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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81875, 27 October 1906, Page 2

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ENGLISH TEAM'S VISIT. xAEANAEI MATCH ABANDONED. Mr B. McCarthy, hon. secretary to the Tiiranaki Association, is 111 receipt of the following telegram from the secretary to the Now Zealand Cricket Council: "As New Plymouth ground uot available match with Turanaki abandoned." A meeting of the Association Mill be called to consider the matter and an effort made to urge the Council to reconsider their dension. Mr McCarthy, however, is not sanguine of success in this direction. In view of this, the match, North v. South, arranged for November 9, will probab.y I* abandoned, says the Hawera " Star.

English files report fast scoring in the match Gentlemen v. Players, which resulted in a drawn game. The players made 324, and 374 for and 42 for the Gentlemen, he and for six wickels. For the players. Denton made 157, and Hayes 122 not out. Captain Wynyard put up 137 and 42 for the gentlemen, he and Spooner reaching the century in less than one hour. . In a match North v. South at Scarborough there was some tall scoring, the winning figures being 50.0, to which Denton contributed 13S, Tunnicliffe 85, Hirst 84, Spooner 65. I Tyldesley 30. The south team could only record 520 in two innings, Hayes 184, Captain Wynyard 71;, L. HutchI ing's 69. H. L. Fane 63.