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Temuka Leader, Issue 4016, 26 February 1903, Page 2

CRICKET.

LORD HAWKE'S TEAM AT TIMAEU. THE MATCH AGAINST SOUTH CANTERBURY. The long looked forward to event in the cricket annals of South Canterbury, viz., the match Lord Hawke's team v. South Canterbury, commenced at the Athletic grounds, Timaru, yesterday morning under most favourable conditions as far as the weather was concerned, the heat of a brilliant summer day being tempered by a cooling breeze. The attendance was good and was variously estimated at between 1250 to 1500. The wicket which has lately had a great deal of attention spent upon it was fairly good, but was rather too “ dead " to ensure a very fast wicket. The toss was won by Leathern, the English skipper,, and he elected to bat. Before the South Canterbury team went to the field the members elected B. R. Macdonald,' of Winchester, their captain. The umpires were Mr W. S. Lindsay, for the local men, and Mr C. T. H. Perry, for the Englishmen. Play commenced at noon sharp, Bosanquet and Williams going to the wicket. The former got a couple to long leg off Fisher, the left-hand bowler, and then another to square leg. Williams then took strike to Dalgloish andopened very carefully. Bosanquet put his next to long on, and then got two to midfield with a pretty stroke but was. still not quite at home to Dalgleish’s bowling. What looked like a drive to the boundary was saved by Minifie. A strait drive to ■ the boundary was made off Fisher, but only two resulted. .. The Middlesex amateur had to change his bat which had splintered. He was playing free and attractive cricket, and shortly afterwards got a drive to the on boundary, clean along the grass—a beautiful stroke. Williams next drove Fisher to the long field and 20 came on the board. ■ Careless fielding resulted in two singles. Fisher s bowling now became to be treated with considerable respect, each batsman paying carejfully. Williams was facing Dalgleish when he got an uppish one which curled off the edge of the bati, and was caught by Fisher 23—1—4. Burnup replaced, and did not seem to know what to do with Dalgleish, who was getting on a 'lot of pace and keeping splendid length. Maiden followed maiden, and then Bosanquet sent one round to the boundary at deep leg. He gave a difficult chance next strike to midfield, and a single resulted. Burnup lifted one high over square leg, and 30 came up. Another boundary to the on by Bosanquet, and then a single off a pretty drive, Burnup followed up with a two to the off, right between four men. A clever glance to leg for two and then -a clean open shoulder drive to the same batsman, and a four to deep leg by Bosanquet, and 40 was posted. The Kent amateur took The next from Dalgleish right out of his block past square leg and Bosanquet drov Fisher for four to the off, and lifted the next on to the roof of the pavi - ion, a great hit, vociferouslyapplauded. Burnup made one of his pretty strokes along the grass, just clear of short leg, and Bosanquet got a couple to leg, saved , £ro “ \^ 0U v d v ary by Barron. A nice leg bH by Burnup and 50 was in sight, b men at this time being well set. Fisher reduced his pace but B urnup was not to be tempted, then the trundler quickened his P 2 , 06 . “d the Kent crack got one to leg for a couple. Bosanquet lashed out to a straight one from Dalgleish and was clean bowled-62-3-40_ Thompson was the newcomer . Dalgleish stll kept on top as the most successful bowler —another maiden and a wicket. A single to Burnup and Thompson faced Fisher. He got badly on to the third ball from Fisher and was caught by Fulton at point, 63—3—0. Leatham,, the captain, came in next. The wicket at this stage had cut up very much, especially at the northern end. Burnup cot a hard let-off in the slips, and then drove Dalgleish for a single. Leatham opened his account with a single to ,midfield just before the luncheon adjournment. . On resuming Leathern took strikei to Dalgleish, and cut the last ball of the over for four. In Fisher’s next over Leathern put an uppish one into the slips, hut out of Lynch’s reach and a few balls'', later the same batsman had another life in the slips off Dalgleish. After some rather slow play Leathern lifted Fisher to long off, where White passed a rather difficult chance. At mnety-cight, however Burnup lifted another ball to the long field, and this time White made no mistake, bringing off a brilliant catch— 9 B—4 Fane P nered Leatham, but Dalgleish s fourth ball ■.found his wicket— 9 B—s—o. Taylor followed, playing a maiden from DdSgleish; and Leatham, ,wHh pjrH

for lour brought the first century on theboard amidst great applause. An hour and a half was required to bring up the 100 runs. Two runs later Taylor was caught in the slips by Cox102— 6—o. Johnson came next and drove Dalglcish for 1, later on getting a pretty off drive for four off the same bowler. In Fisher’s [next over Leatham cut a bumpy ball hard to point, where Fulton brought off a fine catch.—llo—7—3. Stunning came in, and play became steady till Johnston drove a full toss from Fisher for four. Dalgleish stopped a hard out! from the same batsman, but next ball went to the boundary well over tho bowler’s head. The next went up in the slips where Barron .secured jft. —l24—S—l7, Dowson filled the vacancy, and livened things up by two smart runs. Two to Stanning off Fisher brought 130 up. and a hard drive for two, and a lift to leg for four off Dalgleish were credited to Dowson, who then gave a possible chance to Goldstonc, which was refused. In the next over Dowson lifted Fisher into the longfield, just out of Montgomery’s reach. Loose fielding allowed a drive by Dowson to reach the boundary, and Stanning lifted one from Fisher to leg for 1. bringing 150 up. A beautiful hit by Dowson was followed by a narrow cssape from a run out, Fulton throwing, in rather wide. At this period tho fielding of the South Canterbury team became rather loose, and several runs were made through misjudgments. At 160 Montgomery relieved Dalgleish at the northern end. Thomas bringing off a brilliant one-handed catch at mid-on, causing the retirement of Stanning for a well-played 19.—167 9—19. Whatman was last man in, and he and Dowson created some excitement by running what appeared to be very risky runs. The former! at last lifted one from Fisher to longoff, where Wing brought off a very difficult catch, and the innings closed for 172, Dowson having compiled a rapid and pretty 27 not out. Two hours and 24 minutes were taken by the Englishmen to compile their runs. At 3.25 p.m. the South Canterbury innings commenced. Cox and Thomas were the pioneer batsmen, the former taking the strike to Burnup, and falling a victim to hi& second ball, o—l—o. ' Jefferson followed and drove the fourth ball for 3. Thomson opened from the pavilion end bowling to Thomas, who hit his last ball high to the off where Bosan quet secured it, 2—2—o. Adcock came in and scored 1 off Burnup in the slips, Jefferson get- ; ting the same bowler nicely to leg for 4. Adcock cut Thomson for 2, ' and in attempting to pufii the fast ' bowler, was caught in the slips. 9—3—3. Barron came in, and Je;- j ferson snicked Burnup for 2, bring- : ing 10 up. Shortly afterwards Barron drove Thomson to. leg for .3,. and Burnup to the boundary for 4, bringing 20 up as the result of half an hour’s play. After some singles Barron again drove Burnup to the hpundary amidst applause, and- Jefferson snicked Thomson for 2i, bring ing 30 up. Dowson here went on in , place of Thomson, and in his first over sent down 2 no halls, Barron hitting towards the pavilion for 4, ] bringing 40 up. Jefferson was then | clean howled by a full toss from , Thomson, who had gone on at Burnup’s end. 4C—3—ll. Wing, follow 7 - ' ed. Barron returning one hard to ‘ Dowson just out of the bowler’s , reach. Two 2’s and a 3 to Barron brought 50 up—twelve being scored off -one of Dowson’s overs. Thomson’s ‘ next over saw Barron clean howled . with a full toss. 555 —32. Were ' partnered Wing, who returned one very softly to Bosanquet who had ‘ gone on in Dowson’s place. 56—6 8. Macdonald, after playing for some time scored 2, and was then bowled ‘ by Thomson. 57—7—2. Minifie fol- • lowed but succumbed to the second 1 ball from Thomson. 59—8—0. 1 Fulton came in, and Were was howl- . ed by a full toss from Bosanquet. 1 59_9_1. The latter bowled five 1 maidens in succession.: Another full toss from Thomson found Fulton’s wicket, and Lynch then partnered , White, who was shortly afterwards > bowled by Bosanquet 71—11—7. Me Gas kill was clean bowled by his ] second bail from the same howler. 71_lii—0. Montgomery hit at a I full toss from Thomson and was ' bowled. 72—13—1. At 73- Lynch j was given out l.b.w. to Thomson. Shrimpton and Dalgleish brought the score rapidly up to 80, * v/hen’ the former was bowled by an ■ off break from Thomson- 80—15—6. 1 Goldstone came in and Dalgleish was brilliantly caught one hand by Bosanquet off his own bowling. Fisher was last man and scored one, ' when Goldstone was howled by Bosanquet, and the innings which had lasted one hour and 55 minutes closed for 81 runs. Thomson and Bosanquet howled splendidly. The following are the scores : LORD' HAWKE’S ELEVEN. First Innings., Williams, c Fisher, b Dalgleish... 4 Bosanquet, b Dalgleish 40 Burnup, c White, b Fisher .... 26 Thompson, c Fulton, ,b Fisher ... 0 Leatham, c Fulton, b Fisher 23 Fane, b Dalgleish 0 Taylor, c Cox, h Dalgleish 0 Johnson, c Barron, h Dalgleish 17 Stanning, c Thomas, b Montgomery 18. Dowson, not out ,■■••• 25 Whatman, c Wing, b Fisher 1 Byes ...; 13 Leg byes .' 2 Total 172 Bowling Analysis Dalgleish, 5 wickets for 70 ; Fisher, 4 for 81 ; Montgomery, I for 4. SOUTH CANTERBURY. First Innings. Cox, b Burnup 0 W. Thomas, c Johnson,,!) Thomson 0 C. Jefferson, b Thomson 11 Rev. J. Adcock, c Whatman, b Thomson 3 Barron, b Thomson 32 Wing, b Bosanquet 8 ■ Were, h Bosanquet ••••■ 1 McDonald, b Thomson 2 Minifie, b Thomson 0 Fulton, b Thomson 3 White, b Bosanquet 7 L'vnch, 1..b.w., Thomson 0 McCas'kill, b Bosanquet 0 Montgomery, b Thomson 1 Shrimpton, b Thomson 6 Dalgleish, c and, b Bosanquet ... 2 Goldstone, h Bosanuuet 0 Fisher, not out 1 Extras ........... 4 Total •••" 81 Bowling—Thomson, 23 runs for 10 wickets ; Dowson, 19 for oßurnup., 22 for 1 ; Bosanquet, 13 for 6.. ENGLISHMEN, 2nd Innings. At 5.40 Fane and Taylor opened the Englishmen’s second innings the latter taking strike to Lynch’s- bowling Fane was clean bowled by Fisher in his first over.—2—l—l. Whatman partnered Taylor and played out time both having six’ (not out) to their credit. . At the first vote for the captaincy of the South Canterbury team McDonald and Cox tied, and a toss resulted in the former being the winner. Messrs Gordon P. Woods and Fraser acted as scorers^ r 't- S<> -jf.-i

Messrs Jefferson, Adcock, and Shrimpton stood out of the local team in the fielding,. To-day play starts at 10.30 a.m. The sum of £Bl 16s was tafien at the gates, including tickets.