DISTRICT CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 271, 25 November 1901, Page 3

DISTRICT CRICKET.

| SATURDAY COMPETITION. I okai. weather prevailed on Saturday afternoon last, when the Saturday interclub competition was resumed on Victoria Domain. No sensational scoring was done during the afternoon, but the stanUiud of play all round was the best seen so far this season. Cole (City) and Crawford (County) tossed for choice of wickets. The former won, and chose No. 1 pitch. Roth wickets played well, but the grass in the outfield was ridiculously long, and it was impossible for the batsmen to get any value for carpet drives or for the fieldsmen to do ground fielding. UNITED V. CITY.

Cole won tiic toss from Gibson, and sent United to the wickets. The earlier batsmen were fired out in rapid succession by Neale and Macdonald, and Gibson, Porter, and L. C. Guuidsmitb, who were expected to make runs, totalled 4 between them. McCrcdio and Hill made-a brief stund, but were soon disposed of, and it was not until Lyttelton, who went in fifth wicket down, came in that the bowling was played with anything like confidence. The wicket was a trifle fiery at lirst, but seemed to improve as the afternoon wore on. Neale and Macdonald both bowled excellently, but perceptibly tired towards tiic close ut tuo innings. They bowled unchanged throughout. and the City captain might with advantage to bis side have relieved them curlier. Lyttelton gave the best exhibition ha has so far shown. He went in when things were going badly with his side, ami patiently wore the bowling down. He watched the ball right on to tho bat, and nominated every stroke he made, and made many good ones all round tho wicket. T. \Y. Baker made a creditable first appearance on a local ground, and while iic and Lyttlcton were associated at the v.ickcts tile spectators were treated to the only rapid scoring seen during tho innings. Eventually Baker was bowled bv Maodonaiu for 13, compiled principally by clean, hard drives. The last three men gave Lytilemn no assistance, and tho innings closed for 84. Lyttlcton carried ills bat for an invaluable score of 31, and the “Little Dasher" was warmly applauded at tho conclusion of the innings for his meritorious exhibition. Macdonald came out with good bowling figures: 5 wickets for 26 runs off 78 bails. Neale also sent down 13 overs, but proved more expensive, his t wickets costing 43 runs. Tho City fielding was good, and Zachariah brought off a line catch in the long-field. City,'on going to the wickets, took no liberties with the bowling, and runs came slowly. Kretcliincr, who went in first, exhibited patient ami sound defence. He was at the wickets for forty minutes, and during his stay negotiated a lot of good bowling with confidence. He was eventually caught in the slips for 19, made up of a two ami seventeen singles. Macdonald put a dozen together carefully, and then had the misfortune fo be run out. Neale knocked up 15 quickly, and made one fine drive clean out of the ground for 6 off Lyttlcton. Porter, L. C. Gouldsmith, Gibson,and Lyttlcton mot with iiltle or no success with the ball. It was not until Baker was tried that the wickets began to fall. This bowler met with signal success, and took four wickets for 1 runs off the oightcen balls ho sent down. Seymour finished the innings off bv sending down a sensational over, in which iie dean bowled a couple of men, and bad another caught. This bowler sends down a right-band leg break, which re mires careful watching, and the United captain might employ him oftener at the bowling-crease with advantage to his side. The innings closed for 74, leaving United victorious by 10 runs. The United fielding was not good, and this team wants to devote more attention to this important department-of the game. The following are the scores

COUNTY v. WEST END.

County and West End had the bad luck to plav on the worst of the two pitches on the Victoria Domain, the other being occupied by the United and City Clubs ; and, during one portion of the match, about 10 minutes were tost in hunting for the ball, which was eventually found iu seme long grass not a dozen yards from one of the wickets. The West End won the toss, aud elected to go to the wickets. Hodge played in his usual free stvle until be was dismissed by Barton for 11, after which no further long stand was made, until Dodd and McConnell jnot out) 15 both showed good i form, and the innings closed for 47. Barj toil, with four wickets for 17 runs, and | Sharp, three for one, proved the most 1 destructive trundlevs. The County lost their first two wickets cheaply. Then Smith and Sharp took charge of the bowling, and, after a life or two to each, raised the score to 41 bv some excellent forward play. Hodge, who was 'bowling well, found bis way into Sharp’s timbers, and shortly after disposed of Smith, who

i i had bc-ea batting for an hour and a , I quarter for a meritorious 2S. Crawford i : then finished the tired bowlers for 05, i I compiled by bis usual hard drives and , I free play, and, the tail not contributing , j many more, the innings closed for 9i, or i !50 ahead of their opponents. Hodge and ; j Hood did most execution with the ball. Messrs File and Leggett officiated as i umpires. It would be a great boon if tea, j ! water, or some beverage were provided ■ ! at future matches for those who were so j parched by the heat as was the case on j i Saturday.

United. Gibson, c Macdonald, b Neale ... -i Porter, b Neale ... 0 L. C. Gou!dsurith, c Hay, b Macdonald 0 Mcl.Yedie, b Neale ... S Hill, e Neale, b Macdonald ... ... 9 Li ttleton, not out ... 31 Si llies, b Macdonald ... ... 0 llalicr. b Macdonald ... 13 .1. M. Gouldsiuith, c Zachariah, bNealo 8 Seymour, b Macdonaid ... 0 ■Witty, thrown out ... 0 Extras ... 16 Total ... 84 Howling Analysis. liuns. Wkts. Overs' Noale ... ••• ■!'- ' 13 Macdonald ... 26 5 13 City. Zacbariah, b Porter ... 4 Kreuduner, c Li ttleton, b Baker ... 11 Cole. b L. t‘. Gouldsuiith ... ... 12 Macdonald, run out Neale, b Baker ... 1; Goldsworthy, b Seymour ... t W. Bioomtieid. b Baker ... Hay. b Seymour ... Sargissoti, b Seymour ... Morgan, b Baker ... Pods, not out ... Extras ... It

Total Bowling Anal vs Buns. *15. Wkfcs. ... <4 Overs. Porter 11 i s L. C. GouUsmitk... 13 i s Gibson 15 — l.vttlcton 17 — 4 Baker •t J. M. Gou'dsmitli... 4 — - Seymour ... 1

o , West End. a | Hodge, b Barton u d Curmning, runout 0 1 Hood, b Barton n j Swayne, c Ciesar, b Barton 0 e ! Dodd, b Sharp 7 r j Vincent, b Barton o 1 Howard, run out e j McConnell, not out 15 D 1 Hail, b Sharp 0 n Nolan, lbw., b Crawford 0 1 | Featon, b Sharp 0 I . | Extras ' 1 e Total 47 1 | Bowling Analysis. 1 1 Runs. Wkts. Overs ! Crawford ... ... 23 1 11 i Barton ... ... 17 4 12 j Sharp ... ... 1 3 1 '3 County C.C. 1 Smith, b Hodge... ... 28 i Earlier, b Hodge 2 Kare, c and b Hodge ... ..! o Soarp. b Hodge ... ... 16 j “ McCoiir-c]], '» IIov. Sid ... 3". Barton, Ibw., b Hood ... ... 6 W. Pod, sty. Featon, t- Tf oc! . 5 Cesar, b Hood ... ... <i | J. Ce re tt, o Hodge ... 0 t ! Watson, not out... ... ft Extras ... 5 Total ... 'J7 Bowling Analysis. Runs. \\ kts. Overs. Hodge M2 5 16 Howard 13 1 4.3 McConnell 24 0 7 1 Hall 0 0 2 1 Hood 17 3 7 1 1