Cricket 1914

n o THE WORLD OF CRICKET. M a y 2, 1914. C r ic k e t in New Z e a la n d . OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. At the Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin, February 18 and 19. The home side, as usual in matches with Southland, were scarcely at full strength. The wicket was perfect, and most of the Southland men made runs, though only Bannerman made very many. At the end of the first day Otago had scored 219 for 8. When play was resumed Shepherd and Rutherford, the not outs, hit in great style against some moderate bowling and a badly-placed field. Shepherd’s score included 21 fours, Rutherford’s 12. In Southland’s second Donald Hamilton played a capital innings of 89, but Groves’s 54 owed a good deal to luck. Otago wanted 109 to win in 50 minutes, and went for the runs, the forcing batsmen being sent in. They proved unequal to the task, and at call of time still required 35 with 4 wickets to go. The fielding of A. Hamilton at point was really fine ; he caught Shepherd, the most dangerous of his side’s opponents, and ran out three men by his smartness in stopping and quickness in throwing in. First Innings. Second Innings. J. W. H. Pannerman, c Chadwick, b Rutherford 64 b Rutherford 7 I). C. Hamilton, b McLachlan 10 run out 89 E. Kavanagh, Ibw, b Rutherford .. 28 b Rutherford 0 J. McNeece, c Alloo, b Rutherford.. 12 c Shepherd, b Ruther­ ford 28 T. Groves, b Rutherford 41 run out 54 A. Poole, b Alloo 16 b Alloo 0 A. Driscoll, b Alloo 2 c Rutherford, b Alloo 2 A. Hamilton, not out 18 run out 24 J. A. Doig, b Alloo 15 c Baker, b Alloo ,V. 7 T. Crockett, b McLachlan 3 not out 5 J. Gilbertson, c Adams, b Alloo .. 0 b McFarlane 12 Extras 22 Extras 14 Total 231 Total 242 O tago . First Innings. Second Innings. T. McFarlane, c Crockett, b Doig . . 30 c Gilbertson, b Groves 13 A. Galland, st Gilbertson, b Kavanagh1 21 run out 8 C. Chadwick, st Gilbertson, b Kavanagh 19 c and b Bannerman .. 5 H. C. Watson, st Gilbertson, b Kavanagh 5 T. D. Adams, c D. C. Hamilton, b Kavanagh 34 run out 1 J. Baker, st Gilbertson, b Kavanagh 10 not out 15 J . Shepherd, c Poole, b Groves 125 c A. Hamilton, b Bannerman 14 A. P. Alloo, run out 6 not out 4 W. Tweedy, b Kavanagh 21 R. M. Rutherford, not out 79 run out 13 D. B. McLachlan, b Poole 4 Extras 11 Extra 1 Total 365 Total (for 6 wkts.) .. 74 T he A u s t r a li a n T e am in N ew Z e a la n d . batted first on a wicket slow and easy after heavy rain. Whitta soon left ; but Hickmott and Tuckwell carried the score from 18 to 50, and Horspool helped Tuckwell to add 61 for the third wicket. Five were out for 126 ; Patrick, Sandman, and Condliffe then played up well, and the respectable total of 218 for 9 was reached before play (shortened by rain) ceased for the day. Tuckwell twice hit Mailey for six, and Sandman and Patrick each took a six off Armstrong. The 200 went up after 155 minutes’ play, which, seeing that the wicket was slow, was a very fair rate of scoring. On the second morning the innings closed for 228. Then Bennett and Sandman bowled with such effect on a dead pitch that never gave them any help to speak of that five of‘the touring side were out for 33. The conjunction of Trumper and Armstrong turned the tide. They added 144 in 69 minutes, the length of Trumper’s stay for a capital 72 (11 fours). Armstrong and Crawford added 75 for the seventh wicket. The big man just missed his century ; he gave no chance in his stay of a trifle over two hours. The ninth wicket fell at 283 ; but Waddy and McKenzie then laid about them to such purpose that they rattled up 71 in 21 minutes for the tenth. New Zealand had 25 minutes’ batting before time, and made 44 runs, of which Whitta’s share was 37*. On the Monday the pitch rolled out harder and faster. Whitta and Condliffe were not parted until the first wicket stand had realised 80. Then came an awful slump before the googlies of Mailey, and 6 were out for 93. Patrick and Sandman added 72, playing good and free cricket with their side in a bad plight ; but after they were parted the further resist­ ance was not great. Patrick hit three sixes, Sandman two. The Australians required only 84 for victory. They lost' Collins and Dolling almost at once, and McKenzie very soon ; but then Waddy and Cody made light of all the bowling brought against them, and hit off the runs needed, Australia winning by 7 wickets. The play was continued for another half-hour, Waddy adding 30, Cody 41. On the whole, New Zealand gave a very creditable display, and the all­ round play of Sandman, the steady bowling of Bennett, and the batting of Patrick, Whitta and Tuckwell deserved high praise. Nearly £360 was taken at the gates, more than two-thirds of it on the Saturday. N e w Z e a l a n d . First Innings. Second Innings. H. B. Whitta, c McGregor, b Arm­ strong 12 lbw, b Noble 53 R. G. Hickmott, cCody, b Armstrong 26 c Noble, b Mailey 7 B. J. Tuckwell, b Armstrong 50 b Mailey 2 E. Horspool, c Cody, b Crawford .. 20 c McGregor, b Noble.. 1 D. Reese, b Crawford 4 st McGregor, b Mailey 0 W. R. Patrick, b Crawford 38 c Armstrong, b Mailey 66 D. M. Sandman, c Armstrong, b Noble ................................... 20 c Armstrong, b Mailey 30 J. W. Condliffe, lbw, b Armstrong 25 b Hailey 23 C. W. Robinson, b Armstrong 5 not out 6 G. C. L. Wilson, not out 8 c Noble, b Mailey 10 J. H. Bennett, c McGregor, b Noble 7 not out 4 Extras 13 Extras 7 Total 228 Total 209 A u s t r a lia n T eam . First Innings. O t a g o B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . McLachlan, 17-2-53-2 and 12-0-57-0; McFarlane, 11-3-23-0 and 11*4-0-49-1; Rutherford, 30-4-7-73-4 and 23-6-65-3; Alloo, 19-4- 59-4 and 15-5-30-3 ; second innings only—Watson, 2-0-8-0; Adams, 6-0-19-0. S o u t h l a n d B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Groves, 7-0-49-1 and 8-0-32-1 ; Bannerman, 5-1-23-0 and 5-0- 20-2; Poole, 3'4- i -5- i and 4-0-21-0; first innings only—Doig, 20-0-96-1 ; Kavanagh, 22-1-142-6; Crockett, 7-2-17-0; A. Hamilton, 3-0-22-0. J. N. Crawford, b Bennett. . L. A. Cody, b Sandman . . E. L. Waddy, b Patrick .. C. McKenzie, not out Extras ... Total 53 11 59 24 354 TENTH MATCH, v. NEW ZEALAND. At the Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin, March 6, 7, and 9. Dunedin had never before been given a match between a representative New Zealand team and a visiting side—not a test match in the strict sense of the term, though one supposes that such games as these, having an inter­ national aspect, even if on a minor plane, will continue to be called so. The local contingent in the team consisted of two men, Tuckwell (an Australian) and Condliffe. Auckland had only one man, Horspool, Hemus and Sneddon being unable to come south—defections which weakened the team considerably. Wellington also had one repre­ sentative, Robinson. The other seven were all Canterbury men. Wilson was in luck to get his place in his first season of big cricket, and some critics did not forget to tell him so. Patrick’s inclusion was also cavilled a t; but as Patrick was top scorer for his side in the game the protesting parties should have been silenced. Reese was handi­ capped by an injured shoulder, which prevented him from bowling, and was unable to do himself justice in the match : but in winning the toss he did at least one big part of a captain’s duty. New Zealand C. E. Dolling, lbw, b Bennett W. McGregor, b Bennett .. 1 H. L. Collins, b Bennett .. 3 A. A. Mailey, b Sandman .. 6 M. A. Noble, c and b Sand­ man .. .. .. 12 W. W. Armstrong, b Bennett 96 V. T. Trumper, c Bennett, b Sandman .. .. 72 S e c o n d In n in g s :—H. L. Collins, c Whitta, b Robinson, o ; C. E. Dolling, b Robinson, 2 ; E. L. Waddy, not out, 46; C. McKenzie, c Condliffe, b Bennett, 10; L. A. Cody, not out, 24 ; extras, 3—total (for 3 wickets), 85. A u s t r a l ia n B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Armstrong, 5 for 80 and o for 77 ; Crawford, 3 for 64 and 0 for 18 ; Noble, 2 for 29 and 2 for 42 ; Mailey, o for 12 and 7 for 65 ; first innings only—Collins, o for 17 ; Cody, o for 9 ; McKenzie, o for 4. N ew ’ Z e a l a n d B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Bennett, 5 for 127 and 1 for 37 ; Sandman, 4 for 109 and o for 11 ; Robinson, o for 41 and 2 for 34 ; first innings only—Patrick, 1 for 27; Wilson, o for 39. ELEVENTH MATCH, v. SOUTHLAND. At Invercargill, March 10 and 11. Plucky little Southland did quite rightly in playing only eleven men. They had no chance of winning, any way ; they aspire to rank among the major provinces ; and, at best, what is the value of an odds game, which can hardly be more than an exhibition ? Southland had 5 down for 35 ; but Poole then played up well, and got some help, and the total reached 156— probably as much as the side were worth against such opponents, though the runs were not made by the batsmen from whom most was expected. At call of time on the first day the Australians were 113 for 4, Cody 42*. On the second morning he and Collins took their unfinished partnership to 131, the fifth wicket falling at 222: Collins and McKenzie added 117 for the sixth, Trumper and McKenzie 161 for the seventh,