CRICKET CHATTER

Evening Star, Issue 14533, 8 December 1910, Page 5

CRICKET CHATTER

[By Onlooker.] Roth Carisbrook teams have undergone material alteration compared with last week. E. K. Lo-nas. J. C. Cameron, and (Jeo. Thomson have been omitted from the A*s. and their places supplied by W. M. Bannennan, J. Moore (who has just returned to the Dominion), and tommy Adams (making Ids first appearance this season). Andrews and V. U. Lomas will make way in the B Eleven foi Godfrey and Jones. The last-named is an Oamaru player, with good credentials as a wieketC The Cornstalks had practically an impossible task against the Wheatfielders in being called on to make 646 runs tor the final strike. The innings realised 361, a result due mainly to Warren Bardsley (tho double centurion in the test match in England I, who carried his bat through the innings for 191. He opened with Trnmper and was unbeaten when tho game ended. Much regret will be expressed in local cricket circles at the decision of Hopkins (who is in very fine form this season) not to participate in tho game against Canterbury. The Carisbrook batsman will be taking his holidays during Christmas week, hence his absence from tho Otago Eleven, lie and Austin will be missed. An unusual incident occurred on tho Basin Reserve. Wellington, on Saturday afternoon. In the Central A-Victoria College first-grade competition Bruce hit a ball from Niven into Kent terrace. It bounced through the window into a, shop at the street corner, and got lost among the wares, and after some delay the gamo haoMo be resumed with another ball. The South Africans will not select their representative eleven for the first Test till the morning of tho match, when they will be guided by the state of the wicket. The touring team are not in tho same position as the Australian selectors, who had to notify men from the various States that they had been selected, and that their presence would be necessary in Sydney on Friday of this week. " Short Slip" expresses appreciation cf mv '"chatty comments," and hopes that they will be continued during the progress of the various test matches. The order is a big one, but an effort will be made to comply with it. It is encouraging to know that the scrappy "chatter" affords interest to supporters of the summer game. JenniftKSj selected to practise a mem-.

bcr of the Canterbury representative team, is captain of Christ's College first eleven, who visit this City on Monday and Tuesday next to meet the Boys' High School. The Canterbury team will leave Christchurch by first express on December 22, meet South Canterbury at Tcmiika the same day and on the 25rd, arriving in Dunedin by the second express on the latter date. On the Saturday before he left Johannesburn J- H. Sinclair, the Bonnor of South Africa, who has just joined the Springboks in Australia, captured seven wickets for 22 runs and (Scored 62 (out of 158 for seven wickets) for Wanderers v. Randfontcin in twenty minutes, hitting two 6's and eight 4's. The 'Sporting Star' (Johannesburg) says of the performance:—"The signiiieanco of Sinclair's bowling did not Jic so witch in tho fact that ho took seven wickets for 22 against Randfontem as in the fact that lie deserved them. Sinclair bowled a good length; lie made the ball do what ho wanted ; ho bowled with clever variation of pact>. flight,' and break; and his hanging * ball was wonderfully effective. J.H.S. gave himself an excellent send-olf, and wo hope this is an earnest of what he will do in Australia."

In making a ixirtncrel.ip of over 100 in bolli innings against South Africa Truinper and Bardsley "(N.S.W.) did not put up a new record. The feat has only been peiformed once previously in first class cricket, in Australia at liny rate; this by Trumpetand 11. A. Duff, for New Soutli Wales v. Victoria, in January, —viz., 130 in the first innings and 119 in the second (118 were wanted to win) —Truinper 53 and 53 not out, and Duff 67 and 62 not out. Concerning Charlie Macartney, "Not Out," in Sydney 'Referee,' says of his eight for 29 for Gordon against Noith Sydney : "In his last two matches on this ground (Chatswood) tho left-hander has taken twenty wickets for 82 runs. Macartney's ex]x>riences in England have improved his judgment in bowling on a wicket doing a littlo to such an extent that there is probably no more dangerous bowler in the country under such conditions.'' Killiek, tho all-round English cricketer, who was recently given a " benefit " by his county, has never mussed playing in a match for Sussex since July, 1898—a run of about 330 consecutive matches—without injury, illness, or loss of form. Quaife's record for Warwickshire is almost more remarkable. He has averaged 40 runs an innings for seventeen years, without ever being" hurt or ill, though he has missed a few matches from other causes. But his benefit, after all, only brought him £503. Killick's was worth about the same. Hirst holds the record with £3.000. "South African pavilions and stands aro as cottages to mansions when compared with Sydney stands."—Thus Mr E. \V. BaLlantine, a South African journalist with tho touring team, gives his impressions on tho Sydney Cricket Ground. Two remarkably good performances were achieved in junior cricket at Christchurch last Saturday. Smith and Carpiil (Riccarton second) added ICO for the eighth' wicket, but when the last two m en were associated 28 runs were still required, and they were hit off amid great excitement. In the other match, St. Albans third required 228 lo win, with only 100 minutes to bat. They were, obtained just on time by forceful cricket for tho loss of only two wickets. Tho Musselburgh School team are putting up 6ome good records this year in hitting and bowling. Playing against Anderson Bay a fortnight ago, the Bay team were all disposed of for 2 runs (1 run and 1 bye), tho innings lasting ten minutes J. Ronnie secured seven wickets for nil, and E. Tyson three for 1 run. Playing against Mornington School last Saturday the Musselburgh boys scored 184 for seven wickets (E. Tyson 106 not out, and C. George 42 not out). The Mornington lads could only reply with 9 runs, the bowling of J. Ronnie (six for 5) and C. George (two for 4) being too deadly.

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