ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2015, 24 March 1914, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. AUSTRALIA & MANAWATU. (By Telegraph.—Press. Association.) ■ ; ~ 'Palmerston, March 23. .; The match between tho Australians and Manawatu,commenced on tho sports ground this afternoon, shortly after 3 o'clock, in. threatening weather, with a cold easterly wind, 'rrumper captained tho visitors and ■ M'Lcan led the local team. - , ■-. G. Greer and M'Vicar opened the batting for Jlanawatu. After an unpromising start Hodder and Luxford were associated and put a fine stand. At the tea adjournment they were- still together. Hodder was eventually taken at first slip by Armstrong, after playing a good innings for 51. Some slow play followed, but eventually a drive by Bsjrtlott brought 150 up". Crawford was now put on to bow], and, off his first ball, Bartlett. drove one, but smart fielding by Trumper caused Luxford to be run cut. He had made S9 by careful cricket. With tho total at 163 Crawford howled Bartlott with a beauty. None of the other batsmen stayed long. The innings lasted 3 hours 20 minutes.

fflanawatu. . M'Vicar, b. Crawford '. 4 G. Grcer, b. Crawford 0 Ongley, c. Mailey, b. Crawford ... 10 M'Lean, c. Waddy, b. Armstrong ... 19 Brenuand, b. Armstrong 0 Hodder, c. Armstrong, b. Laver ... 51 Luxford, run out 39 Webster, c. Waddy, b. Armstrong 1 Bartlett, b. Crawford 24 Elliott, b'. Armstrong 3 Bennett, c. Mailey, b. Armstrong ... 0 Totman, b. Armstrong :. 3 Allingham, st. M'Grcgor, b. Armstrong 3 Harwood, b. Crawford 4 Cornish, not'out :..-. „ 1 Extras ; .- 15 Total ~ '. 177 Bowling analysis.—Crawford took fivo wickets for 19 runs; Armstrong, soven for 48; Lavor, one for 42; Dolling, none for 37; Mailey, none for 16. How , tho Wiokets Fell. 1 2.3 i 5 6.7 8 9 0 7 22 23 48 120 123 154 163 10 11 12 13 .14 163 166 170 175 177 ■ TROPHIES IN BIG MATCH. The full list of the trophies won by players on both sides in tho recent match, Wellington v. Australia, is as follows:— , . # Armstrong, W. W., batting and bowling; Messrs. A. E. Kernot's trophies. Baker, W. A., batting; Messrs. A. E. Kernot's trophy. Gibbes, W. 11. L;, bowling; Messrs. A. E. Kernot's trophy. Hid,dlestone, 'J. S.-, 'fielding; subscribed trophy. . . ■ ' Howe, G., wicket-keeping; Messrs. Abel and Cusack's trophy. / . . Trumper, V., batting; Messrs. A.'E. Kemot's trophy. . •

TRUMPER'S AGGREGATE. Two correspondents write with reference to ;.Truirlper's aggregate runs for the .present tour. " One .. correspondent gives the, total as 10S9 runs and the other as'llo4. -There.is.-a margin of 15 runs between these, •which is accounted ■■ for 'by the fact., that. Trumper's second innings at Nelson was ; not_ telegraphed per Press Association, as it was not really part'of'thematcu, but part of an. exhibition display given after the match was won. Counting ail runs in (exhibition and otherwise) one of the correspondents places the batsman's aggregate as " follows:— Versus "Wellington, 0 and 16; Hawke's Bay, 42 and 23; Poverty Bay, 48; "Wanganui, 94; Canterbury, 293; South Canterbury, 135; New Zealand, 72; Southland, 211; Canterbury, 34; Nelson, 54 arid 15; Wellington, 67. Total, 1104. WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. - Tho following ■ are the fixtures and grounds for the mid-week matches :— Seniors—Oriental v. Artillery, at No. 1_ Basin Reserve; Rivals v. Union, at No. 2 Basin Reserve. The following will represent the Oriental Club in its match against Artillery :—Dempsey, Cording, Caterer; Alpe, Mastery. Tri'scott, Billman,. Osborne, Castles, Mummery, Kemple. BOWLS & BOWLERS : NEWTOWN CLUB. In a friendly game played between isewtown and Eastbourne, at Newtown, on Saturday tho former scored a win as follows:—Newtown—Lennon, Laws, S. Roberts, Webb (s.), 35; Eastbourne —Stephens, M'Cardell, Pilcher, Morris (s.), 11. Newtown—Alves, Russell, Crowes, Popplo (s.), 23; Eastbourne— MKeegan, Thompson, Chittey, Averj («.), 22. Totals—Newtown, 58; Eastbourno 33. . HATAITAI CLUB. The following games were played on tho Hataitai green on Saturday.' The .finalfor the club's junior championship was played between Johnson and Fielding. On tho 21st head the game resulted in a tio and on tho extra head Fielding drew a beauty behind the jack which Johnson failed to remove, leaving Fielding the junior champion of the season. ' In the champion fours Penney won from Kinniburgh by 5 points. A team from Hataitai visited the Newtown Club, the holders of the Diamond Buckles,, and were successful in transferring them to the Hataitai ereen. The teams' scores . were: Newtown— Duff and Kenr (s.), 13; Hataitai— Mitchell and Barnes (s.), 18.

HOCKEY.

KAEORI CLUB'S BEPORT. The report to. be presented at the annual meeting of the Karori Hockey Club on March 30 states that membership'prospects for the coming year are very bright,, and /tho club promises, to lie able to bring back it 3 lost ground., both in senior and junior, and hopes to bo able to pnter a third team. Tho club last year had tho misfortune to lose several of its active members, such as Messrs. E. Loader, R. Parton, G. Aitkon, K. Spiers, A. Cox, and C. , •Davios, but as tho first-mentioned player lias returned to the City, the committee- hope- to seo him in his old place again, and ; with several good players that aro joining this year. The club has a credit balance of £2.165. Bd. The thanks of tho club • are extended to tho president (Mr. 13. G. Burn), also to Messrs. S. Campbell, E. Harrison, A. Hamilton, and G. Brigham for their donations. 1 The Karori schoolboys secured tho school championship, with a' fine record of 96 goals to nil, of which feat the club fools proud. TRIAL SPIN OVER FULL COURSE CAMBRIDGE EIGHT IN GOOD FORM By Telejrftph—Press Association—Copyriehi London, March 22. Tho Cambridge eight rowed the fuh conrso in lOmin. 19sec. The conditions wero good. .The time for the Oxford-Cambridge boat race last year (won by Oxford] was 20m in. 53scc. ■