OUR CRICKETERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1932, 15 December 1913, Page 5

OUR CRICKETERS.

|#?Cr s «?C;S /i J"->S ■'■ Who ircfitli'6r,i\\>sCag;in!?iincy"arid:there 1 was. a match. Ncw:Zealaiid!;vXNor!.lM-i]":Districts at. began"! their? secb'ml r, iniiiii'gs' confidently, ami ttttrac-. tive. :.Hennis, L ah'd\Snc':kion opened with a partnership-'-'pfodueiing ■ seventy-five, Sneddon was-dismiss'/d with his scoro at 34, and Homus followed him next over. Hickmott and Tuckwell formed tho nest partnership, the former playing vigorous cricket. His score included eight tourers. Tuckirell continued to play forcefully, but finally got his leg before after a capital innings. Patrick and Sandman played soundly. Tho innings was declared closed with seven wickets down for 285 runs.

■ Tho Northerners in their second attempt woro foeblo, and wero dismissed for ninety, tho chief scores being Mackay 24, Millard 15, and M'Lean 14. Taylor, Robinson, and Sandman each took splendid catches, and Boxsliall kept wickets brilliantly. Sandman took eight wickets for 29, and Reeso one for 17. The Now Zealand fielding was again brilliant, not ii- single chance being missed. Tho New Zealanders won'by 303 runs. New Zealand.—First Innings. Homus '. '...« 7 Sneddon '. 28 Tuckwell : 2 Hickmotfc ~.' 80 Reese 10 Patrick 9 Sandman ~.. fil Taylor (not out) 10 Robinson : fl Bennett 3 Boxshall 7 Sundries .., ; "■ Total' .:..;.' 228 New Zealand.—Second Innings. Hcmns 41 Sneddon '... 34 Tuckwell .'....;.,... U Hickmotfc 49 Patrick ; 23 Rooso 11 Sandman 23 Taylor (not out) ..,.,..,.. 0 Sundries ' 14 Total for seven -Rickets 885 M.C.C. ELEVEN ON TOUR. M.C.C. ELEVEN ON TOUR. \ (Rcc. Decernbor 15, 0.30 a.m.) ' Durban, December 13. The first Test against tho Marylcboiio team has begun. ' South Africa in their first innings nmdo-182. Scores:— South Africa.—First innings. Hartignn, e. Strudwick, b, Barnes 0 Hands, c. Barnes, b. Booth 3 Taylor, c, Strudwick,'b, Douglas ... 109 Ncrarsa, b. Douglas 19 Lewis, c. Woolloy, b. Barnes 0 Cooper, b. Barnes G Tapscott, b. Barnes 4 Ward, c. Woolloy, b. Booth 9 Baumgartner, 1.b.w., b. Woolley ... 1G Blnnekonborg (not out) fi Cox, b. Haines 1 Extras ::~.v.-...-. :.. ,„3,

, Total ~ 182 Rowling.—Barnes tool? fivo . wickets for 57 runs; Booth, two : for"38: Woollev, one for 24; Rolf, none for 9; Douglas, two for 19; Rhodes, none for 26. " M.C.C—First Innings. Hobbs (not out) 59 Rhodes, (;. Tapscott, b. Cox , 19 Relf, c. Baumgartner, b. Cox 1 Tennyson (not out) 6 Extras 7 Total 'for Iwo wickets 92