CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 214, 19 December 1910, Page 8

CRICKET

TEST MATCH RECEIPTS.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, December 17. The gross receipts from the test match were £1762. t THE SOUTH AFRICANS' TOUR. A WIN BY FIVE WICKETS. Received 18, 5.5 p.m. i Sydney, December 17. Northern Districts lost seven wickets for 127. Edgar, 44 not out, was the chief scorer. South Africans in their first innings made 253; the chief scorers being Nourse 88, Sinclair 58, Pearse 31, Faulkner 26. Northern Districts' second innings score was 175. Edigar 60 not out, Ripon 17, McQeare 17, were the chief scorers. South i Africa, in the second innings, lost five wickets for 98, and won by five wickets. Faulkner 49 not out, was the chief scorer. Morley bowled well in the match, getting four for 93, McNam&rai four for 70, Ebsworth one for 29, Mathieson one for 20; Faucett two for 20.

QUEENSLAND v. VICTORIA. Received. IS, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, December 17. Victoria, in their first innings made 273. Kenny 124 not out, Seitz 59, and Delves 21, were the chief scorers. Queensland in the second innings, lost nine wickets for 194. The chief scorers were Marshall 06, Hutcheon 73, MacLaren 25. Parsons was the best bowler, with an average ,of four for 54.

: THE PLUNKET SHIELD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Cricket Association's representative cricket team to play against Wellington in the Plunket Shield match is as follows: —Pearson, N. C. Snedden, A. M. Howden, A. Hadden, E. V. Sal 6, C. Oliff, A. Anthony, W. Brooke-Smith, G-. Hayward, L. G. Hemus, A. Kerr; with E. Horspool as twelfth man.

THE HAWKE CUP. Masterton, Saturday. The Hawke Cup match was concluded to-d\y, Manawatu winning by 32 runs. The total scores of both innings were:— Manawatu 227, Wairarapa 195.