SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10008, 2 April 1910, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

By "Hercules."

CRICKET

Cricket is practically ended till another summer comes round; and as far as the Wairarapa is concerned added interest has been taken in the matches by both placers ar.d spectators. The Saturday senior competition won last year by the Masterton seniors, has fallen to Carterton this season. This team have come through the season with only one defeat, and are to be heartily congratulated upon their performance. The Saturday junior championship has fallen to S Matthew's A team, with Carterton, S. Matthew's B, Mauriceville and Masterton following in that order. S. Matthew's A have gone through the season without defeat, being victorious against the Carterton team (last year's winners) on the two occasions upon which they met. J. Berry, the skipper of the winning team, is to be complimented upon the way he captained his team during the season. The Thursday competition is still unfinished this year, the CarltonCarterton play off not yet being finished. As things stand at present Carlton have decidedly the best of things, and shuuld they be able to finish ahead of their opponents some of the members of the Club propose that the Henderson Cup should be handed to one , of the ex-playing members, who has done much to place the Carlton Club in the flourishing condition it to-day enjoys. Wairarapa have been unsuccessful in both their attempts at representative games this season, the Hawke's Bay match being lost by 265 runs, and again last week they went under to Marlborough to the tune of 23 runs True, on both occasions Wairarapa was not represented by her best, but in the latter case the fact of playing the match on Good Fiiday we t a long way towards some of the best players not being available. j t "The second test match has passed, , and bas ended in favour of ' our Aus- ( tralian visitors. The match is too fresh in everyone's mind to need any description, suffice it is to say that the Australians won by 186 runs after the total collapse of the New Zealand team. The chief disappointment aa far as the New Zealand team was concerned was the dismissal of Hemus, who is recognised as one of Auckland's leading bats, for "spectacles." It was expected that he would have made a bit of a showing, and his downfall was a big loss to the New Zealand ranks. Dan Reese's 69 not out in the first innings, although not without several chances, was perhaps the best exhibition of batting of New Zealand's first innings. Canterbury's "Dau" received a magnificent ovation on returning to the pavilion, and the wish was generally expressed that he would, reach his century. To Sandman, Sale and Reese fell the fielding honours on the New Zealand side, Sanlman being particularly safe, his ground fielding being warmly applauded. Sandman and Brice headed New Zealand's bowling average with 23.5 and 23.6 respectively. Brice was per- I haps the best of the two, the balls j that disposed of Armstrong and Bardsely in the first innings being particularly good. Bardsley's display of batting on the first day was very disappointing, his styie being very stiff. However, the crowd got a taste of Australian batti.ig when Smith was compiling his century. The fielding of the Australians was a treat to watch, their returns to the wickets being wonderfully fast and accurate. Facy and Whitty did most of the bowling for the Australians, Whitty being very troublesome to the batsmen, being practically unplayable It will be remembered that two bats were preeented as trophies in connection "with the contest. One was to go to the New Zealand bowler who in Armstrong's opinion had acquitted himself best. After the match, Armstrong intimated that he had not tamself remained Jong enough at trie wickets to enable him to judge, so he decided to consult the other members of his team on the sobjtct. The result of the conference was that the bat wa3 awarded to Brice, whose trundling against the wind on the first day was the subject of so much commendation. Jn regard to the other bat. it was to be awarded to the New Zealand player making the highest aggregate

during the match. Ihis trophy fell to Sims, whose grand total was 75 — j one greater than that obtained by , Reese, who, however, gained the I best average, as he was not out in . the first innings. j Canterbury's representatives were ] responsible for 185 ruDS, or an aver- j age of 30.9 for her six representa- | tives; Auckland 57, her three representatives' runs averaging 19; Brice (Wellington) and Siedeberg (Otago) were the only representatives from those provinces, their totals reaching 51 and 8 respectively. The averages of the Australians on the tour to date are aa follow :

Eight centuries have been scored in first class cricket in Christchureh this season, six being against the Riccarton first eleven. W.K.Patrick's contributions are 201 not out and 106 not out, B. B Wood 201. Dan Reese 157, H. M. Chrystali 125, | W. Hayes 112, A. Jones 110, and H. B. Lusk 100 also reached three figures. Wairarapa's defeat at the hands of j Marlborough on Friday and Saturday last was not altogether unexpected, Wairafapa not having anywhere near their best team in the field. As the second test match between New Zealand and the Australians commenced on Saturday, a number of the good bats took advantage of tue holidays , and journeyed to Wellington to see the match. The very poor display of fielding of the home team was chiefly responsible for the visitors' score of 172. Had the fielding been good, and the easy chances that were given taken, the score would not have reached the century. The Wairarapa team was fairly strong in bowling, but it was not used to the best advantage. In the first instance, Styles, who was bowling exceedingly well, and bad a good deal of pace on, was taken off after he had bowled three overs' for three runs. This bjw'.er had one of the best bats in trouble, and probahly another over would have saen him take a wicket Again, 1 thi.ik it was a mistake to have kept fast bowlers on at each end. Moorhouse, who is a good slow bowler, should have had the bah before he did. He was put on towards the close of the innings, and in making tl e batsmen feel uncomfortable to his big off breaks, obtaining one wicket for seven runs. In the second innings', the visitors played very steady cricket. Again the Wairarapa bowling was not used as it should have been. Moss, the fast bjwler, bowled nine overs for twelve runs, taking one wicket He was unfortunate in having four chances dropped off him. When he was taken off he should have been put on to bowl at the other end. Three good catches were made, by Prow, Madsen and Sievers, for the home team. Wairarapa's prtformance with the bat was a disappointment to the spectators. While admitting that the bowling of the Marlborough team was good, it did not show good cricket on the part of the home bats to go ou in the manner they did, no loss than five being dismissed in 'trying to score off the deadly "yorker" from Church. The second innings was a decided improvement oa the first, and the "yorker" nad no effect at all. Church. whose average was six wickets for twenty runs in the first inninge, only to"k 2 for 68 in the second innings. The beat partnership of the match was made in this innings bv Moorhouse and Logan. These two men, though somewhat shaky at the fctart, and inclined to be a bit uppish, batted very well for their run 3, and just when they were properly set, and laying the bowling with confidence, the afternoon tea adjournment was made. This 1 think lost the match to Wairarapa, for when the game was . resumed these two batsmen were quickly dismised. The fielding of the visitors was not as good as it might have been, several easy chances beng let off ny them. The Ditch was not in good run i getting order, being inclined to be "bumpy," and showed no signs ol careful" preparation, as should have been done at the hands of those * responsible. Of the Marlborough bowlers, although Church was good, Judd was better. His best ball was the leg swerve. The ball he dismissed Prow with was indeed a beauty. PitcheJ tc leg it swerved across just outside tin

aff stump, then broke back, taking the leg stump—a bail that would have beaten almost any batsman. The Henderson Cup tie match between Cariton and Carterton will be resumed at Carterton on Thursday next, April 7th. Carlton, in their first innings have made 17U, while Carterton have lost four wickets for 26 runs.

Batting. > § % a, ~ h3 2 1 a 3<S o o a" c nVQ CO rt- p to P Armstrong 8 1 14y* 383 54.7 Mayne 15 3 136 646 5S.8 Warne 5 2 54 113 37.6 ! Bards ley 15 2 97 4«4 30 3 Smith 13 1 107 359 ky.y Kelleway 12 - 54 285 25 8 Emery is 3 50" 246 24.6 , Simpson 13 1 51 220 18 30 ; Dodda 10 0 53 liO 12.20 ; Gorry 7 4 U* 27 y.u i Pacy 8 — 24 66 8.2 Wbitty 12 2 21 80 8.0 I Hopkins 8 2 11 30 5.0 Mackenzie 1 — — 0 Bowling. Wkts. Runs. Av. Mayne 2 10 5.0 Smith 3 20 6.6 Facy 21 218 10.3 Kelieway 12 125 12.5 Emery 38 503 13.2 Hopkins 16 250 15.6 Wbitty 58 621 17.0 Simpson 4 80 20.0 Armstrong 16 367 22.9 Warne 8 190 23 7 Gorry — 8 —