PAVILION GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2975, 22 March 1911, Page 60

PAVILION GOSSIP.

O A Faulkner and A. D. Nburse.. in nultin- on 325 runs in partnership against K South Wale,, established a new record for tho third wicket in Australia. iho five test matches Australia has boon represented by only 12 P Layer«; in the live in England in 1909 England was represented by 25 players. O G Macartney does not stand alone in "having made three centuries in successor! in international matches in Australia. In I£os, and again in 1837-8 A. C. M'Laren put similar feats to hia credit Victor Trumpex has captained New South Wales three times against international teams, and has yet to be beaten having won twioo and drawn once. M. A Mb.e captained New South Wales in four of thesa matches, losing three and drawing one With the last English team in. Austialia George Gunn was the most successful batam/Hi in the test matches. He made two centuries (132* and 119) and 462 run,, averaging 51.33 per innings. G. A. Faulkner, it will be seen, has been much more sueceosful. _ . ," . ... The New South Wales Cricket Association, has voted £3l with which to purchase a suitable memento to present to Mr Victor Trumper as a recognition of his graxt innings in the third test match at Adelaide, and ateo of his winning back ter JNew South Wales the Sheffield Shield. Faulkner's success in test matches has been phenomenal. He scored 10 ) runs 1 a every ravtoh, as follows:—First, 62 and 43; second, 208 and 8; third, 56 and 115; fourth, 213 and 84; fifth, 52 and 92. He got on Monday to within eight runs of his third teat oentury in five matches. His aggregate is 740 for 10 innings. . . Mr Clem Hill, -the Australian captain, thought the South Africans ' had played splendidly, and that a little luck on their side might have made all the difference in the test matches. Ho was proud of having captained .such a team as Australia now possessed, and of having beaten the South Africans on their first visit to Australia, The cricket-loving public of Adelaide who during the past two seasons Have so thoroughly enjoyed the brilliant batting and the enthusiastic, successful bowling of J. N. Crawford will regret to hear that he may not ba available to play for South Australia next season. Since his arrival nearly two years ago he has been a master at St. Peter's College, but be has resigned from that position, and will vacate it at the end of the' present term. Crawford has not finally decided upon his future movements, but his present idea is to settle on the land. At any rate, he is going to remain in South Australia. While supporters of the game will be sorry if Crawford, the best allround cricketer in Australia, cannot continue to pLay for the State, they will all wish him the best of fortune in the sterner battle of life.

It was written in 1902 of Sinclair: —" On his day he is one of the longest hitters I have ever seen-, and some of his rapid scoring feats in South Africa will bear comparison with almost anything Jessop has clone. I'laying at Harrogate fo-r the South Africans v. Yorkshire, he drove Rhc.des clean out of the ground, the ball hitting l the driver of a handsome cab who was sitting on his box on the rank outside the ground. Sinclair has always bean a thorn in the side of English teems which have visited South Africa, and 1 he was particularly successful against Lord - Hawke's last team., which went out in the winter of 1898-9. As was pointed out when he was here (in England), Sinclair served throughout the first 18 months of the war as a s>oout in General French's force, end was taken prisoner by De Wet, for whom he acted far a short period as interpreter. He, however, managed to escape after six weeks' hard trekking, for at the time the British army were hard at the heels of the renowned Boer General. When he got back to the English forces the first person he met was. curiously enough. Prank Mitchell, the Yorkshire cricketer, who had' played several times against Sinclair for Lord Hawke's team. FIRST GRADE. ; Dunedin v. Orono. This match was commenced on the Carisbrcok Ground, Dunodin occupying the wickets most of the afternoon and scoring 273. MaclcM'sy, in compiling- his 62 not out, played his best innings of the season, scoring well on both sides of the wicket. Graham's 43 were got in characteristic style. Callaway bowled almost throughout the innings, and it was only towards the finish, when ho, not unnaturaly, tired a little, that the batsmsn scored at all freely off him. Scores: - Dunedin.—First Inning-s. Tweedy, c Eckhoff, b Callaway 1 Bryden, c Ingram, b M'Gavin 37 Eckhold, b Eckhoff 0 Wilkie, c Callaway, b M'Gavin 23 Stevens, c Eckhoff. b Callaway 24 Condliffe, c Casey, b Callaway 36 Torrance, c Casey, b Callaway 21 Mackersy, not out 62 Graham, c M'Kay, b Callaway 43 Johnston, c Keniny, b Ingram 9 Buchan, st Kilgour, b Eckhoff 9 Extras 8 Total .273 Bowling Analysis.—Callaway, 180 balls, 5 maidens, 101 runs, 5 wickets; Eckhoff, 89 balls, 2 maidens, 57 runs, 2 wickets; Casey, 54 bals, 1 maiden, 30 runs; M'Gavin, 60 balls, 46 runs, 2 wickets; Ingram, 30 balls, 31 runs, 1 wicket. Opoho.—First Innings. ■ Kenny, not out 0 Timlin, not out 4 Total for no wickets 4 Bowling Analysis.—Torrance, 6 balls, 1 run; Mackersy, -6 balls, 3 runs. This match will be continued on the Caledonian Ground next Saturday. Carisbrook A v. Grange. The above teams met on Carisbrook on Saturday. Grange, winning the toes, batted first, and kept the Carisbrook in the field all the afternoon, putting up the respectable total of 315 for seven wickets. L. Chadwick (who batted very patiently

for 121), G. Wright (40 not out), and W. Beal (31) being the chief scorers. Siedeberg and Ba.niK.rman were the most successful of the. Carisbrook bowlers. Details: Grange. —First innings. Ogg, o Barron, b Siedeberg 25 L. Chadwick, c Adams, b Bannerman 121 C. Chadwick, c Allco, b Siedeberg ... 26 Gallan, c Cameron, b Siedeberg ... 3 Downes, c Wilson, b Bannerman ... 22 Beal, b Banncmia.n 31 G. Wright, no out 40 Bee by, b Alloo 22 Extras 25 Total for seven wickets 315 Bowling Analysis.—Siedeberg, 144 balls, 3 maidens, 61 runs, 3 wickets; Rutherford, 84 balls, 1 maiden, 65 runs; Bannerman, 108 balls, 5 maidens. 69 runs, 3 wickets; Alloo, 36 balls, 1 maiden, 22 runs, 1 wicket; Wilson, 66 balls, 1 maiden, 47 runs; Flopkins, 30 balls. 25 rune. Albion v. Carisbrook B. The Albion batsmen, with the exception of Baker (30) and Williams (24) did not shape very well against the bovfting of Ramsden and Watson in their match with the Carisbrook B, played on the North Ground. Baker batted nicely for his runs, and gave but one chance —a catch in the slips—before his dismissal. Wild returns by the Carisbrook fieldsmen helped considerably towards Albion’s score. The Carisbrook men, so far —Austin excepted,— have not amassed many runs between them, but nevertheless hold a considerable advantage on the day’s play. Austin batted freely and confidently for his score of 79 not out, with but one chance —in the slips. Another century seems well within his grasp. Scores: — Albion.

Total for five wickets 122 Bowling; Analysis.—Cummings, 4 wickets for 54 •; Corbett, none for 19. M‘Farlane, 1 for 40. SECOND GRADE. Mornington v. Albion was commenced at Mornington on Saturday, and as these two teams wore first and second respectively in the competition great interest centred in the match. A large crowd of spectators was present, and' witnessed a keen struggle. Albion won the toss, and decided to ' bat, but with the exception of Gale (30), Grigg (11), and W. Davis (10) they could do littio against the splendid bowling of Holderness (who came out with the good figures of six wickets for: 30 runs) and Shaw (two for 29), and they were all out for 85. Mornington, on going in, played carefully, and had compiled 169 for five wickets when time was called. W. Haig (32), J. Pickard (16), and J. Clarke (85 not out) were the chief contributors. Mowat took three wickets and Harris and W. Davis one each. Mornington thus look like continuing their unbeaten record.

The scores of the Opcho-Oarisbrook D match are as follow: —o]x>ho. 155 (Turnbull 39, Cowan 11, Graham 12, Still 16 not cut, Woods 32, and extras 32). Johnstone (six wickets), Cuddie, Moen, and Colunib shared the bowling. Garisbrook, 137 for seven wickets (Smith 24, Cameron 16, Johnstone 14. Moen 19. Cuddie 14, Alloo 22 not out) M'Lennan (throe), Graham (three), and Smith (one wicket) bowled well for Opoho. St. Kilda met Grange on Culling Park, when St. Kilda won by 34 runts'. St. Kilda opened on a bowler's wicket, and could only make 'l9, the wickets falling fast, until Spratt (20) and Spence (10 not out) stemmed the tide. M'Laughlan and Lax secured the wickets for Grange. Grange replied with the same total (49), Malcolm (20) being top scorer. Spence (five wickets for 15) secured the best average. St. Kilda'G second strike yielded 58 (Ward 13. Spence 13 not out, Spratt 11), M'Laughlan again getting the wickets for Grange. By this time the light was failing, and Grange, in a sporting manner, went in immediately. and elected to play the match to a finish, but they only managed to make 24. Had the Grange men so desired they could have played out time and finished next Saturday, so their action is to be highly commanded. Harvey (three for 12) and Wyatfc (three for nil) bowled well for St. Kilda. THIRD GRADE. Dunedin played Christian Brothers B at Opoho and won an exciting game by 4 runs, the scores being—Dunedin 62, Christian Brothers 58. Grate (22) and Smart (13), for the winners, and Salmon (20), Lawlor (10), Maries (14) batted best. Newton (four for 4), Smart (three for 14), and Breeze (one for 3) secured the wickets for Dunedin. Laffey and Lawlor bowled best for Christian Brothers. Garisbrook F (224) defeated Grangs (57) by 167 runs. For Carisbrook M'Neill (71), Walcott, jun. (54, not out), Moore (40), Blackwood (11), Walcott, sen (10), and! M'Kenzie all batted well, and M'Neill gob five wickets for 22 runs. For Grange, Miller (38) scored double figures, and Bond bowled well. Carisbrook E defeated Albion B on the North Ground by 19 runs. Scores: Garisbrook 101, Albion 82. For Carisbrook, Bannerman (18), Coventry (18), Walcott (17), Sorymgeeur (13, not out), and Fraser (11), and for Albion Cameron (58) mado most of the runs. Bannerman (three for 19), M'Hubchon (two for 20) bowled well for Carisbrook, as did Donaldson, Cameron, and Fraer for Albion. Mormington, 117 (L. Anderson 24, A. Haig 18, J. Durston 14, R. M'Leod 10, A. Honeyman 13, and D. Anderson 17, not out), defeated! Anderson's Bay, 51 W. Kerr (15) reached double figures for the Bav. Fay (six wickets for 24 runs) bowled well for the winners, and Loan, Abercrombie, and Kirkwood shared the bowling 1 honours for the loserg.

•The, match Christian Brothers A v. High School, played on the Asylum Ground, was not finished when |ime was called, and will be played out to-night. The scores at present are: Christian Brothers, 178; High School, eight wickets for 68 runs. St. Kilda defeated Albion A on Culling Park by 74 run*. Scores: St. Kilda, 126 (Miller 31, Lowe 28, N. M'Farlane 18, and Tillyshort 14, reaching double figures). Albion A, 52 (Robinson 12, not out, Marks 10 batting well). For St. Kilda, Tillyshort took six wickets for J 7 runs and N. M'Farlane two for 2) whilst Raynor and Marks secured the wickets for Albion. MATCHES IN OTHER CENTRES. AUCKLAND, March 19. The tenth round of the Auckland Cricket Association's district championship matches was played in perfect weather on Saturday. In the senior matches, Parnell against Grafton, made 211 (Andraea 28, Anthony 62, Cars 54). Grafton made 18 for one wicket. Ponsonby, against University, made 179 (Woods 59, Gavin- 35, and Wilson 25, retired hurt). Mulgan took three wickets for 7 runs, and performed the hat trick. Eden against North Shore, made * 115 (Hemus 26, Brook-Smith 24). A. M. Howden took fivo wickets for 39 runs and Hadden four for 45. North Shore made f 73 for two wickets (Bush 25, Farquharson 25, not but). WELLINGTON, March 19. The weather was fin© for cricket yesterday. East A, in the first innings agams* Central A, made 164 (M'Gill 33, Gibbes 28, Collett 18, not out). Central A, in their second innings, made lo'2 for five wickets (first innings 173). Naughton (56) was the highest scorer, the next best being Laws (25, not out). In the first innings against Central B, East B made 200 (Johnston 50, Crombie 47, Goldfinch 44, not out). Central B in the first innings scored 117 and in the second venture 116 for eight wickets (Paterson 41, Schlaadt 29). Next Saturday will see the last of the championship matches. THE HAWKE CUP. CHRISTCHURCH, March 14. The cricket match between Southland and Rangitikei for possession of the Hawke Cup was concluded to-day, and resulted in a win for Southland. Rangitikei, who scored 74 in their first innings to their opponents' 345, played a fine uphill game, and their second innings closed with a total of 351, to which G. Marshall (not out) contributed 166, G. F. Hill 53, and' B. Signall 38. Southland scored the runs'necessary to win, with the' loss of two wickets, the not outs —A. V. Poole and D. C. Hamilton — scoring respectively 40 and 29, and the total for two wickets being 84. THE SOUTH AFRICANS* TOUR. ADELAIDE, March 15. Mr Fitzgerald, manager of the South African team, states that the visitors will be able to pay their expenses out of the tour. They expected that the receipts would have been a little larger, but are not dissatisfied with the result. They had had a most enjoyable time, and were "satisfied with everything and everybody." FINE SCORE BY FAULKNER. SYDNEY, March 16. The match between the South Africans and 18 players representing Broken Hill resulted in an easy win for the visitors. The South Africans made 531 runs in their first innings (Faulkner 252 not out), while Broken Hill made 148 and 105. Schwarz took 11 wickets, completing 100 for the tour. A BENEFIT MATCH. MELBOURNE, March 17. A cricket match, between an Australian Eleven and the Rest of Australia for-a benefit to Warne was commenced to-day. • The Rest of Australia made 346 in their first innings (Mayne 105, Smith 75, Minnett 59, Warne 29, Noble 23). Whitty took five wickets for 79. March 18. Rain fell after the luncheon adjournment and interfered with the match, play, being stopped early. Australia has six wickets down for 267, Kelleway (35), Matthews (92 not out), and Trumper (62) being the chief scorers. Alarch .20. The Warne benefit match has been abandoned owing to rain. There was no play to-day. THE TRIANGULAR MATCHES. ADELAIDE, March 17. Mr Sherwell, captain of the South African team, says he thinks Australia will win in the triangular series of matches in 1912. ,

First Innings. M'Farlane ... 15 J. Shepherd ... 1 Duthie ... 6 Raker ...' 30 Wallis .. 16 R. Shepherd ... 3 ... 3 Williams .... 24 Corbett ... 0 Cummings ... 18 Ritchie ... 1 Extras ' ... 3 Total ... 120 Bowling Analysis.—Ramsden, 5 wickets for 55; Watson, 5 wickets for 27. Cabisbbook B. First Innings. Austin, not out ... 79 AIloo ... 15 Ramsden ... 3 Watson ... 0 Drumm ... 3 Godfrey ... 4 Nugent, not out ... 9 Extras ... 9