CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2098, 27 January 1908, Page 3

CRICKET

TOKOMARU V. SATURDAY ELEVEN.

The visiting team of Tokomaru cricketers concluded their series of matches at Victoria Domain on Saturday, when they met an eleven representing the Saturday players of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association. Young, Lasker, Charles, Babb, and Harkor were absent when the match commenced at 10. tit), consequently the local eleven luul not a single regular bowler on the licit!. The Tokomnru captain, W. Oates, won tho toss from W. Gibson, who led tho local team, and the latter Imd to take the field with all the regular howlers absent. However. P. MeC'oll, tho Wanderers captain, rose to the occasion, and bowled splendidly, keeping a lino length and sending down over after over with muchinoliko precision. Tho visitors totalled pa j n the first innings, L. Reid, Nelson, W. Oates, Jolly, and the Row \Y. Robinson being responsible for the runs. The first-named batsman placed a good innings, while Nelson rattled up his score in quick time. .MeCo 11 howled thirteen overs for 23 runs, and captured live wickets, and it is diilieult to imagine how tho local team would have fared without him. The local eleven made a poor showing in tho first innings against tlie excellent length bowling of G. Oates and L. Reid, and were all dismissed for 75, the Gisborne captain being tho only batsman to make tho semblance of a stand. The Const eleven compiled So in tho second innings. Jordan being top-scorer with a well-made 20, while Nelson, Brown and W. Oates also batted well. W. Gibson, six for 37, was the most successful bowler, and the East Coast men appeared all at sea to his slow breaks, though Nelson hit 16 off three successive balls, only to be well caught by Burke off the last ball of the over* at long-on. Barker, four for 3S, also bowled well. This left tiro local men with 103 to get to win in about an hour and a half. Thanks to a splendid performance by George Barker, the runs were obtained with 25 minutes to spare for the loss of «ix wickets; and the local eleven thus won by four wickets. Barker was in capital form, and compelled the admiration of everyone present by the variety of his scoring strokes, and tho power he got behind his ex-cellently-timed drives and pulls. Bad •t not been for the impartiality with which he banged the many bcwlers xho were changed in rapid succession : t is doubtful whether the local men could have made tho runs in time. The teams lunched together at tho Record Reign Hotel,, and at the con•lusion of tho match cheers wero exchanged. The Gisborne captain, -n behalf of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association, expressed the pleasure ho visit of the Tokomaru team had occasioned, and assured the visitors hat the visit would he returned at is early a date as possible. Messrs R. Thehvall and R. Reid acted as unpires. The following ore tho scores:—

TOKOMARU (Ist Innings). Rev. AY. Robinson, b McColl ... 9 L Reid, b Gibson 28 iY. Oates, b Gibson ... ... 11 Jolly, st. McConnell, b Gibson... 12 1. Oates, lbw, b Gibson ... 0 lordan, c Judge, b Barker ... 7 Nelson, c Eeaton, b McColl ... 17 temple, b McColl 2 1. Oates, b McColl 0 Brown, c Eeaton, b McColl ... 0 Clay den, not out- ... ... 0 Extras • 6 Total 92 Bowling Analysis.—McColl, 13 ivers, 23 runs, 5 wickets; Judge, 3 ivcrs, 16 runs; W. Gibson, 4 overs, Jo runs, 4 wickets; Barker, 5 overs, L2 runs. 1 wicket. SATURDAY TEAM (Ist Innings). W. Gibson, b Reid ... ... 25 Chapman, c Temple, b Reid ... 6 Gorman, b G. Oates 1 Barker, b Reid ... ... ... 7 Judge, b G. Oates ... ... ' 1 McConnell, cJ. Oates, b G. Oates 7 Moore, run out 4 Burke, b Reid i.' 7 Whyte, c Reid, b G. Oates ... 7 Eeaton, not out ... ... ••• 0 Extras 8 Total ... ... ••• ... 75 Bowling Analysis.—G. Oates, 15 overs, 23 runs, 5 wickets; L. Reid, 14 overs, 44 runs,- 4 wickets. TOKOMARU (2nd Innings). Jordan, b Harker 20 W. Oates, lbw, b Gibson 10 L, Reid, b Harker ... ... 0 Rev. Robinson, c sub., b Harker 8 Jolly, b Gibson 0 •I. Oates, b Gibson ... ... 8 Nelson, o Burke, b Gibson ... 16 Temple, b Gibson 2 G. Oates, lbw, b Gibson 8 Brown, c Chapman, b Harkor ... 12 Clayden, not out ... ... 0 Extra ... «■ * 1 Total 85 Bowling Analysis,—Harker, 11 overs, 38 runs, 4 wickets; McColl, 2 overs, 8 runs; W. Gibson, 9 overs, 37 runs, 6 wickets. SATURDAY TEAM (2nd Innings). Barker, c Jolly, b Temple ... 62 McConnell, bG. Oates ••• ••• 1 Chapman, b G. Oates ... ’ Whyte, c AV. Oates, b Clayden... If W. Gibson, b Temple J Moore, b Temple { McColl, not out £ Gorman, not out ••• ° Extras ••• .

Total for six wickets ■■•los Bowling Analysis.—G. Oates, 8 overs, 34 runs, 2 wickets; Reid, 2 overs' 15 runs; W. Oates 1 over, 10 runs; ltev. W. Robinson, 2 overs, lo runs; Claydon, 2 overs, 7 runs, 1 wicket; Temple, 4 overs, 18 inns, o wickets.

The To'komaru players, all of whom vero riding, left for home yesterday -torning, well pleased with their trip o Gisborne. The members of tho -earn made themselves very popular here and future, visits from Them .Viii always be welcomed by Gisborne phjors.

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS. MATCH IN TASMANIA.

United Press Association— Copyright (Received Jan. 26, 4.22 P-m.) HOBART, Jan. 26. The Tasmanian match resulted as follows: Ehgland, first innings, 400 (Young 20). Tasmanian first innings 113 (Windsor 32, Eady 29); second innings one wicket for 96 (Hawson 25, Tabart not out 4 1, Burn not out 23). ______ N.S.AV. v. VICTORIA.

(Received J^VISNEY,l Jau \ Victoria, first innings, 402 CArm--trontr HO. Horan 35). New South Wales 3 wickets for 234 (Rev. AAnddv 28.’ Macartney 21, Noble 100 not out. Gregory 73 no L m ‘l'L ~ ... •, (Received .Jan. 26, 4.22 pm.) SYDNEY, Jan. 26. Gregory’s scoro was 70.

AUCKLAND CRICKET.

Pi-f.cs Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 26. The fifth round of the Auckland Association’s cricket championships was completed on Saturday afternoon, in ideal weather. City, playing North Shore, made 191 in tlio first innings in reply to North Shore’s 176, and the latter made 108 for the loss of six wickets in the second innings. Lomas 64, MacGormick 48, Grainger 24, and R. Neil top-scored for City, and N. 1 bilson 39, Woodward 16, and Hussey 16 for North Shore. City won on the first innings. , . Eden, playing Grafton, declared with six wickets down for 296, Re)f 70, Elliott. 38, I. Mills 38, Rountree 3o’ not out, Smith 35, and Cummings 46. Grafton scored 117, and lost seven wickets for 145, Mason 56, C. Hay 23 Eden won on the first innings.

Parnell was tho only team to secure a throo-point win, defeating ihmsonby, who have not won a match chii season. Parnell made 307 in the first innings, and Ponsonhy replied with 90 (Robinson 30, Keinp 18, and Me.Lel.lnn 18) and 170 (Robinson 67, Corner 39, Woods 27). 'l'lu* position el the clubs in tho senior grade stands as follows; Played. Won. Lost .Fls. Eden ... 5 6 0 12 North Shore 5 3 2 t Citv ... 5 3 2 7 Parnell ... 5 3 2 8 Grafton ... 5 I 1 2 Ponsonhy ... 5 0 5 0

PHENOMENAL BOWLING FEAT

Piv-s Association. MASTERTON, Jan. 26.

Howling for Carlton against Alasterton on Saturday, R. Moss put up a New Zealand record for senior cricket, taking ton wickets for’ ton runs. Ho secured his last, nine wickets without- a run being scored off him.