Cricket 1913

732 CR I CKET : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. December 1 7 , 1 9 1 3 . E . C . H ow d e n , q u ite a y o u n g ste r (19 and 35 for O ta g o , 2 and 37* fo r S o u th Island ), and H ick son (73 and 20 for W e llin g to n ) a lso sh ow ed g o o d form ; b u t no one else d id v e ry m u ch w ith th e b at. T h e b est b o w lin g w a s b y S tem son (5 fo r 111 in an in n in g s o f 32 1) fo r A u c k la n d , U p h am (4 for 57, first in n in g s) fo r W e llin g to n , F ra n k ish (10 for 194 in th e m atch ) and C a lla w a y (5 fo r 93 first inn in g s) fo r C a n te rb u ry . T w o o f the od d s m atch es w ere a g a in st team s w h ich , th o u gh certain o f a lic k in g in a n y case, w ou ld h a ve been better ad v ised to p la y on even term s for their c re d it’s sake . H a w k e ’ s B a y X V . at N ap ie r were b eaten in an in n in g s, H u g h L u s k ’s 57 b e in g the on e o u tsta n d in g p erfo rm an ce for them . T r o tt’s b o w lin g w as pasted to ev e ry quarter o f the sm a ll g ro u n d b y B o san q u et (136) and others. T h e S o u th la n d X V . at In v e rc a rg ill w en t under b y 7 w icke ts, C . G . W ils o n ’ s 13 and 28 b e in g the h ig h e st a g g r e g a te fo r them . J. T a y lo r (6 fo r 87) and F . K e e n a n (4 fo r 18) b ow led v e ry w ell. T h e m ino r m atch es need b u t a few b rie f notes F . H . R o b ertso n , an o ld W e llin g to n p la y e r, scored 52 fo r X V I I I . o f T a ra n a k i at H aw e ra , and G u d g e on (6 fo r 55) bow led w e ll. A t G re ym o u th , fo r X X I I . o f W e s tla n d , J. O n g le y , q u ite a y o u n g p la y er, took 10 w ick e ts o f the 15 th at fell, and R . C u rrie (31*) sta y ed in to see eigh teen o f h is com rad es d ism issed N o th in g else o f real note w a s done b y the local men in a n y o f the m atch es. T h e N ew Z e a lan d team s at C h ristch u rch and W e llin g to n d iffered in o n ly fou r in stan ces. S . T . C a lla w a y and D . R e e se (C an terb u ry ), J. T- M a h o n y , C . A . R ich a rd so n , and K . H . T u c k e r (W e llin g to n ), D . H a y (A u c k lan d ), and B . M c C a r th y (T a ran a k i) p la y ed in both m atch es. A t C h ristch u rch C . W . B o x s h a ll and F . S . F ra n k ish (C an terb u ry ), A . D ow n es (O ta g o ), and C . S . H ic k so n (W e llin g to n ) p la y e d ; bu t at W e llin g to n th eir p laces w ere filled b y E . F . U p h am and A . B . W illiam s ' (W e llin g to n ), H . B . L u s k (H a w k e ’s B a y ), and A . H . F ish er (O ta g o ). C a n te rb u ry had u n d o u b ted ly th e stro n g e st side o f th e 1903-4 sea son . O f fo u r m atch es p la y ed three w ere w on , and the on e d efeat (b y A u c k lan d ) w as b y a s sm a ll a m a rg in as tw o run s. O ta g o w en t under in an in n in g s at C h ristch u rch , in a g am e rem arkab le for the fa ct that th e first five C an te rb u ry m en (R e ese, S im s, C a lla w a y , L aw ren ce , and W i g - ley ) o n ly m ade 75 am o n g them in tw o in n in g s, w h ile the last six (O rch a rd , W . G . G a rra rd , F ran k ish . K in v ig , W e s to n , and B ennett) a g g re g a te d as m an y as 363. O rch a rd (83 and 50) w as top scorer in each in n in g s, as w as B ak er (51 and 29) fo r O ta g o . C a l­ law a y had 10 for 109 for th e w inn ers, and S h a ck - lo ck , the N otts m an, w ho w ith H a r rv G raham w as now found on the O ta g o side, 12 fo r 195 for the losers. C a n te rb u ry went on tou r in the N orth Island^ and beat W e llin g to n b y 244 run s and H a w k e ’s B a y b y an in n in g s and 150, bu t between these tw o g am e s went under to A u c k lan d a s stated. A g a in s t W e llin g to n , w h o w ere all ou t fo r 22 in their second in n in g s, C a lla w a y took 5 for 94 and 6 for 4, H ow ell 4 for 93 and 4 for 15. C a lla w a y also m ade 41 and 55 in the m atch , K . M . O lliv ie r sc o rin g 83, J. H . Bennett 58, R . S tr a n g e 52, and W . C . H . W ig le y 47 in the first in n in g s, A . S im s 47 in the secon d . K . H . T u c k e r m ade 65, C . S t. G . G ore 51 in W e llin g to n ’s first. A g a in s t A u c k lan d C a llaw a y took 11 fo r 129, S im s scored 37 and 39, O lliv ie r 32 and 40, S ra n g e 37 and 3 1. F o r A u c k ­ land Ollifif m ade 52 and 32, and he, B a rc la y , and W . M ills a ll bow led w ell. O lliv ie r scored 79, C a l­ law a y 64, T om R eese 53, and W h e a tle y 45 at N a p ie r ; and the e x - N .S .W . represen tative d id great deeds w ith the b all, ta k in g 15 fo r 56 in the m atch . W e llin g to n beat A u ck lan d at A u c k lan d b y 90 runs, 67 b y A . S tap les, 10 for 89 b y E . F . U ph am . and 5 for 53 (second inn in g s) b y the veteran F . C . S teph en son b e in g the ch ief deeds o f note fo r the w inners, and O lliff’s 8 for 64 b y far the best feature o f the lo se rs’ p la y . A weak W e llin g to n sid e went under b y 96 runs to H a w k e ’s B a y at N ap ier. J. E . M acassey m ade 75 and H u g h L u sk 43 in the home s id e ’s first, H . A . B ish op 90 and G . H aw k e 55 in their secon d . S ta p le s (78 and 3 1* ) w a s top scorer in each in n in g s for the v is ito rs ; W . Q uee scored 50, U ph am 46 in their first, and the last- named p la y e r ’s 6 for 68 in the second w ere the best b o w lin g figu res. T h e O ta g o -S o u th lan d match at D un ed in produced b ig g e r s c o rin g than h a s been at all u sual in these gam es. G . G . A u stin p layed righ t th rou gh the first in n in g s (316) o f the home side for 182, and C . G . W ils o n batted finely fo r 117* (in a total o f 196) in S o u th la n d ’s second . H a rry G rah am m ade 36 and 86 for O ta g o , and in S o u th ­ lan d ’s first G . G . Bu rn es scored 62, A . P o o le 48*. O ta g o won b y 7 w ickets. T h e N .Z . C rick et C o u n cil had for som e yea rs been tr y in g to fix up an annual N orth Island v. S o u th Island m atch . T h e y m an a ged it th is season , bu t the g am e has never been renewed sin ce. W e l­ lin g ton w as the v e n u e ; the N orth Island sid e in­ cluded five W e llin g to n p la y ers, fou r from A u c k ­ land , two from H aw k e ’s B a y ; in the S ou th team there were six from C an te rb u ry , fou r from O ta g o , and y o u n g O n g le y from W e s tla n d . T h e g am e w as w ell con tested . N orth (M a h o n y 54, M ason 36) led b y 28 runs on the first in n in g s, O lliv ie r (48), G E O R G E L E W I IM & Club Colour Specialists & Athletic Clothing Manufacturers. 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