HAWKE'S BAY V. WELLINGTON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4190, 27 December 1884, Page 2

HAWKE'S BAY V. WELLINGTON.

The second annual match between these provinces was commenced on the Recreation Ground yesterday at half-past two o'clock. The captains were Wood and Knapp. The former won the toss, and decided to send Wellington to the wickets. The first two wickets fell for 17, but Nicholls and Roberts made a good stand, and took the score to 5". Alpo backed Nicholls well up, and tho score was taken to 70, when Nicholls was got rid of. Alpo played a good innings for 21, and Tarleton also got into double figures, but none of tho others did much, the total only reaching 100, though at one time it promised much mora. The Napier bowling was too irfsqnenuy changed at the start, and then in the middle Downes and Wood were kept too long on, tho former being tho most expense bov,Jci and every other ball averaging an ut Newton and Edwards not enough use ys made, 'and ll.e Jaftpr has the wonderful bowling average of four wiokete tor seventeen runs: he also bowled most balls for a

run. Hawke's Bay began badly, Finch, Spivey, and Martin being got rid of with the score at 22, most of which belonged to White. White and Woods kept possession of the wickets for the remainder of tho day

till time was called, despite repeated changes in the bowling. Both men on retiring were loudly cheered, tho fieldsmen joining in the applause. Nicholls kept wicket in good stylo for Wellington, but the feature of tho fielding was the magnificent in which Mr Williams acted as point, picking up and throwing in with lightning speed, at the same time covering much ground.

THE PLAY. Cox and Nicholls took their places at the wickets at half-past two, Newton bowling the first over to the former, which was a maiden. Edwards began tbe bowling at the Carlyle-street wicket, Nicholls brooking his egg by a straight drive for a single off tho third ball. Off Newton's next over both scored a single. Edwards' next was a maiden. A bye and a single to Cox was the result of Newton's next. Edwards sent down another maiden. Off the first ball of Newton's next a bye was run, the next ball Cox scoring a single, a pretty cut off the

last ball for two to Nicholls. Cox then cut Edwards, and Newton after a littlo fumbling, secured a good catch, and the board showed I—3—9. Gooder filled the vacancy. Nicholls spooned one of Newton s, but no one was in the way, and tho next ball he scored one, sending 10 up. Off the last ball Gooder scored one, repeating the dose off Edwards. Gooder then got two off Newton, a wild throw in by Percy accounting for the second one. Nicholls then hit Edwards to leg for a single, serving Newton the same way, Gooder doing ditto off the same bowler. Gooder was thGn nicoly caught by Finch off Edwards, though ho collided wit', Martin, the board showing 2—5—17. Roberts filled the vacancy, and his partner hit Edwards for a single. JPorcy went on instead of Newton, his firstball beingawide, the only rosult from tho over. Off Edwards' noxt, Roberts got a single, sending twenty up, which had taken half an hour's play, Roberts then hit Percy for a single, Nicholls serving the next ball the samo way, Roberts doing ditto off tho last ball. Off the first ball of Edwards' next, he ran a close single, the appeal for run out being disallowed, Nicholls off the same over got a single.T For a nice cut off Percy, Nicholls got a brace. Edwards then sent down a maiden. Roberts cut Percy for three, after a bye had been run, and thirty appeared on the board. Roberts then lifted Edwards clean for five amid applause asthefirstgoodhitof theday. Downes replaced Percy, tbe first ball being sent nearly to the fence by Roberts for four, and forty going up. Roberts got another single off tho same over. Wood replaced Edwards, two byes boing the result. Then Nicholls got three off Downes, Roberts cutting the next ball prettily for three, Nicholls got two off tho last ball, one for an overthrow: fifty up. Roberts then hit Woods into Spivcy's hands, the catch was dropped and a single scored. Nicholls off the next ball got a single. Roberts cut Downes for two, sharp running, the appeal, however, was not allowed; another single to the samo batsman off Downes. Woods with the first ball of his next over clean bowled Roberts. The board showing 3— 24—57. The outgoing batsman made his runs very clean and laid on tho wood freely. Alpe filled the vacancy. Nicholls put Downes away for two, the ball going between the fieldsman's legs. Alpo scored off Wood, though tho bowler apparently had taken his measure; sixty up, the play having lasted au hour. Downes sent down a maiden. Alpe tipped Wood, ran threo runs, but one was short; had Buchanan at tho wickets taken the ball a run out would have been the result. Nicholls scored two off Wood, and Downes sent down his second maiden. Nicholls scored a single off Wood, Alpe laying on the wood, and getting threo off Downes, Wood sent down a maiden. Nicholls got a single off Downes, sonding 70 on the board. Without the total being altered, a magnificent catch by Edwards off Wood got rid of Nicholls for a well earned 24, the board showing 4—24 —70. Heenan took the vacant wicket, Downes now comer with the third ball, the showing 5—0—70. Tarleton succeeded Alpe, scored two off Wood, spooning a ball tho same over, but no one was in the way. Tarleton opened his score by a good drive for threo off Downes, which he followed by cutting Wood for two. Alpe got a single off Downes' next; he also got a single off Wood. Tarleton had a let-off, the ball going straight up, but tho wicketkeeper did not see it. Three off Downes to Alpe sent SO up, an hour and a half from tho start. Alpe scored a brace off Wood, then, spooned a ball, for which live fieldsmen went, a single resulting. Downes oout down a maiden, the first for some time, Tarleton getting a single off Wood, and ditto off Downes, Alpe also scoring a single from the Maori, and getting one off Wood. Tarleton drove Wood for three, sending 90 up. With his first ball Downes then clean bowled Tarleton, the board showing G—lo— 92. Williams—a light of other days—filling the vacancy and receiving the remainder of tho over, which was a maiden. Edwards relieved Wood at the bowler's crease, his first ball resulting in a couple of byes. Alpe got a single, Williams also getting one from the same over. Williams prettily cut Downes for a brace, then drove the next ball over the bowler's head for another couple, sending the century up amid applause. The last ball of the over he just tipped to log for two. Alpo got one off Edwards, Williams doing ditto. then relieved tho Maori. Tho change came off ; the first ball Williams just touched,, and the wicketkeeper held it, the board showing 7 —S —104. Lawsou took tho vacant crease and scored a single off Newton. 11l tho same over Downes caught Alpe beautifully low down, the board showing 8—21—105. Kuapp (the captain) filled the vacancy, and got a single off Newton's last ball. He lifted Edwards' fourth ball high into the air, and Woods effected an easy catch, the board reading 9—l—loo. McGirr, tho last man, came in, Lawsou scoring a single and getting two off Newton. McGirr was then caught by Martin off Edwards, and the hillings closed for 109, the innings having just lasted two hours exactly.

Wellington—lst Innings. T. A Cox, 111, c Newton, by Edwards 3 F. Nicholls, 11211111123212211, c Edwards, b Wood 24 Gooder, 1121, c Finch, b Edwards .. 5 Roberts, 111135413121, b Wood .. 24 Alpo, 223211321.1111, c Downes, b Newton. . . . .. .. 21 Heenan, 0, b Downes .. .. .. 0 Tarleton, 32113, b Downes .. .. 10' r Williams, 12221, c Buchanan, b Newton 8 Lawson, 112, not out .. .. .. 4 Kuapp, 1, c Wood, b Edwards .. 1 McGirr, 0, c Martin, b Edwards .. 0 Byes, 122 5 Leg-byes, 111 .. .. .. 3 Wide, 1 1 109 DOWLING analysis.

Newton, 45 balls, 10 runs, 1 maiden over, 2 wickets; Edwards, 71 balls, 17 runs, 4 maiden overs, 4 wickets; Percy, 20 balls, 8 runs, 1 wide; Downes, 80 balls, 37 runs, 5 maiden overs, 2 wickets; Wood, 70 balls, 22 runs, 4 maiden overs, 2 wickets. After the usual interval Wellington took the field, li. Martin fielding for Alpe. Hawke's Bay's first batsmen being Finch and Spivey, Lawson starting tho bowling, tho first ball being a wide, but no other result followed. McGirr opened at.'Mr- t}ieway end with a maiden. Spivey .viicktd Lawson for a single, treating McGirr to the same tune. Lawson, after being-no balled, clean bowled Spivey, the bemrd showing I—2—4. White succeeded, and drove Lawson's first for a single, he then cut Girr for two. Lawson stuck 1 inch up and clean bowled him with his fourth ball, tho board showing 2-0-7. Martin came next. White got McGirr away for a single, hitting Lawson for a brace, ami sending 10 1)p . He then scored a single off the same bowler. AVhite hit McGirr for a single, a leg bye was run, and then \\ lute got another single, repeating the dose oft Lawson, Martin breaking his e SS ff th ° same bowler White following »* "P Wlt *'a brace, lifting the ;icxt ball a slow, from Lawson out of the ground for 'four, and sending 20 on the board. j n McGirr's next ho clean bowled Martin who was never at home to the bowling, the board showing 3.1.22. Wood succeeded, White hitting Lawson for a single to greet his partner appropriately, White getting two next off McGirr, though he gave a possible chance hero to a fieldsman. Wood got Lawson to square leg for a single aiuil sent McGirr in the same quarter for putting Lawson away for a single immediately after, sending 30 up. AVhite then snicked Lawson for a brace, Wood getting a singlo from McGirr, Whito hitting the some bowler all along the carpet for three,

Wood getting a nico single to leg. Off the first batl of Lawson's next two byes ; weic run, a single to Wood sending 40 on tho board, another bye resulting from tho last ball, Lawson then changed ends, going on S the railway wicket. White drove him hard, and the ball getting lost six runs were scored, and he got a single •off the last ball. McGirr took the Carlylc-strect wicket, White getting four, in running the third run he stumbled was nearly run out, but no one being at th* wicket another run lilted, and ,o»cnt up He then hit t.'ie bowler hard for two ore. Robert, replaced Lawson m the bowing- Wora dr ° Ve th Y?? h T J 0 " tt brace, White <hen drove McGirr for threo Wood lifting the samo bowler for- four and sending 00 .'v the telegraph. White got a .uno-le off Roberts, Wood doing the same. Goo£r Moving McGirr at this stage, a wide from his second ball, \> ood o-ptti'i? a sb'l*' * ne next > though two rum v/rre mil one being short. Off Roberts ■\Vnite -rot a single, then Wood got a brace, /Hid 70"went up. White pot a single off Gooder, and then Wood lifted tho same bowler to tho pavilion for three, one being short. White then got a pair off Roberts, Wood got a single off Gooder, Wood sending Roberts to leg for four, eighty going on tbe board. White hitting Gooder for throe. Wood then bit the same bowler out of the ground a clean straight drive. Williams relieved Roberts with the ball. The first ball a bye was run. Wood hit one to the fence for three, and ninety went up. The play for the day then ceased, the Hawko s Bay score being : — . Hawke's Bay—lst Innings. Finch, 0, b Lawson 0 Spivey, 11, b Lawson .. .. •■ White, 121211112412230142311123, not out . . • ■ '• • ■ 1 Martin, 1, b McGirr .. .. •• \ Wood, 1311112411231443, not out .. oi Wides 11 7 No ball, 1 1 Leg bye, 1 1 Byes, 211 Ji Threo wickets for .. 02