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Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1932, Page 2

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CANTERBURY TOURING, TEAM. ONE DAY MATCH AT HOKITIKA. The Canterbury touring cricket team obtained a lead of 95 runs on the first innings, scoring 178 to which the Southern team replied with 83. Continuing after lun|oh yesterday, the visitor® with 115 up for four, continued to score freeely, Peake and Bead each assisting the captain, Ward, who scored a forceful 80. Griffiths was the most successful bowler, securing 5 for 30. The home team were very restrained and their total only reached 83, Knowles, Oates and Fleming being the only double figure scorers. Haetie secured 6 for 38. Following' on they made 125, in forceful manner, sixes and fours being frequent.

CANTERBURY'.—First Innings

G. Stringer, c Parker, b Fleming 12 R; : E. Hastie, c Collett, b Griffiths 16 W. C. Dailey, c Piahlert, b Parker 22 iM. C. Ward, c Dale, b Griffiths ... 80 J. Peake, b Knowles 18 R. Read, pi. on., b Griffiths ... ... 12 Quaid, l.b.vv., b Fleming 9 Brown, b Griffiths 1 Tucker, not out 2 Extras ... 6 Total (for 9 wickets declared) 178 Bowling: Fleming 2 for 34, Parker 1 for 6, Knowles 1 for 53, Griffiths 5 for 30, Whitehead none for 21, Webster none for 28. SOUTHERN.—First Innings. A.j Dale, run out ... 8 T. Knowles, st. Ward, b. Haistie ... 19 S. ( Whitehead, c and b Hastie ... 0 J.' Webster, b Hastie 8 J. Griffiths, b Hastie 1 Oates, not out ... 12 CbUett, b Hastie 0 S.'Fleming, e'Stringer, b Dailey ... 13 E. Pfahlert, c Tucker, b Dailey ... 7 F. Parker, b Brown 5 A. Adamson, o Dailey, b Hastie 5 ’ Extras ... *.« ► « 6 Total 83 Bowling: Hastie 6 for 38, Graham none for 5, Brown 1 for 8, Tucker none for 2, Read none for 13, Dailey 2 for 7. SECOND INNINGS. Oates, c Stringer, b Tucker' ... 2 Parker, b Tucker ... 9 Knowles, c Quaid, b Tucker ... 21 Whiteherfd, retired 32 Adamson, b Stringer 7 Griffiths, c Brown, b Stringer ... 14 Webster, st. Ward, b Stringer ... 27 Pfahlert, b Read 2 Fleming, b 'Stringer 9 Dale, not out 0 Collett, c Read, b Stringer 0 Extras 3 Total 12^ Bowling: Peake none for 17, Tucker 3 for 31, Stringer 5 for 53, Read 1 for 25. J. -M. BLACKHAM. A GREAT “iSTOOMPER.” Dr. W. G. Grace, a con temp or al7 of Blackham and the greatest batsman in England in his generation, made the following reference to Blackball in his book, “Cricketing Reminiscences” :— 1

“John McCarthy Blackham was the finest wicket-keeper Australia has produced, and wlieax at his best was never surpassed. He was discovered by Conway, who brought tne nrsc Australian team to England in ’? 8, and in 2b years represented Australia 34 times in Test matches. His reliability as ;■ \>iciv©t-kee(per was marvellous. Clean, quick as lightning, and quiet, he stood as close to the wickets a® the laws of cricket permit, and took the fastest bowiing with consummate ease. To .stand up to Spofforth’s fastest bowling was in itself an achievement, but to keep wickets against ‘The Demon’ without permittng a bye to pass was a phenomenal performance. A batsmen, who stirred out of his ground when Blackham was at the wicket knew he had to hit the ball or Hi'S innings was over. There was no element of chance in Blackuam’s stumping; it was a case of inevitability. His hands might get damaged, or the ball might bump on a rough wicket, but Blackham was upon it. Tilling was his only rival behind the wicket, and Pilling was in the cricket field only for a few years, while Blackham struck to his guns for 20. Moreover, as a bastman he was an eleventh roan of whom it was never safe to assume that he would soon be dismissed. He was not a pretty bat, but I confess that he saved his side in many an emergency, and would hit out with fine recklessness, which dismayed his opponents. “As a captain he was a failure, as owing to liis nervous, highly strung temperament he worried himself and his men over trivialities, and fretted his heart out with needless anxiety as to the results of the matches.” Blackham visited New Zealand in 1878, with an Australian team, which also included Spofforth. BLACKHAM’S FUNERAL.

GARRETT NOW SOLE SURVIVOR,

(Australian Press Association.) MELBOURNE, December 29. Cricketers, former players and sportsmen crowded St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, to-day, for the fun--1 era! of the late John M’Carthy Blackham, the once famous wicket keeper. The service was conducted by Canon Hughes, who is the President of the Victorian Cricket Association, and Judge Moule, who was formerly an international test player. The Marylebone cricketers were represented by Messrs P. Warner and Palafret. The only member of the first Australian Test team to visit England in 1878, who now survives, is Mr T. W. Garrett, who is now residing near Goulbourn, New South Wales. CRICKET PROFITS. SHARE OF NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, December 22. At a mooting of the New Sooth Wales Cricket Association it was reported that the net profit to the Association from its share of the proceeds of the match, England v. New South Wales, was £1856. From the proceeds of the first Test match the Association received from the Sydney Ground Trust the sum of £12,137 13s. After covering all expenses, the Associaton receives £5765 8s sd, hut 25 per cent, of this has to