CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 133, 27 November 1911, Page 7

CRICKET

SATURDAY COMPETITIONS. > i Some good scores were put up on 1 Saturday. In the United Service v. Law I match, which was. won by the former by | 304 runs, Bain retired after scoring 101,1 the first century of the season. Playing for New Plymouth against Inglewood Weston compiled 83 before he was beaten. New Plymouth also won rather easily by 80 runs. NEW PLYMOUTH v. INGLEWOOD.

The above teams met on the Recreation Sports Ground oil Saturday. The wicket was fair, but the outfield l was very dead owing to recent rains. Inglewood bated first, PuJlen and Dewhirst opening to the bowling of Nicoll and Morey. Nicoll bowled Dewhirst in his first over, and Morey got Therkleson well caught by Rev. Kempthorne in the next. The next three wickets fell quickly, five being down for 29, of which PuJlen had scored 15 before being run out. W. Brown and Marsh then made a splendid' stand, taking the score to 80 before Ma.rsh was bowled by Nicoll. Brown wns run out a few runs later. The remainder of the batsmen go.ve very little trouble, the innings closing for 97. Nicoll' bowled- very well, taking seven wickets for 27, five being clean Itowled. Morey, one for 34, also bowled well, but with hard luck.

Weston ami Nicoll opened for New Plymouth, Mcßae and Thomas bowling. With (the score at 7 Nicoll was liowled by Mcßae with a long hop, the ball getting the bails. Price, was next and helped to take the score to G1 before he was caught by Thomas off Quiekfall. Arden did not stay long, Quiekfall getting him l.b.w. Goddard joined Weston, and these two completely collared the bowling, Weston, especially, scoring very rapidly, and playing some very pretty strokes. With the score at 124 Weston'drove one hard back to Mcßae, who brought off a good catch. The Tetiring batsman had played a splendid innings, marred by only itwo chances. His driving and leg hitting were very good. Morey was next man, but soon lost Goddard, the latter being caught by Thomas off Pullen. Morey hit four fourers before being caught in attempting to hit a sixer. Clarke (10 not out) and TrebiJcoe (7) helped the ..score along, the innings closing for 177. Pullen, four for 28, was the most successful bowler. Following are the scores:—

NEW PLYMOUTH. Weston, c and b Mcßae .» 80 NicoU, b Mcßae 0 Price, c Thomas, b Quiekfall 15 Arden, 1.b.w., b Quiekfall 1 Goddard, c Thomas, b Pullen 30 Morey, c Pullen, b Thomas 10 Trebilcoe, b Pullen 7 Monk, b Pullen 0 Clarke, not out 10 Rev. Kempthorne, b Pullen 6 Ward, absent Extras 12 Total for nine wickets 177 Bowling analysis.—Mcßae, two for 43; Thomas, one for 40; Quiekfall, two for 36; Pullen, four for 28; Ma.rsh, none for 9. - JNGLEWOOD. Pullen, run out 15 Dewhirst, b Nicoll p Therkleson, c Rev. Kempthorne, b Nicoll 0 Stratford, b Nicoll ... 7 Mcßae, c Weston, b Nicoll 2 W. Brown, run out 38 Quiekfall. b Nicoll 2 Marsh, b Nicoll 28 Thomas, b Nicoll 1 P. Brown, c and b Nicoll 4 Carney, not out 0 Extras 10 Total 97 Bowling analysis.—Nicoll, seven for 27; Trebilcoe, none for 11; Morey, one for 34; Goddard, none for 10. UNITED SERVICE v. LAW.

This match was played on the High School ground. Law went first to the wickets. Bain secured Paton first ball. Bewlev and Lash, however, raised the total to 34 before Lash fell to DinnisvS after compiling 6. Bewley, who batted well for 24, fell to Bain next over without any increase in the total. Hill (10 not out), Quilliani (10) and extras (12) were the principal factors in raising the score to 80. Dinniss and Bain bowled unchanged throughout, the former securing seven for o(i, and the latter three for 32. Mackay and Bain opened so well for Service that 48 was on the board before Mackay was run out for 10. Osborne followed, and thought lie only scored six stayed long enough to see Bain place the winning hit. Baiii continued batting solidly, and giving few chances reached 101 with a fine lift for six, when he retired, the score being seven for 170, His score included two sixers, eight fours, and four threes. Dinniss (not out) and Goudie each scored 13, whilst extras accounted for 2G. Hill, who bowled unchanged throughout, was the most successful bowler with six wickets for 59. Scores:—

LAW. Bewley, b Bain .' 24 Pat on, b Bain 0 Lash, b Dinniss " 0 Lawrey, b Dinniss 4 Grea thatch, b Dinniss 4 Hill, not out [ \ K; Elliott, b Dinniss 0 Quilliam, b Dinniss 10 Reid, c Goudie, b Dinniss 0 .Harding, b Dinniss 4 Johnson, b Dinniss 0 ExitraK j.j SO Bowling analysis.—Dinniss, seven for 36; Bain, three for 32. UNITED SERVICE. Mackay, run out y; Bain, retired j lyj Osborne, b Hill (i Blenkinsopp, b Hill !!!.'!" ■> Goudie, b Hill 13 Dinniss, not out 13 Girlingi, e Johnson, 1> Elliott .. 5 Ingram, b Hill 0 Napier, h Elliott n Reid, 1. Hill n Weller, b Hill Extras " . 7 j;

Total Bowling analysis.—llill, six for »!); Elliott, two lor 83; Baton, none .f or |j ; Lash, none for 8. ENGLISH TEAM'S TOUR. Nov, 10 aiul following days—v. South Australia at Adelaide. won by an innings and ID7 runs. (England 503 and South Australia 141 and 225). Xov. 17 and following days—v. Victoria, at Melbourne, won by 4!) runs (England 31S ami 2-34, Victoria 274 and 2-29). Xov. 24, 25, 27, 28—v. New South Wales, at Sydney, Dsc. I. 2.< l—v. Queensland, at Brisbane. Dec. 5. ti — v. 'J oouiiimiba. ai Toowoomba. Dec. 8. !l. 11—v. an Australian eleven, at Brisbane. Dec. 15, 10, IS, 1!)—■v. Australia (first test), at Sydney. Dee. 2G, 27 —v. Bendigo, at Bendigo. Dec. 30, -Tan. 1. 2. 3—v. Australia (second test), at Melbourne. Jan. 5, 6—v. Geelong, at Geelong.

Jan. 12, 13, 15, 16—v. Australia (third test), at Adelaide. Jan. 19, 20—v. Ballarat, at Ballarat. Jan. 23, 24, 25—v. Launeeston, at Launeeston. Jan. 20, 27, 29—v. Hobart, at Hobart. Feb. 2, 3, 5, 6 —v. Victoria, at Melbourne. Feb. 9, 10, 12, 13 —t. Australia (fourth test), at Melbourne. Feb. 16, 17, 1-9, 20—v. New South Wales, at Sydney. Feb. 23, 24, 26, 27—v. Australia (fifth test), at Sydney. March 1, 2, 4, s—v.5 —v. South Australia, at Adelai' 1 ®

Owing to the show no matches we-re arranged for Thursday last, which was perhaps as well, as the unseasonable weather would probably have prevented their taking place. The Saturday competition was opened on the 18th inst. At New Plymouth Law went under to New Plymouth. Law, who batted first, were unfortunate in losing Hill's services as bowler owing to his receiving a business, call which necessitated his leaving the ground! at once. He contributed a useful 28 (top score for his side); Paton hit up 24, Lawrey 11) and Johnston 10.

Niooll contributed considerably to his opponents' defeat, as he scored 38 with the bat and also -bowled capitally, annexing five wickets for 28. his victims including Lash, Bewley, Elliott and Johnston (all bowled) and Greatbatch (caught off his bowling). Arden also added 40 before being run out. Top 6core for the opening day was made by Bain at Inglewood, who compiled 49 before being caught out. This ' 'tsnuiH is in fine form this season, '"alter Matthews was run out when he

i d reached a "score," 14 of which was mmpiled in three hits, one a sixer.

Some big scores were put up in Auckland on Saturday last.' Ponsonby kept Parnell leather-hunting all the afternoon, and amassed 319 for five wickets. Thompson (the English coach) with 82, an<l Sneddon 135, put on over 200' for the first wicket. University, batting against North 'Shore, secured 333 for eight wickets. Ellis scored 120. Mr. Extras; who is a handy man in some teams, proved useful and contributed 51 to the total, which speaks volumes for the slack fielding of North Shore. Eden also scored 252 runs for nine wickets against Grafton. The three first-class matches of the Englishmen already decided on the whole have disclosed form satisfactory to Australia in the light of the test matches ahead (savs "Xot-out" in the Referee). V. Ransford's excellent form at Adelaide is perhaps the most satisfactory of all features, since he was not his best last summer. The fact of W. J. Whitty having stood the strain of so much bowling at Adelaide is likewise satisfactory. Against the Englishmen Ransford scored 34 in each innings.

W. Macrow, who made his first appearance for Victoria at Adelaide, is a fast bowler. His reeoTd in the V.C.A. matches last season was 30 wickets for 383 runs, averaging 12.76. In the recent match against England he got one for 51 and two for 30.

The Englishmen defeated Victoria after a close game by 49 runs. England were taking no risks and played a safe if slow game. The Victorians were forcing the pace in the second innings and were unfortunate in having three men Tun out, Smith (who scored 68 in the first innings, was run out when lie had battted brilliantly for 84), Kortlang (the highest scorer in the first innings, after scoring 7 and Kyle, the latter being particularly unfortunate, as he had to retire hurt in the first innings. Foster scored his second century on Australian soil when lie hit up 101 against Victoria. Thought Victoria did not do'cat the last English team, the State had the best of the first match, which was drawn. In the second match, owing to the Victorian representative team not having returned from Sydney, the second cloven of the State took the field, and were badly beaten. Another match \ws played, by Mr. A. O. Jones' team, but it was unofficial. The Englishmen cloied at 503 for nine wickets, and the Victorians lost nine wickets for 48S.

Cricketers will regret to hear of Warner's indisposition, and all wish him a speedy recovery, so that when the ashes are decided, each side may be represented by the strongest available team. The team is fully imbued with the importance of their quest, as is evidenced by the reply of their manager at the Sydney welcome, when he said that there bad never been such care taken in selecting a team, which was particularly well balanced. If they played more slowly than pleased the people, he hoped they would bear with them, knowing the tremendous responsibility of supporting the honor of old England. Dr. H. V. Hordern, the Australian "googley" .bowler, bowled with deadly effect for (M. A. Noble's team against Dr. O'Hara's country team the other day, securing six for 17. This will be good *ews to Australian supporters. In the same match C. G. Macartney made 72 and Trumper 54. William Carkcek's stumping of Clem Hill at Adelaide in the match Victoria v. South Australia, is reported to have been an exceptionally smart piece of work. There are many who think that Carkoek will supplant TI. Carter this season. However, if Carter's form in club cricket be a guide, lie will be a vastly Ibetter performer than he was last season against South Africa, and that, too, with the bat .particularly, though with the gloves as well. There'is a third rival for the wicket-keeping place, if what one hears from Adelaide be correct. But, of course. H. Webster has to go through tile salting experience of interState cricket. He lias to go through the fire of experience to come out fuily developed. Commenting on the Adelaide match, the Referee say-s: —Although the Englishmen trounced South Australia so bad ly, one saw little in their attack to make one fear for Australia in the test matches. We know that they will make good scores, lnit the bowling will prove their problem. S. F. Barnes is still as lie always has been—a fine length bowler. But there is n suggestion in his form here that the ball does not nip from the pitch quite so quickly as of yore. F. R. Foster is an interesting cricketer. He bowls medium to fast, and is apt to be erratic. His dangerous ball is t'ha faster one, which he drops a trifle short, but it rises from the piieh like a streak. The batsmen try to liook it, and find it on to them sooner than they calculated, and a mishit is mado to short square leg. .T. AV. 11. T. Douglas pegs away with a remarkable accuracy just an inch or ■two outside the 'off-stump. He, too, makes great pace from the pitch. Foster and Douglas are both likely to get batsmen out early, but when the batsmen lravo settled they should play them easily enough. F. E. Woollev does not suggest deadliness. and .7. Vine is easy on this wicket. ,1. \V. Hitch, of course, has yet to come into the team. Their bowling strikes one as possessing possibilities, but is doubtful in its staying qualities, which ought to be thoroughly tested by Australia's representative batsmen.