Cricket News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 153, 30 December 1895, Page 2

Cricket News.

The following team has been chosen to represent Colytou in their match against Pohangina on New Year's Day, at Pohangina :— C Millcn, C. Selby, A. Wratt, W. Bragg, W. Howie, A. Gregg, R. Simpson, li. Woodman, J. Stewart, H. Garlick, K. King ; emergencies ; G. Simpson and J. Brain well.

(Per Press Association) Wellington, Dec. 28. The New South Wales' innings closed for 259 — Cobcroft 85, not out. Requiring 269 to win, Wellington only made 42. The visitors left for Chrischurch, where the test match is to be played. After lunch, Wellington, requiring 269 to win, begun tbeir second innings, but a rot set in from the start and continued throughout the innings, the whole being dismissed in 1\ hours for 42, of which C. Gore contributed 16, and was the only batstaan to reach double figures. The visitors thus woo by 226 runs. Callaway and Hume were simply unplayable on the wicket, which was crumbling badly. The former got seven wickets for 18 runs, and the latter three for 24. Melbourne, Dec. 28. The following is the conclusion of Victoria's first innings ; — H. Trott, 66 ; Layer, 22 ,- Trumble. 6 ; C. McLaon, 12 ; Graham, 103 ; Lewis, 17 ; Roche, 11 ; R. McLcod, not out, 56; sundries, 9. Total, 357. New South Wales — second innings : — Mclvenzie, not out, 8; Donnan, not out, 13 ; sundries, 1. Total for no wickets, 22. At a meeting of the Australian Cricket Council Harry Musgrove was appointed manager of the team to visit England. Bruce, George Giffen and Garrett were appointed a Selection Committee, and will submit a team to the Council's consideration on February Bth.

(Special to Star). Napiek, This Day In the match Manawatn v. Napier Combined, the former won by nine wickets. The combined team scored 170 runs, and Manawatu 98 in their first innings and 83 in their second ; total, 171 runs. The principal scorers were : Napier— Gore 43, Hawke 24, Cato 21 ; Manawatu— F. Barlow 41 and 25, Wilson 25.