CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1903, Page 2

CRICKET.

PES PitES3 ABSOOUTIO*. London, January 16. The Marylebone Cricket Club has decided to instruct umpire! to gauge the widshof bats. LOBD HAWKS'S TEIM V. WELLINGTO*. Wellington, January 17. Though rain fell in the night it did not materially injure the wicket, except at one end where it crumbled a lifle.

The weather was fine, and there wa« another large g»te, the total attendance oeing a reca: d. The takiaga ameaot w some X 650, which it i« expected will <ive a profit of over £3OO to the local Association. After 20 minutes play the Eoglish* men were disposed of for 289 Lsatham, b Tucker .. 18 Hargreave, b Upham .. ~ 8 Thompson, not out 48 Bowling ann'sis: Upham took leur wickets for .57, Tucker two for 52, Hales two for 62, Stephenson one for 90, and Qoldeworth one for 19.

Wellington were expected, after their Haitiug oq Thursday, to make a draw of it. They begin fairly well with four wickets down for 81, but after lunch Tnumpsan found a " spot," and, whenever he hit, it seemed to take a wicket. Mahoney played a capital innings, but could find no one to stay with him, and all were out for 140, the obief eoorers being Mahoney, not out .. .. .. 40 G.nr, b .. ~ ..23 Hicks in, b Thompson ~ .. 20 Riuhatdnon, lbw, b Burnup 19 Bawling analysis: Thompson took seven wickets for 57, Hargreave one for 46, and Basanqurt one fur 24. Wanting only 95 runs to win, and with two and a half Lours to go, the Englishmen started thtir second, inn ngs with Warner and Burnup, who hit. off the required number in just over an hour. The latter ehould nave been caught with his total at 17, but he <*ras badly misted, and though Warner gave a possible ohanoe, which wps lost by Mahony slipping, nothing else could be urged against them. Burnup played a masterful innings, and did some hard, clean hitting, two of bis drives landing over the ropes for six etch.

Id England's first inoiogsTho«pae« carried hi« bat oat for 48, whiob, with fa's b iwling to-day, waa well op to Ma reputation of a sound, all-round planar. Id tba second inainga the aotttt wera:— Warner, not out it Buraup, not out W Extras .. .. 4 Total .. .. «T or two more than were required. The b»st bowlieg by Wellington ma that of Upkim'e, who to>k fuur for 17 against the Englishmen.

Mr Warner, oaptain of the English ci icket team, will publish an account of the New Zealmd tour in book form OR his return to England.

Mr AmSiidge has received Mr Warner's invitaion to umpire for the Englishmen in the match » guest New Zealand at Wellicg'on on Maroh 3, 4, and 5.

Unfortunately, F. 0. Robertiod will not bs ab'e to get away tc play in tha Auokland-Tarauaki match, and kit plana will be filled by T. Campbell. Itia r* uu * Onnhta •111 be unable to play, owing to an iajtuy to his leg.

i The team to represtnt Auckland against Tdraoaki is evidently a strong combination. In the Oup oompetitiona in Auokland last Saturday, we notioe that Mason was responsible for 123, Qleeson (not ou') 63, N. B. 45, Stemsoa 17, H. B. Lutk 14, Kallender 28, Sloman 15, a total of o?af 300 for seven men.

Six of tl~e Auckland team to play played in the mitoh against Lord Hawke's team.

Interviewed by the Duoedia Star special tor respondent, Mr Waroar, ciptain of thi English team, add: It was hardly fair to judge oricketera by ft single match, hut Hay, of Auckland, st'tick the i earn as the best bit, and M.'U irthy, of Hawera, as the best bowler. &*em i -00, of Auckland, bowled •v< 11, but with hard luck. Lusk was a fair bowler, whocurkd in the air. Hia three wickets in ten overs'was a geod perforaunoe. Marshall, of Wanganui, .s ll mad to be a likely man for tbe New Zealand represent ire team. If Trott cM.u'd get leave fiom the Hawkea Bay Association, he would aoojmpany the Englishmen, and play in the two matches which Lord Hawke's teas il to play ia Aus'ralia.