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Otago Witness, Issue 3494, 22 February 1921, Page 21

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OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. GOOD BATSMEN GO CHEAPLY. 1 lie interprevoncial cricket match between Otago and Canterbury was opened at Carisbrook at 2 p.m. on Friday. r I lie rivalry between the two provinces in the national summer game has extended for well over 50 years, and in recent years at any rate the bulk of the honours have been won by the northern province. Last year Canterbury, playing at Christchurch, won by a substantial margin. Ihe light shcwc-rs earlier in the day did not materially affect the ground. A good wicket had been prepared, but the outfield was rough and the grass longish. The heavy outfield tended to slow down the scoring, and prevented a considerable number of shots from reaching the boundary. Otherwise the conditions were all in favour of the batsmen, with a good wicket and a greasy ball for the bowlers : and the feature of the match was the surprising failure of batsmen of established repute on both sides. Ihe fielding of the visitors was both keen and clean, and repeatedly the men in the outfield were applauded for saving what seemed certain boundaries. The ground work of the Otago men was also distinctly clever, but their work as a whole was marred by tup dropping of several catches. Carlton, Otago’s captain, won the toss and elected to fiat. The attendance when play, commenced at 2.20 p.m. was very acahty, but grew to several hundred as the game progressed. M‘Mullan and Higgins went to the wickets. Read opening the bowling to Higgins. Higgins began the score with a 2 to leg off Read’s second ball. Tho first over produced 3, and Sandman took up tile bowling from the other end. M Mullan got the first ball of Read's next over to le*r for o, and a single to leg bv him off Sandman brought the first 10 up‘ A good hit; to leg by M‘Mu!lan was well fielded and brought only 1. Sandman’s next ball badiy beat Higgins, who stepped across to it. and lost his wicket. 13 —I—6. A. A lino took his place. MWJuJlan was aplaiuFd for hitting the first 4 of the match off a full toss from Read, but lie was touching off bihs dangerously, and before Lead's third over was concluded Blunt had snapped him up in the slips. 22—2—10. Carlton the next to iol.ow. After a light drizzle the sky brightened again. Alloo hit a nice 2 to square leg off Read, and l-i the nex, over square-cut Sandman almost to toe boundary for 3, the fieldsman saving smart,y. Carlton opened liis score with a square cut off Read for 2. Alloo brought 40 un by cutting l Road almost to the boundary for 3. Carlton drove Read to the off boundary, turned the next to leg for 2, and got another 2 off the next behind tho wickets. bringing up 50 for 43 minutes’ play. Shortly afterwards Blunt replaced Read at the pavilion end ihe third ball brought 2 for lives and Carlton swept his fifth to. leg for 4. A single to log off the next brought 60 up. Sandman sent down an uneventfu l oyer and then Carlton again got a full toss ot Blunt’s to the leg boundary. Seventy came up from a pair of leg byes off Sandman, and Alloo drove him hard and high to the off for 2. 8 he first hour’s play brought 75 runs. Eighty came when Alloo cut Sandman, whom lie was treating with considerable respect, for 2. Blunt, who was bowling ‘ Bogeys ’ with some success, sent down the first maiden of the day to Alloo, and Read took Sandman’s place, bowling from the otner end. Alloo cut his sixth ball to the boundary. In the next over Alloo square cut a loose one of Blunt's, for 4, and got another to the leg for 2, smart fielding again saving a couple. Facing Read at the other end Ailoo played all over a good length ball of Read’s, which scattered his wickets. 95—3 36.’ The retiring batsman had made a very useful stand and contribution and was applauded accordingly. Galland, the incomer, opened his store by cutting Read for 2 ami repeated the stroke luckily for another pair before the over ended. Sandman took up the bowling again front the pavilion end, and Carlton played right across his second one disastrously. 99—4 - 33. Carlton also was heartily applauded. Shepherd went next to the wickets, and a couple of byes off Sandman’s last ball completed the first, century. In tho next- over Shepherd, in trying to get Read to leg, apparently just tipped the ball to Fuller, the wicket-keeper, who accepted the chance and sent Shepherd back without scoring. 102—5—0. If. C. Alloo was the incomer, and drove Read to the on for 2 and then for 4. lie scored another 3 off Sandman’s next, over and then got right in front to a straight one from him; out lbw. 113 —6--9. Conradi went in and toojc the last- ball of Sandman’s over. At. this point a heavy shower came on, and the adjournment was taken at five minutes to 4. Play was resumed at 4.15, Read bowling to Galland. Galland scored a single, and then Conradi opened his account with an off drive for 3. Galland brought 120 up with a sweet stroke to leg for 4. Early in the next over Sandman got Conradi log before. 121 —7 —3. Torrance followed ami rain commenced to fall again. Galland square cut Read to within a. yard of the boundary for 3 and scored another 2 and 3 off the same over. He was just shaping very nicely, but went for a big hit off Sandman’s first ball, and was clean bowled. 132 —8 —22. Chadwick was next and scored a single off the last ball of the over. Another single by Chadwick off Read brought Torrance facing the bowling, and he put one high above slips for a single. Sandman in his next over clean bowled Chadwick. 138—9—5. He got Casey, the last man. with his very next ball, the innings having lasted only 20 minutes after the adjournment, and closing for 138. Otago took the field a! five minutes to 5, Blunt and Worker going to the wickets. Carlton sent down the first over to Worker, who opened the score with a cut for 2. A couple of singles made 4 from the first over. A. Alloo took up the bowling from the other end. Blunt touched one into Chadwick’s hands behind the wickets, but Chadwick failed to hold it. The next he cut strongly to the boundary. Worker brought up 10 in Carlton’s second over by snicking the ball to leg for 2. Chadwick made good his mistake wire* Blunt touched a rising ball, the fust of Alloo’s second over, and he held it firmly. 12 —I—6.1—6. Reese was the next batsman. Worker out Alloo to the boundary, and then got a full toss to the leg for another 4. Twenty up. Worker’s end was near, however, for he put one right into C. Alloo’s hands in tho slips. 21 2 -14. Jones followed, and touched his first ball into the

slips, where C. Alloo, diving, almost ended his career. When Carlton took the bail again he caused something like a sensation by clean-bowling Reese with his first ball. 21 —3 —l. Patrick was next, and opened his score with a single to the on. Facing Alloo. Patrick drove the ball straight to Shepherd at cover, but he juggled and then dropped it. In die next over Jones played one gently back to Carlton, who made no mistake. °A —4 —o. Page was the incomer. Patrick sent what might have been a very difficult chance to Galland off Alloo, and a single resulted. He got the next well away to leg for ?. Carlton sent down a ma/den to Patrick, who seemed to be taking no risks at all. Pag,-? opened his score by square-cutting Alloo to the boundary, bringing 30 up. Four byes were added off Carlton, me! then Patrick hit him to the off for another 4. Page drove Alloo hard to the off, but Galland got to it and only a single resulted. 40 up. Torrance took the ball from Carlton and sent down a maiden ovei Casey replaced A. Alloo at the paviiion end, and Pago touched one of his that went past Chadwick for 4. Patrick drove Torrance to the on for 3, and then Torrance got Page lbw. 48 —5 —9. Evans followed, and Casey sent down a maiden over. H. C. Alloo dropped Evans in the 6'ips off Torrance, and Casey’s return to the bowler went to the boundary, making five runs off the stroke. Fifty up. Casey sent down a no-ball in his next over, and the score mounted slowly till Evans brought 60 up with a single, after 65 minutes’ play. The time was then 6 o’clock, and stumps were drawn for the day. The first clay’s play on Friday left the interprovincial cricket match between Otago and Canterbury at a particularly interesting stage. Otago were all out for 138, and Canterbury in their first essay had lost five wickets for the small total of 60. It was not surprising, therefore, that much interest was taken in the game, and in the afternoon, in spite of the many counter attractions, the crowd grew to a couple of thousand. The display given by Phephet'd at the wickets for Gtago must have been ample reward lor the most exacting. The weather was dull, and a strong gusty gale from the south-west, laden with dust, made conditions decidedly unpleasant, though it did not appear materially to affect the course of the game, even when dogs and smell hex joined joyously in the chase after hats skimming across the field. The surmise that the let off of Fat rick when Iris score was 1 would be expensive proved a correct one, for it was he a'one who prevented a lamentable collapse of the visitors. As it was by carrying his bat for 58 he enabled Canterbury to pass Otago’s small score by 9. While the first innings failure of both teams was unaccountable due credit must be allowed the Otago bowlers, with whom the batsmen could never at any time take liberties. Carlton with five for 39 came out particularly well, but Casey, Alloo, and Torrance also were all in good form. The freedom with which Shepherd went for the bowling from the start was a treat to watch. When the first 100 was up he had made '*& Ills own century came in 76 minutes, and In h;s total of 146 there wore 19 4's. Good work in the outfield turned other possible 4’s into 2’s or singles in almost every over. He treated all the bowling alike, and before long the effect of his vigorous punishment couid be seen in a certain demoralisation both of bowling and of fielding. It was certainly among the best displays ever seen here, in interprovincial cricket, and all who saw it. will be pleased to know that the president of the Cricket Association is presenting Shepherd with a bat as a memento of the occasion. Higgins’s vigorous contribution of 67 was another important factor in Otago’s success. Ho hit two 6’s— the only two of the match—on the second occasion lifting Read right out of the ground with one of those mighty strokes that the crowd delights to see. Read boro the burden of the attack, but though lie got four wickets he was by no means successful in keeping the runs down. Reese secured much better result-, for he had five caught off hun at a cost of only 33. Otago loft Canterbury 300 to make to win, and the opening batsmen set about the task without much show of confidence. They batted for an hour and five minutes for 57 runs, and have lost Rlunt, Worker, and Jones. The task of the remaining brrimen to-day is certainly an uphill one, and though they will undoubtedly make a big fight for it it cannot bo denied that the odds are now against them. Again in the second innings the Otago attack proved distinctly formidable. Tho following are the scores:

OTAGO. First Innings. J. M/Mullan, 31113, c Blunt, b Bead 10 W. Higgins, 2211, b Sandman 6 A. Alloo, 21213111111111211214.42, b Rued ... 35 T. Carlton, 234221411141211111, b Sandman ... 33 A. Galland, 221111141323, b Sandman 22 J Shepherd, c Fuller, b Bead 0 H. C. Alloo, 2421, lbw, b Sandman i> N. Oonradi, 3, lbw, b Sandman ... 3 B. Torrance, 1, not out 1 C. Chadwick, 113, b Sandman 5 L. Casey, b Sandman 0 Extras 14 Total 138 Bowling Analysis.—Bead, 104 balls, 71 runs, 3 wickets; Sandman ,117 balls, 2 maidens, 30 runs, 7 wickets; Blunt, 40 balls, 1 maiden, 23 runs. Second Innings. A. Alloo. 21131131, c .Blunt, 0 Road 13 J Shepherd. 2342112211131412122144112122211 144444441141112311224141544144314, c Watson, b Bee sc 140 T Carlton, b Bead 0 .1. M'Mullan, 312122, c Bead, b Evans 11 W Higgins, 11114411121321644121444121116, e Watson, 1' Beese 67 A. Galland, 1111, c Watson, b Bead 4 N. Oonradi, 1142111312. c Blunt, b Bead ... 17 H. O. Alloo, 1214114. c Worker, b Ib-ese ... 14 R. Torrance, 2113412, c Blunt, b Beese ... 14 li. Casev, 3’. not out 3 C. Chadwick, 11, e Rage, b Beese 2 Extras 17 Total 308 Bowling Analysis.—Bead, 176 balls, 3 maidens, 1 58 runs, 4 wickets; Sandman, 96 balls, 1 maiden, 56 runs; Watson, 40 balls, 24 runs; Patrick, 24 balls, 23 runs; Beese, 256 balls, 1 maiden, 33 runs, 5 wickets; Evans, 32 balls, 22 runs, 1 wicket. CANTERBURY. First Innings. R. C. Blunt, 141. c Chadwick, b A. Alloo ... 6 B. 1). Worker, 212144, c C. Alloo, b A. Alloo 11 1). W. Beese, 1, b Carlton i ls. Jones, c and b Carlton <j W. B. Patrick, 11134131142444414142422, not out 58 M. P. Page, 414, lbw, b Torrance y C. E. Evans, 511112, b Carlton H H Watson, 1, b Casey i 1). M. Sandman, b Casey 0 lt. Bead, 1141111444221, c Oonradi, b Carlton 27 A. O. Fuller, 32, b Carlton ... 5 ! Extras 15 Total 147 ! Bowling Analysis.—Carlton, 123 balls, 3 maidens, 30 runs, 5 A. Alloo, 72 balls, 46 runs, 2 wickets; B. Torrance, 32 balls, 1 maiden, 10 runs, 1 wicket; L. Casey, 72 balls, 3 maidens, 33 runs, 2 wickets, 2 110-balls; Galland, 8 bulls, 4 runs. Second Innings It C. Blunt, 14. c Carlton, b Casey 5 R. I>. Worker, 411142221112, b A. Alloo ... . 22 2s' Jones, 121141124142, b Torrance 25 V-'. B. Patrick, not out 0 Extras 5 Total for three wickets 57 Bowling Analysis—Carlton, 48 balls, 1 maiden, 10 runs; Casey, 43 balls, 2 maidens, 18 runs, 1 wicket; Torrance, 24 balls, 11 runs, 1 wicket; A. Alhxi. 16 balls. 4 runs, 1 wicket. Latest. Otago rbfeatc'c! (Amterbiirv by 94 runs. r > .i»’u -I s'-oreii 50 and Pug** 58 for Canterbury, whose innings totalled 205. WELLINGTON' v. AUSTRALIA. WELLINGTON, February 14. The cricket match Australia v. Wellington was concluded to-day in the presence of about 1000 people. With the score at 91 for seven wickets, Middleton accompanied Oomtiitfe to tiie wickets, the pair facing the bowiing of Hornibrook and Ironmonger, but with 10 runs added Condliffe was run out. Price followed, but was soon to lose Middleton, who succumbed U a good bail from 1 lornibrook. I* inlay?on was last: man in, and witli 1 Irice made a useful stand for the tenth wicket. Brico was aggressive, and the batsmen did some smart running between tiie. wickets. The end came at. 158. when a hail from Hornibrook just removed Finlavson’s bails. Requiring 84 to win, Richardson and Bogle opened Australia’s second innings to the bowling of Brice and Middleton. The first two overs yielded nine runs, but thereafter the runs carne more freely, and 14 was hit off Middleton’s second over. At the luncheon interval the batsmen had scored 56 in 22 minutes. Hardly had play been resumed after lunch when tho first wicket fell. Richardson being well taken in the slips by Baker fielding substitute for Brice. Waddy joined Boyle, and the pair toox the total to 51, when Waddy, in attempting to cut one from Middleton, played it on to his wicket. Kippax joined Bogle, and a few runs later Bogle, who had hat! a “life’’ earlier in iiis innings, was badly missed by Oondliil'o behind tiie stumps in jumping out to Middleton. ‘The runs came more slowly now, hut Kippax livened things up with a pretty late cut oft" Middleton to the boundary, followed by a nice square cut to the pavilion fence. With the score

at 75 Brice took tile ball from Hiddleston, and off his second ball Barclay missed Bogle in the slips. The latter a few halls, later cut one uppishly through the slips, the ball going dangerously close to Hiddleston, but it reached the boundary, and Australia Won the match by eight wickets. The following are the details: WELLINGTON.

AUSTRALIA v. MANAWATU. PALMERSTON NORTH, February 15. Great interest was displayed in the big cricket match at the S|jorts Grounds between the visiting Australians and the Manawatu eleven. The weather was glorious, and there was an attendance of well over 1000. Manawatu batted first, and contrary to general expectations, made a very determined stand. They were dismissed for 172 runs. Their batting was not strong, but their display of fielding later in the day eclip d that of the Australians. The local bow*, s, Greer and Harrison, shaped well at the st??t of their attack, but towards the end of the day their performance fell very flats. The Australians gave a very fine display of batting. They do not linger at the wickets, hut hit out at anything at all likely to produce results. Their bowling and fielding was a pleasure to watch, and very little got past them. They have lost five wickets for 196 runs. MANAWATU.

February 16. The Australians beat Manawatu by an innings and 73 runs. The Australians in the first innings made 214 runs. Liddieut (noc out 155) and Asher (60) v.ere the principal scorers. Manawatu’s second innino-g produced only 69 runs. Ogden (39 not out) was the only batsman to reach double figures. HAWKE CUP CONTEST. WATRARAPA’S UNEXPECTED WIN . GISBORNE, February 14. lhe challenge match for the Hawke Cup between the Poverty Bay (holders) and \> airarapa commenced to-day in ideal summer weather, and the wicket, was in good condition. In the first innings PovertyBay made 167 (Blair 43, Guthrie 36, Ellis 29, Drake 16, Reeves 16). Bowling analysis: Collins, four for 52; Smith, three for 22; Southall, two for 23. Wairarapa replied with 24 for nine wickets, of which 31 were byes. Moore made 19 and Collins 12. Scholium took five wickets for 14, and M'Mahon three for 19. , February 15. The Ilawke Cup. match was continued today, and resulted in an unexpected victory for Wairarapa, who beat Poverty Bay by two wickets. V airarapa continued its first innings and made 116. Poverty Bay’s second innings realised 56. Drake, who made 18. was tho only double-figure scorer. The challengers, having to make 108 to win, scored that total for the loss of eight wickets (Dacrc 61, Collins 22), thus winning the Ilawke Cap, which for‘two years had been Held by Poverty Bay. lhe Milton A team had a runaway victory over Wailiola on Saturday, 12th inst winning by 10 wickets and 81 runs. Batting first, Milton scored 179 (Rutherford 118 and Jeffery 52, both not out), when the innings was declared closed. Waihola responded with 47 and 51 in the two innings. Milton thus added a 3-point win to its substantial lead in the South Otago shield competition. The Milton B team was defeated by Kaitangata by _lO runs in its shield match, played at Kaitangata. Following arc the scores : —Mi l lon, 39; Kaitangata f 49. Miltort’s second innings realised 82 for eight wickets, when stumps were drawn.

First innings Second Innings. Hiddloston, c Kippax, I> Hornibrook ... ... 213 ... ... ... 38 Phillips, e Waddy, b JTornibi ouk ... ... 0 Lambert, c Hansford, b Hornibrook ... ... 15 YYarnc, b Hornibrook 0 Price, b Hornibrook ... ... ... 6 Burton, lbw, b Hornibrook ... ... G Barclay, b Kippux ... 0 Condliffe, ran out ... ... 7 Middleton, b Hornibrook 5 Brice, not out ... .., 33 Finlayson, b Ironmonger , ... ... ... 17 Extras * 3 Total ... 158 Bowling Analysis.—Hornibrook, 7 for G5 runs; Liddicut, none for 33 ; Ironmonger, ! for 53 ; Kippax, 1 for 4; Richardson, none for none. AUSTRALIA. First Innings ... 203 Second Innings. Richardson, c sub., b Middleton ... ... ... ... 19 Bogie, not out ... ... 30 VVaddy, b Middleton ... ... 9 h.ippax, not out ... ... 19 Extras ... ... ... 6 Total for two wickets ... ... ... 86

First Innings. A. M. Onglov, c Liddicut, b A. sher 6 A. Rose, run out 4G K. Hoder. c Richardson, b Liddicut 17 A. M'Vicar, c Richardson, b Fossberg ... 21 N. Lent, b Kippax 6 L. Fegdon, b Kippax 10 G. Greer, b Kippax 0 F. M'Xeelv, 1) Asher 28 A. Law, not. out 34 M. Hod der, c Kichardson, b Ironmonger ... 4 R. Harrison, b Ironmonger ... 0 Extras 2 Total 172 Bowling Analysis.—Kin ax took 3 wickots for 10 runs; Ironmonger 2 for 4; Asher 2 for 41; Liddicut, i for 6; Fossberg 1 for 53; Bogle none for IS; Fellow none for 13; Waddv none for 12; Kichardson none for 13. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. L. Fellow, b Harrison 15 A. Kadcliffe. lbw, b Greer 6 E. L. Waddy. low, b Harrison ... 13 E. B. Fossberg, b Greer ... . 20 0. I’. Asher, c and b liurrison ... 60 Av F. Liddicut, not out ... 67 A. Kippax. not out Extras 13 Total for five wickots 106 Bowling Analysis.—Green, two for 52, Harrison three lor liT.