W agstaffo off, Torrance, tho ,innings closing at 12.50 with the scoro 149—10—11. Sixty-seven.runs had heen scorod for the ' morning's : play. ' " ' " With I'B9'runs behind, Otago com- : menced their second ■ strike at 1.10 p.m., Janson'opening to Saunders.-Tho • other batsman was Alloo.' Tlio outfield bad become rather wet, while the ball was getting up a bit. Disaster early ( fell on tlit l local side,' Watson playing ' 3ii the third ball -from Saunders. o—l—o. -'M'Farlane came in, and saw out the-over." M'Girr went on bowling :rom the Cargill Road end.' aad the Dtago score was started with a leg ; plaiice by Alloo for two. M'Farlane gavo a hard chance for catching behind i cho wickets from M'Girr, one result- - ing; and Alloo-fell to the next ball from the fast bowler, going: for a. big drive - and being : clean' ' bowled. • Ramsden was the next man in. With the score unchanged. M'Farlane swept the ball from Saunders to leg,-M'Girr • turning and making a'slashmg catch i low down. S—3—s. . Saunders had now ] secured twajyickets Tor Sjcde-, j berg. .accptnp.'Siied','' j wiek.ets. afte;rjunchepn,.and opened his', jj account "with;'a high, cut off M'Girr ;, to tho boundary...: Another, .high-cut. to. ~ tho boundary by Ramsden. qtf .M'Girr';. brought up 20. Both" batsmen were' i taking po chances. . An atteriipt at a' , short, run: proved ..fatal to Siedeberg. Saunders fielding' the ball, smartly... 21—4—6. Bruges came. in. Itamsden cut M'Girr high to Joplin iu the slips, but tho chance was not accepted,'and a single resulted. Saunders and M'Girr were keeping a good'length, but the ball'was, getting iipa bit. After 55 minutes' .play Otago's scoro -stood at 33 runs. Ramsden drove the ball back hard to'Saunders, the bowler just getting his hand on it but failing to hold it. At 48 Grirtimett came on in place' of M'Girr, and got Bruges l.b.w. with his first ball: 48—5 —12. Higgins was the incomer.'.-. :Half a century wont up after 6o minutes' play. Then Hiddlestohe replaced Saunders. A four and a. two to ltamsdeii and two and four to Higgins brought Aip 60. A drag to leg by Higgins, off Hiddicstone. to the boundary saw 70 on the-board. ■ Shortly af-. tor the'same player swept a, leg ball from Grimmett for four. At 80 Saunders came on again in place of Hiddlestone, and M'Girr relieved Grimmett. Play was very slow, 16 : maidens having been bowled iii' 39 overs! Graco went on in place of M'Girr, and Ramsden snicked , tho third ball to Saunders ' in tho slips. 87—6—40. The outgoing batsman...was at the. wickets an hour and'ss 'minutes. , His partnership with Higgins realised 39 runs.. Eckliold joined Higgins, and a period, of slow play set in. With the l " score at 95' Higgins was caught at" niid-off' by Hlddlestone off Saunders. 95—7 —24. Condliffo ■ came in to see Eckhold snick a ball from- Grace into Saunders's hands at first man. 95 —8—1: Torrance left with the score unchanged, being . smartly stumpeefby Wagstaffe, off Grace! Condliffc brought ' up tho ceiitury with a pull to tlio on for four. Dowries then snicked "a .ball high from Grace tq third': man, arid 'the innings ended -ex: acfly at 5 o'clock, Otago having been at -the wickets for 145 minutes. "Wellington thus won by 85 runs. The'scores are:-r . '." . WELLINGTON! ; First-innings 276 Sccond Innings.. J. P. Blacklock, ruii out 0 T. Grace, c. Higgins, b.' Downes ...' 28' J. Hiddicstone, c. Downes, b.Torrance -'.19 D. Hay, 1.b.w., b. Ramsdon ' 30 F. Joplin, c. Alloo, b! 'Torrance ... 22 C. G: Wilson, c. Ramsden, b Tor-. ranee 8 H. M'Girr, 1.b.w., b. Torrance- : 4 C. V.' Grinimett, run out 14 K. H. Tuckei*,' c! Higgins, b. Tor-' • ranee ....•••• 10 W. H. Wa'gstaffe, c. Downes, b.' Torrance .V... •' ' 11 J. V. Saunders, not out 1 Extras 2 Total ..; ,••••■ Bowling analvsis: Torrance took six. trickets for 70. run?; Downes, one for 38; Ramsden. one for 2S; M'Farlane, none for 7; Aljoo, none for 4. OTAGO. First innings Sccond Innings. Watson, b. Saunders ! 0 Alloo, b. M'Girr • % M'Farlane, c. M'Girr, b. Saunders 5 Ramsdon, c. Saunders, b. Grace ... 4U Siedeberg, run out « Bruges, 1.b.w., b. Griminett ........ 1J Higgins, c. Hiddlestone, b. Saundors 24 Eckhold, c. Saunders, b.. Graco ... 1 Torrance, sfc. Wagstaffe, b. Grace .« U Downbs, c. Joplin, b. Graco Coridiiffc,; not; out ' Extras., 2 Total .! 104 Bowling . analysis: Saunders - took threr> wickets'for 31 runs; M'Girr,-one for 29; Grimmett, ono for 1/ ; Hiddicstone, nona for 17; Grace, four for 6.