CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 438, 22 February 1909, Page 7

CRICKET.

HAWKE'S BAY v. WELLINGTON. • VISITORS MAKE AN INDIFFERENT ■ . DISPLAY. , -HEAVY SCORING BY'LOCAL TEAM. Excellent conditions were experienced on Saturday, when the interprovincial cricket match 'between Hawke's Bay and Wellington was continued on tho Basin Reserve. Owing to a number of counter-attractions, the attendance was not so , large i<s nvgiit have been expected.' Over £32 was taken at tho gates. When wickets were drawn en tho first day, tho state of the game k-js: Wellington (first innings) 204 runs, Hatrite's Bay '(first innings) 1 wicket for 21 runs. Resuming, Hawke's Bay made in all only 112 runs, the total at the fall of each wicket being: 1 for 0; 2 for 25; 3 for 38; 4 for 42; 5 for 45; 6;for 46; 7 for 70; 8 for 95; and 9 for v ' 99. The small aggregate made by tho visitors is attributed by them to tho fact tliat the'wicket (which vjas in good order) was much, slower thoso to "which they are accustomed. Atlhough the howling was good it could not be described as "deadly." Spectators were treated to lively scoring upon Wellington ' going in for their second innings. J. P. • Blacklock, who compiled 124 runs, gavo a magnificent display, hitting with every facility all round ,the wicket. His total included five 6's, thirteen 4's, one 3, seven 2's, and 25 singles. 'Naughton, who got within three of the century, also made a large ,numbor of creditable strokes.' When ■ stump's .were drawn the ecore stood at 291 "for,3 wickets. ' _•

DETAILS OF THE PLAY.

■I) ''; '-':'■■" ForVthe/visitors;! : v/W: had- lost. 1 • wicket ■".'. ':?:- ?:fors2l,WFnltbn sand;Hawke ; resumed xb&ti. .: V-.\':,- : ''pg ; Connolly sent idowii: the first over' of Off' His;.; initial: .ball Hawks - ;se- /■ :>. ; ;fbtoy ; 'fow; : b^';;moan3;;ofVa ? strdk?: through; : ;-:'^ : pn^at: f theTother, ; ':■'. ■•;-;.-;fend:; : olwn^?l)owlM ; fifth : ■'^i■■ : &. w^^wM•'parl!n^red^.b7':■Bailβy.■■■:■': E.uns■-•aow■ :;W'.;K began;;;to •.■ illieybatemen Tuns.. '■:'■ r-v;;.;'Bailey,- : who «; v :; ; : ;BHce";away to:V]eg v for v four^by.-:means', of- a; f■{■•(/,'i Capital .stroke'.- v With .the first; ball of his ■:;:.,'■'. fifth" ■.;"dver, T ... Connolly,; who ■ was keeping a ■yfc:,. good;-length,; beai'Bailey.-mth a ball .which" pitched; -and- going . :;:.-x>V "v across». i-hisiV V off-;-: ■ stu jipj-387-3—11., : who^fil]ed; ;the;^vaoancy r the T^, : • :;;third;;;ban- which;' i C!orifaplly ; ;sent';:dowii: toj'.hihr '■:■' ' ;/t6,7square'.;leg for'ifour.;;. : JText':«ver'..Hewke, , -. :;;;;;:;■/■. wHe:had;'added6 v to his "oyer-night .total,;iras : ;>v,;out;:l.B.w.,.^Bric&r : 42-T4-^22: J -Several iof 'V ~ ■ :-.- those:;-,who ■' jfere ■■■'in'■-,a ; position; to. see,:' after-, ■^- ■^.ward»\ixpressei;the'/opinion''£hat>.tbe."ihall' ;■ ;;:\v^ouldVnoti-'have:\;liit; L .™e./wieket: .; ■ ; .^the^nwrConier/'ißignalised--his'-' advent- .by ;:;;;; ;Beouririg a"iingle?';-^alf:;an;hour's %'■:-.■ ;:yielded: only : 20; funs/;:. In his:-seventh.over ■ i<;;.'Connolly;;MokV;''.Feiiton's;K7™ket'V.'with■- a; : ,'';york'er^S^ ; s^l^^HindEiMsh,\Vwh"qVwas' i th'a' ;.'. '&.; -'■ f next remained., at 'the! crease: a; very; ',;:'..; L -brief Jjperibd;^^'vhis'.'wioket '■■beiiig'secur'ed : ,by. ;/:;<sßrioe-with ; aVsplendid'ball,'iivhioh'ihe; ought y ; : .;-= 'to';vbave. Ppoh'., resumed,-; after; thbvluneheon ad- ;:•-'::; Vjoumament,- O'Brien I? was;' :parfnered;; : by. \:v; •:;;>■ Betts.)i'.OffiCbnnolly'BV'nexti over'the, former | :.■:-..'made ; two.;;nice .strokes : 7ronevfor -2, andVthe : ; this ; . : stage I ;,near|y I ':)''. '..; : \ ; 'Ei>t' ; ;bnt':pwing/.fo\the. , :ball-.'.cbmihg- baok'to-J :: ,»:..V.~wards.-his;.wicket^after^be^.had^ v.\ ; v , ';V:''-^^y-%att : ?bith.e^|-Brett4npar,ticWar.mafe'' ■ -. :'/^ingXsqme; 1 ;;;;t;; ; , been/rplaying;;confidently,; had .hard /luck in". :-:r-'-:'-'- :^bMng^;cßnght7-, 6nt/';his^; , dismjajal.j.bemg:. , .ef-\' '.-..'■ ■'••i'feb'ted'vitt; the'Mip3;/by:-Rbg6rs;;:pff : 'J:jy, : ;th6' i .visiiingc; skipper/ 5 ■, : :;npw;;beea.me;;a9abcia"ted twith •''Betts..'.-When. V/.'' :,the'';icore"stood:: at. 83 : ,Roge'rs iwent ;bn .to -",.;.£• bpjvl.'iin place"'pf:..Connolly, -who .had, ob- ;":; ..; L .:'tainetl,3 jwickets, for ?9 runs.;- /Several' force- ; - i;>ful:hits::wore inailejjy .Asherofti whp, 'ii 'v ; 10, ;miriutes^or' : ;.id/W : passed: the "• previous :>:; 1 highest;;;scqre:om-his; side..^Then:he had the '.-'■' ■■'Kft*;a; : balh*off'. Rogers.; to''.'lohg ':.' >:, ; .^bni^Tyhere , - : made; ; x an: .;:excellent ; : :;. ; V : ■.-, catch—9s— Of ■Wβ:-twenty-five 'runs ~:-.■; .made'whilst-heiwa l s...at.;the-wickets, -he made .■v'\. ,: ;:;/air'.-But :, ''2;;!.:_l*e7ersy.''tne-new|cbmerr-.nad.not' "..;■.; been at- the'?creaseimore than, a .minute, or v ■ ■'■:'./two'before Connolly, who had gone'"on- apairi ;;^;j; "-' with^.the/ball,: beat:;BettsT799-97-14.:;,Ne1;."'-'■•:.;sonvwas ;."' -'■• : .;sonvwas .therlast.' manS:for/.the.visitors,:,and ■:. ; ;!.^- ; ■i'* ,';.'Ters : ' being' :'caught- and ■ bowled''.by .Cphriolly. V:: :Th'eV'indiyidual'; .scores t iwere '■--•■'^ns^uiider:-^- , ;:? , .?.;!'- 1 ■/',/' ~"- : : ,\'-' { ■'■'') ';■ •S:-'; , :Redg'raye,; c;MawSj- Connol!y.\. ; i ;-> v -0 j<;:/Hawkej;212121212242, l.b;w.vb.' Bride..;' 22; v-VvV-.i-Feltpnj; 12,\b. ; ;;.^..:'.H.. !i - , : ... ( 3 ~: --'J -:■ ■: : ; w.-ll , ■■■•; : •■■O!B^eli;';4lm2l3i•^ ; :.:'; ;;; ;, ;Pehtonjvl,. J.;, Connolly. \/ r :.-. : /"'\..■■':-.\.t.. -1 ;>::;;: :Brioe ; '■ '■')•:■■■•■'■ .;'? 1 p ; ;1: ■Betts,^ll2l222l4,: : b::'Connolly:v.v.; ; ; :;.;' : l4 ni; : ::i:Ashoroft,' : 41411131124, vo/ ; Blaokloobi; : ;b:;'°. ; '-^■:; ?l .-;;.,.; ■;,.;.;H,23 ; :•;.:':•■ ■/'■' lieevors, 1 211121; ;b:vand-b.'Connolly !>.;,::8 : -':■:''■:.": Nels'oni; : lll2,":not ; out : : ■'■--;..■ : ;;'...: ■; ;■'■;;: 5 o "''-^:^''.:'-'';^:^.^. y '.. ;.S;'■:;':: ■■"■:■' ! :: v -'';" ;i i ; ' r Ovirs'J-ildiis.-Runs^.'Wlets;: ■:': ;'■.!.;;-'r;;w;23 : v ; 4- ; Rpgers«x-;,.-^;.?^:{;-:5:;-k'- : '!, : :,l.'.";il7; ; ; ; ;Vya. v> ■:.;,'Lawa^s.',f..;-;:":'- : ;;.. :^2':'.::;;^; -:■'■],;■■; '•:■!■%: :>:■>;• 0

fiWELLINGTON'S CIffNINGS.:;,; ;:.Coboroft ; and;'Naughtoh- Welling--ton's second innings' to', thorbowling of Nelson and'Fonton; -initial over:!Gol)-i crofti'.secured;a,eingle,'. .With his-third'ball Fehton...clean .bowled'him—3—l^~l. ; -,J.-">-P. : ißlacklbck,* who .filled..'the ; .vabancy, : hit-Fcn-ton's/next ■ballifor 4. /At the end- of-the' first'.-half-hour,"'the; score;: stood ■ at : of which, Elacklock hadCmado; 22. Runs now: came rather .freely,, and when -the score stood.at, 54, ;Bedgfaye,.(who'has boon 1 very successfulvwibh jthe'ball.-thieieeaßon), went-on' in place of-Fonton. During.his.first over a 'slow return.saved Naugbton,-who was now hitting: mpre.!"confidently,.;-.;; Gradually .' the : total , /.mounted-;up; every chan6e. ; : t6. score i being availed of. uWhen.-he had reached'4o but ofa ;total of J. 70 Blacklock-.gave a "chance to .Leevers,'.:wh6;was:fielding'at.mid-on.' Aim. rjiiis ■' later pulton; (a ■ slow": log-break bowjer) '.ropla'cod.. No!son,-.;oif 28 runs—nine in 'theylast;ovef™hadf.-been.'--scored.; The first hour's/play produced'9o,,runs!' Nelson then :• went .on in'.placo'of..'J&lgrave, whose four ov.'ers had yielded' 24. runs. .i-Fonton took the place of Pultbiijland. Blacklock knocked tho third ball, of :his: initial,over for.6—th(3. first! hit. for■ that, number -so-far ■ in.'-the match. During,. Nelson'si/next,over Blspklock hit a ball over .the ;fence in frontiof, the pavilion for. 6. An over, or two, afterwards Blacklock . got' another^-.6 'off. Fo'ntori'.i, Two balls later Ee; knocked hnothor 'one from Fenton, into ■ a cart :on\; the:,-r6adway:.:.near, the: Caledonian. Hotel, bringing his score;up to/96. '...'.When the,innings had: oooupied ;one and a-half hbui's, the board showed a total of 165 runs. At: this" stage ; Blacklook,' , : amidst-. hearty cheering, reached his century, by ■ hitting Fenton,: to : _ leg for' :4;;. Shortly: afterwards, while running a short one; be : 'was nearly put .out,-;as a result of.'"Baileyquaking a smart return.■■ Othor:changes ..were .made in the bowlingj but the scoring continued as fast as hitherto. Blacklock at this stage hit four fourersiiriT.'succession.vThen he knocked-a ball -from'-Redgrave for-6. :'.Tlnfprtunately, however, he mis-hit tho nest ball which Redgravedelivered,: and was caught by Ashcroft, who kept the :wickots—l99— • Rogers, who filled tbo'i vapancy, oponed with a few singles,,after which;he made' a fourer. ■ Two hours' play saw 230 runs on the board.;< When ; Naughtoa; required only Ithrtfo. to make a century ho losfci bis through, trying to,hit a|well-pitched ball from Redgrave to leg-^-239-r: v.-Tbe/..;■,new-comer■ was Jlahpney, About. a quarter of an.hour'before, time was called) I''ehton,' who'was bowling,'sustained an injury to' his hand whilst

trying to take a fast return, and had to loavo tho field. Malionoy and Rodgors weio not out when stumps were drawn. Following wore tha details:— Cobcroft.'b. Fenton 1 Naught0n,,1141114341111111122141111441 11111121242121414443114, b. RedBlackfoc™, J. P., 4124114411411111114211 11U1221124316161421G6424444G, c. Ashcroft, b. Redgrave 124 Rogers, 111411141111221, not out ... 33 Mahoney, 21111411241411, not out ... 26 Extras 10 Total for 3 wickets 291 Total for first innings 204 Bowling Analtsih. Overs. Mdns. Runs Wkts; Nelson ... " ... 19 2 79 0' Fenton 13 0 86 1 Redgrave ... 16 1 95 2 Fulton -3 0 17 • 0 Bailoy ... ..". 2 0 4 0 OTHER MATCHES. A match was played at Noivtown Park between, the employees of Gordon and Gotoh and those of A. S. Patersdn and* Co., and ' resulted in a win for Gordon and Gotch Iby 3 runs. The scores were: Gordon and Gotch, 41 (Boyes 19) and 41 (Parton 15), total 82; Paterson and Co., 44 (Masters 18), and 33 (Masters 13), total 79. Bennett, 14 wickets for 39, boivled well for 'Gordon and Gotoh, and Masters, 7 for 23, did likewise fpr Paterson's. / Selwyn played Evans Bay on the Kilbirnie Iteserve. Solwyn, first innings, 50 runs (Macdonald 13, Scott 15, not out, D. M'lntyro 10) Evans Bay, first innings, 87 runs (Wrigley 22, Caiswell 33). Hansen, 9 for 24, bowled best for Evans Bay. M'lntyre, 8 for 27, bowled best for Solwyn. Selwyn, second innings. -3 wickets for- 13 runs. Wrigley, 2 wickets for 6 runs, bowled well for Evans Bay.

JOTTINGS,

- ■; PROPOSAL TO: ENGAGE COACH '■ ■ '^X^l':' v^9^^y:^: " : -: ■ -;'■• It: nasi been; decided , tp ; discontinue , the 1.45 p.nii ;train to Petene ; and the Hutt,' as players have not.patronised.it in such bers'as;to mako.it remiinemtive. :..-,'■■'.-: , .The' members" of the Hawke's. Bay .teamwere .entertained. it.Day's Bay by. members of the management committee of the Cricket Association yesterday afternoon. . ■ - "•■■■ .■:■■.' " ~:'■■;During " the?few.-' days' .that have : .elapsed since the ".question .of obtaining ■ a. coach ,-for Wellington: was-.revived. ::well-wisliers of -the 1 gaine have guaranteed the sum of ; £100 ! for;a few.iyears. : > It/is' anticipated , mitteo .of the .association.''that.* no 'difficulty' wjll :■ bo. experienced '. in raising the '. required amount, jj The ■ probabilities aro that the' association -will* shortly seek' the advice' arid assistance: of perhaps Lord or Major Wynyafd.-inthe matter. ': ; -:'■:'[-.-' -i .■'■ : :k.- : -'As the-JJasin Reserve will not be avail-' . able "on Saturday' next,. a new ■ round of 'senior. champitMiship matches will be. commenced. One' ofi the games will: bo played -on each of-.the. following grounds Ground,' AthleticVPark, Waiwetu, and Petone: ■ Tho mfttches.in..the'uncompleted series will '-be-' fesumedi'oni Saturday .-week, whilst thpse in the..round.which will be' commenced next Sap-' urday will be continued- on March -13.. . "■'. V

THHID-CLASS FIXTURES. The following matches will bo continued on Saturday next:—Old Boys v. Karoii, at Karori; St. Mark's v. Phoenix, , at Petone (No. 5); Petone v. Hawthorne, at Hutt. Matches will be commenced as under: — Good Templars v. St. Patrick's College. Petone (No. 8); Thoindon v, Victoria College, Petone (No. 4); College A v. College, B, at College. The Good. Tomplars v. College B and Thorndon v.. College A games .will bo continued on March 6 and the College A'v. B fixture on March 13. i /

MATCHES IN OTHER CENTRES.

GOOD-WICKETS AT CHRISTCHURCH.

.-' ';■• : 'tor MESS ASSOOIilTION.):- .' . > ■^; ; v:^ :; ;i.-.-;Chrl6tohuroh, r February 20:■;';■ . ; The. eighth round of'grade . matches ..was commenced-this afternoon, when the tickets' were wcapital order consequent on the , spell of.;dry!weather. exptriouced'i- lately: '.;' West Christchurch gained practically »a • winning position against St, Albans,' whilst Sydenham., ocoupied.the wickets all tho afternoon against Bast up the fine score" .of-307 for: nine 1 wicket?..: ■ Linwood',' gained a strong lead, over •.' Riccartoii, who ; wore all out f0r;166,i Limrood responding,with-193 for; four : .wickets'l - The .scores were:—Riccartonj' first innings, , 166,; v. Linwood, first- innings,' .-193; .(Si! Orchard 104); . West V Christehurch,' first innings,.l97, v. St. Albans, first innings, 72,■ second'innings,' 22' for.one wicket;- Sydeoi-. ham, '.first innings, .307 for nine'wickets (A. Jones ' 94),• v; East; .Christcburch.. ■,i. •' '■f:\'-i.■■:■"■ •■■at-dxinbdin.':-;; i: ;.v:-y- '■>■.. •i ;■;..- (HI TEfcEOiurB—rUE3S,XSSOCUTION.)' • :. 1". ' ">:' v' '.■'■:'-'■}. i.Dunedjri, : ■ 'Gricket , matches continued yesterday in. fine weather. : , Carisbrook ; B defeatod Grange'-by 19 the"' first ihriirigsvGrange made 170 and 116 (Brydono 47) and Carißbrook 46);.and;46.:fbr.tiiree wickots; ;Opohd 6ecurbd a.win ovoriDunedin: byV : 23:-r'uhß: , ontho first' -innings.- -The' winners compiled 177 runs '(Timlin 61) and Dunedjn 154 and. 85; f0r..7, wickets,',' Tho' matchCarisbrookr A. v. Albion': resulted, in a" vid;, tory .for■■■.'thb•'■ former," : also: on .the ■ first innings.'.;, Carisbrook < declared their first ,linhihgs,closed with 283 for 3 wickets (Blamires 138 hot outjAVatson 71).. Albion, who made 69 'in the first.'innings, : put,on.. 321. for .8 wickets' in; tho second (Anderson 103, HiddelBtone , 61).'. v:; -■■".". ..:.■ .■■■;■■■!.■■ .-"<-.■' : :-- ; '