Cricket 1914

134 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. M a y 9, 1914. The Score Book. T he A u s t r a l i a n T e am in N ew Z e a la n d . THIRTEENTH MATCH, v. WELLINGTON. At Basin Reserve, Wellington, March 20 and 21. Rain shortened play in this match to such an extent that only about 6£ hours’ cricket took place, and a draw was naturally the result. W. A. Baker played a very creditable innings of 50 for the local side, and Stanley Brice, the captain, who only came in through the inability of Robinson to play, hit up 32 in very quick time. The features of the Australian innings were a stand of 131 by Trumper and Armstrong for the fourth wicket, and the bowling of Gibbes, who, put on as fourth change, took 5 wickets in 9 overs at a very cheap rate, though, as they included Trumper’s and Noble’s, they were scarcely cheap wickets. Trumper batted 75 minutes for his 67, Armstrong 100 minutes for his 61. W e l l in g t o n . D. Hay, b Crawford G. Howe, c Noble, b Laver.. W. A. Baker, b Crawford .. W. R. L. Gibbes, lbw, b Arm­ strong J. S. Hiddleston, st Waddy, b Armstrong E. M. Beechey, c Cody, b Armstrong H. McGirr, not out W. S. Brice, c Sims, b Arm­ strong ...........................32 C. V. Grimmett, b Armstrong o J. V. Saunders, c Noble, b Armstrong .. .. 1 T. R. Southall, c Crawford, b Armstrong .. .. 4 Extras .. .. 16 Total .. 151 A u s t r a l ia n T e a m . J. N. Crawford, c Howe, b McGirr E. L. Waddy, not out F. Laver, c & b Gibbes A. Sims, st Howe, b Gibbes A. A. Mailey, b Gibbes Extras Total .. 32 o 5 o 23 237 McVicar, b Crawford Greer, b Crawford Ongley, c Mailey, b Crawford McLean, c Waddy, b Arm­ strong Brennand, b Armstrong H odder, c Armstrong, b Laver Luxford, run out Webster, c Waddy, b Arm­ strong Bartlett, b Crawford 19 24 Elliott, b Armstrong Bennett, c Mailey, b Arm­ strong Totman, b Armstrong Allingham, st McGregor, b Armstrong Harwood, b Crawford Cornish, not out Extras Total A u s t r a l ia n T e a m . L. A. Cody, b Greer H. L. Collins, c & b Elliott.. C. E. Dolling, b Ongley C. McKenzie, b Ongley E. L. Waddy, c & b Greer .. V. T. Trumper, c Luxford, b McVicar W. W. Armstrong, c McLean, b Brennand 3 84 6 36 23 76 . 142 Total M a n a w a t u B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Greer, 4 for 145 ; Ongley, 2 for 100 ; Elliott, 1 for 52 ; Bartlett, o for 44 ; Brennand, 1 for 54 ; McVicar, 1 for 58 ; Allingham, o for 13 ; Hodder, o for 7 ; Luxford, 1 for 17. SURREY TRIAL MATCH. At the Oval, April 29 and 30. With the first match of importance there came a change in the weather, and we stepped straight from what might have been mid-June to March or October. But there was evidence at Kennington that men had profited by the long succession of bright days; they had got fairly unlimbered, and, bleak as were the surroundings, the play gave little evidence of the fact that the season was only just beginning. Fender, of Sussex, turned out somewhat unexpectedly for Surrey, the county of his birth ; that staunch veteran, A. W. F. Rutty, tireless in the cause of Surrey cricket, captained one side, and Julian Piggott, who many think should have had his blue at Cambridge, the other. William Abel, back from the Argentine, appeared and did well; but Harrison, who has been coaching in South Africa, stood down for Fender. To describe in detail a match which was essentially a shoulder-opener is unnecessary. Suffice it to say that John Howell, of Repton, Hayes, Goatly, Tom Hayward (is this really to be his last season ?), John Hobbs, Abel, Ducat, and Myers all made plenty of runs, and in most cases made them really well, and that J. H. Lockton (Dulwich and Honor Oak, also of Notts Forest footer fame), who has a most curious zigzag run, earned approval as a bowler. The two days’ cricket produced 1064 runs, three centuries, and (though these do not appear on the score) plenty of stinging concussions between the ball and hands numbed by the cold and possibly soft after the winter. The fieldsman’s job is no joke with the temperature in the neighbourhood of 40°. M r . A. W. F. R u t t y ’s S id e . First Innings. L. A. Cody, c Grimmett, b Brice C. McKenzie, run out C. E. Dolling, c Southall, b Saunders .. W. W. Armstrong, b McGirr V. T. Trumper, c Saunders, b Gibbes M. A. Noble, c Hiddleston, b Gibbes A u s t r a l ia n B o w l e r s * A n a l y s is . Armstrong, 21-6-48-6 ; Laver, 6-1-27-1 ; Crawford, 14-2-48-2 ; Noble, 3-0-4-1 ; Mailey, 2-0-8-0. W e l l in g t o n B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Brice, 12-3-36-1 ; Saunders, 16-6-39-1 ; Southall, 8-0-32-0; Hindleston, 2-0-20-0; Grimmett, 6-0-31-0; Gibbes, 9-1-35-5 ; McGirr, 6-1-21-2. J. Howell, c Sandham, b Abel 109 Hobbs, lbw, b Abel .. 70 Hayes, c Parsons, b Rushby 116 P. G.H. Fender, c Strudwick, b Rushby .. .. 27 Myers, not out .. .. 53 Peach, run out Hitch, b Freeman Narraway, not out B 9, w 3, nb 2 35 9 14 Total (for 6 wkts., dec.) 434 Smith (W.C.), A. W. F. Rutty, J. H. Lockton, and Sullivan did not bat. S e c o n d In n in g s . —P. G. H. Fender, b Nauraann, 2 ; Narraway, not out, 36 ; Myers, not out, 21 ; nb, 1—total (for one wicket), 60. M r . P ig g o t t ’ s S id e ’ s B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Rushby, 16-3-65-2 and 5—0-34-0; Naumann, 14-0-75-0 and 3-0-14-1 ; Parsons, 16-1-87-0 and 2-0-11-0; first innings only— Ducat, 6-0-29-0; Abel, 9-0-57-2; Freeman, 8-0-39-1 ; Goatly, 7-0-36-0; Spring, 6-1-26-0; Piggott, 1-0-6-0. Spring and Naumann each bowled a no-ball, Naumann a wide, first innings. FOURTEENTH MATCH, v. MANAWATU XV. At Palmerston North, March 23 and 24. A stand of 72 for the sixth wicket by Hodder and Luxford gave Manawatu a decent total, though they might have been out more cheaply had Crawford been kept on. The Australians ran up another big score. There were partnerships of 68 by Collins and McKenzie, 49by Collins and Waddy, 50 by Collins and Trumper, 74 by Trumper and Armstrong, 72 by Armstrong and Crawford, and 134 by Armstrong and Mailey. The game was drawn. M a n a w a tu XV. M r . J. I. P ig g o t t ’s First Innings. Hayward, b Hitch J. I. Piggott, b Peach Sandham, c Lockton, b Fender Ducat, c Lockton, b Fender Goatly, c Howell, b Smith Spring, st Sullivan, b Fender Abel (W. J.), c Sullivan, b Smith S. W. Parsons, b Hitch J. H. Naumann, c Fender, b Lockton Strudwick, c Smith, b Lockton Freeman, not out Rushby, c Howell, b Lockton B 18, w 1 9 43 4 29 4 Total 19 150 S id e . Second Innings, b Myers .. .. 67 b Lockton .. .. 5 b Hitch .. .. 5 c Hobbs, b Myers .. 56 c Fender, b Peach .. 135 c Lockton, b Hobbs.. 20 st Narraway, b Myers 79 c Hitch, b Peach .. 8 c Fender, b Peach .. 7 b Myers .. .. n b Peach .. .. 5 not out .. .. o B 17, lb 5 .. 22 Total .. 420 15 1 77 M r . R u t t y ’ s S id e ’ s B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Hitch, 11-1-47-2 and 3-0-18-1 ; Smith, 10-2-18-2 and 10-3-25-0 ; Lockton, 6*4-1-12-3 and 16-1-68-1 : Fender, 12-4-46-3 and 8-0-35-0; Peach, 6-2-8-1 and 15*2-2-82-4; second innings only— Hayes, 10-0-74-0; Mvers, 16-1-84-4; Hobbs, 4-1-12-1. Lockton bowled a wide, first innings. Umpires : E. Thompson and Platt. J. N. Crawford, bGreer .. 29 W. McGregor, c & b Greer.. 7 A. A. Mailey, b Luxford .. 67 F. Laver, not out .. .. 17 Extras .. .. 20 510 A u s t r a l ia n B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Crawford, 5 for 19 ; Armstrong, 7 for 48 ; Laver, 1 for 42 ; Dolling, .o for 37 ; Mailey, o for 16. F. R. R. B r o o k e , the Lancashire wicket-keeper, made 126 for Blaekheath v. R.M.A. (Woolwich). Scoring was big, Blackheath totalling 380 (J. R. Mason 56, Brooke’s chief aide), and the Academy 261 for 6, A. V. D. Wise 103*. H a r d in g e scored 160 and his county captain, L. H . W. Troughton, 49 for Gravesend (284 for 6, dec.) v. Granville, Lee (103). The cricketer- footballer also took 6 wickets. J. A. E. P e s c h ie r , the West Indian cricketer, who is said to be likely to play for Middlesex this season, was top scorer with 71 for Southgate (170 for 6) v. H.A.C. (117)- H. J. Bonser (31) did best for the Gunners.