CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17113, 19 March 1919, Page 9

CRICKET.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.' ■' University made a remarkable ncfffGtf in their innings against Grafton on Sato-, day, They bad six wickets down for aßonfr* 120 runs, and there seemed a likelihood of Grafton gaining a three-point win, but Wylio and Gaulton made an excellent stand, making 92 between them. W. Garrard and" Cross opened for 'Varsity, bnt Cross was not playing with oonfidonoe, and made hard work of every ball. Nicholson, however, livened things op, and scored his 48 in good stylo. His cutting, both late and square, was first-class. Be seemed quite at home to all the bowling, though at times Nixon puztled him. Jones made bis 3fl by powerful cricket. His leg hits were powerful, while he used his 6trong off drive to much advantage. Nixon finally bowled him with » beautifully rising ball. Graham had not got going when he was caught in attempting to gliije Nixon round to leg. , Cox played a much quietor game than Usual. He played Beamingly easy bowling most carefully. , Gaulion showed some of his last season a form in compiling his 71. He went for the ! bowling from the alart. Ho hag de7elopod ' a particularly powerful off drive, which he I used to much advantage. He timed all the I bowling well, and hit three fine sites, Ell | innings was characterised by clean, powerl ful hitting. , Wylie played the inningf of the day. I He treated all the bowl": a alike. scoring I boundary after boundary in quick succession,. , His batting was hardy orthodox, but ft I was telling. Re was timing the bails well. and with strong leg hits and on drives, he made his runs very Quickly. A number_ of '. I hia runs were obtained by a late cut. which Ihe seems to hnvc just doveioi-cd He was still going well when tlie last wicket foil. ! having carried his bat for a well-deserved i lOt, saving his side from a very decided i defeat. Bellhouse made his 24 by hard leg hitting and driving, and was finally caught by i Ploman in the deep field. Fawcett bad to hold his end up for SO minutes to stave off the three-point win. but; Nixon clean bowled him a-Quartar of an hour before time The Grafton bowling, with the exception of that of Nixon, was decidedly mediocre. Almost all the team were tried, and the wickets were fairly evenly divided. ' Parnell did not play to top form, and North Shore's total of 480 for nine wickets, I declared, proved too great an obstacle. ParI nell started well, but after the fall of the I fourth wicket, the team collapsed. Bermts 8 I half-century was a good display, ana lacI Leod was hitting out well, getting two sixes I off Doble. Parnell succeeded in staving off a three-point defeat. In their second I innings, Hemus and Moore did good work. j Dacre bowled well for Shore, taking five I wickets for 34 runs in the first innings. I Ponsonby were lucky in their game with, Eden, and gained a three-point win on ■ Saturday. They made 328. and their bat-. I ting was good Eden compiled their runs . on a bad wicket, and the only satisfactory ! score, 51. was made by Brooke-Smith Smith j and Snedden shared honours with the bowling. OTAGO V. SOUTHLAND. [BY TELiaRAPH.—PRESs' ASSOCIATION.] . INVEFCARGILL. Tuesday. ■ The wicket was'tricky after the night's heavy rain, and there was a high wind. Otago won the toss, batting first and worn dismissed in two hours, only Hoi den showing anything lis form. The scores were; OTAGO.—First Innings. Alloc, b Pogo . . • | Westbrook, c and b Fogo 9 Keast, c Wilson, b Dois .. »- • • » Barron, b Pogo .. . •• • » •• 0 Holden. b Dow .. . w Gulland, c and b Doig .18 Fraser, b John Gilbertaon ... .. .. 1 Patrick, at Hallimore. A Do \ \w" a Holdaway, o Jamee Gilbertson. 0 lwig .. 8 Knight, not out •:.,;• ,•• •• ?. Holderne&a, b John Gilbertson .. .. * Extras JJ • Total W Bowling Analyafs: Doig ****'• for 43 runs i %o three for 28, Battenh? none for 15, Gflbertson two for 6. SOUTHLAND-— Innings. Wilson, o Patrick, b Holdemess .. ►• I Tapley, b Holderness .. .. .- ~ » Battersby. not oat .. .. ** « * Hailimore, not oat .. »« « »• p. Total for two ffioketn ~ »• *• *>'