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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18746, 27 December 1922, Page 6

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ENGLAND BEATS CANTERBURY. AN EIGHT-WICKET VICTORY. h. ■ - THE FEATURES OF THE MATCH. BLUNT’S BATTING AND GIBSON’S BOWLING. (Pee United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, December 26. The M.C.C.-Canterbury match was coniluded to-day in glorious sunny weather, >n a fast batsman s wicket, and before a air crowd. The play was remarkable for ho fine first-wicket stand of Blunt and Worker, who put on 208 before Worker eft. Then, before the fine bowling of Gibion, the side collapsed and were ail out for 195. Gibson’s figures were one for 55 when the first wicket fell, and he finished up with light for 57. Blunt played a fine innings for 174. He was slow at the start, but once he had ffayed himself in he scored fairly rapidly, mtting the wood on to all the “loose stuff.” Ho gave four chances, three of which were so hard as to bo chances and no more. He was three hours 32 minutes at the wickets, and hit 25 fours. Worker also played a sterling innings, scoring all round the wicket, but he was not so aggressive as Blunt. S The score stood at 30 when play was resumed this morning, Gibson and Calthorpe bawling. The scoring was slow, and the first 10 overs brought four runs and seven maidens. At 46 Hartley relieved Calthorpe, and runs came more quickly, chiefly through the agency of Blunt. When he was 46 he hit one very hard to MacLaren at close cover off Hartley, and then nearly played Hartley on. Brand relieyed Gibson, and Blunt ran into the fifties. The fielding was good. Chapman especially doing good work. At 53 Blunt hit another hot one to Wilson at close cover, a boundary resulting. The score mounted fairly rapidly, and the century appeared for 105 minutes’ play. Blunt, when 70, gave a chance behind the sticks off Calthorpe, was hitting hard and often, and reached his century in 132 minutes, while Worker took 138 minutes to get to 50. At 53 he gave a very hot one-handed chance to Brand. The score at the luncheon adjournment was 187, Blunt being 127 and Worker 53. After the adjournment Blunt poked an easy one back to Hartley, but the bowler misjudged it. Both men piled on runs, and the second century was hoisted at the end of 166 minutes’ play. Eight runs later Worker, in attempting to drive, sent on© back to Gibson and it was accepted—2oß bowled by Gibson ■without scoring—208— 2 Hayes was next, and Blunt went on scoring rapidly and 250 appeared as the result of 205 minutes’ play. Then a full 4oss from Brand bowled Hayes—2s3—3—6. Patrick followed to see Gibson clean bowl 81unt—255—4—174. Young was the next, and Patrick immediately played Gibson Into his wickets —262 —s—o.5—0. Sandman soon came to grief, being cauoht by Wilkinson at Bhort leg—27B—6—B. Thomas was clean bowled second ball —278 —7 —o. Read stayed for an over, and then Gibson bowled him—--282—8—0. Rix did) likewise—292—9—o. Young was batting well, but no on© could stay with him, and when Brunton was bowled by Brand the score was 295, 22 ahead of the total. The innings lasted four hours 16 The Englishmen, requiring 23 to win, opened with Titchmarsh and Lowry. Thev quickly put up 20, and then Blunt took the former smartly in the slips—2o—l—lo. Hill-Wood was the next. Lowry equalled the scores, and was then smartly stumped off Sandman—22-2—12. Wilkinson came in, and finished the game with a single, Hie Englishmen winning by eight wickets. CANTERBURY. ■First Innings .. .. .. -• .. 181 Second Innings. Blunt, b Gibson . .. .. 174 Worker, c and b' Gibson .. •• •. 65 Smith, b Gibson ............ 9 Hayes, b Brand •• .. •• •• 8 Young, not out 28 (Patrick, b Gibson .. .. •• .• 0 Sandman, c Wilkinson, b Gibson .. 8 Thomas, b Gibson * Road, b Gibson 0 tßix, b Gibson ...... 9 Brunton, b Brand 9 Extrap .. •• 11 Total ■ 295 ••Bowling analysis.—Brand, two wickets for 2D runs; Hill-Wood, none for 35; Calthorpe, none for 56; Chapman, none for 56; ‘Gibson, eight for 57; Hartley, none for 35. ENGLAND. First Innings - •• - 454 ' Second Innings. Trtohmarch, o Blunt, b Bead Lowry, st Hayes, b Sandman .. .. 12 Hill-Wood, not out 9 'Wilkiuson, not out 1 Total for two wickets .- .. 23 1 Bowling analysis.—Sandman, one wicket for 14 runs; Bead, onp for 9. PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. , THIRD' DAY’S PLAY. CENTURY TO COLLINS. (Pee United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, December 26. The Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Auckland was continued in fine weather, the wicket and the outfield being hard and fast after the big stand made by Auckland on. Christmas Day. . Aucldand’s finish was sensational. Dacre and M'Leod resumed against the bowling of -Brice and Bernau. Brice was bowling according to the of? theory, and Daore soon fell: a victim. 312—5—145. Garrard followed soon after, his wicket having fallen to Bernau, who was swinging with the ■wird. 316—6—25. The partnership between Garrard and Alcott was the only other worthy of note in the innings. They put on 49 between them. Alcott contributing 29. Whelan. Patterson, and Rountree all failed to make any showing, and the innings closed for 386. Hiddleston and Baker opened Wellington’s second innings, and off Alcotts second over Baker played one or *- 5~ 4— “- Soon after Bernau skied one to Allcott off Garrard. 16—2—6. The luncheon adjournment saw 20 up. In the second over after the resumption Hiddleston returned a catch to Garrard, whose average now read two for one. Collins was the new man, and steadily played himself in, scoring nine singles before reaching double figures with a boundary. Fifty appeared after an hour’s play, and soon after, while running a close one, Kortlang had the misfortune to injure his knee, and had to retire. Dempster joined Collins, and the scoring was slow, Garrard bowling four maidens in 10 overs. The peering livened up after 70 appeared, but etill the batsmen were cautious. Anthony relieved Alcott, and Smith took the ball from Garrard. After 12 overs characterised Sby slow scoring Snedden changed with Anthony. Dempster was giving a poor display! and was poking all round the wicket. Collins was safe and steady. A hundred appeared after two hours’ play., After three figures appeared the play livened up, and the batsmen became more at home. At 121 Alcott took the ball from Smith, who had bowled six overs for 16 runs, and Collins hit three 4’s off the over. M“Le6d replaced Snedden at 130, and the batsmen relished the change. Twenty-two runs were knocked of? M'Leod’s three overs, and Alcott’s change of the same number of overs produced 17 runs. Smith replaced Alcott at 160, and at the afternoon adjournment the score was 172 (Dempster 48. Collins 67). Garrard and Alcott were the attacking pair on the resumption, and 180 quickly wont up. Ten minutes after the second century was passed with Collins 88 and Dempster 60. The score was mounting up quickly, and boundaries wore frequent At 254 Dempster was missed in the outfield by Horspool, but the next ball ho was stumped by Rountree off Smith. Rormldson the next batsman, mot with disaster two balls later, being bowled by Smith. Kortlang came in again with a substitute to run for him. At 230 Collins reached bis century, Kortlang being 41. Three more boundaries closed the latter s scoring, his innings terminating when he returned one to Smith. 246—6—53, _ (M'Girr filled the gap, am opened his score with a brace. The bowling was changed frequently, but a ’Scotch mist gave the natsmen an advantage. At 278 Collins attempted to pull one from Snedden, and was clean bowled. 278 —7—116. Grant joined M'Girr, and the two played until the match was adjourned owing to the weatha&

Scores: — AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Horspool, b Brice 5 Anthony, b M'Girr Sneddon, b Brice ?9 Smith, o Baker, b Grant 3 3 Daore, b Brice I" 13 M'Leod, b Bernan 3“ Garrard, c Baker, b Hiddleston .. .. 24 Patterson, run out 4 Whelan, c Kortlang, b Bernau .. - ■ 7 Alcott, b Hiddleston 29 Rountree, r.ot out 4 Extras •• •• 21 Total 386 Bowling Analysis.—Brice, 3 wickets for 118 runs; M'Girr, 1 for 55; Grant, 1 for 44; Bernau, 2 for 67, Hiddleston, 2 for 49; Collins, none for 32. WELLINGTON. First Innings 435 Second Innings. Baker, b Alcott 3 Hiddleston, c and b Garrard” 19 Bernau, o Alcott, b Garrard _*> Kortlang, c and b Smith 53 i Collins, b Snedden I}® I Dempster, st Rountree, b Smith .. • ■ "9 Ronaldson, b Smith 9 M'Girr, not out 48 Grant, not out 2 Extras 9 Total for seven wickets .. .. 284 OTAGO BEATS SOUTHLAND A MONOTONOUS GAME. M'BEATH BEATS THE LOCAL BATSMEN. (Per United Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, December 26. When Otago’s innings closed yesterday Southland took strike, Glcosou and A. Hamilton going in first. The former faced 7\L‘Beath, and was caught by Perry at square-leg of? the fifth delivery. J. Hamilton followed as his brother’s partner, and for 30 minutes the two put up a successful defence, scoring by twos and fours though the total mounted somewhat slowly, and at a. quarter to 5 stood at 30. The umpire gave J. Hamilton the benefit of the doubt, when Galland behind the sticks took the ball and displaced thty bails. The whole team appealed, but it was not certain whether the call was for a stump of a catch. When he had compiled 22 in 29 minutes, A. Hamilton was caught by Douglas at second slip of? M'Beath. 31 —2—22. Knvanagh wont in next and saw the over out, driving a brace off the second ball he received. M'Beath then got J. with a very nice long nop. S6 —3—lo. Kavanagh and Poole were the next partners, the latter escaping narrowly when the first ball passed bis off wicket. However, he fell victim to M'Beath’s fourth ball, which he tried to pull and was given out Ibw. 38 —4—l. Petrie went out at 5 o’clock to support Kavanagh, and did nothing with the rest of the over, thus giving M'Beath a maiden with a wicket in it. The highest score was still A. Hamilton’s 22 and the total 48. when M'Beath put down another beautifully placed delivery and, levelled Potrio’/i off stump. Cook followed, and was unfortunate enough to meet another of M'Beath’s good-length balls, which sent his off bail flying. Dr Brown then tried his luck with the same fate from a similar ball, giving M'Beath the "hat” trick. The lefthanded bowler received an ovation from crowd and players, and the manager of the visiting team took occasion to rush out and shako him by the hand. 48 —7—o. The bowier finished nis over against Doig, and then at 20 minutes past 6 Conradi replaced Douglis, to have hfs first ball sent to the log boundary by Kavanagh. A single followed, and Doig stood off three more bads before one hung low and slipped under his but on to the' wickets. 55—8—0. Boguo was tenth .man in, but was defeated without scoring by a ball that shot in low. 55—9—0. The last man in was Fogo, who was st umped off M'Beath without, tcoring, and the innings closed at 5.30 for 56 runs, after Southland had batted for an hour and 12 minutes. At 10 minutes to 6 Otago opened the second innings. Keast and Conradi went out first, Keast taking strike to Doig. turning the fifth ball out behind square-leg for a single. Poole took up the attack from the other end, bowling a maiden to Keast, and Doig’s next over was similarly barren of result. Another single to Keast was the onlv run taken from Poole’s next effort, and Doig then bowled another maiden. Wickets were then drawn for the day. The wicket showed more life to-day than it did on the first day, and wore well. 'The came was not brilliant from the spectators’ point pf view, the onlv bright patches in the play being the batting of Galland, who carried his bat for 42, and of Duncan, who made 23. Brinsley batted stolidly for two hours for 19 runs. Otherwise it was a monotonous game. M'Beath, who followed up his first day’s bowling success by taking five wickets for 29. bowled right through both innings, and his average works out at 4.8. Conradi, who took five wickets for 30, bowled only about a dozen overs. For Southland. Kavanagh (22), Hamilton (14), and Poo e (12) were the only batsmen to see double figures. Kavanagh also secured the bowlmrr honours with throe wickets for 21 runs, ana an average for the match of 7.4. bouttiland’s second innings was productive ot only 79 runs, and Ofcag’o, by making 124> for six wickets (innings declared) in their second strike, won by 120 runs. Scores: — OTAGO. First Innings 131 Second Innings. Keast, c Hamilton, b Kavanagh .... 5 Conradi, b Kavanagh 9 Brinsley, b Poole Duncan, b Doig y? Galland, not out 42 Cherry, Ibw, b Doig 2 M'Beath, c Cooke, b Dr Brown 49 Extras 47 Total for six wickets (innings declared) 124 Bowling Analysis.—Doig, 2 wickets for 33 runs; Poole, 1 for 21; Kavanagh, 2 for 21; Dr Brown, 1 for 15; Fogo, none for 8; Cooke, none for 9. SOUTHLAND First Innings. H. Gleeson, c Perry, b M'Beath 0, A. Hamilton, c Douglas, b M'Beath .. 22 J. Hamilton, b M'Beath 10 E. Kavanagh, not out 16 A. Poole, Ibw, b M'Beath .. .-. 1 F. Petrie, b M'Beath 2 E. Cook, b M'Beath c Dr Brown, b M'Beath 0 J. Doig, b Conradi 0 T. Bo'gue, b Conradi 0 R. Fogo, et Galland. b M'Beath .. .. 0 Extras 5 Total 56 Bowling Analysis.—M'Beath, 8 wickets for 24 runs; Douglas, none for 22; Conradi, 2 for 5. Second Innings. A. Hamilton, Ibw, b Conradi 7 Kavanagh, b Conradi 22 Petrie, Ibw, b Conradi 4 J. Hamilton, b Conradi 14 Gleeson, b M'Beath .. 7 Poole, b M'Beath 12 Cook, b Conradi 0 Dr Brown, st Galland, b M'Beath .. 0 Bogue, b M'Beath 0 Doig, not out 6 Fogo, st Galland, h M'Beath 3 Extras 4 Total 79 Bowling Analysis.—M'Beath, 5 wickets for 29 runs; Douglas, none for 16; Conradi, 5 for 39. HAWKE CUP CONTEST. (Per United Press Association.) , WANGANUI, December 26. The cricket match between Hawke’s Bay and Wanganui for the Hawke Cup commenced here to-day in brilliant weather. The wicket was just a bit fiery. In their first innings Wanganui scored 256 (Orton 87. Treadwell 54, Orr 48, Tronson not out 11). Extras contributed 47 runs of the score. Jacobsen was the best bowler, taking eight for 32. O’Donnell took one for 89. Hawke’s Bay were dismissed for 135 (Bradburn 35, Jacobsen 33). Tronson took four for 27. including the hat trick. Wood throe for 35, Treadwell two for 19, Wells one for 45. Wanganui replied with 93 for no wickets (London 54, Orr 33). The game will be continued to-morrow. INTER-UNIVERSITY MATCH. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 26. In the inter-university wicket match Wellington defeated Auckland by six wickets. Wellington in their first innings made 214 (Joplin 81, Kent 45). The Auckland first innings totalled 148 (Winks 80). In Wellington’s second innings they declared with four wickets forT42 (Joplin 51, Lusk 36). Auckland in their second attempt made 204 (Dunning 49, Johnston 42, Winks 31).