CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1925, Page 4

CRICKET.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] NEW ZEALAND v. QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE. Dec. 0. The match between New Zealand and Queensland was continued yesterday when the visitors had .scored 237 in their first innings. Queensland had no wickets down for 03, when the match was resumed yesterday. Higgins and O'Connor resumed batting. They played confidently at first, but then quietened down under the bowling of Aleott. O’Connor was too cautious. Alleott and Blunt wore bowling moderately well, but the wicket was too fast to suit them. Higgins was dismissed after scoring eighty, by n catch in the slips. His innings had been a forceful one. Higgins is only a young man, and this is his second representative match. The way in which he went out to the bowling was in contrast to the cramped play of his captain. After lunch, the cricket was by no means of an inter-State standard. The bowling was ineffectual, and the baiting depressiugly slow. O'Connor got his century after three and a quarter hours’ play. Although unenterprising, it was a sound hundred. Patrick bowled for the first time when O’Connor was one hundred and three, and O’Connor tipped his second ball into the wicket keeper's hands.

Brew played solidly for ail hour, until he was beaten by a fine ball from : Blunt. Blunt at this .singe was howl- I ing well, and lie tricked Thompson in- j to getting leg before. Alh-olt was j keeping bis runs down, while fieldsmen j were smart, and the batsmen found it difficult to get runs. A different complexion came over the game after tea. Oxcnliam, one of Queensland’s star batsmen, went out to a fast, straight ball, and lie was stumped. j Becstou was expected to do big j things, but Cunningham howled him with a beautiful ball. After the fall j of the second wicket at two hundred and fourteen, there was a procession ! to the pavilion. I Another period of dull cricket follow- | ed Reeston’s dismissal. The bowling improved, although it was not brilliant. and the batsmen did not go after J runs. Rove and Hiitcheon made a j good seventh wicket stand, the former, i a neat left hander, executing beauti- j Mil shots through the slips, alter he : had taken an hour to settle down, j Noyes, a fortyful hat, scored well at j the expense of Blunt, from one of i whose overs he got 21, Including two , sixes and two lours. With the ex- j ccptiou of the exhibition of Noyes, ; the cricket throughout the day was disappointing. The batsmen were tin- j necessarily careful against moderate , bowling, which improved in the face , of the defensive play. The ground fielding of the New Zea- j landers was a feature of the day s ;

play. The concluding minutes of play were ; marked bv continued terrific batting ! on the part of Xoves. who readied . * ... | ail individual ball century in half an hour, belting CunningliHm to tho ; boundary. XKAY ZEALAND—Ist. Innings. | Worker, b. Moves <j Blunt. 1.b.w., h. Oxeuliam It) ; Alloo, l.bw, b. Hurston if Olliver, e. Higgins, h. Hurston ... 2 Patrick, h. (Ixenbam 20 Dario, r. O'Connor, h. Ro'.e SO . (Jillespie. b. Rowe 0 bow ry. e. Bi eston b. Neves 12 Midiculli. h. O.xcnlllilil ('ll llll injgliti ill. 1.b.w., b. Oxeuliam . Hi Alcolt (net out) 20 j Extras 1“ Total 237 | Rowling: Noyes 2 for 00, Oxeuliam I I for (it. Sim 0 for It. Rowe 2 for IP, j I’arstnw 2 for 33. ; O! F.IvNSI.AND I>i . Inning-. i i, i.)'('unnor. c. bow ry. b. Patrick 103 R. Higgins, r. Alleott b. C'unning|";"l 80 i M. lirew. b. P.liint 17 j K. tlxcnbam. -I. Lowry. fi. 7\fc- * Rc.'illi 17 j N. I’.ccstoii. b. Cunningham I , E. 11 lltc.l I.b.w b. Alleott ... 2fi | Rowe | Mill cull 03 Xoves (nut out i A 3 | Total for 7 wickets 113 I Tfl E REST V. AUSTRALIAN XT. j SYDNEY. Dec. 0. j The cricket mat: li Australia versus The Rest was resumed yesterday in 1 warm weather on a good wicket. The | Rest had made 380 in the first inn- j ing-. The Australian eleven started with 20 for 0. | Features of the day's play were a i century by Collins, scored at a slow j rate in bis characteristic style, and j fine fielding by both sides. Up to the j present, the cricket of The Rest has. j in every direction, been superior. The : side lias been quicker to take advan- j tags et the opportunities offered. ! Orinimett’s bowling to-day was good. He sent down very few loose cues, and lie had several batsmen tied up. A. Richardson kept a fine length. Bnrdsley was in splendid form, and made superb strokes. Scores : Australia’s first innings realised 223. The scores were: I’on.ford 17. Collins 102. Wnodfnl 11. Andrews 11.

Kippnx II). Ryder A, Hendry 11. Die. gm-y 20. Mailoy 3, Oldfield fl. Ifoi-ni-brenk (not out) 0; extras 13. Bowling: (iiiinmett 2 for (!A. Rla, kie I tor 33. Kellewny 1 for 17. A. I! icha rdson I for If). Ibe Rest ;in tlije .second '{linings made 100 for 1 wicket. Bnrdsley made A | (not out). Rock 3A and Macartney 1.8 (not out). Stumps were Tho it drawn. COVERED WICKETS TX BRITAIN ’LONDON, Dec. A. The Marylcboite Cricket Club has confirmed a recommendation passed by . the captains at a. meeting on the fifth October, continuing over next season the system of entirely covering the wicket at tlie option of the homo team.