CRICKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2143, 28 December 1920, Page 20 (Supplement)

CRICKET.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH.

WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY.

The representative cricket match, Wellington v. Canterbury, which was started on Christmas Day, and in which play was impossible yesterday because of the steady rain, was resumed this morning, at Hagley Park. The weather was fine and warm, but overcast. Considering that yesterday it was under water, the wicket had rolled out very well, though it was still rather soft and inclined to be tricky.. The southern end wr- the softer. Unless the sun came out very strong, the wick«t looked like being easy this afternoon. The outfield was still a little damp and slow, and in the fourth over, sawdust was called for. .In the first day's play, Wellington had scored 176, and Canterbury had lost three wickets in scoring 55, the batsmen who were out being Blunt, Patrick and Grant. This morning, Brosnahan and Hayes took the score to 80, when Brosnahan was dismissed. Then wickets fell quickly, the fifth going with the score still at 80, the sixth at 90, the seventh at 93, and the eighth at 97. Then Read and Sandman put on £4 for the next,,the ninth and tenth wickets falling at 141, and Canterbury finishing 35 runs behind Wellington. Brice and MiddJeton bowled well until Read got to them a bit. Read made top score of the innings. Brice, who had five for 39 at one time, and finished with five for 51, was Wellington's most successful bowler. THE PLAT. Hayes, who had been not out on Christmas Day, without receiving-a ball then, and Brosnahan, who had made 18, took up the batting again. Brice, from the northern end, bowled a maiden over to Hayes. Middleton took up the bowling from the southern end. Many people though that Brosnahan was bowled by Mlddleton's second deliver/, but the ball, just off the off stump, had shot off one of the wicketkeepers feet on to the stomps. Brosnahan late-cut the last Ball of the over for two. Hayes started by gliding Brice to fine-leg for a single. A similar shot in Middleton's next over produced three. Hayes got a couple of twos to leg off Brlce's next over. His first scoring shot on the off was a cut for one In Brice's next over*- The scoring was slow, for the bowling was steady. Then Bsosnahan got a four behind the wicketkeeper, off Brice; evidently he had just touched the ball, on the leg-side. Middleton bowled a maiden to Hayes. Presently the first ball of Brice's sixth over this morning, a good-length one that seemed to turn from leg and take jUie off-bail, bowled Brosnahan, .at 80—4—28. Brice now had three for" 29.

The seventh l>all of that over of Bricc's —a maiden—dismissed Allard, caught by' Baker, s at forward short-leg, so low down that the fieldsman seemed 'vto onlookers to take the ball off the ground. Evidently he had got a hand under the ball. just in time to prevent Its touching the ground. 80—5—0. So Brice had four for 29. Reese then joined Hayes, who. had scored'l4 by this time. Mlddleton bowled another maiden, to Hayes. When he had scored IC, Hayes was almost caught by Baker, at forward short-leg, off Brice, a sharp chance which went to Baker's left hand being Just too sharp to be held. Again Mlddleton bowled a maiden to Hayes. Reese had opened with a single off Brice. Presently Hayes was caught by McGlrr, at forward short- leg, off Mlddleton, at 90—6—If). Mlddleton had now one for 13, in 10 overs. His bowling record this morning, at this stage, was: Eight overs, 11 runs, one wicket Thomas now joined Reese, who had scored four singles, and who broke the run of them by turning Brice to leg for a couple. The first ball that Thomas received from Brice knocked his off-stump clean out of the ground, to the oft*. 93—7—0. Brice had five for 89 now. Sandman was the next man In. Reese was going well-when he played Mlddleton on to his pff-stump, at 97—8—11. Read almost played the next ball on, the ball going to fine leg for a single, and Sandman almost did the same thing with the last ball of the over, the stroke producing two runs, and bringing up .the hundred. Read Kite Well. Briee had no deep field, and so Sandman was hitting out—but not connecting proSerly. Read opened bis shoulders to Midleton, and on-drove him hard to the boundary. Mlddleton had one deep field, but for both, batsmen Brice and Mlddleton had fieldsmen close in to the wicket, on each side. Read straight-drove Brice to the boundary, bringing himself into double figures, and Brice then stationed Hutchings In the deep-field to him, but brought Hutchings In closer to Sandman after Read had got three with an uppish stroke to the on off him. Sandman got two through the slips, making 11 off that over of Briee's. Read off-drove MlddUton to the boundary, bringing himself to 20, ar-4 then on-drove him for a Single. Mlddleton now had two deep-fields. Sandman put Mlddleton to square-leg for two, and cut him for a single, and Read on-drove that bowler for two, making 10 off the over. At 127 McGlrr relieved Brice, whose analysis now had become five for 51, in 16 overs, of which 11 had been bowled this morning. Read had scored 23 while Sandman had got seven.' Three runs came off McGirr's first over to-day. At 130, Hlddleston took up the bowling at the southern end, in place of Mlddleton, two for 35 in 13 overs, of which 11 had been bowled this morning. Hiddleston spread the field much wider than it had been, but his first over to-day was a maiden, to Sandman, although the batsman had hit every ball In It. A single to each man, and a two to Read, came off McGirr's next over. ' Read had quietened down now, and a single, to Sandman, was all that came off Hlddleston's next over. At 135, Lambert took the ball from McGirr, whose two overs this morning had produced seven runs. On Christmas Day, Lambert had bowled three overs for two runs. Sandman's first four was a nice one Just forward of square-leg, off Lambert. Read brought himself to top score by turning Hiddleston to leg for two. In the same over, however, he went in front of his wicket to stop a ball with his legs, deliberately, and the appeal for Ibw went against him. 141—9—30. Taylor played the next ball to the off, called, .and was run out, the innings thus finishing at 141, at 12.40 p.m. Sandman was batting steadily and well when the innings finished. Wellington Batting Again. Wellington opened its second innings with Hiddleston and Lambert, to the bow-ling of Sandman (from the southern end) and Reese. Three singles came off Sandman's first over, but Hiddleston punched- Reese's first delivery to the on-boundary. Altogether seven runs came off Reese's first over. The luncheon adjournment was then taken, with the score at 10 (Hiddleston 8, Lambert 2). By the time that.the game was resumed after lunch the wicket had dried excellently, and had become a good one for batting on, and the light was good, most of the clouds having cleared away. Read bowled from the southern end, and Blunt from the

northern. A single came off Bead's first over, and two singles, and a two—Beese should have stopped the last—off Elunt's first. Read's second over was a maiden, to Lambert but the batsman played every ball. Blunt's second over was also a maiden—most of it to Lambert, after,a bye had , been scored. Read's third over was also j a maiden, with one bye off It. Hiddleston got a rather lucky single off Blunt, who was beating the i batsmen frequently. Presently Hiddleston 'punched Read to square-leg for four, very ; nicely. In the same over the bair went for. I four in byes—the outfield was much faster than it had been. In Blunt's fourth over Lambert was bowled with his bat in the air I The ball was pitched on the off, and Lambert refrained from putting his bat to it. But it came back from the off, and bowled him—a wrong *un. 28-1-4. Hiddleston hnd 18 when McGirr joined him. ' McGirr opened by getting Read to square- : leg ' boundary. In the same over be was dropped, at forward' short-leg, by Patrick, :of ail people 1 In Read's next over McGirr on-drove one for three. The batsmen were ! not doing much with Blunt. In Read's next over, McGirr got a two ( and two fours—all to leg—and another ball went f,or two in byes. Hiddleston punched Blunt to the on for four. At,6l, Thomas relieved Read (none for 24 hi seven overs), and bowled a maiden to McGirr. Sandman took the ball from Blunt (one for 19 in seven overs). Allan], at deep square-leg, was applauded for good fielding of a hit by McGirr off Sandman. Only a single came off Thomas's second over. McGirr had 24 .when he gave a high chance to square-leg off Sandman. Ailard was top far back to get to it in time to hold the nail as it dropped. McGirr had scored two more* when he put up one on the off, off Thomas. Blunt tried to get to it, but did not succeed. It would have been a very fine catch If it. had come off. Hiddleston edged one from Sandman off his off-stump for three. Scores:— WELLINGTON. First Innings. t

The bowlers who took wickets were:— Read, four for 47; Blunt, three for 30; Thomas, two for 12. , # CANTERBURY. First Innings.

ENGLAND r. BENDIGO. By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright, (Rec. Dec. 28, 8.35) MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. At Bendlgo, playing against a .Bendlgo fifteen, England in the first Innings, made 371 (Douglas 119, Hobbs 52, Makepeace 58, "Parkin 43 not out). Bendlgo has lost three wickets for 32. Parkin took three wickets for 10 runs. ■ ' » VICTORIA~v. N.S.W. (Rec. Dec. 28, 8:35) MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. The cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued on a good wicket. New South Wales concluded its first timings for 366 runs (Hendry 87, Gregory 46 not out). Bowling Analysis: McDonald: Three for 90, lremonger four for 127, Ryder two for 67. Victoria in Its first Innings has lost five wickets for 228 runs (Armstrong 51, Park 111, Ryder 39 not out)'. N.Z. TEACHERS' TEAM. SYDNEY, December 27. The New Zealand teachers' cricket team commenced u two-days' match against Central Cumberland, at Parramatta. New Zealand, In their first innings, made 76, and In Its second innings have one wicket down for 70. Cumberland's first innings realised 159.

J. S. Hiddleston 41 lbw b Sandman 5 H. Lambert 441133114414414212114221114- • 111111411 c Reese b Sandman .. .. 74 H. E. Burton 11124213111244141 b Blunt. 34 E. M. Phillips 31111111 b Read ., .. 10 H. M. McTGirr c Taylor b Read .. J. Hutching* 33211411114 b Read .. F. S. MiddFeton b Read .. ., .. .. 0 .. 22 .. 0 .. , 3 .. 4 ..10 .. 6 .. 5 .. 3 ..' 176 Bowling :— 0. M. R. W. R. Read 16 « 62 5 D. McK. Sandman .. 13.6 2 SO 3 A. Grant 2 0 14 0 R. C. Blunt 5 1 19 1 A. W. Thomas .... 6 1 23 0 Second Innings. J. S. Hiddleston c Patrick b Read .. 39 H. Lambert b Blunt J 4 .. 35 H. E. Burton st Taylor b Blunt .. 3 J. Hutchings b Read .. 3 F. S. Middleton b Read .. .. ;. 3 E. M. Phillips b Read .. .. .. 2 W. S. Brlce c- Grant b Blunt .. .. 8 W." Warne c Taylor b Thonns .. 19 .. 0 .. 0 Extras (byes 16, leg-byes 2) ..18 Total '.. .. 134

R. C. Blunt 241311 c Middles ton b Brice.. 12 E. Brosnahan 1111411111112122411 b Brice 28 W. R. Patrick 11112441 lb\v b McGlt r .. 15 6 W. Hayes 1322112112111 c McGirr b Midi -.. 19 C. W. Allard c Baker b Brice .... 0 D. Reese 11112122 b Mlddleton . It " # 0 D. McK. Sandman 22211114 not out 14 R. Read 11412434122122 lbw b Hlddle30 0 t , 4 •• 2 141 Bowliug: O. M. R. \V. 3. S. Hiddleston .. .. 4.7 1 51 5 16 1 15 0 6 0 12 1 F. S. Middleton ., .. 13 4 35 2