HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS SHIELD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14868, 20 December 1911, Page 6

HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS SHIELD.

CHRISTCHURCH BOYS, IN QUEST OF .. . . -TROPHY. . v.-'.', ■ ■ ' MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The Auckland Grammar School, which wrested the Heathcote Williams challenge shield—open to competition by, all schools in the Dominion— year, was called upon to begin its defence of the trophy to-day. The challengers wero the Uhristchurch Boys' High School team, from whom Auckland wou the shield, and the match was started at the Domain yesterday morning. Walker (Grammar School) won the toss from Hickmott, and decided to bat. A heavy shower delayed the i start for about a-quartor of an hour, then Smeeton and Hockin opened to A. H. and W. P. Guinoy. Three byes were the first runs scored, but Smeeton then glanced. A. H. Guiney very prettily for two; but Hockin was dismissed in A. H. Guiney's next over. Ho had been batting very uncertainly s—l—o. Holford followed, but after playing a maiden went leg-before-wicket to the same bowler: s_2_o. Blundell now came in, and started very freely. He and Smeeton played excellent cricket. Blundell was the freer, but Smeeton the surer. They both batted very ■well on the > on-side, and getting a good number of fours, brought Smith (left hand) on' in place of A. H. Guinoy, who had bowled very well for his two wickets. Hickmott 'bowled in place of W. P. Guiney. Both bowlers were a little erratio in length, Smith especially so, and Smeeton, with two or three very nne pulls for. four, " brought'a change, W. P. Guiney replacing Smith. Then Smeeton, in trying to-force Guiney' on the on-side, was nearly bowled. An i appeal for a catch behind, off Blundell in Hickmott's next over was not allowed. Blundell then lifted him to Evans on the leg boundary, but it was dropped. This was the | second time Evans should ; have caught Blundell. A. H. Guiney, who had replaced i his brother, unsuccessfully appealed for log--1 before-wicket against Smeeton. Smith again came on, Guiney going to the ' other end. Smeeton tried a square-leg hit off Guiney, and skied .it," Milliken dropped the ball. Smeeton was how 50. Next over Smeeton had a life in the slips from Smith ; off Guiney, and' again off Hickmott (who had replaced Smith), this time at deep mid-on, off a very hard low drive. The ground fielding had been very good, Hickmott at mid-otf, and Ottcy at point being particularly good; but the catching was very bad, seven possible catches being dropped in tho morning's play. The luncheon adjournment was taken with tho sore 119 for two wickets. Smeeton was 55, and Blundell 51. After lunch Hickmott and A. H« Guiney bowled, and on a trying wiqket proved very difficult indeed, and Blundell soon fell to a "bosio" from Hickmott. Blundell had batted very well, some of his drives being very powerful. The.partnership had put on 123 runs: 128—3—56. Walker followed. Evans just failed to reach a.low, one in,the slips off Walker to Guiney's bowling. But next over Hickmott bowled Walker with a very fine ball— true " bosio " : . 134—4—4. Pratt followed, and was promptly dropped at short-slip by Goss off Guiney. Smeeton continued to drive and glance well. A minute or two later W. P. Guiney dropped Pratt at silly mid-on off Hickmott; but immediately after Pratt, in trying to hit Hickmott, was ; smartly stumped by Tattersall, -who was keeping wickets very well: • 156—5—10. Smeeton, in trying to force Hickmott to the on, poked straight back,'- and was out. He had batted two and a-half hours for 70, and had played admirable cricket, glancing and ' driving; with * romarkablo certainty. He hit , six fours: 157—6—70. Marks gave a hot one-handed chance to Goss at cover.. He and Goulding played excellent cricket. Gdulding's strokes were very wristy, especially those to , the on; Marks was stronger on the back-cut. Goulding poked Hickmott up to short-leg, but Milliken did - not ;. get to. it. 'A. H. Guiney then bowled Marks, the 'ball seeming to come back from the off. He had batted very'well: '•■ • 177—7—12. Waddingham followed, but was : caught second ball low behind the wicket: '■■:•■ 177—8—0. V Cooper waa 1 bowled by Guiney in the next over: 181-*9—

1. Perry was next in, and played =to hold up his end. Goukling, in trying to hit hickmott, was clean blowlcd; ';■ Hickmott and A. H. Guiney had bowled very well after lunch, . Hickmott sending down a few very, fine "boaies. He is a very heady, bowler. The ground fielding w:w fairly good, but the catching was •wretched. • ' ' ~.,,. Tattersall and Evans opened the batting for the High School to the \ bowling of Walker and Perry,' tho latter being lefthanded. The. pair began very confidently, playing finely on the on-side, and the bowlers at first seemed to feed them for this stroke, but gradually got steadier. Tattersall poked forward to Walker, and Pratt ran in, but using only one hand, dropped a fairly easy catch. IN est ball, however, Tattersall ' was very smartly stumped by Smeeton: 28—1—12. Hickmott opened with a drive for three, and then got a lucky four, through the slips off Walker, but in trying the square-leg hit got it on, the end of his bat. The ball went from there to his pad, and their up, coming down into Smeeton's hands. Things were locking up for Grammar School: 42—2—12. W. P. Guiney, the century-maker of last year's match, was next, but was soon .yorked by Pratt, who had replaced Perry. Presently Walker got a slow hanging yorker past Evans, whose innings was very good, and worth a great deal to his side. He has a very fine style, and should do well later: 45—4—17. O. E. Guiney and A. 11. Guiney were then associated, and the scoring became very slow indeed. The next, wicket to fall was O. E., Guiney's. He was clean bowled by a very fine off break from Pratt 53—5—4. In the next over a very confident appeal against A. H. Guiney: from Walker was ■ disallowed. Goss opened with some good drives. Walker was bowling very finely. Several changes were made in the bowling, but Goss and Guiney played out time. The bowling had been good, and the fielding fairly good. Pratt and Walker were the best bowlers, and Blundell and Goulding did excellent work at third-man £ and uiid-on respectively. The last partnership had raised the High School's position a great' deal. Scores:— :■ .'; | AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.-First • • . . ■■ Innings. ' H. Smeeton, c and bR. Hickmott ... 70 M. Hockin, '!> A. H. Guiney ... ... 0 'G.. Hoi ford, lbw.b A. H. Guiney ... 0 C. Blundell, b R. Hickmott ... ... 56 D. Walker, bR. Hickmott . ... ... 4 A. E. Pratt, st H. J. Tattersall, b Hickmott ... ... • ...';:*'... ... ... 10 R. O. C. Marks, bA. H. Guiney ... 12 T. Goulding, b R. Hickmott 22 G. Waddingham, c H. J. Tattersall, b A. H. Guiney ... ... ... ' ... 0 R. Cooper, bA. H. Guiney ... ... 1 W. Perry, not out ... ... ... ... 3 ■'. Byes, 10; leg byes, 7 .., ... ... 17 Total ... a ... ... ... ... 195 Bowling Analysis: R. Hickmott took five wickets for 87 runs A. H. Guiney, five for 53; W. P. Guiney. none for 27; H. H. Smith, none for 15 0. E. Evans, none for *•■ '..: ' Scores for fall of wickets: One for 5, two for 5, three' for 128, four for 134, five for 156. six for 157, seven for 177," eight for 177, nine for 181, 10 for 195.; ■ CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. —First Innings; H. J. Tattersall. st Smeeton, b Walker 12 O. Evans, b Walker ... ... ../ 17 R. 'Hickmott, c Smeeton, b D. Walker 12 W. P. Guiney, bA. B. Pratt ... ... 3 0. E. Guiney, bA. E. Pratt ... ... 4 A. H. Guiney, not out ... ... ... 19 J. Goss, not out, ... ... ... j „.. -21 Byes, 6; leg-byes, 4 .„ ... 10 Total for five wickets ... ... ... 98 . Bowling Analysis: A. E. Pratt took two wickets for 27 runs; 1). Walker, thro© for 33; W. Perry, none for 12; G. Holford, none for 14; R. Cooper, none for 6. Scores for fall of wickets: One for 28, two for 42, three for 45, four for 45, five for 53.

THE PLUNKET SHIELD. :. l»y telegraph.-— association.) . Ciirisichurch, Tuesday. The City Council to-night decided to reverse its previous decision refusing permission for the Plunket shield match to be played at Lancaster Park on Christmas Day.