CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 396, 4 January 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

..'-. '■■''' ——*——'; ':■".;•■; ." SENSATIONAL COLLAPSES AT AUCKLAND. INTERESTING STAGE OF PLHNKET'-.' . SHIELD, MATCH. .'.•'■ CBY TELIQEAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION,) , Auckland, January 2. The Canterbury-Auckland representative cricket matoh was resumed here'to-day.' The wicket was dead owing • .to the heavy rain which fell all night. The day was beautifully fine arid; the wicket dried rapidly, so that the small scores of. the. late afternoon are somewhat unaccountable.' There was an attendance of about 3000.' : ' 1; - . ' The play , at times was somewhat sensational. Canterbury opened this morning disastrously, Lusk going out l.b.w. to Relf's second ball, 11—1—6. Ollivier. came' in,. and a moment pr s two later was clean bowled by Relf, 11—2-0. ~'.'.'../.''. Humphreys; was 'the newcomer. Wood' brought his score along with a boundary each off Stemson and Relf, and then Hadden replaced Stemson, his first ball being pulled by Humphreys to the leg boundary. In Relf's next over Wood, hitting out, had his centre stump knocked, clean out,-38^3—16. . : Sims filled the place vacated by- Wood/ and opened his account with three to square . leg oft;Hadden, the ball being .just out of reach of M'Cormick.' Brook-Smith replaced Hadden, and 50 went up as the result of Mty-nve minutes' play. A. couple" of. overs later Sims ran out of his crease for.a short hit by Humphreys, and, fielding smartly, Stemson returned to Brook-Smith, who snicked the bails off, 68—4—12, Humphreys being 37 not out. ,' ' . . .: ..■ ■ _■' Reese came, in,. Brook-Smith's next over to him being a maiden. Brook-Smith's first ball. of the nest over was pulled to the boundary by Reese. V Off Relfs first ball of ■the over' Humphreys made "a , three by a pretty off drive, which • just: failed to reach the boundary. Brook-Smith had been bowling well, ,and,,in his. next . over Humphreys covered a ball* on.the-off and cut it into Robinson's, hands behind the stumps, 82—5—43. ;.-.'••■ , "■:-, .■.>;■' V- .■•■•:-■■ ■ Anthony replaced Humphreys, and opened his score m Relf's next over with two to eg. In Brook-Smith's next over the. lefthander Reese displayed a splendid off drive. In Relf's' next over Reese succumbed, to an appeal-for l.b.w:; 88—6—9: ... '■■■■'■ Orchard came" in. At one "o'clock 90 went up, and .Canterbury had saved a follow-on. Relf's. first ball of the next, over Orchard : lifted'■. past the bowler te Sale, and; Auckland's, crack fieldsman made no mistake, bringing .off a nice catch, 9Q—7—2. .-' ' . ; Bennett went out, and Relf's isecorid' ball to him removed his bails,-90—8—0. Boxshall came.in, and swung his second 'ball off Relf to the boundary. .Brook-Smith's 'next over was relieved by a run single. At the luncheon adjournment the board read •96—8—0. ■;, -.'.. .". •■ ;. /;/; .■■•."" : -:. Anthony opened on resumption to BrookSjnith,;,;and snicked his second ball for ; a single. Boxshall gave a possible chance in Brook-Smith's next.over. .The 100 went up as the. result 0f.2 hours 25' minute s ,. play. In Brook-Smith's next over Anthony played a ball from, his pads to his, wickets. ' ■ Malone played out the' over, safely;. and then Boxshall, realising the situation, commenced to hit;out, : His;first'ball fromßelf he hit up over , the head-of mid-on" for two; following it'by a fine leg hit also for two. ■ Relf's -next ball clean bowled him, and the innings closed for the small total of 112, the board showing 112-^lo—lßl ."•-.■.■'■'".'. ;" Robinson's performance , behind the stumps was very fine, the-catch with which he dismissed Humphreys being; /a'-brilliant' effort,■while practically no extras were/registered , against him," : a ; leg-bye being tKe; total'i'' , of -."extras." ': .'-.. ~, ■■•.'■' ,■:-,' "".' AUCKLAND FAILS BADLY. . Canterbury, filed on the field at 2.40, and a. few minutes later M'Cormick .. openod his own and-Auckland's score with a single,to the off from.Hunjphreys. ..;The,last : ba.ll.pf the over was fatal to Hemus, Humphreys knocking his centre stump clean out of the ground. 'Sale took Hemus's place, and opened with a nice cut for'two off. Humphreys., After. ~ a couple of 'uneventful''over's;-Sale ; was clean bowled by Humphreys. ~',.;. Hadden went to the wickets "arid opened with a single. . Haddoii;brought up his double figures', and then Maloue : reUeved Bennett, Hadden getting, a .single ;off his first ball; ■Iα Malone's next over he survived an > appeal for . leg-before-wicket. . The Canterbury, fielding, was noticeably loose at this stage.' In Malone's next over: M'Cormick got his foot in front .and went;but 1.b.w.-. 27—3—5.'...;. ..' • Cummings next camo : ito.the_wirkstp/ ; and in Malone's next over, after survivirm i> u appeal '.for l.b.w;, opened his score' with a'.single to thejoff. Malone clean; bowled Hadden in his next-over. 3-I—4—rlß. : ■■■' ■'~ ';. ■-~-: -...- Relf opened to Malone ( and scored a single off the second ball. Orchard replaced- Bennett, and Relf: patted his first ball back, thebowler accepting the softchanco. ; 48—5—11'.' - ' On resumption of .play Brook-Smith was canght behind the sticks by Boxshall. 62—6— 13. Off the first ball of Humphrey's next over. M'Mahoni-wasout, Boxshall taking him behin'd the fitumps. 64—7—1.' Mason was stumped by-Boxshall off Humphreys. Bβ-^—3. Stemson ;cariie. in, and his first ball'from Humphreys was.driven straight ahead to near ;the boundary'.for three.'--'.■'■' Two- balls -later Humphreys clean bowled Cuminincs. 78 — '9—14.: ■'■■•, -■ ;"• , .•■'.; .-■■■■■.■ ■■ ..' . ■.•■; Robinson was last man in, and, after Stemson had scored a single, he drove .straight ahead for 2. In Malone's next over Steirison was rnn out. 92—10—10. . :: ' . '. CANTERBURY'S DISASTROUS .START. The Auckland team filed into,the field at ,5.20, Wood opening Canterbury's; second innings by taking the bowling of. Relf. Off 'Keif's" third ball Wood went out l.b.w; to Keif, ■.-'; . '.'; ; ■~ . .: ■ ..::- Sims came-in. Stemson bowled- to Lusk, and he opened the-score of the. innings with a hook to leg : for.. a , single. Sim's scored the first run off Keif'with a pull-to.long-on. Keif clean bowled Lusk, 10—2-^4. Anthony filed out. : Sims pulled Stemson to'the square-leg, boundary. M'Mahon, the leg-break bowler, j replaced Stemson, and bowled a. maiden, to Anthony. ; .The first-ball of his next over'oame in with a big break from the leg,, beating Sims badly, ,18—3—13. Bennett came in,- and played but-the over safely,. l"if uncomfortably. , Stumps were then drawn; and one of the most s'ensational day's, play seen in Auckland concluded, 18—3-13.•: -. .. ■'.".'"■•'. •:.'■' : .CANTERBURY, ' f ' '' ~•'.- . '-. Fmsi Inntngs. ~ ■■'.-,.'■■ Lnsk, 1.b.w., b. Keif : ...- ... ■ (j Wood, b.- Relf ...... ... -16' Ollivier, b. Keif ... .J ... .;. : ; 0 Humphreys, c. Robinson, b. BrootSmith 43 Sims, run out . ... . -. ... ..'-...■.- ... 12 Reese, I'.b.w., b. Relf ... ... ''...9 Anthony, b. Brook-Smith ..;, ... . -.$ Orchard, c. Sale, b. Relf .... ' "a Bennett/ b. Relf ... ... ;.. .. , o Boxshall, b. Rolf ...... ■... ...-is Malone, not out ... ■ ... : ... ... 0 Extra (leg-bye) , ;.;'' ... . ,", \\ Total ...' .... .'■."'■; '.-..- ..-112 ■.-■'... BpwLrNG Analysis, .'■ - Relf, 32 overs 17' maidens 42 runs, 7 wickets; Stemson, 7 overs 0 maidens 18 runs 0 wickets; Hadden, 4 overs 0 maidens 21 runs 0 wickets; Brook-Smith, 20 ov'ere 8 maidens 30 .runs 2 wickets. ■ ; . ■ AUCKLAND. ; Second Inntngs. Uemus, b. Humphreys ,' ... ... 0 M'Cormick, l.b.w.J b. Malono ... ... 5 Sale, b. Humphreys ;...,. ... '.'...•'« 5 Hadden, b. Malone ... .... ... ]8 Cummings, b. Humphreys , ... .' ~.. 14 llelf, c. and b. Orchard ... ... ... H , Brook-Smith ,o. Boxshall, h. Humphrets 13 M'Mahon, c. Boxshall, b. Humphreys... 1 Mason, st. Boxshail, b. Humphreys ... 3 Stemson,. run .out .... ..;.,. ... 10 Kobinsbn, not out ... ... ... 4 Extras; ... ... ... '.'. ~. .',.; 8 ■■V- Total" ■"'..; "-. ... ;.. ■'",-;, :'■„.'. 92Total! first innings .... ... ..'..239 Grand total ... ... ... ...331

Bowling Analysis, Humphieys, 21 overs 9 maidens 23 runs 6 wickets; Bennett, 10 overs 4 maidens 16 runs 0 wickets;. Malono, .14 overs 1 maiden 37 runs 2 wickets; Orchard, 1 over omaidens 6 runs 1-wicket. CANTERBURY. Second Innings. Wood, 1.b.-w., b. Relf ... ... ... 0 liusk, b. Relf ... 4 Sims, b.M'Mahon ... ' ... .■ ■■..;.. ...13 Anthony, not out ... : . ....;■ -~... , ... 0 Bennett, not out ... ... ... ... 0 Extra "■.;." i% . ;.. ;.. ... 1 Total for 3 wickets. .... .... '... 18 Bowling Analysis. Relf, 6 over's 3 maidens 10 runs 2 wickets; Stomson, 5 overs 2 maidens 7 runs 0 wickots; M'Mahon; 2 overs 2 maidens 0 runs 1 wicket.