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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 150, 21 March 1921, Page 9

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AUSTRALIA V. OTAGO MARS THE PLAY VISITORS OUT FOR 226 By Telegraph.—Preu Awooiation. Dunedin, March 19. Rain unfortunately marred the finish ef the second day’s play in the match Australia v. Otago, at Carisbrook today. With the score at three wickets for- 82, Lampard and Bogle resumed the batting for Australia at noon, Alloo and Carlton taking up the attack. At 92, Lampard, who had compiled half a century, was caught off Alloo. Bogle, who was patient and careful to a fault, ran the ecore to 149 with Kippax, when the latter was caught off Torrance Later, Bogle and Ransford had a useful partnership, but the bowlers all commanded respect, and none of the other batsmen stayed any length of time. The display by the visitors as a whole was tedious. Before lunch they were 55 minutes in compiling 31 runs. The attendance reached about 4000 in the afternoon. Australia were all out for 226 at ten minutes to four Resuming at a quarter post four, Otago had lost one wicket for 15 runs to the bowling of Ironmonger and Hornibrook, when play was suspended, just as a drenching thunder-shower came on. Resumption was ■ impossible Otago’s,fielding had proved surprisingly good, but, with the exception of Ransford. the visitors’ batting was turner than was expected Following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA. : First Innings

Richardson, c. Alloo, b. Carlton 10 Asher, b. Torrance 12 Lampard, c. M'Millan, b. A. Alloo ... 50 Liddicutt, b. Torrance 0

Bogle, b. Torrance 69 Kippax, o. Carlton, b. Torrance 29 Waddy, b. Torrance • 3 Fellow, o. Galland, b. Carlton 35 Ransford, c. Westbrook, b. Carlton ... 35 Ironmonger, run out 0 Hornibrook, not out 1 JBxtias 16 Total 226 Bowling Analysis.— A., Alloo took one wicket for 45 runs; Carlton, two for 40; Casey, none for 57; Torrance, five for 68. OTAGO. First inninge 127 Second Innings. Shepherd, not out 6 A. Alloo, c. Waddy, b. Hornibrook... 1 Bell, not out 0 Extras * 8 Total for one wicket 15 Bowling Analysis.—Hornibrook, three overs, six runs, one wicket; Ironmonger, two overs, one run. SATURDAY’S TEST MATCH QUESTION REGARDING THE CHARGES. The Wellington public will bo given an opportunity of getting acquainted with the atmosphere of Test cricket on Saturday next, when Australia will meet the select of New Zealand. The great interest taken in the series of Tests in Australia is being reflected locally, and accommodation at the various hotels is rapidly being booked for Easter. The local hon. secretary (Mr. Roy S. Johnston) has received requests for assistance in finding accommodation from all parts of New Zealand.

Correspondence is at present passing between the New Zealand Cricket Council and the committee of the Wellington association in regard to the charges for admission to the Test match. Tho former have named Is.. 35.. and 4s. as the prices, but the local committee has made it clear to the council that they will not attempt to charge these prices, and consider that the charges for the Wellington match should be adhered to, namely. Is. to ground, and Is. to .the enclosure. There ia every reason to believe that thia will be the case. The members of the New Zealand team are to assemble in Wellington on Thursday. and will commence practice immediately on arrival. The Australians. will return from the south on Friday morning, and will no doubt practice on the Basin Reserve in the afternoon.

The local committee has profited by its experience in the Inst two matches with the score board. For the Test match the names of the batsmen and bowlers will be shown on boards five foot long by nineteen inches wide, and these nhould be clearly seen from all parte of the ground. Of course, it will not bo possible to give detailed information as hitherto, but the essentials will be displayed, namely, the two batsmen in mid their scores, the sundries, total score, and bowlers and their respective averages, and the scores of the batsmen who are out.

Additional seating accommodation for 5000 people is being provided, and the local committee is making special arrangements to cope with the record drowd which is expected.

LOCAL MATCHES GOOD GAME AT BASIN DEMUTH SCORES 97 AT HUTT A good afternoon’s cricket was seen at the Basin Reserve .on Saturday, in the match between North and East, in which stumps were drawn on account of ruin, at 5.40 p.m. East won the toss and compiled 171, to which J. Hutchings (65) and Watson (41) contributed useful tallies. Both played good, cluuiceless cricket, Hutchings especially being very versatile, but bud ground fielding’ and luck Of judgment in returning the ball meant that a lot of runs were given away unnecessarily. Bind was absent the greater part of the afternoon, and Baker was snapped up in the slips by Hiddleston, where he is usually in the habit, early in his innings, of “snicking them” and being missed. Rob'nson, three, for 49, and Middleton, four for 29, showed bestform with the ball. East batted one man short, but "Mr. Saunders” scored 26. North started their innings with Null on and Hiddleston, who took the total to 29, when Judd bowled Fulton for 11. .Middleton joined his fellow test-player, and they took the total, by steady and sound cricket, to 95, when Cunningham, behind tho wickets, snapped up M.ddleton off Judd. The outgoing batsman and Hiddleston took advantage of the opportunity of match practice in view of next Saturday's teat. Hiddleston, who will benefit by hie knock, was joined by Burton, who immediately appealed against the bad light—-it had also commenced to rain—and stumps were drawn, with North's total standing at two for 103. Although Judd got the two wickets that fell, Bruce bowled very steadily, but Hutchings was a "gift.” If the opening effort of Old Boys, who took the crease at Petone at five minutes past five, Ire any criterion, a, three-point victory for Petone should not he regarded as an impossibility. Petone elected to but first, ami compiled 168 runs to which Cato (52) was the chief contributor. Brice gave a spectacular exhibition for his 27. The innings did not wen too propitiously, the first and M’cfrnd wickets failing at SB. 1 ho addition of five runs saw the dismissal of the next player, Smyrk, and at the fall •f tho eighth wicket 85 runs had been

secured. The ''tail’* wagged to an appreciably extent, however, and Borrows, the second to last mon, partnered Cate until the score reached 140, at which stage the former fell a victim to M'lntosh. Martin filled the breach, and had annexed 11 runs when Cate, who had played an excellent innings, was clean bowled by Duncan. The innings closed at 168. Old Boys went to the wickets, and were subjected to a series of disasters, only 23 runs being obtained when the third wicket fell nt 5.45. On account of the failing light, stumps were drawn. Baker (8) and Bull (3) are the not-out men. ' At the Hutt ground, Thorndon tried conclusions with- Hutt. Batting for the major portion of the afternoon, the former team made 248 runs. Demuth scored 97 ’.runs. Although he gave several chances at the commencement, Demuth played a forceful game, having little consideration for the bowlers, and treating the spectators to an excellent exhibition. King secured a useful 34, while the efforts of Carruthers and Christopherson, both of whom found their way into the twenties, helped materially to swell the account. Accompanied by a failing light, Hutt went to the wickets, and at the drawing of stumps had scored. 58 runs at the cost of one wicket tqat of Tullett. M'Girr (41) and Nunn (6) were the not-out men. Following are details: —

EAST V. NORTH. EAST—First Innings.

W. A. Baker, c. Hiddlestons, b. Mid-

dleton 8 A. Bruco, c. Fulton, b. Robinson ... 11 J. Hutchings, c. Crombie, b. Middle-

ton 65 J. Cunninghame, b. Robinson 0 Hutchings, jun., run out 4 Shilson, b. Robinson 2 Watson, c. Crombie, b. Ashford 41 Wylie, not out 2 E. Judd, c. Hiddleston, b. Middleton 13 Heley, h. Middleton 2 M. Dind, absent 0 Extras 26 Total 174

Bowling Analysis.—Middleton took four wickets for 29 runs; Hiddlestone, none for 12; Robinson, three for 50; Fulton, none for 22; Ashford, one for 17; Patrick, none for 18.

NORTH.—First Innings. Fulton, b. Judd 11 Hiddleston, not! out 51 Middleton, c. Cunninghame, b. Judd 28 Burton, not out 2 Extras : 11

Total for two wickets 103 Bowling Analysis.—Judd took two wickets for 30 runs Bruce, none for 39; Hutchings', none for 23.

PETONE V. OLD BOYS. PETONE.—First Innings. Gedye, b. Duncan’ 15 Brice, b. Duncan 27 Smyrk, c. Tucker, b. Duncan 0 M. F. Nicholls, b. M'lntosh 9 Finlayson, thrown out 5 H. E. Nicholls, c. Smith, b. M'lntosh 11 Cate, b. Duncan 52 O’Donohue, c. Tucker, b. Duncan ... 4 Hamilton, b. Duncan 6 Borrows, b. M'lntosh 14 Martin, not out 11 Extras 14 Total 168 Bowling Analysis.—Duncan took six wickets for 40 runs; M'lntosh, three for 58; Knowles-Smith, none for 13; Lambert, none for 14; Tucker, none for 18. OLD BOYS.—First Innings. Itonaldson, b. Finlayson 0 Duncan, b. Finlayson 6 Lambert, b. Brice 3 Bull, not out 3 G. Baker, not out 8 Extras 3

Total for three wickets 23 Bowling Analysis.—Finlayson took two wickets for 12 runs; Brice, one for 8.

HUTT V. THORNDON. THORNDON.—First Innings. De Muth, b. M'Girr 97 Phillips, c. M'Girr, b. Aljdereley 14 King, b. Stiles 34 Christopherson, o. Ball, b. Nunn ... 21 Prince, c. Ball, b. Aldersley 9 Tilyard, c. Hughes, b. M'Girr 14 Doneghue, 1.b.w., b. Aldersley 4 Carruthers, b M'Girr 27 Plant, retired injured 0 Humphries, b. M'Girr ' 1 Martin, not out 3 Extras 23 Total 248 Bowling Analysis.—M'Girr took four wickets for 55 runs; Aldersley, three for 76; Nunn, one for 14; Stiles, one for 22; Ixickett, none for 3; Lusty, none for 53. HUTT.—First Innings. M'Girr, not out 41 Nunn, not out 6 Tullett, b. Martin -3 Extras 8 Total for one wicket 58 Bowling l Analysis.—Marian took one wicket for 35 runs; King, none for 15. Junior A. Y.M.C.A. A team wins the A grade by defeating Old' Boys on Saturday at Anderson Park, thus securing the junior championship. During the season seven individual centuries have been made by the following players;—H. R. White 167. IT. Murphy 127, D. Binnie -153 and 134 not out, Erskine 111.-R. Murphy 141 mid 156 not out. The bowling has been an outstanding asset of the side, 11. R. White and M. Henderson being particularly consistent. White secured 49 wickets at an average of 9.18 per wicket,, and M. Henderson 41 wickets at an average of ' 12.5. The details of the match. Y.M.C.A. A v. Old Boys, are;—Y.M.C.A. first innings 225 (Erskine 111, Smith 33. H. Murphy 23, .V. Harris 23). Bowling for. Old Boys, F. Morton secured six wickets for 85 runs, Marris two for 33. Kirker one for 31, 11. Morton one for 32. Old Boys, in the first innings, scored 205 (F. Morton 89, M'Coll 69). Bowling for Y.M.C.A., Henderson secured six wickets for 54 (C. Murphy three for 30). Y.M.C.A., second innings, reached 309 for seven wickets, when play ceased. R Murphy played a not-out innings of 156 C. Murphy (63), Smith (20), Bush (19) were the other principal scorers. Bowling for Old Boys, F. Morton secured four for 94, and Burke two for 75. Y.M.C.A. won by 20 runs on tho first innings. Poneko A versus North A.—Poneke, first innings, 103; North, first innings, 183. Poneke, in the second innings, made 177 (J. Tilyard 52, Aamodt 31, H. Tilyard 19, D. Algar 17, B. Algnr 11, and Redmond 10). North knocked up the 98 runs required to win for the loss of throe wickets (Wagstaffe 57 not out). Champ-' ness. Ward, and Eaton (not out) each made 12 runs. Bowlers for Poneke were H. Tilyard (two for 20) and E. M'Cardell (one for 30). The Hutt-Central Mission fixture was concluded, and resulted in a three-point win for the former team. Batting on the previous day, Hutt had compiled 271 runs, to which total Mission, resuming their innings, responded with 155 (Gill 57 and Donaldson 43). Hutt went in again, and were dismissed for 58, Kerr (13) and Kitto (12) being the principal contributors. Mission, in their secund attempt, scored 162 (Donaldson 64. Mummery 46, Gill 14. and Tidman 12). In the bowling section, Neazor and Aldersley were tho meet successful of the Hutt trundltera, while for Central Mission Hassell and Donaldson divided the l:o»ours-

Y.M.C.A. B v. Kilbirnie.—Y.M.C.A., first innings 147 (Lennox 38, Almno 29, Grey 17 not out, Peck 17, Cotterell 13, Gray 11). Bowling for Kilbirnie, Berry took three wickets for 19 runs; Harry Bramley. two for‘47; Four, one for 5; Hugo Brantley, one for 20; B. Christopherson, one for 23. Kilbirnio’a first innings realised 132 (B, Christopherson 51,

Hugo Bramby 39, Elton 13 not out). Bowling for Y.M.C.A., Edmond secured five wickets for 45 runs; Almao, four for 27: Gray, one for 21. Y.M.C.A., in the second innings, scored 133 (Edmond 44. Grant 23 not out, Gray 20, Cottorell 15). Bowling 'for Kilbirnie, Hugo Bramby took four wickets for 23 runs, and Harry Bramby three for 24. Kilbirnie, in the second innings, made 37 for no wickets (Morris 34 not out). Y.M.C.A. won on the first innings by 15 runs.

East v. Institute Old Boys.—-East made 269 (Baumber 168, O’Connor 23, Levick 20), and Institute scored 291 for the loss of four<wicketa (Ditchfield 58 not out, Smith 44 not out, Dempster 57, Burt 47, Guise 27, Thomas 20). Bowling for East, Howard secured two wickets for 44 runs. Bowling for Institute, Griffiths secured three wickets for 75 runs. Institute won by six wickets and 22 runs. Third A. St. Thomas’s secured a throe-point win over College by an innings and six runs. College batted first, and made 83, of which Evans (25), Forde (15 not out), Miller 114) were the chief scorers. St. Thomas's first innings was declared closed with four wickets down for 153 (Turvey not out 86, Hearne not out 29, Bolt 16). College, in their second innings, made 64 (Hanan 20, Miller 14). Bowling for St. Thomas’s, 'Purvey took seven wickets for 42 runs; Lawrence, six for 41; Bradshaw, five for 29. For College, Evans took two wickets for 31 runs. Fourth Grade. Thorndon v. Y.M.C.A. B*-Thorndon, first innings 113 (Hendry 29, Page 25). Bowling for Y.M.C.A., Thompson secured four wickets and Clarke three. Y.M.C.A., first innings 51 (Sykes 20, Clarke 20). Bowling for Thorndon, Cookson took five wickets and Hendry two Y.M.C.A., second innings, 53 for three wickets (Sykes 31 not out. Chittleberg 13). Thorndon won on the first innings. BOYS’ LEAGUE. Tho only boys’ games played on Saturday took place at the Basin Reserve, when tho representative teams to pmy Canterbury at Easter were pitted against B teams for practice purposes. The Senior A team made 174 (Nicholls 50, Bennett 35. Martin 30, Kent 11, Burbidge 15), and the Senior B team 58 (M nrwick 27, Andrews 10). Turner and Nicholls were the pick of the "A" bowlers, while Andrews was the best or tne "B'sh" In the junior match the A team made 70 and one for 18 (Turner 34, Lapworth 15). and the “B” team 36 and 103 (Mouatt 53 not out). Both reprenontntive teams are requested to meet at tho Y.M.C.A. on Wednesday night at 7 sharp, to receive the representative cans. STAFF MATCH.

A match was played at Newtown Park between Messrs. J. Myers and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Wardell Bros., the former winning by 39 runs. The, game was played in a very friendly spirit, and was keenly contested, and some bright, sparkling cricket was shown by several players in both teams. The fielding was very creditable to both sides, and the winners are improving very much in this -department of the game. Seine good batting was shown in the match, Robinson and Quinn for the winners, and M'Kay and Hollis for the losers, showing up prominently. The Quinn partnership produced 63 inns. The scores were as follow:—J. Mv 6 antl Co Ltd. first innings, 14a (Robinson 74,Quinn 23, Reid 9). Wardell Bros first innings. 106 (Hollis -0, M Kay 8, Rail 13, Lynch 13). Bowling for J. Myers and Co.. Quinn took three wickete for 40; Columb, three for 41; Hunt two for 4: and Robinson, one for 6. Bowling for Wardell Bros., M'Kay took fax wickete for 59; Boyd, one for 18; Hollis, three for 25; Rai t, none for 19; and Lippitt, none for 17. NELSON V. WELLINGTON. The following will represent Brightwate.r (Nelson) against a Wellington team in a match to be played at Kelburn Park to-day:—R. Eden, M. Eden N. Hawkes, T. Knapp, P. Hall, A. Gibhn, J. Newman, L. Arnold, R. Haycock, 11. Wilkes. D. Max. The Wellington team will be:— Murphy (2), Hutchings (2). Barclay, Donne, Shilson, Buck, Osborne, Lew’s, Smith, Hewitt. The ivisnting eleven is described as a particularly good team, which consists. entirely of country nlavers. Eight of the players have represented Nelson province, and seven have represented the Waimea Association.

INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, March 20. In the cricket match St Andrew’s College versus M'Glashan College, Dunedin St Andrew’s made 164 (England 69 not’out). M'Glashan College made 76 in the first innings (Green 20), and in the second innings they lost six wickete foi 59 runs (Stewart 21).

In the cricket match Government House v. Nomails, played at Wellington last week. Martyn Abraham made 31 not out. (This player’s name was given In error previously at L. Abrahams).