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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 294, 21 January 1910, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA TEAM'S VisTHE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT*. WELLINGTON OBDURATE. By Telegraph.—Press Association, Wellington. Last Night. A special meeting of the W.-llington C'rieket Association was held to-night to consider the Council's recent communication asking Wellington to come into the financial pooling scheme in connection with the proposed visit of an Australian team of cricketers. Tiie meeting to-night refused to agree to pooling, but resolved to oiler ,tTISO for a match with the visitors, the Wellington Association taking all profits ?r beary any loss. According to the ■terms of the Council's communication, this decision will probably mean that the proposed tour of the Australians will be abandoned. SENIOR COMPETITION WAITARA v. CARRINGTON ROAD. Notwithstanding the rain which fell yesterday, the Waitara Cricket Club sent a team in to meet Carrington Road in the Recreation Sports Ground. Neither team was at its full strength. A matting wicket was used. Waitava went in first., and scored 02, there being no big scores. Carrington Road had made 63 for the loss of one wicket when time was called. Scores:— WAITARA.—First Innings. W. Skelton, b Benbow .. 1 J. Purdie, b Bevan o W. Fuller, e Roberts, b Benbow .. 3 Eggleston, b Robertson .. .. 14 0. Wilson, c G william, b Benbow .. 14 Hawkins, b Benbow 8 W. Wilson, not out H W. Thomas, b Benbow .. .. o R. Skelton, b Robertson .. .. 1 T. Skelton, b Robertson .. .. 0 E. George, b Eobertson .. .. 0 Extras .. ' y Total 02

Bowling analysis.—Benbow. five for 19; Robertson, four for 17; Bevan, one for 18. CARRINGTON ROAD.—First Innings. Perham. not out 38 Lash, e Hawkins, b Purdie .. .. 7 Robertson, not opt 1G Extras .. 2 Total for one wicket .. .. INGuEWOOD v. ROVERS. The Inglewood seniors met Rovers yesterday on the Western Park ground. This was the first time on which the ground had been available for pla,- th.'s season, and despite the rain, played pa ! ". ticuiarly well. The opinion of experiencod players present was that the ground will become a first-class one for cricket. There was 110 sensational scoring, Inglewood being all out for 04, and Rovers for 71 in tiie first innings. Scores: —■ INGLEW OOD.—First Innings. ( V.'g». b Williams .. .. .. 0 Crombie, b Williams 4 Thomas, not out .. .. .. ;i0 PuMcn, b William.-, .. .. .. 1 Veiling, b Price 0 Matthews, 1.b.w., b Williams .. 7 Duff, b Ingram 4 B. Sutherland, b Ingram .. .. 0 .■I. Harris, c and ;> Eliot .. .. 0 Extras u Total t)4 ROVERS.—First Innings. William's, b Crombie .. .. ..10 Weston, run out 1 liasell. c Ardeii, b Harris .. .. :0 Bcwlev, b Harris 0 Ingram, c iiasell. b Harris .. .. 0 Price, c and 1) DufT .. .. .. 17 Fail-brother, c Sutherland, b Harris 3 Elliot, b Harris 4 Clarke, not out 7 Arden, c Matthews, b Duff .. .. 4 Extras 4

Total 71 Bowling analysis.—Crombie, one for 22; Harris, five for 30; Thomas, none for 4; jjillinsr, none for 7; Dull', two for 4. JUNIOR COMPETITION FIRE BRIGADE v. INGLEWOOD. Owing to the fact that the Inglewood juniors' telephoned replv to a telegraph' communication regarding the weather was not received localv till about 12.40 p.m. yesterday, the Fire Brigade was late 111 arriving on the Inglewood ground for the junior fixture. The home team was without its best bowler, so the visitors volunteered to take the field instead of '"'tossing" for it. The home team compiler! 89. of which Sutherland made the batsman having several ''lives'' that didn't reflect credit on the fielding. Or bell was the only other double-figure scorer. The batsmen got hold of Ballot's bowling from his sixth over, and the last five wickets cost 03 runs, hire Brigade had lost six wickets tor 40 when stumps were drawn. Inglewood mav protest against the ilrigadn toawi if the match i- drawn, the ground of the complain! being the late arrival of tlu: viVitintr team 011 the ground. Seoivs were as follow: TXG LEU'OOI). Kinsella. c and b Clarke .. .. * Wellington, b Clarke , . D-e Lnunay, b Builot .. .. .. ■Orbell. h Clarke .. .. _ I*'. Thomson! run out . , ,7 Harris, b Clarke .. .. 4 Spunli.-r, b Clarke .. .. 7 Thompson. !) Clarke f) Sutherland, run out .. .. ~ ;;/j McCmy. h Gi'-'ini! .. .. .7 M. Sutherland, not. out .. ~ [ Extras .. ~ ~ p, Total .. gg

Howling aii:i!fljirkc. -i\ for 27: Bullot, oiu' for 4-1: Girling, o.ie for 11. FiltE RRICADE. i>. < I'llallorni;. 1> Kin-r'la .. .. S liiiliot. c su;ii.vT:iiiil. !> Vt. Sutherland .. .. Havko. c Harris, li Kiiwlia .. 14 Rilling, c Harris, Kiusella 1 5 I. liiiliot, li Kinsella .. .. .. 3 (tuilSOll, b Kinsc":! .. .. .. I W. Sadler, not out 3 (•irlincr. not on: .. .. 4 Extra .. 1 Total for six wickets .. .. 40 Tiowiiny analysis.—N. Sutherland, one for 2!); Kinsella, llv? for 19. SATURDAY FIXTI'IIKS. The following fixtures have boon arranged by the Association as far as grounds are concerned: January 22 nml 20.—United Service A v. High "chool-Sports Ground; United Service 1> v. F.gmont Village —Egmont Village; Warehouses v. Juglewood—Tukupa ground; Fir-. 1 Rrigade a bye. February 3 and 12—UniteiT Service A v. Egmont Village—Tukapa ground; United Service B v. High School — Sports Ground; Fire brigade v. Inglewood—lnglewood; Warehouse, a bye. Th P following will represent Warehouses against Inglewood at Tukapn on Sirtunta.v. piav to commence at 2.30 sharp:—Williams, fjreene. Johns, Steeds, McLaren. Malarvcy, White Green, Sto'ir. Coates, Thomson and Bigclow.