CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 49, 26 February 1903, Page 4

CRICKET.

KXGLTSHMEN V. SOUfJi OANTERBUHY. PES PRESS ASSOCIATION. Timaru, February 25. The match between L<rJ Hawke's team and of S.uth Canterbury opened to-day before 1600 people, the weather b?ing b.?autifu.ly fine. The Englishmen batted first and knocked up 172. Scores:— Ekglishmsn.—First Innings. Bosanquet .. 40 Burnup- .. .. 26 Dowson .. .. .. ~ 25 Leatham 23 Stanning .. .. .. .. 19 Fane 0 Taylor .. 0 Thomson 0 South Canterbury knocked up 81, the chief scorers baing:—Bjrron 32, T. Jefferson 11. In their second innings tbe Englishmen lest one wicket for 13, Christchdbch, February 25. Several members of the Niw Zealand team against Lord Hawke's eleven have now arrived, Sims will not be available, and Mahoney, of Wellington, will probably be included. The following players will represent the Red House team against the West End to-day : -A. K. Dyne, Geo Hait neil, J. Attrill, H. Mynott, T. Smitb, S. Hargreaves, T. Dyman, J, C. Smith, D. Lovelock, J. Setford, A. Greig. A Sydney cricketer, while in New Zeahnd recently, witnessed some play in the Wellington match. The cricket, to his mind, was not very high-class. Three or four of the English batsmen shaped very -well, but the bowling, he though!-, would not be particularly dangerous on Australian wickets.