CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 127, 25 November 1901, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES. FINE SCORE BY MACLAREN. [rBESS ASSOCIATION.] SYDNEY, 23rd November. The match between the New South Wales eleven and Maclaren's team of English cricketers was continued today. The weather was magnificent, the wicket in excellent order, and over thirty thousand spectators were present. The Englishmen, with a scdre of 26 for no wickets, continued their first innings, the not-out men being Macferen, (17) and M'Gahey (7). Play opened inauspiciously for the visitors, who lost two batsmen, \ M'Gahey and Hayward, for the addition of bufc one run to the score. Hayward only replaced M'Gahey to return to the pavilion leg-before. Quaife, the Warwickshire professional, . despite his English average, failed to make much progress against Howell and Clarke, the latter keeping a fins length. It was nob until A. O. Jones, the Nottingham amateur, partnered Maclaren that anything like lively cricket ensued. Jones played with great dash. The fielding of the local team at this stage was somewhat loose, and without that finish which had characterised the work of the visitors on the previous day. . Maclaren played fine, steady cricketnot brilliant, but sound. After lunch, both batsmen scored, merrily, compiling 44 runs. At length Clarke tempted Jones out at one which, scattered the batsman's stumps. Jess op, the Gloucestershire amateur, received a great ovation on going out to join. Maclaren, the crowd being anxious to witness his prowess with the bat. Jessop invariably plays fast from the start. To-day his first stroke resulted in a couple, followed by a five and two for four each. Then the end came. The young North Sydney bowler sent down one which Jessop went out to, missed, and retired. With the sixth wicket down,* Lilley joined the captain, who hadj made the first century of the tour, after being three hours at the wickets. The partnership of Lilley and Maclaren was a serviceable one, the total being carried to 233. Clarke had been kept bowing almost continuously, changes being worked at the other end. Maclaren played all with equal freedom. After Lilley's dismissal by Hopkins for 34, Gunn joined the captain, and scoring rapidly, gave the field a lively time. Howell, however, stopped Gunn's career with a fine ball after he had scored 30. Braund was the next man in, and he had only just joined Maclaren when the latter lifted Hopkins high to C. Gregory in the outfield. The latter made a splendid catch. Maclaren had batted four hours and ten minutes for his score of 145, and received an ovation on retiring!. Braund displayed hard hitting powers during the rest of the game, the visitors' innings being closed by Kelly stumping Barnes when, the score stood at 332, or 44 ahead of the home team's first innings total. Details are appended' :—: — ENGLAND.— First Innings. Maclaren, o C. Gregory, b Hopkins 145 M'Gahey, c and b Clarke 7 Hayward, lbw, b !Noble 0 Tyldesley, c S. Gregory, b Clarke... 10 Quaife, lbw, b Howell... • 11 Jones, b Clarke ..« ... „., 44 Jessop, b Clarke .... h.j. y.. 15 Lilley, b Hopkins w *.* *.. 34 Gunn, b Howell ... .. H i... 30 Braund, not out ... .\. ;... 23 Barnes, st Kelly, b Trumper ... 11 Sundries ... „. „« ... 2 Total . „, ... -..., ... 332 Bowling analysis — Hopkins, 2 for 80 ; Trumper, 1 for 68; Clarke, 4 for 98; Howell, 2 for 62; Noble, 1 for 22. NEW SOUTH WALES. First innings „ ... 288 Second Innings. Kelly, not out *..? p.v 0 Howell, nob out... ■„.* t..< t... 12 Sundries ... f .« »., }... 6 'Total, no wickets ... M ».. 18 The Britishers have done capitally in topping by 44 runs the total of the New South Wales players. Like their opponents, only two men failed to reach double figures, and it is apparent that the batsmen are getting into form. Chief honours fall appropriately , to the •English captain. At the beginning of last season Maclaren was not himself, but afterward^ got into his stride, and notched a century at the expanse of the Yorkshiremen. However, all cricketers kfiew what it is to have a season off, and not a few of them have, unfortunately for themselves, had that experience when on tour. The names of Bean, Brockwell, Graham, and M'Leod readily occur as instances. Against New South Wales Maclaren has scored 5, 12 not out, 142, 100, 61, 140, and 145, while including the test games on the Sydney ground he has put together the following totals : — 5, 12 not out, 4, 20, 1, 0, 142, 100, 109, 50 not out, 61, 140, 65, 0," and 145. These figures are exceptionally fine, and chow the Lancastrian's fondness for the Sydney wicket. Hayward's scores againßt New South' Wales are a& follows : — 9, 18 not out, 63, 62 nob out, and 0. The two Notts representatives, with Lilley, performed creditably with the bat. Clarke's »four wickets for 98 are very good for a first appearance, and the Sydney men may have found the bowler they have been looking for. The crack trundler of the team — Noble — was not kept on long, and it will be noticed that Kelly did not give an extra during the day, the two sundries having been scored on the Friday evening- . SOUTH sAUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, 23rd November. In the South Australia v. Victoria match, the first innings of the visitors closed for 410— Hill 95, Hack 110, Leak 68, Jarvis 80. The Victorians have lost three wickets for 134 — Graham 37, M'Michael 53. [BY TELEGRAPn— OWJT CORRESPONDENTS.] DUNEDIN, This Day. There was fine weather for this afternoon's .cricket, but a stiffish northerly ■wind affected the play. The grounds were in good condition. Carisbropk B, with four wickets down for 117, resumed their first innings against Dunedin, and developed a tail, the remaining batsmen contributing only 32 between them. Dunedin made matters lively in the second essay, registering 132 for five wickets, and declaring the innings closed at that stage in the hope of getting rid of Cjvrisbrook in 'the time left for play — R. Wilkie 27, M'Kenzie 26, Latham (not out) 24. Craraond (nob out) 28. At the 'call of time Carisbrook had succeeded in notching the required number of runs (93) for the loss of four wickets, thus winning by six wickets. Burt played capitally for 51 (not out). In the match Albion v. Opoho, Albion, in the second innings, made 138 — Cummings 31, Uttley 23 ; Opoho, 44. Albion won by 113 runs. Carisbrook A, playing against Grange, made 305, and Grange had lost

eight -wickets for 120 half an hour before time. GREYTOWN N., This Day. In the match between Greytown and Featherston on Saturday, Groytown in its first innings made 37, Frith securing nine wickets for 8 runs. Featherston made 169 for six wickets — H. Madsen 30, Cuiidy 17. Cobcroft, the Australian cricketer, made a, grand stand with 75, not out. SATURDAY'S LOCAL MATCHES. SENIOR FIXTURES. Wellington cricketers were blessed with fine weather for play oh Saturday — a warm sun and a cooling breeze. WELLINGTON v. MIDLAND. Midland went first to the wickets, and the innings opened rather inauspiciously for Quee was bowled for a "duck" in Connell's first over. Williams took his , )place, with Robertson at tlxe other •wicJket, and these two made a good Stand, 23 and 32 being their respective scores. 0. Hickson and Holdswbrth also made a good combination, and kept things lively. Holdswortb. made a fine hit from the northern end of No. 1 wicket over the southern fence of the reserve. Hickson put up a six before he was smartly caught by Izard behind the sticks off a tip. Upham compiled 12 runs, and the "tail" followed. Wellington did not respond very forcibly. The first wicket 'went down for five, and the second for 15. S. Hickson, second man in, was joined by Gore, whd, however, was bowled by Tucker for 0. Ashbolt next went to the wickets, and a stand was made. Hickson, however, hit a hard but up- j pish one, which was firmly held by his brother Claude. Ashbolt followed with the somewhat* lcng "tail." A feature of this innings was the doing of the "hat trick" by Tucker, who bowled remark- < ably well, and took four wickets for 23 runs. He was, however, no-balled three times. Connell, for Wellington, also bowled well, taking seven wickets for 72. The scores were:— MIDLAND.— First Innings. Quee, b Connell ' 0 Robertson, b Connell ..4 „., 32 Williams, c Gore, b Connell „.. 23 Tucker, b Oonnell >.. 8 Hickson, c Izard, b' Connell j... 22 Holdsworth, b Ashbolt .., t ., 14 Hutchings, b Connell .... 9 Uphanv c Redmftnd, b Connell '... 12 Stephenson, not out » t-* 1 Read, c Hales, b Ashbolt „., .... 6 Extras f . ± „j L .. 11 Total ...• ... w -.. 138 WELLINGTON.— First Innings. Weybourne, b Tucker 5 Richardson, c 'Hickson, b Upham... 3 Hickson, o C. Hickson, b Stevenson 23' Gore, b Tucker .... 0 Ashbolt, b Tucker % >... 22 Crombie, c Quee, b Upham ..^ ' t . 4 8 Taylor, b Tucker k .< 2 Izard, b Tucker ...• ... - ■„* 0 Hales, st Williams, b Tucker...; ... ' 0 Connell, not out ..... „< *.< 7 Redmond, b Tucker t . % *.j ».« 4 Extras ..., ; ... *•*• 6 Total .i ... ' v.-s 80 PHOENIX v. OLD BOYS. Old Boys batted first, and did not show much form. Wedde and Staples went to the wickets, and, the former was disposed of by Pope for 4. Staples kept his end up ior another wicket, and then he also fell to Pope, being given out lbw. Blacklock was neatly caught behind the sticks by Saunders for 4. Jacobs made 'top score with 34, compiled smartly. No other double-figure scores were recorded. Hickey sent down some very deceptive balls, and Pop© was well on the wicket. Phoenix, so far, have it all their own way. Clarke and Naughton, the first men in, made 17 and 4 respectively, Naughton having the misfortune to be run out. Blacklock played steadily, and put on 19, and Benbow made a careful 31. Midlane and Saunders are still in, with scores to their credit of 80 and 30 respectively. Scores are: — OLD BOYS.— First Innings. Wedde, c Naughton, b Pope '... 4 Staples, lbw, b Pope, 15 Douglas, b Hickey 4 Blacklock, c Saunders, b Hickey .., 4 Kirknaldie, b Pope ... 0 Jacobs, b Clarke ... i..* ... 34 Sprott, <b Hickey ... ... *.. 1 Saunderson, tun out .'.. .... '>..; 8 Ralph, c Midlane, b Benbow (..* 4 Gihner, b Benbow ... „,» ... 6 M'Gowan, not .out ... *.. <... 0 Extras .., ...« g . ? ... 6 Total ... ..j *7? -.., 86 Bowling analysis. — Hickey, 14 overs, '2 maidens, 28 runs, 3 wickets.; Pope, 12 overs, 5 maidens, 23 runs, 3 wickets ; Miller, 6 overs, 20 runs ; Clarke, 5 overs, 9 runs, one wicket ; Benbow, one over, 2 wickets. PHOENIX.— First Innings. Clark, b Saunderson ... „. „.• 17 Naughton, run out ... >-, 4 Midlane, not out r— 80 Blacklock, c Gilmer, b Staples ... 19 Benbow, o Ralph, b Saunderson ... 31 Saunders, not* out ... „, -...- 30 Extras .... -.y.- „. ' ;...- 6 Total for four wickets -..-? ... 187 JUNIOR • CHAMPIONSHIP. Phoenix Ay. Midland. Midland resumed bo-tting, and made 279 in the first innings. The additional scores were — Mills 49, Staples 3.4, Johnson 22, Churchill 14, Weybourne 10. SteYens (3 for 19) and Harris (3 for 39) were best bowlars. Phoenix made 107 in the second attempt— Cooke 31, Downey 31, G. Harris 19. " Moss, Weybourne, Davis, and Farrow shared the wickets for Midland, who won by an. innings and 55 runs. . Phoenix B v. CoEege.— Phoenix, being 61 behind on the first innings, made 164 in the second attempt^-Higgins 36, Midlane 32, Taylor 17, Flint 15, Robertson 14, and Jones 12. Ingles and ProuSe bowled best. College, who requiring 104 to win, made only 97, Phoenix thus winning by 6 runs.' For College Beechey '(38), Parkinson (27), and Prouse (12) were the highest scorers. Robertson (3 for 2), Jones (5 for 38), and .uidlane (2 for 28) bowled well for Phoenix. THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Phoenix v. Midland B. — Having a lead of 34- on the first innings Phoenix closed the innings at 93 for three wickets — Mowatt 29, Roberta 22, Wetherall 20, and Hickey 10 (not out). Midland, requiring 127 to win, batting seven men, made only 48— Luke 18, Coster 10. Hickey (3 for 18) and Ryan (2 foi 10) bowled best for Phoenix. Karon, playing against Vivian, scored 181 in the first innings, ajd 157 in the second— Mackenzie, 53 and 63; Hill, (54. Vivian made 197 in the first innings, and had lost one wicket for 5 runs in the second when stumps were drawn. '• College B beat Old Boys by an innings and 10 runs. Midland. A beat Newtown A by four wickets. The match Wellington v. Newtown B was concluded, Wellington winning by 68 runs. Wellington's score in the second innings was 76 (Pearce 24, Masters 15). Newtown in the second attempt made 36— King 9, Bennett 7 not dut. Murphy (six for 32) and King (three 'for 20) bowled best for Newtown, &nd

Pearce (three for 13) and Masters (four for 14) for Wellington. Johnsonville defeated College A by 1 eight wickets. Scores— College made 105 — Brodie 52, Maguire 14; Johnsonville, 61 for two wickets — Frank Moore 20, W. Moore 18 not out. H. Picken 15 not out. Picken and J. Moore bowled well for the winners. • In a game played under the auspices of the Missions to Seamen at Kelburne Park,' the team from the Tongariro. defeated that from the Kittanra by 91 runs 'to 36. Mrs. Young, Salamanca-road, kindly supplied light refreshments.