THE SHIELD CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 7

THE SHIELD CRICKET.

AT AUCKLAND. DEFENDERS EASILY PREVAIL. NINE WICKETS' WIN. '■ (By T«iojrM>h.-Pro3s Asioolatlon.) ' _ Auckland, January 8. -■ .-. When ■ the Wellington and 'Auckland 5 teams arrived on tha Domain this morh--1 ing rain was tailing fairly heavily, and i' there 'seemed every prospect of the gamp j not being continued for another day. The 3 wicket wasih'a very wet, condition, and j" soveral email, pools wore lying.'on it, while the ; put-field was very heavy and c slippery. -About ; midday,■'■. however, the [. rain 'ceased, and, an hour and three- [ quarters latbr, a start was made.' : ■■•' At first. if seemied as though the roj' maining Wellington batsmen would foli; low in. the footsteps of their predecessors, for Wilson, thoir skippor, who was ! looked upon '3s'tho'nb'pe of his ,6ide, was , dismissed without any' addition to his ; score. . "-,. ■ ■ '■','• ,'' ~ ! Grimmptt and Bpbinson then wt up a :■' very solid and' useful partnership, and , had added. 81 "to. the total when rain . again/stopped play for an 'hour. .-'., The Auckland,total was passed soon after resuming/ .'and'it.ths'n liobihson hit one to '. : . Somerville -at; square-leg,- after.-contribute ." i'ug.an'iiyraln'ablo 15, while Grimmettleft immediately: Eifter. "Saunders'and Schmnll put bn:3i'fori-the ninth wicket, and the '■: innings clps'etli ;fbr : 12A.-' '■'- ~ • -..-', :- Auckland, - started ■ badly,. losing Hemus when Ko, had."only,scored 8; but Dacro . and, Horspool : thon;:got:; togpther,- Und quickly :wipejl 'off (ho deficit, Auckland thus retaining; the nino wickets. "Scores'r 1 - ..'.,, "". ■"-'.-'':■-'',• •':-'.''•■ ■-• -;-;' v -j: Wellington. First innings |! ....i.........;.............;......... .201 '■■■ "■:■./':' Jlecond Innings. ,: Blacklooi, 0.-Eomus, ............ J Phillips, b.Olliff v.............'.........:....'.... 0 , Beeohyi c.' Taylor, : b'; Olliff ...,.'.■..'.'..'.;..., 0 GKmmott; o.iSnedden, b:~011iff ..',...... 28. -. Bricerb; Ollilf,' fr : Blamiresi b: i)\M .:;.....:........;.;".;.;;...... 0 Wilsoni c. Sal'/b. Olliff ...i..............;.. , 0 Robinson, c. S-oinerville, b. Cnmmings a 5, ; Sohmoll, b. Sne'dden ..;...........„•...■........ ,11 'Saunders, h0t'0ut;.".......'...„„..i„..,'...'...... : ,21 SoiithalJ.'o.,Taylor, b. Heinus -.'.....'...','4 ■ Eifras'!...M.<....... v ..............M...V.......; : 3 '•■;■ .Total :;.„:!!.;...!..........].: .... ..;.. ,120 - Bowling Ari.Uysis.T-iOlliff,. four wickets foj: 27. runs;. 'Sneddon, one for 35; CmnmingSj one for,' 36; Homiis, pno for i. :■' : "/. ' : :. ■'' ' .." . ; ;' ; - Pirst-,inning3,L..'....■•• ..i............1...... 279 :-.•■'''•.','' -;. Second-Innings..' ■'•'-■'.':.";:> ■ ; ; Hemfls, b.-'Roilthall 'ii'...!;..\:i,V,,.,'..„i,;,j, -3 : . Caere/" hot'.'out-: ~ . 5.'...,; . .'.....:...v...„.i..'...;.;; 23 Horspool, nptjbut'.;...!;..,..■..;,:..'...„'„,;;.. 12 ' :.-'.: '.Total for, im. wicket • .....„.„.„..,„.i: 43 : BPwling Analysls.-^Sontliall," one' wicket f0r.19 runs';' Brice'/morie for 11; Grimmett; none fbr/8. :; ','-..■ •■''■.''■'.':-. ■ ;^:: : WELL;';' '-; '. JBy ("elflfrap'h..—Speoial Correspondent.) i,'j : >'}:- : ; /' Masterton, January'. '3/ '•:' A .cricket riuitch was commenced- on the '. Park";. Oval : to-day, between • the /visiting. ''Nomads" .Club and Wairarapa. .The,former', ma'plo : 3975, runs in' their.first .innings, and Wairarapa" had lost seven wickets' for ' '70 runs when'stumps wero'draTCn for the day. /The .'match;will,.be -continued.'to- • morrow.-., /'';/':-.-';':/: '■■'"■ '.. "•\\'/';'V.:/ / ;; : -' : ': X ;TB^'^OTAGb,TEAM.:;; : >/- X' .- , - v (By Tele'itrii]?h".—P.rew : Aesoclctlon^j, . ': •'.■-.'••/ :; .'-' : Vi"'\ Dunedini January 3." .-Austin.being'unablo to.play against'the i Soiith .Jlelbou<iie''tpatrij-"his' place' will bo taken .by' Baron. ;"■.•-. >■ ■:' ■-■>.'.' 1 ;ACGipENTSv;'AND.'FATALITiKS.' \ ''■'.'■. '';}y_'.'- !-■;s■'■:■':<*. ' ',' '■'/ ;■'■::':■■■:'./'■ • ..; ; '',;SEAMA^-PA^S i ! p.6w'N'.A'H6Ll)!. ; ! .';■■ :(By 'Association.) )■_ ; ;: l . ■f.-' ■r'-'- 5 Au'ckraha," January; 3. ' t ■■Paul il'Sny;, an able seaman, aged; 30 ; years, felll'dowii;the.hold;of steamer -t Mokoia'TinS'fracHired'.'Ms Teg. and''bones' , .in both feet.; His condition is seirbus. ..' *;•:';!',-;;:-man.;' HURT at petone. '' '• ,- : 3 ,- Mark Keenhr!, : of 27 Street, iPe- r tone; r was "pdniitted to' v the /Wellington » Public Hospital last night 'siiiferingfrom ■ slight .of ,tho brain. He receiv- 2; ed.'thp'irijur'y'.fhrougri 1 sli'jipihg'dud' fall-' a ing'"oh"his' ;head' : while ".forking "in— a slaUg{iter^ard v ' J -' '"■'.;-.-■ '''-. .'.•',.-'-•'-.,.'■'"' 2 •'.';/■ v 'CONCUSSION OP;.brain,' ,:'' .-:("A'- man. named Mark Keenan, Tesidin" v '.at 'Sydney Strc'et,~Petbhe," and cmplbyed. 2 'by. the Gear Meat Cpm'liany,''slipped and,'" fell.on .fii,''a 'whilst" at' % work yesUiijday'r '<' Upon medical examina-tibn-it '.was' found that' Keeriah had - shs- n Wned was s 'to' thp"' Hospital.'"'. 'a '. "'.'■: ■''■'■'.*:■"" I:''. 1,-.,.-. . : ''•'.' L- ■'■'"' : ..-"' : ' ' a '.-■. a;; BROICBN: f .LEG.r.-;'',./.-.'.';;.;.-■ f c-Whilst stepping from "a ,tiop in : tho : ' city last, evening Mrs. vWray sbpped and n sustained fraqturppf.tha.leg. '."'■' .('"" , : '.-■ .Our Masterton correspondent states that a'youiig"m"an..n'ariie"a'. 7 H..11. Barrett; a post ' office-messenger,''fell -off his bicyclei -at Masterton'last: night, and fractured" his'