TREMENDOUS SCORE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1999, 5 March 1914, Page 6

TREMENDOUS SCORE.

BY AUSTRALIANS. NINE BATSMEN MAKE 922. (By .TeleffraDh.— Frees Aisociation.l Tlmaru, March 4. The match Australia v. South Cantciv bury was continued in fine weather and before a. good attendance. The home team were a whole day leathor-hunt-ing. On the previous evening Australia had three wickets down for 117. The not-outs, M'Gregor and Cody, took the score to 180. Then Crawford, Hansford, and Trumper piled up runs rapidly', breaking records. Crawford hit 14 balls out of the ground. He made 50 in 13 minutes, and another 60 in ten minutes, and so on. Trumper pleased onlookers immensely by his crisp, safe batting. He made 60 in 32 minutes, and 100 in 54 minutes. . His score included twenty-one boundaries and - one six. Over 200 were scored in the last hour. The bowlers were frequently changed and all the elev.en were tried.

South Canterbury. Cave, b. M'Kenzio 21 Hudson, b. M'Kenzio 8 Donohue, b. M'Kenzie 0 J. Lynch, b. Noble 41 Heron, b. Laver 11 Hix, c. Noble, b. Laver 5 Temple, c M'Kenzie, b. Collins ... 13 T. W. Lynch, b. Noble ..." 10 S. O'Callaghan, b. Crawford 19 Houlihan, c. Laver, b. Noble 2 Dewar, b. Crawford ; 0 Thomas, b. Noble 23 Ferguson, b. Crawford 4 Brosnahan, c. and b. Noble 4 O'Callaghan, not out ' 0 Extras ' ,10 Total 180 How the Wickets Fell. 12 3 4 5 0 7 8 9, 25 25 32 51 58 90,123 134 136 10 11 12 13 14 140 140 161 171 180 Bowling Analysis.—M'Kenzio took three wickets for 35 runs; Laver, two for 32; Collins, one for 28 ; Mailey, none for 18; Noble, live for 41;' Crawford, threo for 18. i Australia. Collins, b. Houlihan .....' :..... 29 Dolling, 1.b.w., b. ltix ..' 11 Laver, b. ltix ..: -.' 4 M'Gregor, st. Herou, b. Rix ...... 74 Cody, b. O'Callaghan 106 M'Kenzie, c. : Rix, b. O'Callaghan 26 Crawford, c. Heron, b. ltix 354' Hansford, b. Eix .'..-,,... 57 Trumper, b. Thomas 135 Noble, .not out' 77 Total for nine wickets 922 How the Wickets Fell. 2_2345 6 7 8 9 12 16 70 182 260 284 411709.922 Bowling Analysis— O'Callaghaii took two wickets for 138 rims; ltix, five for 229; Houlihan, one for 74; Brosnahan, none for 68;. Donoghue, nono for 86; Temple, none for .50; Hudson, ■ none for 67; J. Lynch; none for 21; Ferguson, nono for. 32; Thomas, one for 61; S. O'Callaghan, nono for 38.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. The solo selector (Mr. F. E. Midlane) has chosen the fpllowihg Wellington representative eleven to meet Australia on March 20 and 521 :— Baker, W. A., East Club. • Becchey, TZ. M.'l'Ol'd'Bdvsr'" ' .''"'"" Gibbes, W. R. L., East Club. Grimmctt, C, East Club. Hay, D., Old Boys. /■ Hiddlestono,' J. S., Wellington North. Howe, G., Victoria College M'Girr, H., East Club'. Robinson, C, Central. Saunders, J. V., Central.

Southall; T., Wellington North. As F. E. Midlano is leaving on annual holiday, his name does not appear in the team. Those selected aro reminded that a special practice wicket has been prepared on the Basin Reserve, and is now available.