CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1892, Page 2 (Supplement)

CRICKET.

The inter-University match between representatives of tho Molbourno and Sydney institutions, played ab Sydney on January 14 and following days, resulted in a win for the Melbourne team by 104 runs.

In the Sydney Pennant match between Carlton and Beividero on January 16th, the former could only make 70 (A. Bannerman carrying his bat through the innings for 41),. against Belvidere's 74 for three wickets. Charlton secured four of Carlton's wickets for 21, and J". Wilson live for 47. Cowper, Callaway and Turner wore playing for Carlton.

Lord Sheffield's team played a drawn game against YVJlliamatown (22) on January 13th. 'Scores—Willkmstown 154, England 43 for ono wicket.

On January 15th and 16th Lord Sheffield's team met Bairnsdale, Victoria (22), and won by an innings and 98 runs. Tbe scores were : England '269 (Lohmann being the principal run-getter wibh _6), and Bairnsdale 41 and 130.

George Giffen, tho South Australian, is loading in the first-class batting averages in Australia up to date. His average is 70"3 for fi innings. W. 0. Graco is fourth with 54 for (i innings.

Dr. Barrett, who refused to play in tho match for Victoria against New South Wales, was taken to account by the Victorian Cricketers' Association. That body deemed his excuse insufficient, and disqualified him from inter-colonial matches for tho remainder of tho season.

Many times this season I havo hoard of and seen players as well as umpires violate the laws of cricket all through thoir own want of knowledge of tho rules. On Saturday last, in the Si'Mi-North Shore match, Co'upland, of the latter team, lost his wicket ihrough the same cause. Ho wan batting, and having blocked a Yorker, carefully picked up tho ball and threw ie back to tho bowlor. Coupland seemed greatly surprised whon on an appeal boing made the umpire (Mr W. Swaiison) gave him oub; yet the rules and laws of cricket are bo bo obtained from Mr McKinney, tho secretary of the Cricket Association, for sixpence. Auckland ll.'s ' slogger,' F. Gaudin, made a fine stroke for seven against Sb. Mary's if. last Saturday.

The Wanderers Cricket Club, who had their fixture forfeited to them last week by the Parnell ll.,had a little bit of excitement and fun during the afternoon. Two of their supporteis, Moses and Bradburn, played a single wickob match for " refreshers " for the crowd. Moses won by 4 runs.

The one topic of conversation in cricketing circles tiiis week has of course been rho flicking to pieces of bho beam chosen by Messrs Richards, MacCormick, and Fowke, to represent Auckland against* Wellington on Friday and Saturday next. 1 have' no serious fault to find with their selection. I do not like a couple of the cloven, but when one looks for substitutes and compares bhem with the honoured ones, there is very little to choose between, Tho majority of our senior players, however, consider bhab Lusk, Moresby, and Sbemson havo no claim to representative honours, on their season's play, and that tho Committee havo picked thorn on thoir last year's form. Tho players whom tho discontented ones would substitute in thoir places aro Goulsbone, Wilson, Yates or Hollo.

1 would very much like bo have seen our veberan R. J. Yates in the eleven. He is 'an old dog for a hard road,'and I think would do remarkably well against a foreign team ; but, of course, his recent batting performances prevented the Selection Committee from giving him a place. The Smokers v. Non-Smokers match, played on Regatta Day, was, considering the quality of the players taking part in it, productive of very poor scoring. No doubb bho wickeb had a good deal bo do with bins, the ■ quantity of twitch grass making it rather treacherous. The Smokers scored 61 and 37, and bhe NonSmokers 95 in bheir only innings, bhe latter bhus winni»g by 34 runs on tho firsb innings. Gardiner played a tine innings of 31 for bhe Non-Smokers, and Rarkness, Koliy, and Bell (all second eleven men, by tho way) were bho best of the others. Oa the other side, Richards (12 and 29), Arncil (17 and 7)] and Neill (10), showed up best. Arneil's second innings was cut short by Rowo brilliantly catching him with one hand off a good leg hib. Lundon obbained 4 wickets for 5 runs, and Stemson 6 for 22 in the Smokers' first innings, and in the second innings Lundon got 6 for 26. R. Neill dismissed 10 of the Non-Smokers for 57 runs. Thirbeen men played on each side. The fielding ou both sides was very good, and quite a number of clever catches were brought off. Fowke was extra good behind the wickets, and Richards also showed up we'd in tho same position. Secretary Bealo of tho Auckland C.C. can order a stand to be made for the Cup, or whatever the trophy is to bo this eenior championship. The Auckland-Parnell match looks a good thing for the former. Hollo, who was really too, unwell to play, saw seven of his comrades' wickets fall lasb Saturday. His 15 were gob by very stubborn play. IT. J. Ohlson proved -on Saturday bhat he can make runs ngainsb our besb talent, as well as againsb tho " country yokels." Rev. 1. Richards played a sterling innings against Parnell last week for 43 (not out). J. Arneil secured four of the Parnell wickets for 23 runs.

R. Neill for the firsb time this season had a day out with his trundling last week. I attribute his want of success to the fact that he was bowling too much at practice during bho previous evenings ot the week, and also had nearly all bho bowling to do in the Smokers v. Non-Smokers match, on the Friday. Neill should be careful nob to tax his strength too much, especially during next woek, for we can't afford to lose him.

Sc. Mary's-Onslow look like scoring thoir firsb victory this season, for which bhey are indebted to the fine bowling and batting of A. Rowo and Lundon.

A. Rowo made another splendid one-hand catch lasb Saburday.

W. Stemson has at last made a respectable score. His innings of 34 (not out) was the principal feature of United'a innings.

Gordon 11. and Auckland College and Grammar School match resulted in a close finish in the firsb innings, the former making 63, and tho latter 61, each team batting one man short. In their second innings Gordons have 71 for 3 wickets. Kissling batted well in each innings, making 27 not? oub in the first, and has 33 not oub bo his credib in the second innings. In the first innings he gob bh'ree fives, and in bhe second a very prebby hit for 6. Bell, securing 4 wickets for 5 runs, was the mosb successful bowler for Gordon 11. l»sS Saturday.

McPherson, who batted in good form for his 20, and Lusk, with U, made bho besb stand for bhe Grammar School boys agamsb Gordon. . Several good catches were made in bhe Gordon 11.-Grammar School match, C. and D., Hay each made one for the school, and Bell, Mowbray and Kenderdine for tho Gordons. rT A. Seccombe, of bhe Auckland 11., was the highest scorer on the Domain _ lasb Saturday, getting 67 against Sb. Mary s. In the SxAR-Norbh Shore match, W. Edwards, for the former, captured 6 wickets for 5 rune, while Benge, for bho Shoreites, clean bowled 3 for 1 run. Now South Wales and Vicboria have met forty-eighb times on bhe crickob arena, with tho result that Victoria havo won 25, arid New South Wales 23. Victoria v. New Sooth Wales. The following are tho complete scores in bho forty-eighth cricket mabch between representatives of Victoria and New South Wales, which was concluded on January 27th, Victoria winning' by an innings aucl 15 runs : — Victoria—First Innings. Bruce, b Charlton 33 Walters, b Donuan . "" Trobb, b Turner ••■ r <? McLeod, c Donnan, b Turner 2o Worrall, b Turner 23 Ross, c Wales, b Turner I 8 Tarrant, b Donnan &" Houston, b Donnan 17 Button, c Callaway, b Turner ... 2 Blackham, b Callaway 33 Trumblo, nob oub I* Sundries " Total 3 "° Nnw South Walks—Firsb Inning 3. Bannorman, c Tarrant, b Trumble ... 4 Clarke, c Trumblo, b McLeod 0 Donnan, b Trumble 24 Richardson, lbw, b Hubton 31 Turner, c Ross, b McLeod ... ... &° Gregory, lbw. b Worrall ' ... ' ... 28 McKenzie, b Worrall 1 Callaway, b Worrall 14 Charlton, c Blackham, b McLeod ... 4 Garrett, not out ... ... ... ••• ' Wales, lbw, b Worrall ° Sundries 9 Total 193 New South Walks—Second Innings. Bannerman, c Trumble, b McLeod ... 0 Garrett, c Trumblo, b McLeod 0 Gregory, sb Blackham, b Trobb ... 44 Turner, lbw, b McLeod , 45 Donnan, run out 0 C'arke, c Houston, b McLiod 4 Richardson, b Trumble 1McKeuzie, b Trumble 0 ! Callaway, run oub 23 Charlton, nob out IS Wales, c and b Trumble 8 Sundries ... ••• 8 Total * 162 Grand Totals. New South Wales 355 Victoria 370 ATHLETICS. The Now South Wales Amateur Championship Snorts Meeting is fixed for May 21. The Victorian Meeting will be held at Easter.

The "Sydney lleforee " says that if tho New Zealand team of athletes visit England, instead of Australia, ib is quite certain bhat no Australian Championship Meeting can behold this year. G. B. Croker, tho well-known half-mile amateur runner, met with a rather serious mishap last week through being kicked on the knee by a horse. The accident will most prevent Croker from appearing at the next carnival in March. AQUATICS. I have received many cojuyratulabions on my successful predictions for our various athletic, rowing, and swimming carnivals this summer, while this week I havo been favoured with numerous compllmenbs on my tips for the Itogatta. In the rowing contests I anticipated correctly the result of every race, and in the sailing events picked thorn all bub one, while in several of the races I placed the lirst three. This is about a record. Sb. George's Rowing Club are losing bho services of ono of bheir best oarsman after this month, as Clove Hariugton is leaving for Holland. Haringbon is very popular in social as well as aquabic circles, and his departure will bo regretted by all who havo the pleasure of his acquaintance.

The champion whaleboat race ab our annual Regatta was again unfortunately spoilt by a foul. Tho finish promised to bo a very closo and interesting one, and from the manner in which they lasted, I am pretty confident that Waitematawould have won ; still, ib was very clear bo everyone who was in a position to see bhe foul, bhab Waitemata were to blame, and justly paid the penalty by losing the £40. Mr Stephenson, the umpire, was splendidly situated to view the unfortunate occurrence, and 1 also was a close observant of the mistake, and I quibo concur with his decision.

The programme for the rowing races at bho Regatta was very badly arranged. Juab fancy having tho champion whaleboat race and gig race, and bhe maiden whaleboab race and gig race, following each other. Tho same men composed the crews of the whaleboat and gig races in each class, and it was ridiculous bo ask bhem to compete in a two mile whaleboat race and immediately transfer themselves into a gig and pull another hard two miles. Ib would have been far bebter to have had bhe senior whaleboat race, then tho maidens, followed by the senior gigs and maiden gigs. Or a better plan siill would have been to row the various gig races in the morning, when boo they would be moro likely to gob smooth water.

Mr Ed. Hodgson made a splendid starter for the sailing events at the Auckland Regatta. In all the flying start 3 there was nob bwenby yards difference between the .first and lasb boats in crossing bhe line.

If bhe Auckland Rowing Association are blamed for having their courses short of bho advertised disbance, I am sure thab fault could nob be impubed to tho Rogabba Commibbee. Their bwo mile courses for bhe champion whaleboab and gig races on Anniversary Day were nearer four miles than two.

What is the cause of the apathy shown by bhe City, West End and Ponsonby Rowing Clubs to the Auckland Regatba? Thoy each enter several crews for the Rowing Association's carnivals, but lasb Friday when bhere were moro valuable prizes given bhan bhe Rowing Association offer, the three clubs mentioned failed to enter a single crew.

Ib was very evident thab bhe Regabta Commibtee knew very libtle aboub rowing events, for besides bhe faults I have already mentioned I still have anobher, and one which mighb have had a disasbrous resulb. I refer bo the gig races, in which bbc courses were given wibh a turn. Ib is a wonder bo me i';ab none of bhe boats upseb, or thab they were nob broken. The Commibbee would do well to remember that for gig races they want a straightaway course.

As I predicbed lasb week, Walter Jones, ab bhe tiller of the Moana, made tilings very sultby lor tha Spray. At timo of writing, the result was not known (officially), but I have worked ib out roughly, and when the official declaration is handed in, I think ib will bo found bhab Mr W. Wilson's craft will take bhe £25 and cup. The Moana could nob have been handled better, her crew all seemed bo know exacbly what bo do and when to do ib, with bho ro3ulb bhab bhe boab had every advantage. Spray was also well handled, except for the first timo beabing up the harbour, when Capb. Gibbs lo3b fully two minutes off Judge's Bay. He evidently forgot thab he had bo keep on the south side of the Southern Cross, and I

think he will find that this blunder has cost him the race, or ib will be very close shaving. , 'Mick' Keefe has nob been very long climbing bo the bop of bhe sculling ladder. U only seems tho other day that I saw ' Mick 'in his shell, struggling very hard to keep her from capsizing, and now he holds the proud title as amateur champion of New Zealand. Considering thab Keele sat a wager boat for bhe first time four months ago, and has in so short a period won such honours, wo may yet hear of him measuring strokes with some of bhe bigger guns in Australia. lam sure all my readers will join with me in congratulating Keefe on his great success. Tha detailed programme for the Unehunga Regatta has been published, and 1 trust our rowing clubs will each send a crew for the gig and whaleboat races. 1 see bhab bhe Onehunga Committee are falling into the same error a3 the Auckland Regatta Committee by timing tha senior gig' and whaleboat races within halt an hour of each other. They would do well to alter this. I trust that they will also make arrangements with the railway authorities to carry the racing boats out free of charge. If they could also geb open sailing boats conveyed to the Manukau by rail, I am pretty sure thab bhey could depend on a few Auckland .entries. . ' Rog. Masefield won the aoublo in the open sailing boat races last Friday. His own craft, the Clytie, annexed tho event for boats under 20 feet, while ha took charge of the May in the under 16 feet class, and steered her to victory. Roth were popular wins. Is he going to repeat the performance at Onehunga? As I anticipated, the under 4-top yachb race proved bhe mosb exciting event of the Regatta, and the Manola again proved her sailing qualities. She had, however, very little to spare,for T. KilE'oylo's pretty crafb Tangaroa was only 20sec behind her. I am of opinion bhab wibh a strong northerly or soubhorly wind over the same course, which would make it a lead for nearly all tho distance, bhe Tangaroa would beat her hitherto successful rival.

The new yacht Constance met with another mishap last week by getting foul of the barque Northern Star, and losing her mainmast. Bad management was, I hear, bhe causo of bhe accident. The following are the performances of bhe Auckland crack yachb Manola (2| tons rating), owned by W. Holder. She was built in 1885 by Mr C. Bailey, for tho present owner, one of the conditions of agreement being thab she was to beat the Ethel. This she did in a very easy manner, arid has defeated every yacht in the four-ton class that she has met since. The Manola has competed in 18 races, with the result thab she has been 12 times first, 4 times second, twice unplaced (once in the raco for yachts of all sizes at Jubilee time, whon forty-one boats competed, and once when she would undoubtedly have won, only she carried away her masfcj. Charlie Nelson who is one of the smartest hands in Auckland for steeling boats of this class, has handled tho Manola in mosb of her victories, and he has never lost a race with her while he has had control of the tiller. '

1835.-Won the Ponsonby Regatta; Magic, 2nd : Ethel, 3rd. 1836. -Second in tlie Auckland Regatta; won by the Italy. . ISS7.—Won the Auckland Regatta; Italy. 2nd; Truant, 3rd. .Second in Judge's Bay Regatta; won by tho 5-tonner Cloud. Won a sweepstake race; Isca. 2nd. 1838.—Second in the 6-ton yacht race Auckland Regatta, after an exciting raco with the Jessie Logan. The Manola had her centre board sea.cd in this race. Won Judge's Bay Regatta; Ethel, 2nd. Second in the Ponsonby Regatta; won by the Mignonette, the Manola being a length behind. 1839.—W0n Auckland Regatta; Sybil. 2nd: Ethel, 3rd. Won 2nd class yacht race of the Auckland Yacht (Huh, boating tlie Mrjpu, 2nd ; and Ariel, 3rd. 1890.—Won the Auckland Regatta; Isca, 2nd ; Tangaroa, 3rrl. This raoe was ordered ta be sailed over again, and the Manola, again provod her superiority; Matea, 2nd; Tangaroa, 3rd. Won Judge's Bay Regatta; Clio, 2nd. The Manola started in the race during Jubilee week for all boats from 15 tons down, in which there were forty-one competitors. She came in sixth, beating all boats of her rating, as well as many of the larger yaohts. She also started in the Judge's Bay Regatta, and was leading, but wont around the wrong buoy, and when the mistake was noticed she wontaround the right course, and had almost caught tho leading boat when she had tho bad luck to loso her mast. 1891.—Won Auckland Yacht Club's Silver Cup, Tangaroa 2nd. 1892.—W0n Judeo's Bay Regatta, Venice 2nd, Tangaroa 3rd. Won Auckland Regatta, Tangaroa 2nd, Toroa 3rd. A Christchurch paper asserts thab " the Lyttelbon Mascotbe is the fasbesb yachb in Now Zealand waters." The writer is evidently ignorant of the faot thab bhoro are such yauhbs in Auckland as bho Arawa, Muritai, Matangi, Rita, and Kgaire * five clippers that would have beaten the Matitana by nearly an hour if bhey had sbarbed (with the strong wind thab was blowing) in tho championship yachb race. The Southerners have gob ib in their heads thab the Maritana was our fastest boat. The only race she won on tho Waitemata was a drifting match. SWJMRISNG. One of bhe corapetibors in bhe WaverTy (Sydney) Swimming Club's 100 yds handicap was unanimously expelled from bhe Club on January 16th for using unparliamentary language to the starter. The Sydney Dual Swimming Club have a membership of 222, yet bhe various clv&3 in the New South Wales capital cannot settle a few differences and form an association. Tho Christchurch swimmers are in ecstasies about bho news bhat two of our besb swimmers will compete against thoir cracks nexb monbh. W. Crow, who is tho fastest amateur in Dunedin, will probably measure strokes with "our boy 3" in Christchurch next monbh. KING. B. Mahoney and S. Hill fought an eight rounds boxin<r match in Wellington last month for £20 a-sido. Ib resulted in a draw. Tho lighb was bo have been resumed lasb Saturday. Jack Nicholson, who returned from Sydney a fortnight ago, is very anxious for a match and will meet any light-weight in bhe colony for a side wager from £10 bo £50. Arrangements can be made ut the British Hotel at any time. I have received a letter from ' Billy' Murphy in which he says thab having bried in vain bo get Grilfo to meet him in bho ring, he will leavo for America by bhe nexb sbeamer (bhe Monowai). ' Billy ' wishes ib to be distinctly understood that he is a Now Zealander.and not an Australian. He signs himself as champion feather-weight of bhe world. MISCELLANEOUS. Pigeon shooting is becoming very popular in Sydney., in two recent handicaps, I noticed that £100 and £150 was given as prizes. The Wesb Sydney beam have won bhe Baseball p*omiership for New South Wales for 1891. They beat bho Sydney Club in tho final on January 16th by 15 to 14. Jack Poland, well known by all follower* cf the numerous branches of oub-door sport, lefb for Wosbport ou Monday lasb. " Ted" Binney, bhe well-known Gordon footballer, reburned from Samoa this week. I have received bhe following lebber :—• Sir, —Is it not nearly time bhat the Management Committee were thinking ot calling a preliminary meeting re the continuation of bhe district scheme, bhe re-marking of boundaries where necessary, and other matters in connection with the new regime which bhere was no time bo decide on lasb year? Ib is brue we are only in February, bub all musb admib tho seasons have a habib of rushing on us unawares, and matters of importance bhus geb shelved. Trusting bo hoar something f.-rncial soon, I am, etc., Barkackek.