Cricket 1913

614 C R I CK E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. September 13, 1913. In D ecem b er, 1862, W e llin g to n sen t a team to A u c k la n d . It w en t b a c k defeated in an in n in g s. Its totals were 22 and 22 ; A u c k la n d m ade 82 (S im - c o x 25). R u ssell (9 w ickets) w a s a g a in prom inent a s a b ow ler. T h u s b e g a n rep resen ta tive cricke t in the N orth Isla n d . Its b e g in n in g s in the S o u th Island were a little later. G e o rg e P a r r ’s E n g lis h team in A u s ­ tra lia w ere indu ced to v isit N ew Z ealand in 1864. D u n e d in led the w a y , and it w as in that v e ry S c o t­ tish c ity that in ter-p ro vin cia l con tests in the S ou th Island b e g a n . W h ile the E n g lis h team w as still at MR. D. R E ESE (C a n te rb u ry ). sea O ta g o and C an te rb u ry met fo r the first time, and O ta g o a lso p la y ed S o u th la n d as part o f a great cricke t ca rn iv a l. C an te rb u ry and O ta g o h ave met ev ery season s in c e ; bu t S o u th la n d d id not a g a in enter the lists till ju st on 30 y e a rs later. O ta g o w on the first o f the lo n g series o f m atches — 78 and 74 to 38 and 42 the sco res. J. F u lto n ’s 25 fo r the w inn ers w a s the h igh e st score of the gam e. O ta g o had the h elp o f tw o M elbou rne men, J. and C . M a ce, b roth ers, w h o were am o n g the m any g o ld ­ m iners attracted to the O ta g o d ig g in g s abou t this tim e, I b eliev e . J. M ace took 9 w icke ts. T h e O ta g o X X I I . a g a in st P a r r ’s T eam totalled 71 and 83, no on e g e ttin g more than a dozen , and were beaten b y 9 w ick e ts. T h en X X I I . o f C an te rb u ry and O ta g o took the lists a g a in st the E n g lishm e n , and scored 91 and 66 a g a in st 73. B u t th is w a s a m atch g o t up to fill up time, and perhap s cannot be taken se rio u sly . P a rr and his men went on to C h ristch u rch , and T in le y ’s lobs took 13 for 18 in the cou rse o f the C an te rb u ry X X I I . ’s first in n in g s o f 30. C an te rb u ry m ade 105 (T enn an t 28) in their second effort, and were de­ feated b y an in n in g s and 2 run s. G o in g b ack to D un ed in , the E n g lishm en beat X X I I . o f O ta g o b y 198 to 98 (Tu rton 25, W in te r 21) and 49 ( T . W . W ills , the fam ous V icto ria n , w h o had m ade the v o y a g e on pu rpose to p la y a g a in st the team , 20). It w a s 13 yea rs before ano th er E n g lis h team visited N ew Zealand , and the h isto ry of th at period m a y be b riefly to ld . In so sp a rse ly po pu la ted a coun try , where ev eryon e w as w o r k in g hard , cricket of the represen tative typ e cou ld not, and did not, becom e at all regu la r or even frequen t at on ce. F rom 1864-5 to 1873-4 the o n ly m atches o f which records are a va ila b le are those between C a n te rb u ry and O ta g o , and there is no reason to suppo se that a n y oth ers were p la y ed . In Jap u a ry , ’65, C an te r­ b u ry w on at C h ristch u rch b y 4 p ic k e ts . In F e b ru ­ a ry , ’66, O ta g o won at D un ed iq b y 2 w icke ts. A y ear later the O ta g o men w en t to C h ristch u rch and beat their rivals in an in n in g s. T h e ir total w as o n ly 94; but C an te rb u ry could o n ly m ake 25 and 3 1. T h e on e d oub le-figu re in n in g s fpr the losers w as it b y A . M . O lliv ie r, a b o y o f sixteen then , after­ w ard s one o f C a n te r b u ry ’s b est Jjoth in field and council cham ber, and father o f the K e ith M . O lli­ vier o f later d a y s. J. H . H o p e ’s 30 for O ta g o w as the h igh e st score y et recorded b y a batsm an in one o f these m atches. W . F . D ow n es, a d ea d ly bow ler, took 10 for 23 in this gam e. O ta g o won b y 9 w ickets at D uned in in F eb ru a ry , ’68, G . K . T u rton 28 and j . F u lton 26 fo r her. 1 b elieve G . K . T u rton w as the sam e p la y e r as the G . T u rto n w ho appeared fo r A u c k lan d in her first m atch . D ow n es had 8 for 38 th is time. T h e m atch o f 1868-9 at C h ristch u rch saw a b ig rise in sc o rin g . O ta g o m ade 127 and 1 5 5 ; C an ter- b ery 211 and 55 fo r 7. M oderate en o u g h , a s scor­ in g ru les to-d ay, o f course, bu t alm o st ph enom enal then. It w as a p ity so close a g am e w as not p la y ed to a fin ish . A . J. C o tte rill’s 72 fo r C a n te rb u ry re­ m ained a record fo r som e y e a rs to com e. E . F ow ler, w ho had p la yed for V ic to ria v . N .S .W ., helped C an te rb u ry for the first tim e, scored 38, and took 7 w ick e ts in O ta g o ’s secon d . D o u b tle ss h is p re­ sence on the side g a v e h is com rades increased con ­ fidence. B u t O ta g o pu lled off v ic to ry in the next match (at D un ed in , D ecem b er, ’69). W . H e n d ley took 11 fo r 64 fo r them , and R . T . M cD o n n e ll (32), H . W . C a irn s (25), and F . F u lton (21*) helped to g iv e them v ic to ry b y 4 w ick e ts after th e y had been d ism issed for 40 at their first attem pt. O lliv ie r (45) and F ow ler (34) p la y ed a b ig part in C a n te rb u ry ’s in n in g s v ic to r y at C h ristch u rch in