AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14299, 19 February 1910, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND. • LOCAL MEN'S :TAILUBE;;-^SJ§ DEMORALISED BY WBITSf, *jj3y| ~" i , J . ' ft The match between the Australian -safe'\:-. ,■ _ Auckland representative cricket elevens wis commenced yesterday in fee Shot <JnH wea- ]" ther at the- Domain. The condirki'Es ov«r» ;,-' / night were'- not reassuring, ■ and wfa :!» morning broke showery the prcw-pecisi wtu' ' (1(J ; none too bright. During th* snaming a.' , r hoary shower.of rain fell, to that when the -J' '■~ Australian captain, W. W. AiTaijrc.E.g, ima \l ' the toes he .decided to ser.d the local :**&. '" ,< T. in to bat on a sticky wicket. This isprored ■ and was playing easier when stomps were-' \ V drawn. The Auckland batsmen did net' £§&" shape? too well at .VThitty, zui wheh ■jn.t 4'~~'> l |on iho board he h»d. twr. wickeu for -.-pro ' ilO i j runs to his credit,.'finally getting ■ -vigil. ■■•-;£.,' 1 wickets for 27 runs —a splendid performs ! _ Re!i was top scorer for A:i-.x. r ar,d. making' i'Lih jsl cut of a total of 112.. He ptexed sit th# j bowling and gave sereralchance*. . Hi idea "'j 1 U-Tf was the only other .batsmta to get '.into -" „ ' | double. Sgorei. The Australia::*' position at ' ~\U:n j the close of'the dar ■»»» 72; for three wicket*. /{ :,., I A POOR START. '■> 9 j. The sky ira* overcast, the wicket sticky, ;.\in | aid the outfield dead wi'tes Ajteiirong, after 'Iff winning the toe*, decided to send tbe Aoci;- 7<"\ land team.is to bat. O'lif ar.d the Auck- |ffj| land team in xu bat. OHiff ar.rj HonpcoJ | were the op-juitg pair. Whitry opened the: \ 1 attack, bow»L'jg frcaa the"'- hospital en<L:. A ';5,. (| . j single to OiJiff was :fce rebuilt of the over, j Armstrong sent down a no-baf! to commerioa ■'.' f f, ! with, ' toe ires of &« ever' being played "M ; "i j wilbost score. A maidea to Whiny foifcar- '', ? | ed, and : then off Annsiroag r uest U&a* .'.'' I -polled to the kg boundary,, and then got' a - : .'-' ? brace thrcnigh the slips, bringing up IS. • [| : Hcrijci? «T* fe*t so go, patting case from '$ I Whi?sy an 1» ifce oa : i&—l— 3. " ■;.•:.',-■.■; : '-'rs.; : s| J, Keif came in. and ope'ced'Htii account-by' "''''Jg * sending ■ one srota Arta-Mrocg to the leg I boandary. Whitty** next over saw she la«. '|| { o£ oruif, i lie- bei.Eg clean rxrarbid: • I&—Z—S.. ■•'•■'• ■ .-S ■s •:'■• Sale, was the next man in. Bell aaarvived 'S| :J an apipeal lor caught behind ike wicket*, 5M J ami then drove Armstrong fcr a*two and a ; '|p 4 three, farinaiag 20 up. ; ' Relf. scored x. siajja " : ':>| : f ctf Wality, and then 'Sfted"one_ trrjisa' Ana-' '-'M ; 1 strong cleaa 'out of the groeisd—the> flfei ire ''.'Mi •of the mateb. A" late ce« for a brace, and i 130 was up. Bell'facing. ! Aras*tri>ng'gjt>t on to : I one, and psst it away to the leg tKcridarr, | following r;p "two . balls'.' laser . with a _ nice •|' sqaare: cut to ■ami the; boaßeiairy' for three. ;i"}*J I Sfe'opene«S.:.his. : aceoant with. a siazkr *S s I the sajne' Jsowler.' .He,, however, : aia dbc .' ! appear to bj too happy. and was not tiin.iag^ 4 ',-;;! I well Before he got properly going. t* was "' * efean bowled by Whhry oS the last biS of ' i the -over: «—-3—-L, Whiiry's averape .bow I read, three wickets for three 'funs. * J 3 Emery replaced Armstroag. and KaJd?itr, "■ | wfeji'hid' 'filled the vacant crease, aifeiijr*•„'.,,;... '- cisied the last delivery, which came in ftat,~;'.•;.■: * 5 a ate cut for three resulting. A ; nice strife*: ' ; to -.kg' for . a single by - Befi,' a _sraaartry^ist;; : .'. I single- by Ehtdden, and a well-timed isse" / : ' 5 cut: for a angle by Keif were the - proddeSa *; I of Emery's aver, ■ and 53 was up as the reaeSt iof 55 minutes' play. Bell had a life » ? "Whisty's next over, he touching a "***; { ball, which -went-, over the.''wicketioepenl';''. K i' hands' and past Armstrong for two, g» t | signalised his let off, by nice' squara tut St * the 'boundary. 1 Of! the last- of tha c-tw " ', j.he drove -a rising ball -hard to Warn* *5I mid-off, who, however, failed to accept §* ' 1 , • j chance.' Eelf then gave Keliewxy a thtasea,^ :; (h. at raid-on off Whitty. watch fee refused.- ! With 65 up KelkWay replaced Euseryi MiJjf> I 3.15 a few drops of, rain ell; rand, the player* J :4*_ 1 made for cover, amid the ironical ihcratt "cf '' | the crowd.: ; . After a ; delay : ; of j'sewia'' 5a.u33J«5 f the ■ players :- came. ■; back, ■ land ? re* ''■ "'.■■■ J ] placed "Kellcway at the Xewnrtifcc? -end,' ~ ! placed Eelleway at Hrening' the field.„fcj *.• , The bntsmcu were liveniDg the 6e!d by - j smart. running, 'many*; singles .■ bean*-'added. in ''>„ f, J the..tot«l ; wbicb' opdinarDy. would|b«yei p I neglected.' ; ' Belt his- -■■ toi3|l -up ia : ||||i| neglected.' Belt brought his toiail jby : a nice stroke, w square vmKi- ■ fie h,-|«i/' r ? ' ■ I taken 70 minutes to raise the total : ii.'; , dea*s end came shortly after. He was tempt- - 1 • ed' by. .Armstrong;- and gave Warne: anchance atmid-off, which was accepted. The,' . partnership,- added ;41 runs,. ■ and Haddea"*|-i : . . score was . made when wanted. > ■ He wsas ■ playing with confidence 'when caught, sad was showing some nice stroke; 85—1—1!. ,';";*! , W. B. Smith came in . and *aw Relf d«- '/['-1 mised in Whitty*s , next o»-er, Simpson, at third > man, catching ; hiia;~'idw down.- Relf I adopted'tactic* to : s«it the wicket, and -weal 1 '.'for:: the bowling,^disrdayings ad . ; ;-ajg^re«»iv«^'J'^,. ■ ness not usual with him. .His inning* wait :' an extremely lucky one, several chi!fccM. :■ ''being;droppedsby the Australian firfd»xas?a. * \l His runs took 80 minutes '\ to-!.c*mpSot !,j ItS 35—5-5 L•■' ■' : '.\' , ,••■ "« '>••,.'' » 'w> % :] Anthony -.wis the next batsman. • Smith . opened his aecoGut with an off-drive fori. ii single, and I Anthony- followed: .with' a ■ jdftgsa>fj| E *i| : off Armstrong. • Smith then banged ; the neKi "• %"' \ ball to 'the long-on boundary. vAt lira rr , [ itimed one nicely,* and glanced .to leg tor ; three, and 103 was up. The field fa the ... > sli|»6 were by now almorft sitting on tha- ] <| end of ,the bat. and Smith essaying" a run ■ from a. 'short-.-hit td'coTier point rah -An-, -,5 thony out: 101—6— - .- ■ :./:Saeddeit was next man. and,oak bis. stand ',_% at , v the s batting crease . only to see isasish , given oat Ibw next, ball from Whitty. s*heiiw was some doubt in the crowd's mind abmt ' I how Smith was out "'.-The-:' -ran -dp hi»;!V ; ;i pads over his shoulder, through the wicket- ', < ■ keeper's hands "to .Emery in the 'flips who " : » held the ball: 101—7— . Taylor, who ' filled the _ .'vacancy, evened his account with' a single, and Sneefdea followed with » nicely-timed r hit to deep kg. The next ball, a fast yorker. was fatal to * him, he being clean bowled: 105—8*- .';"-" • Howden.- the next man, did' not stay long. -,: r " The first ball' he got. from the left-fe«sdsr .;-'iij. .'-—iho . last of -the over—swung 'in' fraim ith» " 'Jk- i off and breaking back,' took the off stump: ' •, I T06~9-& ...... .. ~;,.. ,•;";.. ■:.: Robinson was last man in, and. playing ;; "Wbitty"* first bail' safely, stopped the hat - trick. •Whitty's next oi*r, however, tattchsded- the innings. Robinson - being; .clflsia bowled. Taylor was 3 not out: 112—10-41 .-Whitty almost made rhe ball tali on , . the sticky wicket." The left-hander's pecaliar delivery after a long run s made the flight of the ball 'extremely, pnaxling. JltJ deliveries swung in ! a lot from the off asd ', t ,i ' then broke back. . -. '..'•.■' . i '■■^}:£': : 4\ -' ' ': '■■■Z-;J^ ' : v' 't-' *■'■ "■ ':^'. r "- v ; , . , ■■ ,-. -. •■ ■ * AUSTRALIA AT THE WICKETS. Bardsley and Mayne folio the Auck* land team out at 10 ,; minutes to five, ami ■'■"■, opened for Australia. . Rolf set ihe innings ■ goiag : bv' bowling to ifavae.' a single com- '■'■:■■■' ing off the first balL";R~elFs first ball got among '"the ,left-hander's*,feet. *nj[ . the. »'it f'l j be;:' played straight. back' to Relf, and thus the innings started in a sensational nisra- ~ I iter: I—l—o.- ' « ■[•;:.'' Simpson was ' next man. With-,: 5* ■■ up:' .';:' j. OljHff replaced Howdea "ait the - Newmarket {'end 'and his third ball saw the end cf , 3 Simpson, who : was : ; ; clean. .>:' bowled with a I slow ■ yorkzr, which he played across. ? j Simpson wss :at the wickets 50 minute for I his 30 ran*. Barring _a* chance at -.'l*-. hn - j played soundlv for his v runs and scored .---t ] rapidly k\ St-S^^^^^m/;'^'-:■': 'M : : ' hi !,: Smith, the newcomer, opened with 'a * -' , single off Oliiff's second iball. Relfs next I over-to him. was the first maiden of the '.':•; j innings. Smith was net playing with con- | fidence, being ;15 minutes at the wickets -' I for three runs- In. Olliffs nest over the ; j| j inevitable happened to " Smith, who was .: . .„■■■; [ clean howled by OUiff. 3lavne was 32. not -'J - C3 t:,-72-3-3. * ;; 11 -■-.Following are the scores:— '■-.; '.-xfi Following are the scores:— AFCKIJL\*D— Innirgs. 5 1 C-'Oliiff,' b Whitty .*'.; : .„ .-:•„. : , ... 8 ■|l |E. : Horspoo'i„ c : . Simpson,-■'b-• Whittv ".'..'. 0 '"'"',; S A E. Relf,>Siffi3foa,:btPL::tT ... 51 ''. |E. V. Sale, b Whitty ..." 1 ;A Hadden. c Wsrw, b Armatrong--.... -If :,'% '-\?;-;:,B.: Smith, lbw, b b Armstrong .... If W, B. Smith. Ibw. b Whitty ... ... 3 A. Anthony..mn out ~.,.5 .„.-.' .>. 6 -.5 jN. C. Snedden, h : Whitty ... ;. '...]'- ' ... ;.. * ..'■. ; F. Tavlor. not out — ''- ? -...'i. ; ... .-'... :' s'. '! A. il.'HowiJer., b Whitty ... -, ; „. "!";.■ "0 : ;; ? W. Robinson, b Whitty ... " ... ' ... 0 ;v;.:' Extras- ... ... ;...: ..... :&* .;..;-..-II- -. : -:-| Total .'.. ... ... ■ ... ... 112 /; r BOWLING- ANALYSIS. : : - "■; ■': .■ : O. :M. R. W. ' ; 7W. .1. WhiJty ... \i '<-J."-: 2ZZ:- U. "Zl 3 " W. W. Armstrong : ... = l*"--' ; .' ; 3 - : ' 57 ,1' -.$] S. H. Emery ... ... 3 -v.. 0 '..: lEfe; 0 "40 C. Kellewav ...... 2 1 ';- : '; 2' 0 j& .C. E. Simpson ... '-. '3 ~.;: -2' 2. 0 fs Kefijway bowled two no-balk, Armstrong If one, and Whitty one. <, AUSTRALIA.—First Innings, , \ E. R. ilayne, not out .:. .'... 32 .; W. Bardslev, c and b Relf ... ','■:.. 0 vf| C.E. Simpson, OUiff „. * ... ... 50. -1 D. Smith, bOlbff ...... V-.-.":' .'„. ■ 3>. -| ■: "•■> Extras : .... ._ ... ,_■;_■ «. T.j -M "■ Total for three I wickets ; .„' -.-.-»«; yl2|jS BOWLING ANALYSIS- -•'.' ; ; O. M. R. W-, "M AE. Relf ... ' ... 10 '•. 1-" ,23r'.:1 :^ c. OUiff '„. _„. : *.i 0, 10 2 ,2 A..M- Howdea,. - : -.5 ■;. : '-» ; f -32 t- J 4 4 •' . 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