CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 304, 28 December 1907, Page 5

CRICKET.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright).

Melbourne, December 2(1. The Knglislmien commenced a match against eighteen of Itendigo. Fane, Fielder, Barnes, and Jones arc standing out. The visitors had lost six wickets for IBj runs—Uobbs 58, ifaves 53—when rain stopped plav. As the ground is now a quagmire, further plav is unlikely. Armstrong has dec-lined to play against I ew South Wales because the Association refused to allow his claim for expenses in the mateh against .South Australia. Another player Hill Ik l chosen to fill the vacancy. Received 27th, 10.21 p.m. Melbourne, December 27. The continance of rain prevented the rcsnmption to il ,y of the inter-State I and Bendigo cricket matches. j IXTF-RCOI-OXIAL TEACHERS' I HATCH. I

Per Press Association. Wellington, Fridav. Ihe visiting team of Xew So'ulh "ales teachers commenced a cricket match with eleven teachers of the Wellington district yc-!crdav ,111 the Collco ground. Welliurtoii went in first ami made a score of 258 -Imrns 8(1. Deimxev 32. Monaghan .11. Rogers 28. Mason ->i'i Jhe Xew South Wales total was 177 MeCrath 4«. Deer (not outi :15. i:,,,e 10 For Wellington. Monoghan took three wickets for XJ runs, licei-hcv three for 22, Mason two for -1.1. For Xew South I Wales. UXeil ,„„ k liv „ „. i( . k(>tr . fl!]- ~„. Smith three for 25. am! Roberts one for 1

TTellington, Last Njglit. The cricket match between the X>w South Wales and Wellington teachers ended in a tin for the visitors by five wickets. Wellington's second innings closed for 153, of which Monaghan made 29 and Beeehey 20. O'Neill captured six wickets for 82, Smith three for 40, and Roberts one for 11. This left the' visitors 239 to make to win, and they made these at a cost of five wickets Smith made 80, MeMulleu 04, Roberts' 33, Deer 20. Monaghan took three wickeU for 22, Rodgers one for 58, C.rif- I fuhs one for 27. I OTAGO v. WELLINGTON.

Per Press Association. I Wellington. Last Xight. I Wellington and Utago met this afternoon in a match which, so far, has been productive of some of the feeblest batting seen on the Basin Reserve for a long time. The visitors went in on a good wicket, and were disposed of for 113, of which Fisher made 34 by vigorous hitting. The rest failed, but Sicdeberg was wrongly given out l.b.w. at 21. when shaping for a good innings. Oiboroft took four wickets for 20. Wellington diJ even worse. Xo one could stand up to Torrance, the le.t-hand bowler, who clean bowled six r.en. only 23 so far lieing hit ofT him. His vorkers were especially deadly. Mahony, not out. 16, is the only batsman who has shaped respectably, the total being only 55 with four wickets to fall. The wicket was in capital order.

Per Press Association. Napier. U*t Xight, A team of cricketers from the Petoue Cricket Club, Wellington, played a colls team at Xapier yesterday, and defeated them by an innings and 37 runs. Today they played a county team at Hasting . and beat them by ten wickets.