CRICKET.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 24 October 1912, Page 3

CRICKET.

GENERAL ITEMS OF INTEREST

(By "L.8.W.")

Tho South Melbourne team, which is being organised by Harry Trott to ■toutNow Zealand, will leavo Mo.lbo.i'-niv about two weeks before Christmas. An important addition has just been made to tho team by the inclusion of J. Giller, who is considered by some good judges to bo a near approach in form, both with bat and ball, to Warwick Armstrong.

In connection with the Albion (Duncdin) Club's jubilee it is interesting to know that the present High Commissioner, the Hon. T. Mackenzie, was one of tho original members of that club. Other well-known old members aro Mr.

Mark Cohen and Mr. Gilbert Buchanaa, cf tho " Evening Star"; Mr. T. Payto.i, printe;-, of Dunedin; Mr. F. Wells, Mr. G. B. Sheppard, and tho famous underarm bowler, Mr. W. Hutchinson.

Ono important step towards the improvement of Dunedin cricket will como into operation t-:is swason —that is, tlw plt'.yinp: «f all Senior Grade* matches on turf wickets. Tn tho' past those matcher, havo been played alternately on turf ?.nd matting.

Ono of tho most romarkablo cricket matches ever playod was that between Mr. Trainfer and his sheep-dog on tho ono hand and two gentlemen of Middlesex on tho other. Tho dog stood at his master's sido until the ba.ll was hit, and then proceeded to field it with such alacrity that tho other side experienced tho utmost difficulty in scoring a single run. In tho upshot tho man and the dog won easily. Another curious game was that played between two el-evens on horseback in 1800, while in 1846 an eleven captained by Earl Winterton defentorl fifty-seven labourers.

To-day's games in the Thursday competition arc: —P. and T. v. Chemists (Cook's No. 1), and Grocers v. Drapers (Cook's No. 2). As the matches unlimited to ono day, players aro urged fco bo prepared to take the field at 2 p.m. The second series of matches in the wnior and junior Saturday Cup competitions will be commenced this week-end. Two senior matches. Wanganui A v. Collogo B and St. Paul's v. Aramoho, will bo played on Cook's Gardens Nos. 1 and 2 wickets respectively. The AVanennui B —College A (seniors) match will commence on tho Matter's ground. The two matches in tho second grade are Technical College v. College (new College ground) and St. Paul's A v. St. Paul's B (Technical College Ground).

Cricketers were a_;ain somewhat lucky in being favoured with an afternoon's cricket last Saturday, when the conditions in tho forenoon were anything but promising. The wickets on Cook'-s were dead ; ;>.s -a consequence sensational incidents wo.ro recorded. Tho ('<;l!e_o B—Wanganui B match resulted in a. full win for the* former, though only a few runs separated the totals. With p. lond of 2" runs to their credit on th-i first innin_>. Colletro B failed to siirnn^i their first innings total of 11", tl'M sr-cond attc?nph nroducing P*>. Til's lef 4; Wnn^anni Bill to win. but their rer-ond innings ended one sliort of their fir 1, strike. I.■nihv.m ag*'in performed well with thf> ball, liis average reading 5 for 39. His bowling figures for the match were twelve for S3 —a fine performance.

Before the seco-nd day's play in Collego A —St. Paul's match ha' 1, "omrn^nc- | ed, tho general consensus of opinion waf, tliat the College would win. But with «, large number tlie principal question was what -the Collegians would win by. Tho principal factor in St. Paul's defeat was th r:- inability to pice n full j team in tho field on either day. It is ' expected that this difficulty will, under ', ordinary circumstances, bo obviated in tho future. Tf the tram is brought out in its cntirehv, it may be eonfident'v . anticipated St. Paul's' wi!l ho in the \ running at tho end of iho fc?.soii. The ('.'> mi anting; features of tho concluding f':\y'■■•• i>-lay wer" t.b-i dinnlnvs given by r.t'iujett. and Bnthr.nt?/ Tho letter's innings tloc.s r.c>t rerjuiro further elabora- , t-on. Bennett.'s 00 wa=! one of the best, and on form ho .siy>v.ld very snon reach t!>'« fovet'.vl th""cr--fior',i!-fi mirk. Tho outstanding feature of the Wanganui A —Aramoho match was the fino trinlo pr>rform.Tnco of C. Holl'inf!. To tnkfi fiv(> wickots for s>t runs in Aram.^hoV. first ir,::!ng". t.;kl then run up ;■* "-lior" r.~ "7, ""■': a per form nrr-o in it—lf. "R-t, to f-IW. thifi r.o by t,-\kin^ flvn wickets (nil clean bowlctl) in his orinonf-phs1 '^-".ii'i ''r*M"r>'f--, ?(\r rri'o run-. makes bis trio of performances a meritc'-- • ions fp.it. BrvTfrincr t^ n v/ickots for fiff"cn nnd wine .*>7 (^ irierrv innings) is not :\ bid p.ft^rnAr-.n'^. cr'cl'pf;. Op tbet^o perform<inces, is it any wonder that Aramoho id being horiolp.^sly br-fiten? Aramoho rnn up to 30 in the. first innings. WVtnrranui's scoro stood at four for 122 when they applied the

closure and sent Aramoho in again. Faber 27 not out and Rev. Reeve 21 helped to swell Wanganui's total. When stumps were drawn Aramoho's score stood at seven for 23. It's a pity that tho match was not finished.