Cricket.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 30, 27 July 1923, Page 3

Cricket.

AUSTRALIA V. NEW ZEALAND.

Australia wins by one run.

(Contributed.) All roads led to. the pilot station last Saturday,, when the match Australia v. New Zealand was the drawing card. There was a great muster of players, both teams- being practically at full strength. Each team batted fourteen men.. Tobin ' was elected to lead New Zealand,: and Pettitt captained the Aussies, The pitch was dry and; ho fault could be found with the outfield. Tobin won the toss and elected to. bat, Capper and Chisholm going to the wickets. Churchward opened the bowling for Australia at the eastern end. Both batsmen were cantious, and took no liberties with the bowling. Runs came slowly, and. it was some time before ten was hoisted. However, with the score at 19 Churchward got one past Capper. Chegwidden, the next batsman,; saw one run added to the total and then Chisholm was out: caught Greenwood bowled Churchward, and two good N. Z. wickets were down for 20. Worse was to follow, for Chegwidden Halliday, McCarthy, Mackenzie, and Agnew only added 18 between them, and N; Z. was in a very bad of best batsmetf Joutj and Aonly fifty-two runs on the board. However, Mitchell soon put a different complexion on the look of'things. He took charge of the bowling from the start, and by good cricket and hard hitting added 39 to the score before being caught by Caldwell off Cathie's, bowling. The remaining batsmen did not last long, and the innings closed for 96. Clapham, a new man, played good cricket for his runs and should be a valuable acquisition to the club, providing he decides to continue playing; The Australian innings opened disastrously, Caldwell and Mechain both being out with no runs in the board. Churchward.made 14 by hard bitting, and was then caught by Chegwidden off McCarthy's bowling. Greenwood followed, and made seven, Railey unfortunately bwrig rttn out when be had only made One. With five Australian wickets down for 23. chance looked extremely rosy, and with eight down, for thirtyeigbt the' game seemed as good as over,. ; with Uthie and Pettitt batting the Australian hopes rose, and batsmen playing good cricket, seventy-nine runs w «e on f he they were separated* Cathiek 31 were made lw s^>dforcing c ncket run: "wjs temmfiltilmL' *ctutt b 32 wt^eAtiannings ue hoc J....J .il. _* .. %

*on the' Australian side the runs were made when badly needed. Ten Australian wickets were now down for eighty one, and six more were needed to win, when Tobin sent down a loose one which beat both batsman and wicket-keeper, four byes being run. This left the "Aussies" wanting two runs to win. Hill made the winning hit (a two off Tobin) and Mackenzie then bowled the last batsman, Mather, the innings closing for 97—one more than New Zealand's total. For the winners Pettitt 3 for 1 and Cathie 3 for 12 came out with the best averages, though Churchward 3 for 21 bowled better than the-figures show. For N. Z , Mackenzie 4 for 20 and Chisholm 4 for 31 were the best. > It is to be hoped that in future there will be a full attendance of players,- as in last Saturday's match, and that there will be no need of any more 7-a-side games, There are two matches arranged for next Saturday. N.Z. v. Samoan team and Australia v. either H.M.S. "Veronica" or a Schoolboys' team. • Details: New Zealand. Camper, b Churchward 5 Chisholm, c Greenwood b Churchward 14 Chegwidden, c and b Railey ... 5 Halfidav, b Railey 4 McCarthy, c Cathie b Railey ..: 4 Mackenzie, b Churchward 0 Agnew, b Mecham ... 5 Mitchell, c Caldwell, b Cathie ... ."19 Wild, b Cathie 3 Rutherford, not out 0 Clapham, b Pettitt 7 'Cordery, c Caldwell b Cathie ... 0 Gentles, c Carlton b Pettitt 3 Tobin, c Churchward b Pettict ... 0 Byes 7 Total 96 Bowling analysis: Churchward 3 for 21, Railey 3 for 32, Cathie 3 for 12, Mecham 1 for 23, Pettiit 1 for 3. Austra'ia. Churchward, c Chegwidden b McCarthy Id Mecham c Mackenzie b Chisholm ... 0 Caldwell, b Chisholm 0 Greenwood, b McCarthy 7 Railey, run out 1 Cathie, c Chisholm b Mackenzie ... 31 Ritchie, b Chisolm 4 Cocker, c Chegwidden b Chisholm ... 0 Pettitt, c Clapham b Mackenzie ... 32 Mather c and b Mackenzie 0 Carlton, c and b Mackenzie .. 0 Alexander, b Tobin 0 Hill, not out 2 Beeth, runout 0 Byes 6 Total 97 Bowling analysis: Chisholm 4 for 31, McCarthy 2 for2b\ Hay-Mackenzie 4 for 20, Tobin 1 for 14 (By "Dad."\ New Zealand had Austialia beat— They really thought so, rather— But when Bert Pettitt came to light The joy almoit killed " Father."