INTER-ISLAND MATCH.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17401, 11 March 1922, Page 13

INTER-ISLAND MATCH.

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r^ nto nSculatedto brighten h ncket E eason so far as roncerned. The game curved its purpose far betplay gone Tthe idea that North Island t the time much cricfct at tb uth Unfortuna tefar has been all m the confirming general opinion, f&therners gave a miserable {a Zhr, and * it!i !ess t h au four '* ttm play the Northerners are an a . good P? experienced for the re, ,S'S.' k ™ " col< ! season is waning- A fi ne Ibt i t-gjj preoared, but the prehad made it very as at one end the ball often W InW the batsmen liad a difKtime Indeed, it very questhere was any adil winnins; the toss. The atnretty pood for a Friday, jjjinc® i|^ er jjptinirnished irisitors f other ai {ather DouglJ. the welK English cricketer, Mrs Bouplas two daughters Also + Mr Williams, the donor of the f WiUiams Challenge Shield, rr.j, D r . Collins, whose son for the North Island. The for the match were very "iff and the alterations msde at Part S ave ample - seating, acand to spare. Messrs .McDougall were, most offiJtep?. and under their super'9s Mtnorehensive scoring board posted. Messrs H. Mansell were yesterday's play was con-fMitlA'-Sdttth-. Island batting was and apart from the fact ade was' out for a smaU never gave promise The early dismissal ,Worker seemed to have ®|effect;,p n t's run out a; damper on the ■ .-a 1 good innings from-him all- the difference, fflb|^f6rth' : wero-lucky in getting. EMfiMni in 6n°h a manner. iltboUKh Patrick was top scorer, his at no time impressive, was'ocasionally sorely taxed, S-maiy,of his strokes suggested that lEht <mt of practice. Especially If® thd" case in 1118 l e 6 - r smote the air I jars ago he would >undary. • -Neale a e> soundest on tb© sw, but lie played and with considerainly more confi- • man on the side' ather -a paucity of ockcr, but on the ■s. opened out lie . hit.,, Carlton, m red' pretty sound errirtc; leg stroke it -not- fib . well as •jn club matches, • betaken '.wickets h'had a distinctly for adyhad the b"tsavrng ' the - ability iall-~atld-this ; ' g6nused pace and ady" manner. It for. the South that ir. the runs came ■ K may 'that llavebeen muoh i kept, ©n; The .«? capital vditplay apart from ■ of byes, kept wicden, 1 , |%land|» . took, t the s 'fSloipod .by Blunb ton'dexratedv to open 1 , iaiibowlfed i" froin th® it' WM a looso 'over, ' a"'left-. . andi bowling i*?W- at; the '-nortli at Worker. 4—l—l* and/a' ehivers wont sjß-{ihfl ; eeoond.' ball ieed Jth®". byi Bluntt, wM. Well' iup . thd n, but. Woods had! ;!Bent;him rthjvt j-enabled tho 'f-o get -in. Ho an® nc®i'.for in: Coiling one to, third > mmy

for which. Blunt ■ calledsingle. Woods started to respond, , but then concluded the run was too close a «d W6nt back. Blunt, however, had gone right through, and tho two batsmen were at tho one end. 9—2—j. The in goer. Grant, nearly shared Blunt's) j fate, for Woods refused a call for a single, ! an< l Grant, who was half-way up the pitch) was somewhat lucky to get hack. It took» half an hour to send. 10 up. •It was 10 minutes later that the first boundary came—a lovely square cut by.Grant off Collins. Then "Woods banged a foil toss to the square leg) boundary, and 20 went up. Alcott was varyin? his pace and sending down some difficult balls, several. times beating the batsmen, and with the total at 25 he sent down a/ ball that tent very low—almost a shooter—* and Grant t>layed r it on. 25—3—7. Patrick followed, and in Alcott's next over an appeal for lbw was answered in Woods's favour. Patrick opened -big account "with a nice 4 to* leg off Collins, and Woods hit Alcott to thei on for 4. With the total at 36 Barclay renlaced Collins, whose overs had cost 20. Woods reached 20, and sent 40 up with a lift to the <■»*«. but in the same over heJ rrnt one into Hiddleston's hands at close in> third man. 44—4—22. The first of the Otacro contingent, Galland, wsnt in and pot his *ir«t to 'l*cr for. 3> but Barclay clean bowJed him in the next over. 47—5—3. Tho play bpH Vpp-h in nro?resS'Rn hour and a quarter —with disastrous results for the South. AUoo •'ninpd his c*-n*ain, *nd with a nice souare cut for 2 and a pair to leg sent 50 up. reach-?cf rubles with a pair to letr. S 1 o*v r?lav. in the bptemon were not chawing at all well, saw 60 up, and thera Alloo edeed one from Alcott into third mail's hands. 61—6—g. Keale was the inToer. ard Alcott'* fignTee at this stase were* 4 for 25. Patrick Ipte cut Alcott for a orettv 4, and then Sneddon replaced Barclay. At 72 bowVd in place of Alcott. and Patrick bit a short one to the Ion? lesr and Keata pent 80 un with a pair over the bowler's head. With tUe at S3 t"h« afternoon tea adjournment "was fak^n. On resuming. Patrick reached 20 with a single to 1«> off and Snedden continued at the south end. In Garrard's second over Neale reached doubles with a einEric. Patrick hit Garrard to the lez boundary, audi a pair to the o£E sent 90 up. _ The ovor had *o«t 1 1. The Canterbury Hkipper late cut Snedden for 4, and a eine-le to NeaV sent 100 no f"T 2 hours 20 minutes' play. Patrick sent a full toss from Garrard to the on boundary, but was lbw in the sarro oyer. 106—"— 89. Sandnlan was next, and got a single off Garrard, but the fi"t ball of Sneddon's next over clean ' bowled ■ him. 107—8—1. Carlton followed, and got Snedden to leg for pair and a ,ein?le. , Then Neale. for the first time opened his shoulders and lifted Snedden to tho .off fence. A single to Carlton sent, np 120,. and Alcott replaced, Garrard, who nsu got one for 2i. Carlton off-drove, the lefthander for 3, ■ and misfielding gave Neale pair, making the Nelson man 20. Carlton, Bent Snedden to log" for ,a 3. and a 4, and tho ■ same batsman got 4 as the result of an i overthrew—l2 had come off the over. A pair to Neale from a- late cut sent 140 np. and Barclay replaced Snedden. One hundred ana fifty went, up for three hours' play. Carlton banged a fu'.l toss from Barclay to the on fence, and Neale reached 80 and sent 160 up with a fine on drive for 4. The same batsman ' off drove Barclay to tho fence, but Aloott-in his next over bowled Carlton with a short one.- 166—9—28. .Dickenson was last man, and Lambert replaced Barclay. Neale scored a single, but Dickenson made a wild swipe at the' nest.ball, and was clean bowled. The innings' had lasted'3i hours. - After the nsnal interval, Baker and' Lambert went out to open!the North's innings. Dickenson opened the bowling from the couth end to Baker, a single and a bye resulting. Sandman was the other bowler, and Lambert put. hiß first ball uo dangerously near slip. Fotir overs produced : fotir singles, and then Lambert off drove Sandman for 4. Stumps were • drawn" with the total at. 11 for .no wickets. •. Play will, be resumed at 11 a.m» to-day. Scores:— * SOUTH ISLAND. First Innings. 1 8.-C. Blunt, 81, run out .. .. 4 li. D. Worker, 1, b Alcott .. ... 1 P. 'Woods, 1111114121413, o Hiddleston,: b Alcott : .. ' ... 22 A. Grant, 421,■ b Alcott.... .. .. 7 W. B. Patrick, 4132114121421414, lbw, b ,: Garrard .. , .. 39 A. Galland, 3,.b.jßarclay .. . . 3 A. W. AUoo, a!lil, o Hiddleston, b Alcott ; 8 E. B. Neale, a 112221.111411212311441, not ' out" •• 37 'B. M. Jfondman,' l,'b Sneddon .. 1 T; Carlton-,'31133441111411, :b Alcott .. 28 G. Dickenson,', b Lambert... •-. ». .. o :Byes, : 11112332112 . .... ;1 .. 17 ' Leg. byes,: l .. ; , ' . , •.. . .1 No ball. 1 ... '« 1

!'■' Total : '' .. ' ' .. 169 ''- BoWiiiig ■ 2 ilnaidens, '.'2o runs.;' - Ci, iAlcott,'-19 oyerej. 6 maidens,, 45 S wickete; W. A. Barclay, . 8 overs,j.l maiden, 27.nins, l wjfeket, l.no. C. Snedden,- 9 overs. 2 maidens, 33 runs, 1 .'wicket; D. R. Garrard, 6 t vers, 24 ■tons; I'wicket; H. Lambert, 7 overs 1 run, 1 wicket. * i NOUTH ISLAND, i .■■■.. Inningo. ~ , j, :; • ■Wi.Ai':Bakor< llll,'/not.ottt ** 4 H. : Lambert, .141, not out . >. . ..: . 6 Bye ( , _1 'Total for no wickets ■ ~ 11