CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 11 February 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

AI.CKLAND v. AUSTRALIA. (Per Press Association.) The cricket match Auckland fifteen v. the Australian eleven commenced to-day in .splendid weather. 'Hie wicket was in good order . Auckland batted lirst, and the visitors played keenly and gave away no chances. A feature of the day was Mason's batting. Following are tjie scores : AI'CKLANI). —First Innings. S. P. .lones b Kelly, c Cotter ... 13 C. C)lill\ b Hopkins 13 F. H. Jlason, run out 79 LI C. llenius, I) Hopkias 4 E. Sale, b Armstrong 0 1). Ilay, b Cotter 15 A. lluddon, b Cotter 6 A. 15. Sloman, b Cotter 1 H. 11. Lusk, b Cot'tei( 0 W. Brook-Smith, b Noble 2 W, Stemson, Jbw Armstrong K . 9 T. 1). Lusk, b Noble 4 Ci. E. Schmoll, b Noble 0 F. (!. McNeill, b Armstrong y W. U. Stevens, not out 1 Hyes 17 Leg byes 2 Tot n 1 175 Howling'.—A. Cotter, live for 46 ; Noble, three for 2(5 ; Armstrong, three for 45 ; Hopkins, two for 25 ; McLeod, none for 24. INGLFAVOOD v. I HF.XL'I. In the play for the championship Inglewood sulTtrod their lirst reverse on Thursday at the hands of Urenui. In their lirst innings Inglewood scored 17, to which Vrenui responded with 80. Inglewood closed their second innings on the fall of the ninth wicket with a .score of I 105. I'renui. , in their second in- ' nings, knocked up 'the (SO required to I win in ninety minutes. Inglewood and I'renui now lead for tliie chain-: ' ponship reconds being : —lnglewood won 5, lost 1 ; Lreuui, wou 1, li>it I