CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 101, 22 January 1918, Page 7

CRICKET

WELLINGTON V. CANTERRUBY A BOWLERS'DAY BOTH SIDES FARE BADLY The Wellington-Canterbury cricket match was commenced at the Basin Keserve yesterday in perfect weather. Scoring was low, but this was the only indication that the wicket did not favour the batsmen. Canterbury were all out before lunch for 159 runs, and Wellington, after making a muih better beginning, could make only 153 in their first- attempt. In their second innings Canterbury have lust four wickets for 74 runs. .

Canterbury at the Wickots. The Canterbury captain, D. Reese, had the luck of the toss, and lie sent in Perrin and North to open. Garrod took the ball at tho south end, bowling with a light breeze behind, and Hiddlestone at the other end. There was still some sting in the wicket in spite of the rain that had fallen, and Garrod's smartest ones came off tho very fast. The batsmen -were uncomfortable facing him. - After about toil minutes' pla.t, Garrod lifted Perrin's bails with .1 ball which was rather short pitched, but .which got up awkwardly—l2—l—lo. AUartlyce came in. Twice in due oyer Lambert missed Allardyce at "third man"—the first a .difficult chance, but the second a reasonable one. In Garrod's next over Allardyce. Survived an appeal for leg before wicket. Hiddlestone was not impressing the batsmen, especially Allardyce, who played him with the utmost _ confidence. He brought 40 up by hitting him twice inside cover to tho boundary. With the score at 49 Brico took TTiddlostone's end, and with the last ball of bis first over ho had North out. leg before wicket—49 —2—18.. Booth joined Allardyce at. the wickets. After eight more runs had been added, four of them si bye from Brice, Garrod spread Booth's stumps with a ball that kept low —57—3—0. Thomas then joined Allaklyce, and opened conf'dentiy. The total of seventy was showing after 60 minutes' play. A few moments afterwards Brice sent Thomas back with a good lcnet.ll 011c—71—4—fi. Gray went to the wickets with Allardyce, and Harris took the ball from Garrod. Marris's first over was a loose one, and the batsman scored nine from it. From the first ball of his next over' Condlift'o almost stunmed Allardvce. The batsman's foot lifted, but it was down again in time. Tivo balls l later Condjiffe did the trick—a very smart piece of stumping—and Allardvco went to the pavilion, having played a useful if lucky innings—Bs— 5 —33. Reese, the next batsmam, slammed the first ball from Marris round to leg for four. Marris had his revenge by clean bowling Reese with the fir;:t hall of his next over—B9—6—J. Hay joined Gray r and played out the over with extreme care. A very smart field by Marris and brilliant work by Condliffe sent Hay back—run out:. The board showed 897—0. Read, next man in, scored a boundary, nnd a singto from Marris, and then Gray retired, having hit one from Marris up to Hiddlestone at long'off—97—B—9. Howell, next in order, brought a hundred up after 96 minutes' play. Ruusi carno freely for .1 space, and when 130 was showing Hiddlestone relieved Brice, ard Garrod went on again at the south end. Marris held up a good catch at longon, and sent Howell back —136 —9 —B. Fuller, who followed, was nearly caught at short mid-011 by Brice, but Brmo just failed to get bold of the 'ball. Brico was rewarded for ■ his patient fielding to Hiddlestone at short mid-011 by getting an easy catch from the last man. Fuller. Read carried his bat for 41—the top score for his side, and by far the best innings. He went for the bowling from the beginning, and played lively hut sound, cricket for his runs. The side were all out, for 159.

Wellington Batting. j Wilson and Hiddlestone opened for Wellington to Reese and Head bowling; The pair played ordinary grade cricket for 37 runs until Wilson, who had been unhappy facing Read, was at length .bowled by him. The scoro' was 37—1—23. Dind, next man, brought 40 up with a late cut through tjie slips for four. Howell, another Lefthander, took Reese's end with the score at 45. Fifty was reached after 44 minutes' play. Thomas was given a ■turn with the ball at the south end, vice Read. After a time Reese came on again at the other end. Rains came slowly, and the play was dull. Thomas clean-bowled Dind—77—2—l4—after 79 minutes of play. Baker stayed in long enough to make a brace, and then with one of his very own half-cocked strokes ho put the ball into the hands of ( Perrin at short mid-off —79 —3 —2. Burton, next batsman, began by cutting Thomas to tho boundary for four, and thereafter showed an inclination to get after every ball. This was his undoing, for Reeso trapped him with a full toss, which Burton hit into tho hands of Hay at mid-011 and was out— 94 —4—6. Condliffe joined Hiddlestono, and tho latter, bis score then bei'.ig 43, spooned one from Thomas to Hay at mid-off. Hay just failed to hold it. This was Hiddlestone's first mistake. The century was showing after 94 minutes' play. Hiddlestono reached 50 with a slam to tho squareleg boundary for four. Read, who had now come on in place of Reese, bowled Hiddlestono next ball with a full pitcher-—107—5—51. Brico followed, only to see Condliffe bowled a few minutes later by Howell —117 6 5. Lambert went in after the tea adjournment, and brought 120 up with his first stroke. Ho was given out leg before wicket to a full pitcher from Reeso a minute or two later, however I —128—7—5. Harris opened by hitting Reese to the on-boundary for four, and soon afterwards Brice scored the first sixer of the piatch by hitting lteeso out of tho ground. Marris brought 140 up by gliding Read to leg for four. Marris swung across a ycrker from Reese, and was out—l 46 —S—ll. Bennett snicked Reeso to leg for a couple, again for a single, and then Brico brought 150 up. Brioo was trying his best now to get runs, and in forcing tho pace lie over-reach-ed one from Reese, and stumper Fuller broko the wicket —153—9 —23. Garrod tipped his first ball from Reeso into the slips, and was out. All-out for 153.

Visitors Try Again,

Garrod was in great form with the ball when, Canterbury went in to bat in their second innings, and ho kept the liatsmen very quiet. He was bumping tho ball and keeping it loiv by turns, disconcerting, the batsmen considerably. Tho other Wellington bowlers were not effective. In the scoics, which follow, Gray reads as ''not. out," but he was, in fact, bowled by. Garrod shortly before the timo for drawing stumps for tho day. It was one of Garrod's .express deliveries, and a rapidly rising ball, which caused the wicket-keeper to* duck his head. It was tho last ball of the over, and Umpire Bock called "over," and went to take up his position at square leg for tho next- over. Condliffe pointed to the broken wicket, which he had apparently just noticed, but it was too late. The ball was dead, and the batsman's luck was in.

Following are the scores OANTEE-BUIIY. First Innings. North, 1.b.w,, b. Brice 18 Perrin, b. Garrod 10 Allardyco t st. Condliffe, b. Marris 33 Booth, b. Garrod 0 Thomas, b. Brico ~ 5 Gray, c. Hiddlestono, b. Marris ... 0 llceso, b. Marris 4 Hay, run 0ut....... 0 Bead, not out 41 Howell, c. Marris, b. Hiddlestono 8 Fuller, e. Brico, b. Hiddlestone ... 7 Extras 29 Total ...; 159 Bo ivling_ Analysis.—Garrod took two wickets for 26 runs ;' Brice. two for L' 9; Marris, three for 35; Hidalestoue, two for 45. Second- Innings* Perrin, retired, hurt 10 North, c. Baker, b. Garrod 7 Allardj=ce, b. Garrod 7 Booth, b. Garrod .-. ■ 0 Hay, b., Garrod 18 Thomas, not out 8 Gray, not out i) Extras I. : . 15 Four wickets for , 74 (Perrin will bat later in the innings.) . Bowling Analysis. —Garrod took four wickets tor 20 runs; Brice, none for 11; Hiddlostone,/none for 27. WELLINGTON. First Innings. Hiddlestone, b. Read 51 Wilsoii, b. Rofid 23 Dind, b. Thomas ;.. .•••• 14. Baker, c. Porrin, b. Thomas ......... 2 Burton, c. Hay, b. Keese 6 Condliil'c, b. Howell 5 Brico, st. Conflliffo, b. Reese 23 Lambert, 1.b.w., b. R-eese 5 Marris, b. Reese 11 Bennett, not out •> Garrod, c. Read, b. Reese 0 Extras Total '• Bowling Analysis.—Read took two wickets for 54 runs; Reese, five for 52; Howell, one for 20; Thomas, two for 17.

TEAM TO PLAY AUCKLAND.

The following twelve have been selectei to visit Auckland and play the Auckland representatives on Saturday,, Monday, and Tuesday next:—'W. S. Brico (captain), J. S. Hiddlestone, J. N Crawford, H. B. Lusk, J. TV. Condliffe, G. G. Wilson, H. E. Burton, J.' Hntellings, K. H. 'fucker, B. J. Tuckwell, A. Dind, and W. Baker; . The match is to be played for the benefit of Eden Park Cricket Ground, which has suffered financially owing to the war.' Messrs. Crawford and tusk have been iiioluded in the Wellington team to meot the wishes of the Auckland Association.