CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 12 March 1906, Page 2

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON v. HAWKES BAY. TElt Hi ESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, March 10. The cricket match Wolliuglou v. Hawkes' Bay ended to-day in an easy win for the local eleven. With eight wickets down for 409, Wellington resumed their innings, closing for 142 ; Uphaiu not out 2C, Mahoney, run out, 19. In their first innings the visitors only made til, ngamst tho bowling of Tucker and Uphain. Following on the visitors again collapsed, Redgrave uiul Hales this time being the destructive elements, all being disposed of for 58. Wellington won by an innings and 322 j runs,.

West End and Takapuua teams met on Saturday afternoon, the West Enders winning by 112 to 77. Porritt roado 40 and Siminonds 25 for the winners, while Fisher's 27 and Wicks' 11 were the best scores on the steamer's side. Commencing West End's second innings, Mahoney made 31 and Fisher 111, three wickets falling for 07 runs.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPOND ENTB.

L ux CQVi;i( I'oixr.' I'. J.asks: Tl>obatsman al the bowler's oiid, in hacking up for a run, was out of his crease- when the howler, going through actiou of delivery, threw at wicket, and missing it, a run being scored, how is this run shown in Ihe scoring-hook ? Aus.: As a no-ball. Enquirer asks; Does a no-ball count against the bowler in the averages!' A lis.: No 'W. K. (Auckland) asks; "A batsman iilaycd a ball, and as it was likely to fall on to his wicket he struck it a second lime, with the result that he hit it into ihe bauds of the wicketkeeper. On appeal he was given out, caught. Was the batsman out:'" Ans.: This is one of the instances for which the laws cannot be said to provide. Tl is to lie presumed that the wicket-keeper was standing back, hut if there was the remotest jiossible chance that any one of the Held could have caught the ball before it was hit a second time, the laws would not assist Uio umpire except in so far that law 22 directs that the batsman is out if the ball bo held heforo it touches the ground. As the North Island is proverbial for dissatisfaction with urnpires' derisions, you had better entrench yourself behind Itulc Hi, As you evidently have left it to my decision I should give the halsmaii out.