CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 4 January 1926, Page 3

CRICKET

MATCH WITH NEW SOUTH WALES.

NEW ZEALANDERS BAITING

MADE 282 FOR SIX WICKETS.

liY CABIiK—I’IIKSS ASSOCIATION COPY IUGIIT

SYDNEY, Jan. 3. The cricket match between New South Wales and New Zealand was resumed in dull, but line weather. Heavy rain fe'l during the night. The wicket was •drying and the outiiejd was slow. Some balls were rising high. New South Wales’ overnight score was seven wickets for 441. In the third ball of the day Patrick missed Nicholas oil' Allcott. Play generally was slow, Alcott being treated with’ the greatest respect. More tree-’ dom was used with Patrick. Threequarters of an hour after the start I lard sey just tapped a ball about three yards io Blunt near mid-on. He had batted for 126 minutes, and hit nine fours. His partnership with Nichols added CD.

The fifth century took 355 minutes. Eleven runs later Patrick .should have caught Nicholls, hut lie was Loo slow on the move. Nicholls scored slowly, and some of his strokes were very lucky. Cunningham was the host howler ot the innings. He had had luck, and would have captured more wickets, it the fieldsmen had supported him better. He found the ground very hard. Al’oott also howled splendidly, and lie kept a good length, it is difficult to understand why Patrick did not make more use of Alfoo. His figures against South Australia (three wickets ior 41) showed that he was worthy oi more notice. New Zealand opened wcl 1 , Alloo making some dashing strokes. He fell a victim to a good length ball from Nicholas. Worker appeared uneasy and opened slowly. Blunt, playing with great freedom, quickly raised the total. He executed his strokes with nice precision all round the wicket. His driving was particulaily pleasing, and he frequently gained the anplause of the live thousand spectators. '['he score hoard showed one hundred hi 70 minutes. Worker scored slowly, nmstiv in singles, hitting only one out of four. The second wicket added 98. When the total was 331 Blunt hit a hall to Campbell at mid-on. He had batted brilliantly for 75 minutes, and had hit ten fours.

Oliver indulged in some big hitting, and was caught on the boundary. His score included four fours. Campbell was proving troublesome with the ball. He is a slow howler. The ball dropped awkwardly just about the crease, and the batsmen played over it. Lowry and Da ere quickly followed Oliver to’ the pavilion. With the board showing 162 for five wickets. New Zealand’s position looked prettv bad, but Patrick and Allcott got the measure of the bowling and 200 appeared in 160 minutes. Neither batsmen were taking chances. They managed to get many runs through the slips, where Bardsley was somewhat weak. Nicholls was rising quickly from. the pitch, and Patrick received a painful blow on the hand from one delivery, lie reached his 50 in 80 minutes. Patrick was plaving with greater clash than Allcott.

Ratcliffe made frequent- changes in t-lie bowling in an attempt to break the partnership. The New South Wales fielding generally was good, and some sharp returns made the batsmen hustle. The century for the partnership apoeared when they had been associated for l()f) ininuies. As a result of this line u'oro of play there is every olinnee for New Zeaalnd to stave off a followon. Patrick livened up the game. He stepped out to Campbell and hit him hard. Allcott was taking more liberties. Campbell's average had gone from three for 29 to three for 70. All- - 50 occupied two hours. Tin* details of play are:— NEW SOUTH WALES. First Tunings. Phillips, 1) Cunningham 1 Brown, e Dae re, li Patrick 168 Soanes, h Allcott H Morgan, e Oliver, b Cunningham 29 Ratcliffe, b Allcott 128 R, Bardsley, e Blunt b Cunningham 87 Punch, c Allcott, 1> Meßeth 13 Vaughan, b Cunningham 11 Nicholls. e Moßeth, L Cunningham 47 Campbell, not out *6 Tweed ale', run one Ext ms *--- Total 531 Bawling analysis.—Cunningham took five wickets for 125 runs; Allcott, two for 112; Oliver, none for 31 ; Blunt none for 96; Moßeth,' one 76 ; Alloo. none .for 27; Patrick, one for 52 NEW ZEALAND.

Tota] for six wickets 282 PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES. AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. (by TO MOOR A I’ll chess ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 3. The Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Otago was continued in fine weather and on an easy wicket. Auckland carried their overnight score of 208 for three wickets to 333 by slow and enterprising hatting, the morning’s nlav realising- only 81 runs. The’outstanding feature was the fine howling of Torran-e. who sent down 42 overs, of which 11. were maidens, and took seven wickets for 90 runs. His howling hardly ever varied, and he swerved dangerously at times. Otago’s second innings was a great i mprovement on the first venture, when 131 i-uns were -made. MeMnllan went cheaply. Good hatting by Cherry ami ' !!oo imn-e-ed matters, and then P,lamires and Zimmerman, by fine hatting, took t lie score past Auckland’s total. The score stood at 209 for three wickets ■■■!-<» n s tu in ns were drawn for the day. Following are the scores: OTAGO. First Innings 131 Second Innings. ( herrv. c Rountree, b Cooper 38 m M.'tllan. 1.h.w.. h Simpson 0 ' Poo. mn out 23 r q a mi res. 'not out 6r Zimme'-man. not out ,;1 Extras 6 Total for three wickets 209

Total 333 Bowling analysis.—-Torrance took seven wickets for 90 runs, Douglas one for 58. Conradi one for 84, Zimmerman none for 6. Gnlland none for 12, Alloo none for 27. Blamires none for 42.

WELLINGTON DEFEAT CANTERBURY. WELLINGTON, Jan. 3. In the Plunket Shield cricket match Wellington beat Canterbury by an innings and 332 runs. When time came on .Friday, Wellington had lost nine wickets for 494 runs. Brice (17) and Banks (30) resumed yesterday to the howling of McEwin. Brice added three to the score, and then, when attempting to lift McEwin out of the ground, he was caught by Talbot. Banks made 32 not out and Brice Canterbury’s innings was remarkable in that, though the wicket was in every way favourable to the howlers, the only Canterbury batsman to make double figures was Gasson, who made 17, and the innings closed for 37. None of the others made more than 5. McGirr and Badcock secured deadly averages, viz., McGirr five for 17 and Badcock five for 18. In their second attempt Canterbury did better, but still gave a poor display. This time the total was 128. Gasson was again top scorer with 27, while Gregory made 21. Page 21 and Woods 17. Bad cock’s bowling average was again good, viz., five for 42. Brice was also deadly, taking four for 13. The visitors go to Auckland to-mor-row .

SHEFFIELD SHI ELD' MATCH. VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Jan. 3. In the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria South Australia have lost «ix wicket* for 321 (A. Richardson 41, R.ymiil 104 not out, V. Richardson 56, Alexander 74 not out). Play recommenced in intense heat and on >a good wicket. It was the day of the colts, Ry mil 1 and Alexander thoroughly trouncing the bowling. Each Ratted in a fine free style, scoring .allli round the wicket, but on the whole the day’s play was uninteresting.

WALKER SHIELD CONTESTS. (BY TJSM3GKAPH PIUSBS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 2. In a cricket match for the Walker Shield, flu; Christchurch City and Suburban Association defeated Wellington Sub-Association on the first innings. Jn a junior representative cricket match, Canterbury made 183 (Jacobs SO). Wellington made 71 and, following on, .101. Canterbury won by an innings and 11 runs. HAWEBA PLAYS OK A 1 AW A. FRIENDLY MATCH. Okaiawa sent in a team on Saturday to play a friendly match with a Hawora team, and after a good day’s pay the laical men, with the good score of 240, heat the visitors by 115 runs.

In the former total there were seven good scores. McFadyen retired alter scoring 52, Maloney knocked up 34, Wilson 30, Cheevers 28, McCarthy 25, Mahoney 24. For Okaiawa A. Betts played a fine innings of 47. and Atkins put on 33. Scores were as below; — OKAIAWA. Penny b Maloney 18 A. Betts, e. J. McCarthy, b Cheevers ••• 47 Crawford, b B. McCarthy 4 l,e Feming, b B. McCarthy 0 Atkins, b McFadyen 33 Jennings, b Hughes 1 H. Betts, not out 12 Barker, b Hughes | Linn. I) Hughes 2 Barclay, b McFadyen n Walsh! b MeFadvrn 6 Extras 2 Totai 125 Bowling analysis.—McFadyen, three wickets for 23 runs; Hughes, three for 15; B. McCarthy, two for 10; Cheevers, nip for 32; Maloney, one for 14; Mahoney, none for 11; J. McCarthy, non? for 13; Wil&on, none for 5. I T A AVE R A.

Grind ay. b Le Fleming 0 Johnson, b Le Fleming 16 Cheevers, run out 28 Mahoney, c Le Fleming, b A. Betts 34 T. McCarthy, c Jennings, b Penny 25 Wilson, c H. Betts, b Penny 30 )uin, b Crawfoid 0 Mahoney, c Penny, b La Fleming 24 McFadyen, retired 52 •Inches, not out 8 B. McCarthy, b Le Fleming 3 • Extras ’ 26 Total 240 Booling analysis.— Le Foming, four wickets for 34 runs: Crawford, one for Penny, two for 45: A. Betts, one "or 19; Lain, nono for 11: Barker, non’ for 13: Jennings: none for 18; H. Beits none for 37.

First Innings. Worker, c and b Campbell . 30 13 Alloo. bawled Nieholls Blunt, c Campbell, b Morgan .. .. 73 Oliver, c Vaughan, b Campbell . . 23 a Bowrv, c Rateliffe, b Morgan .. .. Dacre. b Campbell <i 71 Patrick, not out • ••• Allrott. not out 51 9 Extras

AUCKLAND. First Innings. Horspool, c Blamires, b Torrance 64 Mills, c Galland, b Torrance 59 Snedden, c Alloo, b Torrance 36 Smith, l.b.vv., b Conradi 63 Anthony, c Galland, b Torrance ... 19 Frater, run out 13 Plaver, b Torrance 14 Cooper, not out 26 Simpson, st. Galland, b Douglas ... 14 Saunders, b Torrance 5 ■Rountree b Torrance 6 14