A CRICKET SURPRISE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12076, 2 March 1925, Page 11

A CRICKET SURPRISE

CANTERBURY OIINO WELL VISITING VICTORIANS HAVE TO FOLLOW ON. AND continue badly. ~|a I ...<■ ■■■ - - -- Par Press Asroeiation. ' ' CHRISTCHURCH, March 1. Canterbury gained a lead of'nearly 80Q runs in-the.'first innidge in the match with Victoria, the totals being Canterbury 426, Victoria 238, and the visitors had to follow on. Disaster attended them, their skipper’s.. wicket falling to the second ball. At the olose of the dayfs play one wioket had fallen for 10 runs. So far Canterbury have had the best of the argument in every'department of 'the -game. _ Tho wicket on 'Saturday showed little signs of wear. There was a big -attendance, 4350 being taken at : the ■ gates. Boon and Oliver carried on for Canterbury. In the first fever Oliver hit Wallace for four and a- brace. Austin bowled from the north end and Boon drove him for four and asingle. Oliver punched Austin to the boundary, and Boon mishit a plow. one to_ Woodful at: mid-off. 967—7—11. Mcßeath was the incomer, and a leg bye off Wallace brought 370 up. Mcßeath broke his duck with a lucky two, the hall being misfielded behind the wicket. Oliver reached 70 with a drive to the off .boundary off Wallace. Mcßeath, who had been stonewalling, liftod Wallace to Austin at midoff ana the ball was held. 388—8—3. -The ninth man, Read, hit a single from the' first ball, and anothed off Austin. Oliver banged a fall toss to square leg Tor four, and got a single off the next, Read cut Wallace nicely through: the slips for a brace, and. then lifted one, bub it was missed. ■ Oliver scored the first six by lifting Wallace into the-east.pavilion, bringing 405 up. - A few runs later he mishit, one and was caught out. 4169 — (11. . Cunningham, the-last man, hit a short one to square leg, and the batsmen hesitated before running, Cunningham being run out. 428—10—1. Canterbury had been in for hours. .VICTORIA OPEN. Victoria opened with E.. Austin and Mayne. Mcßeath bowled to the Australian skipper, and two byes came from the first over Cunningham bowled from the othor end,, end Austin ,out him for two and snicked him for a similar number. Austin snicked Cunningham to fine leg for four, and. drove Mcßeath to the boundary, Mayne getting a single. A brace and a single to Mayne brought 20 up, . After a few singles Austin lifted a slow one . from Mcßeath on-to the south embankment for six; and nit Cunningham to square leg for four. AUSTIN CLEAN BOWLED'' '• The batsmen settled down', both getting neat singles,-: and then Mcßeath 1 clean bowled Austin.. Willis took the. vacant crease and made a single off. his .second ball. Singles off' Cunningham brought 40-up. The fielding was good! Blunt replaced Cunningham, and four amgles came, from the over. Read howled'from the other end..to .Willis, and his first ball gave Cox a -hard chance in - the slips. Blunt, who was bowling leg stuff, got Willis’s, wicket with, an,off break. • 54 2—lol, Ransford was the next man. Mayna.cut itead hicely for a single, and a leg glide gave Ransford a brace. After tupCh'eo'n Cunningham was hit for two and pno by Mayne, and Read sent up a maiden. Each man got a single, through the slips from Cunningham,' whose fast balls were difficult. Read’s over cost six runs. Ransford missed CunAingham badly twice, but then put him to leg for . a single.. A cingle to Mayne brought 70 up, and a glide to the boundary fey Mayne off Read made the Victorian skipper' 82. ' Mcßeath replaced Cunningham, and Ransford hit his eleventh consecutive single. A glide to the 'fine leg boundary fey the same batsman brought applause and 00 up. Cunningham bowled in place of Read, and Ransford hit him to leg for three. Gregory, fielding perfectly, saved several boundaries. THE CENTURY APPEARS. , Singles brought 100 up after 105 minutes play. Ransford . continued , to get runs with short hits. Blunt replaced Cunningham,, and- Mayne found .his slow breaks difficult. The batsman brought his half-century up with a single off the last ball -of the over. - Singles came regularly, find 20 runs had been put on to the century In half an hour. Ranv ford played a fast one from Mcßeath on to his wioket. 121—3—30. Hartkoff, the

new man, signalisWhis arrival by punching Mcßeth to the'off-for four. Both batsmen scored singles off. Blunt. Hartkoff stepped in front of one from Blunt, and was given out lbw. 131—4—5. Austin, the {incomer, glided Mcßeath’s first hall to fine leg for four. Next he hit for a single: Mayne got three -with a leg glide, and-added a single. A toe late cat gave - Austin another single. Austin was tied up by Blunt's first Mil, hut he drove the second to the boundary. A slow, one of Blunt's .beat Mayne, but four byee came out of it, and Victoria's total was 156. Bach man got a'singly off Read; who replaced Mcßeath, and then Austin drove hard to cover and Gregory held a splendid catch. - Liddb cutt got‘ a single off his second ball.; Hg inissed- a straight one from Blunt, tend four byes resulted: Mayne drove Read’ for a single, and- Liddicutt put him to square deg for a 1 bracer .■ Eaahmangot a single off Blunt. jand'Meyfiw.dToirelilm for three. -' - Liddtoutt then mishit ‘one back to the bowler. 167 6—5. Woodfull drove Read for a single,-and did the same 'with Blunt. MAYNE GOES.

Mayne, .who- was batting steadily, reaohed gtf with an'ofl drive-: for three, and then played a fast straight ball from Mcßeath on. to hia -wicket. 191—7—80. Millar joined Woodfull, and Mcßeath bowled a maiden, but in his next oveT Millar lifted.him to .-the boundary. Millar flicked the -next ball for -three, bringing 200 up aftet ST hours play. The scorewas 220 when Millar -lifted Mcßeath to long off, arid Crawford made a good catch. 223—8—22. Ellis joined Woodfull. end 'scored a single. A bye saw him facing Cunningham, end he flicked one to . the slips. Blunt, holding it. 225—9—1. Wallace was the last man. - Woodfull scored two through a: misfield'by Bead. Each man scored a single off Mcßeath, and Wallace hit another before Mcßeath dean howled him, 232—10—2. The innings took four hours. -•

VICTORIANS FOLLOW ON. . The Victorians:'were.',- put in again, Mayne and Woodfull opening. Cunningham’s second ball scattered Meyne’s stumps. - O—V-J). Ellis,- the next man, got a single,' ahd Woodfull glided him to leg for three. A single to Woodfull came off Mcßeath’s over,' Cunningham sent up a maiden, and Ellif -pitted Mcßeath for a single. ' A single to each batsman, and a brace to Woodfull were reebrded before an appeal against the light was upheld. Scores; CANTBBBURY.-rFirst Innings. / Blunt, b Wallace 0 Gregory, c Ellis, b Hartkoff 28 Crawford; o and h Austin 70 Talbot, o Liddicutt. b Millar ............ 2 Cox, o Mayne, b-Wallace 82 Hi Patrick,'.o Austin, b Hartkoff ...... 96 Oliver, c Etlis; b Austin ,91 Boon, c Woodfull. b Austin s 11 Mcßeath, c E. Austin, b Millar 3 Read, not out. 14 Cunningham, run out .'. 1 Extras 28 > Total 426 Bowling • analysjsr-Wallace took'".two wicketß for 74 runs, H. Austin thiee for 97, Hartkoff two for 55,-Millar two for 76, Liddicutt nono for 59. Willis none for 12, Ransford none for 25. , _ VICTORIA.—First' Innings. E. Austin, b-Mcßeat)i 25 Mayne, b Mcßeath 80 Willis, b Blunt .......... 10 Ransford, b Read - 30 Hartkoff, lbw, b Blunt 5 H. Austin, c Gregory, b Read ............ 12 Liddicutt, c and b Blunt 5 Woodfull, not out 24 Millar, o Crawford, b Mcßeath 22 Ellis, c Blunt, b Cunningham 1 Wallace, b Mcßeath 2 Extras , 16 'Total YS2 Bowling analysis—D. J. Mcßeath took four wickets for 59 runs. W. Cunningham one for 53, H, C. Blunt three for 57, R. Read two for 47. ' Second Innings. Mayne, b ‘ Cunningham 0 Woodfull, hot out 7 Ellis, not out- 1 ' 3 Total for one wicket 10