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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18774, 30 January 1923, Page 7

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CANTERBURY v. OTAGO. VISITORS WIN BY 30 WICKETS When play in the Plnnket Shield match between Otago and Canterbury was resumed yesterday morning the wicket was a little heavy, and the batsmen had no difficulty in watching any spin or break of the ball. It became faster as the day wore on and the outfield, which was a trifle slow in the morning, also improved considerably. The attendance was only moderate. Mr E. A. Hamel was unable to act as umpire to-day so his place was taken by Mr W. Butler.. Canterbury resumed with six wickets down for 270, as the result of Friday’s play. None of the remaining four batsmen made a stand, and the innings was . concluded in 32 minutes for an additional 14 runs. Otago replied with 97, and had to follow on. When their second innings commenced _ indications were that the visitors would win comfortably by an innings, but when Duncan joined A. W. Alloo at the wickets the rot was stopped, and the innings concluded for the respectable total of 207 runs. Canterbury, requiring 21 to win, opened their second innings with Blunt and Worker, and put on the runs without the loss of a wicket, winning the match by 10 wickets and one run. M’Beath improved his bowling average considerably, and finished up with three wickets for 97 runs, his figures at the drawing of stamps on Friday having-been one wicket for 89 runs. Dickinson took another wicket at a cost of five runs, making his average for the innings tour wickets for 48 runs. Cunningham bowled well for Canterbury, and it was- unfortunate for his side that he had to retire half way through Otago’s second strike. Talbot gave a splendid allround display, and bas proved bis worth as a bowler, fieldsman, und batsman. The manner in which he look a chance from M’Mullan at souare leg proved that he is not to he caught rapping. On the whole, the ground fielding of both sides was very good, but the visitors dropped some very easy chances in Otago's second innings. Gregory, who was one of the worst, offenders in this respect, retrieved himself somewhat by bowling M’Beath with the only ball he sent down. The Play. The match was resumed at 6 minutes past 10, M’Beath bowling the three alls of his uncompleted over to M’Ewin. The incoming batsman, Sandman, faced Dickinson, and got a couple to leg off the second last ball of the over, and M’Beath sent down a maiden to M’Ewin. When he hod made 4 Sandman was caught by Cecil Alloo at cover off the first ball of M‘Death's third over. 7 —4—273. Read was the incomer, and smacked the third ball to the off for four. He then hit M’Beath high to the on side for a couple. Read scored a single in the slips, and then- faced Dickinson, and sustained an appeal for leg before off the first ball. He hesitated before starting a short run for a stroke to point off the next ball, and, the ball being smartly returned by M’Mullan to Dickinson, he was run out. 8 —7—280. Boon can in. and singles came to M’Ewin and the new batsman. M'Ewin put one up -high just short of Cecil Alloo at- cover. Boon then put one high > to M’Mullan at point, a fine one-handed catch being taken. 9—1—284. Ounningham was the last man in. Off the second last ball from Dickinson Ounningham was clean bowled with a fine off break. The play in the morning had lasted only 32 minutes, and four wickets had fallen for 14 runs. Canterbury’s innings had lasted in all 4 hours 2 minutes. Otago went to the, wickets at 10.53, Duncan and A. W. Alloo being the opening batsmen. The former faced Read, who stent clown a maiden. Cunningham bowled to Alloo, who scored a single with a' stroke to leg. The next ball was a full toss, which Duncan hooked to the boundary. Another full toss was hit to point for a single, and Duncan got another four by tut-ning Read to leg. He then hit the seventh ball nicely to leg for another quartet Off the last bail of Cunningham’s second over Alloo was caught by Talbot at square leg, in a peculiar manner, ihe bail bumping up off his pad. X —1 —15. M'Mullan was the incomer. With the score at 17 Duncan was bowled by Read with an off brea*., which he, however 1 , had just touched. 2—l4 —17. Knight was the next in. M’Mullan did not stay long, being bowled with a good ball by Read. 52 —18. Shepherd was the incomer. Knight placed Cunningham nicely to leg for three, and Shepherd opened his score with a drive past the wickets for a couple. Knight got a three for a snick to leg off Read. Shopherd was batting carefully, but was beaten by a good one by Cunningham which just missed the wickets. The Albion player then got a couple for a lucky drive over the wickefs. Shepherd scored a single off a noball by Cunningham—the third the Canterbury bowler had sent down during the morning. With the score at 36 Sandman replaced Read at the Cargill road end. Knight pulled his fourth ball nicely for four and played the rest- of the over. Knight placed Cunningham prettily to leg for a couple, and then both batsmen added singles. Cunningham was bowling well, and needed a lot of watching. Shepherd then placed an off ball from Sandman into Blunt’s hands at slip. 4 —l0—45. Galland was next. Read came on in place of Cunningham at the Glen end. . Fifty wont on the board at the end of an hour’s play, and then Read clean bowled Galland. 58 —52. Cecil Alloo was the inoomer. Sandman bowled a maiden to Knight, and two byes were scored off Read’s third ball of his eighth over, the ball beating both batsman and wicketkeeper. Read’s tenth over to Alloo was a maiden. Cunningham came on again in place of Read when the score was 63 and bowled a maiden to Knight. Alloo scored a four after a sequence of singles by poking a full toss from Sandman to the boundary, and Knight then got a brace off Read past leg. Just before the luncheon adjournment Read came on again at the Cargill road end, relieving Sandman. Alloo pulled Read nicely to leg for four, and got a couple on the on side off the same bowler. The interval was taken at, 12.30, the score then being five for 79, Knight being 24 and Alloo 20. The game was continued at 1.35, Knight facing Cunningham and scoring a single off the third ball. M’Ewin, a leg-break bowler, came on from the Cargill road end. Off the first tgill of Cunningham’s next over —..00 was easily caught by Powell at point. 6—21—82.’ Dickinson was the next man. ixe played three balls from Cunningham, and then placed the ball into Powell’s hands at point. 7 o—B2. Conradi was the inoomer, and got a single off the seventh ball. Conrtidi got a four by hitting Cunningham to the on side, and Knight then nearly ran himself out. Rend came on again in place of M’Ewin. Conradi placed the last ball of his over in the slips, and was run out hi trying to make a couple of it. 8—9—91. M’Beath was the incomer. Cunningham sent down a maiden to Knight. M’Beath was then foolishly run out, both batsmen starting and then hesitating, Knight finished up in me opposite crease with M’Beath, but the men had crossed. 91 —94. Casey w-as the last man- in, mid cut Hayes nocely for a single off his first ball. Casey was then clean bowled by Read, the innings closing for 97, or 187 behind Canterbury’s total. Knight was not out with 29. He batted Ihr Slmin. Otago had been at the wickets in nil for 2hr llmin. Otago started their second innings at 2.26, Knight opening to Cunningham, who bowled from Ihe Glen end. Knight scored a single in the slips, and Shepherd, faced ihe bowling and scored a single from a forcing shot on the on side. Road bowled from the other end. Shepherd was clean bowled with the second ball of Cunningham’s over. 1 —2 —3. A. W. Alloo was the incomer. Ho scored a nice three by placing Read on the leg side. He then cocked one tip to log to M’Ewin at square leg, the fieldsman getting his hand on the ball, but failing to hold it, Alloo then turned Cunningham to leg, four resulting, all run out. Alloo got into double figures with a couple for a late cut, off Cunningham. Read then bowled a maiden. Read, at silly mid-on, then dismissed Knight with a beautiful catch, the fieldsman throwing himself forward and just getting to (he ball. 2—2—22. 11. C. Alloo came next, but did not stay long, being bowled by Cunningham with .i ball which turned slightly from leg. 3 —l— Ounningham now had throe wickets for 10 runs. Duncan came next, and got a single for a smartly-run stroke to the on side. Read bowled another maiden to Duncan. and Cunningham • followed with a maiden to Alloo. Cunningham sent down another maiden, and M’Ewin relieved Read. The score then stood at. 33. Duncan hit his third ball —a full toss—to leg for four, and smacked the next one io the fence for another four. Cunningham bowled his third consecutive maiden. His average read eight overs, 31 runs, three maidens, three wickets. Read then came on at the Glen end in place of Cunningham, Duncan getting a lucky snick past the wickets for a couple off the first ball, and souare cutting the next for a quartet. Fifty runs had been scored for 56 minutes’ jiliy. Sandman relieved M'Ewin at the

Cargill road end, and Read bowled a maiden, to Alloo. With the score at 59 Patrick came on in place of Read, and bowled a maiden. Duncan got three for a lucky snick past the wicket, .and square cut Patrick for four. He hit his next ball high just out of reach of extra cover, and the next ball he mishit high to leg, and also out of reach of a fieldsman. He then on drove the same bowler for a couple, bringing up 70 for 1 hour and 15 minutes’ play. Duncan was 32 and Alloo 20. AJIoo was then bowled by Sandman. 4 —21— Ji. The partnership had added 50 runs for just on an hour’s play. M’Mujlan was the iri*"' comer. Ounningham relieved Patrick. ' Duncan square cut his first ball for a single, : and M’Mullan hooked the next ball for _ three. Cunningham had then to leave the* field with an injury to his leg, and A. W, ’ Alloo took his place on the field. Read ■ came bn once more, relieving Sandman; M’Mullan tried to pull his fifth ball —4 ' short pitched one —but failed to get on to ' it properly, and Talbot, at square leg, '' made a fine catch. • 5 —5—80. The afternoon tea adjournment -was then taken. Gal land was the new batsman, and faced Read, Sandman going on at the other end. Knight fielded in place of Cunningham. Singles came steadily, and then Duncan pulled Sandman for four, bringingup 90. After an hour and 49 minutes’ play - 100 came on the board, Duncan being 45; ' Road then bowled a maiden to Galland, and his next over to Galland was also anmaiden. Duncan brought up 50 with a - streaky stroke to the slips for a couple.' > He had been at the wickets for 88 minute%'.The umpire (Mr Wilson) just managed! - to get out of tlie way of a vigorous pull by Duncan off Sandman, two being run. ; Talbot relieved Sandman, and bowled _to Galland. A to Galland, the ball going. past the wickets, was scored off his first over. Sandman tried the Cargill road end again, in place of Read. The batsmen, were playing with confidence, and rune were coming steadily. Duncan brought/ his score to 56 witty a snick past leg, thus,, gaining the 1 highest individual score for,. Otago in a Plunket Shield match. _ Ceqil Alloo’s 55 was the previous highest—,, against Auckland. Galland sent one back just out of reach of the bowler, and, then got a good four with a hit to leg off Talbot, and a pretty late cut to the boundary was notched by Duncan off Sard-; t man. A full toss from Talbot was smacked bv Galland to ihe fence, bringing up 138after 2 hours 22 minutes’ play. M’Ewin. relieved Sandman at the Cargill road end, Galland pulled his second ball. Worker saving the four by good fielding. Duncan’s time had come, Talbot bowling him with a'j. straight ball, the fifth of his third overvj 6—57 —146. Duncan had been batting aft,; hour and 55 minutes. Conradi was th» incomer, and hit his second ball off Talbot to the on for three. M’Ewin sent down a maiden to Conradi. Galland then failed to put- enough wood into a full toss by Talbot, and N was caught by Read at midon. Dickinson _ came ih. His first ball off Talbot he hit up to Read at mid-oti. Read misjudged it, and Conradi hesitated; before starting to run. Read then threw the ball to the wicketkeeper, Conradi being again run out. 8—7 —155. M’Beath came in and faced Read, who had replaced M’Ewin. His first ball he late cut for four, and the sixth he off drove for another four. Off the last hall he got a single. Dickinson was clean bowled with a straight one from Talbot. 9—1—168. Casey ttfaaScthe last man. M’Beath got well under-# neath a ball from Read and skied it to,.’ Gregory at mid-off, The heavier coollywaited for the ball to come down, nut missed the catch, a single being run.-;-M’Beath was laying on the wood, and got a. solid off drive off Talbot for four, andthen Casey made a couple on the leg side - off Read, thus saving the innings defeat, / Patrick came on to tempt M’Beath to hit*but without result. A snick post tho-: wickets to M’Beath off Read went for two.n; Talbot then relieved Read. Two hundreds was the score for 3 hours 19 minutes’ pla-yin; M’Beath hit Patrick high to M’Ewin on-.--the off side, but the catch was dropped;-: Casey then hit Patrick tor four, and got •*#■’.< single. Gregory was then given a turn-, at the howling crease, relieving Patricky and honied M’Beath with his first balL The innings closed for 207, after 3 hours 29 minutes’ play. The last wicket partner* shin had resulted in 39 runs being scored.Requiring 21 runs to win Canterbury-; started their second strike at 20 past/.6. Worker was missed in the slips by Diokhfson off M’Beath before he .had scored. Th».runs were quickly knocked up. Details;-/*. CANTERBURY. First Innings. H. C. Blnnt, 124144212114441214111111341111 414141114. b Conradi ... 71 E. 1). Worker, 11124111101, lb\v, b Dickinson 3®, H. Gregory, 2114, b Dickinson ... 8;H. 0. Talbot, 121141211111142314112X1111111 , ' 11111141441111124121111311111411111421, Ibw, b M’Beath 105; W. R. Patrick, 41211111, run out ' 18 B. J. Powell, 2212212114414X1141141, b Dickin-' - son ' • 41'' , D. M. Sandman, 112, o C. Alloo, b M’Beath J. M'Bwin, 111, not out -jj-JIJ? R. Pend, 421, run out \ ;7 K. B. Boon, 1, c M'Mullan, h M’Beath ... .... X-. W. Cunningham, b Dickinson fIK. Extras 8 Total ;. 28* Bowling Analysis.—M’Beath, -16 balls, four maidens, 97 rnns, three wickets; A. W. Alloo, 114 i balls, one maiden, 68 runs; Dickinson, 114 balls, one maiden, 48 runs, four wickets; Shepherd 24 balls, 19 runs; Conradi, 48 balls, 29 runs, one wicket; Casey, 24 balls, 29 runs. Second Innings. R. C. Blunt, 14223, not out U H. D. Worker, 1114, not out 7 Extras ... S No wickets for 21 Bowling Analysis.—M’Beath, 16 balls, 13 runs; Dickinson, eight balls, six runs. OTAGO. First Innings. -’ - A. W. Alloo, 1, o Talbot, b Cunningham' ... T ” H. Duncan, 41441, b Read 14 J. M’Mullau, 11, h Bead ... 3 ’ A. Knight, 331142112111121121, not out .39 J. Shepherd, 2122111, o Blunt, b Sandman ... 10 A. Galland, 111, h Read .3 , H. C. Alloo, 212111411421, o Powell, b Cun- ' j ningham ... 1 ... 21’G. Dickinson, c Powell, b Ounningham 'O’N. Oonradi, 111411, run out '9'-; D. M'Boath, 1, run out 1“ D. Casey, 1, b Hayes t -. Extras 3 - Total ... 87. Bowling Analysis.—Bead, 120 balls, fouf ' maidens, 34 runs, four wickets; Cunningham. 120halls, four maidens, 34 runs, three wickets; Sandman, 66 balls, one maiden, 19 runs, one wicket j M'Ewin, 18 balls, four runs. Second Innings. J. Shepherd, 11, b Cunningham f-', >A. Knight, 11, o Read, b Cunningham 3 ‘ A. W. Alloo, 1134211113111, b Sandman ... Bl H. C. Alloo, 1, b Ounningham I'l H. Duncan, 1214412411342221114121212212111414,' h Talbot 63*'. J M'Mullan, 32, o Talbot, b Head ... $ , A. Galland, 31241131414112, o Head, b Talbot 29 N. Oonradi, 3211, run out 7 G. Dickinson, 1, b Talbot X ! ■' D. M'Beath, 14141132H442121D, b Gregory ... SS L. Casey, 221141, not out II Extras 28 Total 207 Bowling Analysis.—Cunningham, 73 balls, three maidens, 15 runs, throe wickets; Bead, 152 balls, five maidens, 53 runs, one wicket; M'Ewin, '4ft ' halls, one maiden, 15 runs; Talbot, 88 balls; one 1 maiden, 38 runs, three wickets; Sandman, 98 ■ balls, two maidens, 36 runs, one wicket; Patrick, 48 balls, one maiden, 24 runs; Gregory, one bally one wicket. THE THIRD TEST. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. (Pcs United Peess Association.^ CHRISTCHURCH, January 29. : The following team will represent New)- 1 ' Zealand in the third test match at Welling!* ton on Friday Dacre, D. R. Gnrrnrd (Auckland), Beni a u (Hawke’s Bay), Blunt (Canterbury). Collins, M’Girr, Catet (Wellington), Shepherd, M'Boath (Otago),, Lambert (Taranaki); twelfth man, Hiddle*. stone (Wellington). Compared with the team in the second test match, M’Beath and Gate will replacel Allcott and Condlifle. • SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH, i ' NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA. ' Press Association—By Telegraph—Oopyrii SYDNEY, January 29 - ■ (Received Jan. 29. at i 0.20 p.m.) „• In the Sheffield Shield match between,,. New South Wales and Victoria, the former’s /, first innings realised 560 (Kippax 197, Hen- ’’ dry 93, Mailey not out 20). Wallace took three wickets for 104, and'’ Ryder three for 103. ' Victoria in their second innings have lost four wickets for 88’ (Hansford 36, Woqdfull-V 24). The weather was fine and the wicket good,when Hendry and Kippax resumed. They", gave a masterly display, the partnership at!, one stage having put on 107 runs in 79 minutes. Frequent changes in the bowling '' was tried unavailingly. Five bowlers were! ' used. Hendry’s innings occupied 152 min--utes, and he bit nine 4’s, his partnership / with Kippax adding 168 runs. The latter played a remarkably brilliant innings, hi?;.’ timin'; being superb, and his placing o{ very high order. He was at the wickets forA 319 minutes, and hit 21 4’s and eight s’s., He gave chances with his score at 90 and ’ 170. _ " Victoria opened their second innings badly/ ' the first wicket falling with the score at 10 and the second when 18 had been reached/ -