NOTES ON THE GAME.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14903, 17 February 1914, Page 4

NOTES ON THE GAME.

(.srECW*- TO "the rK-sss."') DUNEDIN, February 1-6. The match was finished twenty minute- before luncheon time, chiefly through the instrumentality of Bennett, who put up a really Una bowling performance, taking this morning hve wicket- for 29 runs, lit kept a perfect length, and bowled with a good deal ot SS! and frequently left the batsmen -timding completely .■«»*«••, _ nd Wilson got two wickets to-day, anu was an Ml to h» The batsmen treated him with the IrJate-t respect. Bennett took ekven wickets in th*. match, ten of which were clean howled. Tho fielding to-day was good. _ Deal brought off a good " « c country, dismissing Hieguw off . iteon. Haves also brought off a very difficult catch at mid-off, dism.-s.ng .orranee off Bennett. The hit was a good one. Haye* sprane into the air and intercepted the ball, which was falling- to the sroiinci a yard behind him. Ho made a def.peratv effort, and held the ball just as it reached the ground. Boxshall kept wickets well throughout the match. There were -03 ba Is bowled in Otac-o'.s two innings'tor 41U runs, only three of which wero byes. Dunedin neo?>le aro naturally disappointed at their team's def-eat. T am of opinion, however, that, the Otago men did quito as well with tho bat as could rer-so-,nbly bo expoct'ed. W ben the undoubted excellence of CanterTiurv*. bowling is taken into account, their scores wens pood, and in many a year they would have been winning scores. Dunedin'-, want just now is a bowler or two of first-class calibre; then they would he match-winners again.