World Championship of Cricket 1911 | The closest Championship ever

[Aislabie]

1908

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE vs NEW SOUTH WALES
at Trent Bridge

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
James Iremonger     lbw            b. Noble        30    72    6    0   41.7%
George Gunn         c. Macartney   b. Cotter        9    20    2    0   45.0%
Joseph Hardstaff    lbw            b. Hopkins      32    80    6    0   40.0%
Wilfred Payton      c. Trumper     b. Macartney    15    22    3    0   68.2%
Ted Alletson        c. Johnson     b. Cotter        8    11    2    0   72.7%
Arthur Jones        lbw            b. Hopkins      36    98    7    0   36.7%
Thomas Oates                       b. Noble         0     3    0    0    0.0%
Ben Taylor                         b. Hopkins      15    21    2    1   71.4%
John Gunn           c. Trumper     b. Johnson      26    43    5    1   60.5%
Albert Hallam                      b. Johnson       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Thomas Wass         not out                         1     3    0    0   33.3%

 Total:  181/10       Overs:  62.0         Run Rate:  2.92     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 1  3:09 PM
   
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Iremonger     G Gunn       þþþþ                                      11 (30)
Iremonger     Hardstaff    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   54 (120)
W Payton      Hardstaff    þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (41)
W Payton      T Alletson   þ                                          4 (3)
A Jones       T Alletson   þþþþþþþ                                   17 (22)
A Jones       T Oates      þ                                          4 (9)
A Jones       B Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (47)
A Jones       J Gunn       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       44 (81)
A Jones       A Hallam                                                0 (9)
A Jones       T Wass       þ                                          2 (10)


     Fall of Wickets    11/1      65/2      85/3      89/4      106/5
                        110/6     135/7     179/8     179/9     181/10    

 Total:  181/10      Overs:  62.0          Run Rate:  2.92    Extras:  9  
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NEW SOUTH WALES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Tibby Cotter         12.0      2      43      2      3.58     0      0 
Bert Hopkins         13.0      4      32      3      2.46     2      0 
Charles Kelleway     10.0      2      40      0      4.00     1      0 
Francis Johnson      10.0      2      27      2      2.70     1      0 
Monty Noble           8.0      4      13      2      1.63     0      0 
Charlie Macartney     9.0      3      21      1      2.33     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1 

 Total:  181/10       Overs:  62.0         Run Rate:  2.92    Extras:  9

Notts started the final very badly.

NEW SOUTH WALES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Victor Trumper      c. Oates       b. J Gunn       39    65    7    1   60.0%
Reggie Duff         lbw            b. Iremonger    34    89    8    0   38.2%
Austin Diamond      c. Hallam      b. Taylor       65   168   11    0   38.7%
Monty Noble         c. Iremonger   b. Taylor       18    17    4    0  105.9%
Syd Gregory         c. Hardstaff   b. J Gunn        5    10    1    0   50.0%
Charlie Macartney                  b. Hallam       37    55    8    0   67.3%
Charles Kelleway                   b. J Gunn        9    36    1    0   25.0%
Bert Hopkins        c. Alletson    b. J Gunn       33    75    7    0   44.0%
Sammy Carter        c. Oates       b. Iremonger    33    89    6    0   37.1%
Francis Johnson     run out (Alletson)              1    11    0    0    9.1%
Tibby Cotter        not out                         0     7    0    0    0.0%

 Total:  285/10       Overs:  103.3        Run Rate:  2.75     Extras:  11 
   
                             Day 2  4:04 PM
   
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NEW SOUTH WALES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Trumper     R Duff       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               62 (117)
A Diamond     R Duff       þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (69)
A Diamond     M Noble      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (34)
A Diamond     S Gregory    þþ                                         6 (23)
A Diamond     Macartney    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              65 (129)
A Diamond     C Kelleway   þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (62)
A Diamond     B Hopkins    þþþ                                        9 (12)
S Carter      B Hopkins    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (145)
S Carter      F Johnson    þþ                                         5 (19)
S Carter      T Cotter     þ                                          1 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    62/1      90/2      120/3     126/4     191/5
                        212/6     221/7     279/8     284/9     285/10    

 Total:  285/10      Overs:  103.3         Run Rate:  2.75    Extras:  11  
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Albert Hallam        24.0      7      64      1      2.67     0      1 
James Iremonger      26.3      8      69      2      2.60     0      2 
Ben Taylor           16.0      6      44      2      2.75     0      0 
John Gunn            20.0      5      58      4      2.90     0      0 
Thomas Wass          17.0      5      43      0      2.53     1      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 1 

 Total:  285/10       Overs:  103.3        Run Rate:  2.75    Extras:  11

Austin Diamond ground out a determined 65.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
James Iremonger     lbw            b. Hopkins       5    23    1    0   21.7%
George Gunn         c. Noble       b. Cotter       22    52    3    0   42.3%
Joseph Hardstaff    lbw            b. Noble        18    24    3    1   75.0%
Wilfred Payton                     b. Cotter       28    69    4    0   40.6%
Ted Alletson        c. Noble       b. Cotter        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Arthur Jones        lbw            b. Macartney    14    45    3    0   31.1%
Thomas Oates        c. Duff        b. Noble        19    37    3    0   51.4%
Ben Taylor          lbw            b. Cotter       22    60    4    0   36.7%
John Gunn           c. Noble       b. Macartney    19    43    3    0   44.2%
Albert Hallam       lbw            b. Cotter       13    24    3    0   54.2%
Thomas Wass         not out                         8     8    2    0  100.0%

 Total:  183/10       Overs:  64.2         Run Rate:  2.84     Extras:  15 
   
                             Day 3  1:51 PM
   
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Iremonger     G Gunn       þþþþþþþ                                   18 (51)
Hardstaff     G Gunn       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (43)
W Payton      G Gunn       þ                                          1 (9)
W Payton      T Alletson                                              0 (3)
W Payton      A Jones      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (91)
W Payton      T Oates      þþþþþþ                                    15 (30)
B Taylor      T Oates      þþþþþþþ                                   18 (44)
B Taylor      J Gunn       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (75)
A Hallam      J Gunn       þþ                                         6 (19)
A Hallam      T Wass       þþþþþþþ                                   17 (21)


     Fall of Wickets    18/1      51/2      52/3      52/4      85/5
                        100/6     118/7     160/8     166/9     183/10    

 Total:  183/10      Overs:  64.2          Run Rate:  2.84    Extras:  15  
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NEW SOUTH WALES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Tibby Cotter         11.2      2      30      5      2.65     0      0 
Bert Hopkins         10.0      3      18      1      1.80     0      0 
Charles Kelleway     10.0      3      23      0      2.30     0      0 
Francis Johnson      10.0      3      36      0      3.60     2      1 
Monty Noble          12.0      3      23      2      1.92     0      1 
Charlie Macartney    11.0      3      43      2      3.91     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 4 

 Total:  183/10       Overs:  64.2         Run Rate:  2.84    Extras:  15

Cotter added another Championship five-for to his record.

NEW SOUTH WALES 2nd innings  (Target: 80)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Victor Trumper                     b. Hallam       17    29    4    0   58.6%
Reggie Duff         c. Oates       b. Taylor       37    58    8    0   63.8%
Austin Diamond      c. Hardstaff   b. Wass          9     8    0    1  112.5%
Monty Noble         lbw            b. Wass          4     3    1    0  133.3%
Syd Gregory         not out                         4    11    1    0   36.4%
Charlie Macartney   not out                         9     7    2    0  128.6%
Charles Kelleway    
Bert Hopkins        
Sammy Carter        
Francis Johnson      
Tibby Cotter        

 Total:  80/4         Overs:  19.2         Run Rate:  4.14     Extras:  0 
   
                             Day 3  3:39 PM
   
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NEW SOUTH WALES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Trumper     R Duff       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (64)
A Diamond     R Duff       þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (21)
M Noble       R Duff       þ                                          4 (3)
S Gregory     R Duff       þþþ                                        9 (21)
S Gregory     Macartney    þþþ                                        9 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    36/1      58/2      62/3      71/4      
                                                                         

 Total:  80/4        Overs:  19.2          Run Rate:  4.14    Extras:  0  
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Albert Hallam         5.0      3       9      1      1.80     0      0 
James Iremonger       3.0      1       5      0      1.67     0      0 
Ben Taylor            4.0      0      31      1      7.75     0      0 
Thomas Wass           3.0      0      12      2      4.00     0      0 
John Gunn             4.2      0      23      0      5.31     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 0 

 Total:  80/4         Overs:  19.2         Run Rate:  4.14    Extras:  0

It wasn't pretty, but Macartney got them over the line.

Nottinghamshire     181 & 183
New South Wales     285 & 80/4              
   
New South Wales won by 6 wickets
Man of the match: Tibby Cotter

New South Wales have won the World Championship.
Man of the tournament: Tibby Cotter (14 wickets at 10.6)

 

[Aislabie]

Updated records page:

Spoiler: Titles

Most World Titles - 6: New South Wales
Longest Streak - 4: New South Wales (1903-1906)

Spoiler: Team Records

Highest team total - 402/7 dec, New South Wales, 1906
Lowest team total - 64, Transvaal, 1906

Biggest winning margin (runs) - 259 runs, Yorkshire, 1906
Biggest winning margin (wickets) - 8 wickets, Gentlemen of Philadelphia, 1903
Smallest winning margin (runs) - 6 runs, Kent, 1907
Smallest winning margin (wickets) - 1 wicket, New South Wales, 1901

Most extras (innings) - 25, New South Wales, 1903

Spoiler: Individual Records

Highest individual innings - 196*, Jim Mackay,1906
Most runs (competition) - 353 (at 117.7), Jim Mackay, 1906

Best innings bowling figures - 6-85 (26.3), Schofield Haigh, 1906
Best match bowling figures - 10-159 (34.5), Tibby Cotter, 1906
Most wickets (competition) - 16 (at 18.3), Tibby Cotter, 1906

Most dismissals in a match - 7 (7 ct), David Hunter, 1902

Spoiler: Partnership Records

1st wicket - 115, Reggie Duff & Victor Trumper, 1904
2nd wicket - 106, Charles Gregory & Victor Trumper, 1901
3rd wicket - 105, Austin Diamond & Jim Mackay, 1906
4th wicket - 94, Tom Taylor & George Hirst, 1902
5th wicket - 111, Frank Mitchell & Tom Taylor, 1901
6th wicket - 138, Gar Waddy & Charles Gregory 1907
7th wicket - 106, John Tunnicliffe & Wilfred Rhodes, 1901
8th wicket - 84, John Tunnicliffe & Irving Washington, 1902
9th wicket - 62, George Hirst & Lees Whitehead, 1903
10th wicket - 44, Reggie Schwarz & Frank Mitchell, 1905

Spoiler: Honours Board

Honours Board
Warwick Armstrong, 151 v Surrey, 1900
Schofeld Haigh, 5-66 v New South Wales, 1901
John Lester, 5-40 v Yorkshire, 1903
Arthur McBeath, 5-66 v Yorkshire, 1903
Victor Trumper, 109 v Yorkshire, 1903
Monty Noble, 5-50 v Transvaal, 1904
Gordon White, 5-29 v New South Wales, 1904
Gordon Shepstone, 5-51 v Middlesex, 1904
Tibby Cotter, 5-45 v Lancashire, 1905
Tommy Burton, 5-39 v New South Wales, 1906
Jim Mackay, 196* v West Indians, 1906
Wilfred Rhodes, 109 v New South Wales, 1906
Schofield Haigh, 6-85 v New South Wales, 1906
Tibby Cotter, 6-88 v Yorkshire, 1906
Ranji Hordern, 5-57 v Nottinghamshire, 1908
Tibby Cotter, 5-41 v Transvaal, 1908
Tibby Cotter, 5-30 v Nottinghamshire, 1908

​

 

[Aislabie]

Best match bowling figures - 10-159 (34.5), Tibby Cotter, 1906
Most wickets (competition) - 16 (at 18.3), Tibby Cotter, 1906

Tibby Cotter, 5-45 v Lancashire, 1905
Tibby Cotter, 6-88 v Yorkshire, 1906
Tibby Cotter, 5-41 v Transvaal, 1908
Tibby Cotter, 5-30 v Nottinghamshire, 1908

The New South Wales dynasty has been built around an unsung hero.​

 

[Iridium]

No chance of winning with such a poo team. Well done NSW. Couldn't keep the championship off them for too long.

 

[themusketeer]

Oohhh Yeah ! We are back in bussiness. That was truely a brilliant performance with bowl. i didnt know that cotter took that many of wickets . Truely a hero for us.

START THE STREAK AGAIN

 

[Aislabie]

World Championship of Cricket, 1909

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Champions of England

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Manager: @Iridium
Available players: LINK

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Champions of Australia

Victoria

Manager: @themusketeer
Available players: LINK

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Guest Team

Auckland

Manager: @VC the slogger
Available players: LINK

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Victoria v Auckland at The MCG
Auckland v Yorkshire at Lake Oval
Victoria v Yorkshire at The MCG​

For the first time ever, the World Championship is to be held in Australia. The English champions have travelled to warmer climes in the winter in order to compete, while the current holders of the Plunket Shield, Auckland, have been invited in order to make up the numbers. They will hope to be able to do more than that, but cricket in New Zealand is still extremely amateur. Yet another difficult task for @VC the slogger

First game is Victoria v Auckland

@themusketeer @VC the slogger

Sorry to @Aggz but there was no 1908 Currie Cup to pick a winner from.​

 

[HawkAussie]

@The Author I would like to take the New Zealand team as I haven't said what one I would like.

 

[Iridium]

Auckland v Yorkshire at Lake Oval

Ben Wilson
Wilfred Rhodes ^
David Denton
William Wilkinson
George Hirst ^
Everard Radcliffe*
James Rothery
David Hunter†
Hubert Myers ^
John Newstead ^
Schofield Haigh ^

 

[themusketeer]

WW Armstrong
PA McAlister
Colin Mckenzie
VS Ransford
Tom Warne
Frank Laver
TJ Hastings
L Vernon
GR Hazzlitt
FB collins
JV Saunders

 

[Aislabie]

World Championship of Cricket, 1909

Victoria v Auckland at The MCG
Match drawn
[Scorecard]

Auckland v Yorkshire at Lake Oval
Yorkshire won by 191 runs
[Scorecard]

Victoria v Yorkshire at The MCG
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
[Scorecard]

Final Standings:
Yorkshire - 22 pts
Victoria - 3 pts
Auckland - 2 pts

World Champions: Yorkshire (2nd Title)
Man of the tournament: David Denton (Kent)​

 

[VC the slogger]

Lancelot Hemus
William Brook-Smith
Ted Sale
Albert Relf
Alf Hadden
Sammy Jones
Evan MacCormick
George Cummings
William Stemson
William Robinson
Alister Howden ​

 

[Aislabie]

1909

VICTORIA vs AUCKLAND
at The MCG

AUCKLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Lancelot Hemus      c. Hastings    b. Hazlitt     111   177   25    0   62.7%
William Brook-Smith lbw            b. Vernon        4    24    1    0   16.7%
Ted Sale            lbw            b. Lever        21    37    5    0   56.8%
Albert Self         c. McAlister   b. Lever        52   135    9    1   38.5%
Alf Hadden          c. McAlister   b. Vernon       33    61    7    0   54.1%
Sammy Jones                        b. Warne        19    41    4    0   46.3%
Evan McCormick      c. Hazlitt     b. Lever         9    23    2    0   39.1%
George Cummings     not out                        26    60    6    0   43.3%
William Stemson     c. Hastings    b. Hazlitt      16    29    3    0   55.2%
William Robinson                   b. Collins       4     6    1    0   66.7%
Alister Howden      c. Hastings    b. Armstrong     1    12    0    0    8.3%

 Total:  305/10       Overs:  100.2        Run Rate:  3.04     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 2  1:13 PM
   
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AUCKLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hemus       Brook'mith   þþþþþþ                                    19 (53)
L Hemus       T Sale       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 71 (80)
L Hemus       A Self       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       98 (210)
A Hadden      A Self       þþþþþþ                                    19 (55)
A Hadden      S Jones      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              35 (51)
McCormick     S Jones      þþþþþ                                     14 (42)
McCormick     G Cummings                                              0 (6)
W Stemson     G Cummings   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              36 (75)
W Robinson    G Cummings   þþ                                         8 (12)
A Howden      G Cummings   þ                                          5 (18)


     Fall of Wickets    19/1      90/2      188/3     207/4     242/5
                        256/6     256/7     292/8     300/9     305/10    

 Total:  305/10      Overs:  100.2         Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  9  
                                     -X-

VICTORIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Warwick Armstrong    19.2      6      62      1      3.21     2      0 
Jack Saunders        15.0      5      50      0      3.33     0      0 
Frederick Collins    13.0      2      41      1      3.15     0      0 
Leslie Vernon        10.0      5      18      2      1.80     0      0 
Frank Lever          15.0      6      38      3      2.53     0      0 
Gerry Hazlitt        21.0      5      72      2      3.43     1      2 
Tom Warne             7.0      1      20      1      2.86     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1 

 Total:  305/10       Overs:  100.2        Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  9

Lancelot Hemus hit a superb century to blunt the home attack.

VICTORIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Warwick Armstrong   c. Sale        b. Brook'mith  127   186   27    0   68.3%
Percy McAlister                    b. Howden       15    43    3    0   34.9%
Colin McKenzie      c. Hemus       b. Self          4    25    1    0   16.0%
Vernon Ransford                    b. Brook'mith   17    31    3    0   54.8%
Tom Warne           c. Howden      b. Self         39    86    9    0   45.3%
Frank Lever         c. Hemus       b. Stemson      13    19    3    0   68.4%
Thomas Hastings     c. Jones       b. Howden        4    15    1    0   26.7%
Leslie Vernon                      b. Self         28    39    4    1   71.8%
Gerry Hazlitt       not out                        39    55    8    0   70.9%
Frederick Collins   lbw            b. Self          8    13    2    0   61.5%
Jack Saunders       lbw            b. Self          4     5    1    0   80.0%

 Total:  306/10       Overs:  86.1         Run Rate:  3.55     Extras:  8 
   
                             Day 3  11:57 AM
   
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VICTORIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Armstrong     McAlister    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          44 (84)
Armstrong     C McKenzie   þþþþþþþ                                   19 (51)
Armstrong     V Ransford   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         46 (82)
Armstrong     T Warne      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       94 (151)
F Lever       T Warne      þþ                                         8 (7)
F Lever       T Hastings   þþþþ                                      13 (26)
L Vernon      T Hastings                                              0 (5)
L Vernon      G Hazlitt    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      55 (71)
F Collins     G Hazlitt    þþþþþþþ                                   19 (31)
J Saunders    G Hazlitt    þþ                                         8 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    44/1      63/2      109/3     203/4     211/5
                        224/6     224/7     279/8     298/9     306/10    

 Total:  306/10      Overs:  86.1          Run Rate:  3.55    Extras:  8  
                                     -X-

AUCKLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
William Stemson      20.0      7      61      1      3.05     0      0 
Alf Hadden           17.0      5      59      0      3.47     0      0 
William Brook-Smith  17.0      6      42      2      2.47     0      0 
Albert Self          16.1      2      57      5      3.53     0      1 
Alister Howden       16.0      1      81      2      5.06     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 0 

 Total:  306/10       Overs:  86.1         Run Rate:  3.55    Extras:  8

Armstrong made a hundred of his own as Victoria sought to overturn the Auckland total.

AUCKLAND 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Lancelot Hemus                     b. Warne        25   121    5    0   20.7%
William Brook-Smith lbw            b. Armstrong    52   162    9    1   32.1%
Ted Sale            c. Hastings    b. Saunders      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Albert Self                        b. Armstrong    20    70    4    0   28.6%
Alf Hadden          c. McKenzie    b. Lever        32    71    6    0   45.1%
Sammy Jones         lbw            b. Armstrong    27    35    5    0   77.1%
Evan McCormick      c. Vernon      b. Lever         4     7    1    0   57.1%
George Cummings     lbw            b. Hazlitt      32    79    7    0   40.5%
William Stemson                    b. Hazlitt      24    43    5    0   55.8%
William Robinson    not out                         2     3    0    0   66.7%
Alister Howden      c. Armstrong   b. Saunders      5     7    1    0   71.4%

 Total:  248/10       Overs:  99.1         Run Rate:  2.50     Extras:  25 
   
                             Day 4  1:04 PM
   
                                     -X-

AUCKLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hemus       Brook'mith   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  55 (204)
T Sale        Brook'mith   þþ                                         6 (9)
A Self        Brook'mith   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (129)
A Self        A Hadden     þþþþþþþ                                   18 (28)
S Jones       A Hadden     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (54)
McCormick     A Hadden     þþþþþ                                     12 (13)
G Cummings    A Hadden     þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (54)
G Cummings    W Stemson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     48 (93)
G Cummings    W Robinson   þ                                          1 (2)
A Howden      W Robinson   þþ                                         6 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    55/1      61/2      104/3     122/4     158/5
                        170/6     193/7     241/8     242/9     248/10    

 Total:  248/10      Overs:  99.1          Run Rate:  2.50    Extras:  25  
                                     -X-

VICTORIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Warwick Armstrong    18.0      5      40      3      2.22     2      4 
Jack Saunders        18.1      9      30      2      1.65     2      1 
Frederick Collins    13.0      6      19      0      1.46     2      0 
Frank Lever          12.0      3      28      2      2.33     0      0 
Tom Warne            13.0      2      49      1      3.77     0      1 
Gerry Hazlitt        16.0      8      36      2      2.25     0      0 
Leslie Vernon         9.0      1      34      0      3.78     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 6      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 4 

 Total:  248/10       Overs:  99.1         Run Rate:  2.50    Extras:  25

Auckland tried to force the issue, but they did so very slowly.

VICTORIA 2nd innings  (Target: 248)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Warwick Armstrong   c. Self        b. Howden       26    29    6    0   89.7%
Percy McAlister                    b. Hadden       13    13    3    0  100.0%
Colin McKenzie                     b. Hadden       18    49    4    0   36.7%
Vernon Ransford     lbw            b. Hadden       35    38    7    0   92.1%
Tom Warne           lbw            b. Self          3     5    0    0   60.0%
Frank Lever         lbw            b. Stemson       4    19    1    0   21.1%
Thomas Hastings     c. Cummings    b. Hadden       19    46    2    1   41.3%
Leslie Vernon       not out                        11    76    1    0   14.5%
Gerry Hazlitt                      b. Self         19    41    4    0   46.3%
Frederick Collins   c. Stemson     b. Self          0     1    0    0    0.0%
Jack Saunders       not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%

 Total:  152/9        Overs:  53.0         Run Rate:  2.87     Extras:  4 
   
                             Day 4  5:01 PM
   
                                     -X-

VICTORIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Armstrong     McAlister    þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (31)
Armstrong     C McKenzie   þþþ                                        9 (26)
V Ransford    C McKenzie   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (66)
T Warne       C McKenzie   þ                                          3 (6)
F Lever       C McKenzie   þ                                          4 (8)
F Lever       T Hastings   þþþþ                                      10 (29)
L Vernon      T Hastings   þþþþþþþ                                   16 (60)
L Vernon      G Hazlitt    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (84)
L Vernon      F Collins                                               0 (1)
L Vernon      J Saunders   þþ                                         5 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    30/1      39/2      88/3      91/4      95/5
                        105/6     121/7     147/8     147/9              

 Total:  152/9       Overs:  53.0          Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  4  
                                     -X-

AUCKLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
William Stemson      12.0      4      33      1      2.75     0      0 
Alf Hadden           12.0      3      53      4      4.42     0      0 
William Brook-Smith   8.0      4      16      0      2.00     0      0 
Alister Howden       10.0      3      19      1      1.90     2      0 
Albert Self          11.0      4      30      3      2.73     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0 

 Total:  152/9        Overs:  53.0         Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  4

With Victoria on the ropes and reeling, Auckland ran out of time.

Auckland            305 & 248
Victoria            306 & 152/9              
   
Victoria draw with Auckland
Man of the match: Warwick Armstrong

Points: Victoria 3, Auckland 2

 

[themusketeer]

A close finish, we would lost but Vernon kept his cool.

 

[Aislabie]

Well, a busy week has come to an end, so I'll wait until the morning for @VC the slogger to whack up an Auckland eleven, and if not, they'll go unchanged. Let's get this going again.

 

[VC the slogger]

Well, a busy week has come to an end, so I'll wait until the morning for @VC the slogger to whack up an Auckland eleven, and if not, they'll go unchanged. Let's get this going again.

Unchanged it is.