CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2170, 21 April 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

EDEN v. THURSDAY REPS

Owing to rain, play in tins match did not commence at. Victoria Domain yesterday until 2.30 in the atternoon. The concrete wicket was used, and Mills won tho toss for I'kleu, and hatted. H. AV. M‘"rX °1 J * ened to Somervell from tho ChndersToad end, and caused a sensation by clean-howling the .batsman with Jus lil-st ball. It. Gordon, filled the breach, .but AVack’s fifth bah ot tho opening over found tho sticks, p. Taylor ioined his captain, G. Mills, and a serviceable stand was made, both batsmen playing good cricket, and putting on tho runs with sound strokes. At 38 .the colt overreached himself in playing iorward to H. AVack, and just litte<l his aioel, and Bowman brilliantly lifted the bails. 32-3-17. Hobson joined the veteran Mills, who was playing hno cricket, and .who continued to punish tho bowling, finding the boundary frequently with well-played pulls and off-drives' The left-hander did not shape comfortably, and after putting 11 together was bowled by A. Lang. GO-4-11. F, Brown was the incoming batsman, and lie and Mills kept up the run-getting, the veteran doing most of the scoring. Mills scored rapidly towards the close, and eventually was caught by J. Lang oft J. Wack, after giving a bright and entertaining exhibition of batting lor 61. The Eden captain then declared the innings closed, with fivo .wickets down for 104, Brown remaining not out with a well-compiled dozen, ill. Wack was tho most snccesful bowler, and came out with three wickets tor 38 runs off 102 balls. At one stage of the game lie bowled six maiden ovin succession. Tho other bowlers were erratic in length, anil came in for punishment. When stumns were drawn at about 5.25, the light was quite unfit for play, and, in fact, the last ten minutes of the game was played in seniidarkness. The local men succeeded in hitting up 90 for the loss of fivo ■wickets. Towards this total Bowman played a capital innings for 30. lio started comfortably, and punished any tiling loose .with all the wood behind his strokes. D. Miller also gave a good display of aggressive cricket, and was still going strong with 41 (not out) when play ceased. Considerable surprise was expressed that Olsen was not sent in early in the local innings. Messrs. H. E. Maudo and C. Trafford-Reynolds acted as umpires. General satisfaction was expijjssed among the at the sportsmanlike action of the Eden captain in declaring his innings-clos-ed at such ail early stage in order to give tho local players a chance of making tho runs required. The following are the scores: EDEN,

Bowling Analysis.—Taylor, 3 overs, 4 runs; Murdock, 2 overs, 2 runs; Hobsou, 5 overs, 17 runs, 2 wickets; Gordon, 4 overs, 9 runs; Somervell, 4 overs, 25 runs, 1 wicket; -Mills, 4 overs, 22 runs, 2 wickets.

The visitors will play the concluding match of their tour to-day, when they will meet a mixed eleven on Victoria Domain. Play will commence at 10 a.m.

QUEENSLAND V. N.S.'W. United Press Association—Copyright

(Received April 20, 10.31 p.m.) BRISBANE, April 20

New South Wales’ first innings realised 195, Carter 69, Bardsley 24, and Barnes 26 being the chief scorers. Queensland in the second innings has lost four wickets for 120, Redgrave 44.

G. Milk, c J. Lang, b J. AA’ack... . 61 W. A. Somervell, b H. Wack . 0 B. Gordon, b H. AVack . 0 F. Taylor, st Bowman, b H. Wacfc : 17 H. AV. Hobson, b A. Lang . 11 F. Brown, not out 12 Total for 5 wickets 104 (Innings declared closed.) Bowline Analysis.—W. Jti. Wack, 17 overs, 38 runs, 3 wickets; B. t laxter, 9 overs, 19 runs; Dargan, 4 orers, 6 runs • Emanuel, 2 overs, H runs, 1 wide; A. Lang, 5 overs, 14 runs, 1 wicket: J. H. Wack, 2 overs, 13 runs, 1 wicket. THURSDAY ELEVEN. J. Lang, st ‘Buckley, b Hobson..., . 2 J. Bowman, c Buckley, b Mills ..., . 30 J. A\ r ack, b Hobson : . 3 D. Millei-, not out .41 B. C. Baxter, c Gordon, b Somer veil . 0 Dargan, lb G. Mills ., 1 Grinlinton, not out . 2 Extras . 11 Total for 5 wickets 90