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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 84, 9 February 1903, Page 2

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LORO HAWKR'J TIAM v. OANMRDRT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Ohhistohcbch, February 7. Tbe ma'ch waa resumed to-day in splendid weather. | E sgland scored 352. i Cantarbuiy responded with 224. In their second essay England scored ssveo runs for no wickets. England.—First Innings, Warner .. .. 57 Burnup 65 Fanu .. .. .. ~ 5 Taylor 50 Dowsoa 13 Bosanquet 16 Jobneon .... .. ~ 7 Thomson, net out ~ .. 80 Standing .. .. ~ .. 25 Whatman.. .. ..13 Hargreave .. .. ~ 0 Extras 21 Totil 352 Canterbury.—First Innings. D. Reess .. 11l Garrard .. ~ .. ~ 9 Callaway .. .. .. .. 1 Fra-ikish .. .. .. ~ 9 Strange .. .. .. ~ 29 Orchard .. .. ~ .. 9 Lawreace 8 Pearce .. ~ .. ~ 0 T. Reese .. 8 Boxhall, not out .. .. .. 18 Extras .. .. .. 7 Total 224 BANK! V. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. A very interesting match was played on Saturday between the Banks and the Government Buildings. The following are the scores government buildings. First Innings Dewar, Rt. Stocker, b Jsckson .. 4 Hill, not out 112 Power, b Jeffries.. .. .. 4 Mackay, b Hall .. .. ~ 3 Palmer, c Rea, b Thompson .. 4 McArn, c Hnrgreive, b Hall .. 7 Callander, b Jitckson .. 4 Dumiss, o Thomson, b Jackson .. 0 Orawtor-', c Morey, b Jackson ~ 0 Tregelleß, c Webster, b Hall ~ 2 Ai tcheson, bowled Hall .. .. 6 Extras ~ ~ .. 14 Total 157 Banks. —First Innings. Jackson, b Dewar .. ~ 7 Thomson, b Dewar .. .. 24 Nixon, b Dewar 4 Hall, b Dewar 0 Jefferies, b Dewar .. .. 2 Hargreave, b Dewar .. .. 13 Stocker, run out 18 Webster, c Callender, b Dewar .. 0 Morey, cMo Ira, b Maokay .. 0 Rca, not out 46 Nash, c Crawford, b Hill.. .. 2 Extras .. 2 Total .. ... .. 1181 Only one innings was played, I

The Hawera Star, referring to the - j objections at the masting of New , | Plymouth cricketers to contribute to 1 j the difficienoy at the southern end of -|the districr, says:—"The New Ply- ,' mouth cricketers will probably frel a 1 little ashamed of themselves on refl-c----1 jtien. The match at Hawera w»e sgain-t - all Taraoaki, the North had as many F men playing in it as the South, and the r guarantee of XIOO had been arranged i on the basis of half from the North and ■ half from the S u r b. Owing to th- ) fcucceasful agitation of the Northern i man for a sscond Match, quite of x local ? charao'er, in wbich not a Southerner iwn invited to talw part—this second ■ match, by the way, no doubt railii ta'ed ogains'; fhe fi-ianc'al fu:cesa of [ the r.peaontative match—it was , niceesary t,o nine ari'thir guarantee ■ in the North, and in cons* qneno»the\ ■ avked for an abar> mcnt of their share ■ ef the guarantee for the Tavanaki r match, The Association O r mmitten accedfd to t.h<H r< quest, and deoided that to m.ki> up a shortage of <£66 the South shr.u'd p*y £56 and the North jXI.O! We nhould siy it ii the Southern guarantors who have a grievance As for the talk about I separation, wcro it not that in the interests of cricket thero should bi* only oue asaoon'iou for no small a prc- ' riace, the South would, we should sup- . pose, hardly be like'y to rai e any ob- ' jnction to the secession nf a body of men wko are di-satisfied b'ouse the South did not bear ttie whole cjst of the All Taraoaki match. The financial help from t.ho North was oertxicly very small, and the hubbub now leing made about paying it is certainly not vtry sporfcmatilik'.