WANCANUI'S BATTING DEAD.

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

WANCANUI'S BATTING DEAD.

: ' OTAGO'S EASY WIN.:: ;'■ '; ;'(D» IELECEAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATIOS.) • ; , Wanganul, January 3. ' The cricket match Otago versus Wanga-, nui was continued on Saturday at the Col-! lege Ground, Otago winning'easily by 260 runs. A gale of wind blew all.day across the wicket; but the weather was fine otherwise. Rain overnight had soaked the wicket, which however dried quickly; the outfield was slow. Wanganui's score was 124 for A wickets overnight, but, excepting Burrett, .Williams, and Robertson, the others .offered no opposition to the bowling. ' Wordsworth and Seideberg bowled splendidly. :: ■•: . . ' . With a lead of 114, Otago went in to hit, but Beal was soon bowled by/Holland. Austin and Hopkins added'26,'when Austin hit one on to his pads, and'on to -the wicket.Rutherford and- Hopkins added" 30, when Hopkins was "clean"-, bowled-.By'Holland. He batted stylishly for '32. '-Torranfce stayed with Rutherford; till' the luncheon adjournment,, the score being 110 for:' 3 wickets..." On resuming, .Torrance : was. .caught , at cover point; he gave two. chances. Seideberg. soon lost Rutherford, • Who 'Tv'aa-, bowled by Holland. Wilson hit a'-;sof]t one to ; g r ?*°>' . I>ut i fc was dropped byHhe'"fieldsman, faeideberg, who was watching the fieldsman, .didnotstirfrom his crease/and Wilson was. run out. Wordsworth "came in at } htn n P witn Seideberg, took "the score •toI--242; fours coming regularly:'especially by Wordsworth. -Wilson' declared the -• innings closed-at a 'quarter past three: "''C. Holland bowled splendidly for Wangalttui,' but tired towards the finish of the innings, i- '>■'■'■ Wanting 356 to : win, Wanganui batted for HfiTm 110 "" , bu * only scored : 96." Gave batted-.110 minutes f0r.20, scoring sixain'the last hour., Torrance.for a long while was i unplayable,; his average at one stage being - eight seven; maidens,'four runsj; two ! mekets; twenty-on 3 out. of .;49. 'overs he bowled were : maidens. With 'the; total ,a«'6, Wiiaams was caught by Broad' for a "duck,' ! I but Cargill made 10 before Torrance -dis- • lodged'his; bails." ■ . Cavevbrothers .took the'.score: to' 34,' when ?j i * ve .s ufc hl s foofin ifont: Burrett did not stay long before Torrance beat him, and Austin soon bowled: Wheeler: The total ' Wa? t°/J- f « .■wickets,'; but 'Williams ; resisted th 6j attack for -half.an:hour' before' bemg,bowled:by)Rutherford,' : :Cave was then' ■ run out, and,the; others each'.'.made-a few the innings closing- a little'before six-Vclock °! v- etehed total 0f,.96 (including 15 extras): Torrance, Austin, 'Rutherford, and Wordsworth all kept a-good.length. The .visitors^ leave 'to-morrow.'morning'. for Napier. Thescores a-re:—'- v ': ' ■ •' .'..".'.': ;,.;.■; .OTAGO;:':"v;'' ! - ; J. ■; ,•';■•:. "•; ~ ; Second'lNtnKGS.:;;;:"'y •■..'.'' Austin, r b.C.. Holland ":..;■ ■■* r " "ie Beal, b. Holland.... •, •"'■ "' ! j'"' Hopkins, :b: Holland' .•''..;'. " -':'• "" 30 Rutherford, b. Holland !: ... : -. A. : : '"' 33 :Torrance ; , c. Henderson, b. Holland : ■'"' 42 Sejdeberg, not out'..: .:.:.'.,'. " 55 ! ■.Wilson,-' run ;: out '■•'.■;. . ■...''■■.[! • '"■ ■ 1 Wordsworth, not out;.„. : . !..■'".;:.'!; 51 ; Extras .;..■..: '".'.. '■•.' ~.-: .; ,;/v '" 10 .: Total for' 6 wlrts. (innings declared) 242, ■ First. -.Innings " .':. ...;:;,f : i.fc .1-330- ;■■,'-■.. _.:Grand total ■ ; : i...' ; -;- ; -~.;'v >v . .':,;, '■' Botvling. Analysis.: .! ;i- : .• C/Holland, ■5; for - 89;; Cargill,'-0 * for-23 ;■ F. Holland, 0 for .46;,: Williams, 0 for 39 ■Broad,-0-'for 18;.Burrett;-0 for 17; ; ':-'-'. ■'•; ;■;■; ■' ; -;.-; ; WANGANT)i;;.:-r; : ' '■""'vV ;;-■"; ■'•;■ "■'-'. ..Fißsi-Innings.,' ii \. ;..■-, ' " ' b.Hopkins -L '''... v ;',..■'20 'K;.H; Gavo, b. ■Torrance'....: : . ■.....:. :... 47. Broad, b. Wordsworth"...: '..'.; V. ;.'., H G.: Holland,-c. Seideborg; b.: Wordsworth ■ 14 ; ' Burrett,"c. .Torrance, b. Wordsworth : ... 43 : Wh&3ler, run out ... ; ......■;.■.■;.•■,.... 3 .Williams, b. Wordsworth •.•..: : ' ; ..,-' r ... 24 ; Robertson," ;h. Tprrance ... : :.... ■ ... 22 ;Cargili; b'.' ; Seideberg" ■ :: <;;r ';,'.[.,/.■"' F; Holland, c. Williams,' b.- Seideberg;:. 1 .Henderson;-"hot but..-.: V.i ■; ',';. •.-''... "i .".. Extras"'..' , '...'/. ■....■ ;'-..: : '.' ; '' ..; .■;•;■; 2o ■ ' ': Total ;' •. ..; ■:.-; .;::-\\..- : -[ ... 7 216 ....' ■" ;. Bowling Analysis; ''... ■ -■•■ Wordsworth, 4 f0r,26; Torrance, 2 for 58'; Rutherford, 0 for 27• Austin; 0 for 17; Hopkins, 1 for 12; Soideborg, 2;for-45 ; ; BealvO' for. 6. ■■■"._.,.■-.'. ■■■ ;-. ' :".-. ..;;-■■ .; ; :'.■■'■' ■'.'.'' •. Second Innings. : ;; .; : Broad,, c'Williams, bi.Torrance ... .;. ; ' 0 Cargill, b. Torraiice... ..."•:....- r ...10 H. :>B:; Cave,' run out. '•'■•;..... - •..; : . ... "20 K. H. ..Cave, l.b.w. b. Austin. ■<<-.,-.. ". ... .14 Burrett, b. Torrance ;... :. .;. " ;!H 2 . Wheeler,'B. Austin...' '...".. ' :.-..' -.. 5 Williams, 1 : b. 'Rutherford .1. ..... ... 10 Robertson, c.Ayles, b. ; Wordsworth ... 9, C.;Holland,"b. Rutherford.'..' ::..';' :'■..'."- 4 F. Holland, c. Aylesj.b.,.Wordsworth ... Y. npt.:out... ......... ' ...: .-0 . Extras;; :'.:'.• X'' ,; -:.:''■ ■' ;..-' '-..v.''ls. '■i:^' , :.. Total -: ;; ;;/ , ■:;'„.■■;; f-.j '';...:/% .'. Bowling' Analysis.' ;:,./ . ■• : Hopkins,: 0 for 19;.T6rrance, 3 for 23; Austin, 2 for 13;. Wordsworth,' 2 for; 14; Rutherford, 2 for 13. ; ;:;.; ,i ■.;.';,-■,--,.;■;.">: '-■•