CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13, 16 January 1903, Page 2

CRICKET.

NEXT ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. MACLARBN'fI YIEWS. Per Prest Association. deceived 16. 1.10 a.m. JiONOoir, J iijuuy 15. The Sportsman s.ys that MacLtren has tabled th.c it will be wiser to defer the next ttaglish tiams visit to Australia until September, 1904, when >■*- ineu will be thoroughly rested.

LORD HAWKE'S TEAM. Wkllihgtom, Jaauary 14. Lord Hawke's team arrived hflfe night and wen welcomed by alalia number of cricke'ing uotbuiitite. Matohct between tbe visitor* sad Sydney and Melbourne cricketer* oar* bjen arraug«d, an 4 consequently tt>* tour iu New Zealand will be curtailed, the trip to the tyoathern Like* being cut out. The team leave for Sydney on the 6th,

LORD HIWKB'B TEAM r. WILLING. TOIL Wbllinqtoh, January 10. This match began at 2.20 to<4ay in fine we .ther, the wicket being in eaai> til order, and aa the day was made a holiday soma 4000 were present, over £2OO being taken at the gates. Williams was elected skipper of lb* Wellington tleren in tbe place of Richardson and won the toss. Tbe innings.opened inauspicious!*, Richards on, who hat so often scored la big ma obes, going out third ball, and though Ooie stayed some time for 11, while Mahoney kit up a lively 17, Ave I men had returned for 58.

Tucker then joined Uiokeon, who had gems' ia first and had beau showing a tuoit pa' iAt defence. The new-oetm#r showed a disposition to score, but had numerous excel! Nt atrokee stopped. In fact the fielding of the Eogluksee* was remarkably clean end aomcate, and saved at least fifty rues thitwoeud be given away by ordinary cricket*!*. Encouraged by a £ne drive for six, which landed ovrr the ropes, ludnr eojtt caught up his oMapankm, and they ran side by side to 160, the bowling beiog frequently changed, Hargrem, Thompson, Bosanqnet, Dowshj, and Burnup all bowling aft# oyere, first at one end and then at the other; but though Tucker gave ten difficult ohancesaUke wicket end in the slips noieparationcame. Hicksonbnln down the bawling and his putner f.equenily got balls to the fence. At last just as speculation-began to be indulged in as to the possibility of Tucker covering himself with glory by reaching a century, Bostnquet went on aqrin to bowl fast in place of the alow twisters he had been indulging in, and Tucker was caught at the wickets for 86 cut of 134 made while he wm in. He naturally received considerable applause in which the Eoglisbmen joined. The totil was then 193 and at 306 Hickson shared the suae fat», after playiog a chtnosleu .innings of 78. During thrive and a qutiter hours; hf made six fou-s, while Tucker claimed eleven and a six.

At the same total Burn op secured two more wickets in the same own, but the laat two men Water and Hale* hit out merrily, and are (till ia with 16 and 12. Result for nine wicket*, 232. Burnup, owing to bia auooeM late {• the inning«, hu, ao far, the beet bowling average. The innings was more than a reepectable performance against the bowling of two high-claw professional!, backed by three , English Oeunty trundlerv, and Hiokcon haa probably made good hie place in the Sew Zealand eleven, for hia batting wai foil the class r# quired to stiffen a aide is * tough g*me. * MATCHES OF THE TOUR The remak ing matches of the Kng< lisbme .'s tour are as follows: Jimary 15, 16: Wairarapa, at Qrsytown Nor'h. Jamary 17,19, '2O: Wellington, at Wellington. January 23, 24: Mat 1 borough at Blenheim. January 27, 28: Nelson, at Netoa. Jinuary 30, 31, February 2: W«at Coast, at Greymouth. February 6, 7, 9: Canterbury, at Ohristchurch. Februuy 13, 14, 16: Otago, at Dunedin. February 18, 19: South Otago, at Balclutha. Februiry 21, 23: Southland, at la* rercirgll. March 4, 5: South Canterbury, at Timiru. March 6, 7, 9: New Zealand, at Chris'church, Maroh 12,13,14: New Zealatd, at Wellington.

WANDERERS T. ROYIRB. This match took place ia the Recreation Grounds on Thursday afternoon, and proved a mjst interesting contest; it-was very svisfactory to And, by the large attendance of spectators,' that evidently an interest in cricket has b-teu aroused in the publio since the visit of the English, team, and it ia to be hoped that this will oontinue, as public patrenige will do much towards 'Dcouraging playeis to improve in all departments of the gam*. Soma excellent b&'ting was shown on both sides, and the bowling of 'Whittle and F- H. RaVerUon waa very creditable, Wand trersd. dared their innings closed on the fa'l of the ninth wicket. Scores:— Wanderers, Lightband, c Clarke, b Whittle .. 19 Ste?d*i c F. 0, Robeitsoo, b Medley 44 F. H. Robertson, c and b Clarke 78 Westen, run out .. ~ fi Hill, b Whittle 2| Bullock, lbw, b O.'arke .. ~ SO Tuke, o and b Whittle .. .. H B. RennSll, c Maiti-, b Whittle.. 3 Procter, b Martin ~ ~ 2 Ounie, not oui .. >t J Extras: Byes 22, !e» byaa 12. ( wide 1, no ball 1 JJ I Tetal for 9 wickets ~ .. 24S Roveis. A. Bewlay, rnn cut .. .. 0 Olarke, b Robertson .. ~ 3 W. B.iwUy, b Robettoon.. 8 Spe< car, c Lightbaod, b Robertson 98 Hassell, Ibw, b Hill .. .. M Whittle, b Braund .. .. 1 Medley, b Robertson .. .. 7 F0 R ibeWson, iot out.. .. 68 Elliot, not out .. .. .. 1 Kxm'hs : Byei 6, leg byea 3, uo b :l's 2 ~ .. 11 Tot. 1 for 7 wickets .. 1(2