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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 9 January 1912, Page 8

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THE TRIANGULAR TESTS. FAULKNER'S CONDITION. Hy Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, January 7. Newspapers in South Africa etate that Faulkner will 'be able to play in the test matches. His injury is less serious than was reported. MACARTNEY INJURED. Adelaide, January 7. The cricketer Macartney has received a nasty wound on the head from a net pole falling while he was practising. He has been compelled to retire from Saturday's match. NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Received 8, 10.30 p.m. Adelaide, January 8. Favored! with 'good weather, New South Wales gave South Australia a day at leather hunting scoring 312 for four wickets—Barbour 122, Emery 23, Bardsley 104 (not out), and Minnett, 39 (not out). WARNER'S HEALTH. I Received 8, 11.30 p.m. I Sydney, January 8. j Warner, 'replying to the Lord Mayor's congratulations on winning the second test, says that although ha is much better and the doctor is delighted with his progress, he doesn't think he will have the least chance of playing again on this tour.

" RECORD SCORING AT WELLINGTON. By Telegraph —Press Association. Wellington, Monday. East A playing against North on Saturday increased their score during the afternoon from no wickets for 82 to seven wickets for 480—a huge score. Included in tins total were two centuries, viz., Hiokson 105 and Tucker 108. Mahoniey contributed 65, Baker 61 (not out), Bowles 37, Gibbes 28, McGirr 20, and. extras 55. North, who were without Crombie and Blacklock, on the previous Saturday scored 276, and suffered defeat 'by three wickets and 204 runs. Central defeated South by 47 runs on; > the first innings. Central scored 173 I (Beechy 79) and three for 30, and WeiJ lingtor. South'l26 and 182, Grace 36 bej ing top scorer. Hutt beat Victoria Col-, lege .by 88 runs on the firs inrunga.; ; Scores: Hutt, 200 and three for 96,i Isherwood (50 not out) and Aldersley i (40); College, 96 and 64 for six wickets. AT CHRISTCHURCH. M ~ Ohristchurch, January 6. t,' _Eine weather prevailed to-day for the - continuation of the grade matches. Owing to the Jain having cut off play after 1 one hour and a half on the first day, it r; was expected that some of the matches -■would be unfinished to-day, but after a } > stern fight againßt time, all were -1 brought to a conclusion. . Sydenham e I totalled. ,160 against St. Albans. The lasts mentioned, after losing eight wickets- for 1 111, h-jit' the runs off with four to spare, e I Graham being chiefly responsible for this i!.with a,hard-hit 42, including three huge § i lifts for st each. West Christchurch s totalled 265 for six wickets, and dei- clared. Reese batted finely for 96, and Welboume gave a brilliant display for e 60, not out, Ricoarton made an excel* s Jeni .start, Oaygill opening with 50, but, g except,for the brothers Norman, the mes mainour.,did little, and the innings closed ;1 f<jr 193. ' ;i Eaßt,Christchurch totalled 218 y for/fiye wickets'against Linwood, and ,s closed innings,, W. Carlton (129, not 5 put) ; being the chief contributor. Lini- wood! could only respond with 89, East [. Chriatchurcli thus,. scoring a two-point i- win. . t) ''■,-■ e . AT AUCKLAND. e ■■.•■■ Auckland, Monday. I, The fifth series of senior cricket a matches started yesterday in splendid i- weather. Ponsonby's first innings against e j North Shore realised. 169 runs (Thomp-L--Bon 69, Snedden 21). Townsend took e four wickets for 27 runs. North Shore v have two wickets down for 44. In'the i- Grafton-University match, the former y made 177 (Horspool 42, Mason 39, Mcn Cormaok 34, Neil 25). 'Varsity made >: 32 for one wicket. Eden scored 258 ij against Parnell, Hemus contributing 96; elCummings 64, Smeeton 32, Brookei j Smith 27. Parnell made 24 for the loss' >. ( of one wicket. 1 AT DUNEDEI Dunedin, Monday. Cricket matches were resumed yesterB day in fine warm weather, but, owing to „ recent rains, the ground* were on tke j soft side. Carisbrook A made 94 5 against Grange (Hopkina 33). Drwnes.- . took six wickets for 38 runs. Grangi 3 replied with 172 for eight wiekete _ (Popple 81). Albion compiled 109 e against Carisbrook B. Ramsden took , seven wickets for 57. Carisbrook made t 171 for five wickets (Barron 38, Alloo , 34). Dunedin made 83 against Opoho (Condliffe 47). Casey took four wickets . for five runs. Opoho replied with 110. . Torrance took eight wickets for 41 runs. I