CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 13149, 4 January 1909, Page 4

CRICKET.

. • : +■..■ ' AUCKLAND v. CANTERBURY. Thibd Dat.—Monday. Play was resumed at eleven o'clock thia morning in fine weather and on a muchimproved wicket. Bennett and Anthony lesumod batting. Relf sent down a maiden, and M'Mahou, bowling from the other end, got Bennett leg before. Four wickets for 22. batted splendidly, but was caught at square-leg when his score was 20. Five wickets for 63. At the luncheon adjournment Canterbury's score was 115 for five wickets; Anthony (not out) 48. At 2.40 the score was 134 for five, wicketo—Anthony (not out) 68, Reese (not out| 20, extras 13. Canterbury requires 220 to win, OTAGO TEAM ON TOUR. THE WANGAtfUI MATCH. Concerning Saturday's play our special travelling with the team wires : Heavy rain which iell during Friday night jnade the wickets alow, but the weather cleared, and at ten o'clock Otago took the fil'd. Barrett and Wheeler, the two not-out batsmen, opened to the bowling of Torrance and Rutherford. Wheeler did not last long, being run out in attempting a second run off a hit to leg. Barrett ana Williams, however, made a stand, taking the score to 184 before Burrett mishit one from Wordsworth j and Torrance secured an easy ci-ch. Williams did not long survive Burrett, being bowled by a fast ball .tossed from Wordsworth which came in with hie arm. Burrett and Williams played £ood cricket for their runs, both off-driving well. Seven for 191. Cargifl and Robert* son carried the Bcore to 200, when the former played a ball from Siedeberg on to his wicket, and Holland, the incoming batsman, was shortly afterwards caught at the wicket. 210—9—4. Henderson, the last man. helped Robertson to take the 6cote to 216. when the batsman was yofked by Torrance, after having made 22. The Otago fielding was not quite up to its usual standard, but Hopkins fielded very well.' Wordsworth and Siedeberg (who bowled with very bad luck) were the most successful trundlors. Austin and Beale opened the Otago innings, but Beale did not' last long, heing bowled off his pads in trying to hit CL. Holland. Hopkins joined Austin, and the pair carried the score to 33, When the latter played Holland on to his wicket. Rutherford 'followed, and both batsmen went for the bowling, until Hopkins was bowled off his pads for a nice forceful innings of 32. Torrance, who partnered Rutherford, hit out vigorously, and at luncheon adjournment 115 runs had been scored for three wickets. After lunch all the batsmen tried to force the Bonring, in order to finish the match, Torrance and Rutherford both losing their wickets in doing so. Wilson was unfortunately rnh out through a misunderstanding when he had wflly made one. Siedeberg and Wordsworth then became associated, and added 85 runs, taking the score to 242 for 6i* wickets, when Wilson closed the innings. Siedeberg again batted well for 55, ahd Wordsworth hit oUt merrily, making 51 in very quick time by hard off-drives. C. Holland, who swings ih from leg with the wind, bowled exceedingly Well for Wanganui. The fielding of the home team was very good, Henderson being prominent in this department With 357 to get to win, Broad and Cargill opened for Wanganui, the former being annost immediately caught behind the wickets off a full toss from Torrance. Car gill soon followed, being ,clean bowled by the same bowler. The brothers Gave, however, put on a few Tuns, but Austin got K.. , H. lbw in trying to play a good length I ball to leg. H. B. Cave played carefully j for a time, but wa6 eventually run out ' through a smart return from Hopkins. Thp ' rest of the team did not trouble the bow lens much, the last wicket falling at 96. The Otago fielding showed great improvement. The wickets were divided amone Torrance (who bowled a fine length and had all the batsmen in trouble), Wordsworth, Austin, and Rutherford. Otago won by 260 runs. They meet Hawke's Bay to-morrow. AVERAGES. The following are the averages for tb» Auckland and WanganUi matches*— -^-Batting. Siedeberg, H. G. ... 4 1 109 205 68.33 Wilson, C. G ~ 4 0 144 802 60.5 Torrance, R. ... _ 4 2 48 86 43 Williams, F. „. ... 3 0 35 78 26 Hopkins Rutherford. R. M.... 4 0 33 91 22.75 Wordsworth ... ... 4 1 61* 61 20.33 Austin, G. G. 4 0 29 70 17.5 Howden. C. E. ... 2 0 35 54 17 i Avles _ ... 3 1 18 38 16 ! 'Fisher ._„.„. 2 0 19 20 10 Real ...._-_ 2 0 22 1 Murtyn ......... 1 0 0 0 0 • —Bowling.— Runs. Wickets. Average. Wordsworth ~ 142 11 12.9' Fisher 80 5 16 Tonance _. _ 150 9 16.6 Austen 40 2 20 Siedeberg ... 45 2 22.5 Rutherford ~ 61 2 30.5 Hopkins ... .„ 31 1 31 Howden 1 0 Ayles _ 1 0 Deal. 6 0 A match was played at Fort Chalmers on Saturday afternoon between crews representing the steamers Karamea and Papanui. The Karatnea team, who won the toss, declared their innings closed with the score at 209 for nine wickets, and the Papanui men were disjwsed of for 63, the Karamea team thus winning by 146 runs.