CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 14310, 2 March 1907, Page 11

CRICKET.

M.C.C. (ENGLAND) v. NEW ZEALAND. first test match between the tetsentatives of New Zealand and the O.C. team (England) was resumed at ncaster Park yesterday. The wen>r was finer than on the first day. b a strong easterly wind was blow - The wicket, which showed signs of lessive watering on the previous day, i dried well, the few drops of ruin it fell in the early morning having i very little effect. It was, however, the slow side for the bowlers and routed the batsmen. Nine of the w Zealand wickets had fallen on the wious day for 189 runs, and the inncs was resumed by Mahoney .(66) ai xshall (13) at 13.16 p.m. -The two t quickly, to work and took the score 207 before a separation was effected, sshall being caught from one of his aradteristic uppish hits. Alter the iial interval the Englislnnen started sir first venture.. They opened carely enough, Johnson and Fox being e batsmen. Once set, however, the ir gave a pretty exhibition of cricket, hnson played much the faster game, d his driving and glancing were exptionally fine, whilst he also got in i occasional good cut. Fox was count. to play a slower game, and hie ns came mostly in singles, his favrite stroke being a wristy late square t. Change after change in the bowlg was tried, and the pair soon had e New Zealand bowlers completely >d up. It was not until the score had ached 151 that a separation was ected, Johnson,' when within one of s century, getting his knee in Iront one from Reese. There was general grot that he should not have reached ie coveted three figures, though fho ew Zealand supporters were glad tough to see his back. Ho hud given lite the best display of cricket lor hich he has been responsible during ie tour so far- Directly after he had tired Fox followed him, .being run it in attempting a second run for an rertbrow. The batsman overran the icket, and on being called for a second in ran. with his bat up and just.failed > reach the crease. Harrison did not ay long, being .uncomfortable all the me of his short stay to Downes, iratohing forward at him and being

rentually bowled by a bailer. Burns id Douglas showed bright cricket for ieir runs, Burns’s driving being especily vigorous, whilst Douglas hit hard ith a greater variety of strokes. None 1 the remaining batsmen gave much ouble, and the innings, which at one me looked like reaching formidable roportions, closed for 257, or only 50 ms ahead of the New Zealanders’ sorer The wickets fell as follows: n© for 151, two for 153, three for 153, mr for 194, five for 206, six for 237, avert for 237, eight for. 248,' nine for 51, and ten. for 257. The- New Zeamders Hvere just beginning to get ided' when the first wicket fell, but he rapid dismissal of Johnson and Fox i quick succession livened the team p considerably. The bowling, too, eemed to improve as the day wore on", leese hardly seemed to mate rapid nough changes in the first part of the inings, and not enough use was made f Bennett, who was keeping the runs own more than either Downes or Caliway. Th© howlers were getting plenty f work on the .ball,-hut the slowness f the wicket was against them. The elding of the New Zealand team was xcellent, and several capital catches rere made. The stopping and gutherng were also line, but the returning ■as hardly so good. Tho rapid recovery th® game made it particularly interetirig in the later stages. The sum ►f. £76 16s was taken at the gates. Tho natch is now in an extremely interestng state. It will ho resumed at twelve ►’clock to-dav.

The innings was resumed by Jahoney (66) and Boxshall (13) 12.15 p.m. Braustou began ne bowling from tlie northern snd, Boxshall lacing him. The over 'reduced five, Mahoney late-cutting Jranston very cleanly to the boundary- Douglas bowled from the other >nd, and Boxshall won a round of applause by lifting him to square-leg for bur. May went on at the northern snd, and a single to Boxshall brought ip the second century, play having asted for three houre and a half. .Maloney played the rest of the over very carefully, and byes took the total to !07. Tlien Boxshall’s time came. He ikied one from May, and Page, at deep bird man, brought off a nice catch. Ibe innings closed at 12.30 p.m. for !07, Boxshall having contributed 21, snd Mahoney (not out) 71. Mahoney >layed a chanceless innings. The visitors began their innings at [2.50 p.m. with Johnson and rox, the brmer baking strike to Callaway, who ►owled from the northern end. Downes took :up the bowling from the other end, ind began very steadily, tke batsmen'treating him with respect. He lent down two 1 maidens, and Callaway’s third over was a maiden, live overs being bowled for five runs. Ten was hoisted, for fifteen minutes’ play, Johnson having done all the .scoring. Fox opened a little to Callaway, and the second ten was compiled in seven minutes. Callaway bowled ■ a good length, and the play became slower, three maidens being bowled in succession. . Thirty-five minutes’ play produced 30 runs, and Bennett went on to bowl in place of Downes. The luncheon adjournment was taken at 1.30 p.m., the score being 84 (Johnson 24. Fox 10).

Play was resumed at 2.30 p.m., Downes going on in place of Bennett. The wicket was slow for Callaway, and though ho wao getting plenty of work on, the ball was not getting away fast enough from the pitch. Both batsmen began to force the pace, and 50 was signalled at twenty minutes to three, after fifty minutes’ play. Johnson was driving very well, and Callaway’s average suffered at his hands. The fame batsman also found Downes to i!s liking, and lifted him three times' in one over to the on-boundary, raising his own score to 50 and the total to -70. . Bennett went on to bowl in place of Downes at 79, and after six runs had been added Downes was put cm again in Callaway’s place. The double change kept the runs down, Bennett bowling four overs for one run. The rat© of scoring again increased, Fox hitting Bennett merrily, and at 69 Tucker went on to bowl in place of Downes. Fox brought up the century by driving the new howler for ft' couple. Johnson was hatting very freely, his driving and an occasional leg hit being very hard and clean. At 113 Tucker gave place to Callaway, and Johnson caused 120 to appear by drivmg him for four and three. Tucker was transferred to Bennett’s end, but runs continued to come freely, and Johnson varied his play by square-cut-ting Tucker to the boundary. When he bad made 86 he appeared to give a hard chance behind the wickets, but the. ball struck Boxshall on the chest, and he failed to hold it. Johnson, became very aggressive, driving both bowlers to the boundary, and the score bad reached 142 when Reese took tho ball f»om Tucker, Bennett having gono on at the northern end. Bennett bowled; a good length and tho scoring off him was slow, but the score reached 161. Then Johnson, .who was only one abort of his century, got his leg in front of one from Reese, and was given out. He had been at the wickets for two hours, and had played a free innings, batting most aggressively towards tho ‘

finish. 151—1—99. Burns joined Fox, but lost him almost immediately. A short run was, tried for an overthrow, but Callawav returned the ball smartly, and Fox was run out, after playing a sound, patient innings. 1.53—2—47. Harrison filled the vacancy, and the bowling was changed again, Downes and Calkway replacing Reese and Bennett respectively. A succession of singles took the score to 163, when Hamson plaved all over one from Downes, and was bowled. 163—3 —2. The afternoon tea adjournment was taken a few minutes after four o’clock, and play was resumed at 4.15, Douglas joining Burns. The batsmen ran smartly between the wickets, and Burns hitting freely 180 appeared. Douglas had a life at Sale’s hands at loug-on, the fieldsman making a fine attempt to reach a very difficult ball. Immediately after Douglas lifted Downes to the boundary but a separation was effected very soon afterwards Burns being well caught by Boxshall off Callaway. 193 4 27. Pago was next in, and Douglas appeared to bo anything but comfortable facing Downes. After playing etreakily, horvever, he hit the last ball of an over high to the leg boundary, and the second century was signalled. Reese gained a round of applause for smart fielding at long off, and the New Zealand captain took the ball from -Downes. The score was only one short the New Zealand total when Page lifted one of Reese’s, and Mahoney took an easy catch in the deep field immediately behind the bowler. 208—5—2. Branston joined Douglas and a bye made the scores equal. The light was not good, and a few drops of rain began to fall just before 6 o’clock. Douglas hit hard, lifting the ball occasionally but was never in danger. The score had reached 225 when Downes took up the bowling again, in place of Callaway. Reese also went- off, Bennett replacing him, and the scoring became slower. At 237 Douglas, who had played attractive cricket, was beaten by Downes and clean bowled. 237—6—40. , SnnpsonHayward failed the vacancy, but the score was unaltered when Branston lifted one from BeTUiett, Siedeborgjtaking the catch at mid-off. 237 t 9. Torrens partnered Simpson-Hayward, and after a period of uninteresting pky Torrens opened his account by snicking Bennett to the boundary. The bowler had his revenge on Simpson-Hayward, who, making a weak stroke, was caught by Mahoney at mid-on. 248—8—6. Do Trafford joined Torrens, but had only raored a single when he hit out at on© from Downes, and Lawrence mad© a good catch on the boundary. 251—9 1. May was the last man in, but. after h© had scored a single and fiv© extras had been counted. Torrens got his leg in front of one from Downes, and was given out, the innings closing for 257 runs, or 50 more than the New Zealand total.

i The Englishmen, took the field at ten I minutes to six. but Sale and Lawrence, the first New Zealand pair, objected to batting in the bad light, and, after consultation, the umpires decided .to draw stumps for tho day. I The match will be resumed at. noon to-day. • _ ■The following are details of the scores j 1 NEW ZEALAND. I First Innings. D. Reese, c and b Douglas . . . . 0J. D. Lawrence, 2441412, b May . . 18 A. Haddon, 121422131242, c Johnson b May 25 K. Tucker, 111111111221211, c Torrens b Douglas . . . .. , .18 H. G. Siedeberg, B May . . . J . 0 J. J. Mahoney, 11211212411221411221191311 ' ' 41131241141141, not out ... 71 E. V. Sale, 4, b Douglas .... 4 S. T. Callaway, b Douglas . . . , 0 J. H. Bennett, 41, b’ Douglas . . .5 A. Downes, 4142311, b May . . .16 C. Boxaha-11, 11124111114111, o Pago b , May 21 Byes. 44141221 . . . , . 19 Leg byes, 114 , . , , , 6 j No balls. 111! , . '« ’ . 4 Total . . . . . 207 Bowling Analysis.—Douglas, '95 balls, 8 maidens, 66 runs, 5 wickets; Branston, 42 balls, 1 maiden, 28 runs; Simpson-Hayward, 60 balls, 31 runs; Torrens, 78, balls, 4 maidens, 21 runs; May, 9? balls, 2 maidens, 42 runs, 5 wickets. May bawled three no bills and Douglas one. ENGLAND. First Innings. P. it. Johnson, 41414113144131414443112211441431124241421, Ibw b Reese . 99 E. H. Fox, 1224112321114211221211111411, run out . . . . . .47 W. B. Bums, 1111122141114141, c EoxshaJl b Callaway 27 W. P. Harrison, 11, b Downes ... 3 J. W. H. T. Douglas, 211122414114143113 21, b Downes . . . . .40 C. C. Page, 11, c Mahoney b Reese ... 2 G. T. Branston, 321111, o Siedebejg b , Bennett 9 G.’ H. Simpson-Hayward, 1311, o Mahoney b Bennett 6 A. A. Torrens, 4111, Ibw, b Downes . , 7 C. E. do Ttafford, 1, o Lawrence b Downes 1 P. R.' May, 1, not ouit ... . . .1 Byes, 4414 ■ 13 Leg-byes, 111 . . . . ,3 Total- 257 Bowling Analysis.—Callaway, 150 balls, 4 maidens, 84 runs, 1 wicket; Downes, 159 balls, 5 maidens, 83 runs, 4 wickets; Bennett, 96 balls, 6 maidens, 35 rune, 2 wickets; Reese, 30 balls, 21 runs, 2 wickets; Tucker, 24 ba-ils, 16 runs. PRIMARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION On Wednesday afternoon a match was played in the Sydenham Park between the Addington and Richmond Schools, and the scores were:—Richmond 57 (Cusack 18 and Fraser 13), Addington 60 for two wickets (Hooper 46 not out, Thompson 12). Addington thus won by eight wickets on the first innings. Bordot and Fraser for Richmond, and Watts, G. Seay and Hooper for Addington, bowled well. A match, played on Saturday at Teddington, between Charteris Say and Governor’s Bay and Teddingtoii combined, resulted in a victory for the combined team. Scores: Charteris Bay 88 and 75, Governor’s Bay 122 and 37 for two wickets. For the winners, J. O. Gebbie made 50 and Q. C. Manson 47. • ‘