CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2393, 7 January 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

The following players will represent the United Club against Union at Victoria Domain this afternoon :—R. Coop., Cato, Harri, McCarthy, Atkinson, Dr. Sampson, Hooper, J. Lang, Gorman, Armstrong, and HaUamore. • The following teams have been chosen to play in the match Cosmopolitan v. Te Rau, on the Domain turf wicket at 2.30,p.m. to-day: Cosmopolitans —H. Maude, E. Austen, Scroggie, Roderick, McLaughlin, Pirie, Bousfield, Grinlinton, Lawrence, Cummings, Lingdon, Brennen, Ferris. To Rau—W. LI. Wack, J. H. Wack, J. Moore, P*. (Sim, J. W. Scholium, 0. McLeod, F. Burke,- H. Minnis, T. Hogan, T. Featon, F. Wack, and others who may attend. The following team has been chosen to represent 'Wanderers against United at the Victoria- Domain on Satiirdav afternoon: Scroggie, Glennie, Lasker, Young, McConnell, Dodds, Adamson, Maude, Cummings, Hogg, Lee-Archer, O’Donnell, and McColl.

OTAGO DEFEATS HAWKE’S BAY

(Press Association.]

NAPIER, Jan. 6. The Otago v. Hawke’s Bay representative cricket match was concluded to-day in fine weather. Continuing their first innings, Hawke s Bay had scored 1 144 when the last wicket fell.- Otago then went in for the second time, having scored 340 on thenfirst essay, and Avhen six wickets were down for 164 declared the innings closed, leaving Hawke’s Bay 360 to make to tie. This the local men faileb to achieve, being-all got trid of for 169. Otago thus won by 191 runs.

RECEIPTS AT AUCKLAND

[Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, Jan. 6. The two cricket matches played hero against Canterbury and Otago teams resulted in a total gate of £4OO.

VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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MELBOURNE, Jan. 6. The cricket match was resumed to-*» day. The wicket was slow after three days’, tain. -iSouth Australia in the second innings have lost for 351 (Mayne, not out, 142, Ulaxton 35, Gehrs 75). , • y

THE NAPIER TOUR. (NOTES BY “SHORT-SLIP.”) On Wednesday morning tllc borne team commenced the second match of the tour against_ the IJinted dub,- whose eleven was - strengthened, bv the inclusion of Arthur Teuton, the professional. The weather was extremely hot .and-the wicket fast. Harry Martin won the toss, and the Poverty Pay team took the held iul ly expecting a strenuous' time chasing

the leather. However, Joe Monk, Ernie Derecourt. and “Time” Olsen proved in isucli’ good form with the ball that- the United total only reached 177: > Gloeson, Smyrk, and Hughes were the only batsmen to make a stand., and these three scored 43, 38, and 28 respectively by good cricket. Monk bowled exceptionally well, sending down fourteen overs for 20 runs, and bagging four wickets. Extras •loomed largely in tlie total. Jim Bowman was indisposed, and all the snap and sparkle which distinguished his work behind the sticks on every other day of the tour were conspicuous by their absence. It is not often Jim allows 22 extras during, an innings. The Poverty Bav men failed sadly with the-bat against the bowling of Fenton, who has probably never bowled better than lie did in this innings. Ho kept mixing liis length and race with excellent judgment, while his break from both sides was coming faster off the pitch than usual. He camcout with the splendid record of nine for 37 runs, off 14 overs. Bill 'Hughes kept the other end going, and showed all his old-time craftiness with 'his medium slows, but the batsmen did not fear him as compared to Fenton., and his one wicket cost 52 runs.

In their second innings United ran up 142 for four wickets, and declared. “Morry” Wood and'.Gleeson, the men of Rugby football fame, made .a fine stand for the first wicket, putting on 84 before a separation was effected. Monk (two for 12). Olsen (one for 10), and Moore (one for 20) secured the wickets. Jim Bowman had a turn with the ball in this innings. He started off with fast stuff, but 14 coming, from the first over, Jim had a go with under-armers,, and after bowling three overs for 30 runs was quite glad to crawl out of sight again behind the pads’ and gloves. At eall of time Poverty Bay had scored 124 for eight wickets, the match thus ending in a win for United by 84 runs on the first innings. Jim Bowman (35) and Billy Oates (34) played bright cricket in the second innings, and did some fino hitting. Fenton again bowled well, capturing four wickets for 21 runs, while Hughes secured three for 51.

On the Thursday a return match with United was commenced. The last day of the old year was beautifully 1 fine, and the members of the Gisborne team were anxious that Gibson should win the toss, in order that they might have first knock on the glass wicket. The Poverty Bay captain’s luck wars in, and he again had the advantage in the spin of the coin. The faces of the Gisborne men were wreathed in smiles as they settled themselves on the seats under the welcome shade of the trees near the scoring-board, and watched the United men filing on to the field through the heat haze. Gibson took the old veteran.. J. Lang, in with him to open the innings to the bowling of Redgrave and young Smyrk, who plays with the Petone Club, Wellington, and who was spending the holidays with his people in Napier. With the total at 19. Redgrave got a good leg-break past Lang, and Moore succeeded. A fine partnership was . then established, both batsmen playing the bowling with confidence, and causing the lens to mount by sound strokes all round the wickets. With 75 tip, one of those deadly leg-breaks of Redgrave’s found Moore’s sticks, and the colt retired with' .an excellent] v-mailc 33 opposite his name. Bowman joined Gibson, anil the first hundred was soon posted. Jim commenced to go for the 'bowling in his characteristic fashion, and, alter hitting-up 20 in quick time, was caught and bowled by Smyrk. Oates followed, but after running into double figures was well caught by Hughes at deep Jong-off, off Smyrk. Derecourt joined Gibson, who by this time was well set, and batting in his very best form. He was dealing out severe punishment to anything loose, and employed the square cut and offdrive in helping himself to most of his runs. Derecourt opened confidently, and,, keeping the ball down well, found the boundary several times with vigorous strokes. At 136 the Motu player was bowled by Smyrk, after an aggressive innings for 28. “Tinie” Olsen joined Gibson, but after shaping well for a baker’s dozen, ’the new-comer was out in a peculiar manner. Bert Bowman (a younger brother of Jim’s, who plays junior cricket in Wellington) was bowling a particularly'.fast ball. The wicketkeeper /was standing well back. “Tinie” played forward to one, which flew to the wicketkeeper, and glanced from ,the gloves to Wood, at deep first slip, who took the catch. Olsen did not consider he touched the ball, but Jim Moore, who was relieving the umpire for a brief spell, was certain it just touched the bat. L. Anderson joined his captain, who continued to lay on the wood, and there was hearty applause when the latter ran to his century. After passing the century, Gibson opened out, and scored very briskly. At 275 the Gisborne captain’s innings came to an end, and he retired, caught by Redgrave in the slips off Hughes, while the board showed 275-7-122. Anderson and A. Lang then set up a fine partnership, and dealt with tiie tired bowling in most cavalier fashion. They both made many fine strokes'and had all the wood behind their drives. Eventually Anderson was bowled for 51 after playing fine cricket for his runs, while A. Lang was caught in the deep field. His 45 was run up by brisk and attractive cricket. The innings closed ■for 358, which is the highest total a Poverty Bay eleven lias yet. compiled. The United men. with about an hour and a half to bat, ran up 163 for three wickets. Redgrave gave a fine ■display of hitting, and made many big drives out of the ground in running tip his score of 117,' when Bowman cleverly stumped him off A. Lang. ' ■ ' ' Another pleasant match was that of New Year’s Day, when the Scinde eleven was met. Gibson again won the toss, .but the Poverty Bay men failed to take advantage of their opportunity., and only mustered the moderate total of 160. Sairisbnry (31), Derecourt (28), Gibson (25), and Oates (20) were the only batsmen to get- going. Fulton, Fenton, O’Brien, and Nelson were the bowlers. Scindc replied with 210. Jack O’Brien, scored 75, but had 1 a charmed life, being missed in the field no fewer than four times. Redgrave (32). and. Godrgo Hawke (49) also batted well. Olsen bowled remarkably well in this innings, keeping a fine length and tempting the batsmen to have a go nt his slow breaks. He captured six wickets for 39 runs., off 66 balls. -ALang and Moore also bowled well. The Poverty Bay inep scored 109 for nine wickets in the second- innings, 'Anderson being absent. The captain turned the score-sheet upside down in

this innings, and sent his weakest batsmen, in first. Bowman (41) and Sainsbury (25) gave a good display, and put oil 68 for tlie second wicket. The wicket, after three days’ play, was beginning to crumble, and Redgrave was almost unplayable on it. J. Bowman secured the vote iorythe bat for the fieldsman who admitted himself best in the field. Bowman received 22 votes, W. Oates 12, and Derecourt 11. Bowman was brilliant with the gloves on the tour, and is undoubtedly one oi the smartest men at getting the ball to the bails 1 have over seen. Of his work at Napier, the "“Daily Telegraph” says:—“A striking feature of the Poverty Bay team’s play was the work of Bowman, their wicketkeeper, whose performances ‘behind tlie sticks’ were of a very high order. As a stumper he certainly lias not many superiors in the Dominion, and some -of the wickets which wont to liis credit off last bowling would have done credit to a Lil!oU or a Bhiekbam. This much may bo said without hi any way disparaging the excellent worth of ‘Peter’ (Ashcroft).” Commenting on the tour, the (‘Daily ’Telegraph” adds:—“’The Poverty Bay team wore not favored by Daine Fortune during their stay, failing to place a win to their credit. They, however, proved tliot they arc hv no means a bad .side in all departments. Every one of tlio batsmen ‘came off’ at different stages of the week’s play, and considering that a number of their players seldom get an opportunity of playing on billiardtable wickets such as arc provided on the ‘Bee.,’ the visitors on the whole am to be complimented on their generally good showing. Gibson was about the most solid bat, and liis 122 on Thursday was a very creditable effort. although liis play was rather too much of the slow order, occupying five hours in compilation.”