CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 144, 14 March 1921, Page 6

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA EXTENDED ; MATCH WITH CANTERBURY V GOOD DISPLAY BY BLUNT By Telegraph—Presi Association. Christchurch, March 13. v PW in the Australia-Canterbury cric- ' let match on Saturday was full of intei..sst from start to finish, and a big crowd ..of spectators, estimated at from 3000 to 4000, fenjoyed itself (immensely. The sum of .£361 was taken at the gates. The wicket wore very well, and the Hayes-Worker partnership, which had 53 Inns to its credit on Friday, was increased to 10‘l subsequently by very Bound cricket. Hayes played the bowlIng correctly and confidently. Visitors’'Good Fielding. t Though not getting the best bowling figures, it was clearly discernible that Ironmonger was the visitors’ "star’.’ bowler. He was more accurate In both length and direction than he had been on Friday, and the wicket gave him some assistance. Asher’s good figures were largely the result of reckless etrokefl by the opposition, and he never offered -more than the average difficulty of the slow-break bowler of his type. The fielding of the visitors was again • first-Claes.’ At the opening of the Australians’ innings, Waddy made every ball 1 that was not absolutely first-class a scoring stroke, and put on runs by powerful ehots and tit a lively rate. Richardson’s batting bore the impress of the master batsman until he played outside a ball , that he expected to have some leg turn, but which went straight on. Lampard gave a sound and stylish exhibition for his 60. He had some luck, for he put one or two up- on the leg side, and gave Blunt a chance before he was half-way through hie innings, and Sandman beat ( him more than once by beautiful balls that narrowly missed the wickets. Liddicutt gave a fine exhibition of high-class and forceful batting. His career was out short, rather luckily for the fielding side, just as he was promising to make the Canterbury total look small. Sandman bowled like a champion, and the batsmen 'complimented him cn his fine bowling. Read was erratic in both length and direction. An appeal by Ransford against the Very bad light at 5.36 did not meet with the favour of the crowd, who evidently wanted full value for their money, but the reasonableness of the appeal was recognised by the Canterbury skipper, and play was immediately discontinued for the day. The match will be resumed at 11.30 o’clock on Monday morning. Blunt’s Innings Praised, Speaking at a social gathering at the Canterbury Press Club last night, Ransford, captain of the Australian team, said that the standard of cricket in New Zealand was much higher than they had expected to find it. Blunt’s innings on Friday was the best they had seen in New Zealand on either the Australian or New 1 Zealand side, and he ventured the opinion - that if Blunt could have experience on Australian wickets he soon would be in the first flight of international batsmen. Following are the scores:— CANTERBURY. First Innings. Blunt, c. Ironmonger, b. Lampard... 80 ■ Broanahan, 1.b.w., b. Forssberg ...... 5 Page, c. Pellew, b. Ironmonger 27 Patrick, c.. Richardson, b Lampard .It la Reese, c Lampard, b. Liddicutt 16 Haves, 1.b.w., b. Asher 76 Worker, c., Waddy, b. Asher 54 Sandman, c. Waddy, b Asher 0 Brunton, not out 3 Read, 1.b.w., b. Ironmonger 10 M'Lachlan, b; Ironmonger 0 ■--Extras 23 Total 31° Bowling Analysis:—Forssberg took one ' wicket for 47 runs; Liddicutt, one for 46; Ironmonger, three for 75; Asher, three for 52; Lampard, two for 45; Kippax, none for 8; Richardson, none for 15. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Waddy, 1.b.-jv., b. Sandman 25 Richardson, ‘ b Sandman 17 Lampard, c. Blunt, b M'Lachlan GO Liddicutt, st. Brunton, b. Sandman... 44 Kippax, b. Sandman ' 5 Ransford, not out M Ratcliffe, run out - 6 Pellew, not out 0 Extras — ■ 23 Total for six wickets 200 Bowling Analysis.—Sandman took four wiokets for 76 runs; M'Lachlan, one for 30; Read, none for 64; Blunt, none for 7. “AN EYE-OFENER” CANTERBURY PLAYERS CONGRATULATED. ' Christchurch, March 12. At the cricket luncheon to-day, Mr. Howard, manager of the Australian team, said:—"lt is a double pleasure to see how well your team' have played against the Australians, I can tell you that this is the first time in New Zealand that our men have been extended. We congratulate you on your display.” Ransford, the 'Australian captain, said: "The cricket has been an eye-opener. I congratulate every one of your players, Blunt and Hayes particularly.”

OLD BOYS DEFEAT EAST HUTT BEATEN BY NORTH THORND9N SUCCUMB TO PETONE Great interest was shown by cricket enthusiasts in the matches played on Saturday. Owing to the athletic meeting the match Old Boys v. Bast, which should have been continued on the Basin Reserve, was finished at Kelburn Parity Old Boys defeating their opponents by 295 on the first innings. In their first innings, East compiled 83 runs, and in their second they made 142 for five wickets. Two of the East men were absent. . Dind was playing to form, and made in the first innings 24, and in the second 33. j Hutt, who, when stumps were drawn on the previous day, had scored 104 runs at. the cost of five wickets in their match against North, resumed their innings, which concluded at 102—13 runs short of their opponents’ total. North went to the wickets again, Fulton and Patterson opening. Fairly rapid scoring was the order, and the score had reached 42, 29 of which had been annexed by Fulton, before a separation was effected by M'Girr bowling Fulton. Patrick, the latter’s successor, scored 8 runs, and then gavd place to Robinson, three balls after whose advent Patterson was dismissed by Aldersley. Burton . joined Robinson, and as a result of their combined efforts the score was carried to 149. at which stage North declared. The partnership of Burton and Robinson, the former of whom carried his bat for 54, represented 98 runs. “ Hutt took the crease, and despite their excellent attempt, considering the time in which they had to obtain the requisite, they failed to eliminate the difference. North thus secured a three-point win. Contrary to expectations, Potone succeded in obtaining the verdict over Thorndon, securing a three-point victory by the margin of three wickets and i

46 runs. In their first, attempt on the opening day, Petone had compiled only 88, while Thorndon’s effort represented 111. Continuing, Petone went to the wickets again, and after a fairly spectacular innings, declared at 180 for seven wickets. The chief contributors were: Brice (52), Finlayson (37), Hamilton (31), and M. F. Nicholls (24). Thorndon took the crease, and at the call of time had scored 111 —the same score as that obtained in the first innings. King (24) headed the list. In the bowling department Brice and Finlayson shared the honours for Petone, while King and Warne were the pick of the Thorndon trundlers. Appended are the scores in detail:— OLD BOYS V. EAST. OLD BOYS.—First innings .?„... 378 , EAST.—First Innings. W. A. Baker, c. and b. Duncan 4 Dind, b. Barclay 24 Bruce, b. Duncan 3 Hutchinson, c. Lambert, b. KnowlesSmith 9 Hutchings, b. Knowles-Smith 0 Watson, b. Barclay 8 Wylie, c. Bruce, b. Knowles-Smith... 1 Judd, not out , 20 J. Hutchings, b. M'lntosh ?. 6 Extras 8 Total 83 Bowling Analysis.—Lambert took no wickets for 23 runs; Duncan, two for 16; Knowles-Smith, three for 19; Barclay, two for 12; M'lntosh, one for 3. Second Innings. Baker, b. G. Baker 41 Dind, c. Bull, b. Lambert 33 Bruce, b. Knowles-Smith 10 Judd, b. Barclay < 9 Hutchings, b. Knowles-Smith ......... 14 Watson, not out 6 Extras , 29 Total for five wickets 142 Bowling Analysis.—M'lntosh took no wickets for 23 runs; Knowles-Smith, three for 13; Duncan, none for 11; Barclay, two for 38; Lambert, none for* 12; Binnie, none for 4. HUTT V. NORTH. NORTH—First innings 175 Second Innings. Fulton, b. M'Girr 29 Patterson, b. Aldersley 13 Patrick, c. Lockett, b. Aldersley 6 Burton, not out 54 Robinson, b.' Aldersley — 33 Extras — — Total for four wickets -149 Bowling Analysis.—Aldersley took three wickets for 48; M'Girr. one for 70; Nunn, none for 22. HUTT.—First Innings. Total for five wickets 104 Additional scores:— Hughes, b. Robinson Doig, b. Middleton Lockett, run out 7 Lusty, not out ••••" 2 Stiles, b. Middleton « Ball, b. Middleton - - *’ . Extras ’ lb Tow 762 Bowling Analysis—Robinson took three wickets for 46 runs; Middleton, «Tee for 68; Fulton, none for none; Patrick, none for 30. . Second Innings. M'Girr, b. Fulton ■•••• Tullett, b. Mid dietoh <> Aldersley, c. sub..’ b. Fulton 6 Glennie, c. Middleton, b. Fulton ... 18 Nunn, b. Fulton 1 Hughes, c. Quinn, b. Fulton 14 Doig, run out r 4 Lockett, c. and b. Middleton 7 Lusty, not out, 10 Ball, C. Patterson, b Fulton 1 Stile’s, b. Fulton 0 Extras 3 Total 109 Bowling Analysis.—Fulton took seven wickets for 50 runs; Middleton, two for 56. ' ‘ . PETONE V. THORNDON. THORNDON—First Innings, 111. Second Innings. Doneghue, c. and b. Finlayson 11 Phillips, c. Gedye, b. Brice 10 De Muth, c. Bruce, b. Finlayson 5 King, b. Finlayson 24 Prince, b. Brice 1 » Tilyard, 1.b.w., b. Finlayson 11 Warne, b. Brice 2 Christopherson, b. Finlayson « Carruthers, c. Borrows, b. Brice 12 Martin, b. Finlayson 0 Plant, not out — • ® Extras , 24 ' Total .- 111 Bowling Analysis.—Finlayson took six wickets for 40 runs; Brice, four for 47. PETONE—First Innings 88. Second Innings. O’Donohue, b. Plant 4 Brice, c. and b. Warne 52 Finlayson, b. King r ..~ 33 Hamilton, b. King 31 Bold, b. King ® M. F. Nicholls, run out 24 Smyrk, not out 4 Extras ‘ — 23 Total for seven wickets (dec.; ... 180 Bowling Analysis.—King took three wickets for 36 runs; Warne, two for 41; Plant, one for 36; Martin, none for 41.

Junior A. In the final for the junior championship, Institute A defeated Marist Bros.’ Old Boys by an inningu and 49 runs, winning the championship by 12 points. Batting with seven men, Marist made 44 and 35 (Emerson 22, Sharp 28). Institute replied with 128 (Osmond 63, Worthington , 13. Nelson 10, Reid 10). Bowling for Institute, Bilby secured eight wickets for 21 runs, and N. Fordham and Reid one each, while for Marist, Cuby was the most successful howler, securing five wickets. In the match Poneke v. North, Poneke made 103 (E. M'Cardell 13, J. Tilyard 19, and H. Tilyard 22). North made 183 (Champness 39, Anderson 44, Eaton 34, Fauvel 21, and Lomas 13). Bowling for Poneke, (Mitchell took three wickets for 34 runs, J. Tilyard two for 37, H. Tilyard one for 23, and E. M'Cardell one for 29. East v. Institute.—East batted first, and compiled 269. Bauraber played a fine innings for 168, hitting 23 4’s and one 6. Other contributors wore: O’Con. nor 23, Livick 20, and Howard 13. Institute scored 22 for the loss of no wickets. Junior B. Railways v. Institute.—Railways, in the first innings, scored 198 (Derbyshire 35. Boesley 34, Ollivor 30, Dooley 22, Warwick 26, M'Leod 13). Institute made 117 (Bell 59 not out, Knigge- 18, Andrews 13). Bowling for Railways, Boesley took three wicketa for 29 runs; Dooley, two for 46; M'Leod, three for 23; Kelly, one for 6. For Institute, H. Andrews took five wicketa for 32 runs; Knigge, one for 8; Dawe, two for 28; and Richardson, one for 29. Poneke v. Soots College.—Poneke, in the first innings, scored 243 (Doherty tis, Beattie 57, Flannigan 34, Shaw 90, B. Calcinai 17 not out, J. Calcinai 14). Scots College in the first innings had six wickets down for 53 at the call of time (Uttley 15 not out, Bird 12). Bowling for Scots College, M'Arthur took three wickets for 26 runs; Webber, two for 16; Bird, four for 106; Longhua-st, one for 39; Tait, none for 41. Bowling for Poneke, Shew took four wickets for 19; Doherty, two for 29. Playing against Central Mission, Hutt in their first’innings made 271 runs (Balks 147, Kerr 37, Martin 24, Neazer 14. Aldersley 13). Mission replied with two wickets for 52 runs, Donaldson 19 and Geol 14, being the nobout men.

’Varsity secured a three-point win over Petone by 14 runs. Batting first, the former team compiled 45 runs (Young 17 and Stuart 12), while Petone scored 51, Martin (11) and Grant (10) being the best run-getters. 'Varsity’s second attempt realised 62 (Cousins 14 and Hall 11), to which total Petone responded with 42. Bowling for ’Varsity, Cousins took three wickets for 23 runs and three for 8, and Young (seven for 22 and five for 23. Rodger, Hope, and Corner were the pick of the Petone trundlers.

Third A.

Poneke v. Centics.—Poneke. first innings, 214 (Boulnois 63, Fox 46, Emmens 25. Brimer 21, Johnson 20, Hill 14). Contics, first innings, 70 (Fletcher 20, M'Kinnon 15, Bromley 10. Bowling for Poneke., Hill secured six wickets for 38 runs; Browning, three for 20; Fox, one for 1. Bowling for Centics. Pooley took five wickets for 44 runs; M'Kinnon, two for 43: H. B. Smith, two for 69: Bargle, none for 15; F. Smith, none for 17; Brownlev, none, for 11. Poneke won by 144 runs' on the first innings—a twopoinl' win.

Hutt secured a two-point win over Y.M.C.A. The latter team, in thfeir first innings, compiled 73 '.Fletcher 24 and Mallett 24), to which score Hutt responded with 97 (Teagle 21, Matthews 19, Bauinber not out 13. Meach 11. and Solomon 10). Mansell, who obtained four wickets at a cost of three runs, and Solomon (five for 15) were Hutt’s best bowlers, while for Y.M.C.A. Fletcher, Grant, and Teagin shared the honours.

St. Thomas’s, batting first . against Thorndon, declared with eight wickets down for 184 (Lawrence 64, 'Purvey 34. Bradshaw 33, Fischer 16, Pudney 13). Thorndon replied with 110 (Roberts 31, Brook 26, Pratt 17, Woolcott 10), thus leaving St. Thomas’s the winners by two wickets and 74 runs. Bowling for St. Thomas's, Turvey secured six wickets for 47 runs, Bradshaw three for 29, Hearne one for 2; and, for Thorndon, Herd and Roberts did best, with two for 10 and two for 24 respectively.

STAFF MATCH. Teams representing J. Myers and Co., Ltd., and W. D. and H. O. Wills, Ltd., tried conclusions at Duppa Street on, Saturday, the former team being defeated for the first time this season by 94 runs on the first innings. The losers were handicapped by the absence of several of their principal players, whilst in the winner’s team several of those competing were quite up to junior and senior grade status. Some good form was shown by n number of players, in batting, on both sides, and the fielding of the losers was of exceptional merit, otherwise many more runs would have been recorded against them. W. D. and H. 0. Wills, in the first innings, scored 220 (Lowry 47 not out, Ashford 47, Barr 43, Turnbull 43). J. Myers and Co., in the first innings, made 126 (Hunt 43. Morrish 31, Osborne 22 not out, Quinn 14) Bowling for Myers and Co., Ltd.. Quinn took five wickets for 39 runs, Columb three for 49, and Heap one for 14. Bowling for Wills, Ltd., Ashford took fiye wickets for 57 runs, Barr five for 37, and South none for 25. To-morrow afternoon, nt Newtown Park, a team from H.M.S. Chatham will try conclusions with the Railways Club. The following will represent Railways:— Boyd, Boesley, Derbyshire, 1 M'Leod, Ollivor, Hoare, Cusack, Edwards, Woodger, O’Donoghuo, Fitzgerald, Howell. In the evening the Chatham’s team and its supporters will be the gneste of the Railways Club and the Post and Telegraph Stores, who recently played the men from the ship, at a social evening in the Railway Social Hall. WAIRARAPA_CHAMPIONSHIP By Teloffrap’u.--Special Oorr*«pond»ul. Masterton, March 12. Tn tlie cricket! championship this afternoon, Masterton (159) defeated Cn-rl-ton (W8).