CRICKET NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1922, Page 1

CRICKET NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CAPETOWN, Dec. 26. Tlio weather was bright and cool, and wicket good for the test match. The attendance was fifteen thousand. The visitors innings terminated half an hour before luncheon. Blackenberg s leg theory proved most effective and the fielding of the home team was brilliant. South Africans showed most confidence in the second than in the first innings, hut the batting on the whole was on the careful side. Taylor particularly played warily preferring safe, straight drives and declining to be enticed by Woolley’s donkey drops The bowling was consistently good in length and judgment, with frequent changes. The century took ninotv-five minutes and the second century appeared at the end of three hours play. Taylor’s hundred took 177 minutes. Taylor’s, long partnership added one hundred, Nourso-and Brnnnd played excellent cricket. Leg appeals throughout the play were numerous and caused considerable barracking among a- section of the crowd. CAPETOWN. Dec 26. MAR YLEBONE--Ist Innings.

Brown, I). Blanckenburg 22 Kennedy (not out) 41 Gilligan, b. Blanckenburg 18 Extras 5 Total 482 Bowling analysis.-—Blanckenburg 6 for 76, Francois 3 for 23, Nupen 1 for 68. SOUTH AFRICA -2nd Innings. Cottcrall. c. Woolley, b. Gilligan . U Hcarne, e. Kennedy, b. Gilligan .. 27 Taylor (not out) Nourse, c. Fender, b. Jupp "0 Ling, b. Kennedy 88 Brown (not out) 3o

Total for 4 wickets Stumps were then drawn. WIN FOR VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, Dec. 27. New South Wales second innings, 141 (Macartney 14, Collins 29, Hendry 22, Gray 28. Wallace 2 wickets for 28, Liddioiltt 4 for 35. Victoria in the second innings bad none for four wickets. In the later stages, the treacherous wicket favoured bowlers and made batting slow. MELBOURNE, December 27. The cricket was resumed in fine weather and good wicket. The batsmen were very cautious, scoring slowly. Victoria in the second innings lirva lost three for 178 (Ryder 36, TTartkopf 17, Park (not out) 30, Woodfull eighty). Victoria won bv seven wickets.

CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 27. The last day’s play against Mnclnren’s team was remarkable for first wicket stand by Blunt and Worker in Canterbury’s second innings. They put on 208 before Worker was caught for 65. Blunt went on till he bad made 174 and thou was bowled by Gibson. He scored at a fair pace but gave three hard and one easy chances. After him tlio side completely collapsed and England won by 8 wickets. Young (not out 28), was the only other double figure. Gibson took 8 for 57. WELLINGTON, Dec. 27. Rowntree, wicket keeper for the N. team cannot play. He was lame all 'through the Shield match and received several severe blows which further incapacitated him. It is understood a Wellington man will replace him.

CANTERBURY V. UNITED (Grey). At Grey mouth on Christmns Buy the United team made 1-15 (TTinchsman 3", Adams 33, Sniitli 22) against Canterbury team who scored 132 (Tillyshort 42). Canterhury lost six wickets for 117 in the second innings (Smith 34. Thomas 25 (not out), Sniytho 25 (not out). WE LLI N G TON .M ATCH ES. WELLINGTON, Dec. 27. The Plunkct Shield Match was won by Wellington by 10!) runs. When the game was resumed to-day, Wellington had three wickets to fall, and 281 to their credit. McGirr continued a splendid innings, and was only dismissed when he lmd scored 95. The last wicket fell for 390. Auckland were thus left 4.40 runs to get on a wicket that, was beginning to wear. They nut up a gallant stand, and scored 337. Sneddon, the Auckland skipper, gave a splendid display, lie made 88. Daere’s was none the loss meritorious. Whelan compiled 50 runs in 25 minutes and Garrard 30 (not out). The Wellington howlers rose to the occasion, and deserve credit for the way in which they mastered a team containing six test men.