CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1914, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS WIN. [Pee Peess Association.J Wellington, February 16. The Australian cricketers defeated Wellington by seven wickets. When the match was resumed to-day, Wellington bad lost live wickets for 32 runs. The rest only added 39. Requiring 149 to win, the visitors accomplished this in 83 minutes, and playing on, they made 2G7 for seven wickets. THE PLUNKET SHIELD. Dunodin, February 16. The cricket match between Canterbury and Otago for the Plunket Shield was concluded to-day, the visitors winning by an innings and 32 runs. Canterbury made 412 in the first innings and Otago 190 in tbo first and 215 in the second innings. (From Our Correspondent.) A cricket match was played on Sunday between Whanga. and Kohuratahi at Whanga, and resulted in a win for Kohuratahi by eight wickets and three runs. Kohuratahi batted first, and made a fine score. Whanga started their batting after lunch, and made a poor stand in the first innings. Kohuratahi, having a large number of runs to the good, sent Whanga in to bat again. In the second innings they made a better stand, and left Kohuratahi with just a few runs to beat them. Kohuratahi were the far superior team. WHANGA .-First Innings. Davis, J., c and b F. Baker Court, 0., c Rabope, b H. Woodrow .3 MeMeekan, bF. Baker ... 3 Klee, A., bH. Woodrow ... 0 Syme, G., bF. Baker ... 3 Priest, M., bF. Baker ... 5 Klee, V., bH. Woodrow ... 0 Scott, R:, c and bF. Baker ... 3 Olanson, not out ... .<. 2 Flynn, J., bF. Baker ... .;. 0 Dunn,.J., bH. Woodrow ... 1 Extras ... ... ••• * Total 26 Second Innings. Olanson, run out ... ... 1 Scott, It., bF. Baker ... 6 Court, G., run out ... ... 18 Davis, J., bF. Baker ... ... 0 Priest, M., bF. Baker ... 0 McMeckari, not out ... ... 46 Klee, A., b T. Rabone ... 4 Klee, V., bF. Baker ... ... 1 .SyrneV G.,"b. H. 'WdtfdrW ... 17 ' l'lynn,. J., bH; L Wbodrow ..., 0 Dunn,', J.| bH. .Woodrow ~.. ' 1 Extras' :^;!r^ . ••• ll ''.'■n.., .' i' ,' ,;'! si:' '! : ' "TTT , T6tal ',,-., ••• , ••• 10 ° KOHTTRAPAHI—First innings. Armstrong, 'D., c'arid b V. !, Kle'e 3 Parker; H., c Symes, b M. Priest J.9' Baker, F., b J. Davis ... W Keller, P., b J. Davis ... 14 .Woodrow, H., c Olanson, b V. Klee 3 Rabone, T., c Priest, bV. Klee 0 Nelson, W., cV. Klee, bV. Klee 4 Fdmundson, T., c Priest, b J. Davis 8 Burrows,'G:, run out ... ... 5 'Hogarth; G., b Savage, J., riot'out ' ... ' : ...' 1' Extras"

Total pi" Second innings. Parker, H., not out ... ... 2 Savage, J., c TClee, b J. Davis 0 Armstrong, D., b G, 'Court ... 0 Baker, F., not out ... ...22 Total ... 24 The following will represent Whanga in their match with Inglewood on the Whanga Domain on Sunday next: A. McMeekan, C. Little, J. Ingles, P. Kellar; T. Rabone, H. Woodrow, M. Priest, A. Klee, H. Parker, F, Baker, 0. Court. Emergencies: J. Davis, W. McKane. M.C.C. V. SOUTH AFRICA. (Received 9.20 a.m.) Durban, February,, 16. South Africa in their first innings made 170. Chapman, b Barnes ... ... 17 Carter, not out ... ... 19 Cox, c Studwick, b Barnes i.. 4 Sundries ... ••• 8 This leaves the name of one batsman (probably Hartigan), and bis score of four missing. Bowling, Analysis.—Barnes, 7 for 56; Wool ley, none for 27; Rolf, none for 15; RKod.es, 3 for 33; Douglas, none for .'ll. England in their first innings made 163. Hobbs, c Nourse, 1) Blankenburg 64 Rhodes, Ibw I) Carter ... 24 Tlearne, c Newberry, b Carter ... 2 "Mead, c Newberry, b Blankenburg 31 Tennyson, c and b Newberry ... I Douglas, c and b Carter ... 0 Woolley, c Hands, b Newberry ... 9 Bird, b Carter ... ... 8 Hell', I) Carter ... ... 11 r.arnes, not out ... ••• * Strudwick, b Carter ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... I' Bowling Analysis.—Leroux, none for 1!); Cox, none for 30; Newberry, 2 for 1,8; Blankenburg, 2 for 33; Carter, 6 for 50, South Africa, in their second innings, made 1 for 32 (H. Taylor, not out, 17; Ward, b Barnes 1), when stumps were drawn.