AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14300, 21 February 1910, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

i MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND. YISITOES WELL IN THE LEAD. Iff BlSfc . ; FINE INNINGS- BY MAYNE.';.' W, ; ;f|: ; ''".' ■}'■■:■', .*l; ; ?:;'^^trv v : 1 -: ■■ '■ ■;:,''.> : ''':?■'-vi■:'■:•■;:■ ■-::■,;;■■ g-'r.' ; . :■ ' ;; '''"v ; vv^^^^- : f.:- : ' ; .- ~; : ;-'&v il;; ■ The cricket match between Auckland and "£*' the Australian team was continued on Satur•sir day. Auckland had v been. disposed .of. in m, their first innings on Friday for a total of M 112, made on a sticky wicket, aud the Aus- % tralians had lost Bardsley, ' Smith, -'■■■. and Simpson for 72 runs. The wicket had been rolled at the close of Friday's play, and ?i'l -as no rain foil during the night it was in good order when the match was resumed on Saturday. Tho attendance when play , was resumed was very fair, and during the ' -day it increased to about 4000. ';' A minute or two after 12 o'clock Mayne. the not out batsman, went to the wicket accompanied,by Armstrong. The latter, took strike to Olliff. and scored a single off the - first ball with an on drive. The bowler at tho other end was Belf, and for some time nothing: out; of they common occurred. Both, batsmen were playing steady and. indeed, leisurely cricket, their strokes being executed with the consummate ease of the expert. Still, they showed no disposition to force'the .scoring, and treated the bowling with respect. Mayne made some very.pretty late cuts, which earned him well-merited applause. Armstrong brought double figures opposite his name with a neat stroke to the on. and Mayne brought 100 up with a pretty stroke off Rolf. ■ rr Mavne passed. 50 and ran to 55 with a series of beautifully-timed and executed -i -strokes. He was playing with ease and confidence and placing well. Armstrong, when ; 1 -18. was missed. by Taylor at mid-on from a ' difficult chance, the ball coming very fast * and high. The fieldsman made a most determined effort to effect the catch, and was : applauded for his attempt. Keif was bowling r well, and once or twice just shaved Arm's strong's wicket, and it was off his bowling that the Australian captain was missed. By a' bright '■ cricket the score was advanced to a 132, Armstrong 28, and . Mayne 62, : and at "i. this stage Taylor relieved Olliff. At the 1 ether end Howden relieved Relf, and off his : first ball -ho missed, an easy chance .of ".;" catch-and-bowl." Armstrong being -the . batsman. Armstrong brought the 150 up by v ; y«r tap to the on, the extra /8 having taken .: 7 *bout 52 minutes to compile. The change '■• ixd .the bowling had slackened the rate of , ' > raii-getting a good deal, though a four-to ;;each batsman livened matters up a bit. ;'v. Mayne was now well on his way to the hundred, and was playing the bowling without ; V;; trouble. ■> He. reached 84 with a pretty late 'out off Taylor. A few minutes before ■ lun-,'. ■t.- ; cheon Armstrong, who had played, on the ■Si! whole attractive cricket, in spite of chances * -which he had itiven, was cleaned bowled by Olliff for 46. The. luncheon adjournment was •:> then taken, Mayne being not out 99, made '" "by ; consistently attractive, though not bril'■y liant cricket. : v ;.■':.',- ■■&■•? l > v ,r,' ■•"; • Oil i the resumption of play- Kelleway ac- •.■'•■ I ' companied < Mayne to the wicket, the latter v facing 'the? bowling of Keif. : The f first i two ' - balls beat-, him, but he got two for .a" pretty late cut off "•■ the third, thus securing his century, for,;, which feat he received; an ovation. Mayne continued to make graceful - strokes, and added to his now large ; total with considerable freedom. ■ The advent of; Hadden to the bowling crease at 199 was re- • ceived with applause, : and a. single by Mayne ..-'.: off his second;: ball .caused the 200 to ■?■. be hoisted. A minute ox" two later Relf bowled . ; the second maiden of; the innings to Kelie- , way.' 1 Mayne - passed , Bale's score - against I .; Otago (121) by a pretty late cut for four, and in the same over from Kelleway brought doable figures opposite his name by a similar 4 stroke. Steadily.. the 'Score was advanced to, ■ - 249, when Belf Sot ! a good' one ,' past Mayne. Mayne bad scored 136 runs •in ;iabout ; three, • hours, ; and' had : given a first-class' exhibition. He made no mistake throughout his long in- ,: ; nings, and j,hia' strokes were well-timed .and true. This was elf's second Wicket, and 57 runs had been scored from his bowling. After ;- this the batting became very- slow, runs coming at rare .' intervals by two's and ; singles. >: Slowly the score mounted to 278, when Warne ' livened matters up a little. When the* score ;; was 284 Kelleway was 33 and Warne 19, but ",. t for a long time after lunch they played I -with , ;, k excessive caution, though their strokes were always clean and > true. > :' Warhe' made a I couple of nice strokes on the" on, and 'Keller * way got a.four and a : three, an over ; from ~. Brooke-Smith proving expensive. With' 297 ■\ . tub for five wickets the tea adjournment took 3; iplace. . ' '■•■ ' . - .-* On resuming after tea Olliff and Hadden were the bowlers., and Warne J brought 300 ' '-op . with - a sharply : run : single : off Sadden. ■-' which he followed up by a fine^off-drive tor ■;,- four off, Olliff. • The batting since: lea had , ■■".,'■ been much more lively, and * both 'batsmen IfM" were putting more wood - into their strokes. ,\ya.< feature which "was /relished by the crowd. '-. Twenty-eight runs were scored after tea in / 18 minutes, principally {•* by :? : Warne:Vi"fHe was at -this stage hitting, freely all -\ v round >--•«»« "wicket, and rapidly over- ::;,- lian).ed';:;-KeUeway.~^...'who-'' ; had had a. con;i V siderable lead of -him. • With 321 up Robin--,vv son missed an easy chance ofstumiohg Kel*'i. leway; whov jumped rent '""-bit Taylor, who' ;/>■. had relieved Olliff. v 'Warae ; got. his 50 first, | and a couple of halls later Kelleway «ot three i; i>;for; an on drive,.which brought the half-cen-tury opposite^ his mime. Soon afterwards he &.._. was given out leg; before wicket, to Snedden ,s, for 51, and six wickets were down for 338. i Dodds came next, but. lost- his partner, Warne j being splendidly caught in the long- ' ; field. by Horspool' off Snedden. -He had play;;';v ed free cricket ■ during the ; latter^part of his j. innings. Nobody else did much, and the in- "'*■ ning! - closed lor 355. -.- Snedden, two -for • 20, , H bad the .besti bowling average. The" *•■ land ground fielding was l excellent, but the.catching was -.bad.', ■■. ."; 9.; ■ ~ , j--.' Auckland had 40 minutes left to bat when j&'.# they commenced; the second innings, and in ',';,- that time lost two. wickets for 30 runs.' '. An- ;:.: thony played well and shaped confidently at' ; - the ' bowling, which < was 'certainly good. ',<•, Ben-spool was smartly caught at the wickets ~; .by. Dodds off Armstrong, rand Snedden was -' bowled by Emery just on time. The follow- ,.:;; ing are the scores:-; .;. _~.,..., .....; AUSTB First - Innings. !'SBards]*j*. c and'b Helf ... ~.;... ... • 0 >. Mayne. ,b Belf ... .;. ...... ...136 ' Simpson, b>. Olliff ..... ...' ... ... ... 30 * Smith; Olliff ...... ......... 3 Armstrong, b Olliff. . ... , ... ... , ... 46 $ s ; r Kelleway, Ibw, b Snedden - ....',■ ' ... 51 Warne, e Horspool. b Snedden ... ...54 Emery, • run out •, ... :.. , ... ... ... 2 ;v ; Dodds, b Taylor : ... ... ... ...... 6 ~, : Whitty. not out ... ... ... ... ... '6 ;' r;Sorry,?b" Taylor ..." ... ...... ' 0 :}'.: Extras ...-"••'..#:'■: .■..' ■".«'....- .., 21 ...•-. • -• • ' • ■ ~ ' • •'. Total ...... ... ' ... ' ... ';.. '355' • ' , BOWCEfG-- ANALYSIS. «;. ~ ■t V '"' ■'" O. *" 17. 11. ' W. . ■ ■,','■ Keif ... ... 32-10 60 2 ; .'.Howcfen ... 18 •— 73 — • Olliff ... ... 20 — 77 3 , Taylor... ' ;.. 16.3 1 54 •2 -" --" Hadden... .... - 8 — 41 — ' -".":,■"* Brooke-Smith, 1:. •— " • •10 — r - Snedden ... 4 > — : 20 2;^ . • ■ AUCKLAND. , first ' innings ...'...:.. ...... ..;li£•'v'v>,".'.•;.....'.. v" ; Second' Innings. .. - '.';■'■ >X t f Horspool, : c jDodds,;tb Armstrong... ... '0 j'4'"'** Anthony, -not ont- ... . ;.*..., ~.. ...■-', ~. ■19 yft> Snedden, b Emery ... :.. .... . v > ... . 8 .... Extras i .... ~.. ; . ... / ... - 1.. .. <„• '3 ,- -I— , ' Total for two wickets ... .'..' .'., 30 Armstrong has taken one • wicket \ for 12 runs. Whitty none.for 3, Emery one for 9, SJfeWajme none ■ for ; 3. >> : ■ ■■:>.: „■ 1 ; , ; ■■•,;>■ .;'•'»• ' " .. - L ?A Vj ,■■, ... ......-■:- .r . , '-: *'■■ ■,/'.*.;,