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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16941, 16 January 1923, Page 8

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M.C.C. V. NATAL. WIN FOR ENGLISH TEAM. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 16, 10.5 a.m.) CAPETOWN. January 15. The M.C.C. team in the second innings of its match against Natal lost six wickets for 242 runs (Russell 86, Carr 13. Fender 1, Mann 8. Jupp not out. 31). The innings was declared closed. Conyngham took two wickets for 58 rune, and Carter three for 66. Natal in their second innings made 130 (Samuelson 14, Nourse 42. Pearse 30). Gillieati took four wickets for 38 runs. Woolley one for 20. Jupp none For 19. Fender five for 36. and Stevens none for n. Marylchonfc won by 2 !6 runs. Marylebono made 248 in their first inmngs and Natal 124. M.C.C. V. OTAGO. (Per Press Association.) , DUNEDIN, January 15. The Otago-JVI.C.C. cricket match was continued to-uay on an excellent wicket and out-tield, ana resulted in a wm lor tn© visitors by six wickets aud two runs. -VrjUullan was the only Otago batsman to being compiled m seventy-nv© minutes. Part *ot "ins "innings" Tne scorer was A. Allot. 19, whose scoring was very slow. Otagj's innings* closed for 129. Knight joined AL'Mulhin at the wickets, lie had returned to his old style oi' hard hitting. However, he w.as smartly caught by Wilkinson at deep forward leg before ho had been at the crease many minutes. 92—8—6. M'Beath. next sent a hot one to Chapman at mid-on, aud it was accepted. Mullan hie total ' sixty-five minutes by driving Freeman to tbe oh boundary for four, and then brought his total to 69 by on driving the sunie bowler over the fence for six. QlL* the next ball he was stumped by MSU lc-an. 129 —10—69. The last wicket partnership wag the best cf the match, aud added 30 runs. Just on three o'clock the Englishmen resumed, requiring 110 to win. Otago fielded excellently and lost no chances. Scoring was slow, especially in the case ] of Titchrnarsh, who took an hour and a j half to make 37, and Wilson, who made nothing in seventeen minutes. Titchrnarsh was ironically applauded every time he blocked a ball. J ut he would not change his tactics. England's 112 took 110 minutes to make * Hill-Wood aud Wilkinson opened for M.C.C. to the bowling of M’Beatli and Torrance. Otago's fielding was very keen, and kept the scoring down. Wilkinson gave a difficult chance off Torrance to M'Beatli in the slips, and it was smartly accepted. 4—l—2. Titchrnarsh followed. Hill-Wood then started to hit. and 30 went up for thirty minutes’ play. At 42 AIJoo relieved Torrance. At 60 HillWood (36) skied M'Beath to Cecil Alloo at extra cover. €l, 2—36. Chapman filled the vacancy, but was caught off bis second stroke by Duncan off M’Beath at forward leg. 60—3—0. Wilson, next man, Mocked every ball for seventeen minutes and then hit an easy one from A. Alloo to Knight at mid-off. 71—4—0. Calthorpe was the incomer. Titchrnarsh continued to score slowly. At 95 Torrance relieved Alloo. One hundred went up for 100 minutes' play. Titchrnarsh having 37 for Oalt.horne played the winning stroke, sending M’Beath to the boundary for foiir. OTAGO. First Innings. Shepherd, h Tyldesley . . . .52 Cecil Alloo. b Calthorpe .... 2 Arthur Alloo. b Calthorpe ... 5 M'Mnllan. b Tyldesley .... 8 Galiand, c and )> Tyldesley . . i 58 Dickinson, c Wilkinson b Hartley . . 17 Duncan, run out 0 Conradi, c Maclean b Freeman . . 39 Knight, not out 10 M’Beath, c Tyldesley h Freeman . . 0 Torrance, b Freeman .... 0 Extras 31 Total 202 Rowling analysis. Freeman. three wickets for 16 rims: Tyldesley. three for 72: Calthorpe. two for 63: Chapman, none for 19; Hartley, one for 19. Second Innings. C. Alloo, b Calthorpe .... 0 Shepherd, c and b Calthorpe n A. W. Alloo. c Chapman 1> Freeman . 19 Conradi, c Titchrnarsh b Calthorpe . 1 Galiand. st .Maclean b Freeman . . 4 M'.Mill lari. s‘ M a.-lean b Freeman . . 63 Duncan, c Tyldesley b Freeman . . 1 Dickinson, Ibw b Hartley ... 3 Knight, e Wilkinson b Hartley . . 6 M’Beath, c Chapman b Hartley . . O Torrance, not. out 7 Extras 10 Total 129 Bowling analysis. Calthorpe, three wickets for 28 runs; Freeman, four for 51; Tyldesley, none for 8: Hartley, three for 32. ENGLAND. First, Innings. Hill-Wood, 1> A. Alloo .... It -WilkinsoD, c Shepherd b Dickinson . 20 Titchrnarsh. c M'Mullan b Torrance . 73 Maclean, c M'Beath b Torrance . . 24 Chapman, c Torrance b M'Beath . . 53 Wilson, b Torrance . . . * . 4 Calthorpe. c Conradi h M’Beath . . 0 Lowry, c Conradi b M'Beath ... 4 Hartley, not out- 4 Freeman, run out 7 Tyldesley, c Shepherd h M’Beath . . 15 Extras Total 222 Bowling analysis. Torrance. three wickets for 43 runs: M’Beath, four for 66; Dickinson, one for 36; A. Alloo. two for 44; Conradi, none for 2; Shepherd, none for 27. Second Tnnines. Hill-Wood, c Cecil Alloo b M’Beath . 36 Wilkinson, c M’Beath b Torrance . . 2 Chapman, c Duncan b M’Beath I I 0 Wilson, e Knight bA. Alloo ... 0 Calthorpe. not out 28 Total for four wickets . . 112 Bowling analysis.—M’Beath, two wickets for 60 runs; Torrance, one for 25; A. Alloo, one for 18. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. , CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. On Saturday night a Canterbury junior eleven will leave for Wellington to meet a similar eleven in a match to be play el on Monday and Tuesday next, January 22 and 23. The members of the elevens have restriction has been imposed ‘with the object of bringing out the younger players and giving them further experience. At its last, meeting the Canterbury Cricket Association voted £2O towards the expenses of the trip, and the difference between that amount and the fares for the whole team has been offered by two cricket enthusiasts. so that the cost of the tour to the players will only be their board in Wellington. The selectors have chosen the following to make the journey.—l. Cromb, Godfrev, D Hay, C. L. King (captain>. J. Logie. A. Lillburne. W. Milner. Murchison, Gordon. M. Pengelly and R. Spaan. Any of those who have been selected are requested to notify Mr W. L. King telephone 1255. if they are unable, to play, so that others may he chosen in good time. Practice will be carried on every night this week, and all others who weep originally selected to practise are requested