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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 2

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• THE TEST MATCH. FINANCE'AND SPORT. By Tclc-craph-Prcss Associatloa-CoDsrclEM. mi ~» i , Sydnoy, February 15. .ino .bydnej- Morning Herald," referring to the oflicial announcement that a majority of the Board Df Control favour postponing the Test pricket match till l'ridny next, says:—"lt is obvious the decision is the result of fincncial considerations, and it is to be regretted that financial need has been allowed to encroach so far upon a vahied form of international sport. Siirely a more 'dignified process than gambling upon weather possibilities during a coming week-end could be devised if the finances of the tour required it." THE WEDNESDAY GAMES. The seventh series of gamea in the first round of the Wednesday competition was begun yesterday afternoon in fin© weather. In the match between Vivians and Artillery,. the former-have a slight advantage, having made 149 in their first innings, while Artillery have lost seven wickets" for 85. Douglas,.-.fielding for Artillery, took a fine one-handed catch,in tn«-.dsep field. Smith -(Artillery) had bad luck to be run ont when he was batting well. The best iuninsts of the mnteh was played by Carson (Vivians). ; The Rivals-Post and' Telegraph match promises to. sec a good finish. Post and Telegraph are leading, by 11 runs on the first ■ innings. : For Post and Telegraph, M'Kay put together 42 ,in good stvle. while George, for. Rivals, play«d good cricket for his 10. The best bowling performances of > the ■ day were Wvatt (Post and Telegraph), four for 11;-' and LoVeridge, four for 17. The following are the scores:— VIVIANS V. ARTILLERY. Vivians-First Innings. Castles, b. M'lntyre .....: ;........' 31 Caterer, b. Paton 7 Sullivan, c. sub..'b. 8ai1ey'..;..... '. 14 Dalgleish, b. M'lntyre 7 Carson, c. Douglas, b. M'Gill 37 Cording, c. Weybourne, b. M'lntyre 7 Read, 0. Hume, b. Wevbourne 5 Dempsey, b. M'lnSyre ." 23 LOveridge, b. M'lntyre .. 0 Huddloston, not out .' - g Malmancliß, c. Vfeybourne, b. M'Gill 0 Extras , .'. 12

;,;'„ ' Total v ., ...,...;::........„.........„,.... i« ■";"".-',' )'■' Boiling Analysis. Bailey' took'one wickbt : for 64 runs; M'lntyfe, fivo for 34; Pa ton, one for 12; AYcybourno, one'for 17; and M'Gill, two fot 10. • \ . .-"•' '' , ; - Artillery—First Inniflgs. Bailey, b. Dempsey .-.'. 1 Mason, 1.b.w., b.- Loveridgo 19 Smith, run out :.. 26 Blamires, c. and b.Lovcridge ■ 0 Weybourne, b. Sullivan 5 M'lntyre, e. Carson, b. ... ■ 6 Hnme, b.\ Loveridg* 0 Douglas, not out ;... 12 : Extras.:..... ; IS , • Total'for seven wickets 85 ; • ■■• ■ ■.. Bowling Analysis.'. Bead, no wickets for 11 runs; Dempsey, oiio for 22; Sullivan, one for 19; Loveridge, four for 17. ■'■. RIVALS v; POST AND TELEGRAPH.Rivals.—First Innings. Anderson,' b'. M'Kay ..; 26 Pigeon, b, Tpnisv.-v»-" ■ •'••-■ 2 Goefgo ( -.b,-lWs .'..y.......-. 1 .'.:.. .....;.... ;"dO. :-lioh ; e; .fl.:M'Kny ■.'.'.■...;;;;..■. .........:..'. ; i Statotonic. Knapp, b. Toms 4 Darroeb, st. Jones, b. Wyatt 12' M'Bvedy, b. Toms .....; 0 Davis, st. Jonjs, b. AVyatt 12 Mollinson, b. Wyatt ..: 0 Crouch, b., Wyatt ...,..........'... 12 Gini, not.out '■■■ I) ~i.(.Ultras' ~...,..„...........;.................... 7 '..,' ■ •"."• ".■';•■»■•■..■ ..-.,i p.ic... . :.; >_:. •'• >. Total ■'~.».......,. '.■;...;..■......'.; ;.'.... no r '.'■' ■■' "Bowling 'Analysis.' ~,•', rv. ' . Toms s took four wickets for 41 runs; Plimmer, none for 10; Grieg, none for 13; Knapp; none for ■Iβ; M'Kay, two for 21; Wyatt, four for 11. /:.. ■■; . '_ .... .;■ i Post and Telegraph;—Pirst Innings. Knapp, c. Staintoß, b. Milvedy 10 Tvrrell, o. Davis, b. Stainton .......;.... 13 M'JCay, c. Jl'Evedy, b. Howo -42 Toms, c. Darroch, b. Stainton -11. Wyatt, run out 12 Grieg, c. M'Evedy, b. Davis ; 3 Plimnlof, b. Stamtcn 12 Clafke,- not out .....'. 17 TUpmson. : ;b.-Datrooh-'.... :.... 4 ..",Eitrav ;..;;..;:::3i

.Total for. eight wickets 127 '.■.'■ ■ ' Bowling Analysis. • i ■ ■■■■ Dnrroch took one wicket for 10 runs; M'Evedy, one tot 30; Stainton, four for 10; George, none for 11; Davis, none for 10; Howe, ono for 23; •• . ■'.. ... . \ ; . . ■' JUNIOR GRADE. Oriental v. Bed Cross.—Bed Cross, , batting first, with, six:men, were all out for 10 rnhs. Oriental, with one wicket down for 65, declared 1 the innings closed (Kem■plo 33 not out, and Wilkinson 21 hot out). Red Cross made 71 ; in their Second innings (Bouse not out. 19, and Hill 15). Oriental, wanting IS fuiis ; to win, made them without- the loss of a. wiokot (Tustin 13), and woii by 10 wickets. ■ • ;T.IT.C.A'. v.Post and Telegraph;— Y.JI.C.A*, in their!first innings, wero all out for 30, and in their second innings have lost five wickets for 28.' The Post and Telegraph team declared their innings closed with seven wickets down for 10G (Xluiirb 49, Marshall not out IG, Boys 12; -nnd : Howard 10). . ~ •Artillery v.' Union.—Artillery,. in their first innings, were all out for 17, and havo lost six wickets in their second for 120, whilo Union declared their first innings closed with four wickets dowii for 115. • POSTAL BEPEESENTATIVES. Tho Auckland Post and Telegraph cricket teiitn arrived by yesterday's Main Trunk express to play the a.nwiol match with tho local representatives to-day and Friday at' the Basin Eescrvo. Play will commence at 11 a;m. oach'day, tho visitors returning to Auckland on Saturday by express. The Auckland team is as follows :--Harvie, Warner, Cossey, Coatcs, Murray, Jackson, Simpson, OsWrne, Pegler, Baoh, Brough, and Hill (minager). The Wellington team will be—Wyatt,' MTCay, Jones,. Tyrrell,- Carrad, Plimmcr, Korris, Toms, Knapp, Grcig, Sclater; emergency ,■ Bale; ; •■•-■•

• THIRD-GEADE FIXTURES. . , The fallowing <s the drawing for Saturday's third-grado matches:—Wellington College A-Vi Hutt, College No. 1: Wellington College B v. Catholic Club, No. 3; South v. Y.M.C.A.. Pctohe; Templars v. Central, Newtown Tark; East t. Victoria .College, Basin Reserve: Kartri v. Petone, 1 at Petone; North, a bye. THE HAWKE CUP. IBy Tcleitraßh-Press Association.! _ . Wanganui, Februarv 13. .' A Hawko Cup match was played here to-day between South Taraniki and Rangitikei to decHo the team to meet Southland in the final at Christchurch. The weather was gloriously fine, and the wicket last. Tatanaki won the toss and started well, having 142 runs on for one wicket, but tho remaining batsmen collapsed, and the team was all out for ISB (Punlop 74, Baker •IG, M'Carthv li>, and Pratt 13) • Hnssoy took six wickets for 45 I'uns.', Rangitikei batted well, scorinir 314 (B. Signal 70, Hill .03, E. Broad 31.' and Arkwright 24, not out). Signal and Arfc. wright added 91 for the last wicket. The match will be continued to-day. ; Catch of -tViB Season. Laws and Man-' ning s splendid stock of cricket materials. Courtenay Placo. Repairs a speciality.'