HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS SHIELD

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 302, 18 December 1912, Page 7

HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS SHIELD

CHKISTCHTfBCH V. AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND TEAM'S POOR START. The Heathcote Williams Shield match between Chiietehnrch Boys' High School (challengers) and Auckland Grammar School Orolders) was commenced Oils morning on the Domain, play starting at 11 o'clock. The personnel of the teams was as published. PooJgrain being relegated to the position of twelfth man In the local team, while W»rd and Bowron dropped out of the visiting eleven. Messrs C. W. Garrard and P. White were the umpires. Smeeton (Grammar) won the toss and decided to take first strike on the excellent HBcket prepared Smeeton was accompanied to the wickets by Jones, a left-hander, Hlckmott and Smith taking up the attack for the (visitors, Smeeton taking flrst strike off the former, bowling from the Hospital end. A maiden over resulted, Smeeton being content to play the ball. Disaster came early to the local team, for Jones did not survive his first ball, being given out caught by Petre behind the wickets: o—l—o. Perry, another left-hander, tilled the vacancy, and off tie third ball registered the first score by a clean drive past point. With the last ball of the over Smith caused a sensation by clean bowling Kmeeton with a beautiful off break: I—2—o. Garrard was the newcomer, but did not stay long, skying his ' flrst ball back to Hickmott's hands: 2—3—o. : MatLers were looking very bad for Grammar : School when Blundell went in. He at once I started to score, driving his first ball from f iiickmott to the on "for 1 and in ■ the next over scored a boundary off Smith. He seemed fairly comfortable, but had a Hie, sending one from Hlckmott up to the off, j but no one was able to reach It. A bouni dary by Perry brought the total off Hicki mott's over np to 8. Off Smith's next over Blundell hit another upplah one, Just out of mid ons' reach. Hickmott had Perry uncomfortable, but the latter managed to survive the over. OSf the first ball of Smith's next oviT Blundcil survived au appeal for causht at the wickets, but after a couple more had imon adiicd was caught by Hickmott off. Smiih: 4 M —4—12. Worker, after (scoring 1, became Smith's fourth victim, caught by MacKay at inid-on in endeavouring tv hook a straight one to leg: 28—8 1. 'Smith's average was now four wickets for 8 runs, each bowler having sent down a maiden. Wake, after playing out two overs, broke his duck, driving Smith fur a couple, unci repeating the stroke for a single. With the second ball of the next over Smith got hltu with an o£T break, the board now n ad ing 23— 5—3. McArttnir, who followed, played out the over without scoring. Perry snicked a 2 and drove one off Hickmntl's next over, getting the same number oil Smith. The {."hristchuroh boys were showing good form in the field, and a couple of Alice pieces of work met with applause from the spectators. McArthur. after scor ing 1, gave a difficult ebance to Hlckmott. lit cover. After getting another he w;is bowled by Evans with the fourth ball of his tlrst over with a leg break, which caught ihim in two minds: 4O 7 2. Nisbet was the incomer. Buns came Rlowly till Perry hit a fnll tosser from brans to the boundary. Perry was battling hard for his Bide, and waa playing a due uphill game with confidence, getting runs when ttiey were badly needed. Nisbet, a young player who followed Wake, did not seem to suffer from the nervousness usual in "lirst" matches, and started confidently. Smith almost got Perry when the latter was at i! 7. Hlckmntt missing a high one (-lose in :it cover, although he nearly frot it at the second attempt. Two runs later, however, his time had come, for he hit all over one from Smith, with the usual result • 54—a—SO. Perry's innings was an invaluable one to his side, and he received an ovation on his return ro the pavilion. I'erry had scored more than half the totai number on the hoard. Alrpy, the newcomer commenced playing stylish cricket, and was content to , play himself in before attempting to score. After playing a maiden over from Smith he broke his duck with a tine drive! to the on for a brace. Seventy came up by a boundary to Nisbet and three byes illckmott now took another turn at the bo* pital end, and sent down a maiden to Nisbet, who was trying to force the scoring. Airey's next s.-ore came from n tine leg boundary otr Smith, and Nisbet sent another' to the on in the next over, following by a ■ snick for three. Runs were now coming' more freely, although still slowly Alrey however, lost his wicket, succumbing to a leg break from Smith. He had only scored 7, but had been at the wickets for some time, his partnership with Nisbet realising :il runs: 88—!>--7. Hart, the last man in opcued with a single, and then, off Smith's' next bail, Nisbet was clean bowled the Innings closing for 89. Nisbet's Innings was a vigorous oue, and his running between the wickets first-class. The scores are:— GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—First innings. Smeeton, b Smith » n Jones, c Pptrip, b Smith " k I'erry. b Smith '"" •>,, C.-irranl, <• ami l> Hlrkmott ~o Klnndell. c [Ik-kmott. 1. Smith " r> Worker. <■ Markay, t> Smith 7 Wake, b Smith .. .McArthur, b Kvans .. " '•> .Nisbet. b Smith '•', Alrey, b Smith ' "•} Hurt, not out ..* ] .;;;•. 14 T SO BAWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wkts Smith ]o 5 26 8 Hickmott 12 i> 33 i Evans j 2 15 ] VISITORS AT THE WICKETS. Resuming after luncheon the visitors opened with Evans and Milliken, the former taking strike to Jones' bowling from the hospital ond. OfT his fifth ball Evans opened the scoring with a single, the only result <■>£ the over. Garrajd took np the attack at the Newmarket end, and ol? his last hall Kvans had a life. Wake jnst failing to reach I the ball, a maiden resulting. A maiden to .[ones, anil then Kvans drove Garrard's third ball for three, Milliken opening his total by fronting him similarly, and a single to each can-.e off the Inst two balls of the over Bach, batsmen notched a single off Jones! and two brace iv succession to Fvnns nil' fr>,t DO i hCr n:ai ? en to Jones, the third in four overs, and a single to each came off Garrurd, the fielding of the local boys keep ! ares &i then X/e »" d ZZi over was resnltless. and Hart took the ball from Perry. A single to MiUikeii resulted. Perry tinUken gulfed Perry' S en tift u re to e 7hc S hn°und' ary uud bronght up 30. At 3 o'clock Rvnns lost his wicket after compiling 19 runs and the total stood at 39. Score: 1— 3»—ly.'