CLUB CRICKET RESUMED

Evening Star, Issue 22229, 6 January 1936, Page 2

CLUB CRICKET RESUMED

Some Lively Batting Displays

BIG SCORING BY CARISBROOK—ALBION IN STRONG POSITION —LOW TOTALS BY COLTS AND UNIVERSITY—OLD BOYS AND KAIKORAI IN INTERESTING POSITION—MILLS MAKES HIGHEST TALLY OF DAY.

The biggest score of the season was put together by Carisbrook against Grange on the North Ground, an afternoon’s batting yielding the huge total of 421 for eight wickets—M‘Kay 83, H. Cameron 73, Dunning 69, and Kean 59 not out. Dunning gave a great display of hitting, making his runs in 33min.' Lemin took two wickets for 74 runs and Mercer two for 78. Albion finished the afternoon in an almost unassailable position in the match .against Dunedin. The latter j put together a score of 110, J. N. Macassey playing a good innings for 54. Albion replied with 243 for five wickets, H. Martin making 76, L. Smith 42, and S. Duncan 39 not out. For Albion R. Silver took three wickets for 23 and L. Smith 3 for 26. For Dunedin' Torrance took three wickets fog 56 runs. In a low scoring game, the Colts made 128 against University, 0. R. Payne being top-scorer with* 31 while Williams made 29 and Saxton 27. ’Jhe Colts batted only eight men. Henderson took two wickets for 22, Ryan three for 34, and Cameron two for 65. .University responded with 112, ' . M'Oarten making 28. Payne took four for 49, E. Stevenson four for 29, and T. Stevenson two for 16. High School Old Boys totalled 250 against Kaikorai, the promising colt G. M. Mills batting attractively for 86 not out. Y. Leader made 58 and J. A. Smith 33. For Kaikorai Cook took six wickets for 96 runs and Talbot two for 62. Kaikorai.lost one wicket for 56, Talbot making 32. . HONOURS LIST BATTING G. M. Mills (Old Boys), 86 not out. R. M‘Kay (Carisbrook), 83. H. Martin (Albion), 76. H. Cameron (Carisbrook), 73. J. A. Dunning (Carisbrook), 69. R. Kean (Cansbrook), 59 not out. V. J. Leader (Old Boys). 58. J..N. Macassey (Dunedin), 54. L. Smith (Albion), 42. BOWLING E. Stevenson (Colts), four for 29. p_. Silver (Albion), three for 23. T. Stevenson (Colts), two for 16. L. Smith (Albion), three for 26. N. Henderson (University), two for S2. M. Ryan (University), three for 34. G. Cook (Kaikorai), six for 96. CARISBROQK’S HUGE TOTAL LIVELY BATTING ON NORTH GROUND The liveliest display of batting of the season was provided by Carisbrook in the match against Grange at the North Ground, a fast wicket and even faster outfield yielding 421 runs for the loss of eight wickets, easily eclipsing the 342 made by Grange against Old Boys, which was the previous highest total this season. The Carisbrook batsmen gave full value for their tallies, and the firstwicket partnership of H. Cameron and F. Kerr saw 101 runs on the board in just on the hour, Kerr making 29 before he skied a hall from Lemin and was well caught by Galland in the slips. Cameron reached 50 in 52min, Caris-' brook’s first 50 coming up in 32min and the next 50 in another 20min. Cameron batted attractively arid ■ revealed some particularly'clean scoring strokes on the off, while he swept Knight over the square-leg boundary for a 6. There were also 13 4’s in his score of 73, his_ innings coming to an end when Knight held a fine catch off Mercer almost on the on-boundary. Cameron hatted 79 minutes, and two wickets were down for 126 when Cavanagh partnered Geddes..

The Otago captain started off brightly enough, but lie was brilliantly caught on the leg-side by Anderson off Galland, the fieldsman running some distance to take the catch. 1443 —14. Bell went cheaply, and Geddes, who had-been there 52min_for 17 runs, was howled bv Dey, five wickets being down for 183. '

Then came one of the brightest exhibitions of batting of the season, Dunning, who was associated with M'Kay, slamming the bowling_ to all parts of the ground, and running up 69 in 33 minutes, bis score including 13 4’s and a sixer. He went for a big hit and was bowled by Mercer. The Grange bowling Had been fairly steady up to this stage, but the later batsmen took further toll, M‘Kay and J. Cameron carrying the score to 314 before Cameron was caught by Anderson at mid-off off Knight when he had scored 24.

OUTRIGHT WIN INDICATED

M‘Kay batted very soundly once he settled down, and reached 50 in 72min. When he was joined by Kean, the rate of scoring increased, the newcomer, a left-hander, laying on the wood very hard, and reaching 40 in 29min. He executed some splendid on-side shots and also exploited the cover drive, while M‘Kay continued to _ bat attractively, the 400 appearing in 233 minutes. M'Kay’s fine innings ended when he was caught by Galland in the slips off Elmes.- M‘Kay batted 126 minutes, and hit 12 4’s, Cox and Kean were together at stumps, 421 runs showing for the loss of eight wickets (Kean 59 not out, Cox 14 not ° U The Grange loose and tKe batsmen took toll of it, but Lemin and Mercer were as effective as any of the bowlers tried. Details:—

CARISBROOK. First Innings. . F. Kerr c Galland b Lemin ...■ ... 29 H. Cameron c Knight b Mercer ... 73 A. R. Geddes b Dey 17 V. G. Cavanagh c Anderson b Galland 14 R. Bell b Lemin J. A. Dunning b Mercer 69 R. M‘Kay c Galland b Elmes ... 83 •T. Cameron c Anderson b Knight 24 R. Kean not out 59 K. Cox not out ... ••• 12 Extras ••• ••• 37 Total for eight wickets ... 421

ALBION BATSMEN IN FORM

With a lead of 132 runs on the first innings and five wickets in hand Albion finished the first day’s play in the match against Dunedin on Logan Park No. 1 in a strong position. : Albion won the toss, bnt Captain S. Duncan sent Dunedin to the wickets, the pitch being in excellent order and the outfield fast. Dunedin batted two players short, and at the afternoon tea adjournment was out for 110. With the exception of Macassey the side made a poor showing against the Albion attack, from whom J. Allen and Shepherd were missing. Macassey was fortunate in. not being stumped early in the piece, while he also had a jiarrow escape from being run out. Nevertheless, he played a sound and patient innings, and his total included no fewer than eight boundary bits. For Albion, R. Silver and L. Smith bowled well, Silver ca.pturing three wickets for. 23 off 15 overs, while Smith emerged with three for 26 off nine overs.

Smith and 6. Dalziel opened for Albion, and the total was 81 _ before a separation was effected. Smith ' being bowled off his pads. The retiring batsman was at the crease for 54 minutes for his 42 runs, which included five 4’s and a 6. Dalziel’s wicket fell with the total at 102, and j. Barron and H. Martin brought up’ 122 before Torrance beat Barron. J. Granger, the.ex-North Otago representative, who had not played cricket for two years, stayed with Martin until the total was 164 for four wickets. Then Martin and Duncan became associated, and in 24 minutes the pair added 54 runs for the fifth wicket, Martin being caught in attempting. to cut a loose ball through the slips. Martin gave an exhilarating display of batting. He scored his runs all. round the wicket in about as many minutes. Altogether he hit 13 4’s and another 4 came from overthrows. Duncan and W. Brookes were together at stumps, the former playing all of his shots with the utmost ease and without giving a semblance of a chance. His smart running between the wickets was a feature of his play. Albion’s total included the unusual total of 34 extras, six of which were 4’s.' Details:— DUNEDIN. First Innings. M’Knight b Duncan 5 Holley Ibw b Silver 4 Macassey b Smith 54 Torrance b Silver 13 Beatson Ibw b 'Smith 2 Reddington b Smith 6 Hudson c Barron b Brookes 0 Douglas b Silver 13 Callam not out 0 Heather absent ... 0 Hardman absent 0 Extras 13 Total HO

OLD BOYS IN FORM BRIGHT BATTING AT BISHBPSGOUKT Interludes of dashing batting in an afternoon’s cricket were the mgnn o nxs of the match between Old Boys and Kaikorai on the Bishopscourt Ground. Old Boys hoisted the respectable total of 250, in which was included a de-lightfully-made 86 not out by Mills, a no less attractive 58 by Leader, and a bright 33 by J. Smith. Kaikorai s bowling mainstay, Cook, again obtained a fine average, securing six wickets tor 96. The final afternoon’s cricket should result in an interesting finish, Kaikorai at stumps obtaining 56 runs lor the loss of one wicket. An hour’s batting by Old Boys, who won the toss for the second time tins season, produced 70 runs, hoth_ Smith and Leader giving free exhibitions ol all-round-the-wicket batting, and had little difficulty in getting the Kaikorai bowling away for runs. A dropped catch by Cherry at the expense of Talbot when the Old Boys’ left-hander was 25, was a fruitful mistake, for Leader was at the peak of his form. When 50 his tally included eight 4’s. Smith was then 30, of which 20 had been gained by boundary strokes. Talbot was so far the steadiest of the Kaikorai trundlers; he was keeping a defensive length, and sometimes kicked off the pitch very disconcertingly. When the score was 8 off the century Leader made a mistake that cost him his wicket, Cook being called to the crease late and having him simply caught in the slips. His 58 represented his best display this season, and was the reward of aggressiveness.. Then, whemthe century had been hoisted, Talbot had his second taste of ill-luck, Lynch missing a “ sitter ” in the slips. Smith was the fortunate batsman, but his escape was not attended by the same stroke of fortune when shortly after Vial accepted a fair catch at first slip., Smith had batted well, though -his rate of scoring _ eased up towards the conclusion of his innings. Two wickets had fallen for 103 runs. Dickinson' was Mills’s partner, and he dashed _ into double figures by energetic batting, until it was terminated by a brilliant catch by Vial right on the boundary. Giles went through the agency of the guileful Cook, and the total was 162 for four wickets at the tea adjournment. Groves was dismissed second ball on resumption, but Mills continued to exhibit stylish batting, and partnered with Mahony did the bulk of the scoring, and soon went from 26 into the fifties. Mahony stayed with him for nearly half an hour while he made some .flashing strokes all round the wicket, and was undefeated with 86 to his credit when the innings closed about 5.30 for 250. Hq hit 12 4’s. Kaikorai’s innings almost opened disastrously, Talbot being dropped in the long field _ when ho was two, but fortunately this batsman qf class continued his innings in dashing fashion. He and Cherry hit out, boundaries being frequent. Shortly before stumps Talbot skied one of Groves’s slows to Mahony ■at long off, the fieldsman getting well under the ball to accept a beautiful catch. Cherry and IVlathias played out time. Details:—

COLTS V. UNIVERSITY BATTING NOT UP TO STANDARD This match was played on the University Oval, Colts playing nine men, winning the toss, and opening with Saxton and Williams to the bowling of Henderson and Ryan. Both batsmen opened quietly, Williams later scoring at a good rate; but with the total at 40 he was well caught by Titchener off Cameron. Fraser, the incomer, did not last long, and added 6 to the total before being bowled by Ryan. Payne joined Saxton, who, after compiling 27, was caught by Titchener off Cameron. Payne carried on by aggressive cricket to compile a useful 31, Henderson eventually bowling him. The Stevenson brothers added 12 each, and the innings closed just after the tea adjournment with a total of 128.

University opened with Ryan and M'Lachlan, Payne and E. Stevenson taking up the attack. Stevenson bowled Ryan after ho had added 2 to the total. Toomey soon followed, and Henderson added 16 by bright cricket. .Uttley, after adding seven singles* went

Jbw. M'Oarten, the incomer, added a useful 28, and towards the end of the innings used the long handle to some purpose. The innings closed just on time with the tot'al at 112. Ryan bowled well for University, securing three for 34, and Payne and E. Stevenson, for Colts, also secured good figures—Payne four for 49 and Stevenson four for 29. Details;— COLTS. First Innings.' Saxton c Titchener b Cameron ... ; 27 Williams c Titchener b Cameron ... 29 Fraser b Ryan ... 3 O’Sullivan run out 1 Payne b Henderson 31 T. Stevenson b Henderson ... ... 12 E. Stevenson b Ryan 12 Betting not out ... * >.. 3 Wcdlakc b Ryan ... 0 Extras 7 Total , 128

UNIVERSITY. First Innings. Rvau bE. Stevenson ... ... ... 2 M‘Lachlan b E. Stevenson , 13 Toomey b Payne ... 7 Henderson b Payne 16 Uttley Ibw b E. Stevenson 7 jVUCarten c Fraser b E. Stevenson 28 Titchener b Payne 8 Cameron st Rotting bT. Stevenson 12 Lawson hit wicket bT. Stevenson 0 Sinclair not out ... 7 Matthews b Payne 7 Extras 5 Total ... ... ... ... ... 112

INTERMEDIATE GRADE Grange 137 (Breen 46, Eltoff 39 not out, Shepherd 14). North-east Valley seven for 189 (T. Faithful 42. R. Jones 36, J. Cullen 22, I. Jones 10). Bowling for Grange, Shepherd took four for 24 and Wear three for 42, and for Valley, H. Cullep took three for 19, Hope two for 33, and J. Cullen two for 27. University 107 (Henderson 37, Christie 27, Cook 22; Barron three for 13, Archer four for 31, Frood two for 25, Downes one for 28). Albion four wickets for 114 (Barron 65, Byers 30, Archer 11 net out; Henderson two for 22, Harvey one for 19, Christie one for 26). Cansbrook 301 (Boddington 90, A. C. Procter 45, Newman 40, Howorth 39, Joel 28, M'Gibbon 18 not Out, Wilson 10; Ahlbrandt three wickets, Rennick two, Hollebon, Stuart, Ferguson, and Swan one each). Kaikorai 94 for one wicket (Rennick 54 not out, Stuart 21). SECOND GRADE A Y.M.C.A. 288 (R. Bruce 60, Wilson 60, Miller 63; Briggs three for 90, Duerdon two for 37). Oarisbrook B seven wickets for 37 (Dixon three for 10, Miller three for 21, Grimmett one for none). Dunedin 246 (Eckhoff 103, Macassey 55 not out, Reid 51; Gilkison four for 73, F. Brebner three for 8). University six for 41 (Andrew 14; Douglas two for 3, Russell two for 14). SECOND GRADE B Logan Park 151 (W. Goodlet 38, P. Paterson 30, H. Latimer 23, J. Howie 16; Hughes five for 42, Burgess two, for 33, Larkins one for 23) defeated Grange 143 (Hughes 38, Larkins 25, Burgess 16, Chadwick 14, Bremaer 20, M‘Kay 13; F. Foster. five for 42, H. Foster two for 25, Howie one for 38). —Section 11. Grange 88 (Powell 29, Millar 24 not out; Bowie four wicket, Renton three, Murray two) defeated Taieri 76 (Bowie 24, Osborne 12, Greaves 12; Nesbit two for 16, Sandom six for 27, Lindsay one for 6), Dunedin B 63 (Stout 15, Westland 15; Andrew three for 11, Cranefield two for 11, Salt two for 11) lost to University D 82 (Mitchell 23, M. Andrew 21; Porteous three for 8, Facoory two for 29, Pyne two for 19). Dunedin three wickets for 156, declared (M'Donald 53 not out, Smith 63, Lennon 19; Armstrong two for 27, Underwood one for 8) beat Port Chalmers 75 (Underwood 27, Armstrong 19; Holland two for 7, Brooks-two for 10, M'Donald two for 16, Denholm two for 27). ' THIRD GRADE Carisbrook A one for 208 (Marshall 127 not out, Joel 38 not out, Fisher 29; Jenkins one for 27) beat Port Chalmers eight for 183, declared (Wards 46, Jenkins 39 not out, G. Wilson 34, O’Neil 18, Thorn 11; Fisher six for 41, Joel one for 18, Paine one for 23). Dunedin 112 (Idour 32, Wedlake 11, Denholm 11, Jones 10; Meinung three for 29, Overton two for 29, Patterson five for 25) boat Carisbrook 98 (Overton 20, Oaten 13 not out; Denholm six for 44, Idour three for 35). North-east Valley 81 (Anderson 25, Wheeler 16, Joyce 12, Guy 10; Anderson three for 29, Gillespie seven for 16) beat Kaikorai 53 (South 15, Thompson 10; Lauronson five for 21, Crawford four for 29). Logan Park 124 (Humphrey 39; Taylor five for 19, Barns two for 27) beat Green Island 34 (Ryan 21 not out; Walker eight for 4, M'Lean one for 6). v LEAGUE GAMES —Section A.— Roslyn Mills 188 (Scott 16, Syraonds 12, G. Berry 47, Muir 10; Blair three for 22, Allan two for 13, Taylor three for 32) defeated Trawmays 46 (Taylor 14, Allan 13; Symonds eight for 15, Scott one for three). Telgineers 90 (Patton 11, Calender 11. Ellbtt 22; Davis five for 13) defeated Hillside 36 (Pay 19, Barr 11). E.P. and L. eight for 154 (Cropley 41, Jefferson 34, Pullar 10, Gensik 11, Armstrong 11 not out; Turnb”ll two for 33, Wheeler three for 19, Pullar twj for 24) defeated ‘Star’ 147 (Otto 43. Cahill 18, Smith 17, Holman 28; Dawkins three for 35, Otto two for 31) —Section B.— Loco 104 runs (M'Fadgen 17, Gibbs 10, Butler 11, Preen 12. Findlay 24; Butler one for eight, Findlay three for 14, Hendobough five for two) defeated Speights 48 runs (Smith 11. Stokes 14; Wilson seven for 42, Rodgerson two for eight). a Three Star 117 runs (Garden 15, Bennett 28 not out, Martin 37, Ellis 10; Mussen live for 32) defeated Post

Office 113 runs (Raxter 35, Reddington 27, Templeton 12, Russell 11; Russell four for 43, Reddington two for 16). Technical 193 runs (Witchall 100, Vernon 17, Paine 14, M'Gregor 10, Scott 24 not out; Groves two for 32, Witchall four for 34, Ratchelor two for hone) defeated Savoy 74 runs (Thomson 16, C. Jones 12, Rarling 14 not out • Thomson three for for 60, C. Jones three for 44).

‘ Defiance nine wickets for 134 runs (H. Lincoln 28 not out, J. Adcock 20, W. Lincoln 22, Roberts 18, Torrance 18, F. Morris 12; Adcock five for 14, Roberts two for five, Torrance three for eight! defeated Ring, Harris 36 runs (Rooertson four for 64, Thompson two for five, Beeves one for 18, Rowlings two for 30). Boss and Glendining 185 runs (W. Preston 32, T. Bennie 41, A. Bennie 43, A. Clark 28, J. Preston 23 not out; T. Rennie five for 28, A. Rennie one for 45, J. Preston two for nine, Tyson one for 14) defeated Self Help 122 runs (V. Donnelly 21 J. Stokes 12, W. MTntyre 18, E. M‘Kenzie 37; V. Donnelly for 42. F. Hitchcox four for 77, J. Stokes one for 46, L. Christensen three for one). PLIMET SHIELD AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY HOME TEAM SCORES 404 FIRST INNINGS LEAD OF 82 [Per United- Press Association.] AUCKLAND, January 4. After three days’ play in the Plunket Shield cricket match against Canterbury at Eden Park, Auckland has played itself into a strong position. With five wickets down for 248 runs in reply to Canterbury’s first innings score of 322, Auckland appeared to bo in a good position, especially as -the pitch was easy. On the resumption of play, -however, Aucldand lost a valuable wicket for the addition of only three runs, and Canterbury’s chances of a first innings lead improved *in somewhat surprising fashion, i Matheson, who was 19 not out from the previous day, continued to give a sound display of batting, scoring 92. He was mainly instrumental in _ giving Auckland a lead on the first innings by 82 runs. The Auckland innings closed for 404 runs.

Kerr was aggressive at the start of Canterbury’s second innings, giving a fine display for 42, but the side was in sore straits when four wickets were lost for 94 runs. Two of the younger batsmen, Hadlee and O’Brien, then combined to save Canterbury from collapse. Facing the Auckland slow bowling, both batsmen used their feet well in driving powerfully on both sides of the wicket. In a valuable partnership they raised the total to 156 for four wickets at the drawing of stumps. Hadlee being 56 not out and O’Brien 26 not out.

The wicket was inclined to play tricks towards the end of the day, and. if Canterbury can establish a lead of 200 Auckland, using the wicket for the fourth time, may not have an easy task ahead oil Monday. Auckland had played itself into a good position for a win on the first innings after the first two days’ play. When Hook failed to add to his over-night-score, however, it appeared that Canterbury still had. a fighting chance. When Matheson and Vivian became associated the pair were not troubled by the attack, with the exception of Roberts, who was watched very closely with the new ball. Once the shine was off the ball both batsmen scored freely, especially off Cromb, although a deeplyset field saved many runs..

Vivian, who failed to get a start against Otago, drove and hooked well. He played all his shots crisply and with complete confidence. With his score at 60 he played outside a ball from Graham, which swung slightly. Vivian’s GO was his highest score in representative cricket at Eden Park. He batted 98 minutes and hit four 4’s.

Matheson again proved his ability to perform well in big cricket by compiling 92 before being dismissed with the last man in, playing a poor shot to a short ball from Merritt. Matheson played a sound innings, waiting for the loose hall and bitting it hard. He was in for 203 minutes for 92 and hit eight 4’s. The Auckland player-coach, L. P. Townsend, never appeared too comfortable against Merritt, who eventually had him caught off a fine catch by Graham on the boundary. Facing a deficit of 82 runs, Canterbury had a hard task. Kerr and Bellamy opened confidently, but with the latter’s score at 2 he was well beaten by a ball from Matheson which -kept low. Kerr gave a sample of his best hatting ability in compiling 42. He scored with nice cover drives and splendid placements to the on side. He showed much* more confidence than in the first innings. He was in for 73 minutes and hit four 4’s. The colt Hadlee, who had so far failed to produce his best form, batted very confidently, saving the Canterbury team from a precarious position. He scored freely in front of the wicket, besides making some well-timed shots on the leg side. Equally valuable was the innings of O’Brien (26 not out), who was associated in a fifth wicket partnership with Hadlee which realised 61, and gave Canterbury a fighting chance. Both batsmen faced the howling with the greatest confidence. Cromb failed to get a start, hitting his wicket in playing a defensive shot. Butterfield went leg before early to Vivian. Canterbury’s batting was more enterprising than that of-the first innings, the batsmen showing far more inclination to attack rather than defend. ' The Auckland captain, Vivian, who was the most successful bowler for the home side, took two wickets for 44 runs— Details;— CANTERBURY. First innings ... 322 Second Innings. J. L. Kerr c Whitelaw b Townsend 42 P. W.‘ Bellamy b Matheson ... 2 W. A. Hadlee not out 56 I. B. Cromb b Vivian 9 L. A. Butterfield Ibw b Vivian ... 3 F. P. O’Brien not out ; 26 Extras 18 Total for four wickets ... 156 AUCKLAND. First Innings. J. E. Mills b Merritt 42 A. J. Postles c Cobden b Cromb ... 8 G. L. Weir b Roberts ... , 0 P. E. Whitelaw c O’Brien b Cromb 35 W. M. Wallace run out 85 G. Hook c Butterfield b Roberts ... 45 A. M. Matheson b Merritt 92 H. G. Vivian b Graham GO L. F. Townsend c Graham b Merritt 16 J. Cnwio b Merritt 1 (V. Hayward not out 1 Extras 19 Total inn Ha t»i 404

M.C.G. IN THE SOUTH PARKS SCORES 201 . CENTURIES TO HOLMES AND LAHGRiDGE [Feb United Press Association.! INVERCARGILL, January 5. Brilliant weather prevailed for the opening day of the match between the M.C.C. team and Southland at Rugby Park, The conditions for playing were excellent, but the wicket was inclined to be ’ tricky. The visitors hatted all the afternoon for 489, Holmes and Langridge getting centuries and Parks 201. In scoring 489 runs in 310 minutes the M.O.C. team gave the Invercargill public a taste of the type of cricket which has won the side its popularity throughout its tour in Australia and New Zealand. The great majority of the runs were scored at breakneck sped, there being only one or two patches of comparatively quiet batting in the whole_ innings. There were individual achievements, too, of more than passing merit. _ Parks, one of the soundest batsmen in the . side, scored the highest total of the tour so far, his 201 being a mixture of very solid hatting and carefree aggression. He took no risks whatever until he was well into his second 100, and then apparently decided that he had- been at the wickets quite long enough. Holmes Jived up to his reputation as a free-scoring batsman, and his 100 in 76 minutes was, perhaps, the most delightful feature of the_ day’s batting. James Langridge provided the other three-figure contribution, his 118 in 128 minutes including its sensational moments. It was always free and versatile cricket.

Southland’s performance in the field was patchy. The bowling did not include much variation, and it was never really hostile. The ground fielding generally was good, many brilliant pieces of work more than offsetting tho occasional lapses due to the vagaries of the turf. The wonder of it was that more mistakes were not made.

Of the bowlers, N. M'Gowan, the left-hander, was easily the most successful. He kept a fair length, and occasionally got one to pop up awkwardly. He started well by getting a soft-catch back down the wicket from D. Smith, the tall left-hander, whose 165 in Dunedin was the best individual score of the tour up to that stage. He was always bowling for the wickets, and earned his success in taking five for 96 off 26 _ overs. J. Purdue, the only bowler in the side with anything approaching pace, was expensive in his opening overs. His direction was not consistent, but ho bowled Read with a very good ball. L. M. Uttley was definitely the steadiest bowler in the side. He adopted leg - theory with four fieldsmen fairly close in and two back on the boundary. This was successful in that it curbed the rate of scoring, but only for an over or two with the new ball after 200 was hoisted did it appear to be at all likely to get wickets.

The fact that Parks scored 201 in 284 minutes speaks for itself. He started quietly, scoring 35 singles in his first 70 runs. His half century took 95 minutes, but, during most of that time Holmes was flaying everything with the greatest enjoyment at the other end. He ignored Uttley’s leg theory attack, but he drove and cut everything else unmercifully. Tho_ M.C.C. captain’s cheery enthusiasm’ and polished stroke-making would make him popular anywhere. He was out just before lunch. He hit four sixes and 10 four?. Barber was the only batsman to swing at Httley’s leg side bowling, and the gloss of the new ball was responsible- for an intended six being skied just a yard or two inside the chalk line. Hardstaff began aggressively but made a very unorthodox and unprofessional slash at a slight swinger from Rurdue and was skittled before he could get into his stride. '

Mitchell-Innes, a free-hitting young giant, started driving straight away, hut lifted one to Brittenden behind the howler. . Then Langridge and Parks, both batting soundly but scoring at a fair rate in the early stages of their partnership, added 230 for the sixth wicket in 165 minutes. The last 100 of these came in a torrent of strokes flowing from both of them, and the fieldsmen were kept racing round the boundary or retrieving the ball from the crowd. This was a stage at which five or six simple catches went begging. Langridge went first, having completed his in 105 minutes. His additional 18 included two or three chances. He hit one six and 11 fours. Details M.C.C. First Innings. O Smith c and b M'Gowan ... ... 14 J. H. Parks c Tapley b M'Gowan 201 E. R. T. Holmes b Seandrett ... 100 W. Barber c Anderson b Uttley ... 23 J. Hardstaff b Purdue '. 5 N. S. Mitchell-Innes c Brittenden b M'Gowan 1 J. Langridge c Tapley b M'Gowan 118 S. C. Griffith e Tapley b Purdue ... 3 A. G. Powell c Brittenden b M'Gowan 7 H. D. Read b Purdue 1 A. D. Baxter not out 6 Extras 7 Total um 469

CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITION 'All the teams were weakened by absentees owing to the Plunket Shield team being on tour. Lancaster Park 190 (Dryden 50, Read 42; Burt fpur for 57) played St. Albans 46 for four wickets. Old Boys 214 (Brookes 35), Nixon 35, Harbidge 36; M‘Rae four for 54, Burt five for 67) played Sydenham, 39 for no wickets. Old Collegians 269 (Chrystall 44, Ollivier 106, Byrne 42) played Riccarton, 70 for six wickets. East Christchurch 271 (Morflook 89, Davis 45, Dickson 44 not out) batted all afternoon against West Christchurch. SHEFFIELD SHIELD v ' -\ ■ GILBERT'S BOWLING Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 5. In the Sheffield Shield _ match New South Wales lost nine wickets for 376 and declared (Gilbert three for 113, Wyeth two for 54, Levy two for 45). Queensland in the second innings scored 216 (Andrews 38, Honour 34; Chilvers four for 78, Hynes four for 43). New South Wales won by 182 runs. ■ It has been disclosed that after Gilbert on Friday struck Mudge, Robinson, and Marks he was no-balled by the best umpire, Mr Berwick, ’ for intimidatory tactics.. Berwick considered Gilbert was infringing the “body-line rule,” which was introduced by the Australian Board of Control after the last English tour of Australia. The aboriginal- Gilbert is thus the first bowler in Australian first-class cricket to have the law invoked against him. Gilbert denied he was bowling at the man, and blamed the wicket, which was worn. Mr A. G. Moyes, the ‘ Sunday Sun’s ’ cricket writer, commenting on the incident, says Gilbert’s deliveries were perfectly fair.” WIN FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright : MELBOURNE, January 5. In the Sheffield Shield match Victoria in the first innings scored 313 (Wall four for 77, Waite two for 45, Ryan two forj 26). .They followed on, and in the second innings lost five wickets for 250j(Rigg 124, Quin 47).Soutli Australia won on the first * ■ :j. ——— ■ WCMEH'S CRICKET MATCH 1 ■ ■ t ■ i ■~~ ■ DEKONSTRATiON BY SPECTATORS [Per, United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 5. In a women’s representative cricket match the Basin Reserve, Wellington 226 (B. Holmes 21, D. Hatcher 54, N. Sheiidan 66 not out, A. Ell 29) beat Nelson 42 (L. Howard 16) and 72 for nine wickets (L. Howard 36, M. Ford 11 not put). For Wellington, Sheridan took five for 3 and three for 11. About 500 people watched the game, which Vas remarkable for the feeling displayed by the crowd over a stumping decision against one of the visitors. Hooting and jeering were maintained for some minutes, and for a long time the spejtatorp chorused ironical appeals whenever the ball was hit, and applauded derisively when the umpire signallei a wide.

—Bowlin g Analysis.— 0. M. R. W. G. Lemin ... ... 21 6 74 2 C. Elmes ... "... 27 9 82 1 0. Dey ... ... 19 2 70 1 C. Mercer ... ... 15 2 78 2. A. Gallant! 9 1 31 1 A. R. Knight .. . 9 1 49 1 Elmes howled one wide and Dey one.

—Bowling Analysis — 0. M. R. \V. Silver 15 5 23 3 Duncan 9 1 34 1 Smith 9 3 26 3 Brookes 4 — 14 1 ALBION. First Innings. Smith b Torrance ... 42 Dalziol Ibw b Toi rauco ... ... 27 Martin c Douglas b Beatson ... 76 Barron h Torrance ... 8 Granger b Macassoy ... 4 Duncan not out .. ... 39 Brookes not out ... 13 Extras N ... '34 Total for five wickets ... 242 —Bowling Analysis — 0. M. 11. W. Douglas 7 3 24 — ■ Holley 9 1 3o — Macassey ... 8 2 19 I Hudson 7 1 32 — . Torrance 10 1 56 3 Beatson 3 1 13 1 M‘Rjjight ... 3 — 21 — Callam 2 9 —. Beatson bowled one wide.

OLD BOYS. , First Innings. Smith c Vial b Talbot ... 33 Leader c Smales b Cook 58 Mjlls_ not out ... 86 Dickinson c Vial ) Cook 17 Giles b Cook ... 0 Groves o Heenan b Talbot 23 Mahony b Cook 13 Russell Ibw (new rule) b Cook 0 r owler run out 3 Ferguson c Talbot b Cook 7 Extras ... ... 10 Total ••• ••• .„,7 250 Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. w. Talbot 21 4 62 2 Lynch 4 0 12 0 Smales 1 0 5 0 Vial _ ... ... 8 1 27 0 Mathias 2 0 16 0 Cherry 6 1 23 0 Cook 21.1 1 96 c KA1KORAI. First Innings. Talbot c Mahony b Groves 32 Cherry not out 21 Mathias not out 2 Extra 1 Total for one wicket 56 0. M. R. w. Dickinson ... 10 3 14 0 Mahony 3 0 17 0 Groves 6 1. 24 1

—Bowling Analysis. ,— 0. M. 11. W. Henderson 13 6 22 2 Ryan ... ... 14. 2 34 3 Cameron 14 0 65 2

—Bowling Analysis. ,— 0. M. E. W. Payne 19.4 4. 49 4 E. Stevenson 14 3 29 4 Fraser a 0 13 0 T. Stevenson 3 0 16 2

—Bowling Analysis — o. M. R. W. Roberts ... 50 24 61 2 Graham ... 30 13 39 1 Cromb 37 12 87 2 Merritt ... 50.1 9 144 4 Bellamy ... 11 0 34 0 Butterfield ... 4 0 20 0

.—Bowling Analysis. ,— 0. M. E. W, J. Purdue ... 22 2 136 3 N.. M'Gowan ... 26 4 86 5 L. M. Uttley ... 27 5 82 1 J. Scandrett • 6 0 39 1 G. Brittenden 10 1 53 0 W. Southern ... ,7 0 42 0 A. W. Wesney 8 0 15 .0 W. Spence • ... 3 0 19 0