CRICKET.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 January 1914, Page 3

CRICKET.

Victorian has made 400 runs in their first innings against New Zealand, thus winning the match. Against South Australia, New South Wales hus made in their first innings 298.

.South Australia has lost seven wickets for 06 runs in the second iiuiiiiga. LEVIN v. FOXTOX. The Levin team met Foxton, at Foxton, on Saturday, and managed to win by the narrow margin of nine runs. Foxton batted Hrst and scored 52, Tullet, a new player in Foxton, being chief scorer with a well-made 21. His batting was very good. Stiles (12) also batted' well. Young and Better bowled for Levin, the ■Former coming out with the tine average of six wickets for 18 runs. Ketter took four wickets for Ki.

At the -opening of their innings Levin fared badly, losing the first three wickets for 10 runs. Better (24). Huntingdon (11) and McKenzie (11) however turned what looked like rertnin defeat into vieUtry. The finish of the game was elose and interesting. Considering that it was the first time - some of the Levin team plaved this season they did well, out their need of constant practice was very plain. They cannot expect to do well unless'they practise n great deal more than they have done hitherto. Foxton (first innings.) Tullet, c Pringle b Young 21 Whibley, b Better - 0 Edlin, b Better 0 Young, b Young 0 Stiles, b Better . 12 Green, b Young 1 Cook, b Young U Mullins, c Better b Young 1 Claris, b Young ~ Hislop, b Better 4 IVullard, not out, '* Sundries ° Total J^ Bowling.—Better 4 for Ifi, Young 6 for 18. Levin (first innings) Harding, <: Hislop b Edlin •"> Sloan, b Young Young, lbw Edlin J Huntingdon, run out 1' Better," st Stiles, b Tullet 2-1 McKen/ie, lbw Tullet 11 Moore, c Green b Edlin > Prin»-10, c Hislop l> Tull'ot 0 Mason, c Green l> Tullet •'> Murray, st Stiles 1) Tullet J Keys, not out . :) Total fil Bowling.—Young I for 24. Edlin 3 for 14, Tullet ft for 22. Foxton went in the second time nnd when stumps were drawn had lost 7 wickets for -'"ST. None of them reached double figures. Better took fi for 12 and Young 1 for 14.