CRICKET.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue II, 12 January 1901, Page 62

CRICKET.

There was uo senior cup cricket m’ Auckland on Saturday, but all the other grades continued their matches. The senior teams of Gordon and North Shore arranged a two days’ fixture to fill in time until the return of the reps., and the game was played at North Shore. The local team totalled 164 runs, of which IV. Wynyard was responsible for 51, obtained in his usual effective style. Gordon in their first innings have obtained 81 for the loss of one wicket. Kallender 3S, and Lusk 35, both not out, being the rungetters. The match will be continued next Saturday. ® ® ® The fourth round of the Association matches in the second, third and fourth grades was continued on Saturday. The senior matches are postponed until the return of the representative eleven. YIM.C.A. V. AUCKLAND. This match was played In front of the pavilion, and created much Interest, and theresnlt will practically decide the grade championship. Auckland on going in first, rattled up 113. The double figure scorers were Dnzeley (23). Hill (IS). Cossey and Graham (16). and Small (not out 10). Southall was in excellent form with the ball, taking five wickets for 38 runs. Y.M C.A. replied with 79. a total which would have been mneb larger had the team batted with a little more freedom. G Stenbensnn showed the best form for 14. and was we’l seconded by Johnston (16) and Gray 05). In their second Innings Auckland have lost one wicket for 23 runs. Auckland.— First Innings: A. Selby, run out. 3: W. H. Graham, c Kinnear, b Southall, 16; W. Daaeley, c Clarke, b Southall. 23: E. C. Beale, b G. Stephenson. 8- T. Whiteley, b Southall, 0; J. H. Colwill, h SouthaH. 8; D. H. Hill, b Bell, 18, F. J. Cossey. b 'Wheatley, 16: G. Small, not out. 10; M. St. Paul, b Bell, 0; R. Airey. b Southall, 2; extras, 9; total, 113. Second Innings: A. Selby, not out, 9; W. IT. Graham, c Kinnear. b Bell. 5; G. Small, not out, 8; extras, 1; total for one wicket, 2X

Bowling Analysis: T. Southall took five wickets tor 38; G. Stephenson, one for 24; W. G. Ball, two for K K. Wheatley, one for 8. Y.M.CA-- First Innhigs- M Gray, c Beale, b Ceasvy, IS; H. Rountree, c Dazeley. b Airey, 5; C. Johnston, b St. Paul. W; W. Edmonds, c Graham, b Coaaey, 4; W. G. Bell, hit wicket, b St. Paul. 0: G. Stephenson, b St. Paul. 14; L. Clarke, c Halllwell, b Fairburn. 7; Wilkinson, b St. Paul, b Cossey. 1; D. B. Klnnear. sot out. 2: T. Southall, b St. Paul. 7; G. Totman. b St. Paul, 0; extras, «: total 79. Bowling Analysis: M. St. Paul took Ove wickets for 47: R. Alrey, one for 9; F. J. Cossey. three for 17. Gt UDON 11. V. T.M.C.A. (81. Gerton 11. made a poor show and were all dismissed for K (two men absent). Out o' thfe total Fisk scored 51 not out by good sound cricket. His score Included nine boundaries. Scott, five for 29. bowled well throughout. although Fish scored four boundaries oft Ms last two over a. y M C.A. scored 130; thanks to wut vigorous cricket by Cowan (38), Horsley (32), Brownley (19). and De Baugh (17). T.M.C.A. lost four wickets for 21, but the next three wickets put on over 30 runs ■ apiece. Gordon: First innings—Fish, not out, 51; Cullerne, b Wilkinson, 3; J. Seccombe. b Scott, 1; 'Whitelaw, b Scott. 2; Kissllng, b Scott, 2; Fairbum, c Bottrlll, b Scott. 0: Blake, b Seott, 2; Halllweß. b De Baugh. 1; Wltcheß, b De Baugh, 0: extras, 4; two men absent; total 66. Bowling analysis: Wilkinson took one wicket for 20; Scott five for 29; De Baugh two for 13. Y.M.C.A.: First innings—Stewart, st Small b St. Paul, 9; R. Wheatley, c Kissllng, 4; Scott, lbw, b Fairburn. 1; Bottrlll. c Blake, b FairUbm. 5; Horsley, lbw. b Fish, 32; De Baugh, run out, 17; Cowan, b Cullerne. 38; Hay, c Seccombe. ‘ b Fairburn, 9; Brownley, b Cullerne, 19; ‘ Bell, not out, 3; Jack, c Cullerne, b Fairbum, 0; extras, 4; total, 139. Bowling - analysis: Kissllng took one wicket for 19; Fairburn, five for 64; Fish, one for 26; Cullerne, two for 9. ® ® ® TOUR OF AUCKLAND REPRESENTATIVKS. AUCKLAND V. OTAGO. Auckland’s first match in the Southern campaign ended in a most disastrous fashion, our reps, beng defeated by an innings and 53 runs. Auckland certainly had none the best of the luck, having the worst of the wicket, but granting all that, it must be admitted that they gave a most dsappointfng and feeble account of themselves. In the first innings the team was dismissed for the paltry total of 55 runs, I. Milla being the highest scorer with 13 to his credit. The wicket, it is claimed, improved when Otago went in to bat, and probably it did, but the improvement would hardly account for the tremendous disparity in the scoring of the two teams. The local men appeared to find little difficulty in either the wicket or our bowling, and amassed the fair score of 224. Austin was the largest contributor with a total of 5& runs, and our old friend G. Mills was next best with 39. It has been remarked that George, who has been used to our wickets, could score m Dunedin, and why then cord'd not our meh do the same? In their second innings Auckland did a trifle better, totalling 116 runs, but of -.his score W. Mills obtained 42 (not out), ano Stemson 28, none of the others doing anything to speak of. W. Mills

obtained his runs by hard hitting, aim had some of the others adopted simiar tactics, they would probably have fared much better.

AUCKLAND.—Second innings.

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Downes. 24 overs,' 5 maidens, 7 rnns, 5 wickets. Fisher. 24 overs, 12 maidens, 37 runs. 4 wickets. The scores and bowling analysis have evidently been somewhat mutilated in transmission.

AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY

Disaster still follows the Auckland team, which on Saturday sustained a second defeat, this time at the hands of Canterbury. Though not quite such a disastrous rout as at Dunedin the defeat was still very decisive, Canterbury winning with six wickets to spare. Bad fielding was the principal cause of Auckland’s non-success, and the fact that three batsmen were run out in the second innings goes to show that our men displayed very poor judgment of when a ran is possible. Winning the toss Auckland batted first, and opened with Hay and Stemson. Both batted well, hut the latter when he had scored 13 runs and was apparently set, was bowled by Callaway. Ohlson followed, and reached the same total of 13 before being bowled by Robertson, At this stage

a rot set in, 4 wickets falling in quick Succession, and the score stool at •5 for the loss of six wickets. Things looked very black for Auckland, but N. B. l.uslj came tn the rmeue. and put a totally different complexion ou the game. Forcing the pace in grent ■ty !e, and aided by a little luck at the start, he scored rapidly, and was not disposed of until his total had reached 85, None of the other batsmen did anything much to swell the total, which at the close of the innings amounted to 210 runs.

Canterbury started their first innings well, and after Wigley had been disposed of for 10, Simms and OlHvier became associated, and a fine stand resulted, the former obtaining 40 runs and the latter 49. The next pair, Barry and Callaway also made a fair stand, Barry playing carefully for 28, whilst the ex-Sydney player hit out freely for 20. Reese failed to score, but Harman and Wilding were both successful, the former obtaining 53 by free cricket, and Wilding rattled up 28 in pleasing style. Cant was the only other batsman to trouble the bowlers, and by clean hitting he got 32 (not out), and the innings closed for 290. Auckland’s fielding was very much off, and some correspondents state that had the catching been at all up to the mark, the Canterbury score would not have reached 150 runs. It cannot be said that Auckland’s second display was particularly brlliant, the total reaching 163, and with the exception of D. Hay (60), and H. Lusk (42), none of the batsmen did anything of note. The former batted in splendid style for his runs, executing nice strokes all round the wicket, whilst Lusk got his runs by free and attractive cricket. Of the others N. Lusk (17) did the best, and he very foolishly ran himself out just when well set. Stemson and Resteaux were also run out, and what object these players had in view when attempting to steal runs when there was nothing to gain by forcing the game, is difficult to understand. Canterbury went in for their second innings, requiring 84 runs to win, and they obtained the necessary number for the loss of four wickets, Ollivier being the largest contributor with 26. Stephens bowled exceptionally well in this innings capturing the four wickets that feli and had he received proper support from the field, he would have done even better.

NOTES ON THE GAME. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) On Wednesday the Auckland team arrived In Christchurch, and notwithstanding their recent defeat were all confident

of making a good show on a hard wicket. Since 1 arrived here 1 have heard the Otago ground spoken of as a treacle and sawdust wicket, and really this very well describes the state in wnlch we found it on Mtaidwy and Tuesday laat. l*u tor Innately ike Mills was unable to play ta-day. His hands have not yet recovered from the safe re treatment they received tn Dunedin; with rest he will, however, be fit again by the time we reach Wellington. We started to-day at 10 o’clock. Having won the toss, we took the wicket, on a pitch which, though not quite as hard as the fine weather had led ua to expect, was, at the same time, thoroughly true and reliable. I only saw one ball kick during the whole of our innings. Our score of 210, under these circumstances, was only a moderate one for the strong batting we are supposed to possess, and should to-morrow be a fine day and the conditions unaltered I should not be surprised to see some tall scoring. N. B. Lusk, of course, was the Hon of the day. His 85 came at a time when runs were badly wanted, and were made in his usual vigorous style. His hitting all round the wicket was splendid. He picked his ball well and scored not a few by hard back play and well timed pulls. He seemed to settle down to the bowling from the first and found as tittle difficulty In putting Callaway away for 4 as the slow bowler. Robertson. Hay played sound cricket all the time and was only making a start when he trod on his wicket. Young MacConnick, the colt of the team, who played for the first time, showed very good farm and should make more in the second innings. I have nothing to cotnplaln of in our bowling this time, but the catching was simply atrocious. H. B. Lusk wai the chief offender, missing both Sims and Ollivier off easy catches in the slips. These misses cost us nearly 80 runs; altogether some 7 catches were missed. W. Mills even missing an easy return from Sims off his own bowling. Stevens showed decidedly better form than at Dunedin and troubled the Christchurch bats not a little, whilst Resteaux was also a little nearer the mark and should have got a couple more wickets early in the innings. Our ground fielding was fair, but Lusk, behind the stumps, I suppose on account of his previous exertions, was not quite himself. and missed a couple of chances to stump. The weather to-night Is beautiful and everything points to an even better wicket to-morrow. At 3 p.m, Canterbury opened with Sims and Wigley, both of whom played very careful cricket. After compiling ten Wigley was given out lbw. to Stephens, who was bowling In great form and often had both batsmen in difficulties. Sims and OlHvier made a good stand, though both of them were badly missed In the slips by H. B. Lusk, while the former should have been stumped off Stephens early in his innings and caught by W. Mills off his own bowling. Callaway knocked up 20 in quick time when he was clean bowled by Stephens with a beautiful off-break. Barry played steadily for his quota and was not out when stumps were drawn for the day. Shortly after ten on Saturday morning; the match was resumed, with the weather and pitch all that could possibly be desired. The latter was not as fast as we expected, but lasted splendidly, and those who did not make runs have nothing to grumble at on that ground. The general prediction was that the match would be a draw, which, of course, it should have been. The Aucklanders’ fielding was simply atrocious. On Friday we missed no less than seven catches, and on Saturday there were as many more. It is not too much to say if one catch In two had been taken Canterbury’s score would have been a little over the 100. Every man on their side who scored at all was missed early in his innings. Sims had as many as 4 chances, one, perhaps tne easiest of the lot, when he had made but two. All their top scorers started streakily. We sadly missed our veteran, Bob Neill, and had he been with us I verily believe we would have won both our matches, especially in Otago, where he would have played havoc with our opponents. Our bowlers in the last match were well up to the mark, and, backed by a good field and wicketkeeper, would have surprised our sceptical friends at home. Stephens’ average in the two innings reads well as It is, and Resteaux had no less than 3 easy chances missed off his bowling, whilst Stemson kept a consistently good length and also suffered severely from bad fielding. Young MacCarmack and Elliott surprised most of our team by their sure stopping and returning. These two, it may be remembered, were supposed to be slow fields. W. Mills and Marshall also did a great deal of useful work, but as for the rest, the least said the better. Missing catches seemed to be the order of the day. Canterbury’s remaining batsmen made things merry this morning, but, apart from some good driving by Callaway, there was little to attract attention. Coming to Auckland’s second innings, the chief stand was made by D. Hay and H. B. Lusk, when SO runs were put on for the third wicket. Lusk batted carefully, but freely, and was dismissed with a clinker from Barry, one of those balls which are supposed to have a little off work on them, but which. Striking something on the wickets, comes across from the leg to the off stump like lightning. Evan Mac Cormack, who followed. was unfortunate In getting an equally good ball early in his Innings. Though he was only at the wicket a short time in the first innings his batting creat-

ed much favourable comment, and many old admirers of correct style expressed genuine regret at his misfortune. Hay, who ultimately hit the ball on to his wickets trying to pull one of Sims' balls which kept very low, played a ehanceless innings. but at the same time not altogether an attractive one. Finding that he was not in very good scoring form, he contented himself with keeping his wicket up and letting the runs come.lt is very sad to have to record the fact that two of our best bats. Stemson and Newell Lusk, were run out. In each case It was lust touch and go, and a little mors confidence in the striker who called would have avoided that hesitation which ended fatally for both. It was especially hard in the case of Newell Lusk, who had scored 17 and was well set. With almost two hours at their disposal to make 86 runs our opponents took the wickets. Out defeat was now almost a certainty, and we did well on the wicket to get four of them out before they scored The requisite number of runs. Stephens deserves a special word of praise for his good bowling under such disheartening circumstances. He continually beat their good bats, and could he but acquire a better length we would have no doubt in classing him as the most dangerous bowler we have seen. Both in batting and fielding we greatly felt the loss of Ike Mills. ® a ® The following pars from the “Bulletin” anent the recent New South Wales-South Australia match are interesting:—

Clem. Hill and Walkley (his first “inter-State”) lowered the world’s record for a ninth-wicket partnership, Between them they scored 234 before Marsh got Walldey’s wicket. Prior best was accomplished in 1896 by W. G. Grace and P. Kitkat for Gloucester against Sussex. Worth mentioning that this is the second time in the present season a man selected to fill the place of a bowler has “come off” with emphasis. Matthews, against Victoria last month, was the previous case. Walkley filled the breach left by Jones. No S.A. team ever previously made 575, but last year on the same ground N.S.W totalled 807.

Clem Hill’s record (365 not Out) in recent S.A.-N.S.W. match would have fitted the last day of the year well. Previously Murdoch’s 321 against Victoria was the best score hit up in Australia. The big score included an 8 (4 of which were for an overthrow), a 5 and 34 tourers. Up to this 206 (against N.S.W.) and 360 (retired), Prince Alfred v. St. Peter’s Colleges, had stood to Hill’s credit. His big compilation ranks next to the world’s best (A. C. McLaren’s 424 for Lancaster against Somerset in *95), which might have been squelched had there been anyone to stay in with the great bat. Hill has already compiled ovei 3000 runs for S.A., every innings save one being against England, N.S.W., or Victoria. His average up to the time it was made up was no less than 64.18. Hill has made centuries or over in inter-State and inter-national matches 17 times.

Not even George Giffen, in the days when he practically was South Australia, ever dominated an innings oi his side more remarkably than Hill in the late match. Reedman, the old reliable, with 71, and Walkley, an absolute novice, with 53, each helped him to a partnership of Over 200. “Sundries” came a very close fourth, and no one else made more than 12 out of a total of nearly 600! N.S.W. badly wanted a slow bowler of the MeKibbin type in Adelaide. The bowling was all from medium to fast, and the faster it came the mlora certainly Hill scored off it. His only chance given was off Noble, and onco or twice only he seemed a little uneasy to Howell. Also the formidable list of extras was due partly to Kelly’s standing close up for Marsh’s bowling at first, and partly to erratic fast ones that were either actually wides, or at anyrate out of any wicketkeeper's reasonable reach.

One particularly smart Hebrew in Adelaide fell in badly through laying 5 to 1 repeatedly on N.S.W. for the recent local match. On paper it was n good wager, with Darting, Lyons, and Jones away, and Giffen out of form. Only Hill to reckon with, apparently, and no bowling to talk about. But Hill was missed at 19, Travers nnd Reedman bowled a bit above themselves, Noble had e strain, nnd tho good thing “came undone.”

Now that Geo. Giffen seems to hava lost his bowling, it is worth recalling that from 1884 to 1892 he had a batting and bowling record against Victoria which has never been equalled. In these eight years he made 1100 runs for 13 innings, averaging 84, and bowl-

ed 102 wickets for 1300 runs, averaging 13 per wieket, W. G. Grace, Giffeu’fc only rival as an all-round player, never did quite so well. S.A. was not playing N.S.W. during most of this time, as the matches between those States only began in '9O. .Cricket runs in families. A younger brother of Glem. Hill recently made 87 in a college match ou Adelaide Oval, Already three other brothers of the great left hander are in club cricket. John Hill, father of this quintette, made the first century recorded on Adelaide Oval.

AUCK1-AN1X—Innings. J. Ohlson leapt.), I. Mills, c , lbw, b Fisher.... . b Downes. 2 13 W. Stemwxi e Gedd les. b Downes ■i D. Hay, c Austin, b Downes 11 Y. Elliott, c Baker. b Downes 1 U. B. Lusk, b Fisher 10 G. Marshall, c Austin, b Downes 10 W. Mills, b Fisher.. ct, b Downes 1 W. Stephens, hit wl C. Resteaux, not out . a Extras — 1 Total 55 BOWLING. Ovrs. Mdns. Rna WkU. Downes 3> » 4 3S 7 Fisher » 1 19 1> S OTAGO.—First Innings. Baker, c Ohlson, h Slamsoo 10 Geddes, c H. B. Lusk, b D. Hay 28 Siedeberg, st H. B. Lusk, b Stephens 3 Austin, lbw, b Resteaux 50 G. Mills, c Ohlson, b Mills.... 39 Fisher, c H. B. Lusk 9 Liggins, c Stemson. b Stephens 7 Downes, c and b Stephens.......—..*.. 20 Webb, c Elliott, b Stemson... Eckhoff. not out.... 9 Williams, lbw. b Stemson 25 14 224 BOWLING.

Ovrs. Mdns. Rus. Wkts. Stemson 17 4 35 3 Stephens 26 1 Resteaux .... 22 < 53 2 Hay 4 2 5 1 W. Mills 13 ♦ 15 * I. Mills 5 0 S • H. Lusk 7 1 9 •

.... 0 T. Elliott, c Williams i> Fisher .... .... 7 .... 3 I. Mills, b Fisher W. Btemsoa. c Geddes b Downes . ... o .... 28 Hay, c Austin b Fisher .. .... 2 ... o .... 0 Marshall, c Williams b Downes ... 14 Stephens, c Williams b Downes ... W MilM. iwU mit ... 42 Total ... - ... 116

AUCKLAND.—First Inninss Hay. hit wkt, b Robertson T7 Stemson, b Callaway . 13 Ohlson, by Robertson .. Marshall, b Callaway 13 j Elliott, c Boxshall, b Callaway .. 4 c Harman, b Robertson.. MacCormlck, lbw, b Robertson . . 4 ft N. ts. Lusk, b Callaway . S5 BUIls, c Boxshall, by Callaway 4 Stephens, st Boxshall, b Robertson .. Resteaux, not out . 9 Extras Total ~ CANTERBURY.- First Innings Wigley, lbw, b Stephens 10 Simms, c Hay, b Stemson . 40 Olhvier, e N. B. Lusk, b Resteaux '" 49 Barry, c N. B. Lusk, b Stemson 58 Callaway, b Stephens . ?0 Reese, b Stephens ... 0 Harman, b Stephens... 53 Wilding, lbw, b W. Mills... Cant, not out........ Boxshall, c and b Stephens. 0 Robinson, b Stemson.. $ Extras Total “J AUCKLAND.—Second Innings. 190 Hay, b Simms 60 Elliott, b Callaway ? Stemson, run out.... 2 H. B. Lusk, b Barry...,.,... 42 N. B. .Lusk, run out 0 17 Ohlson, b Wilding.... 13 Marshall, c Boxshall, b Callaway 15 Stephens, b Wilding 0 Mills, not out 9 Resteaux, run out.. Extras .... Total CANTERBURY.—Second Innings. Wigley, b Stephens 15 OlMvier, b Stephens Cant, st N. Lusk, b Stephens...... Simms, not out.. 3 1R Harman, b Stephens 12 -Callaway, not out in Total for four wickets.... ,,,, sj»