CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 760, 8 March 1910, Page 7

CRICKET.

OTAGO .AND AUSTRALIANS. •' HOME TEAM IN TROUBLE. -FINE,-SCORE BY ARMSTRONG. ''By Teleßraph.—Pro63 Aesoclatlon.) ■ . ; Dunodin, March 7. The match Australia v. Ota'go was rc--enmod- at Carisbrook.:ground .this morning, .in the presence of only a moderate attendance. 'l'ho wicket was not in tho best -of order after the rain ,of the pre-■.vious-day. The visitors, with hvo wickets down; ifor. 53, 'continued their . innings, Armstrong accompanying Bardsley to the •wickets,:> It was some time; before-.the batsmen settled down, and, for a tsn-A Pffi' '. seemed' to ' require a. good deal of playjng. Armstrong presently hit ap l.Cummings. to square leg, but Wilson, iwhojiiniot so' nimble as'ho once .was, could"not ; run in fast onouglrto reach-the ■chance: :■ Next ball—a, . fast and caught the Australian cap»tain' a severe blow on the sthigh, Macicrtney bowled from the (other' end,'but :his; deliveries lacked the fire which ho had imparted' to- them •on Saturday, and the batem'eh rpresently: began to hit him about. Bardsley,. who already had .24: to hi.s credit; raised 'his score! to 30,; and then te 'had a piece of bad luck. .He .apparr Ently intended to drive Macartney to the off,- but the :ball hit the; edge of ■ his bat, *nd Siedeberg, at cover,- mado a smart catch. 76—6—34. Bardsley had batted 70 minutes for his 34... Simpson joined Armstrong,, and' Rams-

den was put on to bowl at Cummings's end., j Armstrong at once opened out to Jiim, and hit his first ball' hard over the boundary, for 6, and drove his sixth along the,ground for %. His partner,' Simpson, however, did not last; long.nfor. in atiemptmg to drive skied the ball to Siedeberg, and;' wjis 'caught. /. •' 85-^7—o.:' Warniii V,?s pext jnah, arid Armstrong lifted Ramsden' to r the ; boundary with a low hit, and the bow)er at- once adopted "off" theory'' tactics. Tlipsg dci liveries, however, Armstrong allowed to pass, : and, after a couple\tfLovere,. TorTance took the ball! At .this stage'Mac!artney,:was occasionally making : both bafemen "feel" ■ for himi ' ; bnt. otherwise their batting was resolute' n>id sound. After fifty minutes' play the century was'; hoisted by. Armstrong.- turning''Mac- : artr.ey to leg for, 2, arid, with " another stolen, single, Armstrong •- passed : Bardsley.'s score. He tad now' quite settled down, ■/' after a - slightly unoprtain start, and,, when Torrance . wasbowling,: ho gave Macartney at mid-oflf plenty of field- ■ lng.;- Wilson gave Macartney a spell after - he 'had sent down fifteen- overs "for 32 runs: and, five wickets,. and several'changes of (bowling were, tried.' Plugging along , steadily the Australian captain reached hiSi-.5C,..and,- with the'score ; itVl2o for seven wickets (Armstrong. 50 not out, and Warne 6: not out), .the lunoheon adjourn-: ment wits taken. - ;. •

On resuming, Armstrong's' sfora continued. tb.i.abnnt,- not. exactly at a'rapid vrato;.vbut- : very steadily, and a':good dealof.interest centred. in. Macartney's'efforts' to,capture his With the: total I 14:0 Macartney' sent- down .a' very.'tricky ball, which "Armstrong did | well not, to tpuch. ~ .for j the..? same • spot again, but' Armstrong swung heavily on to it, and'dispatched it to-long on for 4. ■ He followed .this, in 'Macartney s next OTej-, with a shot to leg, ;a, beautiful. off,drive, ■ and a hard straight drive. The first two strokes : yielded; 4 s. and the last would certainly ha^o;reached tho. boundary but-for the umpire s legs being .in the way..' V.;.' - r . ar .-' 10 - to*retire, havinsr rethe, uig;being_that he might bat.later it able;. ■ imery s finger was .well,enough for hipi to bat, he now . joined Armstrong, i°'?'.f^e^Coodliffea difficult behind the; wickets, off Cummings: ! Next over, however, Macartney got'his Imuran,l I? ca P'; in liatl batted one' - • lir W u ?rte_rs,-for .-Thoeighth; picket fell, at.lGfi^xactly-- OtagoV on; P^lock/Condfifffl w-r then - was-189.' ' , • vVilsoii; and Ramsdeh ..opened Otaeo's to C °Whit?v mg p'- taking strike Eight overs yielded; 9 Eunsi Stepp ? d , in front <> f: Ws Whitfe- 4/Sf ' tefpre, to Wtattjr.. ..-Swdeberg was next, man; and,, tefoie he scored, he had a 'Hife " OnrVv Whitty " P w b 4 hind f U,e wio^ets ' catch. .:,,At the end of.. thirty*mfnutS '-*»T¥w 7 n , r v n - int<) double figures ?M e, . O W his shoulders; driving Hoptms ..hard , through tho iailk " kSI' Twi' te ftrffl' ba ° k t ° the bowIor- • joined Siedaberg.v'and; the latter fried to drive Whitty, but lifted the~-hands 'of Bnrdelev who tijgn.-mW- 0 ?,- effected an raising;3o for-an hour's play ! The lhrht SRSt' lf Strong' rung on change, in the bowling M Far W was presently "caught otit and Lckhold appeared,'and five minutes later 50. ' appeared on the' board after '80 minutes'-play,, . A long spell ■of verv mtient .and quiet .batting supervened -'till 98 't hat stfge 7 Macartney. by Smith at mid-on.' 'the navflim C t n? -° ° ut on , ly to return to -'off Simpson' - ■ Rutherford partnered EclcSilSt,*T^ Eettin E. "t' once < slumne'd, six . maidens being sent down out of seven overs. .Kutherford then' played Emery •^'K'ncket- nextman '•TOirtrt' 100 .by drfwS|: YViiitty.to the on ior 2. Play had now rtm l°f- pr ¥ r , e , ss fo , r! ' 2 i hours;. Emery then _got a bal? past CondliHe'e defence, . and T< >rrance did not add Otago s score, tho innings clos WfT'atlO minntes to *6 for' 12T" : : : Australia to • get 08 to win. Scores--

■ . ' . AUSTRALIA. - ■ j ;•! • First Innings. ' . . '. c -®\msden, b. Cummings „. 2 B&rdsley,, c. Siedeberg,' lb. Macartney . 31 Kellemay, c. Condliffe, b. Cummings... 01 Smith, st._ Condliffe, ;b. Macartney. ...' 8 Hopkins,.b. Macartney - n Whitty,*b. Macartney ja c. 8i«Jeb«8;" b; .Madi'Sy -0 Armstrong, b. Macartney qiJWarne, retired hurt . o Ijmery, st. Condliffe, b. Macartney .. -13 -.' '-uorry, not out ....... ■ ■ . J " Extras iZZZiZZ" 11 Total- 189 Bowling Analysis. Macaitnoy, 24 ovors, 3 maidens, 81 runs, ■ssfctl-wickei3; .Cummings, 18.. overs, 5. / maidens, 69 runs, two wickets; Ramsden, Rovers, 14 runs; Torrance, 9-overs, i jmaiden;. 15 runs;'M'Farlane, 1 over 1 inaidcp. : .. ~ . • ' 1 ' ■ OTAGO ' (Eirst iuninga jgg i , ; 't' : 4 •' :• • Second'lnnings. • i lWilson, c.. and b. Hopkins . 14 ; Tkmsden,' Lb.w., b. Whittt- 3 Siedeberg, c. Bardsley, b. Whitty 2 (Macartney,; c. Smith, :b. Emery 45 & Smith, b,. Armstrong ... 2 33ckhold, b. Whitty ............ 26 Hiddleston, c. Simpson, b. Emery ... "o •Rutherford, b, Enjery q , ContllifTo, b. Emery .. .... o Cnipmings, bi Emery l»jSorraaoo, not out 3 -. Extras .;... 11 330tal L..,.._ J2O : Grand total . ; 286' - i Bowlinj Analysis^ TVluUjrj 21 overs, 12 maidens, 24 runs, imoe wißEetsj, Hopkins, 10 overs, 3 '-- (maidens, 19 runs, one wicket; Kelieway, 3 overs, 17 runs; Armstrong, 7 ovors 3 maidens, 17 runs, one wicket; Simpson, £ overs, 2 maidens, 12 runs; Emery, 10 (overs,.3 maidens, 20 runs; fiva wickets. Play will be resumed 'to-morrow at 2 ■ jß'clock. CITY MATCHES. In the- junior; championship match, iT.M.C.A. v. Wellington North, plaved at ■ "the 11 Athletic' ' Park on ' Saturday last, the latter toaqi .batted, first, and Compiled 56 Tuns, "Buddie.being tho chief scorer with a,total.of 31-T.SI.CiA. knocked up J2i, the: principal scorers' beiug Holmes 39, Hollis 33, and Cornfoot 15. Bowling for Y.M.C.A., C. Murphy captured five wickets for 7 runs.

On Saturday, St. Thomas s beat St. Paul's by default, thus winning the Anglican Cup. MATCHES AT AUCKLAND. . "> (By Tcleßro-pii.—Press Association.) Auckland, March 6. The results of the first-grade cricket matches on Saturday were as follow:— Grafton, 157 (Horshove 44/ Mason 49, Jones 26) v. Parnell, two wickets for 35 runs. University 137 (Wallace 38,. Sisam 33) v. •North Suore, nve for 107 (Howclen Spenca 38 not' out). Eden/ 242 * for nine wickets. (Cummings 68, G; 00, J. Hines 25 not out) v. Ponsonby, who have not yet batted, Bowling for. Parnell against Grafton, Olliff took five swicke.ts for 54 runs', and Anthony four for -4j for North Shore •• against University Hidden took'four wickets ?or 51. }

RELF'S DEPARTURE. (By Telegraph.—t*res9 Association.! Auckland, March 7. :A. E. - Keif, the well-known " cricket coach; left' Auckland by- the Main Trunk express this e7euitig , for Wellington, where he joins the Kuapehu for London. Seen before his departure; Relf stated that, unless, extraordinary pressure was brought to'bear, he would not be seen in cricket in Auckland again. He - had promised\to go to'. India, but wite in •_ hopes that his ~ services - Wbuld not be required until alter next winter. •