CRICKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8744, 19 February 1907, Page 2

CRICKET.

Gregory Be nefit Watch. Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, February 18. The Best of Australia in their first innings scored 514—Hill 92, Hazlett 52, O’Connor (not out) 50. Colter took 3 wickets for 191, Duff 2 for 29, Garnsey 2 for .118, Macartney 2 for 48, Noble 1 for 98. Now South Wales in their second innings have lost 5 wickets for 92 —Diamond 2G, Hopkins 40. M.C.C. Team v- Wellington. Per Press Association. Wellington, February 18. The cricket match was resumed at 11.50 a.m. to-day, having been delayed by showers which fell in the morning. The attendance was limited. Two wickets fell in quick succession with the total only 24. Then Laws and Cobcroft made a valuable stand, the former especially playing aggressive cricket on a wicket which was not of the best, and when the lunch adjournment was taken the score was 72—Laws 38, Cobcroft 22. On resuming the score was carried to 94, when Laws was badly, run out. The retiring batsman had played the best cricket of his side, and his score included five fours. The fourth and fifth wickets fell in quick succession. The sixth fell at 116, and the seventh at 133. Eichardson, the local skipper, and S. Hickson then became associated, and the total was carried to 163 before the former, who had played a cautious innings, was dismissed. The ninth wicket fell three runs later, but the last two men livened up the game, and 191 was on the hoard before Branston brought tho innings to a close, the total being 10 behind that of the Englishmen. With 50 minutes to play the Englishmen began their second innings, and had lost four wickets for 17, when Burns and Harrison got together, and they began scoring freely until just on tho call of time, when Harrison was clean bowled, and the game ended in a draw. Scores : Cobcroft, o De Trafford, b SimpsenHayward 44 Collins, run out.. .. .. .. 7 Williams, b Branston 8 Laws, run out 47 Hawthorne, b Simpson-llayward .. 0 Beeohey, b Sirapson-Hayward.. .. 0 Eichardson, b Branston .. .. 25 Monaghan, c Branston, b Simpsonllayward .. .. .. . • 9 S. Hickson, not out 17 Upham, c Johnson, b Torrens.. .. 2 McDermid, b Branston 20 Extras 17 Total .. .. .. • • 191 Bowling analysis: Sirapson-Hayward 4 for 28, Branston 3 for 52, Tdfrens 1 for 42, Douglas 0 for 38, Harrison 0 for 14. M.C,C. —Second Innings. De Trafford, b Laws ... .. .. 4 Tufnell, c Williams, b Laws ~ .. 0 Burns, not out .. ~ .. .. 82 Torrens, Ibw Monaghan .. .. 1 Jqhnson, b Laws .. ’.. ~ 0 Harrison, b Monaghan,, ~ .. H Total for 5 wickets .. .. 48 Bowling analysis: Laws 3 for 20, Monaghan 2 for 10, Upham 0 for 12. The Australian Trouble. Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, February 19. The Cricket Association persists in its refusal to remove tho suspensions tiß players mako personal application. The following members of the Cosmopolitan C.C. Imre been selected to play in tire “ A.” and “ B.” match tb-f-fionwr afternoon. AT Team: lien: derson, Minilie, S. Gibbons, A* Hook, Jelly, Keagle, Thurston, Telford, VV. Ward,' Lovell, Walters, Hunter, Chase (2). “ B.” Team ; Moore, Battle, Sinclair, 0, Gibbons, Her. Father Molloy, Latham, Brock, Cutts, Woolley, Cross, B. Hook, Duck, D. Campbell.