GREAT BATTING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1385, 11 March 1912, Page 6

GREAT BATTING.

THOSE GISBORNE PLAYERS. (By Teleeraph-Prons Association.) Gisuorne, March 10, L. M'Mahon, tho Gisboruo cricketer who lias caused such interest by his sensational batting form this season, was dismissed for the second lime this season on Saturday, after scoring 40 in good style, by a fast medium ball from Hosier, which kept low and made pace from the pitch. M'Million's mammoth baiting average of 052 thus (ii-opped to 3*9. That M'Mahon is iv good ail-rounder is proved by His fact that ho captured seven wickets for 49 on Saturday with slow leg-breaks. W. Gibson, another Gisborno batsman who has been scoring well this season, hit up G2 on Saturday for United against Taruhcru. Gibson s aggregate to date in senior competition matches this season la 1130 for 22 innings, four times not out, Tliis gives him on average of 78. lfawke's Bay plays Poverty Bay here on March 23 and 24. M.C.C. TOUR. TEAM LEAVES AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph-Press Association—Oopyrlcht Adolaide, March 7. The English'cricketers sailed by th? Orvieto for England. AUSTRALIAN MATCH. NEW SOUTH WALES DEFEATS QUEENSLAND. By ToleeraDh-l'ress Association -Copyright (Rec. Mnvch 10, 5.5 p.m.) Brisbane-, March 10. In tho inter-Slate crick: t match between Queensland and New South Wales, Queensland, in llieir second innings, made 79 runs. New South Wales, in their first innings, made 228 runs, the principal scorers bring Diamond (not out) 105, Scott .41. hi their second innings. New South Wales lost no wickets for 33 runs, and won by ten wickets. '