The Mataura Ensign

Mataura Ensign, 29 December 1911, Page 2

The Mataura Ensign

THE PLUNKET SHiELD. RETAINED BY CANTERBURY. PER UNITED PUKSS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 28. After a long-drawn-out Imatch the local men secured a three-wickets victory over Otago and thus continue to hold the Plunket Shield, New Zealand's badge of cricket supremacy. On the play there was not very much to choose '. between the two teams. The match was never exciting until i the last twenty minutes. The Canterbury score sheet showed one for 17, two for 40, three for 56, four for 75, and the game looked very safe; but t'hen one of those remarkable changes so frequently seen came over the game. Ramsden went on to bowl, and in quick succession he got Reese, Patrick, Norman and Sandman, and as each wicket fell the excitement rose till Ollivier made the winning hit. The weather again yesterday was most unfavorable, the usual' cold easterly blowing across the ground and rain threatening more or less all the time. Play was resumed shortly after 11.30, the two "not-outs," Eckhold (5) and Watson (4), opening to the bowling of Sandman and Reese. With only 7 added Reese bowled Watson with a beauty: 39—6—10. Ramsden was next; but just as the half-century went up Reese bowled Eckhold: 50—7—10. Downes followed, and as Sandman had failed to get his length Bennett replaced him and clean-bowled Ramsden : 50—8—5. Bannerman was hardly in before Bennett beat Downes with a fine off break: 51—9—0. Eckhoff, the last man, made only a single and was then bowled by Reese, the innings having lasted an hour and fifty minutes. Just after the innings closed drizzling rain set in, hutit soon stopped and Canterbury went out to try to make the 91 runs required to win. Lusk scored three fours off one over of McFarlane's, but with the total at 17 Downes bowled him with a good off break : 17—1—16. Carlton was next, and by slow play the score was raised to 40, when Caygill, who had been in trouble to Downes, was caught at the wickets: 40—2—10. Sims livened things up considerably, putting on 15 in as many minutes; but at 56 he played on : 56—3^15. Reese at once made things lively, and chiefly through his efforts Bannerman's three overs cost 21. On Ramsden replacing Bannerman Reese was at once caught at cover: 65—4—16. Patrick did not stay long before being smartly taken at the wickets: 84—5—3. Norman was almost immediately out l.b.w. to Ramsden: 84—6—0. Ramsden got his fourth handed catch in the slips by Eckhoff, Sandman being the victim : 84—7—0. Ollivier then assited Carlton to hit off the remaining runs, the innings having lasted two hours 40 minutes. Scores: OTAGO. First Innings 302 Second Innings. ' J. Kenny, b Bennett 0 C. C. Hopkins, b Reese 5 G. G. Austin, b Sandman 7 T. MaeFarJane, c Lusk, b Sandman 9 J. W. Condliffe, b Reese 0 A. Eckhold, b Reese 10 L. Watson, b Reese ... 10 J. Ramsden, b Bennett 5 A. Downes, b Bennett 0 W. E. Bannerman, not out 1 A. Eckhoff, b Reese 1 Extras 4 Total 52 Bowling analysis: Bennett three for 9, Reese five for 19, Sandman two for 16, Carlton nil for 4. CANTERBURY. First Innings 264 Second Innings. Lusk, b Downes 16 Caygill, c Condliffe, b Downes ... 10 Carlton, not out 26 Sims, b Downes 15 Reese, c Hopkins, b Ramsden ... 16 Patrick, c Condliffe, b Ramsden ... 3 Newman, 1.b.w., b Ramsden 0 Sandman, c Eckhoff, b Ramsden ... 0 Ollivier, not out 3 Extras 2 Total for seven wickets ... 91 Bowling analysis: McFarlane nil for 20, Downes three for 20, Eckhoff nil for 19, Bannerman nil for 21, Ramsden four for 9. THE SECOND TEST. A\ ET.ECTKIC TELEGRAPH. COPTBIGKT PKE UNJT'*'.) PRESS ASSOCIATION MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. The second test team will be selected from the same 12 players as was the first team. The final selection will be made on Saturday. BOWLING. NEW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT. j The bowling tournament was not <:onjtinued at Dunedin yesterday owing to |bad weather but in the afternoon the championship rinks were continued on the Mosgiel green, which is a. much drier green than any in Dunedin. The positions now are that White (St. Kilda) plays Young (Green Island) to decide the winner of the North East Valley green; Tillie (Caversham) plays Garswell (Taieri) to decide the winner of Kaitunai green; Bentley (Dunedin) j plays McCurdy (St. KTlck) to decide the I winner of St. Kilda green, and Cooper (Kaituna) plays Stevenson (Taieri) to decide the winner of Dunedin green.

tr.d e in Australia. Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P., and Mayor of Wellington, whose health has been unsatisfactory for some time past, left for England by the Corinthie yesterday. He will be accompanied by Mrs Wilford and Miss Isabel Wilford. Mr Wilford intends to consult a specialist in London, and to return to New Zealand as soon as possible. Miss Gladys Cameron, M.A., M.Sc, second lady assistant at the Gore High School, has tendered her resignation to the Board of Governors. Miss Cameron has accepted the position of lady teacher of science in the Ladies' Methodist College, Melbourne, which is under the superintendence of Rev. W. H. Fitchett. Miss Cameron has scarcely been 12 months a teacher in the Gore High School and she is to be congratulated on attaining such a distinguished position. We regret to announce the sudden death at Patea from heart failure of Mr J. H. Blacke, who was for some four years manager of the Bank of Australasia at Gore. Mr Blacke was for 20 years bill clerk in the bank at Dunedin, from whence lie was transferred to Invercargill as accountant, and from thence as manager at Gore, leaving here for Waverley about a year ago. Mr [Blacke had many friends in Southland 'and Otago and was popular for his kindly and gonial disposition. Much I sympathy will bo felt for Mrs Blacke in I her sudden bereavement. Mr Walter Atkin. proprietor of the 'Westport News,' died last evening after an illness extending over six months. Mr Atkin was a native of Cork, Ireland. He came to Melbourne in 1868, and subsequently to New Zealand, working on the 'West Coast Times' at Hokitika and, with others, establishing the defunct 'Grey Valley Times.' Subsequently he worked in Reefton as manager of the Tnangahua Herald, and thou took over the 'Lyell Times.' which he conducted until 1898. Then he purchased the 'Westport News.' Mr Atkin was twice married', his second wife predeceasing him by five weeks. He leaves by his first marriage ai grown-up family of two sons saw! three daughters.