Cricket

Southland Times, Issue 19482, 9 December 1904, Page 4

Cricket

BLUFF v. WAIKIWI. This match commenced at the Port on Wednesday, and, so far, it looks like anybody's game, the home team having three wickets in hand and being 22 runs i behind in the first innings. At the start Waikiwi lost a wicket for four runs. Keane and G. Frafler carried the score , to 21, but after this five " blobs " followed in succession, eight batsmen being out with: the score at 48, Keane being responsible for an Invaluable 22, made by patient and sound ' cricket. Gardiner and Gilbertson stopped the rot, and put on 14 before being separated. Bluff's batting was even worse, none of their players reaching double figures. Scores :

Tho Union v. Star match was commenced on the latter's ground. 'I he Star batting first, put on 91 runs — Ward 29, Gibson 18, Cameron i-i. The l/nion made 37— -Hamilton 12. In their second inninga the Star team has two wickets down for 42— MehafTey (in) 20. For the Star Langdon took 4 wickets for. 5 runs, Gutewitz 5 for 14 ; for the Union, Hamilton 4 for 30, England 4 for 29 and Wesney 1 for 7. I.C.C. v, APPLEBY. This game was commenced on Wednesday on the I.C.U. ground, being, the first senior match to be played on turf this season. Appleby won tho toss and sent I.C.C. to bat on a wicket that had ' rolled out well. Twemlow and Wilson opened to Bennet and Poole, but before tho former got going he turned a leg ball from Bennett on to the wicket with his pads. Very shortly after P o °le clean bowled Wilson— 2 for 17. Huntley and Quinn became associated and by careful play took the score to 49 before tho former was beaten by Poole. Then Purdue, McKay and Tapley appeared and retired in quick succession and Quinn, who had played careful and corroct eric- ( ket, was run out. The score for 7 wickets was ofT, and things were Rooking anything but rosy when the "tail" of tho team justified its existence by wagging vigorously to tho tune of 80 runs, half of which was contributed by^LUHcrap, who played a thoroughly sound and chanceless innings. Kane and Kitchie opened fo«- Appleby. The latter was snapped at filly point with the score at 7, and Burke got a good ball past Kane at 22, while with the ItlSt ball of the tfay the same bowler got Spratt. who had playeil freely for his ten. Tho scores were : — I.C.C. Wilson, b Poole 11 Twemlow, b Bennett, <3 Quinn, run out 1° .FTuntley, b Poole, 11 Purdue, b Bennett, 1 , McKay, b Bennett, 0 Tapley, c Ritchie, b PoOle 1 Rayner, c Walker, b Murphy, ... 11 Lillierap (in) 40 j Whitaker, b Bennett i3 ■ Burke, c and b Spratt, 10 Extras •• ll Total 137 APPLEBY. Kane, b Burke, * Ritchie, b Burke, ... <» Spratt, b Burke 1( ? j Poole (in). * Extras Total for three w.ickets 2<l For Appleby Bennett took 4 wickets fort 49. Poole 3 for 30, Spratt 1 for 11, Murphy -4 for 13, O'Grady 0 for 20- ; for I.C.C. Burke 3 for 14, Lillierap 0 for 4, Huntley 0 for 3.

WAIKIWI. Keane, b Crockett 22 Harris, c Saunders, b Crockett ... 1 G. Fraser, b Keenan ... .- ••• 11' A. McNeece, c and b Keenan ._ 0 Richards, c Keenan, li Hamilton ... 0 Jas. McNeece, b Crockett 0 .Lynes., b Crockett 0 McNie, h Crockett 0 Gardiner, not out 7 Gilbertson, c Keenan, to Crockett ... 11 Jno. McNeece, b Wilson 0 Extras 10 Total 6*2 BLUFF. Donaldson, b G. Fraser 7 Saunders, lbw, b Jas. McNeece ... 0 Hamilton, c Lynes, b Jas. McNeece... 4 Crockett, c A. McNeece, bJ. McNeece 1 Keenan, run out ... ._ 8 Wilson, b McNeece 2 Stewart, b McNeece 4 McDougaU (in) 6 Extras 4 Total for 7 wickets 4'o