CRICKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2143, 28 December 1920, Page 8

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 was the softer. Unless the sun came out very strong, the wicket 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 piay, 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, Brosriahan 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 Sand-' man put on 44 for the next, the ninth and tenth wickets falling at 141, and Canterbury finishing 35 runs behind Wellington. Brice and Middieton bowled well until Read got to them a bit. Read made 4op 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 PLAY.

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. Middieton took up the bowling from the southern end. Many people though that Brosnahan was bowled by Mlddietin's second delivery, but the ball, just off the off stump, had shot off one of the wicketkeeper's feet on to the stumps. Brosnahan late-cut the last ball of the over for two. Hayes started by gliding Brlce to fine-leg for a single. A glmllar shot in Middleton's next over produced three. Hayes got a couple of twos to leg«"6ff Brice'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 Brosnahan got a four behind the wicketkeeper, off Brice; evidently he had just touched the ball, on the leg-side. Middieton bowled a maiden to* Hayes. Presently the first ball of Brice's sixth over this morning, a good-length one that Beemed to turn from leg and take the off-bail, bowled Brosnahan, at 80-^-4 —28. Brice now had three for 29.

The seventh l>all of that over of Brlce's —a maiden—dismissed Allard, caught by Baker, at forward short-leg, so low down that ' the fieldsman seemed to 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 bad scored 14 by this time. Middleton bowled another maiden, to Hayes, When he had scoVd 16, Hayes was almost caught by Baker, at forward ihort-leg, off Br Ice, a sharp chance which went to Baker's left hand being Just too sharp to be held. Again Middleton bowled a maiden to Hayes. Reese bad opened with a single off Brice. Presently Hayes was caught by McGlrr, at forward short-leg, off Middleton, at 00—6—19. Middleton In d now one for 13, hi 10 overs. His bowling record this morning, at this stage, was! Eight overs, 11 runs, one wicket. Thomas now joined Reese, who bad 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 off. 93—7—0. Brice had five for 39 'now. Sandman was the next man In. Reese was going well when he played Middleton on to Ms off-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 some thing with the last ball of the over, the stroke producing two runs and bringing tip the hundred.

Bead Hit* Well. Brice had no deep field, and so Sandman was hitting out—but not connecting .properly. Read opened his shoulders to Middlcton, and on-drove him hard to the boundary. Middleton had one deep field; but for both batsmen Brice and Middleton 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 Hutching* 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 Brioe's. Read off-drove Middleton to the boundary, bringing himself to 20, ar>d then on-drove him for a single. Middleton now had two deep-fields. Sandman put Middleton 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 McGirr relieved Brice, whose analysis now had become live 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, Hiddleston took up the bowling at the southern end, in place of Middleton, two for 35 in 13 overs, of which 11 had. been bowled this morning. Hiddieston 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 Hiddieston'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 Hiddieston 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 lbw . 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 Hiddieston and Lambert, to the bowling of Sandman (from the southern end) and Reese. Three singles came off Sandman's first over, but Hiddieston 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 (Hiddieston 8, Lambert 2). By the time thut 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 oft* Read's first oyer, and two singles, and a two—Reese should liave stopped the last—off Blunt's first. Bead's gecoud 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 a maiden, -with one bye off it, Hiddleston got a rather lucky single off Blunt, who was beating the batsmen frequently. Presently Hiddleston punched Read to square-leg for four, very nicely. In the same over the ball went for four in byes—the outfield was much faster than it bad been. In Blunt's fourth over Lambert was bowled with his bat in the olrl 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 had 18 when McGirr joined him. McGirr opened by getting Read to squareleg boundary. In the same over he was dropped, At forward short-leg, by Patrick, of all people I In Read's next over McGirr on-drove one for three. The batsmen were not >doing much with Blunt. Scores:—

WELLINGTON. . First Innings. J. S. Hiddleston 41 lbw b Sandman .: 5 H. Lambert 411133114414414212114221114111111411 c Reese b Sandman .. .. 74 H. E. Burton 11124213111344141 b Blunt 84 E. M. Phillips 81111111 b Bead .. ~ 10 H. M. McGirr c Taylor 1> Read .. .3 0 J. Hutchings 83211411114 b Bead .. .. 22 F. B. Middieton b Read 0 G. Baker 12 b Sandman 8 W. S. Brioe 121 not out 4 A. Doneghue 424 to Read 10 W. Warne 24 run out .. ; 6 Byes 82 .. ..' 5 r Leg-byes 111 .. B Total 176 Bowling:— O. M. R. W. R. Read 16 1 62 5 D. McK. Sandman .. 13.6 2 50 3 A. Grant 8 Q 14 0 R. C. Blunt 5 1 19 1 A. W*. Thomas .... & 1 23 0 Second Innings. J. 5. Hiddleston not out ,49 H. Lambert b Blunt .. .. .... 4 H. McGirr run out 35 Extras H Total for two wickets .. .. 89 CANTERBURY. j First Innings. R. C. Blunt 241811 c Hiddleston b Brlce.. 12 E. Brosnahau 1111411111112122411 b Brlcc 28 W. R. Patrick 11112441 lbw b McGirr .. 15 A. Grant 2211 b Brlce 6 W. Hayes 1322112112111 c McGirr b Middleton 19 C. \V. Allard c Baker b Brice 0 D. Reese 11112122 b Middieton ~ .. 11 A. W. Thomas b Brlce 0 D. McK. Sandman 22211114 not out .. 14 R. Read 11412434122122 lbw b Hiddleston 80 H. M. Taylor run out 0 Byes 211 4 Leg-byes 11 .. a iii Bowling: O. M. R. W. W. S. Brlce .. ... ~ 16 2 51 5 J. S. Hiddleston .... 4.7 1 16 1 J. Hutchings 3 0 15 0 H. Lambert ...... 4 2 0 0 R. M. McGirr 4 1 12 1 F. S. Middletou .... 13 4 35 a ENGLAND T BENDIGO. By Cable. — Preis Association. — Copyright. (Rec. Bee. 28, 8.35) MELBOURNE, Dee. 28. At Bendlgo, playing against a Bendiao fifteen, England in the first innings, made 371 (Douglas 119, Hobbs 52, Makepeace 58, Parkin 48 not out). Bendlgo bas lost three wickets for 32. Parkin took three wickets for 10 runs. VICTORIA"*. N.S.W. (Rec. Dec. 28, 8.35) MELBOURNE, Dee. 28. The cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued on a good wicket. New South Wales concluded Its first tanings for 360 runs (Hendry 37, Gregory 46 not out). Bowling Analysis: McDonald: Three for 90, Ircmonger four for 127, Ryder two for 57. Victoria in its first innings lias lost five wickets for 228 runs (Armstrong 51, Park 111, Ryder 39 not ont). N.Z. TEACHERS' TEAM. SYDNEY, December 27. The New Zealand teachers' cricket team commenced a two-days' match against Central Cumberland, at Parramatta. New Zealand, in their first innings, made 76, and in its second tanings have one wicket down for 70. Cumberland's first tanings realised 159.