CRICKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9394, 15 March 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

A BIG SCORE BY A BOY. United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received March 14,10 .25 a.m. Melbourne, March 14. In the Public School cricket match Front, captain of the Wesley College team, scored 459, making the fourth highest score in the world. He batted for hours. His side made 710, making the Australian School record. FBIDDING II v. HALCOMBS. The above teams met at Feilding on Saturday. Halcombe winning the toss tobk the field aud Feilding made 90 runs before being disposed ot. Halcombe made a very poor stand, wiokets falling fast to the bowling of Hicks and Burnett. FEILDING 11. Burnett, o and b Quarrie ... 1 J. Brady, Ibw.Signall ... 1 Lookhead, run out ... 0 Hicks, b Quarrie ... 5 Shirley, Ibw Siguall ... 30 R. Brady, not out ... 18 Christmas, run out ... 10 Shepherd, b Quarrie i ... 8 Burgess, c and b Pleasants .... 8 Looney, b Quarrie ... 3 G. Walker, b Quarrie ... 0 Extras ... 14 Total ... 90 Bowling analysis: Quarrie 5 for 87, Signal! 2 for 29, Pleasants 1 for 0. HALCOMBE. L. Pleasants, b Hicks ... 5 W. Kew, c Shepherd, b Shirley 6 A, Signall, c and b Hicks ... 8 L. Burcham, Ibw Hicks ... 0 H. Henderson, b Hicks ... 0 J. Quarrie b Buinatt ... 13 W. Bell, b Burnett ... 4 W. Page, b Hicks ... 4 G. Kew, b Barnett ... 0 C, Nactschke, not out ... 0 W. McLennan, b Burnett] .;; 0 Extras ... 2 Total ‘ ..."• 41 Bowling analysis: Shirley 1 for 17, Hicks 5 for 15, Burnett a 4 for 7. The match Old Boys v. Feilding was begun at Feilding on Saturday. The wicket was a little dead after the rain hut suited the batsmen admirably. Scores;— FEILDING. —lst Innings. Bartholomew, b Mansford ... 15 McLean, b Greer ... 8 Ongley, c Reisoher, bMitchell... 84 Tieveua, b Cox ... 28 Brennan, c Mitchell, b Greer ... 14 Mason, o Martin, b Mitchell ... 16 Power, o Martin, b Mitchell ... 1 Moon, o Reed, b Mitchell ... 23 Oobhe, run out ... 0 Entwistle, st Eyre, b Mitchell... 9 Prior, notout ... 2 Extras ... 7 Total ... 206