CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 15, 11 February 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES. (By ''Light Blue''). Tlii-j afternoon, the Xew Plymouth Wanderers will meet Carriiigton road on the ltcuri ation Sports Ground. The, wicket is in good order, and provided the weather hold* good, ail interesting nil 1 close game will probably result. 11l the liisi round, the suburban team defeated tile town combination, but the \Yandcrcrs are determined to have their revenue this afternoon, and will majic a great effort to secure the "scalps" of their olipommts. j luglewood juurniiy to W'ait-ar.i, to play the home continuation. The Waits a r ground has been attended to, ami tile wicket is in capital order. Some goe.d scores should lie made in tli l ? match, luglewood will probably win. but they will have to go all the way, as Waitara are hard to beat on their own ground. 11l the junior competition luglewood and Xew 'Plymouth meet at luglewood. and l''ire Brigade play Carriiigton Road y.fc Carriiigton Road. The lirst-named learn? will probably secure wins. Sl.culd luglewood juniors beat New Plymouth to-day, they will secure the junior championship for this season. The following will plav for Carriiigton lioad in Hie match against the Wanderers at the Recreation Grounds this afternoon, commencing at 2.15 o'clock: Tlirnbull, King, lienbow, Wallace, Fred Robertson, Averv, liayly, Sumner, Jordan, Clarke, and Perhani. The Wanderers' team to play Callington Road on the Recreation Spqrts Ground this afternoon at 2.15 sharp is as follows:—.1. li. .lack. A. 11. Goss, A. It. Steeds, F. Clapliam. li. Whittle, L. 11:11, W. McLaren, .1. F. Strang, J. Smith, R. Baker, and B. Stohr. 111'. E. 1-iasli has been appointed delegate to the Xew Plymouth Saturday foam ill place of Mr. Muldoon. depart-

eel. The Auckland touring team whic.i plavs North Taranaki here at Kaster, will include Philaon, P. White, Hutihings, Mason, Murdoch, and probably Sale and Prime. Our reps, have indeed a hot combination to beat.

It is pleasing to note that the Australian selectors have given N. Dodds a chance to win 'his "spurs" in the second test at .Melbourne. Dodds has been the Tasmanian "koepct" for some years, and is spoken ol very highly. G. 11. Trott, writing to the Referee, considers that Dodds is the liest wicket-keeper in

Australia, and tin' best batsman among tho ''keepers." Tlic selection of second wicket-keeper to tl"' Australian team is arousing i|iiiti' a ili'al of i merest on the other side of tlib Thiivtu Woodford. Con v. Carkeck, Gehrs and llodds arc all in tin- running. J think the portion will 1«' givc'll to cither Gehrs or Gorry, It is not often we liear of a team winning a match without losing a wicket. hut such a Will was recorded last month at Parkes. X.S.W. The town and district have live clubs 111 competition for a "trophy known as tl« Angis and Coote Cup. The competition match, Parkes v. fletirgamil, extended over the last two Wednesdays, lteargamil hatled on the first Wednesday and scor-'d 4.-). which, with a handicap of 20, made their total 03. l'arkcs responded with 1M for no wickets, anil on the second ilav carried their score to 275, and still without loss, when they closed their iimiiH's. the retiring batsman being the Rev d. K. Moulton (lilti, without giving a chance) apil W. ■ I. Keast (43); sundries 2H. ISeargamil, in their second attempt made onlv -X and, with a hand! cap of iiO. totalled 43. I'arki's thus won by an innings and 07 tuns without losinj7 a wicket. It is a most uncommon score for competition fixture* and a two day match. That tho wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground must he about the best In ilu* world is clear by the phenoim-mil scores made there in first-class unoki't. Tho world's seven highest aggregates- in first-class cricket have all been compiled there, viz.. 11111, 17311, 1710, 1(115, 1551!, 154] and 1514. In Jour of these matches English teams figured. Vernon Hansford is the sixth Australian to compile two hundreds in a firstclass match, the others being: 0. -1. lCadv, V. Trumper, .1. R. ilackay, D. 15. , A. Gehrs, and M. A. Kolile, In the match last woek between New I South Walos and Victoria New South I Wales scored !>3O runs off HOI halls in 1 1 IP/t hours, and Victoria 055 runs off , 1747 lmlls in 14% hours.