CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 121, 7 February 1923, Page 8

CRICKET

A GREAT SCORE

VICTORIANS MAKE 1059 RUNS IN AN INNINGS .

PONSFORD COMPILES 429

Melbourne, February t>. ■ Replying to Tasmania’s score of 217 in the first innings, Victoria scored 1059 (Ponsfcrd 429, Love 156). The whole team scored double figures. Ponsford batted for eight hours and made 42 fours. —Press Assn. M.C.C. TEAM AT PALMERSTON MATCH AGAINST MINOR ASSOCIATIONS BT PIM» A»BOCUTJO;r. Palmerston North, February 6. High winds with previous heavy showers did not provide very pleasant conditions for the match M.C.C. v. Minor Associations to-day, although the weather remained fine. 'Hie wicket was dead at the start, but the wind dried the surface quickly, and left it in favour of the batsmen. Hartley won the toss, and the visitors, commencing their innings at 2.25 o’clock. they batted all the afternoon, chiefly on account of a kt'ight but not faultless 136 by Calthorpe, and when stumps were drawn bad eight wickets down for 306. There was an attendance of about 1000. Batting commenced brightly, 100 beinjr telegraphed in 60 minutes, but tho latter, part of the game became slower. Calthorpe gave three chances. With the exception of Gibson and Hartley, none of the others displayed international form, and the wickets went fairly cheaply. The ground fielding and throwing of the home team were good, but their catching was faulty. Lord Jellicoe and his party were interested spectators. Following are the scores: — M.C.C. First Innings. Freeman, c. Bennett, b. Grant ... 3 Calthorpe, c. F. Hoar, b. Bennett 136 Brand, b. Grant 24 Wilkinson, b. Hodder 6 Tyldesley, b. Massey 11 Hill-Wood, c. Grant, b. Hodder ... 1 Hartley, b. Grant 43 Gibson, not out 58 Wilson, not out 11 Maclean, b. Bennett 3 Extras 10 Total for eight wickets 306 Bowling Analysis.—Grant took three wickets for 62 runs; Hodder, two for 52 ; Bennett, two for 83; Massey, one for 25. M.C.C. V. TRANSVAAL HOME TEAM’S SMALL SCORE. (Rec. February 6, 5.5 p.m.) Cape Town, February 5. Transvaal in the first innings iscored 171 (Catfernll 68). Macaulay took four wickets for 30 and Fender four for 60. Marylebone in the second innings had lost one wicket for 142 (Russell 56. Sandham 60 not out), when stumps were drawn. The weather was fine and the wicket good. Except Catterall, the Transvaalers made a poor showing against the good bowling and fielding. Macaulay’s leg theory proving most effective.

Tlie Englishmen adopted careful tactics against good bonding,—Reuter.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION MEETING OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the "Wellington Cricket Associatiefir was hold last evening. There were present: Messrs. C. G. Wilson, (chairman), AV. G. Hughes, P. B. Broad, J. Reid, R. Murphy, P. R. Fulton, W. R. Bock. The South • Canterbury ‘Association wrote, stating that it was not. strong enough financially to make any guarantee for a match with the Wellington team, but if tho latter could see its way to play a match without guarantee it would do a lot of good for cricket in South Canterbury. It was decided to reply that Wellington would play a match at Tiniaru on February 21 and 22. The New Zealand Cricket Council wrote, requesting to be supplied with particulars of the gross takings at th© M.C.C. matches played under the control of the Wellington Association. Tho information was required by the manager of the M.C.C. team, in order tha* he could embody it in his report. A request for the withdrawal of the Lyall Bay third BB team was granted. A request by Lodge St. Andrew that no match should be played at Rona Bay on Febraury 24, to enable them to hold their annual picnic on the ground on that day, was referred to the Grounds Committee. It was decided to allot a wicket, at the Basin Reserve on February 24 and Marell 3 for the two leading junic-’’ teams, Selwyn and Kilbirnie. It was decided to ask the umpires in the junior B match between University and Karori io furnish a report- ujion the meeting of these club* in the' last- round THE SOUTHERN TOUR The Wellington representative t«xm will practice on a special wicket at tbo Bajstn Reserve this /and ta-moirrow evenings, and the team will leave on tho southern tour on Monday night. They will go right through to InvercargiH, and the tour will be a fairly strenuous one. »Southlaud be played on the Wednesday and Thursday, Otago on the following Saturday, Monday and ’I uesday, South Canterbury on the AVednewday and Thursday, and Canterbury on Friday. Saturdav. and Monday. The team will leave Invercargill at 6.10 a.m. on the Friday morning. They will arrive at Tiniaru from Diniedni at. 1.40, and will s-riirt the match against. South Canterbury nt 2.30 the sama afternoon. Such rushing tactics should scarcely bo conducive to long scores by the batsmen or accurate length by the bowlers. SATURDAY’S~FIXTURES Senior fixtures for Saturday are as follow: — , r> • 'j horndon v. AA'ellrngton, at Basin Reserve No. I ; Old Boys v. A .M.C.A., at Basin Reserve No- 2; Midland v. Hutt, at Hutt; Petom? ■ Institute, at Petone. The junior A matc-li. Hutt v. Johnsonville, will b« played a* Johusonvil'e, and not at Hutt a? previously advertised.