CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2696, 29 December 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

POVERTY BAY ASSOCIATION

The usual weekly meeting of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association was . held at the Alhambra Club rooms last night, .Mr. W, Gibson presiding. Mr. H. White,: through, Mr. W. Miller, wrote intimating that he would donate a bat to be awarded, as the Association deemed best. Mr White’s donation was accepted with’thanks, and the secretary was - instructed to write thanking him for the'trophy. ; hi! Thfe remainder of the evening was occupied in completing arrangements for the representative match with Haw Ice’s Bay on the Taruheru ground on Friday and Saturday next. It was decided to request Mr. W. E. Goife to act as umpire.

THE FAMOUS ENGLISH PLAYER.

WHO WILL PERFORM IN GISBORNE THIS WEEK.

Among the Hawke’s Bay eleven which opposes Poverty Bay on the Taruheru ground on Friday and Saturday next will be included J. H. Board, the well-known Gloucestershire professional, who is, at present engaged as coach to the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association. The match against Poverty Bay will mark Board’s first appearance in New Zealand in, a representative fixture, and his presence should add greatly to the keen interest already being taken in the game. This is not the first occasion* on -which Hawke’s Bay has given lovers of the game in this district an opportunity of watching a first-class English player performing with, bat and ball, as it will be remembered that A. E. Trott played for them against Poverty Bay some few seasons back. Despite the presence of the redoubtable Anglo-Austra-lian on the side of the visitors, the home team were victorious on that occasion, and local supporters are hopeful that they may again prove victorious in the game commencing next Friday. The following sketch of Board’s cricketing career, taken from “Cricket Who’s Who,” should prove of special interest in view of his appearance in Gisborne this week: — J. H. Board (Gloucestershire and M.C.C.). Born at Clifton, February 23, 1867. A great wicketkeeper and good batsman, he made his first appearance for the county, with which he has been so long and honorably associated, against Kent, at Bristol, in 1891. In his first few' seasons he had no greater pretensions W'ith the bat than as a number 10 or 11, but, improving year by year, in first-class company, in 1894 he surprised the Middlesex bowlers by taking a not out 84 from them in really good style. So sound was his batting in the two following seasons that a century could not long be delayed, and in 1896, with 124 in the second innings against Warwickshire at Bristol, he recorded his first innings of over a hundred. To his consistently good batting in conjunction with his form behind the stumps in 1897 was undoubtedly, due his inclusion in Mr. A. E. Stoddart’s Eleven for Australia in 1897-98. That season, in first-class matches, he had an aggregate of 870, and an average of 22 —126 for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire being his highest innings. For a new chum he acquitted himself creditably in the Commonwealth, and again went across the seas for another tour the following winter with Lord Hawke’s team at the Cape. He was now regarded as one of the most reliable batsmen in the Western county’s eleven, and in 1900, for the first time in his career, scored over a thousand runs in leading cricket—his figures being 1132, average 24. That season also witnessed the performance of his life—2l4 for Gloucestershire v. Somersetshire at Bristol. The following season, with 161 for lxis county aginst Essex at Leyton, he missed the “1000” by 60 odd runs, nor was it till 1905 that he again secured a four-figure aggregate—lo 81. It was against a Middlesex eleven that be gave his best display—ll 9 -not out at Lord’s—which perhaps induced Mr. Pelham Warner to include him in his team for South Africa in 1905-6—a team which found our kinsmen at the Cape up to international form. In 1906 and 1907 he again exceeded the thousand in firstclass cricket—lo2B and 1022, with averages of 27 and 22 respectively, being his figures, but missed the distinction by over a hundred runs in 1908.

PLUNKET SHIELD—AUCKLAND DEFEATS WELLINGTON.

[Per Press Association.! AUCKLAND, Dec. 28

The Auckland-Wellington interprovincial match for the. Pluriket Shield ■was concluded in fine weather to-day, the attendance being again good. Auckland’s first innings total placed them 93 in the lead. Wellington at the second attempt passed this with five wickets in hand, but a rot set in, and the local team was left with only 16 to get to win. This was accomplished without the log S of a wicket, the shield being thus retained. The following are the detailed scores:

Wellington, Ist innings.—140. Wellington, 2nd innings—Monaghan, c Sale, b Olliff, 14; Hickson, run out, 21; Mahoney, st. Robinson, b Howden, 41; Cobcroft, c Sale, b Howden, 1 0; Blacldcck, c Sale, b Howden, 5; • Rogers, b Taylor, 2: Williams, c Sned■■‘i rdon, b Relf, 2; Brice, lbw, b Taylor, ■‘-20; Laws, c Relf, b Howden, 0; Up■M ham, c Hemus, b Howden, 0; Gibbs, > :not out, 0; extras, 3. Total 108. 1 Bowling analysis.—Howden' 5 wickets for 43 runs, Taylor 2 for 8, Relf 1 for •'l9,' Olliff 1 for 35. . . < Auckland, Ist innings.—-Hemus, b ham, J O ; Mason, b • TJpham, 0; Sale, i'dbw; b Brice, 66; Olliff. b Upham, 12; ■ Brooke-Smith; lbw, b Brice, 46;. Relf, Brice, 19;' Taylor, c and b Brice, p : 21; Sneddon, c Williams, b Brice;;.'9/, VoHowdeii, 'run outy ; 2; Robinson, not but, l r ; extras, 36. 'Total, 233., Bowling anly.sis.^—Brice 5 wickets for ■ '3B-, Rogers 2 for 37, TJpham 2 for .48, ' • Laws 0 for 4, Monaghan Ofor 34, Gibbs ;;'o* for 24, Gobbrof t 0 for 12;' • ’ : .< i Auckland;''-2nd : innings.—Hemus, not v ': outy '5; Anthony; not'out, 11; extras, , 10.'' 'Total for; no. 'wickets, 16: ' 1 -Bowling analysis/—Uphani O'for 4, ’ Briee‘ 0 ! ;fo'r ■/' ” ■■ * •: Auckland' \v ; on by ten wickets. -■ v-f. 1 CANTERBURY DEFEATS OTAGO. f CHRISTCHURCH. Dec. 28. ; ■ /Followers of " they popular summer \ gamd in. Christchurch may, be forgiven for being highly, elated, at the fine vie-. ' ;tory/;gaihpd; oyer .the. Otago team at, Rarli-. tp^ay..'lt was , gener/'ally," admittedyrleyb.h,-;by the Dun;cdin , / : meii'/'that’ nolstrongen combination ;had; ever ;taken, the .fieidiqr .Otago thau that :’ which : had, their colors ‘lowered '■‘"Even without il^ahattney r ..the " side ,in- •- eluded a fine lot of players, and the

v . , j ■ h „ <, vv > crack Australian eleven man was expected to add just that spice of quality to the team that made it, at any rate on paper, almost invincible. The following are the scores:— Otago (first innings): 192. Otago (second innings): Wilson, c Lusk, b T. Carlton, 22; Macfarlane, c Crawsliaw, b T. Carlton, 10; Macartney, b T. Carlton. 7; Siedebcrg, , b Orchard, 6; Eckhold, b Carlton, 33; Fisher, run out, 8;. Rutherford, b T. Carlton, 0; Hiddleston, c Lusk, b T. Carlton, 4; Condliffb, c Sims, b Crawshaw, 4; Wordsworth, b Bennett, 0; Downes, not out, 22; byes 2, log byes 22, no ball 1; total, 120. Bowling analysis: J. H. Bennett, 12 overs, 28 runs, 1 wicket; T. Carlton, 16 overs, 42. runs, 6 wickets; S. A. Orchard, 10 overs, 27 runs, 1 wicket; E. E. Crawsihaw, 5 overs, 14 runs, 1 wicket. ; • ■ ’ •

Canterbury (first innings): Lusk, b Fisher, 102; B. Wood, b Macartney, 24; Sims, b Macfarlane, 12; B. Carlton, c Siedeberg, b Fisher, 7 • Reese, c Condliffe. b Macartney, 18; Patrick, o and b Macartney, 8; Orchard, b Macartney, 0; Crawshaw, Ibw, b Downes, 8; Carlton, not out, 15; Bennett, b Macartney, 12; c Condliffe, b Downes, 9; byes 8, leg byes 1, no ball 1; total 241. Bowling analysis: A. Downes, 22 overs, 61 runs, 2 wickets; C. 0. Macartney, 31 overs, 53 runs, 5 wickets; Wordsworth, 12 overs, 45 runs; Macfarlane, 6 ovors, 10 rnus, 1 wicket; A. H. Fisher, 26 overs, 47 runs, 2 wickets. Canterbury (second innings): Wood, c Downes. 1> Fishor, 1; Lusk, b Fisher, 0; Sims, b Macartney, 26; W. Carlton, b Fisher. 27; I). Reese, b Macartney, 0; Patrick, Ibw, b Fisher, 7 ; Orchard, not out, 2: Crawshaw, not out, 0; sundries 9: total for six wickets, 72. Bowling analysis: C. Wordsworth, 4 overs, 14 runs; A. H. Fisher, 13 overs, 34 runs, 4 wickets; C.. G. Macartney, 9 overs, 15 runs, 2 wickets.

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. The team to play for Canterbury against Wellington on January Ist is the same that played against Otago, except that W. Hayes, of the Sydenham Club, replaces Sims, who is unable to go north. A. H. Addison goes as twelfth man. The team leaves on Thursday, playing Wellington on Saturday, and being timed to meet Auckland for the Plunket Shield on January 7th. WANGANUI V. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY. < WANGANUI, Dec. 28. A criolcet match between Wanganui and Auckland university commenced-to-day. Wanganui in the first innings made 138. Auckland's innings closed for 103. The match will be resumed in the morning. VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. United Press Association —Copthioiit. (Received December 28, 9.15 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. Victoria in their first innings against New South Wales made 93 (Stewart 26, Hansford 20). Emery captured seven wickets for 28, on a perfect wicket. New South Wales in their second innings have lost three wickets for 111 (Bardsley not out 59, Diamond 31, Emery not out 11).