CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 19798, 23 February 1928, Page 4

CRICKET

NEWSPAPER "TEST” MATCH HUMES’ AND ‘STAR’ PLAY DRAWN GAME. Last season elevens from the ‘ Evening Star ’ and the • Otago Daily Times ’ played a series of three test matches, each side winning one, and tho third being drawn. 'This season tho exigencies of newspaper work had made it impracticable for tho teams to test their relative strength until yesterday afternoon, when a match was got off on the Caledonian Ground. The wicket, doubtless owing to the restrictions regarding the use of water, was a bit uncertain, and, while one or two of the players took away with them souvenirs in tho form of bruised chins, others suffered from shock hy being bowled, or nearly bowled, by balls which shot along tfio surface at (so tho batsmen declared) Gregory pace. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable game, and the fact that time did not permit of a definite result being attained, only increased the desire of tho players for another match. The ‘ Star ’ team batted first, Sinclair and Montague opening- Play was slow, Cavanagh and Tarloton botli bowling a good length. Montague had made 8 when he was caught, and M’Laren, who followed, was bowled for 2. A good stand was made by Wycherley and Sinclair, who added 40 for tho third wicket, and Pickard, having contributed 9, Berryman and Wycherley put on another 60, the former hitting hard and often for 43. Clarkson batted nicely for 15 before Cameron bowled him, but the last four wickets went rather cheaply, Deakcr making a gallant effort to' create a last-wicket partnership, but Ruling after making 5. Wycherley carried his bat for 53, after being at tho wickets au hour and a-quarter. The 1 Star’s ’ total was 204. Cavanagh took four wickets, L. Cameron three, Sinclair two, and M'Gregor one

With only three-quarters of an hour left to play, the 4 Times ’ began with Cavanagh and Tarlcton. The former, discarding his rep. match methods, went in for a hit, and sent the score rapidly along. Tarleton was out for 8, and M’Gregor failed to get a start, but Bolton played a merry innings for 21. Cavanagh reached 60 before being bowled by Berryman, and at the call of lime four wickets were clown for 116. Berryman took two wickets, and Sinclair and M‘Lnrcn one each. The fielding on both sides was good, though the contributions of “ Air Extras ” was on the heavy side. Scores:— • STAR.’ A. Sinclair c M‘Kenzie b Cavanagh 2S Montague c sub. b Cavanagh ... 8 M 4 Laren b Cavanagh 2 Deaker b Sinclair ... 5 Wycherley not out 53 Pickard b Cavanagh 9 Berryman b M‘Grcgor 43 Clarkson b Cameron 15 Smith b Cameron < 2 Thomson b Cameron _ ... * 4 Greenfield c sub. b Sinclair 0 Extras 35 Total 204 Bowling.— Tarlcton,, none for 21; Cavanagh. four for G 3; Cameron, three for 45; M’Grcgor, one for 26; C. Sinclair, one for 15. 1 TIMES.’ Cavanagh b Berryman 60 Tarleton b M’Laren 8 M’Gregor c M’Laron bA. Sinclair 0 Bolton b Berryman 21 C. Sinclair not out 9 Watson not out 1 Extras 17 Total for four wickets ... 116 Bowling.—A. Sinclair, one for 30; Clarkson, none for 30; Berryman, two for 2D; Pickard, none for 9.

At this month’s meeting of _ the South Dunedin W.C.T.U., Mr Hilliker, Organiser for Otago (New. Zealand Alliance), was present, and in an interesting and instructive address, brought before the members many facts of interest to those engaged in the fight against the litjnor traffic. Among other things, he said that it had been proved that a very small amount of alcohol affected the system for from twelve to twenty-four hours after it was imbibed. Henry Ford, of motor car fame, had said: ‘ That alcohol was good in the engine but not in the engineer.” In America, with a. population of 60,000,000, it was estimated that 1,000,000. lives had been sayed since Prohibition came into force. These, through tho nineteenth amendment, the women had now got the right to vote for members of Congress. As it was expected that 67,000 young people would bo voting for tho first time at the coming election, it was encouraging to hear that tho “ Youth Movement Against Alcoholism ” had started and that large numbers were joining. Mrs Williams gave a solo .and afternoon tea was dispensed. Dorothy; “ I spout eight hours over my spelling last night.” Margie: “You ought to know it pretty well.” Dorothy: “I don’t. It was under my pillow.” W r o all assume that youth is the happiest period of life. I doubt very much whether that is so.—Dean Inge.