BRILLIANT CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 8

BRILLIANT CRICKET

AUSTRALIA V. CANTERBURY. • GREAT DISPLAY OF BATTING .TRUMPER 293—SIMS 182. (By Telegraph,—Press . Association.) Cliristchurch, February 28. Play in the Australia v. Canterbury match was resumed at 12 o'clock. Cody with 47 and Sims were the not out men. Bennett opened the bowling from the south end, and Carlton was-tho other bowlor. Cody drove Bennett finely to the boundary, but this was his last, for ho then lifted one sharply to cover, where Carlton brought olf: a one-handed catch. 118—0—54. Armstrong's appearance was relished by tho crowd, and they sottled down to watch tho '.'stars of the team." Sandman bowled in lieu of Carlton, who had captured three wickets for 41.. Sims got a lucky four to fine leg, hut apart from this he was batting soundly. For some time both batsmen subsided into singles, the deep outfield restricting many good hits. At 154 Wilson had n turn in place of Bennett, and Carlton replaced Sandman. The left-hander troubled the big man somewhat, but the latter then glanced him to-fine leg four. Sims also became aggressive, 'and broke a succession of ten singles by hitting Wilson for a two, four, and one in one over. The Sydenham slow bowler was not keeping his usual good length, and Sims's quick footwork made it easy, Armstrong varied tho solid nature of tho play by driving one very hard to the off fence. At 184 Hickniqtt niado an attempt to dissolve the partnership, and Bennett had another turn in place of,Carlton. Reese, the Canterbury skipper, is suffering from a ricked side, and his bowling was sadly missed. With the total at 195 the players adjourned for luncli. The Sijtns-Armstrong partnership had added 77 in a shade under an hour.

The second ccnturv took 174 minutes to compile. With the total at 209 Armstrong opened out to Carlton, and putting one into tho slips Patrick made an easy catch. 209—7—31. Trumper went in and opened with a single, aiM latecut Carlton beautifully for four. He at once ran into double figures with a masterly leg-stroke off Bennett. Tlie latter nearly had his revenge, for a ball that was only partly stopped nearly rolled on to (the wicket. In the next over the Sydney ,man sent one to the off fence like a iljfsh, repeating tlie dose in Bennett's next over, and also cutting him prettily for four. Runs were now coming fast,' and tlio onlookers were setting a cricket feast, nf a lifetime. Trumper_monoo6lired the' bowling, and ran to 3o in 22 minutes. A marvellous square-leg pull gained further applause. At 254 Sandman replar n d Carlton, and Sims got busy again. Truniner jumped in ' to the clow bowler, and the next moment there was a resounding frliack on the picket fence. Trumper reached his SO in twentv-six minutes, and wns rapidly overhauling Sims. At WH Wilson had a trundle' from tho south end. seven coming olf his first, over, tho lr>st four to Trumoor, liking him to 60. Carlton bowled from tl m other end. and in Wilson's next, over: Trumnor sent 300 up with a big lift to the tiff, prneticallv the first orn Jie.lwrl lifted. The 300 had taken 235 minutes to comnile. A fine bit of fielding, by Woods gained applause, and Rived four, npd then Trumper passed Sims's score with a powerful pull to the on. Rims cot-the lead again reaching 80 with: n. Pno four to leg' Reese now enlarged his strH- of bowlers by putting Patrick.qn;;~.Tni tnnor survived an emphatic appeal for i.b.w., and HHcmott bowferl-in place of Wilson. Trumper and t Sims continued merrilv the former doing most of the scoring. Both were annroaeliinir tho eentury Trumper getting in hard, drives on tlie leg side, and passing the three figures m nn hour and thirteen Sims, at this stage, had reached 86, and ."ist nreviously rrave a haWI ebance to Whitta at square-leg, off Hickmott. Trumper was loudly airlanded, and at 109 skied Bennett.on the leg side, Wil-son-just foiling to get under "it as it dropnpd. It was his first nnnish hit in a brilliant innings. Ho kent scoring rapidly, with hf»rd, cloan strnlcps, mostly on the off, but Bennett steadied th<* scoring when he came on again. Sandman was_ hit for two ■ boundaries, the Ai>«+mlian crack hitting out to slow bMls in brilliant stylo. Trumper reached 150 in 92 minutes. Ho hit Whitta fov six almost/ into tho scoring box, and Bennett for another six over the.square-leg fence. At 4 p.m. the total'was 423 for seven wickets, and the afternoon tea adjournment was then taken.

On resuming, Wi|son and Carlton had charge of the bowling, and from the latter, s first over Sims broke a succcsSlon of' 18 singles with a nice four to - im '? Save him his century, mado in 191 minutes, and jvas warmly recogiiised by tlie onlookers. After sending down one over Wilson gave way to Bennett, Sims having removed the tension necessarily occasioned in completing the century became more • aggressive, and Trumper steadied down somewhat. Runs slill camo steadily, and.at 474 Sandman replaced Carlton, and Trumper sent 380 up with a lovely on drive, making his own score - 190. After a period- of quiet play lie landed Bennett on the top of the picket fence, and got another four 1 for a lovely on stroke. A single gave him his 200 for 131 minutes' play. Five hundred, made ill 314 minutes, went up a moment afforwards. Wilson replaced Bennett, his first oyer costing ten runs, and Carlton had another, turn at tho other end. Trumper lifted Wilson into the "Frog Pond," tho bigges hit of the match. Sims reached 150 iii 236 •'minutes, and the scorers were.now being kept hard at work. Fivo hundred and fifty went up, and the last 50 had been made in 50 minutes. Hickmott had a turn with: the .ball, 15 coming off tho over, and Trumper reached 250 ip 152 minutes. In Hickmott's second over Trumper gavo Reese a hot chance at mid-off—-the first actual catch lie had given—but it was dropped. In Patrick s next over lie lifted one tremendously high to the oil, where it.fell into Hickmott's hands and •jumped out again. The sixth century went up, the last 50 of which had taken twelve minutest Trumper 'continued' to score with ' positively artistic strokes, and was soon chasing his third century. Bennett varied the monotony by bowling a maiden, tho first for a long timo, and in his next over Trumper opened out for a big hit, and failing to get- on to it skied, it to Sandman at point. 642—8—293. The retiring batsman received a great ovation. Ransford filled the gap, but after getting a couple of singles Carlton beat him all tho way. 649—9—2. Crawford was tho last man, and after- getting a single' stumps were drawn "with the total at 651.

The scores are:— Canterbury. First innings 92 Australia. First Itminge. Dr. C. E. Dolling, c. Boxshall, b. Carlton 0 H. L. Collins, c. Boxshall, b. Bennett ...'. 10 E. L. Wadoy, b. Bennett 0 31. A. Noble, c. Sandman, b. Carlton .... 36 A. A. Mailey, c. Patrick, b. Carlton 3 Ti. A. Cody, c. Carlton, b. Bennett 54 W. W. Armstrong, c. Patrick,' b. ■ Carlton ,"... 31 Sims,"not out : 182 Trumpet-, c. "Sandman, b. Bennett 2D3 V. S. Rausford, b. Carlton 2 J. N. Crawford, uot out 1

Byes , , .„ U Log bye .... X 'Total for nine wi.okc.ts 651 Bowling Analysis.-—Bennett. took four wickets for 179 rims; Carlton, five for 142; Wilson, noiio for 9?; -Sandman, none for 83; Hicfeteott, nana for 51; Patrick, none for- 41; AVhifcta, none for l'J.

A correspondent writes: "The highestscore made in big: cricket in New Zealand is 335, which was put together by Warwick Armstrong ill 190G for Melbourne Club against. Southland. Trum* per's big innings on. Saturday, in point of merit, is a much finer performance, inasmuch as the Canterbury bowling and fielding are o! a higher class than that of .Southland. The only other total over 200 is 211, made by AYarfier against Otago in 1903, In matches between Now; Zealand sides, C. G. AYilsoia (now of Wellington) claims the record with 1.88 for Otago y_'«s Hawke's Bay in 1908-9. L. 'A. Cnli-'s 176 for Canterbury against Auckland, in Januav.y, 1894, was the previous highest ma'iie in tho Cathedral City."