CRICKET MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 3

CRICKET MATCHES.

MR. REESE'S TEAM BEATEN.

WELLINGTON 117 RUNS AHEAD A FINE DAY'S PLAY.

Tho match between tho Wellington representative eleven and Mr. D. Rceso's team of Christchurch cricketers was concluded at tho Basin Reserve yesterday afternoon. Tho result Was a win for Wellington by 117 runs.

Wellington wero 109 runs on for seven wickets when they resumed yesterdayjust after noon. Grinnnett and Re-bin-son continued the batting, and added 15 runs before Grimmett was caught in tho slips. Robinson played a characteristic innings, picking his ball and hitting with his well-known vigour. He scored very fast, but tho innings closed for 160, so the Canterbury team required 302 to win.

Beal and Crawshaw opened the southern team's second strike. The bowling was entrusted to Robinson and Saunders. Tho batsmen had seventeen up when they were separated by Howe, who, standing well back behind the stumps, held a brilliant chance off Robiuson. Hickmott, who tilled tho breach, liad only increased the total by fivo when Robinson clean-bowled him Tho two wickets taken by Robinson had cost 14 runs. Patrick was the next of the visitors to face • tho bowling. After Saunders had sent down fivo overs for 26 runs, ho was replaced by Brieo, who got Beal with his first ball, and had Sandman (who replaced Beal) in difficulties right away. With the score at 60, Southall went on. Sandman skied tho slow bowler to the outfield, but tho ball landed out of Robinson's reach. At 73 Brico scattered Sandman's wickets, and Reeso went in to partner Patrick. It seemed at this stage that, everything depended on this partnership. If these two lino batsmen got properly to work they might , rattle off tho bulk of the runs; if thsy failed it was improbable that the tail would riso to tho occasion. They set about the undertaking very nicely, and lifted the score from 73 to a century. The hundred liad taken an hour and -a quarter to hoist. At 10G Reeso gave Robinson a chanco at lino leg, which the fieldsman did not quite get in to. Hiddlestono had now relieved Brice, and Saunders was bowling from tho north end with tho wind. In his second over Hiddlestone should have had Patrick's wickct; Patrick lifted one hard towards tho ropes on tho leg-sido, but Midlane did not hold it up, though lie injured his hand in the attempt. A beautiful six off Saunders sent Reese to tho head of the scoring. Brico was changing the bowlers frequently, and at 123 put M'Girr on to bowl in place of Hiddlestone. At 128 Patrick gave Midlane a very difficult chance. The Wellington man made an effort to catch it almost as it touched tho grass, but did not succeed. Saunders was taken off, and Robinson put on again, at 14 i, and at 15!) Gibbes took M'Girr's end. with , almost two hours of playing timo remaining, and an interesting problem presenting itself as to • whether Reeso and Patrick could stay, and efface the de* licit, tho game improved from tho spectators' point of view. The total had mounted to 168, when Robinson beat Reese, and tho big stand was broken. The partnership had yielded 95, and had brought out somo really delightful batting by Reese, and a solid innings by Patrick. Rceso's departure was the beginning of a rapid end. . Barrett and Bennett only contributed ono each, and at 179 Patrick was well caught at mid-off by Hiddlestone, off Gibbes. Bain and Williams failed to score, and tho innings closed for 184. Wellington. First Innings 238 Second Innings. F. A. Midlane, 322144116433121, b. Patrick 38 G. Howe, 322, b. Hickmott 7 J. S. Hiddlestone, 41342141, e. Boxshall, b. Crawshaw 20 H. M'Girr, 443111241, c. Sandman, b. Bennett 21 W. R. L. Gibbes, 2, c. Bennett, b. Patrick 2 H. E. Burton, 121, b. Patrick 4 W. S. Bricc, b. Bennett 0 C. V. Grimmett, 31122, c. Patrick, b. Bennett 9 C. W. Robinson, 16113243144, c. Beal, b. Patrick 33 T. Southall, 1112, not out 5 ,1. V. Saunders, 12, b. Patrick 3 , Extras IS Total IGO Bowling Analysis.—Bain, no wickets for 13 runs; Patrick, iivo for 37; Bennett, three for 49; Williams, none for 4; Hickmott, ono for 5; Beal, none for 12; Sandman, none for 10; and Crawshaw, one for 12. How the Wickets Fell. 123 d 56789 10 17 66 89 101 103 103 109 124 156 160 Mr. Reese's Eleven, First Innings ftf Second Innings. ' Beal, 13441324113, b. Brice 27 Crawshaw, 41, c. Howe, b. Robinson 5 Hickmott, 14, b. Robinson 5 Patrick, 24422314412122214U14, c. Hiddlestone, b. Gibbes 49 Sandman, 41121112, b. Brice ~-3 Reese, 32244141416134422114, b. Robinson 31 Barrett, 1, b. Gibbes 1 Bennett, 1; b. Robinson 1 Bain, 1.b.w., b. Gibbes 0 Williams, b. Grimmett 0 JJoxshall, 4, not out 4 Extras 23 Total 184 Bowling . Analysis.—Robinson took four wickets for 37 runs; Satniders, none for 45; Brice, two for 22; Gibbes, tlirco for 12; Southall, none for 21Grimmett, ono for (),; Hiddlestone, none for 7; M'Girr, none for 15. 123 4 5 6789 10 17 24 50 73 168 172 175 179 179 181 How tho Wickets Fell. LOOKINC OH. THE DUEL WITH THE BOWLERS. "I'rimo Canterbury": Reese and Tho full Wellington battery of bowlers was turned on this pair, tho first combinations being as followßobinson and Saunders, Bricc and Robinson, Southall and Brice, Saunders and Hiddlestone, M'Girr and Sauuders, At. 4 p.m. Robinson had been put en with his "oxpresscs" for his second try. By that timo tho two Cantabrians were approaching 50 runs apiece. An old cricketer in tho sewers] box was bemoaning tho fact that is a lost art. He changed his views after seeing some of Patrick's shots on that side. Brico yorked Beat with His first ball. His second ball almost did the, samo thing for Sandman. Anticipating the shot: Qneo tho ball fell out of Robinson's hand as he rati up to deliver. Before anyone joftld quite seo what had happened, Beal, who was batting, had actually made his stroke. Tho Canterbury man must havo been playing forward at- tho air, on general principles. Robinson bowled with four slips— Saunders, Southall, Brice, and Grimmett. Catches on the lee-side ai'e difficult

for wicket-keepers. The faster';, the bowling tho more difficult - they are. Vet Howe sent Crawshavv- . back- that way off Robinson—first, bail- after lunch.

'| Unlucky thirteen'-' again":''-Sandman' had just climbed to that peculiar figure whesi Brico bowled him all "the way with one that swung in from the oft'. Those of the cognoscenti who were at. tho ground before lunch had the good fortune to see Robinson at'.'.his. best'.. His total was made at a rather astonishing rate even for hitn— 3.3 runs in 14 Riiiiuf.es. -..

Judgment was shown by Patrick ..in' getting Robinson out. - He whirkd'up a straight ono among a scries,of.'offbreaks, and Robinson put' every-ounce into tho stroke. Hit ting inside it, he skied it to point. . 11 f' :

An interested '.spectator at 'tho match Was Mr. W. Gibson, sole selector for Poverty .Bay, and club comrade with IVi'M.iiiOii. ... "

Barrett kept, wickets for Canterbury in their second innings vico Boxshali. Tho shot that gets men out is the fast return (in one action) from the field. Hiddlestone showed some of this yesterday. Once Hickmott only survived his thrown in by an inch or so. The gate will bo something between £70 and £80. Of this about" £20 goes to Canterbury.

Tho spectator at cricket does not relish any distraction from the game. Oil Saturday two elderly Enthusiasts, sitting at tho cud of one of the seats in front of the grandstand, were tormented beyond endurance by a mo!) of youngsters who wero rolling nrnl tumbling on the lawn. Appeals for a change of venue for tho frolics wore in vain; and, exasperated, one old gei*; tleniau chased all the youngsters off except oae lad, who stubbornly stood ilia ground, and lie got a tap over tho shoulders with a walking-stick. And then tho hullabaloo! The lad veiled: a bystander upbraided tho old gentleman for using the rod; and a Canterbury man was detained on his way to tho wickets as a number of onlookers joined in tho now heated-debate. A "regrettable incident" seemed likely wlwu <a tactful mail intervened and ■saved the. situation. Ho gave the now acutely sobbing boy a penny, and soon all iras_ peace again. The disturbing band of juveniles quickly disappeared' with' its hero in tho direction of the ice-cream cart.

In the great batting stand of the day, Patrick was at the wickct for 122 minutes, and Reese for 62 minutes. That they would survive the Wellington attack all tho afternoon was never believed, but it was a wonderful exhibition. Both men were -versatile, but there were long stretches when they could do nothing better than keep the ball out of tho wicket. They plugged on patiently, however, waiting for the loosw ones, and they wero not slow to discern these when they came along. ■Tho partnership put on 95 runs.

It is probable that such a varied lot of bowlers as t-lio eight or nine Wellington trijiidlers has never been concentrated in ono sido in tho whokt history of New Zealand provincial cricket. Brice used eight of them at tho crease. ■ Tho Wellington bowlers eariio with a wet sail at tho finish. Reese was out at 4.5 p.m.; Barrett at 4.10 p.m.; Bennett, at 4.16 p.m.; Patrick at 4.19 p.m.; Bain at 4.24 p.m.; Williams, 4.30 p.m. Fast bowler Robinson was called several times by the umpires for dragging on tho line. Towards the finish be was making very sure of each ball by delivering fully two yards behind the crease. MID-WEEK PLAYERS. WELLINGTON BEATS AUCKLAND. Tho annual fixture between the Auckland and Wellington mid-week associations was played at Newtown'Park yesterday, Wellington winning by an innings and 159 runs. Tho wicket was ratlwr too slow to suit tho visiters, and, winning tho'toss, they judged it wise to send Wellington in. The ho-mo side took full advantage of the conditions, amassing more than three centuries. Harris, who top scored with 115, survived a very confident appeal before he had opened his account at all, but from that en, until he fell to a fine catch by Somervtlle, ho- played splendidly. Wilson gave a- correct and cbaracteristically froc exhibition, and Ryan was also vigorous, while Taylor and M'Mahon added useful quetas. Auckland in their first innings could not do much with the bowling of Ryan and Harris, who had them very much pusralod, and only two—Horspool and M'Geo—got- into double figures. Auck* land had to follow em, and, in a rapkllyWaning light, had all the worst oj the bargain. Somerviftc was tho only one who did any damage, and lie adopted the _wise policy of hitting out. Though, as _ indicated, the light was bad at- the finish, the Auckland captain decided to play to a. finish to save bringing the teams on again for an hour's ploy today. Scores:— Wellington. Gotirlav, 113423212, o. Donovan, b, Somcrville ' I'j Cording, 4.1, e, and b. Douglas 8 Harris, 34,31114244411244114142523 11113331.1134441-31422241, e. Solnerville, b. P. .Hopkinsou ... 115 Wilson, 2214111144112*2434454-, e. M'Gcc, b, P. Hopkinsou ' 51 M'Mahon,' 11111122411.114112, b. Somerrillo ! 2G Hales, 211, 1.b.w., b. Douglas 4 Taylor, 2.3141111113113131, not out 29 Masters, st. Watson, b. P. Hopkin- . son 0 Billman, 2211, c. Eaton, b. M'Cc-o 4 Ryan, 424141134212416, c. Douglas, h. P. TTopTanson 40 Smith, 4111, b. P. Hopkinsou 7 Extras ..; ; ; 10 Total 322 Bowling Analysis.—Somrrville. took two wickets for 57 runs; Douglas, two for 61; F. W, Horspool. none for 25; P. Hopkinsou, fivo for 91: M'Gee, one. for 53; Jcpson, nono for 14 ; A. Hopkinsou, none for 2, Auckland. First Innings. Eaton, 1,. b. Harris ■ \ SomorviHe, 21, b. Ryan 3 Horspool, <5146204411', b. Ryan ' 33 Douglas, 0, c. Taylor, Is. Ryan 0 P. Hopkinsou, 1421, h. Ryan ...... 8 A. Hopkinson, c. Cording, b. Harris 0 Jepson, 2124, b. Ryan !) Watson, 0, c. Cording, b. Harris ... 0 M'Gee, 12U1212, b. 'Ryan 11 Donovan, 4, not out 4 O'Cnrrol, c. Uourlay, b. Rvan . 0 Extras 6 Total 77 Bowling Analysis.—Harris took three wickets l'er 35 runs; Ryan, seven for 36. Second Innings. F.aton, 44, b. Ryan '. 8 Horspool, 0. c. M'Mahon, b. Harris 0 Soniorville, 2114644402116212, b. GourJay ....,' 47 A. Hopkinson, st. Wilson, b, Ryan 0 P Hopkinsou*. 1111, b, Smith 4 Donovan, st. Wilson, b. Smith ...... 0 Jcpson, 1, e. Harris, b. Smith 1 M'Gee, 461, l>, Gourlay 11 Douglas, 21241111, not otifc 13 Watson, st. Wilson, b. Smith 0 O'Carroi, 1 5 b. Gourlay 1 Extras 1 Total SO Bowling Analysis.—Rvan . took two wickots for 13 runs; Harris, one tor 31; Mi'Mahou, none for 11; Gourlny, three for 13 : Smith, four for 17. MISCELLANEOUS. ; OUTSIDE MEN AND MID-WEEK JUNIORS. A match was played at Newtown Park yesterday between the Wellington Outside Junior Association and a Wcdites-

day junior team. Tho outside juniors liatl a very easy win by an innings and 40 runs. The best innings was that of Foote, who had the ill-fortune to be run out. Scores: —

Wednesday Juniors.—First Innings: Ward, b, Walden, 2; Heimis, c. Black, h, Ilnssoll," 47; O'Hrien, b. Russell, 34; Mummery, b. Chrlstopherseu, 20; Hill, b. Russell, 0; i}ii,iiieen, run out, 1 ; M'Konzie, b. Russell, 0; Litxford, c. and. I).' Christopherson, it; Marshall, -c. and b. Christophersen, 11; Belsham, b. Christophersen, 4; Duck, not out, 0; extras, 3: total, 131, ■ Bowling Analysis.—Walden took one .wicket for 51 runs; Hassell, none for 20; Russell, four for 30; Christophersen, four lor 24.

Outside Juniors.—First Innings: M'Lcod, •!>. Ward, 0; Hassell, st. Marshall, b. Ward, 14; Black. run out, 28; Cliristopherseu, c, Dtiincen, b. Hemus, 51; Humphries, b. Ward, 11; Foote, run out, 62; Russell, fi. Ward, 12; Woklen, st. Marshals, b. Luxi'ord, 59; Calvin, nor. GUt, A l7; Tilvard, e. Mummery, b. Lttxi'ard, 2; Mason, c. Belilmm, b. Luxford, 0; extras, 21: total, 277. Bowling Analysis.—Ward took four wickets for 70; O'Brien, none for 40; Hemus, one for 23 : Bili, none for 34; Belsham, none for 31; JlMCenzie, none for 29; Luxford, three for 24.'

Wednesday Juniors. —Second Innings: Ward, c. Walden, b. Russell, 1; o ! lsrien, b. W'alden, 32; Hemus, e. Marton, b, Christophersen, 8; M'Konzie, c- Foot-c, b. Cbristopherseu, 2; Duck, b. Russell, 10; Mummery, c. Hassell, b. Chrisiopiicrsen, 10; Hill. e. Hassell, b. Cbristophersen, 10; Luxford, not out, 12; l)inneon, b. Walden, 11; Marshall, c. and b. Warden, 0; Belsh-am, c. Mason, b. Ohristophcrsen, 9; extras, 2: total) 101. Bowling Analysis.—Russell took two wickets for 24 runs; ChristophersC'ii, five for 50; Walden, three for 19. KARORI ANDBLBNHEIM. A match was played at Anderson Park yesterday between tho Knrori Club ami representatives of the Blenheim Wednesday Association. Blenheim won by 57 runs e« the iirst innings. Scores:—

Blenheim; First innings—Benning, b. Wilson, 43; R«id, c. Prince, b. Mason, 5; Morris, b. Mason, 1; Ferry, not out, 84; Geary, c. and b. Mason, 11; lladd, c. Smith, b. Mason, 32; Siedman, b. Wilson, 4; Pay ton, b. Edwards, 0; Elliott, e. and b. Mason, 0; Browne, b. Mason, 0; Silcock, b. Edwards, 8; extras, 4; total, 140. ' Bowling analysis; Mason took six wickets for 74 runs; Edwards, two for 21; Wilson, two for 20; Prince, none for 21.

Karori: First innings; Lowe, b. Bon* fling, 24; Mason, c. Hadd, b. Reid, 6; Beed, c. Silcock, b, Jleid, 0; Walter, c. Beid, b. Psyton, 18; Edwards, b. Bennmg, 0; Mabin, b, Benuing, 0 ; Wilsfin, b. Payton, 3; Prince, b, Payroll, 8; Smith, b. Centring,'o; Mills, e. Reid, b. Pay ton. 1; Spiers, not out, 1\ extras, 5; total, 83.-

Bowling; analysis: Banning took four wickets for 30 runs; Keid, two for 39; Payton, four for 9.

Blenheim: Second innings—Silcock, b. Mason, [!; Stsdman, b. Edwards* 6; Elliott, c. and b. Mason, 0: Browne, •It. Mason, 5; Ferry, c. and b.,Mason, 1: Benning, b. Mason, 23; Reid, b. Mason, 24; Geary, e, and b. Mason, 7; Morris, c. and b. Reed, 15; Radrj, c. and b. Reed. 1; I'avton, not out- 4; extras. 10; total, 101. Bowling analysis: Mason took seren wickets for 57 runs; Edwards, one for ft; S'mers, none for 12; Recti, two for 13.

After tho match the visiting team was entertained at a social function in the evening. Mr. W. V. Smith (vieopresideiit of the home club) nresidocf. and was supported bv Mr. E. limit! ('captain of' the . Blenheim team). Several tests were' kmouwl. and musical items wero contributed by .members of both teams.'

TITORXDOX CLFR V. MANAWATU.

Dun'ng the holidays a tc-am from the TWndon Club journeyed ta'Palmcrston North, and after an enjoyable game were defeated by a combined Manawatu teani by 54 runs on tho first innings. Thorit-d-en, in their first innings, made 92 (Borrows 25, Staples 16, Salmon )2) and 4-6 for sis wickets (Cording 10, Salmon 14, Staples 14 not out), Manawatu, in their first innings, made 146 (Qngley fil, Webster 28. M'Lean 27, Travena- 16). Bowling for 3Ca.nawatu, Oiigley took six wickets at a cost of 43 runs, and liartlett two for 14, Martin three for 24, and. Borrows tbrca for 14. For Thorndoii, Staples three for 8, Black two for 2, ami. Roberts two for 27 were the most-successful bowlers.