Cricket 1913

1 2 0 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 19, 1913. A U C K L A N D v . C A N T E R B U R Y . H isto ry rep eated itself w hen C an terb u ry fared n orth in qu est of the P lu n k et Shield and returned in trium ph, for C an terb u ry did th is v e ry th in g o n ly tw o years ago. Then, how ever, the m en from C hristch urch won a splendid v icto ry b y p la yin g a grea t uphill gam e ; th is tim e th e y got on top from the first, and, clinging ten aciou sly to th eir advan tage, alw ays looked w inners. T h e gam e w as p layed a t A uckland on J a n u a ry 29, 30, and 31. C an terb u ry lacked Sim s and H ickm ott, th e la tte r w ith th e team , b u t n ot sufficiently recovered from his acciden t in th e S outh M elbourne m atch to p la y. H em us w on th e to ss from R eese. T he w icket w as b um p y a t first, b u t im p roved later. T h e best stand of th e A uck lan d innings w as 44 for th e fifth w ick et b y Sneddon and Horspool. T h e la tter h it 20 off Sandm an in one over. B en n ett bow led v e r y finely. A fte r L u s k ’s departure, C ay g ill and H a y es added 99 for th e second w ick et of C an terb u ry ; b u t th e best crick et of th e m atch w as seen n ex t d a y , when Sandm an and H ayes w ere partners. S an d ­ m an h it the first b a ll he received ou t of the ground for 6, to o k tw o more 6’s in the n ex t over, and ran to 50 b y m agn i­ ficen t h ittin g in tw e n ty m inutes. T he seven th w ick et realised 126. H a y es w as th en o u t for a cap ita l 123. G e t­ tin g in to th e nineties, Sandm an deserted forcing tactics, b u t failed to reach his cen tu ry. A u ck la n d ’s ou t cricket w as b y no m eans up to the side’s usual form in this innings. T h e w ick et had worn som ewhat when th e y w en t in again ; b u t th e y fou gh t hard. H em us and Sneddon added 45 for th e second w icket, Cumm ings and T a y lo r 61 for the sixth, and O liff and T a y lo r 74 for th e seventh. T aylor, who is on ly 19, w as last ou t for a chanceless 92, a rea lly fine effort. C an terb u ry h it off th e runs required w ith ease, L u sk (82 in an hour, tw o 6’s, t w e lv e r ’s included) being in his most b rillian t form . First Innings. A u c k lan d . Second Innings. — Grenier, b R eese.......................... 9 c Boxshall, b Bennett 14 C. Oliff, c and b Sandman ... • 17 b Bennett .......................... • 23 L. G. Hemus, lbw, b Sandman • 29 c Lusk, b Carlton • 33 E. V. Sale, c Boxshall, b Bennett . 4 b Sandman • 14 N. C. Sneddon, c Lusk, b Bennett • 41 lbw, b Bennett . 20 E. Horspool, c Hayes, b Reese •• 32 b Bennett • 7 G. Cummings, c Hayes, b Bennett. .. 14 c Sandman, b Carlton • 34 F. Taylor, c Sandman, b Patterson 16 c Boxshall, b Carlton . 92 A. Kavanagh, b Bennett 12 b Reese 6 P. Kerr, not out .......................... 0 lbw, b R eese.......................... 1 W. Robinson, b Bennett 0 not out . 6 Extras 16 Extras • 42 Total ... . 190 Total . 292 C a n t e r b u r y . First Innings. H. B. Lusk, b Oliff ............... 11 D. Sandman, b Oliff . 93 E. R. Caygill, b Taylor ............... 35 J. H. Bennett, c Sale, b Oliff 0 W. Hayes, st Robinson, b Taylor 125 T. Carlton, lbw, b Kerr • 33 H. A. Bishop, c Cummings, b Tav C. Boxshall, not out • *3 lo r...................................................... 0 Extras .......................... . 21 J. L. Patterson, c and b Oliff .. 3 D. Reese, lbw, b Hemus ... 9 Total ............... • 364 W. R. Patrick, lbw, b O liff............... 21 S econd I nnings :— H . B . Lusk, c Sneddon, b Taylor, 82 ; E. R . Caygill, b Oliff, ; W. Hayes, not out, 17 ; T. Carlton, not out, 4 ; extra, 1— total (for 2 wickets), C a n te r bu r y B o W le r s ’ A n a lysis . Sandman Reese Bennett Carlton Patterson Patrick Oliff ... Kerr ... Hemus Cummings Sneddon Kavanagh Tavlor O. M. R. W . 0 . M. R. W. 21 4 61 2 r ... 21 8 51 I 17 4 47 2 •ji ... 24 4 65 2 28 10 46 5 v« ••• 45 17 67 4 10 3 14 0 f t . ... 23 6 55 3 1 0 6 1 3 1 8 0 A u cklan d B o w le r s ’ A n a lysis . 2 1 4 0 O. M. R. W. 0 . M. R. w . 31 8 i[02 5 9 1 43 1 16*4 1 67 1 6 0 25 0 3 0 18 1 — — — _ 3 0 11 0 — — _ 7 0 37 0 3 <> 18 0 10 4 32 0 3 0 23 0 17 4 76 3 2 0 12 1 jme will be sent post free to anyone \%riting for it to Manager W a n te d , C r ick e t volume for 1909. Will any one having same for disposal write to Manager of C r ic k e t , 125, Strand, W.C., stating price required ? H A W K E ’S B A Y v. P O V E R T Y B A Y . P la yed a t N apier in F ebru ary. P o v e rty B a y , w ith G is­ borne as its chief town, is a p a rt of A u ck land p rovin ce ; b u t it is too far d istan t from the cap ita l for its p layers to have a n y chance of selection in the p ro vin cial team , and hence, like W an ganui and W airarap a in W ellin gton province, South C an terbu ry and some other districts, it runs an association of its own. W . A . J. G ibson, th e captain , in replyin g to a speech of w elcom e m ade b y H u gh B . Lusk, form erly one of N ew Z ealan d’s forem ost players, now vice- president of' the H .B . C ricket A ssociation, said th a t he looked forw ard to th e d a y when th e P o v e rty B a y A ssocia­ tion w ould be recognised as a first-class en tity fo r P lu n k et Shield purposes. B u t this is scarcely lik e ly to come, as the provin cial system has alw ays been adhered to thus far in the Shield contests. B oard, ow ing to a sligh t strain, and Lusk, through influenza, could n o t p la y for th e home side. A sh croft captained in L u s k ’s stead. T here w as nothing sp ecially excitin g or rem arkable in th e p la y on eith er side ; b u t McMahon show ed good all-round form foi the visitors, and Creed played a v e ry stead y innings for H aw k e’s B ay , for whom Nelson, H ichens, and F u lton bow led well. Ow ing to rain the gam e h ad to be left drawn. First Innings. P over W. A. J. Gibson, c Ashcroft, b Hichens A. Young, b Hichens ................ W. H. Ellis, b Fulton ................ L. A. McMahon, c Vivian, b Nelson R. G. Hallamore, lbw, b Nelson J. Moore, c O’Brien, b Nelson G. Harker, b Nelson... J. Gibson, st Ashcroft, b Fulton ... M. Guthrie, lbw, b Hichens... W. J. Scholium, not out J. H. Jones, b Vivian ................ Extras ............................. T o ta l................ H awke ’ s B a y . First Innings. L. Vivian,cMoore,bMcMahon ... 8 1 F. Bottrell, b Jones ................ o T. Creed, c Jones, b McMahon ... 6 ; W. Hichens, not out ... ... 12 J. O’Brien, c W. A. J. Gibson, b J. Nelson, c McMahon, b Jones ... 11 McMahon..........................................32 P. Ashcroft, b Jones ..................... 4 W. D. Richards, c Ellis, b Scholium 12 Extras ............................. 8 W. Boulnois, b McMahon................ 13 ................ ......... R. Spackman, lbw, b McMahon ... 1 Total ... . m P. R. Fulton, b Scholium ... 7 *' __ S econd I nnings :— L. Vivian, b Jones, 9 ; F. Botterell, b Guthrie, 35 ; T. Creed, not out, 59 ; J. O’Brien, run out, 1 ; W. I). Richards, run out, 4 ; W. Boulnois, not out, 8 ; extras, 6— total (for 4 wickets), 122. H awke ’ s B ay B owlers ’ A nalysis . B a y . Second Innings. 38 run out ... 13 10 c Bottrell, b Fulton ... ... 8 17 c Creed, b Fulton ... 20 19 b Hichens .......................... .. 46 4 b Hichens .......................... •• 15 0 b Vivian ............................. 12 O not out .......................... .. 14 O c Fulton, b Hichens ... .. 19 14 b Hichens .......................... 4 8 c Hichens, b Fulton ... •• 33 2 b Hichens 0 13 Extras .. 13 125 Total ... •• 197 Nelson ... Hichens ... Fulton ... Vivian ... O’Brien ... R. 28 ?9 35 W. 4 3 R. W. P o v er t y B a y B o w le r s ’ A n a ly sis . 33 52 68 9 R. W. R. W. McMahon 53 5 13 0 Jones 12 3 ... 12 1 Scholium 20 2 ... 23 0 Young ............ 21 0 ... 25 0 Guthrie — — ... 18 1 Harker i — — 18 0 W. A. J. Gibson — — ... 5 0 Cricket in Ceylon. U P -C O U N T R Y v. CO LOM BO C.C. P la y e d a t D arraw ella on F eb ru ary 28 and M arch 1. Colombo had Craw ford and G resw ell in this t e a m ; b u t in sp ite of these h e a v y guns th e planters won the battle, a result due largely to fine bow lin g b y P. R . M ay, the old C antab, and H . B . D aniell. First innings. A. I. Sheringham, c Horsfall, b May B. J. A. Fawcett, b May ... V. F. S. Crawford, c Rubie, b Daniell A. F. West, b Daniell ................ J. C. Johnson, c Cornish, b Daniell R. W. Forbes, c Martin, b Daniell G. W. Mackay, b May J. E. Hellard, not out W. T. Greswell, c and b May C. W. Walker, c Martin, b May ... C. C. B. Lover, c Greer, b Daniell Extras............................. Total ................. C olom bo C .C . Second innings. 2 c Grant-Peterkin, b Daniell c May, b Martin ..,................ b Martm lbw, b May ... c Rubie, b Cornish ... lbw, b Daniell b Gibson ............................ c Horsfall, b Martin c Rubie, b Daniell ... o b Gibson ............................ 5 not out 7 E x t r a s ............................ 19 7 16 9 32 3 7 26 7 5 6 4 8 41 23 Total ... 182