Second Day.

NZ Truth, Issue 80, 29 December 1906, Page 2

Second Day.

• ;vf. W^*\ ta a- same was resumed J . ;W«inKday moniing' the weather col . ditions were -favorable excepting tfl -" presence, .of a stiff nor'-wester whuf ■ y*?y, fomewhat discomforting f<| : 0 _ { Ueldsmei_and entailed close watch!/? :_of .the;ba-ilii. The wlcKet was a# ..excellent ; for rtiu-gett-ing. jj :'. . quickly befell the Ei#" ■ . .men-ip. that._they.,..were r.obbed# ': services of Douglas, who ricked!? '■ ■'■'•'* self whilst bowling his tirst -^ had to quit the field forjf .-■■'-■ Shortly afterwards , \Vvnyoi_mi v me: to stop tbe progress " offfv ; cut hard by Gobcroft. Jciureajn ; cle o/ mr. ieg find hadio be ' ea.% ' ' \a.- stretcher to iihe pavilion. lt% /that' old .r.complaifftf developed itt - '■": This visi - bm, more was to'lorllow;' as Tory too, iniumr his leg during his J- -- at the., lrawling" crease ana did I ' make'his^appearance m the iieiil £' . the lunehcTon adjournment. The % of two' of their crack bowlers meal•Ma vy burdens 0 n the talent at conl maiid. f .;'..; y May, bowling witli the wind, slantf / "-f^v^pm down _\t lightning speed's " • AU. lns field were stationed on theY ,[PM...-and., -a cordon oi four siipsmenf '"•' . rnliue: if dangerous for the batsmen t a i •^Jcly^aal'sre stroke. -As often as hoi - th9_ jatt-ar.were.content-to.simply uiay v „:i^..straight',ones, ,:i^..straight' , ones aad let those ofl % t- ■■%, ™M .take. care of themselves, \ ■. • • with-, his slow s|,«n ; a>r-handi; pfprealcs,. stuck up Aihe ■■ .bA^wven.f.vand with the .field admiri .ably placed aud .edeh .man '-'Oi-erauiig ■ tc ;;vtll3.v .--.test ■ advantage ■-• run-gist- I tmgy.was slow and 'tedious. -It k took 45 .minutes to compile 23 runs, -jl -In: ah- K unguarded moment Coberoft I touched one from the fast bowler and, X the leather found ' a safe resting nlace -•!- _in.,,B_i:ans.ton's : hands. . Mahcney/ was f shaping promisingly when he drpye i hard.: back,. to May, who took a "beau- ; tiful tow-down catch. Both' -men notched- double i' figures, ttieir f'espectivo I contributions being IC and 1:7; .. V ' f >■ Beeehey (&)'■ found May too fa^t-for ' hint aiid second (rpm tlid ' English- I--njan qanjc up, fast. from. the ? pitch io and knocked the .wickets out; of plumb. . 10. Jt was.'l snorter and .would* probably k ; : have, beaten .many, a ' batsman Oot ;'.'■' -. greater reputation. May's average' at I*> this-. -stage- was 3 for 6:- . .' ~*Lu v.:;.^Tiicke^' madQ.:one'. i :o£'.tiiv l o . f.6od jf. strokes, ■ including :a charactcrist-ic lite f |" : 6li't-.— --I'Tby-.s^y-^^ioiig' enough to see j the century hoisted and was then sent ■ "pavilionwards pdr medium of *a catch { in -the 'slips off T jßrariJ;toh. <i " ' r -With-O wick6te dqwn"f6'f 101 things /." were riot looking 'too^brighf fof Wei-/: -linstofL • •:.- Williams m r tiie mteantime j ; was -batting soundly find placing •a \ strictly -defensive -game ; thbiigh he ]V nicked the loose pees ai>^-,pi_>oned V\ .them- severely V ~*:o y :.>'"-'----.i-*:'S -W.'z " ■ \H -,- ? Hawthorne- 1 played .cleanly and \^btifi- \ { dently :- from the jump 'ah'd sioprtj'up \ to .May's fast onesan gootl' style.. . One -of his strokes— a square- lep; off ( the express- bowlar— was a gefn. * iTUfI- i . iellitookv the ball -splendidly at .mid-|L ?on v : ; i which gave .tliev-GfeswofkE- r^pre-T^S - ..sentative his : quietus.* •Up to:#.c time re*. ■ .of 'his . dismissal ' Hawt horne ' batted ; ..brightly and . i aggressiyely. ' .-. • , : Bribe: made the, fir it 0> blob -of - the ■'-"■ k-matoh): -'..1-I.e- bangedf one v.-back., to Hay- v •waid-and was given out, though some i Vdoubt;;-was expressed at' the -Correct- i--nesk-Ofi'th? decision, the bowler seem- «.. ingly-' ■■■ gathering • the bal 1 - off the l ;gr'6und. -• -.• '■ ..• - k i; • Wli?n Monaghan -. tiecame -associated I with Williams the score stood- at ISO \ toXoQ wickebs. A, prolific run^ctting I - partnejship; it proved to be,- 55. funs 0% cj?ming-;.pn the slate Jjefore the left- f ..■■"h.ander'-ilirew.liis wicket away with __ l ■wretched stooke. He hit; a. short- f pitched; one from Burns m the direc- ki tion oi/May,. who took ihc ball de- m , yerlv^ pnc: Jmnd. \ ffl :'-. Mpnaghaii,. though: he scfatched o^-j casioually/ executed rf few- capitai strokes. -Taken all round, jie "oat-ter ~j very fairly indeed^.!.. •— —;... "'"" '0\ £ : . ■'. / Well ingtpn-'WriS'stin . 15 short of tue'*^J secTQna?- century and Williaioy waulcd^fl m .io^reach the cPve ted throe -.Iguve.:^:: \ whcnStipham, lSst nitia^. came oh ihcj~*^ . scene. - Amidst *g?St cxiii tcfcciit V\h- ) ham kept up his end !.o '.gwod account land left his J clubmatc to do thc bulk* of thc. ruu-gt.U_ng. The '.-.pist-iiig .oi the .200 . was , grcoteu wi ill .'hearty j band-clappin i r . wiii'.'h was increafjcd^ } tenfold . in force when the -local skip-. ' ! per got his hundred. I Having accompli-ijird that rerform- ... ;• ] ance' ' .Williiuas, ior. the first time -mi, his innings, jumped. -but- to Hayward/' .'.aud drove', the ball to IJur««. ivlr%._ ..'made :' .'r.b'.'niistabe about -holding it-\ ■I .The clowtj gave Williams «. groat 'rt- \- rce'ntiPn on going to the pavilion arid \ ] the visi toi;-. also were not slow to tc* : cognise his sterling innini-.n f| ] Arnold ?;ave tw:> iuud-vchances— at-g,;" [.s«.and G. r >— tlje first a hoi. return lopi B't'anstou'-'-and tne other to Haywrad* _|,ofr \Ms'*. ThcKC were practically tha •■-..-.. ] only lilerui'-'hes m. his souru. and steri-1 ■._■_■ j. in r * im.j.ng.s. Which occupied iust on% J two hours aut! twenty minutes. J •". "Neari v- .ill his ruv.s came ■ from thcr; *. ■ leg-side iml some of his . siroKes oni- ! that, liric f.f the wic'-vct were.. ijea«_t;ts. «..;'. His.timm-*: and .placing was first- fe class, and. aUnaethpr it- was a bri?}:t &■- I and enle.'.-'iimiv.!; dispUy. ia whi^.h att- \L j cr.es-.iv!**hes*i wnsi admirably- sandwit.-h. 1| led with VioJitt and certain defei.tt. 1

• Anything on the shorit side or over- - pitched was despatched like lightning ?., to the boundary. In his score were . 16 fours and 8 twos.- <__ The Wellington total led that of i the Englishmen by 7 runs. The inninos had occupied 3 hours' and 57 .minutes. "-.\.<-^u/--> -■■--- ■- •■■>•'-;' The fielding of the visitors was superb, Burns m particular earning re--0 peated applause for his celerity, clean and deft picking up and smart re- - turns. The catching was almost -faultless. t: May, whose average suffered during the Monaghan-Williams, WilliamsHawthorne and Upham-Williams part- ' ncr ships, secured the hest howling figures—3 for 35. Hayward bagged 3 fdr 60, and Branston 2 for 59. • -«"■ The visitors began their second es- - say at 4.30, with Harrison and Johnson, the howlers beirfg Upham (with, the wind) .and Monaghan. ftarrison : - swunp* rounds on one from Upham and hit it to the leg boundary, hut the next upset his timhers. The ha.ll kept 1 very low. Burns and'; : Johnson was a formid- : able partnership, and 93' came' 1 on- the slate before the former was splendidly ' taken m the slips hy Hickson, off Up- ' ham. who had crone on against the wind 'n- the same ov£r, Upham defeated Johnson with a hummer. Burns rave another stylish exhibi- ; tion. his free and wristy strokes on both sides of the. wicket being muoh -m evidence. Nothing neater or crisp- ' er, could be wished for than his forcihr*. off cricket. His batting was not „ lackin*. in' pi*hishinr*' power. He had ' a very fair share' of luck' in the early part pf his innings, and gave a chance to the slinsmeh off Brice when he had notched 53. He should have heen .' taken before he had scored 15, but Colliris failed to reach ?, skier off U"ham The catch should have been tlie howler's.

Johnson batted very patiently for his 19 runs, which took 70 minutes t-q. register • Burns' 59 was made • in' -> shade under 47 minurtes. '

Pace and Branston played out time, the total to their side's credit being 115. Pa«*e v-as nearly a "goner" to Mofa' bnn nn at legist four occasions. The Wellington fielding was again vr to first-fbss form. Coberoft was .brilliant >nd Mahoney did effective saving work. "'".,.

Thr* mishaps to Wvnyard, Douglas and Torrens brought Tuffnell, "Curwen and Williams 0 n the field. The latter is a son-in-law, so I understand, nf Kif-hon Wallis, and is not a member of ihe team. De Trafford was away eji'n-Hnr* his sport -of trout m" and rr-n^nuently he could not be pressed into sgrvice. About 3 000 people were present durin-*- the day's proceedings and the "ote ta-khvs' amounted to £160.

W^n^ard-'s iniurv will probably keen him out. of the field for some little time. Douclas was unable to take any further part m the match.