CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15520, 30 January 1914, Page 9

CRICKET.

INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH. AUCKLAND Y.\ WELLINGTON. VISITORS' FIRST INNINGS. TOTAL OF 136 COMPILED. J [BY -TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] J Wellington, Thursday. 1 The interprovincial cricket match, Auckland ] v. Wellington, began .to-day in ■ excellent , weather, on a good wicket. Auckland batted < first, and were disposed of for 136 runs. When stumps were drawn Wellington* had ; lost six wickets for 98. ' The teams were as " follows: Auckland: MacCormick (captain), Wright, Brooke- . Smith, Brook, Horspool, Smeeton, Sloman, * B. Woods, Taylor, Clark, Mayall. Wellington: Midlane (captain), Hay, Joplin, Howe, : Hiddleston, Saunders, Smyrke, Quinn, i Aldersley, Robinson, Grimmett. MacCormick won the toss and took advantage of the excellent batting wicket. MacCormick and Wright were the first bats- i men. Robinson opened the bowling, and his third delivery proved fatal to MacC<«rmick. Brooke-Smitth joined Wright, and a couple of singles off Robinson and a two off Saunders, and the rest in singles, brought 10 up. Saunders, at the other end, was sending down good length balls, and the batsmen wore not taking any riskß. It took twenty minutes to score the first 10 j runs,' then Brooke-Smith got one through the slips to the boundary for 4. Next ball Brooke-Smith cut hard to third man (Grimmett) who accepted the catch. Brook arrived 'in time to see . Wright clean ; bowled by Saunders. Horspool, wiio filled the vacancy, snicked a single to leg, Brook following with a 3. and a 4, and. 20 appeared on the board. < Horspool made a pretty glance to leg, but . only a single resulted, r. The fielding was keen. A full toss from Saunders was sent to the leg boundary by Brook, and a cut to the ropes by Horspool brought 50 up for 30 minutes' Play. .'7'\ "■ '' .' "f " ' * Saunders , was ' proving expensive, 11 runs being scored off one over. ' Horspool gave a possible chance off Robinson, which was not ! accepted, and ■ drove the next. ball to the ropes. Fifty -appeared on the board after forty minutes' play.-' - Hiddleston relieved Saunders, and Horspool -. gave the ' wicketkeeper a chance off the fifth ball" of the over, which. was hot taken. A maiden: resultedthe first of the match. , When' 56 runs had been registered Brook 'touched a ball to the off from Robinson and . Grimmett held it. The retiring batsman had hit-four fours. ' Smeeton joined Horspool, and shortly afterwards"' 60 appeared on the telegraph. - A smart return - by' Joplin nearly, proved fatal to Smeeton. f Horspool, who was batting with confidence,, sent two balls to the boundary off Hiddleston. and 70 appeared. Grimmett relieved Robinson at the northern end, and Horspool drove him for a single, Smeeton repeating the stroke immediately afterwards. Eighty appeared after 70 minutes' play. A few balls later: Smeeton hit one to Aldersley,. close in at mid-wicket, and the catch was nicely taken. Horspool opened ' out to Grimmett, and drove him over the fence for 6, bringing 90 up. Sloman did not appear at home at the crease, and Hiddleston© dismissed him - with a " googlie" before he had scored.. Taylor followed with a beautiful drive to the boundary, followed by another, -by Horspool, brought up the century, which' had taken an. hour and 30 > minutes to compile. In attempting a further drive off Grimmett, Hoia- : Pqol was magnificently' caught, low down, ' .by -' Hiddleston. " Horspool had. played nice strokes for his score, which included one 6 and eight 4's. , , i > 1- Woods had hardly taken his stand at : the crease when Hiddleston found his wicket with a " googUa" . Taylor and Clark, became associated, : and runs came ■ slowly, and Grimmett beat Taylor - several times. Taylor gave Howe an easy < chance at . the wickets, but lit was" not taken. A few balls later Quinn badly missed Clarke in the outfield, off Hiddleston. 1 Clarke forced the pace with some fine drives, and 110 showed on the board. Hiddlestoi. dropped a hot return from Clarke, and Taylor drove the same bowler ■to leg for four, and Robinson • came on again at the northern end. > Clarke .con- - tinned to s attack ;Hiddlestone, and - ISO was registered, to be" Quickly followed'-by - 130. = Both batsmen were playing : free - cricket,." but c'ould do-nothing with Robinson, who retired ■; Taylor , with a. beauty. ;> The partnership -put . on 80 tuna.' Mayall was-the, last -man, and opened his account with a single, and, then Hiddleston found, his wicket, ' the innings ■ closing for 136 runs, after two hours* play. j Midltne and -Hay opened Wellington's first innings, - Midlane : taking the: first - over from Clarke, this visitor's fast trundler. Midlane sent his fourth ball to the - boundary, ' and Hay took strike to Taylor and scored off a short-pitched ball. . Four byes' brought 10 uti after . five minutes' play. Hay.'gave a ' chance -to' Brook in the slips, which was not ' accepted, •20 appearing soon ? afterwards -by ; Hay cutting Clarke to the ropes. •> Desultory play, followed, • until Midlane cut Taylor to 1 the fence for 4. v With 29 • runs registered, : Mayall, who was keeping -wickets beautifully, I snapped up Midlane off Taylor, the'. first wicket falling 80m after the commencement of the innings. Hiddlestone joined Hay and hit Taylor for four, bringing .30 .up,-. The next over Clarke retired Hay. Joplin; j the next batsman, pulled Clarke for a brace and cat a single off the last , ball of the over. A bye brought 40 up" on the ! board, < and eight tuns, later Hiddleston was : out lbw ;to Clarke, after 46 . minutes' play. Quinn filled the vacancy, and Woods took the next over at the south end, and accounted for Joplin, -whom he \got legbefore"- when. the- score . had reached ■ 50.' - >■" Howe opened -his account with a single, and, presently. 60 was reached,. Buns came very slowly. It took over -twenty minutes to score five -. runs. •' Seventy ,- appeared after a considerable interval.'; after . which' the batsmen gained - more confidence. .; Taylor, , who had' relieved Clarke, 'beat the batsmen a fain and again,' and ... eventually dismissed - Quinn. Aldersley got a lucky snick for four, and 80 was up, i but . two balls later Woods bowled him.; Smyth S and Howe; livened things up i a little, and 90 ' was pasted, ; Clarke .appearing to suit Smyth. , - < > ' With the " score - at" 98 - for six ' wickets, stumps were drawn. The wickets fell as follows:—Auckland: One for 2, .two for 14, three for 14, four for 56, five for 86, six for 96, seven for 104. eight for 104, nine for 134, ten for 136. Wellington: One for 29. two for 33, three for 45, four for 50, five for 76, six for 81. . i ■ _ ; '"-j The scores were as follows:— AUCKLAND.First Innings. MacCormick, b Robinson ... v ;. .. . 0 Wright, b Saunders .. - \ . •.; 4 Brooke-Smith, C\ Grimmett, b Robinson C 9 P. Brook, o Grimmett, >by Robinson .. 25 Horspool, 0 Hiddleston, b Grimmett .. '54 Smeeton, 0 Aldersley, b Hiddleston. .. 12 Sloman, b Hiddleston .'. .... • ~ 0 Woods, b Hiddleston .. .... •.. 0 Taylor, b Robinson .. .. .. ..11 Clarke,. not out ' .. .. , .. .. 15 Mayall, b Hiddleston .. ... >. l Extras .. ~. 5 t Total ■.. ..136 Bowling Analysis: Robinson took four wickets for 33 runs; Saunders, one for 29; Hiddleston, four for 43; Grimmett,'one for 26. ■' . y.: WELLINGTON. Innings. ' Midlane®, is Mayall, b Taylor .. .. 18 Hay, b Clarke .. .. .. ..10 Hiddleston, lbw, b Clarke .. ... ... 10 Joplin, lbw, b Woods .. .. '-~10 | Howe, not out .. ... .. 28 Quinn, b Taylor .... « .. 4 Aldersley, b Woods .. .. ~ 4 Smyth, not out. ~ .. ... .. 3 * Extras .. 11 Total for six wickets .. .. .. 98 Bowling Analysis: Clark took two wiokets for 34 runs; Taylor, two for 30; Woods, two for 18; Horspool, hone for 5. __ /