CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2356, 24 November 1908, Page 2

CRICKET.

(Notes by “Short-Slip.”)

Ideal weather conditions prevailed on Saturday afternoon when the Saturday competition matches were resumed. In reply to the Wanderers’ moderate first innings’ total of 93, United had scored 81 for the loss of five wickets. The not outs, Gibson (i!0) and Hallamore (14) resumed batting to the bowling of Adamson and Young. The bowling was steady and runs came slowly, and with the total at St>, Gibson, in attempting to play a fuil-pitclied ball a foot outside the off stick, snicked it on to his wicket. The innings speedily terminated after this, neither Gorman, Lang, Jeffreys, nor Grenfell being able to stay long. Hallamore’s 37 was invaluable to his side, as ho went in at a critical stage of the game. The United total reached 112, which gave them a lead of 19 on first hands. The bowling of the Wanderers was oL consistent length, and Adamson, Glennie, and Young especially did good work with the ball. Adamson sent down sixteen overs for 24 runs, and bagged live wickets, which was a most meritorious perform anefe considering ho was performing on a concrete wicket which gave him no assistance whatever. Adamson is a left-hauHqd bowler, with an easy delivery, and a good command over the ball, and should develop into a really serviceable bowler with the experience that another seaspn or two’s cricket will bring him. Giennie also bowled well, sending down 19 overs for 3S runs, an average of two runs per over. This bowler sends up a slow ball, with a little work from both sides, and is ‘hot afraid to pitch them well up. He captured Bowman, Armstrong, and Manning’s wickets. Wanderers made an inauspicious start on going to the wickets a second time, losing Adamson, Smith, and Young for a total of 13 runs. Manning, who was bowling well, captured this trio. Lasker and McConnell then coinmnced to punish Hallamore’s slows, and runs came rapidly. With 31 up, Lasker skied Hallamore, and was taken by Manning behind the wicket. Glennie joined McConnell, and another good stand was made, McConnell ■continuing to punish the slow bowler severely. With 65 up, Manning got a good one past McConnell, who had Hit- out well for his 32. Babb joined Glennie, and Hallamore handed the ball to Gibson. Glennie on# ulated McConnell’s example, and repeatedly hit the slow bowler to the boundary. Runs came at an alarming pace, and the century was soon hoisted. With the total at 109, Babb was nicely taken at deep long-off by Farrell, off Gibson, and the Wanderers’, captain declared the innings closed with six wickets down for 109. Glennie hit out fearlessly for his 37, not out' and made some capital drives, but it must be admitted he had some very easy bowling to play, both Hallamore and Gibson sending down some very feeble stuff. Maiming bowled remarkable well, capturing four wickets for 13 runs otf 66 balls. He varied liis pace cleverly, and kept a consistent length throughout. With an hour and a quarter to go, United had 91 runs to make to win. There was time to get the runs, but there was likewise time to lose the wickets and the match. The United skipper determined to take no risks, ana sent Gibson and Lang ill with instructions to. stay there. With the score at 13, McColl got a good one past Lang, who had batted carefully ror that total, having scored all the runs made while he was at the wickets. Gorman joined Gibson, and the score was taken to 45, when Gorman, who was scoring freely, lost his wicket in a peculiar manner. He was backing up over-zealously, and Young caugnt Him napping. Young came up to the crease to deliver the bail; oil up the pitch went David; but Young, with a smile serene and bland, quietly removed the bails, and inquired “How’s that?” Tiiere was only one reply to so obvious a case of run out, and Umpire Thelwail s stick went skywards. This is not the first time Borman lias lose ms wickec in tins- fashion, but it is sale to predict it will be tlio last. Bowman iie-ipod Gibson to take tiie score to oi and was tneu caugnt by Lasker dfi Babb. Armstrong was “yorked” tirst ouu by Jbabb, anu Jeffreys piayed tne same bowler on during tiie next over, lime was then curled with tne total at bU lor live wickets, Gibson having bar tea 1-or ail iiour and a quarter lor lb (not out). Babb secured three wickes lor 4 runs, and might nave been employed longer at tne crease during the first amiings with advantage to the side. To Rail made a splendid recovery at J. aruherh, and turned what looked like certain defeat into a brilliant victory. With live wickets down folio runs, To Rau resumed their second innings. That callable young batsman, J. Moore, gob going in his best style, and commenced to put on runs at a brisk rate all round the wicket. Joe Monk lent valuable assistance, and this pair were responsibly for the total reaching 106 for nine wickets, when the innings was declared closed. Moore was leit with 56 (not out) to his credit, while Monk scored 21 before getting his leg in front of one from Sharpies. Requiring 89 runs to win Tarulieru went to the wickets a second time, but could only muster the ignominious total of 26. Walter - Lee-Archer was the destroying agent with the, ball, and his fast deliveries shot tlio batsmen out as f ast as they came in, and l , in fact, a good many were out long before they came in. Lee-Archer secured

the phenomenal bowling record ol 8 wickets for o runs, all of his victims being clean bawled. 'Lee-Archer has great pace, and pace lias caused the downfall of many a better side than Taruheru on many a cricket field. Congratulations to Harold Robinson, the ex-United player, who is to bo married to-day to Miss Cooper.* Harold is now "stationed at Auckland, where he played last season with the. City Cl-üb-in the district competition. All local players will join in wishing every conceivable happiness to Mr and Mrs Robinson.

NOTES, C. Wordsworth, of Redfern, Sydney, lias been engaged by the Otago Cricket Association as cricketer and coach. A fast-medium to fast .righthand bowler and a left-hand batsman, lie has been a lair performer in the h irst Grade for two or three seasons. Last season, m the return match with Queensland at Brisbane, lie captured lour for 72 and scored 12 not out and 4, it being liis only appearance in cricKot of any now ocner than club games. In all three coaches are boing secured by Otago at a cost of £3 per week for .24 weeks, and the likelihood of other employment in the winter season.

It- is cabled that thirty-seven matches have been arranged for the Australian Eleven in England next season. These include two each with Yorkshire, Surrey, Gloucester, Essex, l orkshire and Lancashire Combined. Against, each of the rest of the firstciass countries one maitph will be

played; also one match each against Scotland, Oxford University, Cambridge University, and the West ol kingland. In addition there are the five Test matches, the dates having been previously announced. The programme will bo opened at Nottingham on May 6. A peculiar point, in cricket law has been submitted to the “Referee” by a correspondent:—“Oil Saturday, October 31, in a game of cricket, the following occurred:—“A” bowled a ball which hit the middle of the matting, but did not arrive to the batsman. What would it bo called I call it a ‘no-ball.’ There is a little dispute over-it, and I would very much like to know the proper name given to such a ball." r lo this “Not-Uut”-replied :—lt is-not a. “no-ball,'.' which can only -arise through unfair delivery or the bowler going over the bowler's, or outside tiic return, crease. A “wide’ ’is a ball "bowled so high over, or so wide of the wicket, that, in the opinion of the umpire, it is not within reach of the batsman.” This

particular ball was not so “high over” tiie batsman, etc. Was it .so wide oi the wicket, etc? As it did not pass uic wicket, it could not have been judged “wide” of it. As law 48a provides that “The umpires shall take especial care to call ‘wide ball’ as soon

as it shall have passed the striker, it is clear that the intention as well as the literal reacting of the law, will not ailosv of such a hall being termed a “wide.” There lore it must be regarded as nothing and ignored, as tiiough it had never occurred. I’ou may proceed to argue thus: “Suppose the batsman ran clown the pitch and hit the ball as it lay on the matting, what would happen? Such an act "Would, 1 take ir, merely bring the game into action in the ordinary way.