CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 14250, 27 December 1909, Page 8

CRICKET

JUNIOR INTERPRO. MATCH. OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. The heavy rain which fell on Friday ' night, contrary to the general-prediction, did not very greatly harm the. fine wicket which Mr Watson had prepared, at Garisbrook for the Otago-Canterbury second grade interpro. match on Christmas Day. The strong wind which followed the downpour was the determining factor in .the recovery of the wicket, which jilayed very easy, favoring the batsmen. On the other hand; a Tather baffling wind swept across the' wicket from the N.E. corner and, helped the Albany left-hand bowlere con- '• siderably. The outfield was unexpectedly ! fast.; About 300 spectators were present, \ an unusually good attendance for a fixture of the kind. Otago won the toss, and Strang and M'Neil faced the bowling of Rix and Sutcliffe. Off the second ball the Dunedin batsman should have been dismissed, the wicketkoeper missing an easy chance to stump him. It was an expensive mistake, since without further chance M'Neil got on 36 runs. At: three o'clock, or forty minutes after play opened the firct wicket fell, Muff beating Strang, who had 13 r,uns to hi 6 credit. Duthie (captain) followed, and looked like making runs, when, in swinging to a log ball, he mishit it to Blank. Shepherd followed, and immediately fixed the attention of the spectators by hitting five 4's in succession, bringing himself in those hit 6 level with M 'Neil's tally. After an hour and thirty .minutes' play Shepherd turned Rix to the rails bringing up the century. Immediately after Wallie took a one-handed catch from his own bowling, dismissing M'Neil. Lomas did not last long,, and shorty after Johnston joined Shepherd the Albion boy get too quickly to an off ball from Wallis, and Taylor 'brought off the catch at point. Shepherd, who had played hard, sound cricket, hit nine 4's. Worrall began with a fine hit, but a minute later lost his . partner, Johnston hitting all round a well-pitched ball from Wallis. Binnio, the newcomer, cemented a notable partnership. Both men hit hard and true, and the score .had been taken from 127 to 188 when Worrall was bowled off his pads. Alloo payed a soft one back to Rix. Binnio, who was joined by Clarke, continued to play soundly and aggressively, but Clarke succumbed very easily. Davis followed, and Binnie brought 210 up with a boundary drive. A moment later Davis was caught off Ayling at. point, terminating the innings. Binnie made his 43 in first rate style. The Canterbury team's fielding was patchy. With one hour to go, Jennings and Muff faced Davis and Alloo. Almost at once Strang took a. smart catch behind the sticks, dismissing Jennings. 6 —l 4. Eight runs were added before Muff was smartly caught by Clarke off Davis. Woods, who was batting with great address, looked like getting a big tally when (at 43) Duthie went on. Woods almost at once fell a victim to the slow bowler Alloo bringing off the catch. Duthie, indeed, with the assistance of Strang (who kept -wickets splendidly), proved fatal to most of the Northern men. Tho stand of tho day w M ma-do by Ayling and Blank, WHO Were still in when otumps were drawn, with Canterbury six wickets for 69>runs. The match was continued to-

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; > _ Otago.—First Innings." Strang, b Muff k ...' ,„ ~, 13 "M'Ned, c and b Wallie 36 Duthie, c Blank, b Ttix 12 Shepherd, c "Taylor b Wallie 46" Lomas, c Sutcliffe. b Rix 6 Johnston, b Wallis 2 .Worrall, b Jennings 33 Binnie, not. out • 43 Alloo, c and b Rix ... ...... 3 Clarke, c Wallis, b Ayling 6 Davis, c Taylor, b Ayling 2 Extras ;...'... ...... 11 Total ... ... ;.~m „ Bowling Analysis.—Rix, 168 balls, 9 maidens, 73 Tuns, 3 wickets; Sutcliffe, 48 balls, 3 maidens, 11 runs; Muff, 60 balls, 1 maiden, 30 runs,-1 wicket; Wallis, 90 balls, 1 maiden, 71 runs, 3 wickets; Jennings, 12 balls, 7 runs, 1 wicket; Ayling, 92 balls, 3 runs, 2 wickets. ' Canterbury.—First Innings. Jennings, c Strang, b Alloo ... ... 4 Muff, c Clarke, b Davis 6 Woods, c Alloo, b Duthie ... 14 Jacobs, c Strang b Duthie ; ... 0 Wallis.-c Strang b Duthie ... ... ... 3 Taylor, st Strang, b Duthie ... ... 3 Ayling, not out ... 27 Blank,, not out, ...,;v ... ■■ 6 Extras ...... ...'... ... ... 6 Total for 6ix wickets 69 : Duthie's average was four for 19.