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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 36, 10 February 1903, Page 3

CRICKET.

LOIO HAWK*'J TEAM v. CANPEHURY. TER TRESS ASSOCIATION'. OHRisrcuoncH, Fehvnw; 9. At the luQoheo-p adjournment, tie Englishmen had lost sewn wickets for 159. j Bur mm c Strange, b Frmldsh .. 12 ; B Warner, 1.b.w., b Ftankish .. 52 E..i son, oT. JVese, b Cillaway .. 36 F-r.e, cwd b Frank'sh .. .. 20, Taylor, c FraDkish, b Callaway .. 8 Thompson, b Frankish .. ~ 71 Stanning, not out .. ~ 14 Johnson, not out .. .. ~ 6 Extras .. .. .. .. 4 Without going to the wicket again, the Englishmen declared their innings closed. Canterbury in their second innings have lost one wicket for 33. Pearce, not out .. .. .. 17 Sims, not out .. .. ~ 5 D. R-ese .... .. ~ 0 AN UNPLEASANT INOIDKNT. Later. Tho match was concluded to-day, the English team winning by 133 runs. Frankish took five wickets for 70, Callaway two for 85. Canterbury.—Second Innings. Sims .. ~ 8 Pearce 31 ■ Reese .. .. .. .. 21 Orchard .. .. .. .. 15' Strange .. .. .. .. 11 Callaway .. .. ~ .. 33 ' Boxshall .. .. .. .. 4 Garn'rd .. .. .. .. 2 Frai kish- ~ .. .. .. 6 J. Reosa .. .. .. ~ 9 Lawrence .. .. .. .. 10 Extras .. .. .. 14 Total 154 Thompson took five wickets for 54, Doweon two for 40, Bosatquet two for 13 " I An unpleasant incident occurred i while Canterbury were bitting. Simi | and Pearce were at the wickets, and! the latter, t iking from Boeanquet, had his bails rs-moved. A difference of opinion exis'ed as to whether he was j bowled, or the ball had coma off the j wicket-keeper. Both bitsm>n appealed: to the umpire (Bannerman) for his decision, but as he did not see the bails removed he would give no decision, and | appealed to the o'her umpire (Spencer) with a similar resul*. Several members of the English team took exception to the situation, andj* made remarks somewhat disparaging: both to the batsmen and umpires. Tha j ba'smen complain that this conduct; was repeated subsequently on mora i than one occasion, and that they were inconvenienced and embarrassed thera-1 by to such an extent as practically to cost them their wickets. j i The incident created a good deal of j 'omment of an indignant nature, |