EXCITING CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 6

EXCITING CRICKET.

. THE AUSTRALIANS AT THE ■ : BASIN; • • . SOUTHALL'S FINE BOWLING* tOCAL MEN LEAD ON FIRST INNINGS, ARMSTRONG'S ATTACK. Gloriously exciting cricket played before a crowd of 8000 cheering people i was the order of the day at the Basin Reserve, an Saturday. ■ Surprise and sensation t«ilow«d oiie another hotly tight through the.sultry afternoon. When I stumps were'drawn ou Friday evening! the Wellington batsmen were making a poor showing, with six wickets down lor 11.9. Tins first century had taken nearly three hours to get, yet- in the hour in which they were at the crease on Saturday afternoon they hoisted almost another century. This brought their scare to the respectable tfttaf of 201.' M'Girr and • Robinson, by exee!-le-nt batting, added 69 after the resumption. Australia were at the wickets when the great crowd rolled in ■ iater in the aftcrnooji, burning to see • ' the baiting of the . incomparable Victor Trumiier, the great Noble, Victoria's Armstrong., Ransford, Collins, Waddv It did not take long '.ta see them all! for'in a shade oveF two hours the whole team had eojs© aftd gone, aiad by ' 5 o'clock Wellington wero'batting again. Saiinders and Robiiison .gat rid of tralia's opening,pair, Dolling and Collins, cheaply,-and %n Southall got to First It* dug out'Cody, who had laoked like getting set. Trumper appeared, and before he- seored Southall got Mm to poke one-u> te.'Hfty.' These two ivickots of the extensive left-hander had been, bought at a 'price of seven runs. Entered' Armstrong, -who got centre from the umpire, took strike to SWthall, heard the •death-rattle in hig timbers, and Quitted the- Maying heat of,the fi«ld for the cool shade of the pavilion. Ransforil's brio! career was ended- through -M'Oirr's celerity in the ■outfield, and then Waoldy hastened off .in the .footsteps of Trumper and Co., whilo a frantic Iconoqurse cheered and clapped their admiration, of Tom Southall s, tnindliiig.. The team made only 124, 77behind Wellington. Wellington went .in again, and before tho wonderful bowling of Armstrong .and Noble the local batsmen. fled' lik© , straw before a gale. Loug-drawn "OhsI" -followed- by thunderous: cheering, broke the stillness efery now. and .thetij - -announcing 'the downfall o! some Wellbg|on- ,! hope7' In the hour between 5' o'clock 6,five- wickets-foil for' 32 runs, and of these jrGirr <not out) had contributed 13, and extras (also, -net out) nine. Armstrong had: taken four wickets for '2. funs, .a record before which-So-uth-all's great, performance, pales.' Many speculations were heard-as to the share the wicket had in producing tbe.afteriwoii's seiisatioiis, J?efhaps the only -thing: i 6 is. safe to;.say of the-,pitch Ja that it was.toe , slow for-the ; visitors, aild that itßathercd , some fire as the severeheat acted upon it. ..To-day tie niateh m\l bs continued at 2 p.nti Australians at the Wlok«ts. At the draw on Friday evening Wellington were 119 on for six wiekc.ts. M'Girr and Jopliit were at the wickets when the innings was resumed at noon on Saturday. The innings was prolonged for a little overman hour, and- in that brief period th& scoro wa3 lifted to 201, which indicates that the rate of scoring -iras.. three times as fa-st as oa the previous day, M'Girr and Robinson 'batted finely. Hobinson played judiciously, but his hitting was splendid, and in about half an hour ho smacked tip 41. He was still at the crease when the last partnership , was sev-ewd. M'Girr's good innings wasended by Mailoy, who , sent down a wrong one which circled round him at an acute angle. . . With five minutes, -af play to go before the luncheon, adjournment, H. L. Collins and C. B. Deflihg went to the wickets for Australia.- Robinson opened his rapid fire to Collins, who got a boundary and a Brace off the over. After a- maiden frSm Sau-nde-rs and "something similar" ■from Robinson, the adjournment was made.- A few minutes after play- was r<?stimed, the' first -separation came, Hotfe brilliantly,. eatening Collins. behind . the w-icijets , off , a pecaliar long hop from-S'aundcrs. The score at- this time was 15, and .nine minutes later Dolling returned to the pavilion, clean-bowled by Robinson* Noble and Cody were now Associated at the crease. Noble's , late >ctft w-as remarkably good, but. pody made a couple of ■uppish strokes in the slips. • The scoring progressed somewhat slowly, btit steadily, and' the' half-century went after three-quarters of an hour's batting. ' • goutha.li -€Bts to. Worh. , Sauthalt went on. to bowl from .the north end Jn place of iR-obinson at this stage- He -Tvae- treated with great, respect by both-.batsmW.. 'Sis opening oyer- was .a •maiden. ■ ,Cod : y 'dealt/with his next- over gingerly, -until .tie fourth hall,-which he smote to tho boundary.' ■Next ball,-a breaker from., Sauthall, sent the batsmen home., The first ball of Soutball's next over amwated' to bump aJittie, and it \ was p&ked up by Trumperand JieWrKV Hay.at point. And so the. famous- "V.T." re'tired for nil. Armstrong'filled'tlie breashj and to the first ball, from .SoutlislLilm Victorian crack succumbed, clean, bowled. Five wickets went'down .for. &l, and Wellington's slow leit-liancL bowler had captured throe at_-a cost of Seven.runs, Ransfoj'd.went in : : a-fld five when,, in attempting a r.uii, he was out to a. beautiful; return ftom the ..outfiejd ,'by M'Girr, Howe;' whipping the bails 'oft. •Wadriy partnered Nobley a-nd ;tho eair set up. a twenty-mhuites' par.tnersltin, which added 23. ■ Grjrilmett and South' all were bowling,, and eleven. Wero hit off the former.'s two'first'overs. Waddy went through..all the Revolutions of lifting Soutlifllt out of tke RTO-und, except that.he did nap get on.to the .hail. Next delivery- Sovithall clean bowled him. Wfttldy had shown Reed shots back .and forward, and looked -like .-scaring. M'Konzie, the next man in, wa.s'beaten by ■ Southall early in. his career, but he survived and assisted NoWn to hoist the'century, which went up in an hour and fifty minutes.- Southall's record when ho. wrecked Waddy's'wickets was fonr : wickets ..for. 17. .. . ■ Seven wickets wore down for 103 when tlin pasne was .resumed after the ten adjournment. '.M'Kenzfe.- smacked ~i boundary off Soutlioll's second ball, and tho rest- of. the over, yielded nothing, The second ball of Saiwidersls. nest over wns fatal to No-Uc. "M.A.N.. , ' hit it hard-hack to the bnwler,' and "J.V."-hoM it brillinntly.- . Before the over was -completed. -Sims, who,hail r«Tslacmil Nobio, wns bcautifuHy stumned bv Howe off'. Sa'untlers.. Saunders h.id since the resumntinn '.taken two wietats For nil, Noblo took 80-minutes tocomnilfl bis thirty-five. Afailey aecoinpiini"rl M'Kciiftio; for the lost-wicket .etaikl. Tho pair bit- out oTcaM<rfinHy. ,h«t tlio good otit-Eeldiiio; nf-J<i|)lm kept the rtins; down well. The pnd enrao when Mniley hit one m> to Midlane at point, nnd the Wollineton slji>»nor lt"M him «icely. Tho -iniiinfis li!>=l 1-isti'rt n little un'dor two Imvivs mid a-half RniithahVs rocortl wps five wic?;-rt-i for 34 runs. H(> had limcled 16 overs, of which six wvte maidrns. His most expe'nsiTO overs w«f§ his-fifth and cifl-hth. Tioth of which yielded, seren.

the tall left-hander received a greet ovation on returning to the; pavilion. locals Fleo Before Armstrong. Wickfits fell fast' at the opening of Wellington's second knock. How and D. Ha.y went in to. bit the five o'clock, and twelve minutes later tb.oy were both out, _ with Armstrong and Noble each showing an account of' one wicket for no runs. Howe got the first bell of the innings a Way to the boundary, but it was his only score. Hay got a boundary off the same- bowler (HansFord), and that was' his • sale contribution to the total.- M'Girr and Gibbes were now at the wickets, fiibljes seas disposed of in three minutes by -Armstrong, with a niee-taigth ball, -which the'batsman completely misjudged. Armstrong's card flow read: 3'overs, 3 maidens, no runs, two wickets. Midlane, who partnered M'Girr, sjie.nt ten minutes in great'disc.om.fort, and then beca.ino victim to 'Armstrong with two runs to' his credit. A cheer wont up as Robinson came out,' but the smiter was ejean bowled &y the second ball he took from Armstrong, " In half an hour five wickets had fallen, and the c total was but 17, Armstrong! had taken four wickets for <me run, j Noble one for fire. Beeehey, M'Gift's new mate,, niade a . very scratchy start, and became compiGtoJy puzzled by Armstrong: The big'Vitlorian kept the runs 'down remarkably, and bowled with no one in tho slips. Ransford, gelding "very eloso 'in, dived for- a catch off M'Girr, .when the Fast Cluh, man was .8, but ho just failed- to keep the ball off tho ground. • Stumps were drawn at 6 o'clock, and five wickets had fallen for 32. Beecbey had been batting half an hour for nil, and M'Girr had been at 'the crease 45 minutes for Iris 13.. Details of the scores follow:— Wellington.—First Innings, G. Howo,-11.UH342112, c. Noble, b. M'K.eftzie- , ]9 D. Hay, 11412122, b. Armstrong ... 14 F. A. Midlane, 21', b." Collins ...;.....• 3 W. R. L. G-ibbes, 411411111321X412 ' Us* c,Collins, b.; Armstrong.'... 31 E. M. Beechey, 113111411, c.'Tru.ft- . per, .b.'Armstrong .;;,.„•...'..... 14 H. -M'Girr, 111112141111421412116 .1112, b. Mafley '. ,',..;.....;.„ 43 C. Grimmcit, 12, c. Noble, b.-Jtailey 3 F. Jeplin, 124, b. M'K<mzie 7 C."Rab.insßn, 111441416141214311. not out .., \ 41 .T. V.Saunckrs, b. Artivstroiig ...' 1 T.Sc-utb.al}, .112, c. and b. Arm- - strong ..; i Extras ~.. 21 Total ~...,,."m Bdwliu.g Analysis,—Armstrong tosk five--wickets for -80 runs; Ransford, hone for 11; M'Kehzie, two for 37; Mailoy, two for-31; and Collins, one for 21.- .• ! -••■■■ ■ ■■■■.' How the'Wioket-s'Fdl 1 2 3 4 5 >6 7.8 9 10 38 . 38- 47. 89. 92 103 131 188-191 201 Australia.—-First Innings.: .C.E,.Dolling, II 1 , b.vß0f0n50n..;.... -2 H. L. Coiliiis,-2441,. c. H(i*e., b. > Saunders ....,..; , U L.,Cody, 21224311314, b.-Southall -24 M. A. N0b1e,.24213334421.141, c.-and • b.. Saunders ~ -35 V, Truinper, c. Hajvb..Swifchall.-... •■■■ 0 \y. W, .Armstrong, b.-Sguthail ... >0 ■\. S: Ransford, 41, r.un-out •.-..- • 5 E. L. Wsddy,. 2141114,-, b. Sau-thajl 14 C..M'KcHzie,.34l, riot-put, ..,... :i .i. -.. 8 A. Sims.st, Howe, .Is.'Sa;unders ..." 0 A.'Mailey, 2424, c Btidlams, b. Souvial! ........ 12 Extras , 13 Total ~X24 Bflvliiig Analysis.'-Robmson took one wicket- for 1$ runs; Soutlift-11, five ■for 34;'- Saucers,, three fof Aβ ; imd ■Gnmniett, none for 19. ; ■ •'•••" How the Wicklets Fell, ' 1 2 3 i 5 6 7 8 i> 10 15 24 64 61 64 Ts 95 107 107 V& Weillrtgtori.—Second innings, G.,HGw.e, 4. b. Armstrong 4 D. Hay, 4, 1.b.w., h. Noble- ......... 4 JW. R. L. Gibbes, b. Armstrong ... 0 H. M'Girr, 4H1141,8Qt out „..-..:,. 13 P. A. Midlane, 11, t>. Armstrong ... 2 C. Robinson, b. Armstrong Q E. H. Beechey,Wt out ~..,, 0 Extras . .'. i \ 9 Total for five wickets \... 32 Bowling Analysis.—Armstrong took four wickets for 2 runs; Mailey, uoiifc for 5; Nobte, one for S; and.Ransford, hone- for 8. : CANTERBUHf V. OTAGO, BIG SCORE'-BY THE teTHBRNERS ; (Sy A?Eoclsttlon.) . ".\ Duneciih, Februan- ; 14. -..The Bunket Shield mateb .between. Canterbury air.'d Otago was. resumed oh the > Cafisbrook Ground to-day -iii fiiie weather. .... ;,.' ■;. ftaiiterhufy,—first Innings^ \\ T iiitta; -a, Dowues, p. MTa'rlane ",:". 6-1 Caygill, thrown out ~'.;..„ ;.' 40 Hayes, c; and b. Downcs ' 3 Bishop, .1.b.w,,: b. D.ownes . fj Patrick, e. Ohadwick, 1). Tueiwell 118 Beale, c. and b. JJoivnes-,...,....,...., 1G Watson, st. Chadwfcki' b. 'I'orrailce 26 ■Wilson, c. TtickweM, b. Pown'es ... : .13 Thoniae, ■c. Watson, bv Eahisdeft ... : 77 Bennett, c, M'Farlaiie, b; Ra.msflen 58 Boxehail, not out .....;..,...■.,.....;.'.„ • ■ 6 ; .Extras ...;....,.,-..■..„„,... 18 : ■ Total .;..'. ;.;...;. ...v.U.i 442 Bowling Aiialysis.-vroVrince, Covers, nvns, 1 wicUet;- Kam.6I tlfen, 2-5.4 ftycrs, 02 nins, 2 ; .wicket's; Donne's, 33 byers, , 7. rnaideiis, \33 runs, ■4.wieket.s; JM'Faflane, 21 ...flvers, -j maiden, :69 runs,' 1 wicket; Tiiclcir^JJ, : .2. overs,' 21 nuts,' 1 wicket. ( .:. ■- - :•' Otago.*-Flrst Innings. Watson, !j. Wilsoit ..,..,..: .".;;,. 2 ■ 3Vfc*oll, c. Bcxshall, b. Wilson ... :.,3 jM't'arlane, run -out- ~....:..„, 7 Bruges,'st. Boxshall, b. Wilso'n , ,1. y 1' Ramsden, b. ■Bennett '..;...«*.«.- -1 At-too, b. Bennett ....'.......•..■.<...„«•.. -37 HigginG, c. Hajes, b. Wilson '. 4G , Br.y<len, b. Bennett ........7:..,....,... :0 ' Torrauee, x. Bishop, b. "Wilson •. 31 Ch>dwiek, riot out ~,. ;.„.. 71 Dowties, l>, Beiinott .;.„...,.,.'. .■ 5 Kstras .„..;.,..... .7 Total .......1vV... ; .,„,,.., 195 Bojvling Aijaiysis.—Beunettjl3B balls, 8 maidens, 48 rtins, 4 wickets,;' NVilson, 156 bills,. 5 -maidefls, 05 n-i-hs, 5 wickets; Watson, IS balls,' 2 ions, :■», wjekets; Tiiomas,-42 balls, 1 tuns. Innings. . Chadwick, b. Bennett .19 3)'Fatiaiie, not oiif ...............V.'.... 56 Alloo, b. Bennett ...-.; 2 Tuckwell, c. Hayes, b; Bealc,. 52 Watsoft, .not out 12 Three 'wiefcets for Wl! THAT OELAV. THE NEW ZEALAND. COUNCIL ■-■■• BLAMEIi. By Teloifaivh-Prcss AEb'Ooiatloa-CbßjrrtS-hl , Sydney, F*bniafy 14. The spcrotacy of the Board -of CoU'. trol, replying to a complaint by Vioior Trttrtiper' in regard to tho delay ingranting permissioa. to tlw players to take part in the Dominion toifir, said delay'had-beetr occasioned- bj*tli* Now ZeaiVml Coiuiftil. Players had applied for permission ,on December 12, but two riioiiths previously the-.boatd Inijl written to' the ceuneil ftsliing tho terms awl conditions , under which the team was going. No definite information had been received tiiit-i! Jnii«nry~s, iiftcr which, tlie various delegates' were commuHicated,' with, and the decision w.-as Mttde known to the pl-arers on January 20, as eaily as possible. ' : .