ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14926, 26 February 1912, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. * AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. NORTHERNERS AHEAD OX FIRST | ,* INNINGS. te '''■'. - BRIGHT DISPLAY BY SOMERVELL, * " ' far TELt'.orarn.- rr.Ess association.] WELLINGTON. Saturday. rtinr, cricket match between the Auckland n d Wellington elevens was resumed to-day 1 ? fine weather. The attendance in the afternoon was larcre. The wicket was wear- . inp very well. Wellington made 232 in their first innings. , {j n t for If emus and Somervell would Save dismissed Auckland for much less Tn" "53 The home team's second innings wi-ted badly, .hut Mahony and linker stope<l the rot. With 208 runs scored for eight wickets. ,' Wellington resumed their first innings. SoMnson and Bercnclsen, neither of whom had scored, facing the bowling of Thomp- ' ,on and Sneddon. Both batted confidently. After making a couple Berendsen put an" uppish stroke near mid-off. but not near enough to be dangerous. Robinson placed deliveries from Snedden over the boundary twice in succession. His strokes and Berrndsen's were mostly straight drives, with m occasional straight cut. Together they Juvxkod 10 off Snedden in one over, adding • 22 for about 10 minutes' play. Then Robin- - son played too far forward to Thompson, an was clea n bowled : 231-9-14. ' Saunders went in, but had not made any wore before ho was beaten by Snedden: ■ 232—10J- ' Auckland's First Innings Opens. ' •U 12.5 Remus and Ellis opened Auckland's innings, to the bowling of Saunders and Grimmett. > Early in his innings Hemus cave a difficult chance to Blaoklock, who was fieldin? at point, but it was dropped. In the very next over Ellis Rave * chance off Saunders in exactly the same place, and tto Blacklock did not refuse: 3-1-2. ' Horspool was next in, and with a series of square cuts and glances he and his partmr sent 20 up. Another single was added, and then Saunders completely beat Horsol. 2l_r_s. Saunders was in fine form, and at this stage had taken two wickets for 10 runs- Snedden joined Hemus. and ' for half an hour runs came slowly. Hemus put an uppish stroke to mid-off. but well out of danger. A couple of balls later Snedden was missed by Grimmett in the slips off Saunders's bowline, and then again b* had some luck with a mishit which went just out of reach of Saunders. Just before lunch Robinson bowled in place of . Grimmett. who had bowled nine overs for 25. Gibbes also went on in place of Saunders, from whose 10 overs 31 runs had been got* " Hemus hit Gibbes once to the boundary, • making the store 60 for 55 minutes' play. Auckland Batsmen Lucky. , . V Saunders end Orimraett bowled airain v after lunch, and though tho batsmen had J ; luck they kept the score moving steadily »:■: forward. Hemus had a life at the wickets, just getting back to his crease in time. • Sneddon was beginning to take chances . ;■? with Saunders, when, in trying to repeat a ,". boundary stroke, he was beaten: 97—3—32. B Thompson went to the crease, and saw i - the hundred up for 80 minutes' play. Then '. Robinson was tried again in place of Grimmett, and with a swift ball he sent Hemus's bails flying: 119—4—56. Hemus had taken ■; ■,'■' an hour and 40 minutes to compile his score. Taylor opened his score with a pretty leg glide for* four off Robinson. The young player had one life, placing a catch just short of Gibbes. The next ball but one he was bowled with a full toss from Saunders: 128-5-6. Somervell had an escape from being run out just after going in, a smart return from Baker to Saunders almost proving his undoing. Robinson, whose average was 0110 •wicket for 13 runs in seven overs, was relieredbjr"Grimmett. In Saunders's next over Thompson lifted one high in the slips, where it was taken by Robinson: 159—6—22. Wallace made a single and lost his middle stump to Saunders: 140—7—1. Saunders at this stage had an averajre of six for 67. Mason joined Somervell, and the score was carried to 155 for 140 minutes' play. , Then Saunders, aftev bowling 25 overs with .. only one interval, was given a test, and ' Gibbes bowled in his place. Robinson bowled instead of Grimmett. Mason was given out lbw in Gibbes's second over: ' 161—9—4. Anthony, the next man in, sent .'. , 170 tip with a drive for four. When 180 had been scored Dickson was tried instead of ,/•', Eobinson. His first over cost 13. and 200 went up for two and three-quarter hours' ■\. play. Somervell Opens Out. Then Somervell began to treat Gibbes as he had treated Dickson, and ho made his : score 50 with a hit for six. For a time . .this went on. to the chagrin offflWellington's supporters, and then Somervell recklessly placed a sure catch off Dickson through the *hps to Grimmett: 219—9—54. Somervell's total included two sixes, eight lours, and two threes. Jones was next in. At the afternoon tea interval the Auckland score had reached 232., Jones was stumped off a B no-ball" from Saunders. Robinson was .tried again, and from his first over Jones gave a catch to Saunders in the .-lips: ■.;.."■•. W3-19-4. Auckland's innings had lasted I three hours 10 minutes. Wellington Starts Badly. *,' At five o'clock Gibbes and Blamires went to the wickets, facing the bowling of Snedaen and Thompson. Tho batting was cautious at first, and just as Blamires was {retting into his stride ho played under a well- . pitched ball from Thompson. Previously ;. a? had placed a ball just over the head of -Horspool at square-leg: 10—1-3. A minute •ilterwards Gibbes went out to drive Micd<ien, and was dismissed also: 10—2—2 ™ Baker and Phoney, the next two batsmen, stopped an imminent panic. Mahoney Ply:"! good cricket all round the wicket, out, Baker was obviously ill at case. When *J°™P 8 ere drawn the score had been curried to 57. Following arc the scores: ' ■■■. WELLINGTON.-First Innings. Blamires. lbw. b .Somervell 46 Oibbes, c Ellis, b Thompson ... .".' 81 Baker, b Thompson ... ... * • "fhoaey, b Snedden '" 25 r; gWlane. c Hemus, b Sneddon ... " -,i ~ Wacklock, b Thompson ... t Wckwm, st Ellis, b Snedden ' '" s .. Robinson, b Thompson .. - '14 , unmmett. c and I, Thompson ".'.. "... 1 JJerendßen. not. out " 0 Saunders, b Snedden ." n :-: Extras ;;; .;.' '" .j ■', Total "232 ' wtei"?' A 7 " ;ilvsiß: Thompson took five • ■:■■ Sj;kets ,or 72 , runs; Sneddon, four for 48. < XJompßon howled two no balls, and Taylor AUCKLAND.—First Innings. • »™u9. b Robinson « fc/i.Blachlock. »> Saunders' ... [" 2 gprßgool. b Saunders ... % ittU- c Robinson, b Saunders .'.'.' [" 32 . C !0 »'« KobliHon. b Saunders ... 22 *«yior, b Saunders ... . ? wBEEVa ,irin im c tt. h Dickson' Z 54 Ijwiace, b Saunders ... , ■ ¥"on. lbw, b Gibbes ..' ::: " \ ; Anthony, not out 4 Jo "<% c Saunders, b Robinson '.'. *4 Extras ~. Total ... ... ~- fcuft BAnalyf,iß: ,# M,,l,lera took six vieKwn»n 8 *- rUI i" : (:riQ) » let t. nono for 6S; WcW ' two , for 25; <ilUh ™- ono for 31 : no bails. ° f ° r 20 - • v ' lt " l,J <-' l '' bowled two , _ • WELLINGTON..-Second Innings. I ■ 11 ™ 8 !. h Thompson 9 ! Bakftt 3 - b Sneddon ... \ ".;■■■ fi?«»r. not out ... ,S *****?, not out ::: ::: •;•• i g kxtra3 *? ■■'.% Total for two wickets "57 II *lcS to fL A^ alyiis: Thompson took out f rno M baH„n:r ,C,eD ' ° ne l " v n * ; NOTES OX THE PLAY. . . y tar wu»nAra.~Bpijcut cowusbposmst.] : : :.•'■; "'■■■.-. WELLDTGTOX, Saturday. iiow ! ,Hi? n --,' i, ? utherl - breeze, which blow «itlnt. pUch ' asai3tCf l tho bowlers to some U hfc bo ,, l ! !d Bplondicnr - His peculiar .'tta. o '/,. 6 delivery was- disconcerting to " Wsb» L,, h * sat€n-,5 at€n -, Robinsoa is a pro- ' - * |S„ rou < B fast bowler, '"led? .V C( ? clen ' dad Thompson batted • his ii a i°l heir runs, an, Anthony showed • **««£»» 01 ,V the tom "- But the brightl>lavedP^T-^ a ;i hat Siven by Somervell, who «U Aonii l?b!:fnllv tree cricket, and opened •U«,™, to the bowling. He got two ■ Si's bowling. OHt o£ th ° Brouncl ' off : ' ' pn^tb^ l r3 were « trifle l nek in topoadlv u L°V, ,lo . nent3 ' & core. as they started KflPfftfiVti?? V leu ' batting, as a whole, was WBttk »2" d - as if should have been. Tho . '<< \r 'i,' pU W m a very interesting position.