CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 12 February 1906, Page 3

CRICKET.

MRLBOURN'E v. AUCKLAND. rr.li PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, February 1.0. The Auckland-Melbourne cricket match was continued to-day and Auckland were all. out for 115. At the end of the day's play Melbourne were all out for 282. llainsford (103) Mailer 11(1) aud Armstrong (to) all batted well. The first mentioned exhibited a nice vuriety of strokes. Mi:i.noi iixi:.—First Innings. Yaughan. c Sleinsoii, b Ollilf ... 11l Mailer, c Sale. Ii O'lilT Hi Rainsford. r Sale, b llusscy ... lo:! McLeod, b Ollill' ... ... ... 8 Armstrong, c Sale, b Sloui.iu ... lo Irwin, b (Uliff ... ... ... 5 Jennings, b llussey 8 Aitkcn, b llii.-sey ... 2 Wilkinson, b (lllill' 3 llcnty, st liobiiison, b Ilus>ev ... 31 Butler, not out ... ... ... 5 Extras 18 Total ... ... ... 282 Boh ling analysis: OlhlV 5 for lot: Slonian 1 for 50; Stcinson 0 for 52; Husscy I for Hi. Aitki,and— First Innings (continued) Mason, b Armstrong ... ... 17 Ilussey (uot out) 5 Slonian, b Armstrong, ... ... n Stcinson, b Armstrong O Roljinson, e Wilkinson, b Armstrong 3 Extras (i Total llli Bowling analysis: Armstrong (i lor 51; McLeod 1 for (11. OAHUINGTON 110AI) v. l/HENUF. The above match was played on the Carringlon Road ground, aud resulted in a w':i for the visitors by five wickets. The home team, winning the toss, batted first, making the poor total of 81. Perham 21, McArthur 21, and Benbow 18; were the only double figures scorers. Sehofield, although not showing the best analysis, bowled remarkably well. For the visitors, W. "Wilson 32. G. X. Sketton 25. C. Wilson 20, and Spurr 11, headed the balling list, C. Wilson giving the best batting exhibition. This player wants watching by the selection committee, as besides being a good sound bat, is also an ex- . cellent lield. The bowling of the home team was weak (McArthur 2 for l(j) being the best of a tired lot. i Following are the scores ; — ! CAKKINGTOX IUUII. , Perham b Sehofield ... ... 21- " F. Robertson c W. Wilson b Spurr o . McArthur c Sehofield b Fuller 21 t Jordan b Schofied ...» ... 2 • Hennessey e sub. b Skelton .... 8 ; Richards c and b Fuller 0 ; Benbow e Spurr b Skelton ... 18 , Dixon b Schoefleld 2 r Cannell (not out) 0 A. MeEwen c Allhousen b < Schoelield ... ... ... 0 .. L. Richards b Skelton 0 i Extras 0 I Total 81 I uitKxn. C. Wilson l.b.w. b Benbow 20 e W. Fuller c. Mi-Arthur b v Benbow ... ... ... Ii >- Sehofield e llennuesssey b Benbow ... ... ... 17 G. Allhousen c Hennessey b McArthur ... ... ... 1 G. N. Skelton b Perbam 25

A. .Spun- I) Mi-Artlmr 11 \V. "Wilson e Dixon b Hennessev :I2 11. Skelton (in)t out) S AV. Fuller (nut out) 1 Extras ... '.) Total for 7 wiekels jiiii U.irriugton roa<l bowling analj-sis.— MeArlhur 2 tor 1(1, Beubow ;i fur :H, Hennessev L for '2l, I'erliam 1 lor :!0, Kn-liard.i'o I'or 21. l.'renui.- -Skelton 2 for 7, H.-ln-liei.l I for 25. Fuller 2 for 15, Bimrr 1 for 2*. OI'I'XAKK v. WAUEA. A rrieket matrh was played on Wciliif.silay lasl, ln'tnwii learns ivprosenling AViii'im iiiul Upmuke. at the poinaiii, at 111!.' lalU'i" -<"« The visitor.- will) wore glad lo enlist Hifeu subsllt'lte., billed lirl, nml seuretl 2S. of whieh F. .K iil-im-mailt' 12. not out. Opunako stor.'.l 27. Warea in their seeornl venture made 2t), and at the close of the game Opiiuake bad M'ol'ed eight runs for jliree wiekels. The sinallne.ss of the srores ean be accounted lor Ine laet that the grass in Hie out-liehl was long enough lo iiojiede the progress of the ■ ball and not long enough to lose it. However, the game was very much enjoved by l!: 'Sf wlio onk ]>art in it, ami tiw tiv.l:iu'iit of the Warca C.C l.v (t|iiiii 'ke jx ople (.fm-rii'.'.j not lb least pleasurable pari of ihe oulmg.