PAVILION GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 3111, 29 October 1913, Page 54

PAVILION GOSSIP.

A noteable absentee from the Wellington rr-e-ase this season will be the Re.. -L. y. Elamites! Among his good .. to average of 65.5 runs per innings m Weclnes dav cricket last season. i . . Some performances o Christchurch Payers in the iNew Zealand team m Chris£hurcn cricket last Saturday: —Hickmott 82, Fatnclc 48 Carlton 20, Bennett 19, b “f ln^ n Carlton four lor 31, Reese two ior aO In a Second Grade match ni Christct rc on Saturday afternoon Sydenhiam A P through the afternoon, runs X She principal B 'who is the authority for the statement S'JSS VZZ " *“• ignorant*. Raphael, secretary ef the New in connection with the vis n Se? a tbat Clement Hill will be “r v y Cerion, including European SsassFs as I «i£-K?.rS which was or wasn t going D is f^ ri & y this comment by a SfVin- ‘the C eot r KeleS a 7 wicketkeeper, while the loser between BoxSaU and Condliffe for first wicketkeeper had to stand down, namely, Condliffe, who admittedly has not improved by any mfcans on bis form of two or three years ago Some two or three weeks ago a cricketing scribe in Wellington took strong exception to Crombie being appointed one ‘ of the selectors of the -.New Zealand team in 1 reference to "Gillie" Wilson. The latter gentleman was one of those appointed to select the Wellington nominations for the team, and it is rather humorous to note that -he team includes a Wellington player—Collins—who was not even nominated. The New Zealand Cricket Council has suggested the elimination of the -outh Melbourne and Toowoomba matches from the programme. South Melbourne has guaranteed £25 and the net proceeds for a two-days match, and there seams, no good reason vj by the match should be dropped. The New Zealanders will need all the match cricket - they can get in Australia. With Toowoomba. *it is different, for the date arranged is not convenient.—Sydney Referee. This is likely to be Leonard Braund a last season with Somerset (says Cricket), if the story ha true that he- goes to Cardiff as assistant manager of a music-hall, deserting the green sward for the green room (really, 1 don’t know much about these things, and perhaps I am wrong in speaking of the green room of a music-hall, or in imagining that the assistant manager would find his duties therein), as Badcock, of Hants, the fast bowler of one season, did before him. Braund has done rare good service for his adopted county, and, judging by his form this year, lie is by no means at the end of his tether. And this also from Christchurch: 'Probably the greatest surprise was occasioned by Tattersall’s inclusion as second wicketkeeper. When he left Christchurch, 12 months ago, there were several ‘keepers' here in advance of him. What improvement he made last eeason, of course, would only be known to the Auckland selector. But it "’must have been very considerable if he is a better wicketkeeper than Condliffe, of Dunedin. Everybody thought the latter would go in either as first or second ‘keeper," for he was in excellent form last season, his display against Canterbury being nearly, if not quite, as good as Boxshall’s. ’ NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. CHRISTCHURCH, October 21. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council last evening, Mr D. Reese was appointed captain of the New Zealand team, and Mr L G. Homus vice-captain. Both of these will act with the manager as Selection •Committee At the meeting of the council on Monday, 20th (says the Christchurch Press), The Secretary submitted a scheme for concentrating representative fixtures for this season to the best advantage of the various associations. It was proposed that the matches should be played as follows: Auckland v. Wellington, at Wellington, December 25, 26. and 27. Auckland v. Otago, at Dunedin, January 1,2, and 3. Canterbury v. Otago, at Christchurch, December 25. 26. and 27. Wellington v. Otago, at Dunedin, January 9, 10, and 12 Auckland v. Canterbury, at Christchurch, January 9, 10, and 12 Doubt was expressed whether Auckland would be agreeable to fall in with these early dates. It was decided that the secretary should write to the Auckland Association pointing out the advantages of the proposal in view of the now scheme to be adopted in connection with' the Plunket Shield matches, A letter was received from the Southland 'Association asking that the Canterbury team’s southern lour be extended to Invercargill, and pointing out that Canterbury

owed Southland a visit. Such a visit would give a great impetus to’the game in Southland. It was stated that the last match between Canterbury and Southland had been played at Christchurch in 1895, and delegates spoke in favour of abandoning the junior representative match Canterbury v. Otago in preference to refusing Southland’s request. It was decided that the match be played, terms to bo arranged. THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. RETURN FROM AMERICA. AUCKLAND. October 21. The Australian cricketers, with the exception of Arnott and Campbell, who are in England, and Macartney, who will return by the next boat, arrived by the Marama from Vancouver to-day. Surprise was expressed by Mayne (captain) at the nature of the messages published recently about the players. He said he could not understand why messages were sent stating that the team was stranded. The success of the tour was assured from the outset. At no time were the players in financial difficulties, and the statement that hotel proprietors were tired of waiting for their money was incorrect. He preferred not to say anything as to how much each man would net, but he was emphatic in, saying that the tour was a great financial success. From a playing point of view the tour was successful. The team lost only one game out of 55. The members of the team are in good health. ENCOURAGEMENT OF CRICKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.* INVERCARGILL, October 22. The Southland Cricket Association has decided to grant each season £3 3s to the combined schools and £2 2s each to the Technical and High Schools, such amount to be set aside by the respective schools and awarded to the most proficient and promising cricketers taking part in the competition, when leaving in December each year; each grant to be equally divided and to be applied to defray, for the boys selected, - the cricket fees of whichever Southland club they may decide to join. The above .grant is to bo paid to .the various clubs, and the selection of- the boys to bo made by the Southland schools. ■' It was decided to circularise the various cricket clubs asking on what terms they would receive the selected boys for the halfseason after school vacation. FIRST GRADE Dunedin v. Carisbbook A. There was no improvement in regard to, punctuality at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday, * when the home team met the CarisbrOok A, it being 2.40, or twenty-five minutes after the stipulated time, when Rutherford opened the bowling to Chadwick. The wicket was on the slow aide, and the ball often kept a little low, otherwise there was nothing to complain of, and only want of practice can account for the small scores. Scores: Dunedin—First Innings. Bryclen, b M'Lachlan 3 Chadwick, c Huntlc-y, b M'Lachlan * ... 11 Grigg, b Rutherford 2 Delamere, Ibw, b M'Lachlan 1 Torrance, c and b M'Lachlan „ 3 Johnston, c Davy, b Rutherford 15 Thompson, b Rutherford 5 Condliffe, not our 16 Tweedy, c Davy, b M'Lachlan 0 Stephens, b Rutherford ... 4 Perry, b Huntley 1 Extras 7 Total 68 Bowling Analysis.—Rutherford, 96 balls, 5 maidens. 25 runs, 4 wickets, 3 no balls, 1 wide; M'Lachlan, 90 balls, 3 maidens, 35 runs, 5 wickets; Huntley, 4 balls, 1 run, 1 wicket. Caeisbrook A.—First Innings. Hopkins, run out 7 Huntley, st Condliffb, b Johnston ... 16 Bannerman, b Johnston 27 Davy, b Torrance 0 Nicholson, b Torrance 0 Baxter, b Torrance 5 Rutherford, b Johnston 9 H Harraway, not out 0 M'Lachlan, b Torrance ... 0 Martin Ibw, b Johnston ...' 5 Richards, absent Extras 11 Total 87 Bowling Analysis.—Torrance, 96 balls, 7 maidens, 27 runs, 4 wickets; Thompson, 36 balls, 28 runs; Johnston, 55 balls, 3 maidens, 21 rune. 4 wickets. Dunedin. —Second Innings. Stephens, b M'Lachlan 1 Grigg, not out ... 9 De Ja Mare, not out... 7 Extras * 6 Total for one wicket 23 Bowling Analysis.—M'Lachlan, 18 balls, 1 maiden, 7 runs, 1 wicket; Bannerman, 30 balls, 8 runs; Huntley, 18 balls, 2 maidens, 2 wickets. Albion v. Opoho. Albion and Opoho commenced their match on the North Ground on an easy wicket. Scores; — Albion.—First Innings. T. M'Farlane, b Eckhoff 0 W. R. Brinsley, c Kilgour, b Davidson... 2 J. Shepherd, c Graham, b Eckhoff ... 0 J. Baker, b Eckhoff ... 48 W. Johnston, b Eckhoff 10 F. Williams, b Eckhoff 43 W. Strang, not out. 2 F. Binnoy. b Eckhoff ■ ... 0 E. Cummings, c. b Moore 6 T. Donaldson, b Eckhoff o T. Binnoy, Ibw, b Eckhoff 0 Extras 15 Total 126 Bowling Analysis.—Eckhoff, 123 balls, 6 maidens, 35 runs, 8 wickets; Davidson, 48 balls, 2 maidens, 27 runs, 1 wicket; Ingram, 50 bails, ] maiden, 21 runs; Graham. 12 balls, 19 runs; Moore, 30 balls, 2 maidens, 9 runs, 1 wicket. Ingram bowled throe wide balls. Opoho.—First Innings. Kenny, b Johnston 17 Kilgour, b M'Farlane 52 Higgins, c Donaldson, b Johnston ... 10 Davidson, not out 52 Moore, b M'Farlane 0 Ingram, not out 7 Extras 7 Total for four wickets 145 Bowling Analysis.—M'Farlane, 144 balls, 9 maidens. 47 runs, 2 wickets; Cummings, 30 balls, 1 maiden. 17 runs; Binnoy, 12 balls, 16 runs; Johnston. 103 balls, 7 maidens, 42 runs, 2 wickets; Shepherd, 18

balls, 1 maiden, 5 runs; Donaldson, 12 balls, 11 runs. Change v. Caeisbeook B. Grange and Carisbrook B opened the season on the North Ground on a very fair wicket A Downes (captain of the Grange team) won. the toss from Jones (Carisbrook B). At the conclusion of the .day’s play Grange had an advantage of 20 runs on the first innings. Scores:— Geange.—First Innings. Malcolm, b A. P. Alloo 9 Downes, c Austin, b Ramsden 17 Chadwick, b Ramsden 12 Galland, o Ramsden, bA. W. Alloo ... 4 Popple, c Price, b Ramsden 0 Eckhold, !bw, b Tuckwell 19 Graham, not out Henderson, Jbw, b Ramsden 0 Beal, b Ramsden 9 Holdaway, run out ... ••• 0 Crosbie, c Alloo, b Tuckwell 5 Extras 6 Total ... - 102 Bowling Analysis.—Ramsden, 119 balls, 3 niai4ens, 43 runs, 5 wickets; .A. P. Alloo, 42 balls, 2 maidens, 17 runs, 1 wicket; A. W. Alloo, 48 balls, 2 maidens, 20 runs, 1 wicket; Tuckwell, 24 balls, 6 runs, 2 wickets. Second Innings. Chadwick, not out 7 Malcolm, b Ramsden 0 Graham, b Ramsden ... ••• 2 Galland not out 2 Extras 4 Total for two wickets 15 Bowling Analysis.—Ramsden, 24 balls, 3 maidens, 4 runs, 2 wickets; A. W.' Alloo, 24 balls, 1 maiden, 7 runs. Caeisbeook B.—First Innings. Austin, Ibw, b Eckhold ; 7 A. W. Alloo, st Chadwick, b Downes 14 Ramsden, b Eckhold 14 Tuckwell, b Eckhold A. P. , Alloo, b Downes d -1 Drunim, hit wicket, b Downes 5 Price, lo Eckhold ••• G Cameron, c Malcolm, b Downes ... 1 f isher, b Downes c 7 Andrews, c Graham, b Beal 9 Jones, not out 8 Extras 7 Total ... - 83 Bowling Analysis.—Downca, 102 balls, 3 maidens, 53 runs, 5 wickets; Eckhold, 84 balls, 5 maidens, 17 runs. 4 wickets; Beal, 18 balls, 6 runs, 1 wicket. _ OTAGO CRICKET LEAGUE. Hillside A defeated Hillside B by 37 runs on the first innings. Hillside A made 69 runs (Symonds 34), and Hillside B 52 runs (Kellan 10). Symonds (five wickets for 11 runs) and W. Evans (four wickets for 12 runs) bowled well for the A team, and Ingram (three wickets for 7 runs) and Kellan (three wickets for 20 runs) for the B team. In the match Haywards’ and Y.M.C.A., Haywards’ won the toss and batted first, compiling 32. Y.M.C A. made 82, Owing chiefly to a fine performance by Chalmers. In the second innings Haywards’ scored 52. The outfield was not in a very good condition for fielding, as the grass was very long. Jones, for Y.M.C.A., brought off three very fine catches. None of Haywards’ team reached double figures in the first innings, the top score being made by Mowbray (6, not out). For Y.M.C.A. Chalmers (42) and Jones (11), reached double figures. Jarman, Jones, Weston, and Eilis shared the bowling honours for Y.M.C.A , and Turnbull, Carr, M'Donald, and Palmer for Haywards’. MATCHES! IN OTHER CENTRES. AUCKLAND, October 26.The first round of the senior cricket championship concluded on Saturday in fine weather. Eden A (277) defeated Eden ,B (66 and 105) by an Innings and 6 runs; Ponsonby (283 for seven wickets, N. Snedden 39, Woods 66, Doughty 42, Gavin, not out, 56) defeated University (161); Grafton (253 for six wickets) defeated Waitcmata (84 and 75 ofr six wickets, K, Young, nob out, 48); North Shore (356 and 55 for five wickets) defeated Parnell (157, Moore 49, Breesc 39). The best bowling averages .of the day were Harvey (Grafton) six wickets for 20 runs; Dacre (North Shore), four wickets for 61 runs; Bush (North Shore), three wickets for 24 runs; Hay (Eden A)', nine wickets for 20 runs and four wickets for 21 runs; Cumrnihgs (Eden A), three wickots for 27 runs. CHRISTCHURCH, October 26. Following are the scores in the First Grade matches yesterdaySydenham (272) v. West Christchurch (43 for three wioketsi; St. Albans 371 (H. A. Bishop 124, L. Brunton 71), v Iliccarton (20 for three wickets); Linwood (139) v. East Christchurch (127 for four wickets, C. Beale 57). MATCHES ELSEWHERE. WELLINGTON, October 27. The cricket championship matches, which had been postponed for two weeks on account of the weather, were opened on Saturday, and the first games were concluded today. The following are the senior results: Petone made 135 and 268 against Hutt (50 and 193) ; Central made 206 and 16 for three wickets against Victoria College (69 and 152); Old Boys made 115 and 72 against East B (102 and 74) ; East A made 102 and 209 against North (136 and 119). Midlano knocked up 84 for East A.