CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 29 January 1907, Page 3

CRICKET.

VICTOIUA V. NEW SOUTH WALES, Received 28th, ]].].-, p.m. Sydney, January 28. Victoria's first innings closed for I!>4, Armstrong beiny responsible 1 >r' 111. Cotter was tin; uu.-i sueeessful howler, taking three wickets for ."7. Tlie heavy rain yesicrday gave the bowlers the advantage. The visitors in their second innings collapsed miserably with a total of :;i. Carroll was tup scorer with K. Nob e took six wickets for 21 and MacarLnev four wickets for (i. M one stage ho hail four for nil. New South Wales won by an innings and 22(i runs. JI.C.C. V. AUCKLAND. AX INTKIiKSTIMi (IA.MIO. Per Press Association. Auckland. Junuarv 28. The pl.u t'l-ihivin the repivx'ii(alive match between the Knglish cricketers and Auckland mi, deciiledlv more interesting than that of tl|c 'first. The visitors, after losing six wickets for 87. made a great reenvei'v. and reached 21-1 before the last 'man Inst ids wicket. Auckland, with a delicieiic/ of 87 runs on -(.he lir.-t innings. Parted on their second innings very pro misingly, and at the end of the day bad IU2 on the hoard for the loss of only three wickets. The position is consequently very interesting, and the attendance will no doubt be larger tomorrow than it was to day, when there was only a little over a thousand people! present. The weather, although at times doubtful, held line, and the wicket, contrary to expectations, played well, llayw'ard and Douglas played a very fine partnership, putting on iU for the seventh wicket, while the Sale Mat'Coi'mick partnership realised 87. The lieldiiiL' on both sides was good. ENGLAND.—first Innings.

u. ii. i-'ox. boiiotr nop N. V. Tuil'nell, b llowden .. 0I r A. Torrens, c Robinson, b Ilussev 15 '; W. I!. Hums, b Olliff .. ... 13 \ C. C. Pane, b llowden .. .. 22 j J. W. lI.'T. Douglas, not out .. 4(1 \ J. T. Hranslon, lliw, b llowden .. 0 (~'. 11. Simpson-llaywnrd, b llussey 47 ! \Y". .1. IT. Curweu, c Kobiusoa, I b Hrookc-SmiUi .. .. 11 \ C. 10. l)c Trnfl'ord, e MacC'ormick, i b lirookc Smith .. .. i P. R. Mae. b Brooke-Smith .. 13 c Extras 15 1 Total 214 Howling analysis: I). Hay. 12 (■vers. ] 2 niaideas, HO runs, 0 wickets; ('. How- i den 21, 4, :17. ;i: J. HiisKcy, 18. fi, 1 HI, 2: ('. Ollill' 1-1. 2, oil, 2; !■'. R. i Mason 3, 0, (I, 0; 1 laddon I!. 0. 0, 0; ; Smith 25, 0. 18. IS. AUCKLAND. First innings 127 Second Inning 3. L. <!. Hcimis, c Eox, b Douglas 2 R MaeCormiek, not out .. .. 35 V. Kale, bit wicket, b llaywavj .. -10 D. Hay. lbw, b Douglas .. .. 12 Extras 1-" Total for three wickers .. 102 Howling analysis: May, fi overs. 1 maidens, 1!) runs, 0 wkls Douglas 10, 1,27.2: Siinp-son-Jlnyward 10, 1.20. 1; Rranslon 11. 3, 23, 0: Cuvwen 3, 3, 0, 0.