CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 3333, 30 January 1918, Page 43

CRICKET.

At a meeting of tho Otago Cricket Association on the 23rd inst., it.was stated that as a result of the recent visit of an Otago team to Christchurch the Canterbury men,were willing to play a return match in Dunedin, and would pay their own cxnenses, as the Dunedin team had done. It was resolved to invite Canterbury players to play a two day's match in Dunedin on February 23'and 25 in aid of the Returned Soldiers' Building Fund. Messrs Martin, Keast. and Galland were appointed a Selection Committee. FIRST GRADE, The match Grange v. Mornington was played on the Caledonian Ground. Scores: played on the Caledonian Ground) and resulted in "a win for Mornington. Grange were disposed of for 65 to which the Mornington responded with 142. The match Albion v. St. Kilda was played at Carisbrook on ' a perfect wicket, and resulted in an easy win for Albion. Brinsley, who 'made 103 not out, scored' the first century in senior cricket this year His score included 12 fours, and was got by good strokes all round the wicket. His innings was chancel-ess. Monk batted vigorously for 60. which included threw sixes and five fours. M'Neil, a promoted junior, bowled well for Albion. Jones (40 not out) was the only St. Kilda batsman to nioko a stand. SECOND GRADE, Grange had a very narrow win-over Mornington by 2 runs. Grange made 43 (Thomas 14, Forrester 10), and Mornington made 41 (Anderson 10, Ingram 12, M'Naughton 11 not out). Stevens took 4 wickets for 15, M'Lennan 6 for 23 for the losers. Bell (6 wickets for 17) and Forrester (4 for 19) bowled well for Grange. ' THIRD GRADE. Albion defeated Mornington on the Asylum Ground by 11 runs. Albion compiled 54 (Elliott 28, A. Riach 7). and Mornington 43 (Colbert 19 not out). Elliott (5 wickets) and Spedding (3 wickets) were Albion's best bowlers, while Hellyer bowled well for the losers. The Overseas team won from the South End Schools by default. LEAGUE CRICKET. Standard 89 (Quest 24, Osten 22 not out) defeated Railway 38 (Duckworth 15). Bowling for Standard, Ingram captured five wickets for 10 runs, and Richomnd four for 22, and bowling for Railway Aitken took two for nil, M'jSTamee, 2 for 13, and DuckwoVth four fox 27. WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. WELLINGTON, January 22. For the continuation of the WellingtonCanterbury cricket match tho weather was perfect. Canterbury made a bettvr showing in their second inings, putting up 228. Gray knocked up a vigorous 87, which included a sixer and nino 4's. At the conclusion of play on Monday the

visitors liad Jost four wickets for 74 runs. Gray and Thomas took tho score to 127 bofore they vvero separated. JPerriu then resumed his interrupted/ innings, but added only two to his score. e Read came in, and with Gray carried tho ?core to 193. The other batsmen failed to make a long stand against Garrod's bowling-, and the wickets fell ouickly. Requiring 235 runs to win, Hiddlestone and Wilson opened Wellington's second innings. They commenced steadily, but then batted with the greatest freedom and confidence, in spite of double changes in the bowling. The century was reached in 63 minutes, but Wilson went soon after, l.b.w. to Thomas—lo3—l—47, Burton joined Hiddlostone, and played carefully, Hiddlestone doing most of the ' scoring. After 86 minutes' play 150 weni up, but Hiddlestone went soon after, Reesa clean bowling him with an off-break—ls 7 2—Bl. Dind came m, and scoring became very slow. At 167 Read caught Dind. Baker began slowly, but later on hit with freedom, and with Burton succeeded in getting the necessary number of runs. Bur* ton played a steady, useful innings. Scores: CANTERBURY. First Innings 15$ Second Innlngss. Pen-in, o Dind, b Garrod 1J North', o Baker, b Garrod ... 7 Allardyce, b Garrod 7 Booth, b Garrod , ~ .„ 0 Thomas, run out ... „ Bf Gray, b Lambert ~ 87 Reese, b Garrod .. ,„ $ Hay. b Garrod ... 18 Read, b Lambert 12 Howell, not out „. SO Fuller, b Garrod J Extras ... .„ ... ». „. ;„ „. 27 Total 328 Bowling Analysis: Hiddlestone, no wickets for 64 runs; Garrod, seven for 59; Briee, none for 45; Morris, none for 17; Lambert, two for 2G. WELLINGTON". First innings „ 183 Second Innings. Hiddlestone, b Reese * .„ ... tl "" Wilson, 1.b.w., b Thomas ,„ 47 Burton, not out H „. 44} Dind, o Read, b Reese „. 7 Baker, not out ... ... 23 Extras „ '. ... 27 tt —. Three wiokets for „ ... 23f Bowlilig Analysis: Road, no wickets for 71 runs; Reese, two for 52; Thomas, one for 56; Howell, none for 30. ' AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. AUCKLAND, January 23, The interprovincial cricket match, Auckland v. Wellington was commenced to-day in fine, but cloudy, weather. The wicket wwf good, and the outfield fast and hard. The outstanding feature was the bowling OS Brice and Crawford, the latter trundling all' the afternoon. Auckland won the toss and elected to bat. By fairly attractive cricket the respectable 1 total of 218 was reached when the inning* closed. Hiddlestone and Wilson opened for Wel« lington to the bowling of Simpson audi Smith They had soored 27 runs whea stumps were drawn. January 28, The cricket match between toams representing Wellington and Auckland was resumed to-day in dull weather, and occasional light show<.rs made the wicket sticky. Wei- \ lington continued their innings, which closed for 308. Hcmus and Midlane opened for Auckland. Brice, bowling yorkers, was almost unplayable. At 11 Bemua was clean bowled by Brice, and Sneddon,' the newcomer, went out for a duck. Brice had taken two wickets for no runs when the Auckland captain (Smith) joined Midlaue. Smith survived an appeal for lbw, but was bowled later by a low ball from Brice. Three for 19. The scoring wasi very slow. Wellington's bowlers were in splendid form. Dacre and Lowry batted well for • Auckland,- but when the last' wicket fell the score was only 94. Wellington went in again, and scored & runs for two wickets, thus winning the match by eight wickets. Scores: Auckland. —First Linings. Hemus, b Brice .. t . 213 Midlane, b Crawford .. <« 10 Sneddon, b Crawford .. .., .. .« ». 1* Smith, not out .• ». 63 Horspool, c and b Crawford .. .« •• 2 Dacre, b Crawford .. «« Q Taylor, b Crawford ** a Middleton, b Hiddlestone .. .. ~ •• 0 Lowry, b Brice ..- 23 Simpson, b Brice , V. 8 M'Math, b Brice .. .., .. .» .♦ ». * Eixtras ~ .. .♦ • • •* 8q Total .. .. .. .. .. ~ .- 213 Bowlhig Analysis: Brice, four wickets for 39 runs; Crawford, 5 for 80; Hiddlestone, one for 45; Tucker, none for ft, Second Innings. Hemus, b Brice ..■ « 9 Midlane, c Hiddlestone, b Crawford „ 17 Snedden, b Brice .. .... .. .. » Q Smith, c Brice .. .. ~ .. .. m 2 Horspool, b Crawford ....... m 0 Dacre, b Crawford .. .. » .» m 20 Taylor, b Crawford. .. .. ~- ». ,» 9 Middleton, b Brice' .. »• 9 Simpson, c Brice, b Crawford , r M ■ 9 M'Math, not out • • •* ? Extras .. >.,., .'. • .. 1» Total 9* ■- Bowling Analysis.—Crawford, 5 wickets for 63 runs; Brice, 5 for 26. Wellington.—First Jnnings. Hiddlestone, c Lowry, b Simpson .. 14 Wilson, o Simpson, b Smith .. .. 13 Dind, b Smith \ Lusk, b Middleton ... 23 Baker, o Dowry ..• •• 84 Crawford, c Midlane, b Dacre .. ~110 Tuckwell, b Simpson .» »• 2 Burton, o and b Simpson .../•• .. 0 Brice, c Sneddon •• 5 . Tucker, not out • 8 Condliffe, et Dowry, b Smith .. .. 11 Extras H Total 308 Bowling Analysis.—Smith, 4 wickets for 75 runs; Simpson, 4 for 73; M'Math, none for 33; Taylor, none for 6; Middleton, 1 for 45; Sneddon, none for 14; Dacre, 1 for 15; Hemus, none for 17. Second Innings. Burton, c Simpson, b Middleton „ 4 Condliffe, c and b Simpson ...... 0 Crawford, not out .. 5 Total for two wickets .. ..; •• 6