CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7016, 3 January 1910, Page 8

CRICKET

EBPEESENTATIVE HATCH. WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. SMALL SCORING. The annual cricket i match between teams representing Canterbury and .Wellington was commenced on the Basin Eeservo on Saturday. Play began at noon, and, with an interval of three-quarters of an hour Lor lunch, eontinued until 6 p.m. Tho match was sin interesting one to watch, although tho scoring was very small. The visitors’ first innings produced only 122 runs—and they.were lucky in getting so many. Wellington opened ■ well in their innings, and it looked as if they would establish a big lead before the day was out, but the team, sadly collapsed, and when 1 time was called, there were six wickets down for only 88. Tho loss of Blaoklock for a single was la hard blow. There can, be ' Ho doubt that this batsman was sacra - ; diced through the lack of judgment of his captain. When tilings were going so badly, Tucker would have done well to send in TJpham or Hickey, nnd to keep his batsmen until to-day. However, he stuck to his' original order—■ and Blacklock is gone.

What will happen -when the match is ; resumed today, it is very difficult to guess, hut there is one thing which seems almost certain, and that is that - Canterbury will not he dismissed again for such a small, total. Wellington ,-may yet recover the ground they have lost in their first innings, but those who saw the game on, Saturday will be surprised to see them score many more ■ than their opponents did.

: The wicket was soft after the heavyrain of the previous two days, and at the commencement lent some aid to ■the howlers, but ait the . same time it was not so difficult as might have been expected under the circumstances. There were one or two [alterations in the (teams as at firs* selected. Burton, being absent from . the city, was not alble to take his place in the Wellington team, being replaced 'by Midlane. Orchard arid Bennett stood out of the visitors’ 1 eleven, their places being filled by Addison and Watson. The umpires were Messrs D. McKenzie and A. F. Wiren. THE PLAT. CANTERBURY'S INNINGS. The visitors won the toss, and elected to bat, Lusk and Wood going to the wickets. The former took strike to Brice, who sent down a maiden, as did Hickey to Wood. In Brice’s second over Lusk opened Canterbury’s account with-a single. Both batsmen played slowly and carefully, bringing the score to eight after about fifteen minutes’ play. Then, with the last, ball of his third over, Hickey caught the top of Woods’s oft stump. B—l—2. W. Carlton joined Lusk, and two runs were scored in Brice’s best over, but the last ball badly beat Lusk, who retired clean bowled. 10—2—5. Reeso was the nest man, but his /stay was a shdrt one. He survived Hickey’s .over, but the first ball from Brice-he sent high (into the slips, whore it ,w.as held by Upham. 12—3—1. W. Patrick was the next man. Both ho and Carlton batted with tho greatest care, hind although they remained in until the luncheon adjournment. got only 38 for an hour’s play. With his score at four, and the total at 20, Patrick wns badly missed by Midlane, at squareleg, off Brice. The catch was an easy one—too easy, in fact. The miss was 1 an .expensive one, as the partnership continued unbroken, notwithstanding a change tin the bowling, Tucker and Upham taking the ball. The runs toamo retry slowly, every one of Uptham’s seven overs being a maiden, as fweire three out of Tucker’s six. When like adjournment was madO, tho score t stood at 50, Carlton having 22 to his (credit, and Patrick 11. During the (morning, the Wellington fielding bad (been excellent, although tho batsmen fbad given ’little trouble. The only [exceptions were Midlanc’s miss, and jthe failure off Blacklcck and D. ‘.Patrick to stop a sharp drive by Carliton, which travelled to the boundary. ■Hickey was unusually and unexpectedfly ’brilliant in the field. • After the adjournment, Carlton and i’Patrick resumed, to tho bowling of (Brice and Hickey. They played with £a good deal more rigour than had (■characterised their hatting in the fUiorning, and found the boundary with (some frequency. With the score at 1 ■67, Patrick stepped straight in front j

of a ball, from Hickey, and was given out, leg before. 67—4—19. Carlton was partnered by Orawshaw, but the next over saw him also dismissed, Ibw to Bnoe. without addition to the score, of 5 30. Hayes, 'the next, man in, scored a single off his first ball, but before he got any further, stopped out to a short-pitched ball from Hickey, -and was smartly stumped by Roberts. 68—6—1. Boxshall followed, and two hyes , b ™ l, S ht 70 U P- Each man got in a (hit or two, and another nine had been, put on when Boxshall was given out, low to Brice. H© was the third in this fashion. .—'T 2 *' Addison was next. H© signalised his entry by sending* up a high one, which Patrick failed to reach. The hit gave him a single, nnd sent him to the other end, where S-t-S—l dean Wlcd h y 'Hickey.

Ortiwshaw mas joined by T. Carlton, and the pair soon had 90 on the hoard, nut still misfortune followed the visitors, \for Crtwvßhaw got in front of Brice, and had to go. 90—9—10. Tho last man was Watson'. At 92, Carlton sent a hot return to Hickey, who made a fine attempt at a one-hand catch, and just failed. A series of singles saw the century hoisted, after close on three hours play. At 110, a change - was tried, Hawthorne taking the (place of Hickey, and D Patrick replacing Brice a few overs ■later. The partnership, however, remained unbroken, Watson 'and Carlton , th making a. Solid stand, until at last, with the tothl at 122, Carlton by Hawthorne. wiLlSr WatSOD WaS notOTt >

The innings terminated at 4 n m having three and a

WELLINGTON BATTING. hnm^ 13 ? 8 a ? d C -’ llicl - son opened the home team s innings at 4.25, the XZ Ie i S i b f ?lng T ’ Carlton and Watson, the batting was careful, but fairly until’ . Hlckson especially doing n-cU, ton 17!_S 3 cle T a . n bowled b y Carh Pfl KrAr iv 13 * T^ e ' vacancy was filled by Mahony, and the runs continued Hnm w- i At 27 ’, Recse took the ball qq w'' r' tsC u at tle Clty end > and at ti ,'V , Carlton replaced T. Carlton. t. 1 * 6 batsmen were laying about them vigorously, but the fielding was excellent, many a likely-looking hit being rendered useless by a smart return, the score was at 46 when Mahony failed badly in an attempt to drive Reeso, and was clean bowled. 46—2—4 Tucker went out and faced T. Carlton who had again been put on to bowl, tic sent a double through the slips,' and Midlane followed with another bringing 50 in sight. Seven more nail been scored, when Midlane got in front of Reese. He had put on 31 by fine, forcible cricket. 57—3—31. Hawthorne took Midlane’s place, and was almost r S n , - OU J "’bile “sneaking” a single off his first bail. W. Carlton returned once more, but ivithout apparent success, the score still mounting. Seventytwo was signalled when Crawshaw was tried in place of Reese. His first delivery was ”no ball,” as was his fourth. At the south, end, Addison replaced Carlton, but the rate of scoring did not slacken. Crawshaw rendered himself, conspicuous by sending down a third ”no ball ” in his second over, and Reese replaced him, T. Carlton going on again at the Newtown end. This change was effective, Carlton dismissing Hawthorne with a fine one-hand catch off his own bowling, 87—4—-18. Blacklock next went out, eight minutes before "time.” His stay, however, was a short one, Reese goto ting past him after he had scored a single. 88—5—-1. Patrick went out, but almost immediately lost his partner. Tucker being clean bowled by Addison before the score" had been added to. Stumps were immediately drawn for the day. Play will be resumed this morning. THE SCORES. CANTERBURY—First Innings. H. B. Lusk. 1112, b Brice ... ... 5 B. B. "Wood, 11. b Hickey 2 IV. Carlton. 1411112111441112111, Ibw, b Brico ... 30 D. Reeso, 1, c Upham, b Brice ... 1 W. Patrick, 4114111123, Ibw, b • Hickey ... ... ... ... 19 E. E. Crawshaw, 131131, Ibw, b Brice ... ... 10 W. Hayes, 1, st Roberts, b Hickey 1 C. Boxshall, 11, Ibw, b Brice ... 2 A. H. Addison, 1, b Hickey ... X T. Carlton, 11111114111131113, b Hawthorne ... ... ... 24 H. Watson, 6131, not out ... ... 10 Extras ... i.. 17 Total 122 Bowling Analysis. Overs Mdns. Runs Wkts. S. Brice ... 25 9 37 5 C. Hickey ... 24 5 50 4 K. H. Tucker 6 3 7 E. Upham ... 7 7 A. Hawthorne 3.2 D. Patrick ... 2 1 4 •

WELLINGTON—First Innings. C. Hickson, 3141121, b T. Carlton 13 F. Midlane, 211211442412213, Ibw, b Reese" ... ... ... 31 J. J. Mahony, 31, b Reese ... 4 K. H. Tucker, 32112, b Addison ... ■ 9 A. Hawthorne,. 1413243, c and b Addison ■ ... 18 J. P. Blacklock, 1, b Reese ... 1 D. Patrick, not out ... 0 Extras ..( ... ... ... 12 Total for six wickets 88 Bowling .Analysis. Overs Mdns. Runs Wkts. T. Carlton ... 13 3 37 1 H. Watson ... 7 1 7 D. Reese ... 9 3 23 3 W. Carlton... -2 1 2 E. Crawshaw* 2 5. ■ , A. H. Addison 3.2 2 12 •Bowled three no-balls. OTAGO V. SOUTHLAND. POOR AND GOOD SCORING. " TWO CENTURIES. PRESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, January. !. In the first day’s play of the representative match between Otago and Southland to-day the scores were as follow SOUTHLAND. —First Innings, , Poole, Ibw, b Macartney ... . ... 22 ; Lillicrap, b Cummings ... ... T , Bannerman, b Callaway ... ... 8 Richards, run out ' 0 Irwin, b Callaway ... 0 Burke, st Condlitfe, b Macartney 4 Wesney, b Macartney ... ... 21 Hobbs, b Callaway ... 0 Doig, not out ... ... ... 9 Scott, b Macartney ... ... 0 Purdue, b‘ Macartney ... ... 1 Extras , ... 5 Total ... 71 Bowling Analysis.—Callaway, three ; wickets for 33 runs; Macartney, five for 16; Cummings, one for 12. i : OTAGO.—First Innings. ■ Austin, Ibw, b BannennaJi • 10 ; MoFaxlane, c : Purdue, b Scott 11 . Hiddleston, c Scott, b Hobbs .1. 86 ! Rutherford, b Scott 50 , Siedeberg, o Wesney, b Burke.... 162 l Wilson, c Burke, b Scott ... 43 1 Macartney, b Scott ... , ••• 118 i Condliffe, run out ..., ... 2 i Callaway, not out 8 j Wordsworth, not out ... ... 0 . Extras ... ... 31’ j Total for eight .wickets ... 521 j