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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18430, 14 March 1922, Page 6

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NORTH V. SOUTH ISLAND. NORTH WINS BY FIVE WICKETS. (Per Press Awociatlon.) . CHRISTCHURCH, March 13. North Island won by five wickets, and this just about represented their margin of superiority. South never really recovered from their batting failure of the first innings, but there was certainly a redeeming feature this morning, when Alloo, Galland and Sandman played such a fine uphill game that the South were left with a sporting chance, for the North were set 182 to get, not always an easy task in a fourth innings. That they got them for the loss of only five wickets was due very largely to the very fine innings by Hiddlestone. who gave further evi;dence, if that were needed, that he has no superior in New Zealand as a consistent batsman, at any rate in big cricket. During the greater part of the North’s second innings South always had a fighting chance. The wicket wore remarkably well. The attendance of the public to-day was small and the match means a loss to the New Zeland Cricket Council of about £lOO. To-day Alloo gave a particularly sound display. It was a highly meritorious innings, for no sounder defence was shown by any player on the side. His 52 included many fine scoring shots. Sandman’s defence was as sound as Alloo’s, but his was a much brighter innings, for he scored a great deal faster than Alloo. Gatland’s also was a spirited innings. Of the Northern bowlers. Allcott’s figures suffered severely to-day, when he only got one for 46. However, his bowling on the whole gave the impression that it is doubtful if there is a better bowler in New Zealand. The North’s second innings was marked by a very sound and masterly display of batting by Hiddlestone, and it was really this knock, coming early as it did, that practically assured the North of victory. His defence was soundness itself. Sneddon batted so soundly that probably few would have been surprised if he and Hiddlestone had hit off the runs. McLeod and Garrard both batted very soundly and well, so well indeed that they looked capable of many more had they been needed. The South sorely felt the need of another good bowler to-day. Sandman bowled very well, but Hiddlestone picked out his loose balls with unerring precision and rather spoilt his figures. Dickinson was a failure, for not only was he expensive, but he never looked like getting a batsman out. Next to Carlton and Sandman, Grant was the best bowler on the side, and sent down some very good ones. Scores: — SOUTH ISLAND. First Innings 169 Second Innings. Blunt, b Garrard 50 Neale, b Allcott ... . 4 Woods, b Collins 6 Grant, b Allcott 4 Patrick, c Collins, b Garrard ... 32 Worker, b Allcott 6 Alloo, b Garrard 52 Galland. 1.b.w., b Collins 35 Sandman, c Lambert, b Garrard 37 Carlton, c Garrard, b Allcott 1 Dickinson, not out 5 Extras 30 Total 256 (Bowling: Colins. 2 for 44; Allcott, 4 for 73; Lambert, 0 for 23; Garrard, 4 for 61; Dacre, 0 for 10: Sneddon, 0 for 15. NORTH ISLAND. First Innings 244 (Second Innings. Hiddlestone. st. Woods, b Sandman 68 Dacre, b Carlton 13 Sneddon, c Carlton, b Grant 37 Collins, 1.b.w., b Carlton 2 Baker, 1.b.w., b Sandman 9 McLeod, not out 27 Garrard, not out 22 Extras 5 Total for 5 wickets 183 Bowling: Carlton, 2 for 50; Grant, 1 for 26; Dickinson, () for 37; Sandman, 2 for 47; Alloo, 0 for 11; Blunt, 0 for 7.

TOKOMARU V. COMBINED TEAM. A match of much interest 'took place at Westmere on Saturday, flarch 11th, between Tokomaru (winners of the Gray Cup) and a combined team from the other three competing teams, who proved the winners, Scores: TOKOMARU.—First Innings. A. N. Cave, run out 1 Kitto, c Waters,b Blennerhassett 18 Thompson, c Blennerhassett, b Waters 3 Clutterbuok, c Lett, b Blennerhassett 1 Turner, b Blennerhassett , 10 T. Currie, b Waters ./ f Webb, b Waters 0 G. Turner, b Waters 1 Stoddard, not out . 13 Crawley, b Goldsbury Jnr 7 J. Thompson, b Waiters 8 Extras ? 4 Total 67 Bowling analysis.—Waters, 5 for 16; Blennerhassett 3 for 22; G. Goldsbury, 1 for 5; Russell. 0 for 14; A. Goldsbury 0 for 3. TOKOMARU.—Second Innings. Kitto, c Laird, b Lett 9 Stoddard, b Blennerhassett .... 0 Thompson, b Blennerhassett. . 0 Clutterbuck, c and b Blennerhassett o Cave, c Waters, b Blennerhassett 0 Turner, b Blennerhassett .... 0 T. Currie, b Blennerhassett .... 0 Webb, b Lett o Turner, b Lett 5 Cauley, b B. Goldsbury 6 Thompson, not out , 2 Extras 1 Total 28 Bowling analysis.—Blennerhassett 6 for 4; Lett, 3 for 6; Goldsbury, 1 for 7; Waters. 0 for 10. COMBINED Xl.—Firsit Innings. Waters, lb w, b Webb 7 B. Goldsbury, c Kitto, b Webb. . 37 Lett, b Kitto 6 Tube c and b Webb 17 H. H. Russell, b Thompson. ... 32 Blennerhassett, c Stoddard, b Webb 3

Cripps, c Kitto, b Turner 8 Laird, b Webb 10 A. Goldsbury, e Cauley, b Webb 0 McCulloch, b Turner 0 Wright, not out ■ 1 Extras - ™ 1 Total 132 Bowline lanalytsis,.—Kitto, 1 fur 37; Webb. G for 38; Thompson, 1 0r23; Turner, 2 for 2. The following teams are picked to play on Thursday, 16th inSt., on Westmere Ground: Returned Soldiers. T. Davis. Blennerhassett, W. Gibberd, J. Currie, C. Turner, J. McCulloch, M. Johnson, E. James, H. H. Russell, W. Gordon, B. McKenzie.

Others.—A. N. Cave, H. B. Cave, Thompson, Palmer, B. Goldsbury, A. Goldsbury, Lett. Clu,tterbuck, Cripps, C. Laird, W’aters. HAWKE CUP., WANGANUI v. NELSON. MARCH 31ST AND APRIL IST. The selectors have chosen the following players to practice, the final team and captain being selected alter next Saturday’s play:— R. London, Treadwell!, Tronson (Old Boys); H. B. Cave, R. Johnston, Orton, Wood (Victoria); Holland, Johnston. Stewart (Imlay); Hyder, Stapleton, W’alters, (Wanganui); Bernau (College B). Practice wll be held daily from 4.30 p.m. McLAREN’S TEAM. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. March 13. At a conference between Mr E. Heathcote Williams. president of the New Zealand Cricket Association, and Mr Swan, chairman of the Essex County Cricket Club, and members of the exet cutive of the N.Z, Cricket Council,, matters in connection with the tour of McLaren’s team were discussed. It was stated that McLaren was bringing a team at his own financial risk. It was pointed out that McLaren desired to play one match in Australia coming out and eight going back, and this being so the sanction of thae M.C.C. would have to be obtained for the proposed tour. It was resolved to cable the M.C.C. asking if it had given its sanction to the proposed tour.