TROTT'S ELEVEN'

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 154, 27 December 1912, Page 8

TROTT'S ELEVEN'

MATCH AGAINST WELLINGTON LOCAL TEAM BATTING. At the resumption of the match between Trott's Eleven and Wellington today the scores assured an interesting contest. The visitors were dismissed yesterday for 227, while Wellington had 83 up for • the loss of but one wicket (Naughton's). Yesterday's play entirely pleased the attentive crowd. The batting was bright and brisk, and the fielding of the Wellington side was as keen as could be wished. Spectators to-day, discussing the opening stages of the game, talked of Blamires s short slip catches, the "old port" flavour of Harry Trott's strokes down leg and through the slips, the forceful batting of _ Deas, and the orthodox work of the diminutive Henny, showed sound footwork. Phillips's innings, too, pleasod for its solidity, and he is a valuable first-wicket man. . The visitors would have liked the wicket a bit faster, but they had little to complain about either in this respect or regarding the outfield. The latter is now quite respectable. The attendance to-day was satisfactory. The perfect' weather conditions of yesterday were repeated. ) Phillips (40) and Beeche'y (20) "begau at 2.5. Giller bowled to Phillips, who got a single off the first, Beechey let the off theory well alone. Kelly took charge of the south crease. Phillips oarefully smothered the mixture the big fellow sent down— a maiden. Giller, also mixing them shrewdly, bowled a maiden to Beechey, who could not pass the field. Trott, as yesterday, supervised the placing carefully. Kelly beat .Beechey with a couple, the second travelling close to the stumps. . The first four overs produced but 2 runs and, a bye. Beechey stayed home to a ball from Giller that should have been well met, and it topped the bails by a couple of inches. Kelly's field was clustered round ■ the batsmen. Phillips ( had a a somewhat narrow escape, being beaten by a ball th'a*t went for two by*e. At last Beechey got on to one of Giller 's, punching it past^ point to the etand .fence, Scott arriving a second too late to save the 4—92 up, • Two balk later Beechey just touched one, and Pentland held the catch. 92—2-r24. - The ball tose awkwardly. There was a distinct epol at the same end yesterday, Blamiree getting both hie wickets with kicking balk. Blamires followed, only to lose Philhps jimmediately in Kelly's next over. The batsman hesitated patting^ a rising bal^ through the slips, . and Kyle took a nice catch at short clip. Phillips had only added 2 to hie overnight total. 92—3—42. Kelly had taken ofle for 21/ Midlanft came next, and, after playing a couple from Kelly, legged one prettily to the boundary— 96 up. Blamires began to Giller like a man out o* form, but managed to survive the over, Midlane cheered the crowd with a pretty legglance for 3 off Kelly, but he could only play Giller, who, was keeping a great length, and Varying hie pace. Then Blamires broke his "duck," and brought up the 100 with a shot to the on off Kelly. Half an hour's play yielded 17 rune, ' Blamires off-drove Giller past cover for 4— a' sound stroke, and, two balls later, swung him to the square leg boundary--108 ,up. Kenny .bowled vice Kelly at this stage. Midlane dragged the newcomer hard down long leg' for a single, Purvis on the ropes saving the 4, Blamires slipped the same bowler fop a couple— lll on the boai-d--and forded him solidly to the on ropes. This made his score 15. The last ball of the over he cocked up dangerously. Still keeping up the good work, Midlane square-cut Giller for p single, and Blamires' stepped back to the next, and forced it past Kyle at mid-on for a brace. Facing Kenny, Midlane pulled a full toss round deep to leg, but one only was run, Purvis fielding soundly. He looked overanxious yesterday. . At 119 Trqtt replaced' Giller with Kelly, and Midlane late cut the newcomer prettily, bat high, for 3. The batsmen Were livening up. Blamires jumped right out to a Kenny leg-break, and missed, but the ball came across too wide for ( Pentland. .The little fellow passed Midlane a ball he could not look at. • Blamires, after. failing to pierce the field with several off drives, turned Kelly down to short-leg for a couple, running into the twenties. The attendance by this had increased considerably. The score when The Post went to press was 120 "for three wickets, Blamires (22) and Midiane (13) each not out. The pair had added 37 quickly. OTAGO v. CANTERBURY SECOND DAY'S PLAY. f>l miQBAPH— PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The representative cricket match Otago tf. Canterbury was continued today. Canterbury's innings closed for 316. Scores:— . • Canterbury.— Second Innings. Hickmott, c Chadwick. b Ramsden 4 Caygill, c Downes, b Bannerman ... 18 Hayes, b Bannertnan ... ... 57 Carlton, run out ... ... ... 17 Sims, at Chadwick, b Bannerman ... 20 Reese, c Siedeberg, b Ramsden ... t 29 Patrick, b Torrance ... , 1 '80 Sandman, c Bannerman, b Rutherford „ ... 58 Norman, b Siedeberg <,* ... 4 Bennett, b Siedeberg ... „, 2 Boxshall, not out ..< ... ... 13 Extras „. „, ... k# . 14 Total ... ... 316 Bowling Analysis.' BanneMttan, three wickets for 75 5 Siedeberg, two for ' 76; Ramsden, two for 48 ; Torrance, one for 47 ; Rutherford, one for 33 ; Downes, none 'for 29; Macfarlane, none 'for 36; Austin, none for 8. Otago requiring 260 to win had 40 on at lunch for one wicket. Otago.— Second Linings. Hopkins, b Reese ... ... >.« 11 Austin, not out <<t ».. „.. 16 Siedeberg, not out ... ... ... 13 Later. ' Otago has lost two wickets for 80— Austin (not out) 40, M'Farlane- (not out) 6. marlboroughTv. nelson . .(Bt OPKLBGttAPH— PBESS ASSOCIATION.) BLENHEIM, This Day. 1 The Marlborough Nelson representative cricket match was continued to-day in fine , wather. Marlborotlgli.— First Innings. Pearpoint, not out ...•■•..'. ... 77 Whittle, c Hodgkinson, b .'Haycock 20 Mills, c Richmond, b Haycock ... 46 Wedde, b Hodgkinson ... ' ... 19 Moulding, b Thomas ... ... ... 6 'Jackson, b Thomas ... ' "... ».. 0 ttobinson .... ..< ... ... 1 Extras ... .., ..# v *.. 41 [ .Total tor five wicket*- ,.,' „. 210