CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 15075, 6 January 1913, Page 4

CRICKET.

SOUTH v. OTAGO. Second Day.—Monday. This match was resumed at 12.3 to-day, the Otago innings, which stood at 53 {clone wicket, being continued. Tuckwell (34 not out) was accompanied to the wickets by Hamsden. Hamsden took the last two balls of Kyle’s mcompleted over, and patted the second of them to square-leg for a safe 2. Giller’s first ball dismissed Tuckwell, who softly placed it in Kyle’s hands at first slip, very close in. ‘55—2—34. M'Farlane. the incomer, negotiated the remainder of tire over. Trott called all his men but one to the neighborhood of the pitch. Olr the last of Kyle’s,over Hamsden got a single to the on. This brought M'Farlane opposite .Grller, and a sweet cut to the fence brought 60 up. M'Farlane was shaping all right. Kyle sent down a maiden to Hamsden, who wisely left several of them alone. The last ball of Giller’s next over was driven to the off by M'Farlane, and M’Cormack let it past for a couple. Pent land threw Hamsden’s wicket down when he was backing up, but he was in. Only two fieldsmen stood on the on side, and Hamsden dodged leg for a brace oil Giller. This bowler appealed against Hamsden for Ibw. Hamsden drove Giller for a single, then patted Kyle to leg for 2. M-Farlanc's single through Scott’s bad tuck-up caused 70 to appear'after half an hours play. M'Farlane, waiting patiently all the time, found a ball from Kyle that he neatly put to the on for a couple. Hamsden apparently did not feel very easy with the, bowling, and he at last returned one to Giller, an easy catch. 74—5—12. Siodcberg filled the vacancy, and tapped l the same over iSiedehorg cut for a single that needed r >T!! ng , tor ’ and a sh . v at lho wicket enabled the Otago man to turn it into 3. Giller was giving the batsmen much thought, joi- they had to play him, whereas much of Kyle’s swerving off stuff could be allowed to expend itself without doing any harm. M'Farlane. with a single, spoilt a maiden of slows from Giller; then be took ms first risk by cutting Kyle for s—a neat stroke, but too high to be safe. With the scoxe ut 87 (left-hand me(hum) relieved Kyle. Siedeberg nicelv dime him twice to the on boandarv, anci each man got a single, the over yielding 10 A single to M'Farlane off Giilor and a leg hit for 4 by Siedeberg brought up the century, and a lovely on drive to the tenco extracted 9 from the over. The briskest batting of the morning. Each batsman stele a single off M'Cormack, and -M bar lane got another one to the off through the fieldsman slipping. Both the Otago men were playing confidently when the luncheon adjournment was taken at 1.0 clock, the score being 109 for three

Otago.-—First Innings. C. G. Hopkins c Scott b Kyle .. 17 •L B. Tuckwell e Kyle b Giller 54 0. and b Oilier 12 was 20 and Siedeberg 24 not

Rain set in at 1 o'clock. It war, light for awhile, but came down steadily by the line play as to have been resumed and up to oo clock the players were waiting and imping. o °, f , l! l e r e bowlers tried so far bv the ‘Mr” ! , -„- Alelboilrnc sid ffi 57 bad been hit off Gilkr, 19 °ff Trott, 19 off Kyle, 19 off Koll\, and Li ofi 31‘Conrjack. -■it, 5.10 p.m. the captains agreed to wait till o'clock to see what tho" weather is ike beiore deciding whether to <»<, on with the play. 0 It was definitely decided that play should begin at 11 o'clock to-morrow weather permitting.

Cuckct under certain circumstances is Hnu ma \vi bly ll ' crat, . ve and Pleasant occupation. When, for instance, an indulgent tat.iei ohms a fio n a certain sum for each run lie makes ami wicket ho takoS- the young hopeful thus encouraged must go into the game with an untoward zest, finely that is one of the very best methods oi improving the keenness of players. 1 hose who have the means and tho inclination to become improves ” after that fnsnion will certainly find plenty of material willing and eager to bo moulded.- In the recent college match in Adelaide two lads set out with a—figuratively speaking —carrot dangling jn front- of their noses. V. If. Robley (a St, Peter's boy) was (according to an exchange) told by one of the masters when he went out- to the creases that for every run over 20 he mado ho would receive ono penny. Accordingly he went out to do business,'and before ho" was finally dismissed had accumulated 36 coppers, which he duly collected. Another placer this time a red—had an even more luscious dainty incentive offered him. 11. T, J. Edwards for every rim ho makes in an ordinary college match receives a penny. For the big contest the coin was made Is, and the further offer of £1 for every wickettaken was added. In his first inning,-, the young fellow made 6 runs, and in the second 64, so that he will have the satisfaction of collecting £5. Ho was unable- to secure a wicket, so the golden coins remained as a pleasant fancy. b ■ Matsfoifl. the Central Cumberland wicket-keeper, is in great form (writes a Sydney scribe), ITo stands up to the wicket to the fastest bowlers, and does his work cleverly on both sidee. Although Gordon scored 562 runs against his chib, no sundries were debited' to Wats ford. Both 'lrumper and Macartney express ihe opinion tlia.fc the State does not possess anyone superior (0 Watsford behind the stumps. The South Australian score of 569 recently compiled at Adelaide Oval is the third time in. tho, history of matches between New South Wales and South Australia. wlncn dales back to 1890, that ov°r 500 runs have been made against the .Mother State by South Australia. The other occasions were- in Adelaide in December, 1900. wlmn South Australia, scored 576, and won by an innings and 36 runs, and at Sydney, in December. 1907, when the visitors from S.A. reached 519 in their second innings, after reaching 349 in the first attempt. In that match New South Wales made 276 and 572, and South Australia won by the .narrow margin of 20 runs. When the record was made. C. Hill compiled bis memorable first-class score of 565 not out. In 1907 there was only one century for South Australia, that being C. E. Dolling!- 113. although C. Hill followed up his 92 in the first innings with 94. The chief contributors to New South Wales’s 572 in 1907 contest were V. Trumper (1351 :md-H. Carter (125). By Steele reaching three figures tho other day, a new record was established, for it is the first occasion on which South Australian batsmen have included three single centuries in an innings against New South Wales’s bowling. That feat has not ret boon accomplished against Victoria cither. South Australia’s record one-innings aggregate is 590, put up against A’ictoria in 1909, but. on that occasion there were only two centuries iC. Hill 176 and D. B. A, Gehrs 118). —Trumper’s Record.—

“R. H. Campbell.’’ in the Melbourne ‘Argus':—Certainly no cricketer is more deserving of a testimonial than Vidor Tnmiper. His Australian record, here setout as fully as space will allow—will no doubt prove interesting reading to his hostof admirers;— —s'. Trumper’s Australian Record.— , ' o' tfl X 'J. Against. ■% IP “ «; d 7: ’s %Js ~ £ Tasmania ... 1 T 1 292* 292 292!C0 New Zealand ... 3 5- 255 509 169.66 S. Africa, (Tests) 5 9 2 214* 661 94.42 Queensland ... 4 5 1 208 355 88.75 W. Australia ... 1 2 Victoria 19 34 1 250 1,729 52.59 South Africa ... 2 4 S. Australia ... 21 55 1 178 1,415 40.42 Rest of N.S.W. 2 3 Tests 20 40 2 385*1,400 56.84 Combined elevens 6 8 Aus. elevens ... 5 6■— 75 199 33.16 England 12 22 99173 8 292* 7,785 47.16 not out. Has made 14 “Ducks.” Has been bowled 51 times, caught 83. caught and bowled 7, stumped 5. leg before wicket 9, x*uu out 8, and lilt wicket 2.

—Centuries.— *292 against Tasmania, 1898. 255 against New Zealand, 1899. 230 against Victoria, 1901. *214 against South Africa (Test), 1911, 208 against Queensland, 1899. *lB5 against England (Test), 1903. 178 against South Australia, 1903. 172 against New Zealand. 1905. 166 against England (Test), 1908. 165 against South Australia, 1899. 159 against South Africa (Test), 1911. 143 against Victoria, 1910. 135 against South Australia, 1907. 130 against Victoria, 1903. 119 against Victoria, 1907. 113 against England (Test), 1904. 113 against England (Test), 1911. 105 against Rest of New South Wales. 1910. 101 against Victoria, 1906. In eight other matches aggregating 100 runs without mating a century in either innings. —Records.— With others, ho is the holder of the following century partnerships : —■ First wicket record for an Australian pair. First wicket record for or against Victoria. First wicket record for or against South Australia. Second wicket record for or against Queensland. Third wicket record for or against New Zealand. Sixth wicket record for or against Tasmania. Sixth wicket record in first class cricket in Australia. Altogether he lias shared in 40 such partnerships, and has in two different games shared in a first wicket century partnership in both innings of a match—a. record without parallel in first class cricket in Australia. During the season 1910-11 he aggregated 1,246 runs, the record for a season by an Australian. Has made four centuries in Tests against England in Australia—a record for an Australian.