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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3127, 25 January 1911, Page 6

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GISBORNE XT. v. WILLIAMSON’S OPERA CO. A team from the New Comic Opera -Company met a team of local cricketers at Victoria Domain yesterday. The town team batted first, and totalled 145. to which the visitors replied with 63 The following are the detailed scores: GISBORNE ELEVEN. AncriV-ws, c Roberts, b Quartley ... 13 Loig, \b Quartley ... Pete, b Quartley... 1 Gail and, c Ci»yton, b Quartley £ .Tones, b Quartley ... ••• 5 jSharples, c Gallon, b Ratcliffe ... 4/ Xlills, b Quartley _ 35 Maude, c Callow, b Ratcliffe... ... 13 Bullard, st Callo, b Ratcliffe ... 6 .McLeod, not out ••• ••• y Cooper, b Healy I Extras Total Ido Bowling Analysis.—Quartley, 6 wickets for IS runs; Ratcliffe, 3 for 34 j Hogue, 0 for 15; Roberts, 0 for 28; Barchland, 0 for 11; Healy, 1 for 0. COMIC OPERA XI. Clayton (capt.), b Jones 0 Quartley, b Sharpies 5 Hogue, b Jones 0 Solomon, b Sharpies 7 Roberts, c Gotland, b Jones 15 Ratcliffe, b Sharpies .' 22 Callow, c Gotland, b Sharpies ... 3 Ballantyne, c Munro Pere, b Sharpies 3 Healy, not out 3 Barchland, b Sharpies 1 Pumph, c Mills, b Sharpies 0 Extras 7 Total 33 Bowling Analysis.—Sharpies, 7 wickets for 24 runs; Jones, 3 for 32. The Gisborne team for to-day’s match against the Opera team will be Mill, Andrews A. Lang, Sharpies, Pere McLeod, Gotland, Bullard, Hannigan, Hooker, Gough, Tait. TO-MORROW/S MATCHES. The following will represent Alhambra against United at the Domain tomorrow : Scholium, Lang, Glennie, Cooper, Redgrave, Atkinson, Rice, McPherson 2, Dudfield, Airey. Emergency : Bunting.

HAWKE CUP COMPETITION. RANGITIKEI DEFEATS MANAWATU. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.} PALMERSTON X., Jan. 24. Rangitekei defeated Manawatu in tlie Hawke Cup competition to-day by one run. Manawatu had a lead of 122 runs. To-day Rangitikei made 281, which included a fine innings of 122 not out by Broad. Cash made a-useful 44. Manawatu required 177 to win, and the last wicket fell with the score at 175, A High School boy, Young, played a fine defensive innings of 36, Goldspring 34, Bartlett 25, and Greer 39 being the other double-figure scorers. THE SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM. NOBLE PREDICTS THEY WILL WIN THE TEST RUBBER. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. J (Received Jan. 24, 9.20 p.m) SYDNEY, Jan. 24. Noble predicts that the South Africans will win the test rubber. They are making too many runs altogether, he says, and it is hard to understand, seeing that they came as a great bowling combination, how they yet achieved more success in the batting department. Australia does not possess the formidable, resourceful bowlers of a few seasons -ago, and the visitors mastered our attack. He is at a loss to know how to improve it. ROUND THE GROUNDS. (Notes by “Short-Slip.”) There has been a lack of interest displayed in the senior competition since the break caused by the Christmas and New Y'ear holidays, which has not been at all creditable to at least two of the elubs concerned. The two delinquents are the United stud Y.M.C.A. Clubs, whose teams have invariably taken the field short-handed. The fact that the all-conquering Wanderers, by their sequence of decisive victories in the Saturday* competition have already placed themselves in an unassailable position for the -championship no doubt has something to do with the lack of interest displayed. But it is poor sportsmanship to -cease running because a competitor has passed you in a race, and it is anything but creditable that certain local players only show enthusiasm while they have a chance of winning. The frequency with which the United and Y.M.C.A. elevens roll up for matches short-handed by at times half the side points to the fact that there is a weakness in organisation in both clubs. It is most disheartening to 'the few enthusiasts who regularly turn out to find five or six men the full strength available, and it is furthermore discourteous to the opposing side, who have to provide substitutes in the field. Credit must be given to the Wanderers and Taruheru Clubs who have no difficulty in placing full teams regularly in the field. In fact, the Taruheru team has usually two or three emergencies present at each match willing and eager to play. It is to be hoped that the management of the United and Y.M.C.A. Clubs will endeavor to see that full elevens in future represent the side, vhat is wanted is the substitution of younger players for the lukewarm members of the senior elevens, who only roll up apparently when the spirit moves them.

Taruheru gained a meritorious win over United in the match which was concluded .at Taruheru on Saturday afternoon last.

On the opening day of the match, Taruheru did well to get 137 on a slow r wicket, which was all in favor of the bowlers.

Jack Hannigan, who was hitherto heen regarded purely as a bowler, proved that he was entitled to some recognition as a batsman, by making 41 in good style. Jack showed very solid defence, and was a long time at the wickets. His was the last wicket to fall, after going in second wicket down. He ended "up a fine hatting performance by foolishly running himself out. Brisbane shaped well for 26. This batsman, who was expected to do well for. his club, bad performed disappointingly until this knock, and many held the opinion that he was not worthy of a place in the team. I was very favorably impressed by the way in which he handled his blade. He shaped like an artist, and made his runs bv good strokes, and also display-

ed sound judgment in running between the wickets.

Brisbane hails from Hull, England, and played for some seasons with the Rovers, a junior team, in Wellington. He is of fine physique, and also bowls a serviceable right-hand medium-paced ball, which swings away with his arm at times. When he strikes his true form he should prove a valuable allround performer for his club.

L. Manning (four for 49) and A. Green (four for 59) bore the brunt of the attack for United.

Green, who was bowling against the wind, developed a wonderful swerve. The ball which bowled Tommy Gough was something unplayable. It was pitched full for his pads, and Tommy turned to play it to leg. It swerved in the air, however, and hit the bottom of the middle stick. The batsman was completely mystified. He had a look at the broken wicket ; then scrutinised the bowler for some seconds; and then with a rueful shake of the head wended his way to a sequestered nook beneath the weeping willow trees, where doubtless he pondered deeply over the “ways thatare dark and* tricks that are vain’* of t runcllers in general and swerve bowlers in particular. The only men to make a stand in United’s first innings were A. Green ancl A. B. McColl, who both batted well, and carried the total from 18 for three wickets to 77. Green got 27 and McColl 17. The latter is an ex-Wellington colt, and shapes promisingly. He is tall and sturdily built, and should make lots of runs when be gets accustomed to the eccentricities of local wickets. It is reported that Green has been getting in some practise on a private wicket lately. His form with both bat and ball showed that lie benefited by it-, and he is at present one of the most useful all-rounders in the United eleven. On Saturday, Taruheru made good use of the excellent wicket provided by groundsman Charlie AVhiteley, and kept the United men in the field until 5.15, when they declared their second innings closed with seven wickets down for 191. G. Minnis (31), W. Sharp (36), D. Brisbane (33), Stitch bury (24), and Nelson (15 not out) all put their runs on in a manner that denoted form. Green (four for 44), Gibson (two for 32), and Jeffreys (one for 51), secured the wickets for United. Bernard Jeffreys came out of bis shell with a well-made and quicklycompiled score of 38 in United’s, second innings. He laid the wood on in good style, and most- of his runs came from drives between extra forward cover and mid-off. __ . L. Manning, the United captain, hit up 44 in quick time, but made many uppish strokes, especially through the slips. He foolishly ran himself out when apparently well set for a good score. The remainder of the batsmen found the bowling of Brisbane (three for 27) and Hannigan (two for 46) too good for them, and the innings closed for 135 at about a quarter past six. United were three men short. Taruheru well deserved their win by 116. Tf this club keeps its members together, it should make a strong bid for the premiership next season.