BIG CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 38, 27 January 1912, Page 6

BIG CRICKET.

TASMANIA v. ENGLAND

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyrigl t.) (United Press Association.)

, . Hobart, At the second match between Tasmania and England there was a huge attendance. TJie local men shoveu mediocre form. The visitors bowled and batted well. Woolley was particularly, good, and made boundary huo with unceasing regularity. Rhodes and he performed brilliantly, the paitneiship accounting for 130. Following are the scores: —

TASMANIA. McKenzie, c Barnes, b Hitch ... 0 EVtham, c Foster, .b Barnes ... U Martin, h Hitch ... Hawson, c Barnes, booster ... Hudson, ,b Hitch Windsor, b Hitch ... " Baton, o Vine, b Hearne ... U Chancellor, c Strudwick, b Ire

monger r Carroll, b Hearne Boddam, not out ° Parkinson, b Hearne - Extras 10 Total ...' 124 Bowling Analysis.—Barnes, one for 16; Hitch, four for 41; Hearne, three for 12; Foster, one for 14; Iremonger, one for 26. ENGLAND. Kinnear, Ibw., b Baton 23 Rhodes., not out Woolley, not out IJ r Extras Total for one wicket 191 SHEFFIELD SHIELD. Sydney, January 26. In the final match for the Sheffield Shield, Victoria, in the first innings totalled 129. Armstrong 51 and Smith 20 weve 'the chief scorers. EeJleway took three wickets for 18, Hazlitt three for 50, Emery two for 42, and. Cotter two for 17. New South Wales for seven wickets scored 210. Gregory -18, Bardsley 23, Minnett 65 ‘{not out), Emery 22, Cotter 58 (not out). PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. oanterburyTTwellington . Christchurch, January 26. The Blanket Shield match, Canterbury v. Wellington, was commenced this afternoon in fine, weather, and on a perfect wicket. Canterbury won the toss, and batted first, making an excellent start. They had: 100 up for one wicket, but, this" good average was not maintained, four being down for 113. 1 hen Rees and Hickmott. made a sood stand, taking the score to 170. Then the wickets felt cheaply, until eight were down for 228. . But a good stand was put up by Patrck and Boxshall, which took the total- to 274; the innings closing three runs later. Patrick batted very soundly hut Lusk was very lucky % giving no-less--than three chances, Hickmott played a chanceless innings, and showed., capital punishing strokes. W.elllngtGnj', with a quarter pf, an hour-to 'bat,' lost. two wickets foi' 10 runs. Scores: —

CANTERBURY.—First Innings. B. Lusk, c Beeohey, b Fenton ... 61 W. Hayes* c Berendsen, b Saunders 1 A. Norman*,b Gibbes_ ... ... 42 W. Carlton, c Berenctsen, b Gibbos 0 D. ReeSj, c and b Saunders ... 27 R. Hickmott, c Berendsen, b Patrick : ... ’ ... ••• 62 W. Patrick* not out ... ..... 62 D. Sandman, b Brice ... ... 2 T. Carlton, c Blamires, b Patrick 0 C. Boxsball, run out ... ... 19 J. H. Bennett, Ibw., b Saunders 0 Extras ... A H Total .... ... ... 277 Bowling Analysis.-r-Saunders, three for 92; Patrick, two for’s9; Brice, one for 50; Gibbes, two for 29; Fenton, one for 36. WELLINGTON.—First - Innings. M, J. Croinbie, b Bennett ... 4 A. H. Fenton, b Rees 0 F. A., Midjane, not out 1 J. Vi Saunders, not out 4 Extras . ... * * Total for two wickets ... 10