DOMINION CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15504, 10 January 1914, Page 7

DOMINION CRICKETERS.

MATCH AGAINST VICTORIA.

VISITORS PAUL BADLY. PUZZLED BY THE WICKET. DISAPPOINTING ATTENDANCE. ,i Xf'e«r»i b Vrefi Association—Copyright. ,Jlore:-rJ .'senary 9. 920 p m Mr.; norRNB, January 9. The it>.t:*"'i I«*!«v<:i New Zealand und V.norii «... I-'.... .lav. }{?(•*? «.<•■ ' . tc-.-. mum Armstrong, and Hem»< 'i''■' I'-:'"''* , 'i" , n<-il the New Ze.i ]nd .:.!.'-•' : ' ''■" l"'' : ''fi of McDonald, a fj.; !-■■ , i, ~"H Lnmpars, who sends liovn ' £ '■'-'i.'--' " l'.i'.rnk was missed ~f i, -ii "i i'!' 'io- liy Armstrong and Hfaiii?.' " M. I''"aid in tho first over hej.-.-o <■''<'•■' -' '"' : McDonald clean ly-iv,],.,! )\.r- :; i iio i'.«'xl over. SpcJ.:-.i «.!.'. levied ..ft his pad. Hickmo i! .-;,.! l!''-*' were t!ie only pair to „fi, . „;,.. '!• ■•■''■'•'' to the last bowling, ftpfso w.i - ' ' ' ■'.'•' at the start, but once ~.|!„ii ,1 •<■■-. 'h"v.i-l i lean, crisp cricket, dm. !i.: and :.:ur. i well. )] ; , kni'^t: .i..| laved confidence and jj.,;,. ! »'■ <•■>':' i" l!: ° innings had luck. S.in.imui '■ ,1 '" 1 liml, '> d illioiilt i eg. He strained »>' - ! "'" "' Albury, and this j.rov.l | .iii •■! llinucli not serious. Th'" N< ■' /• ahinders "ere puzzled by th.> (aM '- v; ■■''•"•■ a,l 'l played back too ninc ), he;: ,!.il.iy was disappointing. Their mi ■' " lasted 175 minutes. Xl.n v- :..:.., !i.-lded badly, and many catch" *■'"' '"'pi'' 1 ' ['~'■: ~;. ,r,| tarltun opened the- Now y.eal.vni a'.::..,, to Carroll and Sewart. rjj-r, '•' : :,.'!;. taken in the slips. Jvv.n;t ,i:»i Kie.nan hatted steadily, until Sc«art -i-i.e-l » ''all, and wis caught by (Sandman "I '■■•' tirst century occupied 75 minutes K;- in in. alter an .(.inactive innine*, tri'tl ' • nook Carlton, but mishit, and was ~in..!.i by 1 m knell in the slip. He hi,] in", six lours. The New Zealanders' total »a« pa<.M»l in 100 minufes. «m, Heather cave a lively exhibition for 45 minulea U ■ .rave a difficult chance when 4, ir.«l aga.n when 14, off Hiikmotl. He hit nine ;. urn, three successively, off Sand--.an. The New Zealanders' fielding was patchy. The n.rk-'ts fell as follows: One for 5, two lor 5, three for 7, four for 24, five for 96, six for 114, seven for 115, eight for 122, nine foi 132, ten for Hi. The Victorian wickets fell as follows :— One for 4, Iwo for 52, three for 124, four ior 150, live for 235. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Hemiis, c Armstrong, b Lampars ... 7 1 -nek, b Mi Donald 0 Snedden. b Me Donald 0 Tuckwell, b Lampars ... ... ... 3 Hickman, c Armstrong, b McDonald 46 Kites?, b Lampars 47 Sandman, c Ca.rki.ek, h Lampars ... 9 T.".ylor, run mil 6 Carlton, c Carkeek, b Lampars ... 0 Robinson, not out 7 Bouhall, h Lugton 4 Sundries, 3 Total 141 Bowling Analysis: McDonald, three wickets for 50 runs; Lampars, five for 41; Lugton, one for 21; Matthews, none for 26. VICTORIA.-First Innings. C*rroll, c Hiekmutt, b Robinson ... 2 Sewart, c and b Sandman 25 Kiwian, c Tuckwell, b Carlton ... 61 \>..lu, c Taylor, b Robinson 40 Heather, b Sandman 65 Lugton, not out 32 Sundries ... 10 Total for five wickets 235 There km a poor attendance, the takin h amounting to only £54. Bennett did not play, having jarred his ankle at Albury. Reese tatted 70 minutes, and hit five fours. Hickmott was in 80 minutes, and hit four fours.