CAPITAL CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1960, 17 January 1914, Page 5

CAPITAL CRICKET.

BY NEW ZEALANUIEfiS. " ' SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MATCH. .. : - PROMISING START. By i'eleewiyh-l'rca A.reociaUen-~CopjT!i:V (Ree, January 16, 11./J-5 p.in.) Adelaide, January if}, Tho match New Zealand \\ South Australia was Ijcgtin to-itay. Tho weather was perfect and-tho w'icket excellent, but tlio attendance only modcrate, Patrick, Uarlkvn, and Talterea! stood down from the .New Zo-aland team. Heeso won the toss from Hill and Hemus and Hickmott opened. Both mado good cuts off Howard, tho fost bowler. At fifteen, however, Ilickmotfc mistimed a slow ball, ami was enaghfc at snid-on, Sneddon began confidently, and Ilcmtts scored 16 off oiie- ol jjoivard's.overs. Fifty-two were hoisted in hftlt nti fcour. Crawford nml Smith then took up tho bowling. Tho hitter's sloivs vete punished, h«t eventually Hemus was easily stumped. Ho "li.ntS batted for 45 minutes, and his ccoro included seven fours. I JVo for 78. Tvicljwoll, the ineomer, was quiet, bub bneddon was sound, scoring nil round tho wicket. The cpnttiry was signalled in an hour, but, with oiie acldotl. Sneddon called for si short run. and' 'fuck< well was thrown out from cover. At tho luncheon adjournment Sneddon was 48, Hoisso 17, ami thp totnl was 130. Sneddon had then heen 08 minutes nt tho crease. On resuming both batsmen were free, nnd Sneddon showed stylish, sa-fo driving, while his leg-hitting Was good, .Reese ma-do surerai lofty drives. Snerldoil was caiifihfc at the wickrt whan tlto total was '2ii. Up had battcj chaneelessly for 127 minutes, 'm"s score including Jive i'mirs. Tujlor was put on to bowl at 2-10. Sandman openod with vigorous driving, and lifMMe played a litse forcing game all l-onnrl tho wicltot. Tho tiiirn cpiitiiry went up nftof 19D liiiiuitos , play, but Roese was Imwleil »t 321 with ii _l)i'a«lifiil bailer. Ho tad batted HI mimitf-s, ami iiis innings, vrhich wns chaticelpss, roniprised eleven fours. Som'erviUi! WiiH thrown out nt 32fi in trying ,to siral a ran. Itobinson n-as yorkeu at 335, and Itomett cauaht at mid-oil at 3-10. Sandman was liowjed in attentnti));* to slog. J-l-p had batted eighty minutes, 'J'lif> •whole innings lasted four hnttrs. Tlie \>w Zwhijd Irattins was excvHwit, though tiro howliiijj lftctceil F.ting. Steolf, who upoiwd for South Australia, was vigorous, tie hit Sandman Miuarcly for a sixer, sml 40 went up in twenty minnlei. when ihimMi (vns ,l.b.w. to Hemielt, liowliiip for Kr-w Zosil.iiut, Bemfeit kept a spleivdk) length. Scorns :— New Zealariti—First tnnlngs. JJemiis, st. Campbell, h. 'Smith ... 4R Hinknwtt, c. lliJl, b. Kundcll 7 Sneddon; c. Campbell, l>. Ivlayno ... gy 'l'uckwoli, rim out .'. ii Rocse, b. Howard fig Taylor, b. l'ellMy ]fi Sandman, !). WiHsinore- ...:...,..».... 56 Somervoll, run out 0 lioliiiisdn, b. Howard 13 Bennett, e. RundoU, b. Howard ... 4 iSoxEhfiii, not out ?! Exifns ~..,u . 2-1 Total ' 902 Bowling , Analysis.—Hownnl, tlivpn wiekrts for S2. runs! RmuJell, ono ?or •Iβ; Crawford, hotio for SO; Smith, one for oJ: one for 38: Pell-ow, one for 23;' May-no, one for 20; Hill, none for 5. South Australia, Steele, not out ~. 38 Rum-1011, 1.b.w., b. Bennett 12 Smith, not otifc 4 Total for one wicket ~:,'.., 51 THE M.e.C. TOUR. TfJUNDERSTOIIM STOPS MATCH. (Roc. .Taiiuary 16, 11.43 p.m.) Johannesburg, January IC. ' In tho match Transvaal v. M.CC. olcvmi, thfl former jnade 170 runs. The latter (kdarcil tiicir inninfts closed with four wiokots domi for 330. HobUs made 137 ami Hearno 05. A tlnindorstorffl stopped tko ylay, and tlie matel; was drawn, ...•■..