CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3872, 8 March 1915, Page 7

CRICKET.

A ONE-SIDED GAME. ALHAMBRA OUTPLAYS KIA KAMA. IN ALL 'DEPARTMENTS. |. A good deal of interest attached to I the meeting of Alhambra Kia j ICaha at Victoria Domain on Saturi day afternoon by reason of the fact j that tho fight for the Barry cup is ' ! drawing near its close % Alhambra had tlio good luck to win the toss, , ancl opened with Olsen and Guthrie to the bowling of H. Jones and Wood. t j Guthrie was “in an aggressive mood, j and was lavored with extraordinary 1 ■good'iuck.. Ho was dropped at mulon by Pudiiev off Wood's second over, and badly missed by J. Wilson at deep mid-on from an easy chance off Jones second over. Further had luck was iu store for Kia Kaha, as, a fast ball from Wood eri the off rose suddenly from the pitch and struck A. T. Jones, the wicketkeeper, a severe blow on j the nose, causing the blood, to flow freely, and preventing him from taking any further part in play for that day. Guthrie, profiting by the leniency of the fieldsmen, went at the I bowling, and drove Wood’s Hast doliI veries several times to the fence at the pavilion. 'Guthrie’s lucky star was still m the ascendant, however, as he wasWlropped once more, this time by ; Pudnev behind the sticks, off Wood. I Thereafter the batsmen settled down, ! and made a splendid stand for the first wicket, carrying the score to 101 before Guthrie, who had scored 58 by dashing, if very lucky, play, fell Ibw to Hosier’s first ball. Guthrie hit seven foil re rs, and got a deal of power behind his drives, though too runny of his strokes were uppish. .He showed keen judgment in running nc- | tween the wickets, and picked up many short ones which less nlertiui batsmen would, have missed. O’Brien then joined Olsen, who had been hatting soundly, and the score was carried ' along to 133. Here the newcomer, j who had scored an even dozen, was j beaten by a nice off-break from Jones. / W. J. Scholium, who has been on the j sick list lately, next emerged in j ! mufti, and showed that he had lost none of his punishing powers.' He hit j a magnificent sixer off Jones, which j ; soared over Childers Road and hit the I iron fence of the Reserve on Ihe op- j | posite side of the. road with a re- j i sounding wack. After scoring 48 j very soundly, Olsen was deceived by j j the pace of one from Jones, and was i I clean bowled. Olsen played orthodox , j cricket, and never once looked like j : getting out until lie made the error of j 1 judgment which resulted in. his.undoing. Scholium hit up 43 in inspiriting j fashion, and was then brilliantly taken by Miller at deep long-olf off. Wood. Besides the sixer, Scholium hit half-a-dozen fonrers, and his contribution came at a time when it was wanted. Bausons and French did good work towards the close, but Harry Jones went through the remainder of the batsmen, the innings eventually closing for 233. Harry Jones bowled particularly well for Kia Kaha, but was very badly supported by the field, W least four easy chances being decline! off him. Had Guthrie been taken oi the easy chance ho gave before ho go going. Jones might very easily luiv< got rid of the whole side cheaply. A: it was lie finished up with six for of off 1-S overs. "Wood secured three foi 61, but was not so machine-like ir length as usual, the rough approao) appearing to put him out of his stride in the long run he takes before delivery. The Kia Kaha fielding conic not have been worse. The catching was bad, the ground work shocking, the returns wild, and as the men did not back up overthrows were frequent. Don Miller and Harry Jom.were exceptions, tho former taking two brilliant catches, both of- which were snapped up while the fieldsman was traveling fast. With a little under threequarters of an hour left for play, Kia Kaha went in for their first innings, but a sorry batting collapse was witnesses. Miller snicked Guthrie’s second ball on to his pads, and from thence the leather cannoned on to the wicket. Wood fluked a tourer over the heads of the slips, and then returned one to Guthrie. Olson, who was operating at the other end, net to be outdone bv his fellow trundle r, then started to take a hand in the debacle. He clean howled Hosier with a “straight break,” and sold .Brewster with a leg-break pitched oil the off, the batsman spooning it up point. Harry Jones fell into the very same trap, mishitting the leg-break to cover. With the sorry record of 14— 6 —4 appearing on the board, J. "Wilson and G. Pollock became associated. and proved that there was nothing in the mwling to call for such a complete breakdown. Pollock opened out on both bowlers, and smacked them to the boundary in lively fashion. -wfter the pair had added 37 for the sixth wicket, Wilson was run out off the last ball of the day, . Pollock foolishly calling for an impossible run. ’.Pollock hit five fourers in his 29 not out, and his display was in pleasing contrast to that given by the rest- of the side. Kia Kahn’s total at drawing of stumps was six for 51. Guthrie secured two for 22 and Olsen three for 21. The latter lured his victims to destruction with ways that were dark, thei j being guile in every delivery he sent down. Kia Kaha will have to play up to escape an "innings’ defeat next Saturday. The following are the scores:—

ALHAMBRA. —Ist Innings. Olsen, b H. Jones 48 Guthrie, liny, b Hosier 53 O’Brien, b H. Jones VI Clarke, b EL Jones 4 W. J. Scholium, c Miller b Wood 40 J. Gibson, b H. Jones 8 Parsons, b Wood . IB Morgan, b H. Jones Slingsby, and b lE. Jones 0 Mackie, not out 4 French, c Miller b Wood 11 .Extras ... ( Total 203 Bowling: J. H. Jones IS overs 0 maidens 58 runs G wickets; A. K. Wood 11—0—57—3: Wilson 70 —29 —0; Miller 3—0—22—0; Hosier 7—o —l4—l; EL. Pollock 30—IS- —0. Jones bowled 5 no balls. KIA KAHA.—lst Innings. Miller, b Guthrie 0 Hosier, b Olsen ... u Wood, c and b Guthrie 4 J. H. Jones, 'c Parsons b Olsen... 3 Brewster, c Guthrie b Olsen 1 .}. Wilson, run out 6 G. Pollock, not out ... 29 Extras 8 Six wickets for ... 53. Bowling: Gutlirie 7 overs 1 maiden 22 runs 2 wickets; Olsen 63 —21 —3. WANDERERS KM SCORING VEIN. TARUTTEiUI MEN CHASE THE FLYING LEATHER. McMAHON AND MOORE PLAY BRIGHT CRICKET. The Wanderers’ team found the wicket and the Taruheru bowling to their liking on Saturday, when they occupied tne wickets for the whole ot the afternoon on the suburban grom.c! running up the fine score of 345 for eight wickstsl Harry Maude, the Wanderers’ skipper, won the toss, and made a departure by sending in Len. McMahon first. This departure from the usual-batting order worked well. With W, Tier for an opening partner, McMahon started confidently, hitting 9 off lithe first four halls scat down by Morrison. Tier registered a boundary, i 3 thus coming off the very first over. Hannigan was steadier, bis first two overs being maidens. The score was taken along, principally by McMahon, until 55 appeared, when

Tier, who had got 15, fell llnv to Morrison. Jim Moore then joined McMahon, and the two crack Wanderers batsmen established a fruitful partnership, which delighted tlio sprinkling of spectators ; present, while it sadly damaged the bowling figures of the Taruheru t’rundlers, and gavo the fieldsmen plenty of sprinting exercise. At the ton of their form after the recent tour to Napier and Wanganui, McMahon and Moore scored with a freedom, making their strokes with that concert between hand and eye which denotes true batting form. Despite frequent changes of bowling, the pair pursued the even tenor of their run-getting way until 100 and then 200 appeared on the board. McMahon was heartily applauded on reaching his century, but with the total at 211, Hannigan got a good one past McMahon’s bat and broke the wicket. The partnership for the second wicket had thus added 156 runs to the score. In his 107 McMahon hit thirteen four-e-rs, and shaped in his best style throughout. The ovation he received on returning to the pavilion was well merited. McConnell then joined Moore and the score was advanced to 241. Here McConnell, who had scored 14, was taken by Muir off Hannigan, who was plugging away with raro heart. Gilpin and Tremblett did ont last-long but Harry MuVloon set up a sound defence, and the now weary bowlers and fieldsmen found themselves in for a further term of leather hunting. Moore, who had been doing some mighty hitting, had had luck in just missing liis century. After lifting, Hannigan out of the ground for 6, a lusty smite to longon, he was caught by Monzari off Morrison, with his score at 96. Moore hit a sixer and twelve four cm, and showed that he had completely recovered from the painful injury to his thumb which be sustained in the match at Wanganui. Harry Maude, the Wanderers’ captain, then joined Muldoon, and the pair carried the score from 261 to 233. Both hatted well, and departed within a short time of oe'k other. Muldoon getting 21 and Maude 34. Pollard, who defended so stubbornly against United on the previous Saturday, showed that ho can get runs, avid at call of time had 22 not out opposite his name. When stumps were drawn the board showed eight wickets down for 345 —a very fine afternoon’s hatting perfo'nnanee-. Morrison and Hannigan bore the brunt of the attack for Taruheru, the former getting three for 83 and the latter three for 50. Babbs secured one for 54, and Creighton one for 22. Hooker, Monzari, and Minnis also had a turn at the crease. The following are the scores: —

WANDERERS.—Ist Innings. Tier, H)\v, b Morrison 15 McMahon, b Hannigan -•■ 107 Moore, c ’Monzari b Morrison ... 90 McConnell, c Muir, b Hannigan... 14 Gilpin, b Morrison 6 Tremblett, J 1 Hannigan 2 Muldoon. c Hooker b Babbs 21 Maude, o Hooker b Babbs 21 Pollard, not out -2 F. Gartshoro, not out 2 Extras 26

Eight- wickets for

Bowling: B. Morrison 16 overs 1 maiden 83 runs 3 wickets; Hannigan "14 —2 —5o—3; Hooker 10-0-62—0; Monzari 51 —19 —0; Babbs 10 — 1 54—1; Munnis 2—0—23—0 : Creighton 5u — s2 —l. JUNIOR COMPETITION, j CIVIL SERVICE v. ALHAMBRA. These teams met on the Domain on Saturday afternoon, and provided a very interesting match, as both teams are op even running for the cup. In tlieir'first innings Alhambra made 97, and Civil Service responded with 150 for seven wickets, of which Griffiths made 77, hitting three sixers. The chief run-getters for Alhambra were: Lindsey 25, J. Nicolas 13 not out, R. Wells 13, being the only men to reach double figures. The most successful trimdJers for Civils were; Griffiths two lor 24, Haunsell one for 28, Day three for 33. and Morrison two for 9.

The most successful batsmen for Civils were; Griffiths 7 1, Morrison #3O, and Grenfell 13. The most successful bowlers for Alhambra. wore: Jenkins three for 51, Barker two for 39, Porter one for 14, and Lindsey one for 16.