Cricket 1913

December 17 , 1 91 3 . CR I CKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 735 contests) the m a jo r p rovin ces h ave go n e on m eetin g each other in ex tra gam es. In 1907-8 A u c k la n d , a lread y stro n g and fu rther stren gth en ed b y A lb e rt R e lf, came S o u th and d is­ possessed C an te rb u ry o f the tro p h y . R e lf took 8 fo r 102, H addon 7 fo r 88, and the holders w en t under b y an in n in g s and 135. T h e ir score set up a new record, and is a cc o rd in g ly g iv en here. A uckland . W . B rook-Sm ith, c B oxshall, b M alon e .......................................... 53 L. G . H em us, c B oxshall, b Bennett .......................................... 148 F. R . M ason, c A nthony, b B ennett .......................................... 2 G. C um m ings, c B oxshall, b Bennett .......................................... 31 A . E R e lf, c Reese, b Bennett .......................................... 157 A . E . H add on , c Cuff, b Lusk 36 L. Prim e, run out ........................ 17 J. M . H ussey, c P atrick, b Craw shaw ..................................... 32 A. M . H ow den, c B oxshall, b Bennett .......................................... 9 W . R obinson, b Crawshaw ... 17 A. K err, not out ........................ 4 E xtras ............................. 33 T otal ........................ 539 O ta g o imm ed iately ch allen g ed A u c k la n d , fared north, and returned beaten b y 315 run s. B ro o k - Sm ith m ade n o in A u c k la n d ’s first, and R e lf scored 42 and 83 and took 12 for 47. In the m atches ou tside the S h ield contest C a n ­ te rb u ry (a veteran in the person of H . M . M oor- hou se sc o rin g 42 and 86) beat O ta g o b y 104 r u n s ; W e llin g to n (E . M . B eech ey 94, J. P . B la ck lo ck 93, second in n in g s) defeated C an te rb u ry (B . B . W o o d , p la y in g h is first b ig gam e, 108 first inn in g s. D . R e ese 72 and 69) b y 91 ru n s; W e llin g to n (J. J. M a h o n y 84, J. P . B la ck lo ck 60, L . T . C ob cro ft 9 fo r 107) beat O ta g o b y 8 w ic k e ts; H a w k e ’s B a y (H u g h L u s k h i , first inn in g s) and W e llin g to n (C lau d e H ick son 87* second) d rew ; and O ta g o (A . E ck h o ld 95, J. W . H . B annerm an 59, H . G . S ie d e ­ b e r g 57) beat S o u th la n d (D . C . H am ilton 95 first in n in g s) b y an in n in g s and 78. In 1908-9 O ta g o a g a in ch allen g ed A u ck lan d , and had a ll the best o f a drawn g am e in w h ich C . G . W ils o n scored 144 for them . T h e absence o f resu lt w a s un satisfacto ry , and it w as decreed that in fu tu re a ll P lu n k e t S h ie ld m atches shou ld be p la y ed to a fin ish . C an te rb u ry then tried con clu sion s, and a clo se tu ssle resu lted in a w in for A u ck lan d b y 32 runs. R e lf took 12 for 101 for the holders, H um p h re y s of K e n t 10 for 120 for the ch a llen g e rs. C an te rb u ry beat O ta g o b y 245 runs th is season , O rch a rd sc o rin g 78* in their first, D . R eese 77 in th eir second in n in g s, and H um p h re y s ta k in g 9 fo r 82. F o r O ta g o R . C . T o rran ce had 10 for 16 1. C an te rb u ry also b eat W e llin g to n — b y 212 runs— - A . H . A n th o n y 104 (first inn in g s), D . R eese 51 and 74, A . E . R id le y , a veteran now , 82 and 26 fo r the w inn ers. O ta g o (C . G . W ils o n 188 and 49, T o rra n c e 14 fo r 93) easily defeated H a w k e ’s B a y , a s d id W e llin g to n , for whom in the second in ­ n in g s J. P . B la c k lo c k scored 124, D . N au gh ton 97. G . H aw k e m ade 22 and 84 fo r the losers. O ta g o , not at fu ll stren g th , it is true, un exp ected ly w en t un d e r b y 97 runs to S o u th lan d at In v e rc a rg ill. J. H u n tle y (now p la y in g for O ta g o ) took 11 for 37 fo r th e w inn ers. W e llin g to n w ere the first to invad e A u c k la n d territory in cjuest o f the S h ie ld in 1909-10. T h e y went back beaten b y 10 w ickets. C an terb u ry es­ sayed the difficult task, bu t lost b y 7 w ickets. T h en O ta g o , w ith C . G . M a cartn ey to h elp them , came a lo n g , h ig h o f hope, and were beaten b y an in­ n in g s and 161 ! F o r the first time in an in terpro­ vin cia l match in N ew Z ealand three batsmen scored cen tu ries in the sam e inn in g s, and a g a in the record was ad van ced , wherefo re the score is g iv en here­ under. A u ck lan d . E. H orspool, c R u th erford , b N . C. S neddon, c M acartney, F isher .......................................... 37 b M cF arlane ................................. 24 L. G. Heraus, c M acartney, b F. R . M ason, c M acartney, b M cF arlane ................................. 109 M cF arlan e ................................. 46 A. E. R e lf, c sub., b A. Anthony, c E ckhold, b M acartney ..................................... 118 Siedeberg ...................................... 37 A. E. H add on , b D ow nes ....... 3 L. F. T ay lor, not out ................ 17 E. V. S ale, run out .................... 121 E xtras ............................. 19 C. O lliff, b M acartney ........... 4 — VV. B rook-Sm ith, b M acartney 44 T otal ......................... 579 O ta g o ’s totals were 237 (M cF a rlan e 60) and 181. C an te rb u ry beat O ta g o at Ch ristchu rch b y 4 w ickets, H a ro ld L u s k ’s 102 and T . C a rlto n ’s 10 for 100 the ch ief factors in the v ic to ry . W e llin g to n beat C an te rb u ry b y 9 w ickets, th anks m a in ly to F . A . M id lane (31 and 40*), C . E . H ic k e y (7 for 86) and the veteran E . F . U ph am (6 for 52, second). H a w k e ’s B a y and W e llin g to n d rew . O ta g o made 593 v . S ou th lan d , S ie d e b e rg s c o rin g 162, M a cartn ey 118, S . H id d leston 86, C a lla w a y (his o n ly match for O ta g o ) 55, A . M . R u th erfo rd 50. T h is 593 is the actu al N .Z . in terp ro vin cial record ; b u t as S ou th lan d does not rank as a m ajo r p rovince A u c k ­ lan d ’s 579 w ill no doub t be considered b y stick lers for classification as the first-class record fo r the D om in ion . S ou th lan d were beaten b y an inn in g s and 448. A stro n g A u stra lian T eam tou red New Z ealand this season . W . W . A rm stro n g w as its cap tain , and had w ith him W . B a rd sle y , C . K e llew a y , E . R . M a yn e , D . Sm ith , W . J. W h itt y , N . D od d s, S . H . Em e ry , C . R . G o rry , C . E . S im p so n , A . C . F a c y , A . J. H o p k in s, and T . S . W a r n e . H ow much N .Z . cricket had im proved w as shown b y the re­ sp ectab le resistance offered to th is a g g re g a tio n o f talen t. W e llin g to n (M id lane 67 in the second in­ n in gs) were beaton b y 6 w ickets, bu t not b y an y m eans d isg ra c e d ; D . S . P a tric k took 5 fo r 13 in A u s tra lia ’s first. A u c k lan d , w ith a ll the w o rst of the w icket and the lu ck , w en t under in an in n in g s ; bu t C an te rb u ry (D . R e ese 108 and 41) m ade a sp lend id figh t, and at the close A u stra lia, w ith two to g o (A rm stro n g 149*) needed 34 for v ic to ry . O ta g o (S ied eb erg 50 first in n in g s, M a cartn ey 45 second and 7 for 81 in A u s tra lia ’s first) succum bed b y 10 w ickets. R a in preven ted a n y p la y in the H a w k e ’s B a y fixtu re. N ew Z ealand lost b y 9 w ickets at C h ristch u rch and 162 run s at W e llin g to n . A t C h ristch u rch the N .Z . team consisted o f five from C an te rb u ry (D . R e ese, B o x sh a ll, B enn ett, H a ro ld L u s k , S im s), three from A u c k lan d (H ad ­ don, H ow d en , and O lliff), tw o from O ta g o (S ied e­ b e rg and M cF a rlan e), and one from W e llin g to n