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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 140, 16 December 1911, Page 7

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ENGLISH TEAM'S TOUR. RESULTS. Nov. 10 and following days—v. South 1 Australia at Adelaide, won by an innings and 197 runs. (England 503 ' and South Australia 141 and 228). Nov. 17 and following days—v. Victoria, | at Melbourne, won by 49 runs (Eng- , land 318 and 234, Victoria 274 and > 229). I Nov. 24 and following days—v. New | South Wales, at Svdney, abandoned ! owing to rain (England 238, N.S.W. eight, wickets for 108). Dec. 1 and following days—v. Queensland, at Brisbane, won by 7 wickets (England 275 and 140 for 3 wickets, Brisbane 200 and 124). Dec. 5 and 0-v. Toowoomba, at Toowoomba. won by an innings and 134 runs (England "340 for 6 wickets, Toowoomba 93 and 110). December 8 and following days, 1. Australian Eleven, at Brisbane, drawn . England 207 and 270 for four wickets; Australia 347). REMAINING FIXTURES. Dec. 15, 10, 18, 19—v. Australia (fiip/t test), at Sydney. Dec. 20, 27—v. Colts, at Sydney. Dec. 30, Jan. 1, 2. 3—v. Australia (seconc test), at Melbourne. , Jan. 5. C—v. Geelong, at Oelong. Jan. 12, 13. 15, 10—v. Australia (third test), at Adelaide. Jan. 19, 20—v. Ballarat, at Ballarat. Jan. 23, 24, 25—v. Launccston, at Launceston. Jan. 20. 27, 29—v. Hobart, at Hobart. Feb. 2, 3, 5, o—v. Victoria, at Melbourne. Feb. 9, 10, 12, 13—v. Australia (fourth test), at Melbourne. Feb. 10,17,1-9, 20—v. New South Wales, at Sydney. Feb. 23. 24, 20, 27 —v. Australia (fifth test), at Sydney. March 1,'2, 4, s—v. South Australia, at Adelai»'° Prior to last week, Solth Australia had beaten Now South Wales in three of the last four untches played in Sydney, having won Ihe last three matches with.New South Wales—two at Sydney and ~,.„ : , .-, .. !: ;!.. ();■ ;!..;• oil,, r hand.! I W. \\. .\nustron!.' has made 321H1 runs I,„ ih- Sj, ';'e!i! Shield, an aw.igo of \V ■ ,'■. . ■ : -s -end 1."'2 "»", in ::il. and ! ,;„,.-, ■■ ~•;, .\n--.v!i:> p7,s in 31 com-I i.iclid iiiiii.iv.. In a!! iirst-elass cricket his .-c-ti .1--5;-'- total 28. the highest be- j i;...- : :; M-.-: ma. 2.10. 2!.-; ii.i! ouf. 2:ii \ 1!. A. Dull', whose death was chronicled l.i-t week, was burn on August 17. 1878. Connected with New South Wales since the season of 1899-1900. Dud' was always a first choice for a place in the eleven. In the 19001 season he scored 119 a trains t South Australia, and the ' following season made a century for . Australia against A. C. McLaren's teani. ■ His consistent form with the bat in his ' first three seasons secured him a place in the team for Home in 1902. For a new chum he was a great success—with an aggregate of 1507 he averaged 28 per innings. His highest scores were IS3 against Somerset at Taunton and IS2 agan an English eleven at Bradford. Retaining his powers of run-getting, on his return to Australia at the close of the English lour, his baiting performances in inter-Stale cricket were a feature of j the colonial -eason. Willi three innings i of over a hundred, he aggregated 583 | rims, with an average of 8:!. In 1903-4, largely through a great score of 271 ag;i ; ns.t South Australia in December, ]!!!!.'!. he secured the remarkable aggregate of US. with an average of just un- ',!")• .l.i. In -1 !'!)(-.■> he did not play up to his previous form, hut wes again selected as one of the team for England. His record was identical with that of 1902 his aggregate for the tour decreasing onlv bv 90 runs, while his average remained the same. One century fell to his credit—l4o against England at the Oval, a line, masterly display of welltimed hitting. In January, 1903, he and V. Trnmpcr scored 298 together for the first wicket against South Australia, and 207 against Victoria on the Sydney 'ground. A year later the same batsmen put up 113 and 119 for the first wickets of the respective innings against Victoria at Mie same place. The following have been selected to represent Law against United Service to- • day:—L«ill, Elliot, Bcwley, Paton, Reid, j Great-batch, Lawrey, Anderson, Ron. '1 Quilliam, Harding, and another. '! The matches for to-day are Tnglewood ' v. United Service, at the Sports (.round, and Law v. New Plymouth, at the High School ground 1 . Owing to the unseasonable weather on ' Saturday cricketers had to submit to ' the inevitable and all matches were off. 1 Last. Saturday's fixtures will therefore ■ he played to-day.

On Thursday fngjewood played New Plymouth at Carrington road, as the Sports Ground was considered to be too soft fur play. Owing probably to the important functions in town, the local club could only muster eight men, and sull'eicd dc-feit liy 2(i runs. Price, Legg, Whittle, :uu! Ingram scored the major portion of Xew Plymouth's (i 7, whilst the latter, with six wickets for 30, prevented the visitors from taking too many libertie-i. Thomson, Gudgeon, Dr. Gaulti ami Pillion scored 70 runs o-nt of Inglewood's total of i) 3. Gudgeon with four wickets for 40 was the most successful trundler.

Tin 1 following 25 players were chosen by Mr. Frank Kobertson, selector, to practice in view of the representative matches iit Cliristma=:— Blundell, Faucett, Wilson. Hemmius (Urcnui); Gilds geon, Clegg, Matthews (Inglcwood); Periiam. I''rcd Koliertson. Smith, Gwililim (Oarringtou Road); Weston, Nicol, Arden. Whittle, Husell (New Plymouth); Great Via tidl. Elliott, Bewley, Lash (l,aw); liain, Dinniss, Osborne, Mackay (Tnitcd Service); Egglestou (Waitara). The wcithw, however, has not been very j favorable, and as a consequence not j much practice has been indulged in. The team to play Wanganui on December 20 and 27 next will probably bo definitely chosen on Monday. The fif-d test match is now on, and, after all. the whole interest attached to the Englishmen's visit centres around tin' a dies. Will Warm r be able to take them back with him, thus repeating his performance when lie was out here previously'.' lie no doubt will regret, and so will all true sportsmen, that through ill-health li-t-i has to stand by and see his team battle on without his assistance. The Englishmen have been unfortunate thus early in their trip in having several men incapacitated. Hitch,' through «i strain, is unable to play, though Gunn,! who was incapacitated, is available. The j team, though it lia< not been .brilliant, has so far gone through without defeat, beating South Australia, Victoria, j and Quern-land, and drawing against j New South Wale- and the eleven of Aus- | tralia. It was t>encral!y considered that! both tiiose niaichis would extend the ! visitors, mi that it is unfortunate they i were undecisive. ) The Australian team has given general ' satisfaction. It contains only one man new to International honors, vix., Kelleway, and he was considered a certainty