CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 102, 23 January 1918, Page 3

CRICKET

WELLINGTON DEFEATS CANTERBURY

GOOD BATTING DISPLAY

Wellington won the cricket match against Canterbury very easily by seven wickets. Canterbury made a better showing in their second turn at the wickets, but they were all out for 228 rims, leaving Wellington requiring 235 runs to win. This was a small score even for the fourth innings cf a mateh for a team of the batting strength of the Wellington side, for the showing mado by the team on the first day of the match was far below their true form. As a matter of far they made the runs for the loss of three wickets. Hiddlestone and Wilson made an excellent stand for the first wicket, bringing a hundred up before they were separated, and after that the task left to the main body of the team was a light one.

The best effort for the Canterbury I tenin was a vigorous 87 by Gray. Fp hit a sixer and nine fourers iu his score, and got runs which his side wanted very badly. When play was resumed Gray and Thomas wore at the wickets, and they raised the hopes of their side by taking the scoro to 127 before a wicket fell. Pen-in then resumed his interrupted innings, but he did not stay long, and the sixth wicket fell with the score at 134. Read then came in to heln Gray, and these two took the score along merrily enough to 193. After this Garrod smashed up ilm opposition, and wickets fell quite quickly. Wellington Batting. Hiddlestone and Wilson opened for Wellington, played themselves in steadily, and then batted with the greatest freedom and confidence in' spite of doublo changes of bowling. Their free batting, safe as it was, excited the crowd to frequent bursts or applause. The century was reached after 63 minutes' play—a good sound scoring, rate. Very soon afterwards, however, Wilson was out l.b.w. to Thomas. 103—1—47. Wilson, the veteran, was given a great ovation on returning to the stand. • Burton joined Hiddlestone, and watched Ms partner go on with the hitting. Hiddlestone brought the 150 up at half-past three, after 86 minutes of play. None of the bowlers could keep him quiet. At 3.35 he was clean bowled by an off-brenk from Reese, after an innings that had been without fault—ls7—2—Bl. Dind joined Burton, and the scoring almost stopped. Dind always begins slowly, and Burton was trying to keep himself in hand. Rcpsc did tempt him' once, when lie had made 13, and he save a hard chance to Howell at long-off, but the. fieldsman failed to hold the ball up. Dind pulled one from Reese hard round to leg into the hands of Read, the safest fieldsman on the ground, and was out—l 67—3—7. The total was 179 at tho tea adjournment. The double century was reached at 4.35 p.m. Canterbury s score ws passed at seven minutes to five. Burton had rjlayerl a steady, useful innings, after beginning with cs.re. for -16. Baker began slowly also, but later hit with freedom, scoring chiefly with good shots behind tli« wickets. His score was 28. Scores: CANTERBURY. First innings 156 Second Innings. Perrin, c. Dind, b. Garrod 12 North, c. Baker, b. Garrod 7 Allardyce, b. Garrod V Booth, b. Garrod 0 Thomas, run out 27 Gray, b. Lambert 87 Reese, b. Garrod 3 Hay. b. Garrod 1.8 Rend, h. Lambert 12 Howell, not out 20 Fuller, b. Garrod 3 ' Extras 27 Total v 228 Bowling Analysis.—Hiddlestone took no wickets for 54 runs; Garrod, seven for 59; Brice, none for 45; Marris, none for 17; Lambert, two for 26. WELLINGTON. First innings 153 Second Inriinss. Hiddlgstono, b. Reese ; 81 Wilson, 1.b.w., b. Thomas ~ 47 Burton, not out 46 Dind, c. Road, b. Reese 7 Baker, not out 28 Extras , 27 Total for throe- wickets 236 Bowling Analysis.—Road took no wickets for 71 runs; Reese, two for 52; Thomas, one for 56; Howell, none for 30.