CRICKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9067, 6 February 1908, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE NEXT TEST. Press Association—Copyright. Received Feb 5, 11.22 p.m. Melbourne, Last Night. The only alteration in the Australian team for the next. Test match is that Gregory replaces Hartigan.

LOSS ON M.C.O. TOUR. Press Association.—Copyright. Received Feb. 6, 0.5 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. The agreement under which the present English team tours Australia, secures to the Marylebone Club at least £IO,OOO out of the gate money. The Board of Control assumed responsibility, and in turn passed it on to the associations controlling cricket in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. With the end of the tour now in sight, it appears tolerably certain that the associations will have to make up anything between £ISOO and £2500. Up to the conclusion of the Tasmanian tour, the English team had recieved £5389. The remaining tests and the match against New South Wales and South Australia will have to find the balance, and it is likely that the total will fall far short of this amount. If the Englishmen’Win the fourth test, the shortage will be about £1500; if they lose it, the fifth match will be no “draw,” and the loss be nearly £2500.

A TRIANGULAR MATCH SCHEME. Press Association.—Copyright. Received Feb. 5/11.22 p.m. London, February 6. The Marylebone Committee adopted the new rule governing cricket ( cabled on January 29th), which will be enforced from yesterday. The Committee resolved to take steps to prepare a scheme for a triangular contest in 1909, and referred the arrangements to the Cricket Sub-Com-mittee, who will operate with Australia and the South African representatives, and when the scheme is prepared the counties will be invited to' express opinions and make suggestions. . RATA v. COSMOPOLITANS. The above match was played at Marton yesterday, and resulted in an easy victory for' the Cosmopolitans. ’The visitors complied 58 and the Cosmopolitans made 110 for three wickets and then declared their inning*-; closed. A. Hawke, T. Ross and Sugden batted well, the former hitting 5 successive fours, then a single, and four fours. Alying and Barry showed the best batting form for Rata in the first innings ana Howgate was the only prominent batsman in their second essay. No extras were scored by Rata, the home team fielding excellently. Scores RATA (Ist Innings.) Pybus b Moon 6 Howgate b Scott ~ . . .. 3 Wharton b Moon . ! . . .. 3 Alying b Hawke . . . . .. 16 Wallace c Scott b Moon .. ~ 0 Utiku c Henderson b Hawke .. 5 Sykes b Moon T . .. .. 0 Barry b Hawke , . .. .. 15 McKee b Hawke ; . .. .. 0 Donaghue c Moon b .. .. 0 Peters not out :. .. .. 4 Total 58 COSMOPOLITANS Ist Innings). Henderson b Wallace .. .. 2 Moon b Wallace .. .. .. 0 Hawke c Ayling b Sykes .. 44 Ross not out .. .. .. 33 Sugden not out 25 Extra * * .. .. .. 6 Total for 3 wickets .. .. 110 RATA (2nd Innings). Barry run out .. . . .. 1 Peters b La tham .. .. . . 0 Wallace b Latham 4 Pybus c Henderson b Sugden .. 4 Utiku b Howell .. . . .. 7 Wharton c Moon b Ross . . .. 6 Ayling b Sugden ... .. .. 0 Sykes b Sugden .. .. .. 0 Howgate not out .. .. . . 16 McKee b Ross 4 Donaghue b Ross .. .. .. 4 Total 42