BIS CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 135, 3 March 1919, Page 6

BIS CRICKET

AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON

MORE HEAVY SCORING

TWO BATSMEN GET CENTURIES

The Auckland-Wellington cricket match was resumed on tho Basin Reserve on Saturday, and a good crowd assembled to watch the play. The weather was fine, but a high wind was blowing, and in this respect fortune favoured Auckland, who did most of their batting in perfect' calm. The visitors concluded their innings for the great score of 522 runs. Wellington opened badly, Lambert losing his wicket when only one run was up. Beechey and Baker then became associated, and by excellent cricket they ran up the record partnerfillip of 252-! Baker and Beechey both got centuries-Baker 124, Beechey 180. Auckland's bowling was weak, and the fielding was often loose. At ihe close of the day Wellington had nine wickets down for 3D!) runs. ~■,,■ Auckland's innings was concluded in , about an hour after play was resumed. Boveridge brought his score to 93 not out, and as he was nicely set he had bad luck in not reaching the contury. The innings closed for 522 runs. Wellington sent Baker and Lambert but to open their innings. Coates and. It. Garrard were entrusted with the bowling. The third ball of Coates's over Lambert tipped into the slips, and the Auckland skipper, Graham, held it. Bceehev accompanied Baker, and from the outset he was aggressive. A few boundaries, and he was soon in front of Baker. Play was lively till the luncheon adjournment, at which stage tho score wns 59 for one wicket. Of this contribution~towards the total Baker had provided 27 and Beechey 29. . There was a period of quietness after the resumption, but Beochey soon got going, l and tho left-hander struck out for the boundary whenever opportunity offered. Baker became very careful, but nevertheless scored steadily. The century was reached before 2.30, when the innings had been a little under an hour in proere«. With his score at 56, Beechey lifted one from M'Matli to Midlane, but the fieldsman dropped it rather badly. The batsmen went ahead rapidly after this. Baker placed ball after ball to the boundary, and passed Beechej. Beechev gave a hot chance oft Midlane, but Prater ' failed to get . it. The total mounted to 184, and Beechey was 81 on when he gave another chance-an extremely dimcult oiie-to Frater. Again the batsman escaped. Coates was put on to bowl a"ain at the northern end, and Garrard changed.over to the other end. Beechey, who had run into the nineties treated Garrard cautiously for o. while, but root, got him away to the boundary with a fine drive, linker hung on the verge of the eenturv for some time, but at length brought up his hundred by a single off Coates. With the same stroke , the double century was hoisted. Beechey at this stage was 92.' Baker's next stroke was an uppish one back towards tho bowler, but it was out of reach. Beechey obtained his century a little later. Play now dragged rather slowly, and the bowling and the fielding were still of a low order. When the total stood at 234 the batsmen were on even term's— II! each. When tho tea adjournment was taken at 3.45 the total was 251 for tho loss of one wicket. ~,''., • Only two runs had been, added after the adjournment, when aker was caught in the slips by Henius, off' Horspcol. The East batsman had played a good m'vngs without having given a chance, and he was loudly applauded on returninjf to the pavilion. Tho partnership had been a particularly fine, one, and the 252 runs it yiplded equals the record tor Wellington 'cricket. Previously the record was held bv C. G. Wilson and Tuckwell. 253-2-124. Burton went to Ihe crease, and was feeling his .way nicely when B. Garrard I got him with a. leg-break. 286-3-9. I Tucker was the next wan in. He was I Iwtt.mf* nicelv . when he spooned up a ! very wcik one to short, leg, where Graham held it easily. 326--4-19. ! Hu'ifhings, who followed, had a very short life; he had contributed only two I when Garrard got him l.b.w. 340-5-2. ! Brice went in, and the. crowd, expecting ! a. display of hitting, raised a cheer. The • Wellington skipper swiped a good deal, ! but he raised runs slowly. With the | total' at 356 Beechey was was well caught in the flips by Sloman, off Graham. He had played a great innings for 180, and ho received a tremendous ovation. 356— 6-180. > Patrick and Brice soon followed to the pavilion, neither having assisted the score to any great extent. Brice was caught bv Henius in the outfield when trying to'life Garrard out of Ihe ground. Eight wickets for 358. When tho time came for drawing stumps Wellington had lo«t nine wickets for 399 runs.

Details of the play follow:Auckland—First Innings. V. Horspool, 1.b.w., b. 'Patrick ' 28 L G. Hemus, c, and b. Finlayson 136 F. A. Midlane, Patrick, b. Finlayson 126 "VV. E. Garrard, b. Finlayson 0 E, G. Sloman, c. Tucker, b. Finlayson 62 AV. H. Graham, run out 6 D. B. Garrard, b. Brice 8 P. Beveridge, not out 93 E. Prater, st. , Wagstuffe, b. Beechey 33 AV M'Matli, c. AVagstaffo, b. Lambert 11 ■AV. J. Coates, 1.b.w., b. Lambert 0 Extras 10 Total ■ .;.......'....,. 522 Bowling Analysis.— Brice took 1 wicket for 88 runs; Finlayson, four for 121; Beechey, one for 17; Harris, none for 50; Patrick, one for 104; Hutchings, none for 38; Tucker, none for 58; Lambert, two for 27. Wellington—First Innings. AV. A. Baker, c. Hemus, ]>. Horspool 124 11. Lambert, c. Graham, b. Coates... 0 E. M. Beechey,- c. Sloman, b. Graham 180 H. Burton, b. E. Garrard : 0 K. Tucker, c. Graham, b. E. Garrard 19 i. Hutchings, 1.b.w., b. Garrard 2 S. Brice, c. Hemus, b. Garrard 4 D. Patrick, b: Graham >. 0 iMarris, c. Slomaii, b. Garrard 10 Finkyson, not out '• 29 AA r agstaffe, not out 1 Extras _21 Total for nine wickets 399 Bowling Analysis—Coates took one wicket for 85 runs; Garrard, five for 120; Graham, two for 11; M'Malh, none for 49; Midlane, none for 45; Horspool, one for 38. „. _ ' . I