CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18455, 17 January 1922, Page 7

CRICKET.

~— l ■ ' SCHOOL TEACHERS’ MATCH. , : ’ NEW SOUTH WALES v. NEW, ZEALAND. ffta. Ukitmi Puers Association.! . , AUCKLAND, January 19. ■ The New South Wales teachers' team com-, menced the match against the New Zealand' teachers to-day. The weather was fine aud > the wicket fast, the conditions generally being j in favour of the (batsmen. The visitors won. ’ the toss, and batted first. The first wicket fell cheaply, hut Buckett and Harvey' made va stand, carrying the score to 99 before the ■ latter was caught. Golding assisted Buckett , to carry the total to 157. O’Neill followed,' and at the Ipncheon adjournment the aoqrq,’,. ' was 199 for throe wickets, O’Neill being clean bowled with the first ball on resump-, \ ■; tion. At 225 Buckett was run out from a smart return, having played a fine innings /, for 84, with powerful strokes all round the, ] wicket. The last wicket partnership of.Back*. , and. Gill, was responsible ■ for bright cricket,.; yielding/ 47 runs, and carrying the score to-,- , 314. The New Zealand bowling was steady,, but tie ground fielding was a trJ So slack. } u New Zealand’s first wicket dell for. two.,;;■> runs, Caere and Smith carrying tie, ec0fe,,,,.-,' to 47. The former was very aggressive," and;,)/’, by perfect timing and powerful , hitting" \ quickly scored 50. After do he gave an ©ns y,'. , chance to M’Mullen at squpx© leg, bnt'.it.'.was not accepted. 5 At 113 Dacre, who played '/ a sparkling innings for 95, placed one softlv’, . into the hands of Watson. He scored 74 fn ■ boundaries, including seven, sixes. Meteo ■ .t?, gave .the best display of patient and careful'' ’. cricket, playing a particularly fine innings’" ’• f -‘ for 62, with crisp shots on \ both sides of the - " wicket. The ground fielding of New South'* 1 •. Wales was good, though■ a slight slackening. l was apparent towards the finish. Scores-:- *■ New South wales. 1 ", First Innings. < - Watson, run out ... -.. ... BuokcM, run ont ... ... ... ... 1— 84r,, li Harvey, c Yorkc, hi Daere ... ;-'; 66 . floMing, ‘ Ibw, b Yorkc ~.. , O’Nrill, b Dacre i ._ M'Mnllen, e ‘ Yorkc, b Goodwin ... ~ 'YI ' a Murray, b Deere ' ■ Hose, 'b Goodwin ‘ .« - 5 I *■ Hack, b. Goodwin ... U’, GUI, not put ••• ' Extras Al*,/; 1 Total ... ...’ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... —■• 311 . Howling Analysis.—Danre, 4 wickets for 64 1 runs; Goodwin, 3 for 66; Perry, none ■for'- 74 1 Yorkc, 1 for 28; Worker, none 1 lor 6; . Smith,’-I'-’ .'' none for 36. , viNew Zealand. | . ■ First Innings. ~,,, L Worker, o Bose, h Harvey fimith» b O’Neill .... ... ... ... ~ F 4 Daorc, o and b Watson ... '. "'M 1 ' '“ Metxe, b GUT _. ... Goodwin, c and b , O’Neill ... ?... Oaradus, b Watson ... ... .„ ... -w’i SjMnJ Yorke, b Watson ». .i. Ppurdle, h Gill ... Foster, o and b O’Neill ... ._ ... ... ... 'j'S-.i,,* Perry, o Back, b O’Neill ll ’,3 Barker, not out' 1 ... ' ... Extras ; j , i , Total / ... -v -• ’►— 32®d : Bowling Analysis.—Harvey, 1 wicket for runs; O’Neill, 4 for 83; Watson, 3 for 4&; Rosel;'.-/: nono for ID; Back, none for 15; GUI, 2 lor 19.' •I'-i’a COUNTRY, WEEK. uy. ■ The Otago Cricket Association's ooimtefiSlM week matches will commence to-morrow with ■ "J games at Carisbrook between Ounuua South Otago and Tapanui and Central* OtogotDiWfS On Wednesday Oamaru will meet Grange' uadfAjfii Tapanui Dunedin, on the Caledonian Groasd+ti'M vvmle Soulh Otago will meet Carisbrook" Central Otago will ’ play Albjon at brook. Thursday . will be spent in -rngJit-i.'. -j, seeing, and oh Friday at Cards brook tha two winning country teams will play off; -’Wnd' b, fl’. the two losing teams will also, meet;. Saturday a match Town v. 'Country) .will played at Carisbrook, j The matches each will commence at TO a.m. 1 i ftV r® DUNEDIN v. TAPANUI. / * The following team will represent - 'the- . Dunedin Club against Tapanui et the Caio- 1 donian Ground on Wednesdayßaker," '• Hayes, Bond, Eobsonj Strang, Higgins, Grigg,- J, Brown, Collett, Edwards, Sinclair. , ,’.11,% GRANGE v. OAMARU. . " The following team will represent the Grange Club against Oamaru on ; Wednesday, “ on the Caledonian Ground Chadwick, ( , , Keast, Bee'by, Knight, Grant, Cronib, ens, Hitchcock, Sanson, Conradi, Reatieaux.^ j i’i OTAGO ASSOCIATION. ’’ ( v/, A meeting of the Otago Cricket Association was held last evening, and was attended: > by Messrs Crosby Moms (president),’' W. ■ Rowland, . G. Rcetieaux , A. Martin; Gj Wycherley, C. Todd, J. Robson, and F,. N. - Bmney. * -i • A telegram, was received from the New i-,' Zealand Council stating that negotiations v - were still ’in progress in connection with, a visit of an Australian team this season. A letter previously forwarded from, the council , , stated that if the tour eventuated, the Otago -i Association would be offered 0 three days*,,;/ week-end match for £250. Of thie amount-I ’v ( JHOO would ba required to be remitted .to j ,* the council not later than February 10, apd - ■ > the balance of £l5O within seven days from,,; / the “conclusion of the match. • . . The following motion, moved by Mr Wycherley, and Seconded by Mr Restioaux, .was’.-',, carried That while the association is still,■ strongly of the opinion that it is undesirable,''‘J to bring ah Australian team to New Zealand' this season, it will, if ncgotia.tions with Aus«. . tralia are successful, consider the matter’: 'l further, and if the scheme has met the ’ J approval of the other associations it 'will* probably accept a match on the tenna' )- stated.”' ‘ . 1 '1 It was decided to suggest February 8 ona'""’ 9 as the dates for a match agaijnst Sduthland,* , or if these dates prove unsuitable, then' F*eb- ' J " ; ruory 8 and 10. It was also agreed to ij a Second Grade match agaipst Southland* on l t ; the same dates. 1 ’-ft 1 / It was decided that the Otago team .te'btay’M l : l against the country team on Soturdhy’ n©Tt" , '*' , i should' bo selected from the Dunedin playoro ~i who are picked to take part against the ■ country teams in tho matches to be played! ', /' on tho Wednesday. " 1 , . , It was stated that the Palmerston Club would not be able to send, a team to compete in country week. , i -Ij ■ 1 r . ://;’-" OTAGO CRICKET LEAGUE/ "; J The following is tho draw for the secdpC!/; round of League cricket fixtures, to bo played on the ground of the team mentioned first;.'' jl in each case: 1 — ■. January 21.—Methven v. Standard, Tram- 1 ways v. Hillside A (on Standard’s wictJetL''. .i- , Hudson v. Reid and Gray, Hillside B v. Bail-'/ 'i way B, Orokonui v. Railway A. ,—v ' January 28. —Tramways v. Standard, Railway B v. Hillside A (on Reid and.Gray’g 1 " wicket), Hillside B v. Reid and Gray, Oroko-; nui v. Hudson, Railway A v. Methven. ~ , February 4.—Hudson v. Standard,’ orqk6-' ; ,\ nui v., Hillside A, Railway A v. Reid ■‘‘and Gray, Railway B v. Tramways (on Hillside’s'* 31 '';,, wicket), Methven v. Hillside B. , •’ February 11.—Hillside B v. Standard; Methven'v. Hillside A (on Reid and Gray’s".*', wicket), Tramways v. Reid and Gray, - OrOj' konui v. Railway B, Railway A v. Hudson;""'} 1 February 18.—Orokonui v. Standard, Hill-'-side B v. Hillside A, Methven v. Reid and 4 *-,. Gray,- Railway B v. Railway A, Hudson Tramways. , . ... >i. . February 25. —Hillside A v. Standard, - 1-Rail-' way B v. Rsidand Gray "(on Tramdfay’a ;■ wicket), Railway'A v. Hillside B, Orokonui • '!. “ v. Tramways, Hudson v. Methven. , ■ ''-ifi/} March 4.—Heid and Gray v. Standard, RaU-vi*. way A v. Hillside A, Railway B v y, -:Hud®ottAdi;il (on Hillside's wicket). Orokonui v. HiJlside B, Tramways v. Methven. / - , .---il March 11. —Railway B v. Standard < (bn< , Traanways’ wicket), Reid and Gray v. .Hill- ■ ■ side, Hillside B v. Hudson, Orokonui v. Methven, Railway Av. Tramways. ■ s March 18.—Railway A v. Standord, Hudson; v. Hillside A, Orokonui v. Reid arid Gray,' .’ Methven v. Railway B, Hillside B v. Tramways. , n (V ,J M'DON.ALD AND THE NELSON CLUB. ’ Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright)" , LONDON, Januaiy ""W; E. A. M'Donald’s decision not to, return” ''/; to England to play for Nelson Cricket Club' ]'' has caused the keenest disappointment in.'}’ Lancashire, where 14 clubs had hoped to , . participate in increased gates in fixtures against the Nelson'Club, whoso officials hope that M'Donald will reconsider his decision.— A. and N.Z. Cable. [A cablegram published yesterday stated that M'Donald had definitely “decided” to ac—oept the Nelson Club’s engagement, assumption that he had turned professional It appears that tho cablegram became mhti-' '■ lateo, and that his decision is to the offer.) , I ■■’t'V'r In a South Stewart Shield match Saturday last, liovell’s Flat 64 (Hepburn 13,' , ~ Hadcroft 19) and three for 36 (Murray 18 not out, Grimshaw 10) defeated Milton A 50 ’ (Rutherford 27, Dr Reid 14). Hepburn (3 for 15), O’Kano (2 for 8), and Grimshaw (S' for * 18) for Lovell’s Flat, and Donnelly (6 for--10) for Milton, bowled well. , Milborxv journeyed to Clinton on Saturday, ■ ' ; and defeated Cliutou-Waiwera B team .fiy‘ .„" v .; nine runs. Scores: CUflton-Waiwera, 53J, Milbum, 62. The principal scorers for the;’/ "' li| losing team were Caldor (28) and Kennedy", (10), whilst M‘Kay (18) and B." Stewart {IS , . ',/ not out) were the principal scorers for Mil* (V burn.. / . 1 ’ ■ . x The fifth round of the Canterbury Association’s matches was commenced• on Saturday last. West Christchurch were disposed of for "'•:i 113 (Hayes 36) by Riccarton, who lost five - V wickets for 158 (Guiney 50). East Christ- "• _ church, playing against St. Albona, made 243 (Blank 41, Gregory 29, Howell 29), and cap-,v{y/ lured four of their opponents’ wickets ■ for'.V’v/ 84. Ldnwood scored 360 (Read 143, . Smith J),, \ 89) against Sydenham, who lost three widths. for 82. i : .... “