CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 125, 19 February 1921, Page 8

CRICKET

AUCKLAND V. AUSTRALIA

POOR STAND MADE BY HOME TEAM

By Telegranh—Press Association. Auckland, February .18. The weather was flue and the wicket in good order for the cricket match beVwen Auckland land Australia, -which commenced at Eden Dark at noon today. The Auckland captain (Smith) won the toss, and decided to bat, Hemus and Horspool opening to the bowling of Horpibrook -and Forsberg, The innings opened disastrously, Remus being yorked with only one run on the board. A few minutes laier Horspool was well caught by Hornibrook oft liis own bowling, with the score only 5. Smith batted nicely, and with Somerville carried the score to 39 before the latter was howled for 20. Garrard followed, and opened confidently, Smith meanwhile playing beautiful cricket. When Garrard was 12 he was missed behind the wickets, but shortly afterwards he was caught at mid-on without adding to his score. 71 — I—l2.1 —12. The remaining Auckland wickets fell rapidly, and t'he side was all out for the poor total of 120 runs. The Australian bowling was not deadly, and it is generally conceded that the Aucklanders went very cheaply. At four o’clock Australia opened their first innings, and nt the call of time had lost three wickets tor 15S runs. The batsmen played confidently. Richardson in par* ticular "giving a sparkling display. The partnership bftween Kippax and Liddi<;ljtl:'“w'as'somewhtat tiresome towards tho close of the flay, runs coming very slowly. Details of the score are as under;— AUCKLAND. First Innings. Ilenius, b. Forsberg 1 Horspool, c. and b. ITornibrook 1 Somervell, b. Hornibrook 20 Smith, b. Ironmonger 39 Garrard, c. Ironmonger, b. Hornibrook 12 M'Leod, b. Hornibrook 30 Snedden, b. Ironmonger 7 Gillespie, b. Hornibrook 2 Irving, b. Hornibrook 0 Player, not out 0 Rowniiree, b. Hornibrook 0 Extras 8 Total 120 Bowling Analysis.—Hornibrook took seven wickets for 47 runs, Forsberg, one for 7. Liddicutt, none for 26; Lampard, none for 20; Ironmonger, two for 12. AUSTRALIA. First Innmgs. Bogle, c. Rowntree, b. Player 7 Richardson, 1.b.w., b. Player 36 Lampaixl, b. Somervell- 32 Kippax, not out 49 Liddicutt, not out 28 Extras 6 Total - for three wickets 158 CANTERBURY V. OTAGO SLOW SCORING. By Telegraph—Press Association.

Dunedin, February 18.

The weather was dull and showery for t’he opening of the Canterbury-Otago cricket match. Otago won the toss, and elected to' bat. M'Mullan and Higgins faced the bowling of Read and' Sandman. When Higgins scored 6 Sandman beat him badly. 1 M'Mullan was just settling down when he put one of Read's into Blunt’s hands- in the slips 22—2—10. A. Alloo and Carlton then made the best stand of the day and carried the score to 95, when Read scattered Alloo's stumps. Carlton was bowled soon after by Sandman, who always had the batsmen in trouble and made short work of tho tail. Galland was the only other batsman to make anything like' a stand, and the innings closed for 138. Sandman finished up with the splendid average of seven wickets for 30 runs. Read took three for 71, and Blunt had 23 knocked off him without getting a wicket. Blunt and Worker opened Canterbury’s innings at five minutes to 5, and disaster camo early. Off A. Alloo’s second over Blunt was taken behind the wickets- by Chadwick when he had scored 6. Worker had contributed a brisk 14 to the total of 21 when C. Alloo caught him in the slips off A. Alloo. Carlton clean bowled Reese before the score had been added to, and Patrick had only scored one wlien he poked up an easy catch to Shepherd, who failed to accept it. Jones lost his wicket by playing the ball softly back to Carlton, and play became slow and uneventful. When the score was 4S Torrance got Page, 1.b.w., and Evans and Patrick took the score quietly to 60. when stumps were drawn. Carlton got two wickets for 14 runs, A. Alloo two for 23, Torrance one for 10, and Casey none for seven. The wicket was a batsmen’s one, and in all the circumstances the scores so far are surprisingly small. Details of the scoring are:— OTAGO. First Innings. M'Mullan, c. Blunt, b. Read 10 Higgins, b. Sandman G A. Alloo, b. Read “ Calton, b- Sandman Galland, b. Sandman Shepherd, c. Friller, b. Read 0 C. Alloo, 1.b.w., b. Sandman 9 Conradi, 1.b.w., b. Sandman 3 Torrance, not out - | Chadwick, b. Sandman .'•' *> Casey, b. Sandman 0 Extras Total 138 CANTERBURY. First Innings. Blunt, c. Chadwick, b. C. Alloo 14 Worker, c. C. Alloo, b. A. Alloo ... 14 Reese, b. Carlton Jones, c. and b. Carlton Patrick, not out 13 Page, 1.b.w., b. Torrance 9 Evans, not out Extras ° Total for five wickets 33 COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS’ MATCH WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY. By Telegraph —Press Association. Christchurch, February 18. . The annual cricket match between the Wellington and Canterbury Commercial Travellers’ Associations commenced 0dny at Hagley Park. Wellington batted first, and made 202 (G. D. Little not out )03, V. H. Waters 16, J. I’. Blacklock 15, J. Nash 30). Brown secured two wickets for 35 runs; Louisson, three tor 66; Wilson, 0110 for 30; Throp, one ior 23: Dey, one for 28; Connor, one ior J; Hincksman, one for 5. Canterbury s innings produced 255 (O. P. Brown 68, 11. Throp 29, S. Hincksniaii 107. S. Wilson 11, D. Redpulh 19, A. Dey 10, C. louisson 14). G. D. Little got four wickets for 34 runs; J. Nash, two for 71; \ . H. Waters, one for 20; L. C. Galbraith, two for 18; E. Stephenson, one for 73.

The Thorndon team to play Norttti will be:—Carruthers, Christopherson, Donoghue, Deniuth. King. Marlin. Prince, Phillips, Plant. Tilyard, Warne.