CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 12

CRICKET.

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'o% ; i The -f fiiiiweKbi:';tTOs;icprers '^ak , ''- the ißasin; A^Eeserr&yset JSatwdajttoyoarryj out their duties. s;W ; the^averages;of;-biiejclabI—W.elliiigioa.East1—W.elliiigioa.East 8., Lj^'Dhringl.the-'periqd/'of^clnb'cricket/.it was' al-, J!;^;ways';£pund':.that;;.thetfulU'scoring :iri; : at lefeij' K : §i!one bob'k;;of in-ihatpli,was"filled'in; and hitherto for-'publi-iiuvr.catio'n'i'inUhistcblummftThrough?the slip-shod■ v.j:tkotbods/}n*;:ypgne;^ ' t iJlfrEeteaeary : for^a.-.coitiplete'computation-of, senior. ;>Sh? :">;v -X';V;; : <i>: ■■:.-' : .;■,,;,,-'. jass'o^tioh's'yjsedretaryi'r-jMr;'- '-E. '-V- B.'' '■•*& fiy, «£ii<*j'; Jnin'de;:?ref cf ence'.)' to ,v this";at;Tuesday's fvij^eting;V6f i iihe;;il[au«gementiCpmmittee. s './;H<);f;t,^ldescnbpd^itifasS "■# >;ecan<lalous > , ; proceeding.": p^,v.Com.mitteemeu':-i,efrnihed''frOm-^'d that; it, was for ;s:4the';^uWvto;r,intiuire':into;>;/.-::(;:•'■;:;;■ ■■::■:-:,. ;'■•;. s : wicketipf ', the- Basin'^Eeserye.- plnyedis ■ the..beet;'on-the Basin; A^tan^r-^o'^'^^Wst-WeS^"^^^^'^-^^'^^'' «|gpAw^/?6verithere]";among' : d;cr6wd; of school-sHTj-^boys;;.Cenitralibatsmenywete;.dimly, iwn 'to'vbe' ffH^ying.;-a : i;wfnnmf; ; gamS.?rAftCT;an : even;bat-' ;?;gr*inff';perfonn4iioe',.iduring. whioh : . North i.wearjr, struggle;'^hc;'last'.men'returned; as hrW-;WP^|n^^ide-fell;{6r ; 22/ii'iW.';thii9.'hflndiciipped;; pSji'North; rjrill .;:ha've v depriving ...the men''. of r ;'the' jtwo;, cliainpionship■ points 5 v •:■.■'■'■:■. <.-.:-'v..-' ; j^S";Nii»>of:;<^ntroV;:batsmen;preached ' double S,j;.s:,&a«i3;, ; ".ttndi';ia.w3;;; take's' top ifi* ,i; T 37. ■ ■- BiroH'i opened v with'i K::/:f: but 'eooii ; gave; to i'.Hie. , bowler,''"5 prwnoted The';latter ; -had ;S^rv;Jdmeisnobessi with^the,;ball,V:hovvever,: and; his u;^,^;lKverase-.(unofficial) iwas; estimated ! at;-two 'wic;;i;2lie.biifor;2l/ ■ lipt.-in , ;the North '^^-»km'^;fOT';this-;matehi;.;S.^'i",:^;'vv. r . : ;;;.V ,:■, r|ii,:''''3Vßruoo had' a lucklessjinnings;'and was bean--off ,a isUjf , itwirm '!< :r f'M : jv:-'l i!J'rsvAiWilli3,/made;favfiretV appearance :,in/ senior rk c'j'-;i»ioket;-'?and '■; took ; three J wickets'- for 10. Some; ,'isffi';>f' : hia;bowliiig.'did:iiot.l«>k dilHcnlttp.play; "r. '■-.: ii:" Jh* ■■ met -Hu-tt, the'Wei-' iJfyivJingttnJeleveu'-wpWd-tn^V-liayevmade' α-good ;;;;';«howing;- ! ; for;'.thei'twciji'bateiuen'nimed :Coßtri-. ,;218.';,;Mahoney;gave. no, ;;Ss?'^hanoes"• pd preferring -to score by "Sv'-i -jiidgles',- ''/raitliOT;':tl^n.'-i.liit P voWv'for//ftTO'' ; ;ei)iid Sift?; three'sii'.llis^wicket'fell;; owing ■to':a:,fanltVof -from tilcher e'eonii p.g; !-t f ?>f>!'?; :;i ;'W^' 1 -5-Trick6r'^the;'irc : fo;.4wa8jdiilerenit, : ior ;Jfji:i.i]th6iigh;' ;not;rai'; ■'£&¥■ itinie> lapse, into. *- ; ; j .r;>lpgg«ng,; t yet.he did n<?t hit tim jdly, andth©; fives,; fe/vSipTOS.'Vftr'eS'i'a'nd'i^ j. i,' this;;iHe;; praotically bowling,:which is v not by c.iSv-Jaiiiy linearis weak brmpijptohb'iis.": Sblfar.'as'tafc; >the Vfiubiirhan' ; '^mißhf\'a^we'n s -hdye J -Mwttd'--'against''-a', vln-fact; ,[it;!wo(ild;haye : ; been ?ij:-;4 : the;'directidni'6f;:the:;rebound.:ivbjld' haye/boen B*iV'|;ieertain.;; /After, toiichinj; 'Tucker's:bat , the yUrie-'. 'variable "as thatrof; an : oval ball-off ;the;'cnsmbnJbf-aibllHard4able;H At: ag^lfetlthefM •S#;f'to'ibowl forMhe4eld. gWviThe'chance "that;:;follttjfcd ! ¥as;ariything : but an one;^but;VVVilsoiv^gbt'.it;; ;:;;ft;::'.-- : --~ 3;Xc , teiThe:.reat''of '3'?§^rib^^tb;;Hutt,.;;and::li■;tte■ ; ma^'e v a iSfc-'ing -till; stepped.tbb.'faiv forward.'to. a; lob.an'd :^^?b;;lie^ya^u^^'Med.;> : ;s>sS,Thc%ghjhe-ha'dKa^narro^i:.escape' ,^rom:; heißg ;ft;':>(.thrown:out.%^ -■,l^;;<;bfeaking/bair-'frpra.'.Ebdgers : ;:iind tried'to'stop ■'■JS- iyt^wittvhis 1 : padslinstead of/hi ;-;•. Vi : ;& SC% second, good[catch^;ofyiie'. ; matph! was niado v hbtvonejback;tQ , :Judd;<who ;j?;y;tbb]cit;with'o^e;'-hahd.'y;i ; ;./<:-,; : ; reached'dbuhlo' ; S&iS'bUt'iipt'withvtheir;first:;liyes.-vJS ■':.:■/:/.■::.■ \~/:: ... ■- ?S ;a^rattle r 'bf 'tiinher rs : i*-!:: : ;i°'i.ce that= Jlutt their.' innings; Vg6'* iThe ifacttha^^^^ of the.^illpwigave:taken; that;they Iwere ilikcly JH^'yiisbonrto'endicNvThisis^certainly/theweak-point /Hutt-ritSi",ba wiiigiV • In; otherirespeicts they« iU ; ftero.drawh. for'thi :.wiekets i had"fallen'fpr,;39,'" p eitraS"'be; :-4:;'.! ; iscp'rei ,: "with'';ll;iK/-;^i ; i;f : .«:,jh :<*i .- ;/"•;/•: : ?SV-';*P^ler);named"v;Hid3lestone: v h'ad' three /runs J'and- laf terwardE T*3s^^FST'd r eeien^ckcts -;'fbrjS; r'uns^i^Hp':just LpSginissed-; the S'^hat';-trick.-''ioia'.t}fb/'b6casionsi jy'K'.jrhil'B^ie-gbt/threbjiwiekets ;|.i : s'Ws,'"South; Australiaiivcricket..will receive ;a; big rft^tSe- Surrey : v ama'teur;Cwhb^.has'accepted-i-mjis-It-. veiuains : ypt ig-ivz-tajbef Jseen ' whetherX'theiyic'tpnari ;|i;;sJ;Sbutli'''Walra;Assbciatibn?:- , vs;;S,tca'tipri'nine;3 SJ?in'g;,;thatv;it:;has;;bcen' mors OireSv !>°nmired ;in- the'ijbreach; than/the J observance, ffi ! ''v;jt/would':beirather;jateiinithbrdayUo enforce ig' ; g;;,tt '^^ii'M^'':S'/¥i\+'-i+ii~i i'virt .li hi. $;-ivgi'&p. that;thb;yqungei :y|i'fr;ifeu£ian:play_ers;';ar;e. I bvincing i ;;.w i v.Vifbrthcoming- pfan-'Australiarifcbmbinatior yiS'^WiNew-'Zealandi^lt^wiiribeJai'yery' enjoyablt V) ! :Jf Vtpuri:-and'mll,' r fbr,;theigr : eatbr ;part;' ''/!.;;^;;teken,;:probably^by-' , i'-^i'^ulJ'iMew. 5 . :*,;The : 'team,, will > be;, phosei '*$?!$ filQoite/a >Sbvel Vexp'er'iment':was : ir inado"by tni 'o'. V)* ersatile ■;■ Ii * $:'tf: Jesspp;;: ■•in >;a V ; ,niatc;h;' ; /played;i oh ;}. the": .Opuittj ;SB : ?;Qrjpund; ; Bristpl;'b'eWeeiiv;iv;;teara: 1 P';TS!laTgely;:bf;,Glbucestershirc;prbfa3«ibnals : and ,ai nihateyirs .-cap tained;. b; rS<SyiVMryAV-G.-Pov/eU;i'Jri'th'o placefpffthe-orthodo: waa" added, a r''-S ft'; each', . ; 'to'- : th' S;o;;v-,bbwlprs,;?thb;' ; annbvation'--p)aC3d(-;thp'.;b &4'i Very , vmncKjbni their;; and;.the H-i'S:: althbughyi/a,*'r.que'stibnablo/;improvement;ifo ftp "considerably ;brightei ;ft-^v.theno^of;tho;vayerage,ciub.cricketer if;takei <ii!;Vi:i;np;;seriouslyi ieays ( tin 'English;' psiper.,', ';'; r.'rh iocburredriu crickb Adelaide; rtlie a ay.'::' One' of ;th >W"Jy /".ball; hard ;lnto; the top :.c ?!i::S Vihis'padsii;;;BW v at-/pn(?e-:ißado' : an to 'dif '■', «■-.•''•' 'lodge fit;-, "without'-.being ••"; guiUy.'bf; infringin tt.':;/'f but; the;bal ■'J'.tvK'had ■;*/?: : 'S-.xan,-.forward-:tb;'sc'iiuve;iit,::but:the.:batsnian. wo i/v'j'iv'.'.'and after 'three "•-. or.ifiSur'-:^^circles/-managed t i-S;iiV? esit:': rid-''b!; .--to Sl-fvirthe i;pursuing dpubtfuU j : 4':ivthe'.latb'r';'club;W9uld.'haye/made;'B thei ~, &s££'<:■; tlieyAistralian'lifast. ; bbwlerj Iwhos batsman;.'we 'y^.'il-ir-on/bne;occasion;jbdivling in''.a,'-^^local match.'i 0j?:; : ;;; the':''neighbpnrhbod; ; ' : of \ Sydney, ■ and '.iriadvo J M?-''{-;, ; t* n orie'pf.,tha bpposing/batsmeh.'.Wher , <&■■■',?.i'.upon'-the'','player;;->ho';was to, go;--in/nexfc:BU( :<;!;•:■;;,<:- : denly .inquired;.; ''j a'; ! V'if'-i- i<- "A- c < telephone' ? office ?" -".asked'.-"his; ; astpnisht •i>l';';/ , ;--iriend. ; .isn't; /itr^Yes, ■'$■•$. ;;:-/'-:-: ;■// ■',' '>' ; '■'■'■ i-^' : 'H : Hv.V'Ai'vexlihange; states "that; Thcs./Trumble, /i Hiigbib/ .Trumble;'/: tl ;:«;'=':^ypritC'si-'great;bowler,.iwilhbb playing.for'-Hai sv*'&i-';thbrh;. ; ''•Hβ; is'-'a-Vlirie ; v all-row :«;;/K :i ! .i th' the yribblo /physicali-proportio: S/ij.JS/of ;'the';:fanlily^:;-He;.bbwls/a:"faster; ball/ thi tM'/fi* bis/celebrated /brother,;;' Hugh,. aiid . is/spni ;K^v./-what ; /remiuiscent; ofv'his'-::other'-internation keeps ■ Nhill;;crickete TonvTrumble, is.'from t: ! i';i'::r ''?'■ East::llelboufne -. seconds/-:':'//.;,::/,, - r '-"'■;'■'■•:■. in Ifelbbur ;.?i ; :;?i'-."played afdraTVi/rCarlton,closed its innings'iwi ,vfevv;//;}pur",^ricketsV(lpT|rn"-foi , -;3ir : .-! : (T.' -Warno'/li f/S'wsEast 'Melbourne 1.105t9 S' x ''.i-w.icltots,''■ for'"-1 six;:wickots ! for -33. for; Carlt< ?*'>-ft'--i' Praliran;' nine to;28-V (J'. ; Horan .70); beat Sou ■'221.":;i'it2rby;-;264 ;(C;;;Macken: ; ; .«>rift : los);' : defe'ated'ffiic'h'inona/-. i lsß;'AT.'.CaTlton,' ttS;v : /H the •North?Melbburne; neam,-' • a ■;■ leftThandi SftS/;'" -V'tri edittm;-pacq:',boff ler;': took /six 'wickots /for. s/H-r ■ .Northcote made' Melbourne, wirinl /??£i- 'by-125 iiyW'i;./;: 223;' ?"Cbllihgwbbd;: 217;; defeated -Essendon, ::1 K/||^ ; an a'Junior/match, Jlbly;,Trinity;(Coburg) >. /iS|H-i : disposed of,by:S,t., Mark's'ffiiteoy). for'll ru ,:•'.;-; ilil.'v 9 :p{ iwhichVwere/'snndries. -:. A ,Eoss, ,;,of,/ SjK".Mark'sV:;tobli/Bixdwiolfelsv:for, no/fflnsMn-i k"it"f;'Dverß;-hiit'he,-bowled-two/no-balls; B.;-Thoij 'i ; took'-: the jbther; f our-.-.wickets ; for. two' runs.. §^i' ■':■ arbjlowirig :up/his/assef Won/that: thore -Is; o: JUr./E.^H., € 'ii&i Sbwell, ■-' in ''■■ "Sieyier's says. that ■: ■ ■;*S«V/mastrdeplornblo/things ) arc '• now ; ; allowodv withortf ; comment.:</-'Possibly, ,:he c : S ; --'v-;; : 'timies,:''the:Vast amd,u'ilt;of^? nor a n , t ': cr W5 1 i: Sr/-?; ; nassed nowadayses not':a;little;;to.do_.mtn i actions iScausht at\the wicket^pr;: \.h.vif, ' ! :^p^';it ; 'seems-popnlar;nmpiig:a;;Certailv;EOt;ol;b: ■$:. -&t men : ':out4.b.w;"pointin« ta;tho.bladc';pf•;the;,bat,. ai if"c/^^/Hil)bing- l an!elbow;pr;.a/hip,attor:harag;in: :-' : ;s3;tf:-'.'-''".--r fixjt * ißstaniea! i-vwx s reluoto^xtiyv>,-leit;-ijtfle_x|p€

'At'alL'i' All this' is very poor form, and, worte J that,/the: , wrong spirit. .'. .It is exceedingly /difficult for /English .'-• cricketers ', to fathomtho state,'of the cricket mind of anyone who, "after ■■Jutting his vrickbt' hard,. docs anything biit' retire at once, and •without remon,B'Wance,,'Silenf6r verbal, to the pavilion; /What can bo 'the .object of running? Most batsmen, know/that tvhen'they :havo hit their own .wicket' hard they are out! Therefore, to run , oven a : yard'is ■ sheer waste of /.energy- 1 have never seen -an- Englishman-so'much as offer, to. start! to fun after having hit his wicket with his bat. Breaking it wicket with tho'foot is an entirely. different matter./.That may or may riotihave been done/during the ..course ]0f... making/ n stroKo/whori.it is,' /'but,'>or, in 'starting, to.run, when it-is & .case.of /'not out.' There is, thorc- ! fore ..a ..legitimate doubt, in., this./. cose,... whichmakes: it/within , the spirit of the game for. a batsman 'to-go on Tunning/ 'But for a.batfmnn hit :hfs wicket with hisbat im-l then': riina,' ; there.-' is absolutely; ,nb hope. To most rnebple - he -at/once -deprives * himself by-, so'doing of the right to'bbctilled;a cricketer.'"; .'.During the past few, Saturdays, the l'etono senior iCeleveri/ has i/treabid ■"■ local "'.'cricket fbl■lowerii to ia' number of surprises,: but on ,Sat;"urday:' last 'the -team to run counter, : ta general anticipations was: •Victoria; College, who went down for's7- when : pitted; against. Petorib',;on No; : l-wicketi! Basin Reserve. :■.:,'. . . ■-: "" 'v Peto'nb/ batted.-first'.-and their, pioneer. '.bats-, men,'..Bbnilett and Joyce, , both, of' whom hsree' previously: showed; good -. formj. did not reign long.'Sprie -wicket 'falling for X:,l ,for 3, a»l. 3 for. 7.' The third' victim,'w'as;Powell, who die-. eovefed* thftt'llonaghan-is, -on' V.the' whole, a difficult /proposition /to/keep ■ .out iof one's, 'wickets;-. //'-';/v,/';.' : - .', //.--.- •-'■; Gloom ,;was'. writ "-larger over':, the ; situation about.ithis stagej but IJi'ico and Senior,.with a very -successful partnership, presently gave Hie dark! clouds a silver lining.; Tho" former scored 30, including a beautiful-sixerr-a leg ball fro:n Miller, while Senior..was Responsible for.-'the .'addition .of: 49.;/Ho /was/' eventually clean' 'bowledi" by -Foster, and - his partner, retired l-b-w./'uDalgleish -and/Cate filled the;; tv.-o, 'vacancies and registered '23 and.; 10.respectively. -'■'.One"incident caused a little amusement during; the/Brice-Senior' partnership..'.Brice; sent tho ball'a/few, yards to mid-field and started ,tp.run,; bnt .onseeing.thßi rJ6k;he quickly re-: turned/.-to-'hiscroase.'-. Senior,, however, had ! traversed :alm'pst; half thedistance/arid a.fieldsman:!!.-*! an-.easy chance to.capsizo the wicket/ In: his anxiety to. be -'.' up and - doing,-", as it; were,/he/dispatched -one- like a; , cannon •:ball, -'which' caughtjSenior. full/in the/back.. In -a 'way it-was;a "life",for Senioay'and,.'. though tho 'small • boys : laughed, it is:•: on ! the whola better to be shot; in the,back, than shot, in $o/wicket.":/ \«?.: ;?/ 'y //' ,/// //■/',. //,. /;;' - :: Maiiy -runs were made: through Delamere; at point,/standing a littlo i too; deep. / :.,.', ~ . -..' :/Monaghan ! and, Dβ ila Maro opened ■ the' Col-; lcgians"; scoring account,, but they, : . made, very ,slow ■ progress; ./Tho '.latter-: player-only.: stayed in .for; ten,: 'minutes.' when'.'. Briee /found' his. .-weak .spot.;,: Nino; minutes ■ 'later, ; the; ■new-comer, .Ward,; retired .for ,4, " and. four minutes"after .this,/Mpriagh'an'was given out ;i.b:w^;.:^>-- : ;...-■'; 'V; ; \>... :, a;'::v • then;.be(aroe : clear.;that College, were not likely-to.break!any■ scoring. records. .The.only other,--member.'of,..;their;team Jto reach double figures,, 'was.';Demp'sey, .'scored -10.' :Tho. ~team .were 'ili.'joiit. for. i>7..;; Naturally,"the bowl-., •ing analysis-was; very creditable to Brice and, Senior.; , Their ; performance : is;-a .'.little, out' of' the .ordinary,', in/one ■ respect, viz.,, that:it is;, not often that: -;a.- ; .cricketer:< succeeds, both' with :bat and'ball 'on 'the.'same';day. ''.. '• ; : ; ,. ; ,:-Wellington South and Wellington East: B mot: on; N0.,;2 wicket , .,vThcformer! has -.a- brilliant, lead,:,:and .'ultimate'success appears ; certain.' The; Southerners..' won the , toss, and- .Cobcroft and-Dind put on runs Mrly.fast till Claridge dissolved-.the'parinorship: with 5 a good catch. Burton and.Taylor,'then instituted a.successful .partnership;.and, as:a;result Tl-runs were added ■"to'ltKejicorel'Xiii';! /;?•".•;-! ";''s■ - : r-'''' : '.'' :■ -■ ■ •'.■';• ■■■•" ■;'Patrick , .'was.;unfortnnate.-(- He-;was just beginning. to feelvat home with tho bowler when hp'.lifted'tho.:ballvinto Mason's hands.' v'v'-'fti-.. ■:; : Plimmer was'one of-the; best; run-getters. He made 35.during a very, dashing innings. next-best-scorer. registered 28, not'out; -The'.totaV score was 209. ; ' ... ■;''.. ■■':'A_t■ about.-5.15.p.p..Ea5t B■ commenced -thoir iinnings) oHalesnand Goldfinch started off,' but they ! were caught'in' the first few /minutes, neither.securing" moro. than.the dismal nest , egg. v-Dixon put;up '20 before ho-was run out; and M-Lennan : lmado:-21;';• not out; - including' three3;";ft:four';iandva'five;*: The total;for'|ix (vickets'waa;^;^ 1 :■/•',■ ~•.'•: / -:~: \ ■■:.. '■';; ; -",:',-c ; '■%'.■''