THE CRICKET MATCH.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 47, 24 February 1906, Page 5

THE CRICKET MATCH.

* ■ MELBOURNE v. WELLINGTON. FIRST HAY'S PLAY. THE LOCAL TEAM SCORES 124. Tho opening poition of the contoM on tho Basin Rpsorvoyosterday aftoinoon bo. tween (pftins lvprcKonUng Wellington nnd tho Melbourne Cricket Club piodurod mthor Mow cilckot. Tho tlnvo hours' play yielded only 164 runs, of mlupli Iho Wellington (cam scored 124 and (lip Mrl- i bourne 40 for ono wicket. Tlip spwial fp,v ttircs of the game wcro really cxocllcnt flrlding by both teams and Borne ro<hl bowling. Tho local ba-lxmpn displayed tho usual amount of "pottering" about tho crciuo nud lack of courage in hitting at tho bowling. Tho wickot wa<i nn excellent oiip, nnd although tho bowling wnn good, tbpvc wa.i nothing sppcinl oiiourli in it to luivc caused tho Wellington batsmen to treat it vith tho oxtrn-supo lino carefulness which marked tho majority of Uio players. Armstrong, vhos,o "mixtures" nnd leg-theory sremed to puzzlo tho locnl bulsmon, seoureil five virkols at just under 10 runs nploco, nnd M'Lood'R flvo wlekol* cost him just under 13 iuur apiece. Tho only other bowlor tried was Butler, but ho did not own efToet tho chango dcsiiod, nnd riwc wny ngnin to Armstrong after sending down three oveis. When tho visitors sliirtod their innings with tho bnl Monnghah bowled really woll, and was tho moans of getting rid of a stvoiip batsman, Vauglwn, before the latter could Rot Roing, and with only flvo urns on the scrvrp Nhoot, Mailer and JWnns. ford, who woro unbcat' i n at tho call of timo, ])lnycd nil tho four bowlers tripd very carefully, nnd of their 24 hits, 10 woro for singles, Tho Melbourne- batsmen wore veiy cnwful in their treatment of the Wellington bowlorp— trpating Monaghan \\ilh tho greatest amount of respect— nnd scored just ns slowly ns the Wollington players during their turn with tho bat, WELLINGTON BATTING. When we wrnt to press, the detailed report carried tlio game to thp fourth -wicltPl partnership between Redgrave (3) and Hutchmgs (2), tho totnl.Hooro then being 29 runs for threo wickets, REDGRAVE— HUTCHINGS. A nice hard drivo to tho on by Redgrave, off Armstrong, sent 30 up for 47 minutes' ploy, and off tho sumo over tho Gas Company's leprescntativo found tho boundary for tho lirst time in tho afternoon's piny, Twonty-one ovors had yield, od 37 runs (20#ff M'Leod) and three wickots, and Wilkinson had not lot any extras go by until tho score was at 38, whon two byes sent 40 up. Tho two batsmen were making tho pneo livelier between the wickets than tho preceding btitßtnon had done, nnd after uomo singles hud been added Rcdgravo hib M'Lood to tho on boundary, and in trying to repent tho stroke was clean bowled, 44—4—16. HUTCHING S-BRICR. Brie© was tho nowcomor, and Hutchings crcotcd tho (IMioenix player by driving Armstrong along tho carpet for 2; and Brico sent 50 on tho board for an hour's piny by driving M'Lood's first ball to tho oil boundary Ho lifted tho sanio bowler's fourth ball to deep on, but Butler failed to get up to it, A maiden from Armstrong, nnd off tho fourth ball of M'Lood's fourteenth ovrr Brice- was smaitly caught in tho slips by Mailer. 62 — 6*-6, HUTCHING S—J. P. BLACKLOCK. Things wore looking as gloomy for Wei. lington ns tho cloud'covovod sky when J. V, Blncklock joined tho Midlnndon but tho two young players set to with a great amount of confidence Blacklock, who opened his score with a single, hit out vigorously nnd frequently for the boundary, which he found with his next four scoring hits, hitting both bowlers with equal facility. Hutchings followod tho excellent example with oqutil equanimity. Then Butler was put on in his captain's place, with tho wind, but nftor sending along threo overs, dm ing which tlnvo singles nnd a 4 wore scored, ho oaino off a^am, nnd no further expertmfttit in bowlers wos tried. Hutclrings hsd threo "lives" during a partnership which nddod 40 runs to tho score. Black, look was bcatoij, by a M'Leod "special." 92-6-22. The afternoon ton adjournment was taken at tho fall of Blacklock's wicket, and play wn« resumed at 4.20 o'clock. HUTCHINGS-WEYBOURNE, Weybourno only got a single, nnd then succumbed to n trimmer from Aimstrong, 93-7-1. HUTCHINGS-tMONAGHAN. Moliaghan filled tho broach, each batsman took maiden overs from tho bn\vltvn (Armstrong and M'Leod), nnd then Hutchings Btolo a single off M'Leod, only to moot hit fate at the huptU of Armstrong, who got tho Midlandcr leg-lxiforo-wicM. Hutchings bad played a. fairly confident and moro than usually lucky innings, nnd ho showed a number of fiwcob drives nnd nico cuts. 91—8—24, MONAGHAN-C. P. BLACKLOCK. C. P. Blacklook, tho newcomer, wn« not at all comfortable whon facing Armstrong, Monnghnn played M'Lfod MreaklI,V, and off tlio first ball of Armstrong's next over the bowler got BlnckloHt's lop; in front of tho wirkot, 94—9—0. MONAGHAN— UPHA M. Tho Wellington captain was tho last man in, and got a lucky enick through tho slips on" an extra, fast ball from his rival captain, and a drivo for two by Monnghan olf M'Lrnd font Ilio niurhdesired 100 on tho board for two nnd nqunrlor hours' play, An oplsodn which interest o<l tho crowd was nn overthrow from Litvor vhieli gnvo (Ji© Midlnndcr another braco of runs, and two balls later Monaglmn lifted M'Lood dnnperonsly near Frank La\rr'« nephew, 'J ho end of tho over vns RcnsnUonnl, Uphnm making wliat roomed to bo nn impos* jiible nui«- hut tlio usually »afo Wilkinsnh k\M to tflko tho return, Uphnm tlion drove Aimstrong for throe, nnd Font 110 on the board. Three nu\« off M'Leod and oiglit off Armstrong gave both liaUmen double-fWuro scorox nnd sent Wpllington's totnl past that of AnrkInnd'w first, innings (136). Monnghan, to tho delight nf thti contingent of small hoys, drove M'T/ood to tho oft boundary and lifted tho score, to 120. But tho Old Boys' leprewntattvo lifted tbp fifth ball of Iho Mimo bowler's over to deep on, and But lor bold a, nleely-judgod cotoh. Tho lost wieUel bad put on 30 runs, nnd both bnt^ncn had played nn aggressive, contldent gnwo during thp last mmrtor of an hour. Tlip game had lasted two nnd a*hnlf honis. ISM -10—16. llio following wero the scores i — WKLLIKUTON.— FiH Innings. Tucker, 23, 1b w, b Atmitrong ... R Uu-kson, 111322113, b AinHrong ... Ifi Bnrron, 22, <• t' Livci, li M'Leod „, 4 Hodgunc, 123414. li M'l.eod Ih Iliitchiittfi, 2121MM114U1, 1.b.w,, b Aiium(ioi)^ ».« B4 Uiicc, 42 t c Mailer, b M'iifiqd, •„ 6 ,

.1 B BI.M'KIorK, I'll/)')! M, 1. M 1,, o,| :',l 11. \\V\ lumnio, I, li \mi linn,' „ 1 Mon.ti'lmn, «II1II«|1'1, „ Hmlir l> M l"""1 .. .. 16 C V, Hl.ulJnrK, I I) v , !. \-ni<n,,,> 0 Uph.un (i.ipt.im), 4W, 1. \u<\ mi 1 11 Jali.'s: B,\p«. ai, !■ , bvo ", , , S Totnl V,U Bowlinu \inlvi' Oven Milii^ Kirns W'.vlt. ' M'Lpod „, tfO.S 10 ol I) Aimxtinng !■!(> !l IV, ,S Butler „ •> 1 V 0 Till; VISI'IOBS 1 BATHMi. Tho \i'ilniN f.l.iil(ml their uniiiii ,il 6.10 o'elo.K, ;i( wlncli linit' tlitMc vi ,i f.uil^ hiijit' nttiMid.nne nl <pul>ini Thoip Vii"> nn (ilmii^l (y]>i,ill( \ l.ni;!' iim^il on tlio wiong siflp nf the luh v i\iail;l;h-vai'oiian. Mailer took tlio oppiniij' n\cr hum Moiinglinn, who bowled Iroin Ihe ( i lodoni.'tn end, Ono run v,i«. «-oon il, 'I iv 1 m took (hfi hall with the \wn.l, \l-\ilu , ,t 1 in^ tvo nnd n Miiglo, nml \.iu>'lim, Inn pnitner, nnothei «nif;li> oil' the mci 'I lu< tcniith ball of Mon.i^li.m'N n>ond >»\»r Vtitijflinn evidently me, ml to <ln\e in Ilio boundttiy, but- il was one ol (lie m\iiv<\ bow lei's bpsl, nnd eomjilptelj bwl cum of tho t<,un's bet b,il«inen. !i 1 I MAI I/Ell- RAN.SKORD Ranifoid, Victonn's sttw ImUnnn, filled (lie xaennej, mid nponed vitli n sinplo oil' Tin Kei, oiiil took a tu.iiilrn over funn Monti|Thiin, Vifleon nuiuilc.i wcro occupied m ninKiii^ ten inn. 1* Thou Mailer hooked MnuagliMii to the le^ boundary, Tucker bov\lrd n mnidpn ovei, Mailer ftoi, n, ,iinjj;lo nil Monni'hfin, tour off Tucker, a fondle nil' Mntnu'hnn, mul P,O went up for 2!) minnlos' piny, With tlio score at '?A (Miuler 1(1), Bedgr.ivo look tho ball fiom Tuckei, nnd tdit, nlong a non«*»eorlng over, Mailer eontinned lo monopobxp the bowling, tin^; four and ii Hinijle oil' tho Old lluj'i ne\t over, nn<l tnMn«; a mauVn trom \\w Gnwvoikrr. Uphnm lellevod Miinncjbnn. byoi nnd 30 went up for 3!) minulps' ]ilny, 'I he Wellinjjtoii men were tiehlinj.; very smnitly, fliul Inoli i{union did nol t.ikn any lilieilien between (he vnekeH, \hwwfoid hnil only aenred live, imiih in hniT nn hour. Singles enmo more fiet^ly, nud 40 went on tho Itonrd, nnd nl, ft oYlcxL, when play flnlshod for iho i)n.y, (ho visitors bnd occupied 45 minutes in making their runs, Unni>[onl hiul i\ot rencheil double llgine«, nnd Al.tiler claimed 20 of tljo 40 penrod. Seoiei,: ■ MELBOURNE. Fust liiningn. Mailer, 1211141444111111, not out ... 2f) Vouglinn, 1, b Monagbnn .., („. 1 Raiififord, 12111131, not out „., !) Byo 1„, v.^ 1 Total for ono wicket •„. v.. 40 Monnghnn bowled so yon overs, getting otio picket for 16 runs, Tuekei's flvo overs yielded 13 runs Redgrave'* fmir overs four runs, and Uplmm's three overs six runs, U won mentioned in ycßlerdny'n Voslj tbnt Hnsslett, one of ViHoHn's star pinyer«, >vns in the team. AlUiongh in tho original selection, Hniilclt did not como on tho tour, The takings nt ll» gntos ycstcrdtiy of* tcrnoon reaclicd 840.