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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 23, 28 January 1922, Page 18

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The following is supplied as showing the positions at January 2:1 of the teams in the Suburban A--ocialion's A tirade

C. CI. Macartney, one or Kie two greatest batsmen in 'the world to-day, was presented by the VictoTian Cricket Association a couple of weeka ago -with a cheque for Ml.~, afl a wedding present. There is a probability that if a visit from an Australian cricket team to New Zealand cannot be arranged this season, ' a return match between Wellington and i I'anterbury will be played, in Christ- | church. The usual topic of representative, cricketers in New Zealand when they meet one another these days seems to be the umpiring in interprovincial games, writes a Christchurch critic. Some very crisp remarks have been made about the umpiring in the OtagoOanterbury, (Itago ■ Wellington, and tVinterbury-Auekland -matches. Apart from a large crop of debatable lbw decisions, there have been such gems of umpiring as the giving out of Dempster (Wellington) as caught behind the wickets, against Otago, although the otago wicket-keeper hail dropped the. ball the umpire reversed his decision ( aft.r Dempster had left the wickets - and an umpire's decision in the Auckhind ranicrburv match.' that Allcott (Auckland! was out lbw. although tin , appeal was for caught l>e-hin<l the wickets! Quotation-; from remarks made to a rhrUichurch writer by a Canterbury cricket mitliti-":i-1 who saw thetanier-bury-Wellingtott ami < .luterbtiry-Auck-land matches: "H!unt's innings for 110 on n sticky wicket in Wellington was worth a hundred on an ordinarily decent wicket Sandman batted for 4." minuter for -iv run- in Wellington. . . IJI-iind never looked like being got out ill scoring hi- ("'> not out and >'■ I not out in Auckland. . . The ticldinp in the Auckland match was brilliant on both sides, but especially on Canterbury's. <\ Dacre, of Auckland, though, stands alone in Xew Zealand as a cover-point and outfield." Jack Ryder and Hoy Park hnxe joined the small number of \ ictorian batsmen who have compiled an aggregate of 10.00 runs against South Australia. Park's aggreato is now 1002, while Ryder reached a total of 1T23. Hilly six oilier Victorians have accomplished thU feat. namely, W. Armstrong (2543), F. Layer (lGSil)'. V. Kaneford, excluding his in ningß in this match |144O). H. Trott (11621). 1". McAlister (1105), and 11. Graham (1020). . For South Australia, ('. 51 ill (2H30). (i. Ciffen (2417), .1. Lyons (1571). F. R. Mayne (12481. IX R. A. Cehra (120!)), and J. Reeduian (10021. have reached a four-figure aggregate. Mayr.e has also made "JRo runs for Victoria, so that hw aggregate in these games is 1.133. Ryder and Park can each claim another distinction in that their nverages are much higher than those of any of the other player; mentioned, Park's standing at 71. while recently with his unfinished innings. Ryder's was 85. "Park ha* made live centuries againet South Australia. hU highest being 223, while Ryder has four to his credit. Whenever anything special is performed, such as Ryder's feat of making the great score of 242 runs, the question of records becomes uppermost in the minds of the critic?. The Collingwood champion had v wonderful chance of bent ing all previous Victorian performances against South Australia, but failed by H runs. First and second j place i-'still held by Armstrong, with scores of 'J.TO and -4*i. Then comes Ryder's 2!J. Arnic-trong'n 'i.'il, and j ParkVi 225. Thus only three men have made scores of 200 o,- over, though Armstrong has the distinction of performing the feat on three occasions. Armstrong's 2."rti, however, is not a record in these matches, as both (.ieorgo Giffon and ('. F. l'cllow have made 271 runs. Gif Ten's figures being compiled -iO yeaw ago. The only other occasion in which a double century has been made by a South Australian is Ceor-ie (JilTen's 2.17. also Slfi far back as 1S»1. KifTen's! huge score of 271 U bracketed with the *ame ]ilayer'« bowlinp periormnnee in the fame match of Hi wickets for llli! runs. Has there ever been such a ; double performance in the history of cricket , .' Whnt a wonder was the old j champion. i

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