Inter-provincial Cricket.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXII, Issue I, 2 January 1904, Page 24

Inter-provincial Cricket.

V. AUCKLAND. V ELLINGTON WIN 90 KUNS. Tbc rvprcse!itutiv«‘ cricket match between Wellington ami Ati'kland was com•n Xas Pay, and was continued un Saturday and Monday. A crowd miniboring several th<>-u*:*itdH of people gathertHl to witn'.si th* opening of the match. The weather was excellent, the light good, and the wicket hard and Hue. The spin of the coin went in favour of Upham. the captain of the visiting team, who put his own side in to bat. Taken on the whole the batting of the visitors v as not very al tractive, and scoring was very slow, particularly after the first two wickets lutd fallen. Very few of the men opined out. and a lot of loose sluff that should have gone over the boundary was left unpunished. Hickson and Redgrave were given the task of opening the innings. N. B. Lusk commenced the attack for Auckland at the pavilion < nd. In the first •ver Hickson got one through the slips for a single, ami when Stemson took The ball at the hospital end, he knocked another single, while Redgrave scored six off the over, neatly pulling the fourth ball for a couple, and getting the lit th over the boundary with a similar stroke. Hickson drove Lusk along the rarpet. and Mason missing, three runs were scored Redgrave following this with a • lean stroke, which sent the ball across the boundary. The bowling then improved a little, ami the next two overs only brought half a dozen runs between them. Hickson I lieu sent Stciuxon over th* boundary with a nice leg pull, and 35 runs were signalled as the result .of 20 minutes play. Sloman then took the ball from Lusk, and the hatting quietened considerable. He was leg glanced fur a singl-> by Hickson, who also drove Stimson’s next ball for one. The second ball proved fatal, am] in stepping across to try his favourite pull, he missed the ball, and getting his foot in trout retired after making eleven, with the score at 39. Staples filled the broach. Lis evident duty l‘«mg to tire the bowling. lie play 'd a stonewall game throughout the afternoon, and m three hours scored 47. Though from a spectator s point of view his play was. to say th • least, unint-resting, lie played a valuable innings to his side, for besides making top score ho took a good deal out of tm* bowling and kept the wicket up at one end. He played vorj cautiously thr.inghoui. never attempting Io hit anything that was on the wicket or was likely to rise. Most of his runs were scored on the leg side with a glancing hit. IT.* gave a possible chance in his firs I over, but the catch was a difficult one and was not accepted. Redgrave played tlm first tv o halls of Stemson’s next over, and rlr* third, pitched well up. ho tried to lift over the boundary. .The ball came in a bit. however, and scattered his t imboryard when he had mad - 25. Two f ir 46. "Williams followed. Auckland’s fielding, which had been a little loose at the start, now improved, and Lusk having res lined owliug tbre * successive maidens were bowk d. At 58 W. Milk was given a turn, and the field spread our. After Staples had knu.-ked a single. Mills sent down a loose hall on the off. Williams lifted it to the boundary, not knowing that flay was posh'd tber*. and the local skip, per made a good catch. The retiring bats man had made 12. and 1 li with the score nt 59. (loro came next, and after a maiden by Stemson sent Mills over the boundary twice. Stemson then changed ends. Oliff going mi at the hospital end. and at the end of an hour and a half the score was 86. ol which Staphs had made 10 in an hour. Play became slower than ever, five successive maidens being sent down. W. Mills then went nn In place of Stemson. and at 98 Gore in stepping back tn one from Oliff knocked his wicket down with his score at 28. Fom for 98. Hutchings came next, and with n three Off Stemson put up the hundred after nearly two hours” play. Hutchings livened the game up a bit until Siemsen, coming or nft-r a rest, beat him with his third bal

and found his wicket with the fourth,which «<i;Mt* a bit from the leg. He scored 13. Five Brice, who followed, played some pretty’ stroke*. sooting at a lair rate with a nice driving hit to tue otr. He got in une or two pretty square-leg • rs. lie then cut one .rad wu« caught in th’* slips by W. Mills. The reliving batsman made 15 m about 10 minutes, the score being 144 for stx wickets. Quve followed, and gave a hard chance to Mason in the slips which was not accepted. He knocked up 14 quickly, and then the end came. He drove Stemson to the boundary with a nice stroke, and in attempting tn repeal this just touched, the ball, watch went into his wicket. Seven for 161. S. llick-on joined Staples, and was still in when stumps were drawn for the day with the score at 177 for seven wickets. I‘lay was resumed at 11.20 a.in. <n S .t----urdny, Stemson and N. B. Lv.sk taking up the bowling. Scoring started slowiy, the first overs only pioduclng three runs. Staples then brought up n!s hair century witn a log glance for three. At 191 Qdf£ went in in place of Lusk, who was being hit to leg zy both batsmen, Oliff bowling it maiden over to Staples. Each batsman got a couple of singles off Stemson’s next ever. lie was then leplaccd by Mills, and a bonnndary by Hickson brought up the 2 mi. Staph s I hen Oliff away for four and turned Mills lor a couple. Hickson drove the same bowler tu the boundary, ami the score reached 219. Sloman was then put on, and scoring again Ik came very slow. Hickson drove Oliff f‘ r a single and thin the Parnell bowler look Staples’ wicket with a ball that came in a lot from the off. He made 67 and left wdh the score 222 for eight wickets. Upham, the Wellington captain, fiLed the breach. The next ball, which came from Sloman. Hickson tipped, and Sehmoll took it in smarl style. The retiring batsman had made 32. Stephenson was last man in. He made one and then lifted Oliff into W. Mills’ hands, and the catch was accepted? the innings closing for 224. I. Mills and Sloman opened Auckland’s innings. Upham commencing the attack at the Hospital end. Mills scored a single off his first ball, but the last of the over found Sloman's wicket, a fast straight ball scattering bis timbers. One wir-ket for one run. R. Mason followed, and Stephenson took up the bowling at the pavilion end and bowled a maiden ov *r to Mills. Mason knocked a boundary’ off his next over. A fast ball from Upham caught Mills on the knee, but he went in after a brief spell. Scoring was slower than in the visitors’ innings, the bowling being of a very high quality’ at both ends. Mills gave a possible chance to Upham with the score at eight, but the ball was just beyond the reach of the bowler. At the luncheon adjournment, at the end of 25 minutes’ play, the score had only reached nine for one wicket. With three wickets down for 50 Hay pulled Hutchings’ second ball for a single, and 11. B. Lusk placed the next to leg for one. Hay drove the same bowler for a single, and then put Upham nicely through the slips for four. Lusk made an uppish stroke (o the off from Hutchings, but scored a single off the next. A smart return by Gore was the cause of Lusk’s retirement, the board showing—--58—4—2. Suh mol I now took the crease, played very quietly to Upham, whose analysis read four for 13. Play’ continued very quiet until Stemson hit Hutchings into S. Hickson’s hands and retired without scoring. Six for 61. Play was very slow, seven maidens being bowled in succession. N. B. Lusk followed Stemson, and broke the monotony with a single off Upham. His first stroke off Hutchings was an uppish one. but it fell clear of the field. After hitting two .he lifted the ball clean over the boundary for five. He and Schinoll each scored a single off Upham, and then the fast bowler found Lusk's wicket, after he had made 9. Seven for 71. Upham had now taken five wickets for 16 runs. Olill’e filled the breach, and after a couple

of Mingles put Hutchings over the line with u clean drive. Schinoll drove Upham for a couple of twos. 20 runs hav- , ing been made off the Wellington skipper in 22 overs. Stephenson replaced Hutchings, and Oliffe drove his first ball for three, while Schinoll cut hint through the slips for a couple. In his next over Sehmoll brought 00 up with a two and a single, t,wo hours having been occupied in the compilation of this total. Sehmoll flicked Upham over the boundary, following tins up with a cut for two. With a three off Upham and a brace off Stephenson. Sehmoll brought the hundred up. Brice then took the ball from Stephenson and bowled a maiden ■ to. Sehmoll. In -his next over Sehmoll tipped one. and Williams effecting a smart catch, dismissed him. after he had compiled a useful 28. Eight for 10a. McCormick took his place, and after a couple of maidens broke bis •■duck” with a pretty leg glance for three, bringing up 108 after two and a-half hours’ play. Oliff hit Brice for a couple, and then McCormick drove Upham for three. At 113 a double change in the bowling was made, Hutchings relieving Brice, who went on at the hospital end. relieving Upham. McCormick drove the newcomer for four, and Oliffe cleverly cut Brice for two. Hutchings was only given two overs, and then Upham put himself on again at the pavilion end, bo'wling a maiden over to McCormick, who next over cut him to the boundary for four, and then drove him nicely for three. The next ball was fatal to Oliffe. who cut it into the hands of Briee, after- having made 16. Nine for 130. McCormick opened Brice’s next over with a cut through the slips, which travelled over the boundary. and then turned him round to leg for three. After hitting a couple of singles Mills drove Brice across the boundary, bringing 143 up. Hutchings was then given another trial in place of Briee, and in his second over McCormick got his leg in front, and the innings closed at 5 p.m. for 146, of which McCormick had made 27 and Mills 7. C. Hickson and Redgrave opened the visitors second innings. Stemson bowling a maiden to the former from the southern end. Sloman bowled from the hospital end, his first ball being hit for one. After- several more singles, Redgrave lifted Stemson over the leg boundary. but two runs later he retired leg before.—One for 12. Gore filled the vacancy, and scoring was very slow, 22 runs being scored when fl>o stumps Play was resumed on Monday, when Wellington brought their second innings total to 113. Auckland were disposed off for 113, the visitors thus winning by 90 runs. Following are the scores : WELLINGTON.—First Innings. <'. Hickson, lbw, 1> Stemson 11 IV. L. Redgrave, b Stemson 25 Staples, b Oliff 67 A. Williams, c Hay b W. Mills 12 C. Gore, hit wkt, b Oliff 28 Hutchings, b Stemson 13 Brice, e W. Mills b N. B. Lusk 15 Quee, b Stemson 14 S. Hickson, c Sehmoll b Sloman 32 E. Upham, not out ; •. O Stephenson, c W. Mills b Oliff 1 Extras 6 224 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

AUCKLAND. —First Innings. Auckland's first innings closed at 146—78 behind Wellington's first innings. Bloman, h Upham 0 Mason, b Upham 31 Mills, c and b Upham / 15 B. Hay, <• Upham 8 H. B. Lusk, run out .. 2 N. B. Lusk, b Upham 9 K. F. Schmoll, c Williams, b Brice .. 28 MacCormick, 1.b.w.. b Hutchings ...... 27 Oliffe, c Brice, b Upham 16 \V. Mills (not out) ......... 7 Extras • Total 146 Upham took six wickets for 45 runs: Hutchings, two for 33: Brice, one for 22; Stephenson, none for 30; Redgrave, none fur 13. WELLING'TON. —Second Innings, W. S. Redgrave, lbw. b Stemsoil .. T C. Hickson, b Oliffe 37 C. Gore, lbw, b W. Mills 42 A. Williams, lbw, b Mills 0 S. Hickson, e N.B. Lusk, b 01iff.... 0 Staples, e and bW. Mills.. , 1 Brice, c McCormick, b W. Mills... 2 Quee, c Schmoll, b Oliffe 0 Hutchings st. Schmoll, bW. Mills.. 11 E. Upham, h Oliff 6 Stephenson, not out 0 Extras .. ... .. 7 Total 113 AUCKLAND SECOND INNINGS. D. Hay 6 H. B. Lusk 1 I. Mills 33 Mason 0 C. Oliffe 5 W Stemson 18 Schmoll '. 8 N. B. Lusk 3 A. Sloman ID MacCormick 2 W. Mills, not out 0 Extras 4 101

O. M. R. W. Avg. N. R. Lusk 20 6 47 1 47 \V. Stemsoil 33 12 63 4 15.75

A. E. Slomau ... SI 9 1 9.0 J>. Huy ... 1 0 2 0 W. Mills .... 15 3 1 52.0 C. Ulirt .... 2 6 45 3 15.0