CRICKET CHATTER

Evening Star, Issue 14530, 5 December 1910, Page 4

CRICKET CHATTER

NOTES 15Y "ONLOOKER." To avoid nib-conception, it is as well to explain that the present engagement, South Africa v. ajt Eleven of Australia, is not a test nial-ili. The first of tho series of iive begins at Sydney on Friday next. ' Dunedin and Opoho tie at present for the premier grade competition. With three matches playod, each has 10 points for the championship honor. Tho Albion, Inst year's premiere, have fallen bade badly, only having 2 points to their credit. My indebtedness is acknowledged to

" Ono of tho Umpires" for tho following correction;—" Dear 'Onlooker,' —In your interesting notes on cricket in to-night's issue 1 observe, in commenting on the Opoho-Grango match, you state that the Grange's small score of 11 inns constituted a Dominion record. I think if you turn up your tiles between 1891 and 1893 you will" iind that Opoho dismissed Carisbrook D, including Lawton and. 1 think, Frank Clayton, for ,8 runs." District cricket is in vogue in Wellington. Tho following is the representation of tho riunket Shield ream to meet Auckland at Christmas:—East 4 (Gibbes, llickev, Mahoney, MidJanc), North 2 (BJa.rkloc.k and Findlay), Victoria College 2 (.Monachal! and Saunders), Ontral 2 (liircli and Naughton), ITutt 1 (Price), South 1 (Schnioll). The howlers are Saunders and (Jibbes _ (lefthanders), Findlav, Monaghan, and Hickey, all of a dilfere.nl class. Blacklock, Birch, Naughton, Mahoney. and Midlano are batsmen solelv, and 'Schmoll wicket-keeper. Pearson Blacklock was selected by " Jim " Baker for a place in the, New Zealand team of 1900. lie and Naughton (both club raptains this season, by the way) hold Hie record (196) for the second wicket in Wellington representative matches. 11 ill's capital display against New South Wales is encouraging* as showing that he is in form for the big contest, which begins on Friday next. It will be the iirst time that the' famous South Australian lefthander has skipped an Australian team. Baron, who is a demon on finding _tho square-leg boundary when he gets going, gave a taste of his hitting qualities on Saturday. This Carisbrook player has been a representative of more than ono Northern association, but he has'been somewhat- unlucky since being domiciled .in Dunedin. Two Ca.risbrook batsmen who are shaping promisingly for inclusion in Ihis mouth's representative team aro Hopkins and Rutherford. The former's six innings .have been 78, 1371, 7>2. 0, 1, 1; total, 245; average, 40.3. Rutherford has scored 55, 60, 0, 6. 68 for live innings; total, 189; average, 37.8.

Homo surprise was occasioned on Saturday wlmn Sicdeherg decided to ,-end the A team in in Jie.ii of trying to get a. 4-pdnt win. Under (he rules- he had the option of halting or sending in the B's again. lilolrs. - Lax (< Irange) secured the dreaded pair of spectacles against- (l)»hii. Should the Wheatlieldcrs win the game now being played in Sydney, as scen-s more than probable, their position for this season's leading interstate contests will lie: Two wins (Victoria, at Adelaide. ;md New South Wales at Sydney). 1 loss (Victoria, at Melbourne).

Following are the averages of the Springboks for their three, first engagemen'sSouth Australia, Victoria, and New Soute Wales:

■A "~ t? • to ■~- ~L -r t ° 3 J * E* (2 < ]). Nour.-e 6 1 201. * 312 6:-;. 10 I,. Strieker 6 1 146 302 60.40 ;. A. Faulkner.. 6 0 74, 232 42.00 o. ("'. Peairo .. 4 1 52* 126 42.00 R. 0. Schwjir/. .. 6 0 66 115 19.16 A. K Vmrler .. 6 1 29 60 1380 T. W. Znl.h .. 6 0 20 70 11.63 P. She.rwol) 5 1 14 43 10.75 C. ]>,. Llewellyn.. 6 0 17 70 11.66 ■M Coiiimaillo .. . 4 i. ?.:->* 26 8.66 J. Snooko 6 0 19 46 7.66 s'. J. ropier .. 4 0 4 fowling. — rfi 'i £ ~ ?, K 4 1.00 s. J. Snooko . "5 0 11 1 11.00 ,^ J. Peeler . 25 5 70 4 17.50 r. 0. Sclnvarz .. . 108 13 380 18 21.11 A. K. Vo-ler .. . 104 13 410 14 29.21 (*. ]}. Llewellyn.. 8 0 30 1 30.00 C. A. Faulkner 63 1 235 7 33.57 D. Xoiirse . 26 4 84 Xot out. .1 84.00