CRICKET.

NZ Truth, Issue 71, 27 October 1906, Page 2

CRICKET.

(By Substitute.) v A Z In the Wellington v. Midland match the former, who had sabred 32T without the loss of a wicket (against the latter's 171 m its first attempt), con-, tinued its innings, which closed for 113, or 58 runs behind Midland's score. Although the day was fine and the wicket appeared to be more m favor of the batsman than the bowlers, Richardson 19, Naughton 20, Hickson 11, Mahoney 13, and Wey bourne 18, were the only players to get into double figures. The Wellingtonians started well, 4 wickets being down when the' tele l graph showed over 80 runs, but as is so often the case with this team a rot set m and the remaining 6 wickets only added 30 runs. . ' Upham bowled splendidly, capturing 8 wickets for -26 runs— five clean bowled and three caught. -Stepherisori and, Patrick secured, one.wicket each, Wey bourne made things., lively -during his short stay at the wickets,and his score included two beautif ill leg- hits for .5 and 4 each, but he ! lost his wicket trying to- slog, a ball out;, of the: ground or over, the? moon, .'or^ somewhereVeise;. ',; nY > :? .^v,V \ & j "good!" bawling" -pf '-XJphaj^v^.P:';' ported by excellent fielding ot^ the ■Midlands, was (responsible . for -the .sift&il total of the Wellington teamr; .•■' ■ /The Midlanders started very badly m. their second attempt, 6 wickets for 32 being > the score on the. board -at phe stage. .Luckie was resppnsible'tpr the low . score, his average at this time being 4 for* 1.5. .Barxpn, however, and Sisson came to the rescue, arid by careful: and steady play put a .different, aspect on, the game, the. former compiling 37 , and the latter, who was splendidly caught by Weybourne, the last ball of the day, mak.in'g'ie. \. '■ ■". ....-;■.• „, When stumps were drawn the scpre was 102 fpr .9 wickets, pr a lead of 160 with one wicket tp fall, so that an exciting finish shpuld result." Luckie bowled finely m the earlier part ■ ' of ; the Midlands • second innings , but got collared, a bit m the latter part, When the Irridlanders sixth wioket fell he had an average of 8 "• for ■ 'The fielding of the v Wellingtons-^ as; very • good .and' several -fine : r:iitbhes Were- made, Mahoney 'securing two smart* ones behind 1 the '^wickets, ; whicli , disposed pf Hickson; and 1 Upham 5 ? 'The •dismissal' of Murphy l ~wnen\ thrown 'put Weyboiirne was ■a.-'tery-smarij, of .wpi'k by 'the Weliingtbu p\&y- * er whp fielded a 1 hard drive r ahd- thfe\y. m smartly at the wickets^' knocking them out of ppsitipii^ befpre Murphy cbuld 'cciver his crease. " ' • ( ■ : ' -; , : , Barrpn's score included' 'two' hitstbr • four each and one beautiful hit'! all' along the. carpet, fpr fiyev;. Taylor- even-" tiially bowling him, with a soft ball .which might have gone pveir the .pavilion had the batsman hit ifc Muni' of Barron shpuld be heard .of .befp.fe the seaspn is finished:, iThe crowd did net. seem favprable tpwardsv tjphanv one barracker. repeatedly callihg put' VWatch him, umpire J V "Hqw;'s that for a no-ball !'^ etc, ; When- the .iex-. press was hit fpr, four they; cheered and 'clappedv like the devil. When, hpwever,: -he clean bpwled- twp men with vlbis next, successive' ; ■ balls,; npt.^spUnd cpu%b^ pheard^and-wiien-he again bagged twp.?more-w)Gkets:in« his. succeeding; 'oyey tW prpwd;.was sil--ended altPgether.. It j®ya, .great pity,' in' the interest . pf, th| ,'game, % that 'a certain sectipri pf the , pnlppkers shpuld ".be' s6; biased against- any play- \ ,er as this ?prt of thing does more ■h^,rm \ha.nr go§d^6 the -game. ;; ■- ' < ;, Uphatn 1 :?. bowling aiiajysi^.in v #4h lington's firsrf; innings oversi (8. maidens,.. 26 runs, 8 wickets. if.As already sliatedi^he nejdiiig:- Jbf f •both teanis Was; vet j %bod,' |ltk|n^ : bn;i: 'fbr the Midlanders, doing sb'me'smarV and the catch with which he pf SpptswOpde: wais a.<beauty:>., ..i At the close of tne^/da^s'.play.-rtiie' scores m the Graswbrks-Newtpwn match ■ wererr-Gaswbrks 182 and 24 .for, one wicket, ;,Newtown 163. a nd 9.1,., ;' -Newtown quickly, got-rid p|' Aahliplt.: and' Burke, the, not-puts pf -the ,^pio--ious Saturday; btrtTpp^p (33|;ahU5liin^ «ard put up % sturdfrdefe^eHs ißoth gaye^chances ;to *he wjf-Bkfet^eep-, fix, and Lingard'^ -was rnlso Jr^sse4??a# third ma-n;,. Indeed, • the fi^iaingt^alj o round pj ; Newtxjwfl mii^pbefe "par, J;he;:;.ext^as coming io:li|&t;;^[|hno: less ; iy?an -34y 'or mpre -th^n^vone^; of'the^btar sebfe. ; &&i -^M V Spraggon 1 (4 fbr^ 18) and^j^tie:^ £or t2O) came 'out with befet -wifli the ; ball. •■/.>;,: ''^\ fk : M : In its second strike-- Newt^p^ flref? [badly, Waters, wi,th a, well ;pJii^d'44,V -bem^ the only one , tp^show " jlike" senior ' form,. Ife pla^e%-& ; at-i--tractive; injTing^^hir strokes^pii' t^ /leg-side ; being cleaiily%xecutedi;; Five? iof the batsmen pnly notched; a spiirun,' between.them. Fraiik: Harris .withr.his, slow, leg breaks acipounted;fpr three,, bajsmen,, whilst McKay and "Burjje .. Mcured threef -and two. afereice^ Xih^ara^■ ) bi:p i ught'off . two gobld, catches;!ibiftr hiissed a third. McDerniift exhibi■tea sbund' form with v the gloves. . In >the ;short .time left ,'tp play the .■^aswqrkers.-: > 'had. v . l p!iit,,.;Up.'24 fpr the vlp^ t ,9fuC|irri'e.,;:.\|v-hp,.rWas oaueht at ithe pickets ■ bj v 'Day. At present it {lppks an. "win for .(Jpwprk^.whp •'have 'only 48 more runs to X make, with % wickets m hand. " ". ' ' • .'.Old Bpys tptalled 151 m: thqir first essay as against 70 amassed by Phoenix. When stumps,, were ; drawn fpr : the , day the i Phpenicians. had wiped xoff tha deficit and had 46 m hand, with eight wickets still to gp. . , : ■•.,,>•. Tucker enly -nptched a single to his-, 'previous contribution br 07^: an oC-<

swerver by Brice completely fooling the Old Boys' coach. J. P. Blacklock played "a sparkling innings, his strokes; all ' ttte, wicket being spleniLißly e&fciited;. , He is stUl feeling somewhat' stiff from the effects of that rheumatic fever bout and his 26 on Saturday worth the half century m ordinary circumstances. The crack's timing and placing was a treat. At the finish he was~ unbeaten. C.P.B. was to the fore with 22, but the others put few runs on the slate. Brice was the most successful of the bowlers tried, his four wickets costing; a fraction oi over 9 runs apiece. Cobcroft and Laws, who started operations m Phoenix's second innings,- made a n invaluable partnership, and all the efforts of the opposing bowlers to dislodge the pair were unsuccessful until Monaghan got; one past Cobcroft, the telegraph readiiv 113. ( Cobcroft played a correct and attractive innings, Axis' strokes all round the wicket being superb m their execution. His innings was nigh blemishless'and only one. chance could be debited agamst him— to Birch at square leg off Fishet; Cplicroft is apparently ; full, ibf/frum, tliis season. Anyway, Tjie is makijtg;^ fine ;start. !.% Though v t.aAv&,fjlayed uppishly on occasions; bjs innings was one of merit-. Most, ;.bt '. ills' ..lui^lcame. from clean .dijiy^hg; on^bpth^jiJies' of- the -.w^gt. Jlev' v^eX;;piie.^h|;npe..;^ l^ib^irisHg^^be, fi^^oi^tihe;,^. :wici|^^^^^r infect; .^;;^;,:j 7 The ground itetd irig oi iW'&iiX BojFp ( ->yas, agaift good v thoy^i tlje. ( adn>.iJf able jjlacihg i^nifli;' CofeTrpft ■ i««n^,^hat;;.;. f idJ^spn^fed,;-*thpß':v' .Se^Bral >i! tried|.jn th^hoiie^otejisejiarai^ ni^ .batsmen .'c&l^niyjed; their jir^atjlc pa'rthetsiiip. ..' ■-,' < - r ";;T '•',.' '." ''■"'" *■: ■■ '•',':",'"- "■'■. -\ „ Judging froni;' Jtl^e expressions^ o't members,, the attendance-. at, Jhe anhual.meetinp ; of. l tlie Manawatu '.-. C-r jciket .; Association oiv Saturday nicht ;Was the : largesj; . ex^'eriencßd for sorne ;tjnie , aiid It really.; appears that a litilemorQ.interest is going to be i-aki;n in' the good .old/game this season. A late Sydney "'paper to hand says that the, services of J: R; M. Mackay -w.iiji.-r -„apqn,:.;. be :i;^Los't to New Soiith Wales and " Australia, he having accepted ;a position m South Africa. : He;:-wiir«lea=ye v Sidney at the end ot the.r^esent^.^nipijtth. He established .sey.eral record^/;U s t season, and is a ,brilHapJ;i>a4sm^[^ar|ac,uUr|^ ; a r gEr,e ;Sivey : .^.ifh'qju^'^king-, X\fyC\ "-He , -jy ill -make,^ ..the"' ' >^iKlr-r .^pi^ke^er i'-Xtto leave ' H§ss- %sswii.-.-- Wales C;f m!, the cour^e,ql. aZ-iuontlj 4he other twp being V-p^oA^''--"-^^-''"/^'^^.'--- whY : }i^ve :: g6fte3iq §'^rth : •"Au's'fcralia, Ma'<?kay ;t will ; pr6b9.bly' l be ( in- the ' Soiith te'ajri'^'yisit England ntfst seasbnr' Qnfiikiii 'seasdh's toitn \te was 'pasily" : the • '&q'^t^pfol i.fic ruh-get ter -m the tJoninYdnwVaitW; ' and although - lie has not .' tltf^ 'versatility- and -of t ? ictdr TfCmiper,. 1 'who' stands alone, lie ; ;rriidp the !^uns;- : which ; is, af tet all, y ihe'; niaiii tliirig^ !:: -' ;