REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23648, 25 October 1938, Page 9

REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET

One-Day Game Ends In Draw SOUTHLAND ALL OUT FOR 159 OTAGO REACHES 113 FOR, NINE WICKETS Otago succeeded in playing to a drawin its representative cricket match against Southland, played on the High School ground yesterday, staving off defeat by one wicket. Southland, batting first, made 159, and Otago replied with 113 for nine wickets. The match was played in fine weather, before a fair attendance of spectators. The game was not a particularly bright exhibition of cricket, and the only player to distinguish himself was A. Cutler, of Otautau, who played for Southland. Cutler’s 43 was an attrac-

tive innings in which a good variety of shots was displayed. Southland’s bowlers were weak, and had they been able to give that extra sting to their deliveries the Otago side woifid probably have been all out earlier in the afternoon. Otago showed itself to be a good fielding side, and the balls were returned fast and accurately. Cameron and Anderson were particularly valuable in this department of the game. Mills, the Otago wicket-keeper, played an excellent game, letting very few past and catching two batsmen out. Otago changed the bowling a. good deal, and although the bowlers did not play up to their reputations they were superior to the Southland attack. Elmes’s average of five wickets for 27 was the best performance of the day. For Southland the value of Forde’s four wickets for 28 was to a certain extent offset by the leisurely manner in which he made his preparations for bowling. He sent down a dozen overs, and had he spent less time over them the result might have been more decisive. Southern played a good game as wicket-keeper for Southland, and Poole was conspicuous in the field, letting very few get past him and returning

ICTY gjVJO U44U. AV the balls with speed. CONFIDENT OPENING Spence and Southern opened the batting for Southland to the bowling of Silver and Talbot. Both men batted confidently, and Southern was going well, and hitting a few good shots to the leg side. After an hour’s play, however, he sent one into the slips off Talbot, and was well held by Elmes, the partnership closing at 37, of which Southern’s share was 25. Saxton took his place and Robertson replaced Silver at the bowling crease. Spence continued to bat with coolness and discrimination. Robertson, whose deliveries showed _ a good deal of pace, slowed the scoring down considerably. Play became dull for a period, and four successive overs produced only

seven runs. Fifty went up with a good shot to the leg side by Spence which added four to the total. A few minutes ■ later he was clean bowled by Robert- ' son after a patient innings which produced 22 runs, Cutler taking his place when 54 was up. Cutler scored a single off his first ball with a fine snick to leg, and Saxton in the same over scored his first four with a good shot to the pavilion. Leader went on to bowl in place of Talbot. Sixty went up at 11.25. Saxton was batting with more confidence by.this time and just appeared to have got going when he was caught in the slips off a fast delivery by Leader. Scandrett was the incomer, going to the crease at 11.34. Cutler and Scandrett began to score more freely, the former playing a good variety of shots and keeping the ball well down. Silver took over the bowling • once again from Robertson, and Cutler again began to place some good shots on the leg side. leader was also given a spell from bowling, Elmes taking his place. One hundred went up at 12.5 pm. Five minutes before the adjournment Scandrett returned one off Elmes to the bowler’s end and was well held by Anderson. His score was 16, and his partnership with Cutler, who was still

batting strongly, produced 42 runs. Uttley was the incomer. Talbot went on to bowl in place of Silver, and a minute or two later the adjournment was taken for luncheon, with the score at 110 for four wickets. CUTLER VIGOROUS Cutler batted more vigorously after the luncheon adjournment, and gave a chance at 37. Uttley remained only long enough to score a couple of singles, when he put his leg in front of one from Elmes. McGowan was the. next man, and opened his innings cautiously. The bowling was changed again, Talbot replacing, Robertson. The scoring stopped altogether for a period, and Talbot sent one down which Cutler lifted high to square leg where it was beautifully taken by Anderson. Cutler’s 43 was the result of a stylish exhibition of batting, in which an attractive variety of strokes was used. It was rather surprising that he

should be caught out, as he had been keeping the balls well down. N. Forde took his place and a few minutes later McGowan was caught behind the wicket by Mills, off Elmes, C. McKenzie taking his place. Forde followed him back to the pavilion a moment later without having scored. Both wickets fell to Elmes in the same over. Poole and C. McKenzie were now. at the wickets. The new partnership looked like becoming fairly well established, and McKenzie made a good start with some well placed shots into the outfield. Leader relieved Talbot at the bowler’s crease and a moment later McKenzie was bowled off his pads by Elmes. T. McKenzie, the last man, went in at 2.30. Elmes had Poole tied up, and five minutes later McKenzie was caught by Mills behind the wicket before he had scored, and the innings closed at 2.35. OTAGO SCOREC SLOWLY . Holden and K. Uttley opened the batting for Otago to the bowling of N. Forde and C. McKenzie. Holden gave a fairly easy chance at square leg; with Forde’s first ball but there was no one to take it. The scoring was fairly slow, and half an hour after the start Uttley was given out leg before wicket for 10, the partnership producing 19 runs. Mills was the next man in, and stayed only long enough to score a single before he was well taken at point by Poole, his place being taken by Anderson, who was missed twice in succession—once b - Southern and once by Uttley—before he had scored more than a single. T. McKenzie took over the bowling ■ from C. McKenzie, but there was no : change in the play, which was dull and uninspiring. ~ Anderson was again < dropped, this time by Spence at point, i Anderson’s luck held after the tea 1 adjournment and he lifted another 1 which was dropped at fine leg. C. Me- i Kenzie’s bowling la<#nd sting and the i

runs began to creep up a little faster, Anderson scoring a few useful fours and pairs all wicket. A slow return saved Holden from being run out but with the next ball he was easily caught by T. McKenzie off C. McKenzie at 82. H. Cameron took his place at 4.35, with 91 runs required to win. Anderson lasted about another 10 minutes, when at 28 he was caught off C. McKenzie by T. McKenzie at short square leg. Elmes was the incomer. He made only a single, however, when die was caught by Southern behind the wicket, and was replaced by T. Fraser. Cameron was sent to the pavilion a few minutes later when he was clean bowled by Forde. With half an hour to go Robertson was eighth man in, and Otago, with six wickets down, wanted 75 runs. Fraser went out leg-before-wicket after he had scored a single, and was replaced by Leader. L. M. Uttley took over the bowling from C. McKenzie. Robertson, at 14, was caught by Poole at mid-on. With 10 minutes to go Talbot took his place as tenth man, eight wickets having fallen. Leader, at eight, was caught in the slips by Scandrett off C. McKenzie, and the match ended in a draw, Southla- ' making 159 and Otago 113 for nine wickets. Messrs W. A. H. Oliver and G. Gunn were the umpires. Details:— SOUTHLAND

BOWLING ANALYSIS

WELCOME TO OTAGO TEAM FUNCTION DURING TEA ADJOURNMENT A welcome to the Otago cricket team was extended by the president of the Southland Cricket Association (Mr R. Taylor) (during the afternoon tea adjournment of the match between Otago and Southland yesterday. In thanking the Otago Association for sending such a representative team, Mr Taylor said that in the last three or four years the Otago Association had been doing its best to foster country cricket and "'to assist the sub-unions, and its country week-fixture was a singular success. It had always been Southland’s desire to meet the Otago team at its full strength but it was not always possible, and it was not until this year that Otago had been able to send a team south. He thanked Dr G. H. Uttley for his cooperation, the. High School boys who had prepared the wicket, and the umpires. Mr R. O. Talbot, manager of the Otago team, also thanked Dr Uttley for allowing the match to be played on the High School ground. The Otago team was, he thought, the strongest available. They were most anxious to make the game a two days’ fixture but the club matches had to be considered. He expressed their pleasure at being able to meet Southland in this way, and hoped that they would have similar opportunities in the future.

W. Spence b Robertson 22 W. Southern c Elmes b Talbot 25 C. K. Saxton c Elmes b Leader 9 A. Cutler c Anderson b Talbot 43 J. Scandrett c Anderson b Elmes 16 L. M. Uttley lbw b Elmes 2 N. McGowan c Mills b Elmes 9 N. Forde lbw b Elmes 0 C. McKenzie b Elmes 14 V. Poole not out \ 8 T. McKenzie c Mills b Leader 0 Extras 11 TOTAL 159

. O. M. R. W. R. Silver 7 1 28 — R. Talbot 15 4 39 2 J. Robertson 12 1 30 1 V. Leader .6 0 24 2 C. Elmes 12 1 27 5 OTAGO EL Uttley lbw b Forde 10 A. C. Holden c T. McKenzie b C McKenzie 28 G. Mills c Poole b C. McKenzie 1 A. T. Anderson c T. McKenzie b C McKenzie .28 H. Cameron b Forde 9 C. J. Elmes c Southern b C. McKenzie 1 T. C. Fraser lbw b Forde 1 G. J. Robertson c ’’oole b Forde 14 V. Leader c Scandrett b C. Mc- * Kenzie 8> R. O. Talbot not out 6 Extras 7 —— !■ TOTAL for nine wickets 113 BOWLING ANALYSIS . O. M. R. W. N. Forde 12 2 28 4 C. McKenzie 15 — 49 5 T. McKenzie 5 1 19 N. McGowan 1 — 4 - L. M. Uttley 2 — 6