BATSMEN FAIL.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17402, 13 March 1922, Page 5

BATSMEN FAIL.

SECOND DAY OF INTER-ISLAND MATCH. POOR display of southeenebs. Fin© weather, but witE a teen nip in the air from, the prevailing easterly ■wind, was the order of things when the match was resumed shortly after 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. The attendance was small at the outset, but improved greatly after luiyih, and the sum of £l7O was taken at the gates, This, with the £7O proceeds on the first day, will fall far short of the amount required to save the N.Z. Cricket Council from a loss on the match, and tiie prospect of a good attendance t®-day is not promising. The wicket, again played well, but it showed evidence of wearing, the surface presenting a crumbling appearance towards tiie close. * Great Ninth Wicket Partnership. It was confidently expected that the great array of Northern batsmen would make light of the IC9 set them by the South, but the morning's play showed that the. Southern bowlers could take advantage of the tricky wicket as well as had the North trundiers, and at one stag© of the gaime, -.when the North had lost eight wickets for 130 i it appeared likely that the South would hold a first innings' lead. But then the North demonstrated that they are batsmen almost to the last man, and a great ninth wicket partnership actually put on 113 runs, and turned the scale greatly in North's favour.

Up to this time the South bowlers had been eqyal to the occasion, but in the later stages of this fine partnership the need of another good howler was forcibly impressed on the South Island men. Barclay's "Save" for the North, In top-scoring with 67 Barclay made a great "save'' for the North. When he "wenfc in his side was in a precarious position, and he faced the knowledge that so far the Southern bowlers had had the upper hand, his earlier batting gave no promise of the fine innings that was to follow, for although he started briskly his display was not reassuring. But as he improved, so the bowling gave signs of "wearing, and he gave a splendid exhibition ot sound and stylish batting. All round the wicket his strokes were well executed ar.d invariably had a lot of pep. Allcott's innings was little behind Barclay's in point of merit. He played all the bowling with correct and very confident defence. He had not as good a repertoire of scoring shots as Barclay, but right through he made his runs by well-executed strokes—at times with a wealth of power behind Of the earlier batsmen, Sneddon aloire played up to his reputation. The North captain looked a run-getter from, the start, for he played all the bowling with apparent ease, good as it 'was. His scoring strokes, too, were first-class, and the onlv mistake he made was in the stroke that sent Ihim hack to the pavilion. Practically all the other Northern batsmen, with tho exception of Dacre, were in long enough to show that they were batsmen of class, but in, nearly every case good bowling Kept them quiet, and found a weakness in their armour before they had gone very far. . South Island Bowlers.

The Southern bowlers performed as well as or even batter than they were expected to. Carlton was easily the best of them, and onlv that lie was kept ou longer than he would have been had there been another good ■bowior 011 tho side, his figures would probably have been better than they were. Until ho tired he bowled splendidly, as will b© realised when it is mentioned that. hia first seven overs produced only two twos and two singles, and included two wickets. ■'. Dickinson's figures, four for 77, were highlv creditable. For a time his length and'directinn were good, considering his pace, as with most bowlers, he quickly tired, and then he

was Tory ordinary- |U3 well for. time, tat BiS <*" - e TOd£fs to of a l)i£h order. Sandman, .•• u)) rfd l r sSs''trl h '4S G™nf dS did work in the country.

Southern Batsmen again Disappointing. I South Island's second intensely disappointing, fo ?£, tiss^yswesißSi have t*en a ghastly procession. , . was at the top of 'his f° rm , 'J, V 1 his half-centurv. He ing with confidence ana a PP _ OTIf J! and he made his runs by a ™ de J anf ?® of scoring strokes —all P„ ;+n „ charming style. Patrick was fl different batsman from the Patrick ot the first day. He played the bowling in much more careful and reassuring stj. , and there was an absence of those swipes on the leg side that characterised ihis batting on the first day. Many of his scoring shots, too, were reminiscent of his palmy days as a batsman. Allcott's bowling was again a thorn in the South's side. He started off with three maidens, and so well aid He bowl throughout that he always looteri like getting wickets. In 14 overs he got three wickets for 27. Collins bowled steadily, but Lambert and Garrard were each expensive, though the latter pot both men —Blunt and Patrick who lopked like establishing a big partnership. THE PLAY. Play was reeumed at ten minutes past eleven, the two not outs, Baker 4 and Lam* b£rt 6, resuming the North's innings, which stood at 11 for no wickets. Carlton bowled an over from the south end to enable Dickinson and Sandman to change ends. In tho former's second over Lambert reached doubles- with a> pair through the slips. In the same over, however, tho Otago colt b©at him with a fine ball—2o1 —11. Hiddleston followed, and play wa3 quiet, Dickinson keeping a good length and direction, whilst I Sandman was troubling the batsmen with a big leg break. Hiddleston g-at Diokinson prettily to leg for 3, and Baker sent 80 up with, a nice late cut for 2 after half an hour's pJay. A fine leg stroke for 8 to Hiddleston sent 40 up, runs now coming mow freely. The eamo batsman sent » full toss to the leg fencs, but then turned a fast one into the slips, where Blunt snapped the ball almost from the ground. It was a fine catch—46—2—lG. Collins was badly beaten first ball, the ball just missing tho wicket. With only two singles added Sandman beat. Baker all the way—48—3—lß. Snedden filled the gap,, and with a pair to leg sent up 60 for an holir and eight minutes play. Collins put the fast bowler to leg! fo r a trio, andl Snedden reached doubles ■with a pair to leg, then on-driving Dickinson for 3. The Northern skipper on-drove Sandman finely for 4, and reached 20 with a single. At 74 Dickinson., whose two wickets had coat 32, made way for Carlton, who opened with, a maiden. Alloo replaced Sandman, and after slow play Collinß reached doubles with a 5, four of them being overthrows. This also sent 00 on the board, but 8 runs later Collins hit one high back to Carltoa, who brought ofl a nice one-handed catch—Bßi —14. Dacre joined his captain; but after playing one ball the next oh© beat him all the way—Bß—s—o. McLeod, a left-hander, filled tie gap, and Dickinson replaced Ailoo. Ninety went up, and Snedden sent a full to the square leg boundary, reaching 80, but tho last ball of the over he put into Sandman's ..hands at forward cover _96—6—32. Garrard was nest, and a pair to McLeod sent 100 Up for two hours' play. Carlton was bowling finely, sending down his third "successive maiden. McLeod got » single for an -uppish stroke to third man, and Garrard put the fast bowler prettily to leg for 4. He followed this with a fin© offdrive to the fence off Carlton, and 110 went up. Sandman replaced Dickinson, and after slow play McLeod opened out and sent him to the on fence. The luncheon adjournment was taken with the total at 127. On rcsumin? Carlton bowled from the north end, and the last ball of the over Mclrfod just touched. Woods tried the catch, b-ut the ball cannoned away from him into tha slips, where Blunt threw himself sideways and just held the catch before it reached tho ground—lßo-7—16. Allcott joined, Gairardi arid Dickinson took up the bowling at the south end. Hi? fiftli ball Gariard touched, but Woods, standing at short stop, dropped the catch. It made no difference, for Dickinson, in his next over, clean bowled Garrard with ft very short pitched ball—-

130—8—18. Barclay was next, and Allcott j opened his account by square cutsing fast bowler for 4. Barclay got into doubles with a nice square cut f-r 4, and a. pair to the same batsman, sent 160 up. Barclay [got Carlton to squar® leg for 3, and Allcott, with & snick to leg, reached doubles, and sent 160 up. At 165 Sandman replaced JJicKineon, and after several singles a.lat) cut to Allcott for 4 saw the South total .passed. •Barclay waa now showing a <"Sp°aitu > n to open out, and he lifted Cailton high to the off boundary. Allcott got Sandman to the leg fence, -and Barclay on-drove tho same bowler finely for, 4. At 189 Alloo Carlton, and Barclay sent his first ball to leg for 4, and ofi-drove him for another quartet. Carlton went , on in ° f Sandman at. the south end. A hot.late cut to Allcott sent the the board for three and a half hours play. Then Carlton retired with tm. injured in the middle of an over but was able to resume & few minutes ltitcr. Dickinson went on at the north ead, and Barclay made . himself top scorer .f the match with a single. Carlton bowled a ball, which Barclay off drove At 212 Patrick replaoed Carlton, and a clly hit him to the on for two fours. Ths earn® bateman, with Vtfc g ™Xend and Carlton went on again at the north ena, ana Dickinson supplanted Patrick. Barclay drove hhn fo? 4, an*- Carlton, in lus next " i33 ed a difficult catch returned to ; m u B p al °Th; parteKhlp 0 htd batoen pkced Diokinion.' Allcott ~o ff" d r^e o v^™ arK clew bowled. The innings had la the Northernem again fiS and Blunt and NeaJe went out to open South's innings, S&'SErfVSS S'«Ca SSf iV his three slips to the leg mu * „ . S-aVKtS'S w maidens Blunt reached 10 with a « n l | le J the slips, but in the same over INeaie m» bowled by a ball that kept Woods followed, but a byebroughtlnmoppoaiteCollins, who bowled him first ball with 1 vMker 17-2-0. Grant was nest but _l„y W as'slow until the new-comer off drove a! Ending 20 up. Thw was. hj« ltfit for Alloott in his next over clean bowled him. 22—8—4. Patrick/was the ingoer, and the first ball badly beat i hyes. In Collins'® next overßlunt rent 30 up with a pretty 4 to the on. He cut him for 2, and with another 4 to l<« rMched 20. At 38 Lambert bowled in pmj . and Blunt square cut him mosly for 4. in® same batsman got Alloott f jr 4, and B0 went up for an play. Patrick hit a ehort one from the square !e? boundary, and with singles went into, double figures. A Blunt, and a single sent 70 tip. lilunt wrtb a fine ofi drive, passed the Erst innings deficit waa wiped off. amni tlien lifted one up the pitch wHch Aljcott got to within ft few inches of. ua "** d . r A placed Lambert and Blunt with a the off set 80 up, repeating the » n same over. A single gave Blunt 50, but the first ball of G award's next over bowled hun Siund U. legs. 86-4-50. Worker joined his skipper, and got Garrard to ft® ™ boundary, Patrick following with, a to leg of! Allcott. The South supper, with a fine off drive to the fence, eent 100 up for an hour and 35 minuted . play, but at KB Allcott beat Worker all the way. 103-5-6. Alloo was the in«oer, and Patrick hit Garrard to Jeg for a 2 and a 4 and cut him for a pair. E« drove the next one hard to mtd-off, ■where Collin* brought off a S«>d catch. Ill —B—S2. Gall and waa next. veA GarraTd for 2. He next got Alloott to leg for 4, and singles sent 120 up. A few minutes later stumns were drawn for the day. Play will bo resumed at 11 o clock this morning. Scores:— . SOUTH ISLAND. ' First 'lnnings. K. C. Blunt, .81, run out .. • • * R. D. Worker, 1, b Alloott .. .. 1 F Woods, ,11111141'21413, c Hidileston, b Allcott .. A Grant, 421, b Allcott •• •• 1 W. E. Patrick, 4132144121421414, lbw, b Garrard •• •• " 3 2 A. GaUand, 3, b Barclay .. .. 3 A W Aloo, 22121, c Hiddlestone, b Alloott 8 E. B. Neale. 112221111411212311441, not Tf. i, b Snedden .. .. 1 T. Carlton, 2113341111411, b Alloott .. 28 (}, Dickinson, b Lambert ... .. 0 Byes, 11112232112 .. .. " Leg byes, 1 .. .. •• .. 1 No ball, 1 .. .. .. •• Jffotal m. tm ■> «• u

Bowling Analysis—D. C. Collins, 8 overs, 2 maidens, 20 runs; C. Allcott,. 19 overs, 6 maidens, 45 runs, 5 wickets; W. A. Barclay, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 27 runs, 1 wicket, 1 no ball; N. C. Snedden, 9 overs. 2 maidens, 83 runs, 1 wicket; p. R. Garrard, 6 overs, 24 runs, 1 wicket; H. Lambert, 1 overs 1 run, 1 wicket. .

Second Innings. R. C. Blunt, 411211142441411234441, b Garrard .. •• •• ••. E. R. Neale, 1111, b Allcott .. .. M F. Woods, b Collin® .. .. •• ® A. Grant, 13, b Allcott .. •• •• 4 W. R. Patrick, 111411111123411242, o Collins, b Garrard .. •• •• 8 £ R. D. Worker, 24,Nb Allcott .. •• ' ° A. W. Alloo, 1, not out .. " 1 A. Galland, 21411, not out .. •• \ Byes, 2142411 15

Total for six'wickets .. ..121 Bowling—Collin?, 1 for 25} Allcott, 8 for 27; Lambert, 0 for M.; Garrard, 2 for 31..

NORTH ISLAND. ' First Innings. W. A. Baker, 111111211212111. b Sandman 18 H Lambert, 141212, b Dickinson •• H J. S. Hiddleston, 11111234, c Blunt, b Dickinson ■■ " r? D C Collins, 1131152, c and b Carlton 14 N C. Snedden, 2112212341121122, o Sandman, b Dickinson .+ 32 C. C. Daore, b Carlton .. ... •• " McLeod. 2111121142, c Blunt, b Carlton ■ 16 D R Garrard. 2144111211. b Dickinson 18 C.' Allcott, 42114111141414112114, lbw, b W. ' 1121242311244142414441141 4211, not out •• •• •• % C. Campbell, 1, b Carlton ' "a ■ Byea, 111411 $ Leg byeo, 11 •• . - " Tot-i . Bowling Analysis.—G. Dickinson, 23 4 maidens, 77 runs, 4 wickets; D V .M.. San<V man,'l7 overs, 1 maidm, 70 .£""' k r W^„ s 4 ' T Carlton, 23 8 maiaens, 56 runs wickete; A. W. Alloo. 4 overs, 20 runs; W. "R. Patrick, 1 over, 10 runs. THE LUNCHEON. JV.t the luncheon Mr Heathcote Williams presided, having on. his right Mr Patrick, the captain of the South Island team, and oil his left Mr Snedden, theN lft/STw of ''His Majesty the Kine" had been duly honoured, Mr Williams proposed the toast of the two teams, prefacing his remarks by exinrpsshiff reeret tho illness of iVIr i? < rSiaefand Mr D. Redpath. Mr Raphael, he said, had done yeo--fcan service • for cricket m New Zealand, and Mr Redpathwaßchairman or committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association. Mr Williams said he was pleased to see present such distinguished visitors aa Mr H. D. Swan, chairman of the Essex County Committee, who had travelled from Rotorua purposely to see the match and Mr J. H. Douglas (father of J. W H. T- Douglas), also the Hon. Dr. Collins, M.L.C., of Wellington, a fine cricketer and athlete in his dayj and always a strong supporter of the game. In speaking of the play, Mr Williams said the South had been disposed of 1 cheaply, probably due to fine bowling bv Mr Allcott, but so far the North had ndt done much better. He went on to Bay that the Cricket Council hoped in the near future to send a team to Australia, whilst later on a tour of England was contemplated. He exhorted present day cricketers to do all in their power to bring on the younger players, and in a few years time New Zealand might be expected to hold her own with other countries. Mr Snedden acknowledged the toast on behalf of the North, and congratulated the Council on reviving the North v. South match. Mr Patrick, in responding "for the South, suggested that the match be made an annual fixture, to. bo played when the teams for the inter-provincial matches were travelling. Mr Martin, selector of the South Island team, proposed the toast of "The New Zealand Cricket Council." Mr J. S. Barrett, chairman of the committee, responded, and paid a high tribute to the fine work done by Mr J. t*. Peake as hon. secretary of tile a Conn nil.