A HOLLOW VICTORY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18295, 11 January 1923, Page 8

A HOLLOW VICTORY.

ENGLISHMEN AT TEMUKA, INNINGS AND 203 RUNS. [BX TELEGRAPH. —PRESS 'ASSOCIATION.] TIM ABU. Wednesday. The cricket match. M.C.C. against the Combined Asbburton, South Canterbury . and North Otago team, was continued at i Temuka to-day in fine weather. ; The visitors carried ' feir over-night i \ score ox 281 to 407, Chapman and Cal- " thorpe being the principal scorers, raisl ing the score by nearly 100 in a last ! wicket stand. "C&apmanhit out freely I all round the wicket, finding no difficulty > I "with the five bowlers tried against him. ?! His score included 14 boundaries. He , gave one very hard chance at square, kg ■* when at 77. Calthorpe opened his i shoulders to all loose stuff., and hit up 50 in 30 minutes before being clean bowled. He-hit three balls out of the ground for sixes, and six boundaries for fours. The Englishman's innings lasted 2$ hours, and was bright and crisp throughout. The most successful bowler for the com- ' bined team was McWhirter, whose six | wickets cost 153 runs. ■:.*'■ ' The combined team in the second inn--1 ings cave a much improved display, 1 especially the opening and closing bats--1 men, flay registering six boundaries, four being* off successive balls from Chapman. innings closed with the Engt glishmen an innings and 205 to the good. ' Titchmarsh, with four wickets for 44 : runs, and Wilson, three for 17. were the most successful bowlers for the visitors. j An exhibition innings was played by ' M.C.C. at the close of the game. : Scores- ;;.:'■■. : COMBINED TEAM. ,■ First, jlnnings .... .. •- . . 52 " Second Innings. Uttley, c Brand, b Titchmarsh -. 10 Eaton, c and b Titchaarsb . . ... 20 Nicoll, b Wilson . - -. ..13 Kane, c Brand, b Titchmarsh . . 5 Muff, c Lowry, b Chapman .... 14 Hind, c Lowry, b Wilson . . . . 0 Hargreaves, run out . . . . . . 20 Gale, c Hill-Wood, b Titchmarsh . . 2 McWhirter, c Tyldeslev. b Wilson . . 1 Hay. c Calthorpe, b Hartley .'. 54 Jones, not out . . . >.. .'. . . 12 Extras .... . ..... .. ... 20 Total '~. . . .... ..151 , ENGLAND.—First Innings. McLean, c Gale, b McWhirter . . 17 Brand, c Uttley, b Hargreaves . . 85 Gibson, c Jones, b Hargreaves . . 29 Hill-Wood, lbw.' b .McWhirter -. . 26 Lowry, Ibw, b McWhirter . - - . 48 Hartley, b Hay .... ~ .'. 31 Chapman, not out . . . . •'.'.' fc4 Tyldeslev. c Hind, b Hay . . . . 17 Titchmarsh. b McWhirter ... ..8 Wilson, b McWhirter ..-■,-. ..4 Calthorpe, b McWhirter .... 60 J Extras ■',■■'•'•■ .... • . 8 Total .-" ' .... .. . . 407 OTAQO EEPEESEHTATTVES. MATCH STARTING TOMORROW. [EX TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUTJCEDIN. 'Vtudnei-day. .. The following team will represent Otago against the Englishman in the ] match commencing on Friday:—Galland, { Mcßeath. McMulTan, Knight. ' Shepherd, I H. C. Alloc, A. Alloo,, Duncan, Dickin-1 son, Torrance, and Conradi. ! .'■-■■'•= ■• :; - ... i