CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2748, 1 March 1910, Page 6

CRICKET.

POVERTY BAY ASSOCIATION,

The usual weekly meeting of the Management Committee was held last evening at the Alhambra Club romos, M.r J. B. Hunt presiding. Matters in connection with the trip to Tokomaru were, discussed, and it was •decided that a team be sent to the Coast, leaving Gisborne on March 16th. It was decided to make application to the Poverty Bay Rugby Union for permission to use Victoria Domain for competition matches until April 14th. It was resolved to play a match between the Wanderers eleven, winners of the Saturday competition, and a team nicked from the other clubs in the Association, after the completion of the list of Saturday fixtures, the match to take place at Taruheru. The question of playing a representative junior match this season was discussed, and it was eventually decided to write to the Hawke’s Bay Association, inquiring whether there was any chance of a junior representative, eleven visiting Gisborne at Easter. The draw for wickets at Victoria. Domain for this week’s matches lesulted as follows: — Thursday: Y.M.C.A. v. Alhambra, concrete pitch; United v. To Rau, turf wicket. __ . Saturday (juniors): Wanderers v. Y.M.0.A., concrete; United v. Alhambra, chip.

POSITION OF THE CLUBS

SATURDAY COMPETITION

JONIOIIS

ROUND THE GROUNDS

(Notes by ‘'Short-Slip.”)

Alhambra still further improved their prospects of winning the Thursday competition by defeating Te Rau on Thursday last. Te Rau were left with the comparatively easy task of getting 102 runs to win in their second innings but, like many another side, they found that runs are hard to make when tiie\ are urgently needed. . Jack Waek, the Te Rau captain, set resolutely about the task, and dealtout severe punishment to Babbs and Dillon. As usual, he was particularly strong on the off. Scholium -made a stand with Ins captain and when these two were going strong it looked as if Te Rau were m for an eight-wiclcot victory. A smart return by Cooper, however, saw Scholium run out for a dozen, and from that moment Te Rau’s star, which had been in the ascendant, rapidly faded with the declining sun into the golden -west. . . . Jack Wack, after hitting up 41 :n confident style, was caught close in at point by Tom Atkinson off Olsen. None of the others did anything, and with two men short, the total closed for 71, leaving Alhambra winners by

30 runs. , ... The Te Rail captain made a mist a Ice in -pitting Seymour in so late. This batsftian has been showing good form lately and his sound defence would have enabled him to keep up an end while the runs were put on at the other. As it was, he was left with 2, not out, and' his services were rendered •of no value to the side. “Tiny” Olsen was the only Te Ran bowler to show any cleverness. He captured three for 7 off 24 balls. Dillon got two for 20 and Babbs two for 42, but both of them were erratic in length. * . . , . , United scored an innings’ victory over Y.M.C.A. on Thursday last. The latter rolled up with five men. They made 91 in their first innings and 48 in the second. As United bad totalled 191 at their first knock, they, therefore. won ibv an innings and 52 runs. The Thursday competition will he 'practically decided by tlie match between Y.M.C.A. and Alhambra which commences on Thursday next. If Alhambra win, they take the championship, whereas if Y.M.C.A. can defeat the leaders the remaining matches will be brimfnl of interest. _ For the third time this season, "Wanderers outplayed United at Victoria Domain in. the match which concluded on Saturday afternoon. To that fine fast howler, Athol Young, the Wanderers owe their large victory by an innings and three runs. In Uniter’s second innings, Young sent down 78 balls, off* which he secured five wickets for 22 runs. The wicket was on the sodden side, and the ball bung on the .pitch in a disconcerting fashion. The United men shaped feebly, and were sent back for the poor total of 43, J. Lang and Whyte being absent. Alhambra sprung a surprise upon Wanderers in the junior competition last Saturday. Wanderers were left with 18 runs to get in their second innings. This seemed the best of good things, considering Wanderers had knocked up 55 in the first hit. But Peter Sim and Billy Atkinson were in such deadly form with the hall that they dismissed Wanderers for 8 runs! Peter bagged seven, wickets for o runs, and Billy three for 2. It is only fair to state that the light was very bad, but this is part of the luck of the game. Gorry kept wickets excellently for the Australians in Auckland’s first venture, while Dodds donned the gloves on the second strike.

•Horspool made the dreaded pair of “blobs,” for Auckland against the Australian team, not n. good advertisement for bis mentor, “Sammy” Jones, who was. iimpiriing. Warwick Armstrong, the captain of the Australian .team, is 6ft 3in in height, and weighs seventeen and ahalf stone. Whittv plays football (Australian rules), while D. Smith i<? captain of the Essendon team, one of Victoria’s leading clubs. _ . In Relf’s opinion Whitty is likely to be the world’s best bowler in a couple of seasons. Doddis is a son of the Chief Justice of Tasmania.

THE POVERTY BAY CLUB TOUR. [Speciai. to “Times.”l HASTINGS, Feb. 28. The Poverty Bay Club’s team have had fine weather so far. In the first match against Hastings the homo team were dismissed for 24 runs in the first innings and 72 in their second. Poverty Bay just failed by one to sec are a one-innings win, tlieir total for the first innings being 95. The actual result. was a win by 15 wickets, the two clubs playing 16 aside. Rees took tine wickets for 13 runs, Selby Palmer tbreo for 8, and Barton one for 2. Claudo Williams, with 25, was top scorer in the match. Our other scores were: Selby Palmer 9, Murphy 14, H. B. Williams .4, Iv. S. Williams 2, Steele 7, E. Palmer 1, Gillingham 6. Coop 11, Cottenll 0, Hindi Williams 2, Rees 3, Ivenway 1, Monckton and Barton 0, Gouldsmitli (not out) 0.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

MATCH W 7 ITH CANTERBURY

DRAWN

[Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 28. The- cricket match, Australia, v. Canterbury, a'csulted in a draw. _ When stumps were drawn, the Australians required 34 to win with two. wickets to fall. Play was continued by mutual consent till 6.15 p.m. After lunch there was th c prospect of seeing the Australians facing a total of 340, with four hours to get them in. An exciting time followed, in which some oj. the cream of the Australians batsmen were mowed down for the small score of five wickets for 39. Then, followed a magnificent display of hatting, which iva<s uphill all the way. The Australian skipper’s feat of playing through, out the afternoon in the face of such odds will long be remembered, and must be voted to be one of the soundest innings ever plaj’ed in a big match here. The scores’ were:— CANTERBURY. (First Innings, 321.) —Second Innings.—

W. R. Patrick, c Kellcway, h Armstrong H. B. Lusk, b Emery 3o

V 7 Carlton, b Emery « A. Sims, b Hopkins D. Reece, b Armstrong 41 A E. Ridley, b Hopkins 5 SA. Orchard, b Armstrong ... 0 T. Carlton, b Armstrong ... 2 J. A. Bennett, b V 7 hitty ... ••• 37 C. Boxshall, b Whittv 20 > Sandtmann, not out ... ... *2 Byes ... ••• ••• 36 Total 25 9 AUSTRALIA. (First Innings, 240.) —Second Innings.— V 7. Bardsley, stpd Boxshall, b Bennett W. W. Armstrong, not out ... 149 C. E. Simpson, b T. Carlton 1 ... 18 D. Smith, b Bennett 0 A. J. Hopkins, lbw, b Bennett ... 2 S. H. Emery, b Bennett 0 E. R. Mayne, lbw, b Reece ... 102 C. ICelleway, c Boxshall, b T. Carlton 17 N. Dodds, b Bennett o A. C.'Facey, not out ... ••• 7 Byes 7

Total for eight wickets ... 307

Chib. SENIORS. Matches . played. Won. *I/Ost. Points Wanderers ‘8 S 0 22 8 4 4 11 8 3 5 0 8 17 2 "United Tarnbera Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A. Matches . played. Won. Lost. Points, 15 12 3 32 Wanderers 16 10 6 27 15 7 8 19 Alhambra United 16 2 14 5 THURSDAY COMPETITION. Alhambra Matches ' played. Won. Dost. Points, 7 5 2 15 United 7 4 3 11 Te Rau 7 3 4 7 Y.M.C.A. 7 2 5 5