Cricket 1914

88 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. A p r il , 19 14 . EIGHTH MATCH, v. CANTERBURY. At Lancaster Park, Christchurch, February 27 and 28, March 2. In 99 minutes’ play the Australians disposed of the home side for 92 runs, nothing approaching a stand being made, and only two men getting double figures. At the end of the day (in New Zealand the first day’s play in a big match usually begins at two o’clock ; this was a little late in starting, and play was stopped at ten to six owing to failing light) the Australians, after having three out for 28, had made 105 for 5. Noble and Cody put on 66 for the fourth wicket. Thus far there was not much in it. But the fireworks came on the Saturday. Not at once. The sixth wicket fell at 118. The seventh, Armstrong’s, went at 209. Then Trumper joined Sims, who had been o* at the start of the day. There followed the most rapid scoring ever seen at Lancaster Park. Practically monopolising the bowling at the outset, Trumper ran to 35 in 22 minutes. He quickly overhauled Sims, their scores being 80 each at one stage ; at the tea adjournment Trumper had made 167, Sims 96. The crack’s 100 had only taken 73 minutes ; the next 50 came in 90 minutes more ; he reached 200 in 131 minutes; and his total of 293 took altogether 178 minutes. It included 3 sixes and 44 fours. The partnership added 433 runs Trumper’s runs were made in his old commanding style by the use of practically every stroke on the board ; and in thus seeing the N.S.W. champion at his best—graceful in stance, quick-footed, skilful, aggres­ sive, with clean, wristy cuts, flashing drives, and daring pulls and hooks—the Christchurch spectators had the treat of their lives. At call of time the total was 650 for 9, Sims 182*. On the Monday Crawford (nice sort of No. 11, this !) quickly left, and Sims had no chance to complete his 200. In making his 184* he was overshadowed by Trumper, and doubtless seemed colourless by comparison, for his innings was of the orthodox order, the runs coming mainly from hard driving and cutting ; but he played capitally, some luck not­ withstanding. It should be mentioned that, owing to a strained shoulder, Reese could not bowl—a heavy handicap to his side. Canter­ bury did better in their second innings, though up against a hopeless task. At first they looked likely to be out for a paltry score ; five wickets were down for 41. But Bishop and Sandman stopped the rot, adding 40, and Carlton and Wilson helped Sandman in stands of 60 for the seventh and 41 for the eighth wicket respectively. Sand­ man’s 80, made in about an hour and a half, was a finely hit innings. The Australian team won by an innings and 364 runs. C an t e r b u r y . First Innings. H. B. Whitta, b Ransford R. G. Hickinott, b Crawford F. Woods, c Sims, b Mailey H. A. Bishop, b Armstrong D. Reese, b Noble .. W.. R. Patrick, not out D M. Sandman, c Armstrong, b Noble T- A. Carlton, b Noble G. C. L. Wilson, lbw, b Noble J. H. Bennett, b Mailey C. W. Boxshall, c Sims, b Mailey .. Extras Total 0 Second Innings, run out 0 6 b Crawford 21 31 b Crawford 4 8 b Armstrong . 19 6 c Noble, b Crawford 3 20 b Crawford 5 7 c Sims, b Crawford . 80 2 st Waddy, b Mailey . 22 1 st Waddy, b Armstrong . . 18 3 not out 10 0 lbw, b Armstrong 1 8 Extras • 14 92 Total • 197 Sandman, b A u str alian T eam . V. T. Trumper, Bennett V. S. Ransford, b Carlton J. N. Crawford, lbw, b Carlton Extras minutes. He hit a six and 21 fours. With Noble as Crawford’s partner, scoring was as fast as ever, one 50 actually coming in 9 minutes. The veteran reached his own 50 in 38 minutes, and his partner hit 23 off an over from Rix. The umpire gave Donoghue eight balls in one over, and 24 were scored off these. The ninth wicket fell at 922. Crawford hit 14 sixes and 45 fours in his 354. He gave several chances, but it was a wonderful display of hard hitting. The big total of the side was made in a trifle over 5I hours. S o u th C a n te r b u r y XV. Cave, b McKenzie Hudson, b McKenzie Donoghue, b McKenzie J. Lynch, b Noble Heron, b Laver Rix, c Noble, b Laver Temple, c McKenzie, b Collins T. W. Lynch, b Noble .. S. O’Callaghan, b Crawford Houlihan, c Laver, b Noble 5 13 19 19 Dewar, b Crawford Thomas, b Noble .. Ferguson, b Crawford Brosnahan, c & b Noble O’Callaghan, not out Extras 23 4 4 Total A u str alian T e am . H. L. Collins, b Houlihan C. E. Dolling, lbw, b Rix F. Laver, b Rix W. McGregor, st Heron, b Rix .. L. A. Cody, b O’Callaghan C. McKenzie, c Rix, b O’Callaghan J. N. Crawford, c Heron, b Rix .. V. S. Ransford, b Rix 4 74 106 26 354 57 V. T. Trumper, b Thomas M. A. Noble, not out A. A. Mailey, did not bat Extras •• 135 •• 77 Total (for 9 wickets) 49 922 A u str alian B o w ler s ’ A n a l y s is . McKenzie, 11-4-35-3 ; Laver, 20-9-23-2 ; Collins, 6-0-28-1 ; Mailey, 6-0-18-0 Noble, 9-2-41-5 ; Crawford, 8-2-18-3. Runs total up two too many. S outh C a n te r b u r y B o w ler s ’ A n a lysis . O’Callaghan, 23-0-138-2; Rix, 33*3-0-229-5 ; Houlihan, 13-1-74-0; Bros­ nahan, 9-1-68-0; Donoghue, 10-0-86-0 ; Temple, 5-0-56-0 ; Hudson, 7-0-67-0; J. Lynch. 2-0-21-0; Ferguson, 2-0-31-0; Thomas, 6-0-65-1; S. O’Callaghan, 3-0-38-0. C. E. Dolling, c Boxshall, b Carlton H. L. Collins, c Boxshall, b Bennett E. L. Waddy, b Bennett M. A. Noble, e Sandman, b Carlton A. A. Mailey, c Patrick, b Carlton 3 Extras .. ... . 3 8 L. A. Cody, c Carlton, b Bennett .. 54 W. W. Armstrong, c Patrick, b Total .. .. 653 Carlton .. •• •• 3 1 A. Sims, not out .. .. .. 184 A u str alian B o w ler s ’ A n a ly sis . Ransford (first inns.), 3-0-6-1 ; Armstrong, 10-4-13-1 and 19 4-5-58-3 ; Craw­ ford, ?—?—23—1 and 23-6-60-5 ; Noble, 8-2-25-4 and 6-1-23-0 ; Mailey, 6 1-1-17-3 and 6-1-23-0. Crawford’s overs and maidens, first innings, not given in analysis to hand. C a n te r b u r y B o w ler s ’ A n a lysis . Bennett, 56-13-179-4 ; Carlton, 20-2-7-143-6 ; Sandman, 23-1-86-0 ; Patrick, 6-0-41-0; Hickmott, 7-0-52-0; Wilson, 19-2-95-0; Whitta, 2-0-19-0. NINTH MATCH, i>. SOUTH CANTERBURY XV. At Temuka, March 3 and 4. Apart from the tremendous total run up by the tourists, this match was of no importance ; but as the 922 for 9 wickets is the second highest total on record, and as Crawford did some phenomenal hitting, some details, even if only to satisfy those whose interest is mainly in the curiosities of cricket, must be given. The Australians said that the wicket was quite the fastest thev had yet seen in New Zealand, and the ground appears to be a small one. The local fifteen made 180, J. Lynch batting well and giving no chance : and at 5.45 (when a successful appeal against the light was made) on the first day the Australians had made 117 for 3. Cody and McGregor had then added 47. They took their partnership to 112 next morning, the fourth wicket falling at 182. The fifth fell at 260, and the sixth (that of Cody, who had hit 15 fours and played a capital innings) at 284. Crawford then came in, was missed in the country at 12, and thereafter proceeded to make hay of the local bowling. He and Ransford added 127. Trumper then joined the ex-Surrey man. During their partnership the rate of scoring was at times extraordinary. The score was taken from 450 to 500 in 13 minutes, 500 to 550 in 10 minutes, and from 600 to 650 in 10 minutes. Trumper’s 135, of 298 added for the eighth wicket, only took 69 I n their tenth match the Australians beat New Zealand at Dunedin by 7 wickets, Armstrong making 96 and Trumper 72 in their first innings. Patrick (38 and 66) did best for New Zealand ; he only got his place through the inability of Hemus to come south from Auckland for the match. Mailey took 7 for 65 in N.Z.’s second. A n o t h e r mammoth score was run up by the Australians in their eleventh match, v. Southland at Invercargill. The total was 709, four men making centuries—Trumper 211 (in an hour and a half), Collins 118, McKenzie 116, Cody 107. F o r Victoria against a very weak Tasmanian team at Launceston S. Stephens, who had never played for his state until the match at Hobart just before, scored a century in each innings— 108 and 181. Victoria made 521 in their second innings. The full score of the game is not yet to hand. I. W. W. N a s o n , the Cambridge University, Sussex, and Gloucester­ shire cricketer, was thrown out of a motor car at Bexhill on the night of Good Friday, while returning from the golf links, and was injured, though not, it is understood, severely. T h e Victoria C.C. (of Durban) recently played a match with the South Stafford Regiment, in which, so says one of the players (Mr. Yorke Worthington), they might well have taken the title of “ The Old Crocks,” for their average age was about 43. A. H. Hime, a prominent figure in Natal cricket years ago, made 75* for them, J.M. Forrester 69, R. Y. Worthington 27, G. C. Anderson (another Natal representative) 24, and J. Anderson, who has only one arm, 19. The South Staffords were beaten by n o runs on the first innings, the scores being 230 for 9, dec., and 120 respectively. H a m p st e a d N o m a d s have a capital fixture list for 1914. They tour in Kent and Sussex from June 27 to July 6, playing Tonbridge, Eastbourne, Hastings and St. Leonards, Sussex Martlets, South Saxons, and Brook House (Ardingly) ; and among the other sides met are Finchley, University Coliege School, University College Hospital, Reigate Priory, Richmond, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Welwyn, Guy's Hospital, Teddington, Uxbridge, North Middlesex, St. Bartholo­ mew’s Hospital, Upper Clapton, Chiswick Park, Hounslow Garrison, Napsbury Asylum, Edmonton, a Universities and Public Schools XI, Pallingswick, War Office, Earlsfield Asylum, and London Scottish. The half-day team meet Allom, Colnbrook, *Aske’s School, Christ’s College, and the second elevens of Barnet, Mill Hill Park, South Hamp­ stead, University College, Dulwich College, Highgate School, and St. Paul’s School. J. F. O r c h a r d , the Devonshire player, has been a tower of strength to the Sidmouth C.C. for some time past. A correspondent in that locality sends us his figures for the club for the last four years. Here they are : 1910-14 inns.-3 not outs-435 runs-average 39-54-highest score, 78; 1911-14-4-784-78-40-216 : 1912-16-6-879-87-90-106*; 1913-12-7-583-116-60-103* ; total, 56-20-2681-74-47-216. Sid­ mouth plays good-glass cricket, too ; in August of each year a number of strong teams are entertained on the charming seaside ground.