CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 29 January 1913, Page 6

CRICKET.

TROTT ON THE NEW ZEALAND GAME. (Received n00.n.) Sydney, January 29. Captain Trott, of, the team that toured New Zealand, interviewed, said the team had been received splendidly. Cricket had made wonderful strides in ten years both in fielding and hatting, and was quite beyond comparison to what they were. He did not think New Zealand had a chance with the best Australian teams. The bowling was not strong, and there were no fast bowlers. All the New’ Zealand wickets were slow; they were very much like the English used to be. The playefs were developing a habit, once very prevalent in England, of getting in the way of break balls. Mr Trott continued': “Therefore they would be lost on Australia’s fast wickets, but I hope New Zealanders will send a team. It will do the game there good.” PLUNKET SHIELD. AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY. ■ (Per Press Asscmation.) Auckland, January 29. The cricket match, Auckland v. Canterbury, for the Plunket Shield, began in the Domain at 11 o’clock this morning. The weather, though threatening, held fine and cool, Hemus won the toss for Auckland and sent Oliff and Grenier to bat against the bowling of Sandman and Reese. Runs came freely till seventeen was reached, when Grenier, playing over a low one from Reese, lost his leg stump. Hemus joined Oliiff, scoring pretty fast, till Oliff drove the ball back to Sandman, who held the catch, 35-2-1/. Oliff, in confident cricket, hit three fours, a two and a three. Sale joined Hemus and the score w 7 as carried to 48, when Reese was replaced by Bennett, who was welcomed by Sale by an off-drive for two, 50 being put up in 45 minutes. The new bowler with the last ball of bis' second over got Sale, who touched an off ball and was beautifully snipped behind the wickets by Boxshall. 54-3-4. Snedden joined Hemus, Carlton, a left hander, taking the ball from Sandman. Hemus was then 24.