CRICKET.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 28 December 1901, Page 4

CRICKET.

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England y Bendigo.

Melbourne, Deo 27

The Englishmen in the first innings made 341. Quaife carried out his bat for 73.

Bendigo lost five wickets for 88. Murray 28, Earles (not out) 31 being the chief scores.

Victoria in the first innings lost 9 wickets for 291. M'Alister 89, Armstrong (not out) 135, Worrall 0, Hastings 0, Trumble 4, M'Michael 20, Laver 21. Noble got most of the wickets, Clarke failing to come off. Armstrong showed fine, vigorous hitting. He gave one chance.

Canterbury y. Ota£o.

Cheistchurch, Dec 27.

The Interprovincial cricket match Canterbury v Otago, was continued today in perfect weather. Otago with four wickets down for 59, resumed iheir second innings, and were not diposed of until they had put together 248 runs, leaving Canterbury to get 309 to win. The chief scores were :—Burt 22, Geddes 26, Downes 35, Wilkie 73, and Williams 39. After a poor start, Sims and Ridley made a nice stand for Canterbury, ujt of the others Callaway was the only one to show any form, and at the close of the play Canterbury still required 195 with three wickets in hand. The principal scores were—Sims 20, Ridley 39, Callaway (not out) 24, seven wickets being down for 116.

Hawke's Bay y. Wellington.

Wellington, Deo 27.

Although their batting yesterday was of the poorest description, the Wellington men rose to the occasion to-day, and scored more than a creditable win over Hawke's Bay by 6ight wickets. With 155 to get in the second innings they lost Gore's wicket without a run being scored. Richardson and Midlane a veteran of a hundred fights and a youngster still in his teens, then defied all the bowling for an hour and a half, and practically made the game secure. Midland hit very freely, and placed 59 to his credit before jumping out tj a slow and getting stumped. Trott tried all the wiles of his command to seperate them without avail, and did not secure a wicket. After Midln.no was dismissed, Richardson and Tucker cirried on the scoring, and no further wicket was lost. Neither Midlano or Richardson gave a chance, but Tucker at 19 was badly missed at mid-on off Trott.

The visitors were handicapped by the loss of their wicketkeepor, whose hand was badly disabled, and 21 extras figured in the total.

Scores —Hawke's Bay, 109 and 100; Wellington, 54 and 157 for 2 wickets— Midlane 59. Richardson (not out) 34. Dent got one wicket and Ongley one. In Hawke's Bay's second innings Hales secured 3 for 20, and Tucker 4 for 40.