NOTES ON THE PLAY.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14902, 16 February 1914, Page 9

NOTES ON THE PLAY.

(special to "the γ-bjess.")

. DUNEMM, February 14. Ihe partnership between Thomas and Bennett, put on 103 runs in 50 minutes, and constituted a ninth-wicket record in tfaeco games. It is fatting that the three T©co:dij established— Patrick's century, the ninth-wicket stand, and the grand Mai—should have been made in tht? gubjlee year. ' . . ■ Bt-nnett played a cbanceless innings, and smote the bowlers hip and thigh. Thomas was equally aggressive. He hit many balls into the air, but with great power, and none came to hand till the one that dismissed him. t Otago commenced disastrously. .Eight wickets were dovrn for 85, and then an unexpected stand took, place for the ninth wicket, between Higgins and Chadwick, the wicketkeeper, these two patting on 102 before Higgins was caught by Hayes off Wilson for a wellplayed 40: Chadwick is a left-hander, and started off by dogging at Wilson, »nd got him away cleverly. After a time he settled down to really good «neket, and no actual chance can be debited againsfc him. fliggins should have been canght off an easy chance at equare-lcg by Caygill, when 35. The mi i however, was not very costly. In Otago's second innings McFarlane P»y«d with considerable good fortune. \\hea.he wae 10, he lifted a ball from Wilson to Beal in the long field, but that usoally eaf o field missed the easiest of catches. A few minutes later ho cut ono trom Bennett to Beal, at third easy catch, which was dropped. A little later, in playing back *v i llso ?- the wicket so hard tnat he dented his bat, but the umpire ea l£ t? 6 batsman not out. «„ v i* tureof th » Play was Bennett's wae bwhng. He kept a splendid length throughout, with a good off break, atter conufig back sharply, and had all. the bafemen stack up. luck. He should flave fa*d Mclarlane twice, and in addivSLSf • mi ß llt **** *•*«» two j-%!!~?? °, ff iim at mid-on. They were W^i , ¥* a ke « ner heldsman would probably Wβ.brought- them off. Cangf? nr J"s fielding generally was slovenly, »unop being an exception. ;. ■»*&» brought off one fireglass catch -rL^ n ?* vin £ for the ball just a« it ■fSi^* 11 * ground, he took it as he i». ?t ground fielding, however, was Sj? & , which rem his frequently over-running tne ■:rM*. and jn wild returns, which g&vo ; ««iy runs to the other side. ■