AUSTRALIA V. TARANAKI

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 346, 23 March 1910, Page 8

AUSTRALIA V. TARANAKI

THE BIG CRICKET MATCH. TARAXAKI'S SCORE IGC. AUSTRALIA LOSE TWO WICKETS FOR 7U. There are as many "glorious uncertainties'' in Taranaki weather as in cricket the world over. Thus a bleak and threatening night on Monday gave way to a bright though windy morning yesterday for the commencement of the match between the Australian eleven and the Taranaki fifteen. During the night Mount ligmont liad received his first coating of snow for 1910, and the cutting wind promised to make things uncomfortable for the fieldsmen, but the sun shone out, and the Sports Ground was .beautifully 4 sheltered. Thus the conditions on the field of play were almost ideal, the wicket and the outfield appearing to be in capital order. There was a fa'.r attendance of the public af the opening, and after the luncheon adjournment the crowd grew to very satisfactory proportions. The teams \ver6 as follow: —

Australia. —W. Bardsley (X.S.W.), captain, D. Smith (Vic.), S. H. Emery (X.S.W.). A. C. K. Mackenzie (X.S.W.), A. J. Hopkins (X.S.W.), C. Kelleway (X.S.W.), E. R. Mavne (S.A.), W. J. Whitty (S.A.), X- Dodds (Tas.), A. C. Facy (Tas.), C. E. Simpson (Q.)- Mackenzie's appearance was his first of the tour. Taranaki. —D. Clegg (captain), Fred Robertson, Soutliall, E. Lash, Hasel), Perham, Greatbatch, C. M. Inman, C. G. Clarke, Eggleston, Dunlop, Cole, Pratt, Smith, W. C. Weston. The Australians won the toss, and sent Taranaki to the wickets. Weston and Robertson opened, Weston takiug smite to Simpson. At the fourth bail of the over Weston out him to the boundary. Facy took the bowling at the other end. Robartson got the first ball into the slips for one. Weston scored off the next similarly, and brought 10 up with a lucky four in tie slips. Simpson's next over, sent down to Robertson, was a maiden, the batsman being beaten by the first three. Weston got a single for an uppish one in the slips. With the following ball, an off break, Facy clean beat Robertson. One for 12. Inman followed. His first hit should have produced an easy one, but it was not run for. Weston, after scoring a* two, lifted one high, but Kelleway misfielded. Dodds at this stage found himself unable to continue as wicketkeeper, owing to the state of his hands. Simpson took the gloves from him. Inman shaped very uncomfortably to Faey's fast bowling, and missed several. Then lie got one in the slips. Hopkins took Simpson's place at the bowling crease. Facv's next over beat Weston, several of the balls breaking hiirh. He was no less uncomfortable to Hopkins, and missed the first two balls. The third was a deceptive les-break. and it broke his leg stumn. 18 —2 —12. The next batsman was Greatbatch. but he pi avert at the pitch of one of Hopkins' off breaks, and lost his wicket to the first ball. 18—3—12. Dunlop came in, | and played out the over confidently. Inman shaped poorly to Facv, but let a boundary into the slips, bringing 20 up. Dunlop lifted one over mid-oU"s (Mackenzie's) head, just out of reach. In- ' man appeared to like Hopkins better,; scoring a couple. The next ball ran ' through i>o the boundary for four. Dun- . lop faced Facv, but most of his balls went into the slips, one being snicke.l to leg for four. Inman played Hopkins . confidently, and put the wood in, driving the fast ball of the over to the boundary for four. Faey's bowling was now becoming dangerous, breaking very ■high,, and Duniop was clean bowled with . a °yorker. 39—4—5. The team had been batting an hour. Hasel I came in, and cut Hopkins' third ba;l to tne boundary, bringing 43 up. The next one. rose and hit him hard on the 'wrisi. Inman snicked Hopkins to leg for four, and the lu-xt one was similarly treaLc.l. At the luncheon adjournment the score i stood at 51 for four wickets, as the re- | suit of an hour and a quarter's play. During the luncheon adjournment Hasell submitted his hand for medical examination, and, the bone of one of his finuers being broken, he was unable to resume his innings. It was arranged that Hill should finish his innings. The luncheon adjournment of 45 , minutes spun out to 65 minutes. Then j Inman and Lash went to the wickets, i Lash taking the bowling. The third < ball was a full tosser from Facy, and i Lash put it away for two. The very next, a full pitcher, shifted the bails. 53—5—2, Pratt played out Faey's over, and drove Hopkins' first ball for two. A succession of byes brought 00 on the ■ board. A well-pitched ball from Facy | beat Pratt all the way, and his off j stump had gone before he brought his | bat down. 01-0-2. C'legg, the local i captain, came in, and pulled Facv to .eg for one with the first ball. Inman timed nicely a full toss from Hopkins, and sent it to the fence for four. His next was a 'beautiful drive to log-off for one, and a few balls later he had a life at the hands of the wicket-keeper. But the next ball from Facy came like lightning, and scattered the bails. CI) 7 27. Ecoleston joined Clegg, and a bye brought 70 up. Hopkins was bowling some° difficult stuff, and this over was a maiden. Eggleston's account opened with a two off Facy. With the score at 74 Whitty replaced Facy_ with the ball, and sent down a maiden over. Hopkins .gave place to Emery, and Egg e . ston lifted liis first ball to Facy at | mid-on. 78 —B—4. Perham came on next, and cut Emery to the boundary with his opening hit, bringing 80 up Then lie spooned a short-pitched ball from Emerv to leg, but there was no one there, and the score was augmented by two. Whittv's next over was a

maiden. Perham got Emery's; first delivery to the boundary with a tine drive, ) ■and another touch brouglit DO on the | board, the second run being the result of a collision between batsman and fieldsman. Wliitty found Clegg's middle stump with a yorker. 90 —!)—4. The ' next batsman was Cole, and he made the first score off Whitty, driving him to the foot of the terraces for four. Byes brought the century up, fifty minutes after the adjournment. Then Cole hit a fine three off Emery, amidst applause. Byes continued to augment the score. Perham had a narrow escape. He hit out at Whitty, and Emery fielded and returned the ball so smartly that Perham was only just back at his crease in time. This was the smartest piece of fieiding during the match so far, and it was loudly applauded from the terraces. Play 'was more lively now, both Cole and Perham hitting out at anything at all playable, and 120 soon appeared on the board. Perham cut Whitty for a couple, and splintered his ■bat with the next, a single. Another single, and a two from Perham, and 130 was telegraphed. Hopkins came on again, and Cole drove him to the bound-

ary for four. Eight byes were run, bringing the score from 143 to 151. With the score at 156 Facy was put on again at Whitty's end to break up the Per-hani-Cole partnersiiip, which had put on over 60 runs. With his first ball he effected a dissolution, levelling Cole's off stump. 150 —10—24. Smith had a short stay, being clean bowled by Hopkins before scoring. 156 —11—0. Hill came on. Facy's next over was fatal to Perham, whose stumps were scattered with the second ball of the over. 161—12—28. Clarke came in, and skied his first ball to Kelleway. 161—13 0. Southall was the last man to go in. Hill got a couple, and then Southall was beaten by Facy's first ball, a full toss, the innings closing for 166, when the afternoon tea adjournment was taken. The Australians went to the wickets at about 4.30 p.m., Simpson and Mayne opening the batting to the bowling of Southall. Mayne hit a single, and Simpson's 'first hit was for four. Ten sooii appeared off the first over. v,o.e touk the bowling at the other end. Mayne lifted one high from Cole, and Lash got under it in the outfield, but failed to hold it. The batsmen were Inclined to treat Cole with scant courtesy, and fours were the order. The first ball of Southall's third over was lifted by Simpson out of .;he grounds for six, but the bowler's revenge was swift, Simpson's wicket falling to the next ball, a nasty break. 33—1—25. Kelleway came in next, and the batting steadied down. Both batsmen were going fairly carefully, placing neat carpet strokes. At 57 Dunlop went ou at Cole's eiuL Mayne continued to do most of the scoring, and j gave a very fine exhibition, piacing his strokes here, there, and everywhere, and completely bothering the field. The score had mounted to 08 when Southall, to whom Mayne had never been really comfortable, took his wicket with a big lew break. 68—2—31. Emery was the next batsman. Another change in the bowling was made at 70, when Pratt took the ball from Dunlop, an:l only six runs had been added when stumps were drawn at 5.30 p.m., as the result of a conference of the captains and umpires, | who considered the lisrlit unfit for continuation of 'play. The visitors had then lost two wickets for 76 runs. Scores;

TARANAKI.—First Innings. j Robertson, b Facy, 11 •• •• 2j Weston, b Hopkins, 41412 .. .. 12! Jninun, 1) Facy, 1242444141 .. .. 27 | Greathatc.'i, b Hopkins .. • • 0 j Dunlop. b Facy, 14 5 ] >1 a sell (re:, hurt) 4, Hill not out 11 6 j Lash, b Facy, 22 i Pratt, b Facv. 2 2 ; Clegs, b Whitty, 121 4 j Eggieston, c Facy, 1) "Emery, 22 .. 4 Perham. : b Facy, 424213122223 .. 2S Cole, 'b Facv, 4'3'4'211441 .. .. 24 Smith, b Hopkins .. 0 Clarke, c Kelleway, b Hopkins .. 0 Southall, b Facy .. •• •• ® Byes 46. leg-byes 4 .. ■ • 50 Total 160 Runs at fall of each wicket—One for : 12, two for 18. three for IS, four for 30, five for 53'. six for 61. seven for 60. eight, , for 78. nine for 00. ten for 150, eleven for 161. fcweive for 161, thirteen for 161. fourteen for 160. i Bowling analysis—Kimnson 3 overs. 1 maiden. 3 runs, no wickets; Facy, 14 1-3 overs. 4 maidens, 31 runs. 8 wickets; Ho.pkins. 15 overs. 3 maidens, 35 runs, 4 wickets; Whitty, 0 overs, 6 maidens, f.O , runs. I wicket; Emery, 6 overs, no ! maidens. 25 runs. 1 wicket.

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Simpson, b Southall, 4442416 .. 25 Mavne.b Southall. 111111114112441141 31 Kelicwav, not out. 21111144.. .. 15 Emerv, not out. 11 .. ■ • • • 2 Byes 2, leg-byes 1 .. • • 3 Total for two wickets .. .. 76 Bowling analysis—Southall, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 37 runs, 2 wickets; Cole, 5 overs, no maidens, 10 runs, no wickets; Dunlop, 2 overs, no maidens, 11 runs, no wickets; Pratt, 1 over, 0 runs, no wickets. TO-DAY'S PLAY. The match is to be continued at 11 o'clock to-day. Emery, one ot trie notouts, is an exceedingly hard /lifter, and with . the better light some brilliant cricket should be seen. Whitty. too. a left-handed batsman, will prooably find Southall's deliveries to his liking. Bardsley, probably the finest cricketer in the world to-day. is in great batting form, and 1 there are others who will probably "stretch" the bowlers. The wicket is in fine order, and we ought to see something sensational to-dav. The team will stay here till Friday morning, and will make the trip to Mount Egmont io-morrow.