CRICKET

Otago Witness, Issue 3802, 25 January 1927, Page 54

CRICKET

By

SLIP.

NOTES.

The visit of the Melbourne Club team, which has accepted an invitation to tour New Zealand, will be very welcome, and aa the side will include several first-class players it will give cricketers on this side of the Tasman good sport and valuable experience. The visitors will meet Otago on March 11, 12 and 14. The nominations for the New Zealand team serve to show how much talent there is in the Dominion, and what a difficult task the, selectors will have. The least that can be said of the Wellin "ton Association, which has nominated 12 players, is that it is decidedly optimistic. The averages of the Auckland team on the southern tour showed that Bowlev. the coach, was the most useful bowler on the side. He took 12 wickets for an average of 23.83. He was second in the batting averages, his average being 34.83. Dacre headed both the batting and bowling averages. His batting average was 39.75, and he took five wickets for 13.8. runs apiece. It has been claimed by the Australian Association —an allegation denied by the New Zealand Cricket Council—that it was le«d to believe at the opening of negotiations for the sending of a team to the Dominion that an allowance would be made to players of 15s a day (say's the Christchurch Sun). Unfortunately, Australian newspapers have published the claim, and thus the impression has been created that the New Zealand Council created a false idea and is in the wrong. However, there is an aspect which will place South Australia out of court with most people. Owing to a recent change of secretaries, it has lost all letters and cables sent by the council, and it has now applied to the council for copies of such correspondence. It would seem clear that the muddle arose at the South Australian end. The crowd which attended the Basin Reserve during the Auckland-Wellington match was disappointed that they did not see E H. Bowley, the English professional, in action with the ball (says “Burwood” in the Dominion). It appears that Badcock, the Wellington coach, did not play, on account of the near approach of the deciding match for the Plunket Shield between Wellington and Auckland, which is to commence at Auckland on January 21. The Auckland captain interpreted Badcock’s non-appearance in the match to the fact that Wellington did not want the Aucklanders to ret used to his bowling, and Dacre decided, therefore, that he would not allow the Wellington batsmen to sample Bowley’s slows. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, but it was a pity, as many people attended the match principally to see the Sussex man in action. It does not matter greatly which province holds the Plunket Shield. The good of the game is the main consideration, and if both Englishmen had played in the special match it would have helped to popularise the game with the public. Though Wellington piled on 435 runs for seven wickets, Bowley was not called upon to deliver a single over. The Auckland cap™lrl, was n °t to blame in the matter; Wellington set the tune in not plaving Badcock. The local public were the losers.

, ViY 1 rJn'° batsmen be out from the one ball They can (states the Christchurch r>un). the Sumner-Riccarton second grade A match provided a classic example of what has been held to be an impossibility. A. Saunders, the Summer star batsman who is a great hitter, smashed a ball back towards the bowler. ■**,*, Goodenough, the batsman at the other end. instinctively ducked. But the ball, which was travelling with the speed of a projectile, struck him on the top of the head as he ducked, bounced back and landed into the hands of mid-on. Saunders retire caught; Goodenough retired, beinf carried unconscious. The affair mitr’nt nave been even more sensational. The bowler is wondering whether he could have claimed a new hat had he taken a wicket with the next ball !

A. M. Matheson, the 18-year-old Auckland University colt, is one of the most premising all-round cricketers that province, and, in fact, the whole of the Dominion, has produced. His innings of 64 and 42 against yl elhngton were the most meritori- ?, us d* s plays of batting in the match (says the Dominion s cricket writer). This lad has the supreme courage of youth, and he has a wide range of shots, which he makes with great power and precision. His square cutting and cover driving were a treat to watch, so perfectly were the strokes tuned. He also showed that he could hook ana pull with power. He is a useful fast medium bowler, as he proved in the match against Otago, when he captured three for 82 and four for 53.

B- J. Kortlang, the Wellington representative, has been a prolific run-getter in representative cricket, and by his effort against Canterbury joined the ranks of those who have scored over 1000 runs in Plunket Shield cricket. He has the additional distinction of the best average among all those players who have had more than a season of Plunket Shield cricket. In 19 visits to the crease he has scored 1026 runs. He has been -twice unbeaten, his score of 214 not out being the highest but one on record. His average for Shield cricket is 60.35. A. J. Richardson’s 232 against Queensland is the third innings of 200 or more t“at he has played on the Adelaide Oval for the , State, the others being 280 and 200 against English teams. His highest against New South Wales is 155 and against Victoria 144. In Sheffield Shield cricket away from Adelaide he lias'rarely played such attacking cricket *as ho has done at home W. M., Woodfull, with Ponsford, Hendry, Ryder, and Ellis, broadcasted from 3LO, Melbourne, , recently, talks on cricket. Woodfull is a Victorian State school teacher. He has . been selected by the Education. Department to deliver addresses on cricket in schools throughout Victoria. Bowling has deteriorated in Australia, and the unfortunate trundlers in many Sheffield Shield matches have been butchered, so to speak, to make a batting holiday. The remarkable . scoring this ■eason. which surely has never been heavier, fa summarised in the following table.*—

259 10,238 42.8 There recently died in Cambridge, England, the Rev. A. C. Yorke, rector of Fowlmere. It is stated on good authority that when at Rugby School he used to bowl to the eleven at the .practice nets. He was a good bowler with fine command over the ball, but it was noticed almost at once that his deliveries had one peculiarity—they almost invariably pitched in th© batsman’s block hole. When the Rugby players saw him enter the field they use to call out: “Now, then, let’s have some of your Yorkers.” It did.not take long before the term became applicable to that particular type of ball in that particular district, and as Mr Yorke was a cricketer of some merit and mixed with the prominent men of the day, the term subsequently spread throughout the country. By many authorities it is considered that this is the origin of the term which is so universally used to-day. In the recent match between New South Wales and South Australia, Mailey had 281 runs hit off him in the two innings of the South Australians. This is the greatest number of runs that has been hit off a New South Wales bowler in these games, the previous highest having been 265 off M. Pearce at Adelaide in 1892-93. The 656 balls bowled in the two innings by Mailey is also a record bv a New* South Wales bowler in these games, the previous highest being 655 by J. J. Ferris at Adelaide in 1890-91.

“Cricket is a conservative game, and in these days when there seems a- veritable mania for tampering with the basic rules of our national pastimes, it is some consolation,” says a London writer, “to know that the rulers of the great summer game are not to be stampeded into hasty and, as a consequence, ill-considered action. The favouring of the adoption of a smaller ball by the Cricket Advisory Committee seems tq have pleased most people; certainly a big majority of the best-known players have expressed their approval of such a measure. We shall not, of course, know —assuming that the change actually becomes operative—how great an effect on the game a smaller ball will have until it has received a practical test. Assuredly, the bowler will find it easier to produce finger-spin, and if the only result is to encourage this type of bowling to the detriment of the .swinger,’ it will have done bowling in this, country a great service.” A special committee was set up to go into the matter and also to consider the question of less attention being paid to the preparation of wickets A landmark in the history of women’s sport has been reached by the formation in London recently of the Women's Cricket Association. The chief object of the association., which owes its inception to the enthusiasm of a number of hockey players, is to encourage the formation of cricket clubs, while the possibility of county teams will be kept in view.

TOUR OF ENGLAND. NOMINATIONS FOR TEAM. CHRISTCHURCH, January 18. Nominations from the Cricket Associations and the Sub-associations were received at last night’s meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council. No nominations have been received from Canterbury, but this fact will not prejudice the chances of any Canterbury players, as the selectors- have the right to go outside the players nominated. Following are the nominations received : Manawatu: N. Gallichan. Auckland : H. D. Gillespie, R. W. Rowntree, C. Allcott, J. E. Mills, I. W. Cooper, C. C. Daore. Wellington: W. S. Brice, F. T. Badcock, C. S. Dempster, M. Henderson, A. M. Rollings, J. S. Hiddleston, K. C. James, B. J. Kortlang, T. C. Lowry, H. S. Lambert, H. M. M'Girr, R. de R. Worker. Otago: R. C. Blunt, A. W. Alloo, G. R. Dickinson, A. Galland. Ashburton: J. B. Nicoll. Wanganui: C. S. Dempster, Wills, G. Orr. Waikato : A. A. R. Badelcy, R. Going. Taranaki: O. M. Naismith, C. Kingstone. C. G. Clarke. The Auckland Association wrote protesting against the non-inclusion of an Aucklander on the committee to select the New Zealand team. The letter stated: — “Your committee’s decision has caused much disappointment in the north, and, ns Auckland’s claims for representation are so strong, the decision is difficult to understand. It is felt that, on account of the close proximity of Canterbury and Otago, the representative from Otago, could have fiven way to another from the North sland. The number of cricketers in the North Island is much greater than in the south, and it is submitted that the present playing strength of the north is greater than that of he south.” The letter was received. January 20. The Canterbury Cricket Association has nominated the following players for places in the New Zealand cricket team: —M. L. Page, W. Cunningham, C. Oliver, R. O. Talbot, and C. G. Crawford. Talbot was passed over by the Canterbury selectors for the Auckland and Wellington Plunket Shield -matches.

THE.. ITINERARY ANNOUNCED. CHRISTCHURCH, January 19. The final details of the programme for the New Zealand team’s tour of England were issued to-day by the Cricket Council. The following are the matches: — May 4 (provisional) .'-Practice match at Berkhamsted. May 7.—Practice match with Major G. Barrel’s Eleven at Alton. May 9 and 10. —Mr H. Martineau’s Eleven at Holyport. May 11, 12, and 13.— M.C.C., at Lords. May 14, 16, and 17.—Essex, at Leyton. May 18, 19, and 20.—Cambridge University, at Cambridge. May 21, 23, and 24. —Middlesex, at Lords. May 25, 26, and 27.—Royal Navy, at Portsmouth. May 28, 30, and 31.—Sussex, at HoVe. June 2 and 3.—Club Cricket Conference at Ealing. June 4,6, and 7.—Oxford University, at Oxford.

June 8,9, and 10.—Worcestershire, at Worcester. June 11, 13, and 14.—Northamptonshire, at Kettering. June 15, 16, and 17.—Leicestershire, at Leicester. / Jun'e 18 and 20.—Durham, at Sunderland. June 22 and 23. —Northumberland, at N ewcastl e-on-Ty ne. June 24 and 25. —Scotland, at Glasgow. June 27 and 28.—Scottish Counties, at Brc-.ighty Ferry, Dundee. June 29 and 30.—Edinburgh Clubs, at Edinburgh. July 1. —South of Scotland, at Galashiels. July 2,4, and s.—Yorkshire, at Bradford. July 6,7, and 8. —Notts, at Nottingham. July 9. 11, and 12.—East of England, at W isbech. July 13, 14, atad 15. —Gentlemen v. Players, at Lords. July 16, 18, and 19.—Civil Service, at Chiswick. July 20, 21, and 22.—Army, at Folkestone. July 23, 25, and 26.—Warwickshire, at Birmingham. July 27, 28, and 29.—West of England, at Exeter. July 30, August 1 and 2. —Glamorgan, at Cardiff. August 3,4, and 5. —Surrey, at Oval. August 6,8, and 9. —Somerset, at "Weston-super-Mare. August 10, 11, and 12.—Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham. August 13, 15, and 16. —Derbyshire, at Derby. August 17, 18, and 19. —Lancashire, at Manchester. August 20 and 22.—Cumberland, at Whitehaven. August 24 and 25. —Bedfordshire, at Bedford. August 26 and 27. —Norfolk, at Norwich. August 29 and 30.—Mr Everard Gates’s Eleven, at Old Buckenham. August 31, September 1 and 2.—Kent, at Canterbury. September 3,5, and 6. —Wales, at Llandudno. September 7 and 8. —The Cygnets, at Llandudno. September 10 and 12. —Mr H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s Eleven, at Scarborough. MELBOURNE TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. MELBOURNE, January 19. The Board of Control has granted permission to the Melbourne Cricket Club to tour New Zealand. The team, which leaves at the end of the month, has not yet been selected, but will include Warwick Armstrong, Ransford, and Hendry. MELBOURNE PENNANT MATCHES. MELBOURNE, January 19. The Pennant Committee of the Victorian Cricket Association has refused Ponsford and Ryder permission to play in pennant club matches while the Victorian team is absent in New South Wales and Queensland. Ryder and Ponsford had previously notified the association that they were unable to accompany the team for urgent private reasons. AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS’ BONUS. SYDNEY, January 18. . The New South Wales Cricket Assoeiation. discussed the reduced bonus for the players of the Australian team, but as the report of the Board of Control had not been received the matter was deferred. INDUCEMENTS TO PLAYERS. LONDON, January 19. Lord Hawke, speaking at the annual meeting of the Yorkshire Cricket Club, was outspoken in his criticism of the proposed engaged of Ponsford. He declared that it was a great pity that money should be offered to withdraw a player from his own country and from international cricket. “My sympathies,” he said, “are entirely with the Australians, who are trying to raise a large sum of money to keep him at home. A player in such circumstances could only receive the most doubtful welcome in English cricket. I question whether Ponsford should be permitted to participate in the game here, despite precedents, when it is obviously his duty to be loyal to his own country and those who have done so much for him.” Lord Hawke recalled that Lancashire has played Poidevin, M’Donald, and Kermode ; Gloucestershire, Midwinter and Ferris; and Middlesex, Tarrant, Trott, Phillips, and Roche. Lord Hawke added that Yorkshire confined its teams to men born in the county. He hoped that no other county would be strengthened by overseas’ importations savouring of a long* purse and tending to keep out home-born men. DURATION OF TEST MATCHES. LONDON, January 19. Discussing the length of the test matches, Lord Hawke said that six-day cricket might be suitable in Australia owing to the climate and the comparatively few first-class matches," “but the strongest objection to an extension of the tests in England is the subordination of other matches, which involves the danger of ’turnimi the test into a fetish.” England haa seriously to ask whether the veterans should have been the chief fac tor in the i ecent victory. England should encourage the youngsters. He agreed with the adoption of the smaller ball, and suggested a new ball every 100 runs. He also favoured natural grass wickets, but advocated that the bounties Should be instructed in the -use of marl. MATCHES AT GARSTON. Two most enjoyable cricket matches ■were played at Garston during the Christmas holidays between the local club and the visitors. On both occasions the visitors proved too strong for the local team, in the first match winning by seven wickets, and in the second by an innings and a run. O. MacNamee, T. Mac Lean, Tilly, Soper, and Naylor were the pickof the home team, while Donald Stuart (Dunedin), L. Wright .(Sydney), P. Lynch (Invercargill), and A. -Russell (Ruapuka Island), showed good form for

the visitors, and Z. Guinan, of the Noko mai Club showed great promise as a fieldsman for the visitors. Afternoon tea was served by the ladies of Garston, and players and visiting musterers and shearers, who came from miles around, had a most enjoyable time.

PLUNKET SHIELD.

WELLINGTON v. AUCKLAND, AUCKLAND, January 21. Brilliant weather prevailed for the final Plunket Shield cricket match between Wellington and Auckland, the wicket being in excellent order and apparently all in favour of the batsmen. When, therefore, Wellington with its great team of batsmen was dismissed for 182, the feat was invested with a touch of the sensational.- At one stage Wellington had lost six wickets for 94 and it remained for Price (the Wellington captain), who came in at*the fall of the eighth wicket, to make the stand of the innings. He made top score (61) and his partnerships with James and Henderson were intrumental in lifting the score to 182. Bowley. four for 27, Matheson three for 73, and Player two for 24, were the principal Auckland bowlers. When stumps were drawn for the day Auckland had lost four wickets for 146 Mills being top scorer with 63, Dacre 13, and Allcott 4 are the not out men. . . . January 22. Exciting cricket was again provided at Eden Park to-day, where a record crowd of 9000 spectators witnessed the continuation of the final Plunket Shield match of the season between Auckland and Wellington, Details:— WELLINGTON. First Innings. Hiddleston, c Anthony, b Player .. 17 R. de R. Worker, c Rowntree, b Math’e- „ son § Kortlang, c Snedden, b Bowley 19 Lowry, b Player " 33 James, lbw, b Allcott ...... 25 M'Girr, c Anthony, b Matheson .. ’’. “4 Badcock, c Rowntree, b Bowley .... 6 Lambert, c Allcott, h Bowley 1 Rollings, st. Rowntree, b Bowle’v '. ‘ 0 Brice, b Matheson . 61 Henderson, not out n Extras .. .. 5 Total Bowling Analysis.—Bowlev, 6 overs 4 wickets, 27 runs; Matheson, 19 overs’ 3 wickets, 73 runs; Player, 9 overs, 2 wickets, 24 runs; Allcott, 12 overs, 1 wicket, 33 runs; Snedden, 3 overs, 20 runs. Second Innings. Hiddleston, c Rowntree, b Alcett ... 2 worker, c Rowntree, b Matheson ... 1 Kortlang, lbw, b Bowley ... 53 Lowry, not out og James, not out ’’’ ’’’ 4 Extras ’’’ jq Total for three wickets 173 AUCKLAND. . First Innings. Bowley, c * and b Badcock ... . xx Mills, b Henderson ” 53 Sneddon, c M’Girr, b Lambert ... 28 Cooper, c Brice, b Lambert 0 Dacre, c Hiddleston, b Henderson ... 57 Alcott,, b Henderson 5 Gillespie, c James, b Henderson 50 Anthony, c James, b Henderson ..’ 5 Matheson, lbw, b M‘Girr g Player, not out 27 Rowntree, c Brice, b Henderson ... 7 Extras " 25 Total ." 307 Bowling Analysis^—Henderson, 25.5 overs, 3 maidens, 6 wickets, 70 runs; Lambert, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 2 wickets, 22 runs; Badcock 26 overs, 6 maidens, 1 wicket, 57 runs; M’Girr, 25 overs, 1 maiden 1 wicket, 71 runs; Holings, 2 overs, 7 runs; Hiddleston, 6 overs, 3 maidens, 12 runs; Brice, 8 overs, 43 runs. OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. It has been decided to play the Plunket Shield match between Otago and Canterbury at Carisbrook on February 4,5, and HAWKE CUP MATCH. CHALLENGERS DEFEATED. HAWERA, January 21. The Hawke Cup match was played here to-day in glorious weather. Taranaki was successful in stalling off a challenge by Wairarapa. Wairarapa won the toss ana, batting first, made a disastrous start, six wickets going down for seven runs. Logan and Whitburn then made a stand, adding 22 and 13 respectively, being the only players to reach double figures. The innings closed for a total of 59. Cole and Clarke were the most successful bowlers, the former securing five wickets for 13 runs and the latter four for 25. Taranaki compiled 116 in” the first innings after a bad start (Lay 31, Cole not out 22, and Kingston 18). Beech was the most successful with the ball. . Wairarapa’s second strike produced 70, Renner (16) being the only double-figure scorer. Bottrill and Clarke divided the bowling honours. Taranaki was left with 14 to make to win. which was easily secured, the innings closing for the lass of one wicket. Scores: — WAIRAPAPA. First Innings. Gee. c Lash. b Clarke 3 Burt, b Clarke 1 Hoar, c Kingston, b Cole ... 0 Judd, e Eggleton, b Cole ... 0 Fox. lbw, b Cole ... .. 0 F. Hoar, c Bottrill. b Cole 2 Logan, lbw, b Col© ... 2 "Whitburn,; c Grayson, b. Clarke 13 Renner, hit wckt., b Clarke ... 0 Beech, b Penny ... ... 8 Falloon, not out ... ... ... 4 Extras ft

Total 59 Bowling Analysis.—Cole 5 wickets for 13 runs, Clarke 4 for 25, Penny 1 for 15. Second" Innings. A. Hoar, c Grayson, b . Bottrill 9 Gee, c Eggleton, b Bottrill ... ~ 1 "Whitburn, b Clarke 4 Judd, o Grayson, b Bottrill 7 Logan, run out 0 Burt, b Clarke 5 F. Hoar, run out 0 Fox, not out ... ... ... <7 Falloon, e Kingston, b Clark© ; . 5 Renner, c Eggleston, b Clarke ... .;. ... 26

Beech, b Clarke ...... ............. 0 Extras 6 Total 70 Bowling Analysis.—Clarke 5 wickets for 26 runs, Bottrill 3 for 33, Eggleston non© for five. TARANAKI. First Innings. Smith, b F. Hoar 1 Grayson," b Beech 0 Lash, b Beech 2 Kingston, b Renner ... 18 Penny, c Renner, b Beeoh 11Lay, c Burt, b F. Hoar 31 Bottrill, c "Whitburn, b Beech 15 Cheevers. c A. Hoar, b Beech 1 Clarke, c Falloon, b Beech 4 Cole, not out 22 Eggleton, c Logan, b T. Hoar 5 Extras 6 Total 116 Bowling Analysis.—Beech 6 wickets for 35 runs, F. Hoar 3 for 28, Renner 1 for 9, A. Hoar none for 14, Falloon none for 11, Gee none for 13. Second Innings. Lay, c Judd, b Beech 0 Grayson, not out 12 Lash, not out 7 Total (for one wicket) ... 19 SATURDAY’S , MATCHES. Light rain fell before the First Grade cricket matches began on Saturday, but it did not seriously affect the wickets. For Carisbrook against Grange, Austin scored 73 and Blunt 64. Though 17 batsmen went to the wickets during the match, only seven scored. Eight batsmen made “ducks,’’ and the two not out men had not opened their scoring account. In the Dunedin-Albion match two colta scored well for the south end team — Cavanagh making 45 and N. Cherry 32. CARISBROOK v. GRANGE. The match between Carisbrook and Grange was played at the North Ground on a good wicket. Scores:— CARISBROOK.—First Innings. Blunt, run out 04 Dickinson, lbw, b Knight 35 Gourley, b Stiglich 48 CantreH, o and b Knight 0 Douglas, b Knight 0 Holden, c Chadwick, b Knight 0 Austin, o Rush, b Elmes 73 Allan, c and b Elmes 25 Lynch, c Rush, b Elmes 0 M'Gavin, b Walker ... ' ... 0 Esquilant, not out ... 0 Extras 9 Total 254 Bowling Analysis.—Elmes, 112 balls, 4 maidens, 55 runs, 3 wickets; Knight, 112 balls, 3 maidens, 56 runs, 4 wickets; Conradi, 120 balls, 2 maidens, 76 runs; Rush, 49 balls, 31 runs; Walker, 33 balls, 1 maiden. 12 runs, 1 wicket. GRANGE—First Innings. Knight, not out 25 Stiglich, b Dickinson 0 Conradi, b Blunt 0 Chadwick, c Austin, b Blunt 17 Walker, c Lynch, b Blunt 0 Rush, not out 0 Extras 13 Total for four wickets 53 Bowling Analysis.—Dickinson, 48 balls, 22 runs, 1 wicket; Blunt, 48 balls, 2 maidens, 18 runs, 3 wickets. DUNEDIN v. ALBION. Dunedin met Albion at the Oval on Saturday, and at the close of play Dunedin were all out for 206. as against- Albion’s 16 for no wickets. R. Cherry and Strang 16 for no wickets. Scores: — DUNEDIN. First Innings. R. Cherry, run out 4 Strang, st. Wilson, b Duncan 44 King, b Shepherd «-*.-• •• 0 N. Cherry, c Shepherd, b Blamires .. 32 M'Gregor, c Wilson, b Blamires .... 7 Anderson, c Vorrath, b Blamires .. 3 Cavanagh, b Shepherd 45 Kenny, c Caskie, B Blamires 28 Eckhoff, lbw, b Shepherd 1.7 Torrance, b Shepherd 11 Symonds, not -out 5 Extras 10 Total 205 Bowling Analysis.—Shepherd, 94 balls, 36 runs, 4 wickets; Blamires, 128 balls, 5 maidens, 45 runs, 4 wickets; Duncan, 72 balls, 38 runs, 1 wicket; MTvor, 88 balls, 3 maidens, 37 runs; Blair, 48 balls, 23 runs; Reid, 32 balls, 17 runs. ALBION. First Innings. Binnie, not out 10 Blair, not out 6 Total.for no wickets 16 Bowling Analysis.—Torrance, 32 balls, 1 maiden, 10 runs; M’Gregor, 32 balls, 6 runs. WELLINGTON COMPETITION. • WELLINGTON, January 23. The senior cricket matches were continued yesterday. Y.M.C.A. scored 201 (Lamason 94) and thfee for 125 (Lamason 51 not out) against Midland, who responded with 280 (Patrick 117 not out). Thorndon scored 218 against ton, who totalled 178 (Airey 74). Bowling for Wellington, O’Connor took six wickets for 40. For Thorndon, Hyder took six for 50. Institute made 346 (Baumber 100, Foley 83) against University, who scored 160. Bowling for Institute, Baumber took six for 49. Hutt made 276 (M‘Kay 84, Tattersall 70, and Nunn 66) against Kilbirne, whose total was 160 (Morris 65 not out). Bowling for Hutt, Beard took six for 44. Petone, with seven wickets down for 291 (H. E. Nicholls 108) declared against Old Boys. " M.C.C. TEAM. ■ f;’?*?? * DRAWN GAME AT MADRAS. ■)’ DELHI, January 22. The Marylebone cricket team played,;* one-day match against Europeans at Madras. The match was drawn, ■

Wickets. Runs. Aver. Vic. v. S.A. ... 38 1493 39.2 N.S.W. v. Q . <i| ... 40 1702 42.5 N.S.W. v. Q N.S.W. v. £ i.f ::: 1 1752 1573 50. 45.6 Vic. v. Q. ... 30 897 29.9 S.A. v. Q. . ... 30 1263 42.1 Vic. v. N.S.W. ... 30 1558 51.9