CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 19 February 1907, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE GREGORY BENEFIT MATCH

Received 18t.li, 9..">0 p.m. Sydney. February IS. In Hie cricket luatcn Rest of Australia v. New South Wales, the former in their lirst innings made fl-U—Hill !>2, ilazlck 52, O'Connor (not out) GO. Cotter took 3 wickets for P.il. Dull' 2 for 29, Garnscy 2 for 118, .Macartney, 2 for 48, Noble 1 for !)8. New South Walus in their second innings have lost 5 wickets for (12—Diamond 20 and Hopkins 40 being tile principal scorers.

M.C.C. v. WELLINGTON

A DRAWN GAME

Per Press Association

Wc'llingtn, February 18. | The cricket match M.C.C. v. Wellington was resumed at H.oO this morning, having been delayed by showers iviich tell in the morning The aUendance was limited. Two Wellington wickets fell iu quick succession., with the total only 24 Then Laws anil l.'obcroft made a valuable stand, the former especially playing aggressive cricket tin a wicket which was not ot 'the best, and when the lunch adjournment was tuken the score stood at 72. Laws 38 and Cobcroft 22 On resuming the score was carried to 04, when Laws was badly run out. The retiring batemau had played the best cricket of his side, aud his score included live fours The fourth aiud iiiUh wickets fell in quick succession. The sixth fell at 110, and the seventh at 133. Richardson (the skipper) and S. llicksou then became associated, and the total was carried to 103 before the former, who had played a Cautious innings, was dismissed. The ninth wicket fell three runs later, but the last two men livened uj) the game, and 101 was on the board before Branston brought the innings to a close, the total being tm behind that of the Englishmen. With lifty minutes to play, the EnL r li-iiiuen beuan their second innings, and had lost four wickets for 17 when Burns and Harrison got together, and they began scoring freely, uiitii just on call of lime Harrison was clean bowled, aud the game ended in a draw. WELLINGTON.—First tunings.

Qiijcrofl, c He Trall'ord, b Simji-soU-llarywali'd . ~ ..44 Coilius, run out / Williams., b Branston .. .. 3 Laws, run out 47 Hawthorn, b Simpson-llayward'., 0 Beechoy, b Simpson-Hay ward .. 0 Richardson, b BransiUim .. .. 2"i .MiHiimlinn, c Branston. b Simp.-ou-HaywarJ (I S. Hickson, not out J 7 Lplwin. c Johnson, b Torrens .. 2 McDcrniid, b Branston .. ..20

Extras I / 'l'oUil Jill llowlijl- mralysis: Dollt/iils, II fur :iS: Tom-ns.'] for -J:>; .liriin-i'toii, 3 for »■>; Simp-oii-Jliiywiir.l. J fen- II; Harrison, il for 1-1. JJoiijjliis bowled onu no hill. 31.C.C. first innings 201 Second liming*. Do Tmil'ord, li U\vs .. .. 4 Tufliiell. c Williams. 1. Laws .. II llir-rns, i*if out :s± Toi-imis '1.1.. W. .. .. I •lOliilsoii, I. Laws ." 0 Hum-on. li Moiiiiirhan .. .. II

T.ital-Kivc wickets for .. -IS limvlip- !i„:ily,i-.: I'pliiMi., 0 for \i: Uw<. :j f„r l'O: il.iiiii'.'linii, ■> fur 1«.

l'lU*'l' IJttT .MATCH

Wel!iii-t(«i, Felnuarv JS. 'Hie lirst te-v match M.<'.(.'. V. New' Zealand will be plavcd < m Tiiiiivduv.' February i;s ; at Nam-aster l'er'k. Clii'istclnacli. Tlic New Zealand team will be as follows;—lladdon and Sale (Auckland), Mnlimicy. Cpliain. and Tucker (\Vcl!inL't'.]i). Lawrence, lire*-. Callaway, and Jiox.-liall (Cnntcrluiryl. Seidebti'j.' and Downc- (Ola.eu).

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