CRICKET NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1923, Page 1

CRICKET NEWS.

I! BY TKI.P.fiHAPII—?ER PRESS ASSOCIATION] I THTKJ) TEST MATCH, j AV.EIAI/IXGTON, Feb. 2. Blunt and Collins opened the New Zealand innings. Collins facing Gibson and scoring a single oil the over. Calthorpe bowled from the other end and Collins was naught by Chapman in the slips first hall 1-1-1. Shepherd replaced Collins and his second stroke sent the leather to the off boundai-y. Blunt before scoring was ealight by MeLean off Gibson. 5-2-0. Dnere fill- ' i'd the vacancy and singles 101 l owed tin 1 batsmen running smartly between ‘ the wickets. Shepherd ran four for a leg hit. lmt Dacre a moment ' later, however. was run out when utteinjjting a short run. 19-3-1. Lambert fol- : loweil and Gibson crowded the slips. Shepherd continued to play good cricket reaching 20 in 30 minutes. Gibson persisted with the off theory. Lambert scored two boundaries off Caltlinrpc in succession and oO appeared after -10 ininutes. I.ambert bit (■illson lor 0. and then lifted Calthorpe to Freeman. SS-I-23, Garrard was next. With the total HO, Garrard was beaten I>\' ('altborpe and clean bowled 80~>It). MeGirr was the next batsman in appear but arrived in time to see Shepherd smartly stumped hv MeLean j off Cihsoii. 88-0-4. Bernaii followed and afiei patient halting scored a boundary. MeGirr was i|iiiei and 100 was hoisted after one hundred minutes. McGiir as then caught by Titehniarsh off Calthorpe 104-7-1. Brice was next and Beniaii scored some nice boondarv shots. Fr. email bowled ill pine of Culilmrpe hut both punished hm, Bernini giving a brilliant i*xliibition, numerous shots finding the boundary. At luncheon the score was i for I*>o. He run 11 reached fifty shortly after lunch and resumed his aggressive ta - les. Price hatted (plietly and survived an ap,ea! for leg before, hilt. Brice then skied one over the slips. Lowry deep accepting it.. 101-8-10- Cate Io I - lowed but ues clean bowled l»v Cal- , tliorpe before .scoring 101-9-0. Me- • Ileal h v.a' last man and soon after i Bernan was caught by McLean. | XKW ZEALAND- Ist. Innings. 1 Blue. , . McLean h. Gibson 0 ■ Collins e. Chapman b. {’altborpe ... I Sheplierd st. McLean h Gibson ... 41 Lambert <• Freeman h Calthorpe ... 23 I Dacre frail onti .. 1 1 MeGirr e. T itch marsh b. Calthorpe 1 . (Li ri a>d b. Callliorpe 4!) Brice e. Lowry, b. Gibson 10 ’ Cate b. Call liiirpe 0 l Bernan e. MeLean b. Calthorpe ... 04 . MeTJeath foot onti 0 I Extras f, i.' Total .. .. 100 , 1 ———.—... ——