CRICKET.

Otaki Mail, 31 December 1923, Page 3

CRICKET.

MAN AW AT L Dli.i' uAI 1 f unu Vv HEN UA LSX xai r»Uis&. A Munav.atu representative cricket team met ana deieaieu an eleven nyui .aurownsiiuu, on Wio aportsg'ounu at jL-uiniet-SLUii -Nona o" t.oxiug J->uy Of 162 runs. iou >isitois hatted hist and khock,j up «i ru.is, pruigle witu 40 insiug lhu oaiy mail to imino a .stand, ana u,nyanng h»vo a snowing e.\jjeeted oi icpit-sentauves. 'Jt'iie nonie team rei.uiated Willi xtiG, lor tue loss ol nine uicKets, Uie score oenig readied aiter iii/uut tinve uoui's at tne wicicets. tor luana.watu Gutucnaii pfayeu exceptionally well and wielued tne willow lux a weil compiteu .a. Others to j I'eacu uoubie liguies. were Liudett (-If), j i.use ;*o,i, rievena [Mj, and Uennett, (%&). AicV'lcar Was tue most conspic-j uus howler ol tue uay said was reajjoilsinie. lor the .dismissal oi seven oi | mo iiorownenua men lor tue loss oi M runs. G.ibilm was the pick oi the visitors' liunieious. trundiers and aclor lour wiciiets xor su. Xne weatner was meal iur cuciiet and uie

wicKet was hi good order. Maine and Seuoit opened the innings Jor lioiowneiiua to the bowling oi Ale vicar und Gaincnan, but tne pair nad not been at the- wickets many niinutcjs 'hploro beiierl's hails were, scattered lor two. o— J— ». Muuv ( joined Maine, hut when the fatter nad reaoned eleven he s.uceunibeu >'o

one ut Galiichan's breaks. .17—2— It. Mason went next to the iwiciiets, nut oeioro he Was t>nere long lie skied I .Vic Vicar to Galiiehan at inid-off and' aas dismissed for a "ducli." it>—a— i 0,. Gioiui jouied Hunt hut shortly i« participated in the procession, being nowleu by McV'icar with the last bun ol the over. Priugle took his stand and .alter playing Galhcnan for a niatdcn 'oponou protuisingiy wmi a two and a good four off McVicar. Runs came slowly and when tinny was on the. board Hunt was sent to the pavilion by a fast hall from McViear for seven, iif—o— l. O'Connor now faced McVicar and scored one alter .which he sent a lateiui ban j from Galiiehan into the hands oi L;u J deii at square-leg. 31—6—f. Feild next went to ihe crease and for- a period runs cahie more freely, uoi. batsmen opening their .shoulders to the howling. Eventually Feild with nine tu his credit let past him a. straight hall from McVicar. 4U—7—'JAuckrain laced McVicar and after

playing him back twice gave x-i' e..-'ii at siips an easy chiaiice whicli tie lull- I ed to avail himself of. Priugle, .who j was the most promising ol the visit- . ing batsmen, got down to solid woik j aiid hit Galrichan iur six aUd Mc- [ Vicar for a two and a- lour in quick

succession, bringing his score up to •if. The partnership was concluded s;iior)tly aifterwards when Auckram. sent a" slow hall from Galiiehan into Uie hands Qf Thomson at square-leg), sloan went to the stumps and Pringle continued to score fours oh Galiiehan, on the oil-side. The new man iu did not last Jong and in attempting to hit McVicar his wickets were shattered. 84—'J—0. Mason, the tenth man in, played a few iballs and then let one from McVicar get to las wic-j llvlts, and the iiinings terminated i ai'tei a little over an hour's play lor Si, a pqor showing indeed. Pringle, who played hue cricket throughout, carried his hat for a well deserved 49. Hose and Lye opened for Mariaw;itu to the bowling of Feild and Gib- J tin. The innings cominonck'd poorly, and alter he had .been at the wickets for a few minutes, Lye was caught at square-leg by Madsen off Pringle for one—3—.1 —f. Mulling replaced him, but he was dismissed for a "duck." being rated out i.b.w. to Pringle—9—2—o. MoVicar was next in, hut after a short time. Rose met with a. similar fate to that of Mullins, being sent te the pavilion when he had compiled 40. 47—3—40. Liddeli joined McVicar, and rims came fairly freely, until the latter skied Ciiblin to Hunt behind the wickets. s'J—4—9. Pegden now took his stand and both Liddell and he treated the balls sent down iby Ihe numerous bowlers with disregard. Eventually, Pegden Was sent to the pavilion by Seifert, who both caught and howled him. Trevena joined Liddell. The latter continued to hit out, the cen- , tury b.eing reached after about an hour's play. Liddell, when he had registered a. fine 41, was dismissed by a "straight but fast ball from Giblin. HO—6 —ll. Galiiehan next went to the crease, and a period of slow play followed. After the batsmen got set, they opened out and the partnership realised 89 before Trevena was sent to the pavilion by Giblin when he had knocked up a handy 32. 199—7—32. Bennett went in next and played forceful cricket. Galiiehan played a solid and pretty game, although a trifle slow at times, but iwhen he had readied 73 he wlas Unfortunate in pl.acincn one into the hands of Seifert nn the" off side off Madsen. 242—8—71. Thomson joined Bennet, but his stay at the wickets was short lived for hi' was cleaned bowled by Giblin for three 245—9—3. Grant, the last man in opened with three fours to leg off Giblin. When the innings was closed I at 4.55 p.m., 266 runs had been regis-. tered, the not out men, Bennett and | ('.rant, having 28 and 16 runs to their credit.

The scores are >as follow-. HOROjWHENUA.—First Innings. Maine, b Gallichan ,-• Seifert, b McVicar •.-.-, -••• *\ Hunt, b McVicar ..= ' , Mason, c Gallichan, b McVicar ... 0 Giblin, b McVicar ,--. " Pringle, not out -M O'Connor, c Liddell, b Gallichan l. Feild, b McVicar „ • » Auckram, c Thomson, b Gallichan s Madsen, b McVicar » Sloan, b McVicar ..,-...„ =■•••■— J{ Extras ,-••-=• ■■■>•• _Y Total ■'•• ** Bowling analysis: McVicar wok seven wickets for 32 runs; Gallichan three for 52. MANAVVATU —First Innings. Lye, c Madsen, b Pringle ■=-.-• -1 Rose, lbw. b Feild ■•■ 4 " i Mullins. lhw,-b Pringle ■,■■■■■■■- » 'McVicar, c Hunt, b Giblin ....,-■ 9 Liddell, b Giblin » *£ Pegden c and to Seifert ■■■•- £- Trevena, b'Giblin ■'■■ •-.—.•«■;■ °5 Gallichan, c Seifert, b 'Madsen ••••■" Bennett, not out .-,; ..•••• ~<2 Thomson, b Giblin " A Grar.lt. not out ~? . Exf.ra.s :. - ;.- ••"... Total for nine wickats'',-;•<•■ ••- *'66 ' BowltrV analysis!: r Sloan 23; Pringle two foi 33; &,»>?■ 'P?* for 50; Feild cafe for 53; none for !i; Sei'.tert one for jiij'MaaIsen one tor 13 Ifor Bioßchial Oougfcn, take