Big Cricket

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 192, 12 February 1914, Page 6

Big Cricket

AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH TARANAKI. VISITORS WIN EASILY. ARMSTRONG'S BIG HITTING. Tlici.- Mas a good attendance at the iiiiy.y fjrx, Hawera, yesterday, when the m.Hch between the" Australians aad South Tarauaki was continued. Doll jig (4.3) and Noble (28) resumed at ll.:if> to the bowling of Blamirej, who opened to Xoble and was promptly hit to point for a single. Dolling pulled his first ball past long-on for 2. The over yielded only 3 runs.

Noble took a loose one from Dunlop on the fuil and got one run, and by ; s accounted for another. Off Blamires' ■second ball Noble put up a catch to the bowler, who held it. Seven wickets for 212. Armstrong was the newcomer, and got his second hall away between long-on and square-leg for 2. Dunlop opened an over to Dolling, who got his second round to the boundary. Smart fielding by the bowler stopped a carpet drive off the next, and the third was pasted towards the boundary for 2, McLaren saving. The batsmen treated Blamires witn respect, and runs came slowly for a time. Then Dolling cut one. for 3, and faced Dunlop. The field.wasi well placed, and several boundaries were saved. Then Dolling snicked a good ball from Dunlop, which flew to Blamires in the slips, and Dolling was out for 01. Eight wickets were now down for 228 runs, after 20 minutes' play. Waddy, the 'big hitter, was the newcomer, and got his first away for 4. He played a ball or two from Blamires, and then got 3 for a snick. Waddy pasted one from Dunlop, but McLaren, who was covering a lot of ground, saved well and only a single resulted. Four to Waddy, and then a single, and Armstrong had the bowling. The South Taranaki score was passei by 9 runs at 12 noon. Waddy and Armstrong kept quiet, and Blamires bowled the second maiden over of the inning?. Waddy swung one to leg for 4, but his next was short and uppish, off a rising ball from Dunlop. McLaren saved another hot boundary shot from which 2 resulted. Waddy pasted again, but Penny saved, and he only got a single. The fielding was good. McCarthy relieved the somewhat expensive Dunlop. Waddy scored i off his second ball, but came near a mishit all the same. Ongley took the next over from the other, end, and Waddy hit hi? second to the boundary for 4.

Then Ongley sent in a hot low hail. Waddy tried to "punch" it, and lost hi! wicket, 270 runs for nine wickets, at 12.15. The double change had done -well. Eansford was the last man in, toe only left-hand batsman in the team. He played two 'balls from Ongley, and Armstrong faced McCarthy. Then came a sensational close. McCarthy sent down a hot one to Ransford, who touched it slightly, and it flew to the slips, where Manures took a splendid one-handed catch, amid great applause. The total score was 271, after 4S minutes' play. The complete innings took 147 minutes. TARANAKPS SECOND STRIKE. McLaren and Pratt opened for the Soutli Turanaki second strike, McLaren facing Ransford and scoring 2 off the first ball. Pratt suicked his first bail into the air, but escaped and got a single. The over yielded 4, and McKenzie took his first over.

Pratt lifted his third ball to the boundary, and got n nice single pa.it point on the last 01 the over. Then Pratt lifted up /Hansford's fourth bail rather lamely to the bowler, and the first wicket fell for 9 run?.

Cave, the newcomer, played a maiden over from MeKenzie. Then .McLaren lifted Ransford's second ball to Collins, who made no mistake. Two wickets fov 0 runs.

Fearon was- the next man in. Hansford bowled a maiden over, and then lleKenzie's half-dozen yielded i for byes up to the last ball, which Fearon lif't»d to Waddy in the dee]) field, wbo took the catch. Three wickets for 11 runs, after 13 minutes' play. Benslcy replaced Fearon, and on the second from Ransford lifted a sorry' stroke to .MeKenzie, and the fourth wicket fell vritU no alteration.

.Ongley now came in, and 4 came from byes, and" Ongley then got one to square ■ fig fCT i, aeiuing tlie next one in the same way in the direction of fine-leg. Then Armstrong took a hand with the ball and invited Cave to walk out of bis crease, but the batsman swung the third ball to the leg-boundary, pastin,' the fourth to fine-leg for 4.' Dolling

took the next over in place of .Rain- j ferd. * i

Botli batsmen kept quiet, Armstrong worrying Cave with soft-looking bills and bowling a maiden over. At the luncheon adjournment, at 1 p.m., South Tarauaki had 33 up for four wickets, Cave and Ongley having 9 each. After the adjournment, at 2 p.m., Ongley opened carefully to Dolling, but hit his third ball to the boundary, treating the mvxt in the same way, and blocking the last. Armstrong ' then bowled to Cave. The batting was tame. Ongley then opened up a little and hit two fours and a single oil' Dolling'.? bowling. He cracked another 4. off Armstrong, and followed up with a single. Dolling was scored off, but lor the most part the slow bowling of the wily Armstrong was treated respectfully. Lavcr accordingly replaced Dolling, bowlin-v with a beautiful easy delivery and keeping Cave quiet. A maiden over resulted. Cave stone-walled, while Ongley made what runs he could bv dint of carpet-drives. Then Ongley 'pulled one. back to the bowler, Armstrong, and retired for a well-played 33. Sixty-four runs for five wickets'at 2.15.

Dunlop was the newcomer, and ho skied his .first where no fieldsman was for a single. Laver's second ball to Dunlop was snicked to Noble in the: slips. Six wickets for <IS runs.

Blamires now took a strike, playing to the end of the maiden over. Armstrong bowled, another midden, bringing the field in to catch Cave, who would not be tempted. Blamires drove at Liver's bowling, but the bowlers saved. Four came for byes. Then Noble missed Cave in the slips, and 2 runs were added. Blamires and Cave made a dull stand for some time. Eleven maide'.i overs were bowled in succession. Then Blamires' leg glided beautifully and scored 2. Mailey replaced Lav'er. and his first over cost 3 runs. Then 151amires, who had been attempting to open up, ran right out to a ball from Mailey, and was well stumped by the redoubtable McGregor. Seven wickets for 85 runs. Davis was the newcomer, and scored I oil' the first ball he received. A few minutes later Cave was given lbw to Armstrong, having made 19 in 08 minutes. Eight wickets for 8(1. Penny came next, and the play brightened up a little. Then Penny pulled one round to McKenzie, after scoring 2. Nine wickets for 88 runs. McCarthy joined Davis, and at his first hall put; a catch to Armstrong in the slips, the second successive wicket falling with the score unchanged. Gardner came next, and on his flrit ball stepped out of his crease and was stumped, giving a ''hat-trick" to Mailey and helping on the procession. Eleven wickets for 88 runs. Next came Djherty, who brought the second ball he received round to square-leg for 4.

Davis then smacked one to Dolling . at mid-on, and the twelfth wicket fell for 92 runs. McKellar joined Dohcrty and got a single off his first ball, the second taking liis wicket. Thirteen wickets for 93 runs. Slinger came next, and scored a single. Dohcrty then made a blind swipe at one from Armstrong, and was bowled. South Taranaki being a man short, through the defection r! Sullivan (of Eltham), the innin<rs closed for 09 rims, made in 1)2 minutes. AUSTKALIAXS AT THE WICKETS. The Australians then opened thcit second innings, and the spectators looked forward to a fine display. They were not disappointed,.though it was a little slow in coming. Waddy and Armstrong opened, and Waddy made 2 oil' McCarthy's first ball and 5 off his second. Then Armstrong drove to the boundary and got a singleoff the next. Waddy banged, and 4 runs were added. -Sixteen runs off the first over. Blamives then bowled to Armstrong, who put a single past long-oil'. Waddy hit a square-leg boundary, and theu a single to the deep field. Both batsmen played bright, open cricket, and 24 runs were up in two overs; but Waddy skied McCarthy's fet hall, and Blamires caught him. One wicket for 24.

Ransford came next and got a short single. Tlicn Armstrong swung McCarthy to leg for 4, and skied one which Penny dropped, yielding one. Kansford got a 4 past point, and the over yielded 10. Then Armstrong skied Blamires to the boundary and pulled the next for one. A tremendous hit over, the fence for 0 was his next. One to Ransford, and Armstrong had the bowling again. lie played one ball and swung the next to log for 4. Fifty up in 15 minutei. Then Ransford found the leg-boundary, hut put up his next to Slinger, who imide no mistake. Two wiekct.l for 5H run*, r1 """* •■ *- '

Xoble look Ransford's place. He (•laved the last two balls of McCarthy'?, over, which only yielded one run. Armstrong hit a single, and Xohle then made the winning hit, after 21 miuuteV play. He and Xohle then opened out in earnest, and Armstrong placed one among the crowd for 4, followed with a single. One to Xohle, and then a boundary to Armstrong closed Dunlop's over, Xohle was in a hitting mood, and lifted a (i over the fence. Armstrong had now made 41! runs. Dunlop brougit 'square-leg in close, but Xoble lifted a ball to the boundary over his head. Then Armstrong took a hand and scored a boundary. His half-ccntur was no* up, after :!,">-minutes' battins, and still lie hit. The century was reached 30 minutes after innings opened. Noble had now scored 19, having left the bulk I of tlie hitting to his partner. Six to Armstrong for a ball lifted over ths pine trees, ami McCarthy's seventh over closed. Penny relieved Dnnlop, and Xoble late cit his first ball for 2. 'He was playing fine cricket without Armstrong's big hits. ilcl-aren relieved McCarthy of the hall, and his lirst over yielded only one run. His next over was a maiden. Dull play and good fielding followed for * time. fVnny's bowling being respected md McLaren bowling a second maidea over. Then Armstrong banged the second hall of Penny's next over to tie fence, and two halls after swung one to the .sc|iiare-leg boundary, treating the next in the same way in flic directioa of long-on. A boundary off McLaren for Armstrong and 2 for byes. Then Xoble lifted a tremendous liit over the di.-tant fence for 6. A leg glide by Armstrong greeted Mc-1-ami's next over, and a single to Noble lolloweil. In .it; minutes from the commencement 100 rims were hoisted, Armstrong's score being 80. Sliager look the next over .in place of Penny, and a big on-drive greeted 'him at the hands of Armstrong. Pratt relieved McLaren and induced Xoble to sky his third ball, which |,e caught. Three wickets for lfi-> inns in (13 minutes. Noble made :!" run.-, in lo minutes. Sims took his place. The newcomer made a single off «. shwl, uppish stroke, and ft\en pasted Sli::»ei'n. howling {,, fine-leg for 4. A

beautiful late-cut by the same batsman yielded 2. Sims scored quickly with Jiese strokes, and with leg-glides. Annstrong hit a ball from Pratt among the crowd .or (i, and now had his century for 70 minutes' batting. Pratt tried his slow bowling on Sims without effect. McKellar now relieved Slingcr. Tarfield had opened out, and Armstrong accordingly ran short singles with every now and then a tremendous sboke t'.' the boundary. The p.rty kept tile scorers busy. Armstrong banged a trciuen •dous hit over the fence for (I. and 200 runs were up in 77 minutes. Armstrong hit the bowling as he liked.

Armstrong continued his exhibition of hitting, and compiled IGI runs in 108 minutes. McKcnzie also was very vigorous, scoring !>5 runs, 22 and 23 .■riming from two overs from Dunlop. Ai the call of time Australia had made 370 runs for nine wickets. The thir.l ■•enttiry was hoisted after 110 niiir'tcs' play. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Tunings. Collins. •->-•- 1 1 1 4 -11 1 I i 141211411 4 4 ■> I I 14 3 2 1 4 2 4 2, e Diamine b Slinger 78 .McGregor, 1 b w h Blamires 0 Mailey, 13 2 14 4 2 14 4 2 14 I. h Dunlop 33 McKenzie, 1112 114 I,b Dunlop 12 Sims, e Slingcr b Dunlop 1 Dolling, 1 I 1 4 4 4 4 I (i 4 1 I j 412412 142 1 1 3 2.c• Main ires b Dunlop Bl Lavei', e Blamires b Dunlop 1 Noble, 12 114 2 12 14 11-111 c and b Blamires 30 Armstrong, 2 11111111. not out 10 Waddv. 4 1 4 1 4 2 '» 1 I 4 4. b Onglev 28 .Uansford, e Blamires b McCarthy . . 0 Rxtras 17 Total 271 Bowling analysis: Blamires. 1-1 .vers, one maiden, one no-hall, two wi,:kcts for .It runs; .McCarthy, ten over*, one maiden, one for 50; Slinger, sever; overs, one wicket for 40; Cave, two avers, none for 11; McLaren, one over, none for 1; Ongley, one over, one for 5. Second Innings. Waddy, c Blamires, b McCarthy . 17 Armstrong, b Blamires 181 Hansford, c Slinger b .McCarthy . 11 Noble, c and b Pratt .' 37 Sims, b Doherty 20

McKenzie, c Fenny b Dunlop jo M«Gregor, c Slinger b Dunlop ... 13 Collins, 1) Dunop 14 Dolling, b Dimlop 2 Mailcy, not out 1 Extras 3.) Total for nine wickets 370 Grand total 64] Bowling analysis: Dunlop too!; four wickets for S4 runs, McCarthy tv.-n for 97, Blamires one for 3fl. Pratt on", for 35, and Dohcrty one for 12. SOUTH TARAXAKI. First Innings 232 Second innings.

McLaren. 2 1, e Collins h Hansford 3 Pratt. 1 4 1, c and h Hansford . fl Cave. 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 I 22 i. I b w b Armstrong ]H fesron, c Waddy b McKcnzie .... 0 Bensley, c McKenzie b Hansford.. 0 Ongley, 4 4 144441411 1. c and b Armstrong 33 Dunlop, c Xoble b Lavcr V Blamires, 1 12 2 4, st McGregor b Mailcy 10 Davis, e Dolling b Armstrong .... 1 Penny, 11, c McKcnrie b Mailcy.. 2 ,McCarthy, c Armstrong b Mailcy .. fl Gardner, st McGregor 1> Mailcy ' 0 Dohertv, 4. b Armstrong '.. 4 McKellar, b Mailcy 1 Slinger. not out * 0 Extras 17 Total "7» Grand total '.'.'." 331 towling analysis: l{ui,,f„rd, -{ overs. » maiden, 3 wickets for 12 rim-; McKenzie, 3 overs 2 maideiK one for .">; Armstrong 14..) overs, 4 maidens, foilfor 29; Dolling, 3 overs, none for 20: Lavcr, fl overs, 4 maiden*, one '■'■r 3' Mailcy, 4 overs, five for 1.1.