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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 90, 10 January 1920, Page 8

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« WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY SECOND DAY'S PLAY LOCAL ELEVEN'S GOOD RECOVERY. ■The Wellington-Canterbury friendly representative fixture was continued on the Basin Reserve yesterday, play commencing at eleven o'clock in the morning. At the conclusion of Thursday's play Canterbury were all out for 285. Tho conditions were ideal, and several hundred spectators were in attendance. Despite the fact that the wickct favoured the batsmen, Wellington at the outset made a very poor showing in their first innings. The first wicket fell far* 15 runs, the fourth for 37, and tho sixth for 17. Tho tail, however, "wagged'' effectively, Condliffe making a lon-; stand to the tune of 62 runs, while .M'Girr and Middleton batted freely, securing G8 and 41 runs respectively. Hnfchings carried his bat for 23, and the innings closed with 262 runs, 23 short of Canterbury's total. 'Watson, M'Ewin, and Read captured most of the wickets. Canterbury went ill !o Wit. at 4 o'clock, and when stumps were drawn at G o'clock they bad two wickets down for 160 runs, Patrick and Blunt both carrying their bats for 54 and 77 respectively. Tho match will be concluded to-cloy. Wellington's Performance, W, A. linker and Dind opened for Wellington, and both started a scoring account in the first over, Dind breaking tho ice with a nice 4 to the boundary off R. Read. M'Ewin was the other Canterbury trundler, and Dind hit a couple of 2's off his first over. The very next over, however, Dind grazed a ball— oiio of Road's—which was well held by Brunton at the wickets. 15—1—9. J. Gedye followed, and the runs then commenced to conic fairly fast from bat. Gedyc was not to be tempted, stoically sitting on his bat.at the outset, and giving M'Ewin his first maiden over. Baker, who was shaping nicely, hit two 4's, only to be shortly afterwards caught in tho slips by Patrick off Read. 3G—2—22. He was succeeded by A. C. Shraeder. Gedye, who was affecting a somewhat primitive style, then figured in. another maiden over, and lie wiis pursuing tiio same tactics after having broken his "duck" for 1, when he was caught in the slips by Patrick off Read. The latter juggled with the ball before he finally held it. 37—3—1. Burton, the Wellington skipper, was the next mnn to' bat, but his partnership with Schraeder was net destined to produce many rims. It was a ball of M'Ewin's that broke up the combination, Schraeder being caught at mid-on by Reese. 37—4—1. G. Baker then joined tho procession, supporting Burton, who was obviously not yet at home among the j southern bowlers. -Three singles were sneaked and then came disaster, Burton being clean bowled in tho net of running right out to slog ono of M'Ewin's deliveries. 12—5—2. M'Ewin, who had bowled three maidens running, had now had eleven runs knocked off him. J. W. Condliffe was the next to wield tho willow, and in view of the number of Lis side who had already ignominiously fallen, he went about his work very cautiously. In this lie was being ably seconded by Baker, the two batsmen taking no chances in their eudeavour to stem the tide of defeat. M'Ewin, who was bowling with particularly marked .success, notched his fourth maiden oyer out of a total of seven overs which had realised only 11 runs. He improved upon this by clean bowling Haker. 47—li—4. M'Girr then appeared on tho scene and broke his "duck" in his first over. At twelve o'clock, after-55 minutes' play, Wellington had scored only 50 runs and it hail been a struggle to get these. Amidst nil outburst of applause, M'Girr presently drove a 4 to the tence—the 'first Ixmndiiry that had been hit in 15 minutes. A minute or so later ho repealed his performance to the discomfiture of ono of the army of small boy spectators who skirted the fence. Condliffe also now found the trundlers' measure, and a period of lively scoring sot in. Canterbury endeavoured to meet the batsmen's recovery by a change of bowlers, Saii'dman replacing Read and M'lvwiu giving place to/Reese. Seventy runs wero now up on the board. Followed « lull,, which was relieved by M'Girr lifting one' of Sandman's over the fence. The same batsman annexed another boundary, making him top-scorer with 26. After a. Irief respite, Read again went on to bowl, replacing Sandman. At 12.25 o'clock Condliffe broko hit) succession of singles by hitting a 2, and M'Girr lifted another boundary. Wellington's century was reached fivo minutes later, when M'G'irr drove hiiotlier well-placed 1. He continued lo build up tho score • and, meantime, Thomas had succeeded Read with the leather. . Just before the luncheon adjournment M'Girr, who had roached liS, was caught at the wickcts by Brunton oil' Watson. 137—7—68. . Ho was succeeded by Middleton, and shortly after that the adjournment was taken. On resumption, Jliddlcton and Condliffe settled "down to a period of steady batting, which did not, however, nol runs with tjio same speed as the CondliffeM'Girr combination. After half an hour's play the score stood at 170, (o which CoiidlitFe had contributed 31. Thomas and Sandman were now bowling, and Condliffe continued to bat very conservatively. Middleton got in a nqmber nf very effective drives, and with 100 up scoring livened up considerably. In quick succession Middleton rattled boundary after boundary against the fence until he fell a victim to a st.raigHt ball from Thomas. 190—8—11." Hutchings then joined Condliffe, and Read replaced Sandman with tho leather. Reece also went on in placc of Thomas. The score was soon raised • to over the 200 mark, and Condlilfc began to lap the boundary. A 4 by Hutchings olf. Read put 220 on tho board. In the next over Condliffe notched U runs off Read, and Canterbury again experimented, with the bowlers, Thomas replacing Reece, with the score at 238. Hutchingr- marked this event by pasting Thomas for 4. Read, who was palpably tired, was taken oil, and was succedeil by M'Ewin. Shortly afterwards Thomas retired in favour of Watson, who got Condliffe with his first 'ball, the batsman being caught at the wickets. oj{j_g_G2, The partnership netted 19 runs. Condliffe had faced the bowlers for 2 hours 40 minutes. Duncan was the next to bat, and it nol long liefnre he had survivjd one life in the outfield, Read being responsible for (lie miss. The score crept up to 262, when Duncan- was dropped by Thomas. Immediately afterwards Evans repeated Thomas's performance—Duncan's third life. He survived two more balls and was then caught, in the slips by Patrick off Watson, and Wellington were all out, for 262. Visitors' Second Innings. ' -At. I o'clock the visitors commenced their second innings, Watson and Blunt opening to M'Girr at the south end. The first over was a maiden. Middlefon came on at the north end. Both batsmen quickly got; going. Blunt getting in early with a couple of boundary hits. An lininIcresting period of play set in, and only 17 runs were secured as the result of tiie first 25 minutes' batting. M'Girr w.is taken off bowling, being relieved by Hutchings. Twenty had jn=t appeared on the board when Walson 'skied a 'ball from Hutchings, which was well held by Rcliraedcr near the. pavilion fence. 22— I—S. M'Ewin was next to bat, and at (his stage Duncan renlaced Middleton. Scoring'continued to be very slow, only 3D runs being secured as the result of It overs, A change of bowlers saw M'Girr hack on tho slam! in nlnce of Hatchings. AI 5 o'clock the board, registered sfl, and Dind replaced Duncan, lie signnlisod his re-cntrv by catching M'Kwin off one of his own balls. (15-2—lo. Patrick was the next man in. and the innings dragged wearily on. ninety minulcs' uiay having netted aliunt the same 1111111- ' iier of runs. By the lime tho century had been rounded Middleton was bowling in place of Dind, and nutchinirs in nlaco of M'Girr. Changes of bowling did not. however, affect the batsmen, who continued to methodically nile in) the score, and at 130 only I wo wickels had fallen. In (lift dying stages of tho afternoon, I'a!rick instilled ~ioro "nep" into the, game by hitting opt freely to tho boundary, end further shuf-

filing of the Ixnvlers saw M'Girr and W linker enter the lists. When stumps were drawn the visitors liatl two wickcts down for IGO. Blunt and Patrick-carrying their lints for 77 find 51 respectively. Appended ore the scores in detail:— WELLINGTON. First Innings. W. A. Baker, c. Patrick, 1). Head ... 22 A. J. Dind. e. Brunton, b. Jiead 13 A. Gedye, e. Patrick, h. Lead I A. E. Schraeder, c. Itesce, b. M'Ewin 1 11. E. Burton, b. M'Ewin 2 fi. Baker, b M'Ewin ; 4 •T. W. Condlitlc, e. Brunton, b. Watson 8H. M'Girr. e. Brunton, b. Watson ... US F. S. Middleton, b. Thomas 41 ,T. H. HurchinßS, not out ajl A. Duncan, c. Patrick, b- "Watson ... 7 Extras Total Bowling Analysis. 0. JI. B. W. Bead 2fl 0 90 I M'Ewin 19 5 54 3 Sandman fi 0 2' 0 Wnt ?ou 5 0 22 <j TCeece 5 1 2U 0 Thomas ... 8 2 31 1 The wk-kels fell as follow :~ono tor 15 two for 3G. three tor 3f, four for 3i, five f or -12, six for 47, seven for 137, eight for 199. nine for 240, ten for 262. CANTERBURY. First Innin'.'s 185 Second Innings, H. Watson, c. Schraeder, b. Hutching B. C. Blunt, not out «' .T. M'Ewin. c. and b. M'Girr 16 W. Patrick, not out J* Extras _J Total for two wickets 100 Bowling Analysis. 0. M. K. W M'Girr 12 2 lli- 1 Middlebn ... 8 0 £ " Hatchings - 7 0 38 1 Duncan i ® ® Wind 4 S v n linker 1 0 I) 0 The wickets fell as follow :-one for 22. two for 65. • Messrs. Webb and Bock were the umpires.