THE AUSTRALIANS

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 34, 9 February 1914, Page 7

THE AUSTRALIANS

SENS AUCKLAND LEATHERHUNTING. EIGHT WICKETS FOR 605. On Saturday afternoon the Australians gave the Auckland eleven an exceedingly MS? day in tae fi el d- lDrcc of the batsmen—Waddy, Armstrong, and Ransi'ord —individually making centuries. There iris a large attendance of the public, and the crowd enjoyed the high-class batting on a fast and almost flawless wicket. It 280 Brook took up the bowling from Hemue, and 'Waddy swung his first to leg for four. Three singles, one to insetrong, filled out the oveT. and Somervell was given the ball at the other end- W addy got a single off him, and Armstrong , pulled a short-pitched one to the boundary. A single to Armstrong, and AVaddy sent the next two tille to the leg boundary—fourteen off He over. This brought 300 up after 150 minutes' play. Brook clean beat TVaddy next over with a break back, but the ball went over the bails, and a couple of 'byes resulted. Both men ecored a eingle apiece, ami only three dine off Somervell'e ntxfc orer. Armstrong, with heavy drives, gathered in two boundaries and a single off Brooke, bnt only a tingle from Somervell. Then Brook sent down to Armstrong the first maiden bowled since lunch, and SomerTell got Waddy. who was beautifully .taken on the leg eide at the wicket by Tattereall in attempting a leg glance. Waddy had batted for an hour and a half, and had played iovelv cricket all the time. 321—4—130.

Eaneford filled the vacancy, and drove lis first ball for a, single. Armetrong and Ransford each got a 6ingle off the following two balk. Brook sent down another maiden to the applause of the £rand-6tand. A boundary cover drive. »nd two singles by Raceford. and a single to Armstrong came off Snmervell, smart fielding by Brooke-Smith nearly costing Armstrong his wicket. Banrford beautifully glanced Brook for four, and drove him for a single. Eansfofd was making some very fine ehote leMnd the wicket, and glanced SomerTell for a pretty four. Only a single, to Armetrong who was 72," came off Brook. The big ba tenia n was sauntering , along, making singles ac the chance camf, and picking the ball to drive to the boundary. The Bro-ok-Somervell ftrwling coinibinaiion had no far been most successful in keeping the rune down, though the overs averaged out consistently at a boundary and a single, thus keeping the scare steadily going ap. ; ARMSTRONG A CENTURY.

Brook gave, place at 360 to Snedden at the bowling crease, and BrookeSmith displaced Somervell. A cut for two and a single to Armstrong, and a leg glance to the boundary by Raneford came off Snedden. and Armstrong drove a single uff Smith, bringing iiis total to 92. The big Victorian quietly rut Snedden for two. and tiyjte drove "him for a piir.—ttftw jrr'.tiri<j to within a hit Of his century. Rar.ef.-ord cut Smith for four and droio !iim for n single. v\!ii!e lirmstroTig placed "mi !=in<rte in the oft. Armstrong then topiiod the ocntnry by driving Sticddr-n for four. having taken 113 miitutee to get the. figurw. A boundary (by Raneford). ?.ni three singles. off Smith, brought -JOO tods up in -zn-J. tv : :;:iu-s. fn Pijßdden's next over Rnn«fr-rd (-if! ,w x ], a ii hjjjj, .in the elire, Hernia jnct touching the ball. It vrne jiwt a pwniblp chance. Armetrong was r.nw well in his =lridc. and he twicn drove Smith to the off ioundary. He mm hirrnp'f li a d another try with the ball in Snellen's p!ar«. but the only rfiiiU w., K f, rlr c in 2 ict?, and a Jegbounda'v In- HaiMforrl. viio \ti\s now half way to the century. Tn the next over Armetrong got in front to HemiK, anrl ivni crivrn nut bpfore 437—5—T25. Ho hj-J b^n ut the wieK&o two honns npil t> rjnartpr. 7Vp wif the total when t:,r- afternoon t-.>a adjonnraont came.

A SLOW SPELL. After the adjournment Noble Joined Ransford, and drove a .-ins-le ufr the la*t 'ball of Hemus' ovr-r. Clarke look up bho ■twtviing at the other end. n>l Noble sent Mm to leg for two oIT the last ball. A single to Ransford, and two I™ boundaries to Noble emne ofi' llomii.-.' next. A single to Ransford. oIK Clarke, was n.Ue4 to live V>y a bound-arv overthrow by Horspool. Xoble »ot into double fipures 'by placing one to leg for a sinprlc. Sneddon bowlr-d a?iin in ivlacc of Hf-mus. and N«ble drorr hv fonrih to the boundary. The ball frnin.i; t;irou?li the hands of both Horspool and Clarke »pnt down a maiden to Uaiuforcl. Noble cut Sneddcn prettily for three, but Kansford •was not comfortable during the rest of the over. A leg (.'lance for a single by Xoble ira.» all thnt .umr oIT next. >"ob!r swuna nne from Sneddon to thr 1.--; boundary, m>l drove the next for n finglr. n hile Rans/ord also pot a Hnrrl" on the )r S *; : \ e . \ ~,, 1:1r t return Dj- Hcrcpool •;".'.- Bnn-foTil nearly out in running a short m-jlp off Clnrk!'. The scorinjr .-incp the te.-i adjourmuent h.id slowed up considerably.

fciXSFORD REACHES THE CENTURY "y cutting Paeilfira for four. Itansforc , got tn thr ion ,tretch of hU journey lor the century, being 7-"i, while Noble *as -■). A br.uid.--ry each to Ilantford and Noble, off Sncdde.n, brought 50(1 up. tie re*:i!t of 27d mirufrs" play. Uniis'ord v,--j 5 S'j «[jp ri "i'jyjor oaini , aca.in to the bowtoig vrt>,iip. And he niarie it 91) fith an on drive. Noble drove two and a single oIT the over, and another single el Brooke-Smith, who had token the nail from n arKt .. Uansford hit a full toss from Sinitli to ihe !<•;,' boundary. Md off-drove him beautifully for four, n0 , . , ,- opened out. and twice drove Jajilor for tivo and rut him hard for four. Xcxt 0 .- cr Hansford reached hie century by driving Smith hard pan c °v« for four. He liaj been 00 minutes at tho wicket.

THE FIRST SIX HIT. ] it 532 .Snipeto!! was tried with tha rail in place of Bniukc-Smith. Xc&le cut aim for thrco ami Kansford drove him past (-over for four. Ka;i.-ford continued to Gcare freely, while Xoblo ak-o was Scoring steadily, havirjß reached his nalf-;«ii(-iiry_ In Smopton'i* next over, Bansford drove him uppishly lo cover,' rat Brooke-Smith could only'pet the bail i as it toadied the prouvA. Xob'e knocked : «n off Taylor's nfxl ovrr, end Henms ! took the bail from Smecton. Nnblp drove : nun for four, after Ransford had made; a «!i:?le, and then hit .him hi<-'h and i straight over the boundary for the Br=t; six of the match. XoWc was nov.- 72,' end the total r>7o. Hans-ford faced, aeniiis, and three times in succession ' e\rung iu, n to c i es boundary, square cut him for four, and hit him again to i

leg for three. NoH e drove the last ball for a single—2o runs off the over. Brook took the ball from Taylor, and three singles and a fotir to Noble came off the over. Horspool bowled at the other end, replacing Hem/us. A leg glance 'by Noble for four, a single and a bye brought the sixth century on, after "the team had batted 4 hours 51 minutes. Xoble was 84 and Ransford 143. NOBLE'S HARD LUCK. By cutting Horspool for a brace and a tingle, and plating him to leg for a single, Noble reached 90. Kansford meanwhile was nearing his century and a half, a beautiful off-drive off Brooke a?id a single taking him to 144. By driving Horspool to the off 'boundary, and then for a single, the Victorian reached 150. Next over tihe Australian vice-captain drove hard at a ball fchat tosc high, and sent a smart catoh back to Brook, which the bowler took. 635— 6—oo. Noble ha-d batted 54 mdnutes. Next over the newcomer, Sims, drove HoTspool and started for a run, but sent Kansford back as Brooko-Smith at mid-on got sm-artly to the ball. Ransford wae too late, however, ac a quick return enabled Horspool to whip the bails off before Bans ford could get back. The retiring man 'had 'batted 140 minutes for 'his rune. 636—7—158.

Mailey joined Sims and faced Snedden, who had replaced Brook. The fourth ball gave a stumping chance, and the next ball h e mishit up to Horspool at cover, but the fieldsman dropped an easy-look-ing cratch that was twisting very strongly. Next hall Mailey sent to the leg boundary for three. Rims ecored a single off Clarke, who replaced Horspool and cut a brace off Sneddon's first in the next over. He was, three balls later, clean bowled. 649—8—5. Layer opened by hitting a fall toss from Snedden to the leg boundary, Only a single came off Clarke, Mailey straight driving him, and stumps were drawn. Play will be resumed on Monday at 11.30 a.m.

TO-DAY'S PLAT. A SUDDEN FINISH. The Australian innings finished very suddenly thie •morni-ng, the last two wickets falling in nine minutes. Mailey took strike to Snedden. and drove a single off the second ball, leaving Layer to play the over out. Mailey also got a single off Clarke's ball, and Layer made one off the last of the over. The third ball of the next over Layer reached to, and was beaten;, the baJl went just over the bails, and came back off Tattersall's pads to the wicket, the batsman being given out stumped. Layer did not appear to agree with the decision. 658—9 —5. Macgregor played the over out, but bh e third ball from Clarke Mailey just touched, and was beautifully taken bebdng the wickets 'by Tattersall, and the innings closed with the total at 6dß. The innings had laeted 5 hours 21 minutes.

TJNPKOM!£SING SECOND START. Auckland started their second innings at 12.9 p.m., flemue and MacCormick being the batsmen. Hemus opened to Arm-strong, and a leg bye came off the first 'ball. MacCormick played three balls, and was then beaten and bowled by a leg break from Armstrong. I—l—o. .Snedden joined Hemus. and started by driving Armstrong to the on for two. Layer bowled at the other end, and Flemus opened hie account with a pretty cut for a single off the first, ball. Sneddent on-drove the fourth to the boundary. Hemus played a maiden to Armstrong, driving several balta hard, but being unable to find a field pocket. Sneddon got four off Laver'.s next by offdriving him to the boundary, bringing his into double?. Though Armstrong had both 'batsmen uncomfortable, and appealed oner for leg before against Snedden. they stayed there, and Hemue drove a single cfl' the over. Hemus ondrove Layer for four, and cut him for a single. Armstrong, with the assUtr-nce oi the field, prevented Snedden from -curing off the next over, though the big Victorian vrae no-balled once for dragging over his crease. Hemus and Snedden each cut a single off Lever's next, and 20 was up lnr 20 minutes' play. Again an appeal ca'nc from Armstrong for leg before against, Snedden, but once moro L'mpirc Dunn *hook his head, and the batsman signalised the decision by r-utting the bowW to the boundary. Off the next over Hemus cut Layer to the boundary, 'bringing 30 on. HEMUS KIN OUT. Snedden was still not happy to Armsi mug. but he drove n single off him. while Hf-mus got him away to leg for two. Hemus and Sneddon then drove safe singles each, and the Auckland .skipper pjacrrl find ran a short single, six coming off the over. In Layer's r.cyt. over disaster came to Auckland. Hemus cut bavpr's fmirtb ball hard, and Snedden called for a close run. Hemus .started a little later, but the boll was beautifully fielded and accurately thrown by' Wnddy, at second slip, and got to the wicket in the throw at aboiit the same time as Hemns, a tmieli-nnd-go derision by Cmpin , Harvie gointr against the biitsr.Kin. 3* —2— 17. Henus had been half an hour at :hi" wicket, and was playing confidently.

MOSTLY MAIDENS. j Snedden. when joined or Brooke-1 Smith, pulled Noble, who replaced j Luvox, for a single. but lie could not' pet Armstrong through the lield, and ■the latter sent down another maiden. Noble bowled a maiden to BrookeSmith, and the third successive maiden resulted between Armstrong ;ind Snedi\pn. Noble, whose two overs had pro- ; dueed only n sinjrlp. gave -way with the ball loTilailPT. and Noble replaced Arnistrong (imp for 1?.) at the other end. Sneddon drove a Mnprlc off Mailey's first over. four byes o>7 Sneddpn's leg, to Noblr. brought 40 up. Sneddon brought iiis total past 20 by n line cover drive, nfi" Xoble far f.mr. Drooke-Smlth offdrove .Mailer tn the boundary, and Noble split a m;iie!i".i to Snedden. Brooke-Smith ivn.s watchful to the gongly bowler, lmt jrot an over-prtched one to the Bi~lpß boundary, bringing 50 up ill fifty minutes. Sneddon broke Noble's list of maidens by cutti"fr him for fo-.-.r. -and placing him to ii.'g Tor a single. Sneddon, facing Mailey

for the first time, stoorl and watched the first 'three balls go by, played the fourth, on-drove the next for two, and hit the last to leg, but failed to get U clear of the fieldsmen. Noble sent a maiden down to Brooke-Smi'th. SnedoVn swung one from Mailey to leg for two, and drove him straight to the boundary, and Brooke-Smith played another maiden to Xoblc At G8 Armstrong took thfi ball from Mailey, and sent do-*n ;i maiden Cα :SneUdrn, while McKoHzie had a try «it tlip other end, vice Noble, his first over producing a boundary in the slip- off a cut by Brooke-Smith. Next over, which was a maiden, Armstrong irai uo-bfllled bj Umpire Harvie for over-stepping. The luncheon ftdjournTnent was taken at this stage with the score 73 for two wickets.

TWO QUICK WICKETS. After lunch McKenzie "opened to Brooke-Smith, and the latter drove him for a single. Sneddon also got a single off the over, and he drove Armstrong next over for two. McKenzie sent down a couple of short ones, from which Brooke-Smith cut a single and Snedden pulled four. Next over Brooke-Smith drove Armstrong for a single, the bowler being no-balled at the same time. Snedden (42) went out to meet the next ball, and clean missed, but the ball also beat MacGregor, and went for a couple of byes. It was a decided chance. A single to Breeke-Smith came off McKenzie's next. Armstrong was noballed-again in the third of his next over, and BrookeSmith seized the chance to drive the ball past point uppishly to the boundary. The following, ball the bowler had his revenge, Brooke-Smith getting out leg before. 90—3—22. * Somervell was Snedden's next partner. Snedden played a maiden to McKenzie, and Somervell started off by placing Armstrong to leg for a single. He drove a single off McKenzie, and then this bowler clean-bowled Snedden with a ball that kept low, and appeared to swing in from the leg side. 92— i —42. He had batted excellently for 77 minutes for his runs.

Somervell drove four off Armstrong, and Horspool, the newcomer, played a maiden to MeKenzie. SomerveU brought up the eeirtury by again driving Armstrong to the boundary, the 100 having taken 80 minutes. Two runs later the Parnell man hit Armstrong to the leg boundary. Next over McKenzie clean-bowled Horspool with a leg-break, to which the batsman played too far back and missed. 104—5—0.

Taylor started his account by placing McKenzie £o leg for a single, and Somervell drove a single off the same bowler. A single to each batsman came from Armstrong. Taylor got Armstrong away to the leg boundary, and then again for a single. Taylor played a maiden to McKenzie, and Somervell one to Armstrong. Then Taylor played a single to , McKenzie and pulled Armstrong for four, the scoring being slaw and the batsmen careful. Sommervell got a lucky one through the slips from McKenzie. and Taylor drove a single off him, but the bowler had Somervell thinking, and clean bowled him with the last ball of the over. 119— 6 —17. McKenzie had taken three wickets for 23 runs Brook joined Taylor, and after three had been added to the total. McKenzie clean bowled Taylor. Seven wickets had now fallen for 122. The scores are:— AUCKLAND—First inninga 251 AUSTRALIA.—First Tnnings. McKenzie, b Snedden 34 Dolling, c Brook, b Smith 40 Collins, c Smeeton, b Smith 37 Waddy, c Tattersall. b Somervell 130 Armstrong, lbw, b Hemus 12S Ransford, run out 159 Noble, c and b Brook 90 Sims, b Snedden 5 ■Mailey, c Tattereall. b Clarka .... 10 Layer, st Tattersa.il, b Snedden .... 5 MacGregor, not out 0 Extras: Byes 13, leg byes, 6. no balls 1 20

Total 658 Ovts. Mdne. Rns. Wkts. Clarke 25.2 3 01 1 Somervell S — 40 1 Taylor IT 1. S7 — Snedden 2S i 128 3 Smith 16 — 100 2 Brook 13 2 51 1 Hemus 0 — 81 1 Horspool fl — 41 — Snieeton 2 — 10 — AUCKLAND. —Second Innings. McCormick, b Armstrong 0 Hemus, run out 17 Brooke-Smith, lbw, b Armstrong. . . 22 Sneddon, b McKcnzic 42 Horspool, b McKenzie 0 Somerveli, b McKenzie 17 Taylor, b McKenzie 15 Brook, not out 0 Smecvon, not out 0 lExtras 9 Total for wickets 122