CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 9644, 11 March 1895, Page 4

CRICKET.

SENTOR CUP. Grange v. Opoho was played on the hitter's ground on Saturday, resulting in the decisive defeat of the home team. Opoho, going in first, were all disposed of for 72, H. Boddington (32, not out) alone showing anything like decent form. Both Parker and Downes bowled splendidly, while Restieaux'B wicket-keeping was generally admired. Grange knocked off'the necessary runs for tho loss of one wicket, and at the call of time the telegraph showed 135 for six wickets. Baker made 52 by vigorous hitting before he was dismissed by a splendid one-hand catch by M'Lean from a hard drive low down, and Best had rapidly scored 34 when he- was run out by the ball rebounding off the wicket-keeper's pads. ocorc3;— r „ , , T Opoho.—First Innings, t-larkc, b Parker ... 5 Allnutt, c and b Parker ... '" '" \ Iviehards, b Parker ... ..'. \" '" \q H. Hoddinstou, not out '" '32 M'Kcnzie, c Kcstieaux, b Parker '.'.'. '" 'o Webb, c Downes, b Parker ... '" u mV V, 01 ";. ? Kcstieaux, b Downes ..'. " l Wells, b Downes 0 Ciooch, c Wilkinson, b Parker 1 r 'itzgerald, b Downes n « atkins, c P.aker, b Crawfiml 7 Leg-bye... ... . ' 1 Total ... Bowu.w.-i'aria.r, . s j x W iek,'ts for 11 runs; Downes, three for 22; Crawfurd, one for 0. i. 1 , r GnAN(iE.-First Innings. baker, c M'Lean, b Boddington *> Downes, b Webb ... it .Best, run out "' "' "" ■>, Parker, b Clarke 11 Johnston, b Wells }A Dawes, not out '" ' Vi Kestieaux, b Wells A Extras ... ..'. ;;; ;;; "• ,; Total ~y^ Kowi.in..--Wells, two wickets for 53 nm's; Webb, one for 30; Clarke, one for 35 ; Noddington, one for 11. Albion v. Carisbrook B was continued and completed on the North Ground. The home team, with four wickets down for '204, lost their remaining six wickets for an additional 44 runs. Carisbrook replied with 119 (iVlorice 24, G. Harraway 22, and A. W. Cooke 16, not out). Scores : <• 11 , * A '.' ni0 ' v - First Innings. Oollar, 1. Smvth , • Ctin-ie, b C. Harraway 1:1 A lurnbull, runout 7, Alexander, run out '" "" 1lUack, st Austin, by Smyth ..'. 1 O Shea, cM'Gill,!, Smyth ... '" {4 Hcslin, b Hunter ... () Uray, notout 7 Anderson, c Cooke, b Hunter <>•{ lutchie, b Hunter "{ P. Tuvnbull, b Hunter i Extras ... ... ... ''' '" ji Total ... 010 v,,»?*'!'™u~ 3 - B " iyth ' thlVo wickets for" bill fm n ■Si •/■ ■ l !', rilway ' i ,nu fovl;) ; .Johnston, none fm 13; M(„ll, none for IS ; Thomson, none for «j>, H. Harraway none for 9; Hunter, four for lb ; Jlonce, none for S. » v •, , ,!>Kis»iiooK. -I'h-st Innings. Aloriee, b lurnbull 01 M'Lennanb Anderson "~ Nmyth, b Turnbull '- Austin, b Ritchie "' "" ■,'! Hunter, b Kitehie }o V t - 1I } ,!?, l ' r , ttWilJ "' bTllr »bidl '.'. T M'Uill, b Turnbull ... , A. W. Cooke, not out 1(! t'. Harraway, b Anderson A., Uiomson, b Kitchiu .. TT Johnston, absent ' ~ Extra:; ... .'..' .'" " Total 11( 3 •ii l n I , )"- ,X ( s three wickets for V ( l 1 . 1 ", l:, \. Alu,urso "' r twofor:< l; !'■ Turnbull, four tor W ; bray, none for S. JUNIOR CUP. Dunedin No. 1 defeated Opoho No. 1 on the Caledonian Ground by two wickets and 9 runs. Scores : Oooho 08 (Boydell 27, Haskell 21), Dunedin 77 for eight wickets io>° rr^ 0n 2l ' John Aitken IS, W. Maclean 13). For the winners James Aitken (five wickets for 19) performed the "hat trick " Dunedin No. 2 v. Albion No. 2, played on the North Ground, resulted in a win for Dunedin by 53 runs on the first innings. Dunedin made IUI (A.Maclean 47 and W Fleming 13), Albion 43, none of the batsmen obtaining double figures. ( The Port Chalmei-3 defeated the Union S.S. Company on the Oval by an innings and 34 runs. The Port team going to the wickets first totalled 82 (Collier 17 not out, Neil 17, Dobic 11) ; Union Company, 23 and 25 (Watson 11). In neither innings of the Union S.S. Company was au extra recorded against the Port.

The match Oceana v. Albion No. 1 was played at Montccillo, and resulted in an easy win for the Oceana by 93 runs. Scores : Oceana 118, Albion 25. Richardson bowled splendidly for the winners, securing five wickets for 3 runs.

OTHER MATCHES. Carlton A defeated Waverley A on the Exhibition Cround by an innings and 13 runs Carlton made 71 (A. Eyre 14 not out, R. Wilkie 12, J. Wilkie 11), and Waverlev 21 and4o(Manley 14). Carlton B defeated the Star B on the tetter's ground by 14 runs in the first innings. Scores: Carlton 61 (Jackson 29, Black 10) and 61 (Peterson l«, Fish 11, and Hamann 11), and Star 47 (Ferguson and Mason 7 each). A team from Mills, Dick, and Co.'s met and defeated a team from Fcrgusson and Mitchell's by an innings and 2 runs. Scores • tergusson and Mitchell 28 and 14 (A Watson 12), Mills, Dick, and Co. 44 (m! Chadwick 19). Chadwick, for the winners' captured eleven wickets for 2 runs. ' The Star A defeated the Southern by 24 runs on the first innings. Scores: Star GO (hj. Rowlatt 29, Cameron 15); Southern 42. In the second innings the Star lost six wickets for (52.

The St. Kilda claim the match against the Privateers A by default, owing to the latter not turning up. A match between teams representing members of the old Kaikorai Club and eleven of the new combination was played at the Kaikorai on Saturday, and was productive of considerable interest amongst the residents of the district. After a very interesting game the winners turned up in the senior players, who succeeded in defeating the present club by eight wickets. Ihe result, though unexpected, was most favorably received, and it is to be hoped that the match, which was very frieudlv contested, may become an annual affair, aud be the means of stimulating the younger players to greater exertions. The veterans are to be congratulated on the skill and form displayed, which clearly shows that some of the old vigor still remains even after the lapse of time. The bowlin« of the old members was very good; °but where one and all played so well it would be invidious to particularise individual players.

The Maeandrew Road School Cricket Club succeeded in defeating the Kensington School Cricket Club by 4 runs. A. Watson E. Turnbull, H. Battson, and J. Dove played well for the winners.

ENGLAND v. NORTHERN DISTRICT

In this match Brockwell and Ward sent up 146 for the first wicket, the former being especially severe on the bowlers, lifting two over the boundary for 5 each. Stoddart and Maclaren also scored freely, but the other wickets fell rapidly, the innings closing for 241. Scores:— & tv . . Northern- District. ' iirst innings ... .. -ion Second innings (live wickets for) .'.'.' '.'. S7 ™ , T E- wr 'Asn.-Firsfrlnmiigs.' Ward, c tbsworth, l> Wilson p> Brockwell, c Maddison, b Lipscombu" '" 7-\ Stoddart, c Sneesby, b Maddison '" 'n Brown, c Hadley, b Maddison " " n Maclaren, c Sneesby, b Shaw '" " , 1( , Peel, c Maddison, b Shaw ... "' \ Ford, c Johnson, b Shaw ... "' ~ Briggs, c Patrick, b Maddison „ Gay, not out ... ... ". Humphreys, c Maddison, b Shaw '.' '" 4 Lockwood, absent ... ... (l Extras ... ... ... '[[ [" g-j I'otal ... 2-11 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The action of Jones in taking the ball out of his shirt—where, it will be remembered, it lodged when he was batting in the South Australian-Victorian match—and thus putting himself out has given rise (says "Mid-on" in the 'Leader') toinnumerablediscussions, in the course of which all sorts of theories have been expounded and all kinds °l opinions expressed. It haa beeu quite amusing, if ut >t instructive, to listen to the various cricket authorities giving voice to their convictions. While one well-known I

experienced batsman solemnly Btated that Jones could have started running and gone on ad infinitum, another one expressed the opinion that the only way'possible to put a stop to Jones's journey between the wicket 3 would have been to cry "lost ball," and settle the matter by giving him six runs. As a matter of fact, had Jones run away with the ball he could have been given out for " obstructing the field," and as he did not play the ball any of the Victorians could have taken it out of his shirt,, and he would not have been out. Of course, had he touched the ball with the bat he would, in the event of one of the fieldsmen taking it out, have been caught. In reference to the matter Jones himself says : Next time a ball goes into my shirt I will start running, and when I have been given out for " obstructing the field " I will have the consolation of holding the record for the different ways of getting out. I have now been bpwled, caught, stumped, rim out, hit wicket, handled the ball, lbw, hit the ball twice, and very often " given out wrongly," and when I can add to these several ways of being got rid of "obstructing the field" I shall have gone through the whole gamut of the modes of being got out. The «Bulletin,' commenting on the case, says that if Jones had waited for a fieldsman to take the ball out he would have saved his wicket, and if he had run to the boundary and allowed one of the spectators to remove it there seems no reason why he should not have scored three for byes. According to the rules no one may interfere with the batsman while he is running. Jones and his partner should have gone on running till they wore their legs down to the knees.

A peculiar thing is reported to have happened during a match at Waimate last week. G. F. Francis was at the wickets, and the ball flew off his bab into his pocket, and he began to run, while the fieldsmen stood looking on. They, however, decided to take the bull by the horns, and. rushing Francis, took the ball out of his pocket and, still holdiug him, knocked down the wicket. They then appealed to the umpire, who properly held that Francis could not be given out, as the field could not interfere with a batsman in running. F. T. Smith, of Adelaide, who is a great supporter of Lyons, has been laying that player long odds to nothing every time he has batted since his first failure this season. In the South Australian-Victorian match Smith laid Lyons £SO to nothing he would not make 50, and £1 for every run over 50. Smith had to leave Melbourne before the big hitter went in to bat in the second innings, and though he did not see him bat Lyons's score cost him £135. South Melbourne defeated North Melbourne on February 23 by 88 runs. Notwithstanding that H. Trott, G. Palmer, and Ingleton play for the South this is the first pennant match they have won this season. C. I'/idy, the Tasmanian, who was invited to Melbourne to practise with the idea of being selected as one of the team for the final test match, played for Melbourne against East Melbourne on February 23. Eady ouly made a dozen, and did not please the critics at all.

It is said Lyons gave up a situation in December for the cricket matches. Mr J. A. Chalk, who is noted in the Ballnrat _di^H, : (. f or |,; s \; v „] v interest in Kuglish and international cricket, had two fine imported bat 3 prepared for presentation to the highest individual scorer in each of the teams competing in the final test match. The bats were mouuted with a shield of Ballarat gold. A week before the last test match commenced additional accommodation was provided for the convenience of the extra few thousands who have suddenly discovered an interest in the game. A standing gallery of four tiers was built in front of tho grand stand, giving, if not seats, at auy rate standing room and a good view of the play to some 2,000 people. In the reserve, and in front of the members' end of the stand, a ladies' pavilion was built to accommodate about 500 ; while 200 chairs and 100 new garden seats provided sitting room for about 1,100 people extra in the reserve. On the outside ground new seats were built for about 1,000 people, so that the improvements covered the comfort of over 5,000 people in all.

The Queensland Association refused to guarantee the amount necessary to ensure a second visit of the English team, so J. V. Francis, of the Graziers' Club, personally undertook the responsibility, giving the promoters £350 and half the gross receipts over £OOO. The gross receipts amounted to £BOB, leaving £2OB to be divided equally between Mr Francis and the managers of the team.

Ihe New South Wales Association voted £lO to the Gifl'en testimonial, but refused to subscribe anything towards one to Iredale. Commenting on the want of bowlers in Australia at present, " Observer," the wellknown cricket writer, says:—"What a chance there is now for a really first-class left-hand bowler. Such a man could certainly command a place in the next Australian team that visits Knglaud. Of course, with Harry Trott in form much of the need for that particular class of bowling disappears, but though he turns the ball the same way as the left-handers he has never been a great success in England, though he has served the left-hander's purpose adnurably in Australia this year, and bowled rather with bad luck than want of effect against the Englishmen. It certainly is singular to find Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia all without a firstrate left-hand bowler between them, though no less than four left - handers played with the Tasmanian team against Victoria recently. 'Some day,' said Blackham, ' England or Australia will develop a right - hand bowler able to come back as freely from leg as the best of them do from the off, and to have the same command over the ball—then test matches will go all one way.' I hope the prophecy may be realised in Blackham's lifetime in Australia, but doubt it. The anatomy of the human body is against it, unless someone is born with abnormal fourth and fifth fingers stronger than the first two fingers and thumb combined. It is easy enough for a right-hander to break a ball from leg—anyone can do it with pr.-.c-tice—but he can neither get pace on nor b.. certain as to his length. George Palmer spent years in cultivating a leg break, but c ' oul(1 ncv er depend on it; and I notice Albert Trott in unimportant matches his hand at it too. Most of the men who have attempted it have, however, only managed to spoil their bowling and lose their natural break."

J<or two days before the last test match the wicket was covered with a tarpaulin from the sun, as the caretaker found that by doing so it lasts longer and does not crack.