CRICKET MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 146, 14 March 1908, Page 7

CRICKET MATCH.

•" " » WELLINGTON v. MANAWATU. ; ■ VISITORS OUTCLASSED. . , A: representat-iyo cricket match.;was'commenced on the Athlotic Park .yesterday, between teams from / Wqlliiujtpn arid Manawatu.. Ncitiior. Association, placed its 'strongest team in tlio - field, but tho city, players demonstrated that they were far superior to tlio visitors. Tho wicket was in fairly good order, but a heavy northerly ,-breeze swept tho'playing aroa. Tho attendance "did riot numbor riiore than 100 at any part of tho day.- Wellington batted 'first, 1 unci compiled- 289. ■ S. Hickson 'was top■'scorer, with- 62, the result of vigorous crickot. Tilyard and. Cobcroft each contributed 44. C. P. Blacklock had a short but lively stay for 37,' whicli included eight fours. Brico,'. 30, also opened out and hit one sixer," sending the-ball from the northern crease clean into.'tho gully, at tho south end 'of tho ground. ■ Naughton played well ' for 18. Beech'ey and .Murphy mado '15 'and jlO respectively. Bartlett was tho most successful Manawatu bowler, scouring fivo wiokets at a cost 0f,89 runs. ..t . s ' Manawatu mado a disastrous .beginning when they went to the- wickets, and nover had a charico against tho bowling-of Brice and Luckio.. At the close of tho day's, play they had lost oight wickets for 37 ; runs, tho only double-figuro scorer being Bartholomew, 14, riot out, the product of ono and a half hours' at tho wickets. Brico completely paralysed tho visiting batsmen, and finished with five wickets for 9 runs. Luckio secured two •for 19.WELLINGTON AT THE WICKETS. ■ Wellington wori and ojccted to ;bat, Cobcroft and Bcechey going in to face tho '••bowling (if- Bartlett and • Goldspring. •Cobcroft took tho first over, and gavo a • fairly.,easy chance to Tucker in tho slips off '.tho . second, "ball ' from ~ Bartlett., Beechoy also!gavo a' difficult charico in tho" slips off Bartlott when'ho liad 'mado 6; With tho scoro at 21 Beechoy' was .caught in. the: slips .by.Greer,off .tho first .ball qf-Bartlett's fourth "qver—23—l—ls. Tilyard, filled the yacanoy, ; ,arid Greer replaced. Goldspririg with the.ball at tlio southern . end;"sending ' down 'two':'maidens, in- successiCn,iibut he was relieved' by Bartholomew, 'i Runs caiuo steadily, and was.:hoisted.after; forty-five minutes' play 'by a.'hook to leg'by Tilyard. ' Tilyard gavo a difficult chance 1 off Bartlqtt in the slips ivhen hii had; scored 10,:.; The young Newtown •player commenped ,to : hit out at length, and :gavo a.,high/,chance in; the outfield. ' His ' driving was; very'clean.' Tho total 'crept up atld at' the luriolieo'n adjournment it stood' :at 83 for one,,wioket, Cobcroft 37 not out, .'Tilyard, 36 not out. ■v'On resuming after the' adjournment runs oamo slowly,' and the only break in the;niono,'tony of tho proceedings was a chance in the .slips; by-Cobcroft, off..Bartlett. Tho century was ported after two hours and ten minutes' play;; :; Eight: runslater .Cobcroft was bowled off his pads by Bartlett. 108—2—44.' Cobcroft had played a good innings. Murphy filled tho gap, ; but tho next over saw Tilyard clean bowled by. Bartholomew. 108—3—44. S.''Hickson canio ji&tij''and 'started opera'tions .with three cuts to tliij boundary. \yHeir Mitrphy hnd mado 10, he was given out leg ;before' to Bartholomew. ,131—^4—10., .Naughton joined Hickson, arid tho lattor;' spooned 'one up.'/when .-.'heVhad-:mado ; 17, but • tho justiJailed to reaoh.it,. Naughton had :k ; ,life;'aftior.Ho' had scored onCj Bartlett miss-; ing jiim" in ; 'the slips; _ but ho then opened 1 out, and 150 soon arrived. With' the'total a}; 175, Naughton was clean bowled- by f.Greer. 175*tt5-~18. ; :.Brico .partnered'-Hick-son, whose total had risen to 30. Both men hit out lustily ) ' .'and :> 'the scoro increased rapidly,'!.-Hickson reaching 48, : whilst Brico riiado;26.' Brice's; end camo ,a. few minutes later, .being caught, by. Goldspring ■at ,mid■on. , 231—G—30." C.~ K' Blacklock'was the riext man ill, and'rattled .up 30 in about ten ,minutes. HicksqnV'eridi camo*.when lie had scored 62, at .which „9.tagp lie was .beautifully 'caught in tho outfieldWakelin.offrßartr, ,lett.' 277—7—62. ' Ashbolt joined' Blacklock, but 'only • lasted a few 1, balls,'when -ho "was clean bowled by Goldspring;'. l Blacklock, who had played a lively innings, was dismissed-, with good catch- by Warden at "mid-off without increasing tho . score, and the next ball accounted for Mason, who was clean,bowled. 289—10—:0... 1 y;' MANAWATU BATTING. ' -Manawatu; commenced their first innings at '4.15, Jounax, and Bartholomew, opening against tho bowling of Brico and Luckio. "Forir maidens! were,sent, down in succession,' ;and.thc visitors were, obviously uncomfort'able. Jo'uriax- returned to. tlio pavilion ;in .the middle of Luckie's fourth over. 7—l—o. 'At this stage, eight ; overs ;bad. been sent ;down, sixvof'them being maidens. -Wakolin went in, and succuriibed to Brice after ho :had mado a-single. ',8—2 —1. Ten Was put up : after, an'-.hour's:play.: Tho : third/ball of 1 Brico's seventh- over accounted- for Bartlett, iwho, during hjs, short stay, had shaped well, arid was dismissed with a good ball. 18—3 .—9. O'Connor was" next man, and ho 1 also .fell a victim to Brice when, ho had scored ,'orie.: 20—4—1. Twp runs later, Cloland,"tho newcomer, was sent to the rightaboutj 'clean .bowled' by Brice. 22—5—0.. Qreer followod, and was' beautifully caught' by 'Brice in tho slips off Lrickie., 23—6r-0. Tucker, the next man,', shaped no better. than his comrades. After lie had lnado orio' lie was caught in tho slips by' MasPri, off Brico;. 26—7—1. An hour- land ■a : quarter's i'plajr had yielded 30 runs. ;- Eyre 'camo next,.' and added two before .lip .was run vout. '.37 —Br-2. At 5.45 stumps wero' drawn' for the'day. : Tho gamp I will bo continued at 11.30 this morning. 'Ilie following are the-scores:— WELLINGTON. -. : FmsT' Inmnos. Cobcroft; ■112121441321114141114111, b. , > . , Bartlott •-..' ... , ;...'... ... ....; '44 Beecliey, 11411241, 6. Greer, b. Bartlett 15 .Tilyard,'" 11211111341423442413, b.' Bar T ' tnolbmoTv' 1 .... . : ..'., 44 Murphy,-4141, Lb.w., b.-Bartholomew ..; 10 S; Hickson, 324111411122114111111421411 '; . :'12311141, c.,Wakolin, b. Bartlett 62 Naughtpn, 1234.1421. b.,Greer ... .18 ■Brice; '144111211146111,'" c,,Goldspring, b, 'Greer ■ c '' '■ 30 C.'P. Blacklock, 1441444441411 jc. War- ', den, b. Bartlott .... ... ..." ~. .37 Ashbolt, 1, b. Goldspring ... ... ... 1 Mason, b. Bartlett ... ..." I 0 Luckio, riot out ... ... ... 0 ! Extras ... ... ... . ... ... 28 • Total ..; 289 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. : Bartlett' 22.5 . 3 89 5 . >• ..Goldspring..:., • 6 t -; ,0:. -27 . . I', .- ,Greer . ...12 .2 ~45 . 2 : Bartholomew .20, ~" 1 86 . 2 '■O'Connor .!. 3 0 14 0 ■ manawatu; First Innings. H; S. Jomiax/b; Luckie ... ... 0 K; Bartholomew, .111211111112, not out 14 A.-' -Wake.lin, 1. b. Brico ... , 1 W- 144;-b.'Brico ... ... \ 9 J. O'Connor, 1, b: Brico ... ... -1 0. Clcland, b. Brico... ', ... ... 0 Cj. Greer, c. Brico, b. Luckio ... ... 0 A. Tucker, 1, c. .Mason b. Brice ... -. ... 1 R. Eyre, 11, run out . ... 2 .Warden, riot out : ... ■ ;.. ■ .;. 0 i Extras ... ... , ~..' ... ... 9 ! Total for eight wickets : ... 37 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Brico ..'. 17 .8 9 5 1 Luckio ... 16 7. . 19 2 ! A return match between tho employees of Messrs. R. Fletcher and Co.' and the Post and Telegraph Stores Department is to bo played at Newtown Park to-day.