CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 165, 2 April 1918, Page 7

CRICKET

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH LOW SCORING BY THE VISITORS OTHER BIG 1 FIXTURES Owing to the morning ! 's rain and through the wicket not being in order after the downpour, the second day of the Auckland-Wellington representatiyo match was not resumed yesterday till 3.50 p.m. Tho wicket \y.as very soft, and' the bowlers could not get a foothold. Midlan-- and S. G, Smith onened against the bowling of Brice and Crawford, the Wellington skipper bowling nt the southern end. The board at the start read 86-5-I.' Brico had four balls of an over left from Saturday, and Smith faced the first delivery.. Crawford bowled against Midlane, and-got .his wicket .ivith the second ball—S9-6 T 22. Lowry, tho Auckland wicket-keeper, then went in. Slow scoring brought the total to 100 in an hour and twenty-five minutes. .Lowry, in attempting to pull a ball to leg, was clean bowled by Crawford-104-7-9. Garrard now joined his captain, and played Crawford's first ball on to his stumps— 10-1-8-0. Coatos went to the crease. Crawford at about-this stage registered a maiden over, in which he secured two wickets. Slow scoring brought the score to 110 at i.35 p.m. A low ball by Brico proved, disastrous to Coates, and the board read 113-9 : 5. Graham took Middleton's place in the team, tho lattor having injured himself on Saturday. A two by Smith 'brought the score to 120 nt 4.1S p.m. Brice got Graham at 4.50 p.m.,- and tho innings closed with the board reading 125-10-1. The home team, having a lead of 202 runs on the first innings,, sent the visi- . tors in again at 5.15 p.m., Midlane and S. G. Smith facing the bowling of Crawford and Brice, tho latter this time taking the northern end. A single by Smith off Brice opened the scoring. 'Whon the score was sjx, Smith was caught by the wicket-keeper, Condliffe—G-l-3. Graham joined Midlane, and three minutes later stumps were drawn. The game v;ill be resumed to-day at 11 a.m.' THE SCORES. Auckland—First Innings. Midlano, b. Crawford 22 Horspool, c. Crawford, b. Brice 0 Eemus, b. Crawford ...'. ■»•• 2 Dacro, b. Hiddleston. «) Brooke-Smith, b. Crawford :... 1 S. G. Smith, hot out ; 21 Garrard, b. Crawford ~ 0 Lowry, b. Crawford » ■ Irving, b. Brice \ Coates, b. Brice J Graham, b. Brico J Extras • •• -' Total ..;...'.;...; •••••• -•••• •• 125 Bowling Analysis—Crawford took five wickets for 47 runs; Brice, four for 49; Hiddleston, one for 6. < Auckland.—Second Innings. S. G. Smith, c. Condliffe, b. Brice ... 3 Midlano, not out 3 Graham, not out •••■ ° Total for one wicket G Bowling Analysis—Brice took one wicket for 4 runs. OTAGO V. CANTERBURY A WIN FOR OTAGO. By Telegraph.—Press Association Dunedin, April 1., The cricket match Otago v. Canterbury was resumed to-day. The .weather was dull, but fine. Canterbury continued their second innings. Gray added five to his previous score, and was then bowled by Patrick. 'Fuller and AVhitta made a valuable stand, adding 51 runs to the score. The remaining batsmen, however, did not make much of a stand, the innings closing for 110. Otago obtained tho 131 runs' required with the loss of three wickets. Barron batted well, and scored 27 before he was caught and bowled by Gray. Alloo, Patrick, and Holden, by confident cricket, placed the issue beyond doubt. ii, Otago.—First innings Hi Second Innings. Barron, o. and b.. Gray 27 Alloo, not out •. 4 ;j Conradi, b. Blunt ............................... « Patrick, 6. D. Reese, b. Blunt la Holden, not out Extras v ..JJ Total for three wickets .ljll Bowling Analysis.—Gray took ono wicket for 43 runs; Blunt, two for 44. Canterbury-First innings 151 Second Innings. North, b. Patrick , *■ Hay, b. Patrick ;•••• « Fuller, c. MT3cth, b. Hay 31 Gray, b. Patrick ••••' JO Whitta, l.b.w„ b. MTBetli : ....' 20 Booth, run'out ...............:.......• J Blunt, c. Conradi, b. M'Beth w Gordon, b. Patrick 11 D. W. Reese, c. Galland, b. Patriot / T." AV. Reese, not out • •.■ } Howell, b. Patrick •• V Extras • "• J _ Total ■;..'. 110 Bowling Anaiysis.-M'Beth took two wickets for 40 runs; Patrick, six tor .ifa; Hay, ono for 25.