CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 12061, 4 March 1907, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE FIRST TEST MATCH. CHRISTCHURCH, March 2. Alter Sale’s downfall the New Zealand wickets began to tumble. Haddon had only made a single when he was clean bowled by Douglas. Mahoney opened his score with a hit to the leg boundary for 4. Four leg byes followed, and then the newcomer was bowled by Douglas. Tucker next joined Lawrence, and he opened his account with a couple to the ou off Douglas, but was run out directly afterwards. Reese then went in. At 147 May took up the bowling in place of Douglas, and Lawrence completed his 50 by late-cutting the third ball to the boundary. Reese snicked Branston for 4, and a couple of overs later the ball went to the boundary for a bye, sending 160, up. Fox then pave up the gloves in favor of Page. In Branston’s next over Lawrence was caught in the slips. The outgoing batsman had exhibited sound defence, and gave no chance. Siedeberg was next, but after making a single he was bowled by May. Callaway followed, and hit the first ball for 4, following this up with two more strokes for 4. Reese was then caught and bowled by Branston. Downes came next, and Callaway was bowled with the scoretmaltered. Downes quickly lost the companionship of Bennett, the next man, who was bowled for nil. Boxshall was last man on the list, and with 2 runs added the innings came to a close for 187. The Englishmen’s fielding was good all round, and Douglas and May both bowled very well. Requiring 138 to win the Englishmen began their second innings with Johnson and Fox. Callaway started the bowling to the former, and Bennett tmndled from the other end. Johnson pave a chance in Callaway’s second over. Each batsman scored singles off Bennett, and Mahoney missed Fox in the slips. Fox hit Bennett to the off boundaryJohnson late-cut Callaway to the boundary, and then hit him to the on. He also got Callaway to the on for 3. At 26 Downes took up the bowling in place of Callaway, and Johnson scored a single off the first ball he sent down. Fox cat the fourth ball of the over for 5, causing 30 to be posted. Bemlett then bowled his third maiden in succession, and each batsman scored singles from Downes. Bennett clean bowled Fox in his next over. Bums came next. Johnson got the fourth ball to leg for 4. Bennett sent down another maiden, his fifth in succession, and Reese took the ball from Downes. Each batsman got singles off the new bowler. Johnson cut Bennett for 2, and played him to the on for a single. Callaway then resumed bowling at the sooth end, but after sending down a maiden time was called, the total being 52 for one wicket. Scores are as follow : Nnw Zealajtd. First Innings 207 Second Innings. Sale, b Simpson-Hayward 66 Lawrence, c Douglas, b Branston ... 51 Haddon, b Douglas 1 Mahoney, b Douglas 4 Tucker, ran out _ 2 Reese, c and b Branston ... ... 17 Siedeberg, b May 1 Callaway, b Donglas ... 15 Bennett, b Branston ._ ... ._ ... 0 Downes, b Douglas 2 Boxshall, not out 2 Extras ... 26 Total 187 Bowling Analysis.—Douglas, 51 runs, 4 wickets; May, 38 runs. 1 wicket; Torrens, 14 runs; Simpson-Hayward, 24 runs, 1 wicket; Branston, 26 runs, 3 wickets; Harrison. 8 runs. Donglas bowled 1 noball. Mabxleeoxe C.C. First Innings 257 Second Innings. Johnson, not ont 32 Fox. b Bennett 18 Burns, not out 2 Total for 1 wicket 52 FIRST GRADE. GeaSGK V. C.UUSBBOOE A. The result of the previous Saturday’s play was not affected by that of last Saturday, Grange winning on the first innings by two runs. Hotel time allowed they would probably have achieved a 5-point win, as at the finish Carisbrook were 112 runs behind with only three wickets to fall, which, with Fisher absent, left only two men to bat. A. Downes, of course, was an absentee from the Grange, but the Grange bowling proved enough for Carisbrook without his aid. Scores : Graxgk. First innings 52 Second Innings. A. Downes (absent) 27 Ward, "b Adams Best, b Adams _ ... 9 Roberts, c Martin, b Moore ... C. Beal, c Foster, b Watson ... 13 Ogg. b Butler ... 27 Henderson, b Watson 11 Chadwick, c Dodgshun, b Adams ... 12 T. Downes, b Watson ... 0 Bond, not out 6 Davis, b Adams ... 0 Extras ... ... Total 150 Bowling Analysis.—Fisher, 50 balls, 16 runs ; Lyttelton, 24 balls, 17 runs ; Butler, 108 balls, 24 runs, 1 wicket; Watson, 90 balls, 41 runs, 5 wickets; Adams, 63 balls. 22 rniK, 4 wickets; Moore, 48 balls, 14 runs, 1 wicket. Lyttelton bowled one wide and Mooro one no-baD. Cakisbbook A. First innings 50 Second Innings. Adams, c Davis, b T. Downes —. 0 Moore, run out 6 Butler, c Bond, b T. Downes 9 Harraway, b Ogg „ 7 Lyttelton, b Davis ... 0 Uttley, c Chadwick, b Ogg 7 Dodgshun, b C. Beal - 0 Watson, not out 4“ Foster, not out Extras ... - 3 Total for seven wickets 40 Bowling Analysis.—Davis, 60 balls, 11 runs, 1 wicket; T. Downes, 60 balls, 15 runs, 2 wickets; Ogg, 24 balls, 10 runs, 2 wickets; C. Beal, 18 halls. 5 runs, 1 wicket, Carisbrook B v. Ai.biox. Albion failed by 13 runs to reach the Carisbrook B first innings total, and though they were doing well in their second innings time was too short to enable them to retrieve their position. Siedeberg was absent from Claris brook's team, but Austin did very well with both bat and ball. Scores : Carisbrook B. First innings 132 Second Innings. Ross, run ont 3 Drumm. Ibw, b Shepherd 19 Austin, st Shelton, b Shepherd 56 Burt, b Corbett 3 Rutherford, c Duthie, b Shepherd ... 3 Thomson, run out 11 Fenwick, c Shelton, b Cummings ... IX Haynes, c Brinsley, hj Shepherd 4 Campbell, not out Stables, b Corbett 15 Siedeberg, absent Extras Total - 149 Bowling Analysis.—Cummings, 96 balls, 1 maiden, 54 runs, 1 wicket; Corbett, 90 balls, 4 maidens, 45 runs, 2 wickets; Shepherd, 72 balls, 1 maiden, .45 runs, 4 wickets. Axbtok. —First Innings. W3Kams, b Campbell —. ... 0 Baker, c Austin, b Siedeberg ... 64 Adams, c Fenwick, b Austin ... Drake, c Rutherford, b Siedeberg _. 6 Duthie, b Austin 1 Brinsley, run out ... - Cramond, c and b Austin -- Shepherd, c Fenwick, b Austin ... Shefton, b Austin ... ... - 3 Corbett, c Haynes, b Campbell ... - 6 Cummings, not-out— ... Extras - ™ Total _ Bowßng Analysis.—Campbell, 96_ baDa, 5 —4l runs. 2 wacfeetet-Siedebwz.

54 balls, 1 madden, 39 rum, 2 wickets'; Austin, 84 balls, 4 maidens, 26 runs, 5 wickets. Second Innings. Corbett, not oat 22 Shepherd, b Austin ... 0 Adame, c Drumm, b Austin 5 Drake, not out 55 Extea 1 Total for two wickets ... ... 63 Bowling Analysis.—Austin, 50 balls, 2 maidens, 8 runs, 2 wickets: Buthorford, 24 balls, 16 runs'; Fenwick, 18 balls, 28 runs; Haynes, 12 balls, 10 runs. DUNEDIN v. OPOHO. Dunedin obtained a three points win against Opoho, who only made 41 in their second innings. Dunedin had previously declared their innings dosed with nine wickets down for 171. Scores : Opoho. First innings ... 1 49 Second Innings. Kennv. run out • Kilgour, c Eckhold, b Mackersy 0 Timlin, b Courtis “ Webb, run out £ Turnbull, not out ••• John Timlin, Ibw, b Courtis ... .~ 0 Mackav, c Cramond, b Latham ... 6 Eckhoff, b Melvin 2 Lear, c Mackersy, b Latham 0 Eckhoff. b Latham 9 Extras - 6 Total - 41 Bowling Analysis.—Courtis, 60 balls, maidens, 15 runs, 2 wickets; Mackersy, 30 balls, 1 maiden, 10 runs, 1 wicket; Latham, 30 balls, 2 maidens, 6 runs, 3 wickets; Melvin, 12 bolls, 4 runs, 2 wickets. SECOND GRADE. Opoho made 104 runs in their second innings, while Albion made 72, Opoho thus scoring a 3-point win by 10 runs. Morning-ton beat Dunedin No. 2 by an innings. Rotfiyn beat Carisbrook D by 3 wickets. Dunedin No. 1, 165, beat Grange, 104 and 52. by an innings and 9 runs. THIRD GRADE. Star, 200 for six wickets, beat Dunedin, 94. St. Martin’s No. 1, 140, v. Mornington, 47 for one wicket. FOURTH GRADE. Roslyn, 154, beat Caversham (batting five men short!, 24. Grange, 92, beat. St. .Martin's, 82. Mornington No. 1, 129 for six wickets, beat Opoho, 100.