CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 18808, 5 December 1924, Page 8

CRICKET

OTAGO V. SOUTHLAND. VISITORS AT THE WIOKET. The first interprovincial match to be played in the dominion this season was commenced at Carisbrook this morning, when n strong Otmm team met Sout-h , .'’"d. The wicket was perfect, and the outfiel l very last, south.-im won the toss, ana at the luncheon adjournment had four wickets down for 98. The scoring was very slow, but most of the batsmen shaped fairly well. On resuming after the luncheon _ adjournmenf, Driscoll faced Blundell, a single coming oil the over. The same batsman got a full toss from Douglas away to the Workshops fence, and a cover shot also reached the boundary. A little later Lynch repeated this latter shot. At 119 Lynch, in stepping back to one that came in from the off, was clean bowled by Blundell. 119—5—26. The retiring batsman was at tiio wickets for seventy-one minutes. The umpires were Messrs E. A. Hamel aud R. Foster. THE PLAY. Southland won the toss, the opening batsmen being L. Lynch and Hamilton. The former iaced Blundell, the Waitaki High .School boy, a medium-paced bowler, who came in a little from the off. Blundell made his debut in representative cricket, with a maiden over. Douglas took up tne running from the Workshops end, three singles coming off the over. Kamil ton got Blundell away to the pickets, and flicked the sixth ball into Blaraircs's hands at first sh‘p, but the chance wasn't ac cepted. Kami ton saw 10 hoisted with a beautiful drive tor 4 nan niL-on at the expense of Dougin.-,, and the next was despatched in the direction of mid-oil for a like number. Bluudetl was sending clown a fastish ball at times which proved troub.esome. and his third over v.a- ■ maiden one. He continued to bowl steadily, the batsmen be.ng content with an occasional single; ami only 8 runs were hi; olf his first five overs. The first 20 took twenty-seven minutes to compile. Hamilton hit the sixth hall of Blundell's sixth over to the fence, and got the following away for 1. He helped himself to 4 at Douglas's expense out Biundoll beat him twice in his next over with a ball that appeared to li e up unexpected After foriy minutes of dull batting both the southerners shoved an inclination to hit out, but the keen fielding kept the runs down to a inini'mim. When 26 Hamilton hit a rising ball into Hhinvres’s hands, and this lime the- invitation was accepted. 37-1-26, Lynch was run out in going for an impossible run, Worker being responsible for his downfall with a brilliant return. 57-2-10. Worker mulled a skier from Poolo off Alloo, who relieved Douglas, but it was a very diliicult chance, and the fieldsman made a valiant effmi to connect. Knva nagh, the Southland crack, opened his account w ; th a couple. 40 appealing on lbboard. Kavanigh, after scratching about for fifteen minutes without showing any signs of making runs, was clean howled hAlioo. 46—3—3. The half-century was signalled after sixty-four minutes’ play. Poole drove Allan to flip feme for 4 and then later cut him for a similar number. The same batsman super y.-qiiare cut Blundell for a quartet. After shaping splendidly Poole was run out, Lynch refusing to budge to his call. 66—4—25. Dickinson relieved Blundell at 12.30. the latter having bowled from the commencement of proceedings, Driscoll turning his last hall to leg fo- 4. The rale o: 'Tiuirg increased considerably, 10 coming off Dickinson's second over, though Lynch made some feeble attempts to play some of the fast handler's off balls. Douglas sent down the last over before the lunubeon adjournment, the score standing at 93 for four wickets at the interval. , Scores: I Southland.— First Innings. I J. Lynch run out 10 A. J.” Hamilton c Blamires b Blundell 25 A. Poole run out 23 E. J. Kavanagh b Alloo 5 S. Lynch b Blundell 26 A. Driscoll not out 24 Extras 7 ' Total for five wickets 119