CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 327, 1 March 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY v. AUSTRALIA. Ly Telegraph.—Press Association. ChrJstehurch, Last Night. t Play was resumed this morning in fine weather. There was a good attendance for an off-day. Sims and Reese resumed batting. Armstrong, bowling on the oil theory, sent a maiden to Sims. Hopkins was at the other end. The wicket had railed out well, but the bail was keeping low. ■ At 143 Hopkins bowled Sims. JRidley joined Reese, both batting confidently, and for half an hour's" pl.iy adding 44 runs. At 175 Armstrong beat Reese badly. 175—5—41. Orchard joined Ridley, who was caught in the long field oft flopjdns. 175—0—15. Orchard was bowl eu by Armstrong at once. .175—7—0. The batsmen were uneasy to Armstrong, w h o had cowled three maidens. At 184 Armstrong sent T. Carlton back, the board reading IS4 B—2. Bennett and Boxshall became na.soeiatel, and the second century showed for an hour's play, Bennett' Jutting Armstring twice to leg fey four. BokBhall and Bennett played free and livelv cricket, and soon had 220 on the board'. Then Bennett got Armstrong to the leg boundary, and lifted him over the ropes for six. WMtty, who relieved Hoykins, bowled the Sydennam mail. 23C—9—37. Sandman opened his account by lifting Armstrong over the boundary, and repeated tilie performance with the next ball, but a few runs later Whitty got Boxshall, and thinnings closed for 25!). Christehurch, Later. '

The match, Australia v. Canterbury, resulted in a draw. When stumps we're drawn the Australians required 34 to win with two wickets to fall. Pl.iv was, continued by mutual consent till 8.15. After lunch there was a prospect of seeing the Australians facing a total of 340, with four hours to get them in. An exciting hour in which some of the cream of the Australhn batsmen were mowed down for the small score of 39. Then followed n magnificent display of butting, wlii di was uphill all the way. The Australian skipper's feat of playing throughout the afternoon in the face of su/n odds will long be remembered, and must be voted one of the soundest innings ever played in a big- match hen?. Scores:—

CANTERBURY. First Innings 321 i Second Innings. VV~. R. Patrick, c Kelleway, b Armstrong 22 H. B. Lusk, b Emery 35 W. Carlton, b Emery .. .. 0 A. Kims, b Hopkins "3 D. Reese, b Armstrong .. ..41 A. E. Ridley, b Hopkins .. .. 5 S. A. Orchard, b Armstrong .. 0 T. Carlton, b Armstrong .. .. 2 J. H. Bennett, b Whitty .. .. 37 C. Boxshnll, b vV'hitty' .. ..20 D. Sandman, not out .. .. 12 Extras 30 Total .. .. ■.. ... 250 AUSTRALIA. First Innings 240 Second Innings. W.Bardsley, st, Boxshall, b Bennett 2 W. W. Armstrong, not out .. .. 110 C. E. Simpson, bT. Carlton .. IS D. Smith, •bj.Bennett .. .. 0 A. J. Hopkins, 1.b.w., b Bennett .. 2 ■S. 11. Emery, b Bennett .. .. 0 E. R. Mayne, 1.b.w., h Reese .. 102 C. Kelleway, c Boxshall, b T. Carlton i 7 N. Dodds. b Bennett a A. C. Facey, not out .. .. 7 Extras .. .. .. .. 7 Total for eight wickets .. 307