CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10926, 15 November 1913, Page 6

CRICKET.

THAT FOURTEENTH MAN.

COLTS' MATCH CONCLUDED. (By SQUARE-LEG.) General regret is expressed that th* Cricket Council did not get the necessary financial support from the Crioket Associations outside Canterbury to justify them in acceding to the Selection Committee's recommendation to include a fourteenth man in the team to tour Australia. It is pleasing to learn, however, that the necessary guarantees are forthcoming from other sources, and the Council will bo relieved of its difiiculties. So that it now appears certain that an extra bowler will be sent. THE COLTS. The match served to emphasise the value of a class bowler on the side. In the first innings of the Colts none of the usual Canterbury representative bowling was opposed to them, and though they made only 186 runs they occupied the batting crease nearly all the afternoon. Bennett took a hand in the second innings, and had the lads completely routed. He took six for 28, off 138 balls, and most of the runs made off him were made by Hobbs and Lamb at the end of tho innings. The innings of the representatives did not serve to bring out any marked bowling talent amongst the hoys. Th« first two mien, Woods and Hayes, defied all their efforts till 150 were on the board. Donnelly, tho captain, then took the ball and got Woods's wicket, a weak stroke to point. Joiios making a good catch high, left-handed. Lamb, the Riccarton lad, got two wickets, Donnelly two and Bain two, the othor four retiring. The fielding on the other hand was first-class. Grant took a good catch tho slips, dismissing Hayes, and C. E. Guiney.a very good catch in the long field, dismissing Bishop. It was a great hit, and from the other ■ end would have landed in the centre lof the plantation outside the ground. The lad Greenlees performed aljly behind the wickets; ho had a long day's work, and though the bowlers were hitting the bat very consistently, yet what few got past them were cleverly stopped and taken, and he got tho bails off very quickly. I like his style. In the second innings of the Coltc, Jones, of East Christchurch, carried off the honours. He batted correctly and put powder into his strokes. He was splendidly caught by Monaghan off a hot return low down. Bain lashed out merrily for his 24, mostly made off one over from Monaghan. O'Malley played much better in this innings; he stopped the good ones, but dealt with those over-pitched. These tactics on the first day would have brought him a good • score. Lamb took tho long handle effectively and hit well for his 19-runs. Though Pinckney only made 6 he made a lovely cut for 4 behind point, which goes to show that he has the power if he cares to use it. He was keeping Bennott out very successfully till he went across to play a swerver, which landed on his foot, and he hs'd to go. The match has demonstrated our l©liance upon about half a dozen rren to do our bowling, and a sharp look-out must be kept for budding talent in that direction. The lads brought before the publio, by this match as possible future representatives are Jones and Greenlees, East Christchurch; Guiney (the youngest). School. Lamb and Smith have the makings of good bowlers, though they were not particularly successful in this match. Guiney, who had hi* shoulder-blade : broken at football, had to retire from the game yesterday because of injury to the same shoulder.