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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19695, 23 January 1926, Page 9

CRICKET

' OTAGO v. WELLINGTON. VISITORS OUT FOR 270. OTAGO WICKETS GO CHEAPLY. The Plunket Shield cricket match between Otago and Wellington, which opened at Garisbrook yesterday forenoon, has been looked forward to with more than ordinary interest. these provinces have been very keen rivals of late, and ou the last Occasion on winch the} met the northern province secured a narrow victory by one wicket, the Otago team which’ lately went on tour suffered two defeats, but yesterday’s team was greatly strengthened by the inclusion ol A. Alloo and Worker, who have just returned from touring with the New Zealand team in Australia, ami Shepherd and Dicuinson. Both teams include a number of frontrank players of the Dominion, and there Wti.s thcTC.U'VO every rißi.soii to expect a first-class exhibition of the game. in view of the excellent wicket prepared, high scoring was certainly to be expected."but the feature of the day’s plav was rather the dominance of the ball over the bat. Wellington, after being fortunate enough, to get first use oj: the wicket, were all disposed of for 270 by a-quarter to 5. W ithout Hiddleston and Dempster their score would have been poor indeed, Northing being the only other who was at alt at home to the bowling. With 204 runs ou for the loss of live wickets it looked as though the visitors might make a big score, but the last five wu-lmis added only 66. Dickinson, save tor occasional lapses, was bowling splendidly, and came out with the excellent average of seven for 90. Two of these he got Ibw, Zimmerman, who was brought on towards the close, was succossnil' in getting two wickets lor eight runs. Torrance and A. Alloo plugged away lor a good part of tho day without getting any wickets, but Torrance kept runs down to a minimum. Ike visitors were greatly assisted by Otago's facility in dropping catches, Hiddleston, xor instance. being dropped tit 23. At least live good chances wore refused, but nevertheless. apart from that, the local lidding, with, perhaps, a couple of exceptions, was both keen and clean, and never encouraged liberties. A high north-west wind blew all day, and tilled the air with dust, and abouo 4 o’clock light rain began to full. At 5 o'clock, when Otago went in, the light was not of the best, and it grew worse, but tho captain’s appeal was not allowed, and play went on till 6. 'ihe Otago batsmen started briskly, spent no time in playing themselves in, and showed much more enterprise than the visitors in running between the wickets. Nevertheless their performance so far is by no means reassuring to their supporters. Shepherd, after several good scoring shots, wont at 9. Worker, who seemed perfectly at homo, was clean bottled by Henderson after making 33. M'Mullan wont at 19, Gharry failed to score at all, and H. C. Alloo had contributed only six when au Ibw decision terminated bis career. When stumps were drawn Otago had lost five good wickets for 77, and it looks as though the remaining batsmen may be hard" put to it to pass the Wellington total. Blamires and A. W. Alloo, the not-out men, have a run each to their credit. During the luncheon interval the president of tho Otago Cricket Association, I‘Jr J. J. Clark, expressed a cordial welcome to the visitors and also to Messrs A. Alloo and Worker, the Otago members of the New Zealand touring team. At Ids request the Otago team drank to the health of the visitors, coupled with the names of Mr Brice, the captain, and Air Wi’isou,' the manager. Air W ilson returned thanks, and referred to the very cordial relations existing between Otago and Wellington cricketers. He said he supposed the finest game of cricket ever played in Dunedin was on the occasion of his last visit here in the match between Wellington and Otago. They trusted that in this match Otago would live up to its high reputation. Air Brice, in returning thanks, said that W ellington always bad a most enjoyable game down here. THE PLAT. Wellington won the toss and sent Otago into tin* field. Hiddleston and Collins wore the pioneer liatsinen. Dickinson took up the bowling from the railway end to Collins, and a surprised thrill of applause went through the spectators—already numerous —when his very first bn!! knocked 'Collins's off stump out of the ground, p Kortlang was the incomer, ami the remainder of the over was uneventful. Several of Dickinson's balls shot past, hanging low. but Galland stopped any byes. Torrance bowled front the pavilion reel to Hiddicsion, who was content to play him carefully. The first two overs ami 10 minutes’ play had produced no runs. Kortlang opened the scoring of the flay by placing Dickinson's tilth ball nicely to tho leg boundary. lie sent (he last gently to square leg for a single. Kortlatig turned Torrance to leg for another single, the only score of the over. Hickinson sent down a maiden to Kortlang. Hiddleston opened his account, by hitting Torrance's seventh Dull clean to tin* leg boundary, bringing 10 up for 22 minutes' play. ’Kortlang drove Dickinson to Worker, and a wild return from tlie fieldsman allowed an easy run. The next was a full toss, which Hiddleston sent sweetly to tho leg boundary. Kortlang did not seem too happy to Torrance, and the next over was a maiden. Hiddleston brought UJ up by hitting Dickinson to square leg for four, and rutting him for a single. Kortlang got (lie last of the over to leg for a brace. Hiddleston score ! a single to leg off Torrance’s first, and (lie batsmen began to brighten up a little after half an hour of playing themselves in. At litis stage Torrance had had only six scored off him in live overs. With th- total at 23 Arthur Alloo replaced Hickinson at lint railway end, and Hiddleston drove Ida seventh to (he on boundary. Torrance's next over to Kortlang was a maiden. llitlillcslou rut A. Alloo for a single. Use only score of the over. Torrance sent down another maiden, this time to Hiddleston. Kortlang reached double figures by cutting A. Alloo for a single. Hiddleston got A. Alloo away to tiie leg boundary and brought 3d on (ho board for 53 minutes' play. Torrance facing Kortlang soil down his third consecutive maiden. One ol A. AUoc shot by to tho boundary for the first lives of the nay. 'The over was n maiden. Dickinson came on at the pavilion end bowling to Kortlang. who cut a loose one f<>r a single. Hiddlcston cut the third of tie;: over into .Shepherd's hands at second slip, but the chance was not accepted. The batsman was thou 23, At He cbc.c of Hie first hour 38 runs, including four byes, had been scored. A. Alloo bowled a maiden to Kortlang. Hiddleston brought 4b up with two singles off Dickinson, and sent the last nicely to He' 1-'g lionnda ry. Kortlang ran three (or leg hit off Alice, anti liitbllesloti pulled ids last for one. The same batsman placed Hickinson through the field (o (he on for a single, an*! then cut him for a feed', v. Inch brought up the first lia'd-e-odury after 39 mi miles' play. A. Alloo bowled a maiden to Hiddleston. Kwtiang reached 20 by cutting Dickinson for a Single, the only score of the over. Tie l brief promise of brighter play was not fulfilled, and both batsmen wre handling the' bowling with great cant ion. Kortlang got A. Alloo to the leg boundary twice in M: .-ccssioii. bringing CO np. He touched another to the boundary behind the wickets. A single to each batsman came off Dickinson's next: over. A. Alloo booled a maiden to Kortlang. Cecil Alloo took the ball from Dickinson and Hiddleston got his first away to leg for 3. TO lift. Kortlang banged his fourth to the on. where ;t was well fielded by Cherry for a single. Hiddleston off-droVe him for one. Torrance sent down his sixth maiden over o. the day to Hiddleston. Kortlang was .stepping out to C. Alton’s high slows amt petting them on the full, But the held was well placed. Just before lunch shepherd took the ball front 4 orrnncc. and Hiddleston cut his first _ for one. Kortlaiig stepped across to his thu’d and v, as given out Ibw. 86 —2 —50. He bad been at the wickets 103 minutes. Dempster followed to the wickets and scored a single. Cecil Alloo began the next over with a wide, and Dempster drove him for one. Hiddleston reached his own 50 and brought 90 up by driving C. Alloo bard to the off boundary. The adjournment was taken with the total at two for 93. Arthur Alloo resumed the bowling to Hiddleston, wbo square-cut him strongly to the grand stand fence, Dickinson

bowled to Dempster, and sent down some ver\ erratic balls. Dempster cut his sixth for a single, and brought the 100 up with a pretty shot off A. Alloo to the square leg boundary. Play had been in progress 120 minutes. Hiddleston pulled Alloo to the on for three. A brace was added by Hiddleston off Dickinson, and he quickly followed it with a four to leg—llo up. Hiddleston got another from'a shy at the wickets by Cecil Alloo. 120 was hoisted when Hiddleston touched one of A. Alloo’s up dangerously over the head of slips to the boundary. The next one he cut neatly in the same direction. Hiddleston went for a drive off the fifth hall of Dickinson’s next over, hut hit across it and lost his wicket. 125—3 73. Hiddleston had been in just over two hours and had played a sound innings, it somewhat cautious to begin with. He teas showing more freedom when the end came. A round of heart}' applause was h ccorded him. Al'Grirr, tho incomei, opened his account by swinging Dickinson to the leg boundary. Dempster added another four off A. Alloo’s first. M Girr and Dempster raised the score by a succession of singles. Off Dickinson, M Gin’ put a hot chance into Shepherd’s hands and out again, and the run that came from it brought 140 up. M’Girr cut Dickinson through slips to the boundar}, and later square cut him for a single. Two singles came off A. Alloo s next over. A drive to Dempster for a brace off Dickinson brought the third half-century up. .M'Girr milled a four to square leg oif A. Alloo. Doth batsmen were going for the bowling with some freedom, and showing enterprise in running between the wickets. Off Dickinson’s sixth hall, which appeared to he outside the log stump, M'Girr was given out Ibw. 155 4 —21. M'Leod, a left-hander, tilled the vacancy. Shepherd relieved A. Alloo with the ball, Alloo s average tit this stage being none ior (12. ’Three singles came off the over. M'Leod drove Dickinson for two, and 160 went up. Two leg-byes came off’ Shepherd, and each batsman got a hard-run single off Dickinson. Three to Dempster and two singles resulted from Shepherd's next over, and the total leached 170. Torrance took np the attack from the pavilion end, and Dempster cut him for a pair. M'Leod cut him hard to Blamires’s leit hand, hut the chance was not held, lie drove the next to the off boundary. A single to M’Leod in the next over brought 180 up, and then Dempster got Shepherd to the leg boundary. Dempster got Torrance to leg in the next over lor three and drove him to the boundary a couple of overs later. M'Leod sent, him back a hot chance, which Torrance just reached with his iett hand hut failed to hold. M'Leod drove A. Alloo' nicely along the carpet to the boundary, and when lur repeated the stroke later in the over the second century was completed. The scoring rate had improved considerably, and the second century’ was readied in 193 minutes. Dickinson was now entrusted with the attack from tile railway end, and sent down an excellent over. The sixth ball clean bowled MT.cod. 2046 —26. Hanks was the next batsman, am! the over was a maiden. Dempster pulled Torrance to leg for a couple, and drove him to the off boundary. flanks got right m front of Dickinson's second, and was out Ibw. 212 — 6 Badcock came in and swung ids first ball to the leg boundary. A light mist was making the grass damp and the, bowlers signalled for sawdust. Dickinson’s next just grazed past the wicket. Dempster got Dickinson’s on the full to tho square lo" boundary, making his own score 52, and tho total 220. The same batsman got Torrance’s first to leg for four, and turned him twice later in the same direction. He cut the last for a .safe four. The oyer produced 10, making it the most expensive of the dav up to that point. Badcock was shaping most uncomfortably to Dickinson, wiio sent him a maiden over. Zimmerman was now tried with the ball at the pavilion end, and his first went for _four byes. The over was a maiden. Dadcock, who was going lame as a result of an injurv received in practice before the match, got a single off Dickinson, and Dempster cut him for another. The next wont lor four leg byes, 24C up. Zimmerman took tho first over after tho afternoon tea adjournment... and single to Dempster resulted. Light _ rain was now falling, making the hall difficult for the howlers. Dempster cut Dickinson prettily to the fence. He cut Zimmerman uppishly for a single, and when Badcock added another from a drive 250 was called. The last ball of the oyer Dempster cut into Blamircs’s hands in the slips end the fieldsman made no mistake. 250 7 70. The retiring batsman had been at the wickets for 155 minutes for a very valuable 70. Though the innings marred by two chances his runs were compiled in a stylish and attractive manner. Tattersall was the incomer. Badcock scored a brace off Dickinson, one being for an overthrow, and then square cut him for four. In the next over Zimmerman clean bowled Tattersall before he had scored. 256—8—0. • Brice, the captain, followed. A leg bye raid a bye followed, and then Brice skied one out into the field. Cherry just managed to get under it but could not horn it. Twice cut Dickinson into Blamtres 3 hand, hut again the, chance went missing. Tho escape did not, however avail the batsman much, tor Dickinson bowled him next bail. 258-9-t 1. Henderson was the last man in. He cut Dickinson right tlnough lire slips for four. Badcock sent Zimmerman to leg for three. The end came later in the over at a quarter to 5, when Badcock cut Dickinson, and Zimmerman took a nioo catch Jown down. 270 —KI 17. ihe whole innings had occupied 265 minutes. Shepherd and A orkor took first strike for Otago, M’Girr, from the railway end, opened the bowling to Shepherd, who placed the first bail for a brace. The fifth balMie pulled beautifully to the on boundary. He added another to ihe oil, assisted by loose field-ng. mid ihe batsmen stole, another off the hot ball 'or a very short stroke. The over prodiucd- eight. Badcock bowled from I lie pavilion end. f Three wore added off a neat stroke by Vv orkor, and 10 vent up. Shepherd scored two to sqnariy and Worker added a. similar pair off M'Girr's second. The next was a loose one which Worker summarily despatched past point to ihe boundary.’ A single, to Worker brought 20 up for the first 10 minutes play. ’I lien bhepherd played back to a straight one of M'Gin’s, and was clean bowled. — 20--1 —S. Cherry was next man in. Worker got Badcock well away to the leg boundary 5 and pulled tho next for a couple. In the. next over Cherry touched M'Girr into Badcock’s hands in the slips and retired. —26—2—0. l\i Mnllan followed to the wickets and scored a two, including one for an overthrow. Badcock bowled a. maiden to Worker. M'Mnliiiu brought M up by cutting .M'Girr to the boundary. Ho, added a single op the leg side and so did Worker. In the next over Worker 'trove Badcock back to the fence- and then lent him to the grandstand fence for anoth sr four, 40 up. 1 he last of the over he cut to the boundary. M'Girr’s n- xt- over produced three singles. Brae took over the attack from Badcock. M'Mullan drove his sixth hard ami clean to the. grandstand fence, bringing 50 up for 35 minutes' play. He ran a three off tho next one. Several singles followed off M'dirr's next over, and 60 was signalled. ) lender.son, the fast, bowler, was put on at the pavilion end. M'Mullan cut his second for ope. The fifth ball Worker tried to put to leg, but. he was bowled lound (ho wicket. —62 —3 —55.' Tho departing bailsman had shown some, nice strokes ah round tile wicket, and looked likely to stay. 11. (’. Alloo was tho next batsman, and opened his score with a >;ng!e. Bri-e 1 ovried to the new-comer front ill,, railway end. His second was no-balled, but, the next M'Mnlhm seemed to lose sight n: ami it. pot the‘ lop of his wicket.— f-4 —4—12. A. W. Alloo was tho incomer. Brice was twice, again no-bjilled, {'. Alloo gelling tt boundary off (he second, and bringing 70 tip. A couple of bails later ISi-iee got 11. (’. Alloo 10w.—70—5-6. Blamires, the captain, filled the vacancy. A. Alloo added one off Henderson, anil Blamires got another in rough slips. The lr-t ball of the ever went, for four byes. Stumps were drawn just before. 6 o’clock v.ith the- score at, five wickets down for 77. I’lay will be resumed at. 11 n.m. to-day. The follow ing arc the scores:— Vv ELLINGTON. First Innings. J. S. Iliddlesfon, b Dickinson .. .. 73 D. G. Collins, b Dickinson .. .. 0 It. .1. Northing, ibw, h Shepherd .. 3(5 S. Dumpster, c It] am ires, b Zimmerman 70 D. ‘.M'Cirr, Ibw, b Dickinson 21 G. M'Leod, 1> Dickinson 2B .1. F.. Banks, Ibw, b Dickinson .... I F, T, Badcock. e Zimmerman, b Dickinson 17 H. TaUersalJ, b Zimmerman 0 \V. S. Brice, b Dickinson 1 M. Henderson, not out 1 Extras 20 Total 270 Bowling Analysis. —Dickinson, 2,03 balls, 5 maidens. 90 runs, 7 wickets; Torrance, 133 balls, 7 maidens, 47 runs; A. Vv'. Alloo. loti balls. 4 maidens, 72 runs; 11. C. Alloo, 32 balls, 15 runs: Shepherd, 48 balls, 18 runs, 1 wicket; Zimmerman, 48 balls, 1 maiden, S runs, 2 wickets.

OTAGO. First .1 linings. J. Shepherd, h M'Girr 0 K. Worker, b Henderson 33 .R. Cliorrv, c Badoock, b M'Girr .... 0 J. M'Mnllan, b Brice 19 11. C. Alloo, Ibw, b Brice ' G A. W, Alloo, not out 1 E. O. Blamircs, not ont 1 Extras .. 8 Total for five -wickets .... 1~! Bowling: Analysis.—M'Girr, 48 balks, 30 runs, 2 wickets; Badeoek, 32 balls, 1 maiden, 23 runs: Btice, 16 balls, 12 runs, 2 wickets; Henderawa, IB balks, 4 J ions, 1 wicket-