CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 154, 17 March 1923, Page 6

CRICKET

M.C.C. V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA CAUTIOUS BATTING BY ENGLISHMEN NINE WICKETS FOR 360 (Rec. March 16, 11.5 p.m.) Adelaide, March 16. The weather was dull', cool, and pleasant, but the attendance small at the continuation of tho match, Marylebone v.. South Australia. Tho wicket was excellent. Hill-Wood and Wilson, who mado a record in Victoria by batting all day without being separated, cbmmenced England’s innings. From the start play was very slow. Hill-Wood was purely on the defensive, and had only made 3 of the 17 on the board when he was snapped up at the wickets, off Arthur Richardson. Calthorpe commenced with a couple of braces, one off each bowler, but lapsed into cautions tactics, and the first 50 took 55 minutes to compile. Neither batsman coaid get Arthur Richardson away. Richardson bowled for an hour, only 19 runs being made off him for one wicket Bowley, the new man from Clare, could not find his length at first, Calthorpe hitting his two first balls to thei leg boundary. 'Then his deliveries improved, and the scoring became painfully slow. After the luncheon adjournment, the total was 103, the result of 85 minutes’ play. During luncheon Lowry was opening a bottle of soda-water, which burst, cutting Lowry’s neck and inflicting, a punctured wound on Bowley’s upper-lip, and slightly injured Seagar on the forehead. . . ’ Calthorpe accelerated his scoringrate after luncheon with leg-strokes and cuts to the boundaries, hut in 20 minutes Wilson had only added a single. Calthorpe poked Richardson ■up softly to the middle of the pitch, b'ut the ball was not reachable. The next ball he sent to the leg-fence. Runs came more freely with tho advent of Carragher, the googly bowler, but still was painfully slow,. 150 runs occupying 126 minutes. Wilson eventually was smartly stumped off Murray. Ho had played a chanceless but over-patient innings for 78. Calthorpe, when lacking four of the' century, lifted the googlv bowler to the longfield. ".'here Vic. Richardson took a spectacular catch, running sideways.. Chapman set a merry pace, leading off with three boundaries, but slowed down consequently, many fine hits being stopped. The field was skilfully placed to intercept his favourite strokes. Macloan began with four boundaries, and then was content to alloiv the runs to come slowly. Chapman was finally bowled neck-and-crop by the fast bowler for an excellent 49, and Maclean went soon after, brilliantly caught and bowled bv the same bowler, who subsequently dismissed Brand and Gibsou w'ith successive, balls. Hartley and Freeman mado an unexpected stand for the last wicket. The following are the detailed scores: —

MARYLEBONE. First Innings. Hill-Wood, o. Ambler, b. A. Richardson 3 Wilson, st. Ambler, b. Murray ... 78 Calthorpe, c. Vic. Richardson, b. Oarraghei- ‘96 Chapman, b. Fisher 49 Lowry, -h. Bowley 17 Titchmarsh, b. Fisher 0 Maclean, c. and b. Fisher 37 Hartley, not out 2? Brand, b. Fisher 0 Gibson, ,b. Fisher 0 Freeman, not out 51 Extras 7 Total for nine wickets 360 “WATERING THE WICKET” CANTERBURY’S DENIAL BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Christchurch, March 15. At a meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association to-night tho following motion was carried unanimously: “That the Wellington Cricket Association be asked for an explanation of an article in a lY e^^n 2 tou P a Per containing statements alleged to have been made by two prominent members of the Wellington team who played in the last Phinket Shield match against Canterbury to the effect that the wicket used in that match had been tampered with —to' wit, watered —contrary to the rules and arrangements governing such matters.” These remarks, stated to have been made by D. Collins (captain) and J. S. HidcfleSton, both members of the Wellington team, are denied as absolutely contrary to fact by H. Vagg (groundsman), by officials 'of the Lancaster Park Board of Control, and by all the members of the executive of the Canterbury Cricket Association. Wo therefore ask the Wellington Association to join with us in investigating the matter, particularly as to what substantiation their men can bring forward in proof of the alleged malpractice

"If proof is forthcoming, our committee proposes to approach the Lancaster Park Board of Control te deal promptly and effectively with its groundsman ; but if no proof is afforded, then wo must ask for a prompt and effective withdrawal of the statements contained in the articles referred to.”

Y.M.C.A. LEAGUE. The following will bo the fixtures for to-day— Senior Grade—St. Andrew’s v. Secondary, Kilbirnie No. 1,2 p.m.; College v. Employed, Kilbirnie No. 2,2 p.m. Junior Grade —St. Cuthbert’s v. Te Aro, Basin Reserve No. 2, 9 a.m.; Clyde Quay v. St. Peter’s. Basin Reserve No. 1, 9 fc.m. ; Combined v. Terrace, Basin Reserve No. 3, 9 a.m. MERCANTILE CRICKET LEAGUE. Following . are Mercantile Cricket League fixtures for to-day—Ban-natvne and Hunter, Ltd., v. F. Cooper, Ltd., at Duppa Street: Macky, Logan, and Caldwell v. Vacuum Oil Company, at Duppa Street; Dalgcty and Co.. Ltd., v. Gollin and Co., at Karon Park; Gordon and Goteh v. Post and Telegraph, at Kilbirnie. WELLINGTON CRICKET LEAGUE The final matches of the season will take place today, as under:—R. Hannah and Co. v. G.P.0., at Karori; B.V.S.M. Co. v. National Cash Register at Karori; Welgasco v. Inglis Bros, and Co., Kelburn : Defence v. Phoenix Aerated Water Co., at Kelburn; Car Sheds v- H.M. Customs, at Duppa Street.