CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 181, 30 January 1912, Page 8

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ENGLAND v. TASMANIA. WIN FOR THE VISITORS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 29, 9.5 p.m. Hobart, January 29. The weather was warm and the wicket good for the concluding day's play of the match between Tasmania and England. There was a wonderful change in the local team's batting. Hudson, Paton, and Boddam being particularly aggressive. Paton's innings was faultless. Seven bowlers were tried, and there were repeated changes. When the Paton-Bod-dam partnership was broken a rot set in, the last five wickets only scoring 21 runs. At one stage, Hitch had an average of three for none. Scores:— ENGLAND. I First Innings (four wickets) 574 TASMANIA. I First Innings 124 Second Innings. Hawson, b Barnes 9 Martin, c Rhodes, b Foster 54 Windsor, ,b Foster 4 Hudson, b Vine 51 McKenzie, 1.b.w., b Vine 29 Paton, o Rhodes, to Hitch 112 j Boddam, b Hitch 52 Eltham, retired hurt 0 Chancellor, b Hitch 0 Carroll, not out 3 Parkinson, c Foster, b Hitch 5 Extras 36 Total 355 Bowling analysis.—Barnes, one for 36; foster, two for 60; Hearne, none for 88; Hitch, four for 42; Iremonger, none for 23; Vine, two for 36; Woolley, none for 34. England won by an innings and 95 tuns.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. RETAINED BY NEW SOUTH WALES. Received 29, 9.5 p.m. Sydney, January 29. Victoria scored 366 in the second innings. McKenzie 121, Matthews 24, Armstrong (not out) 60, Carkeek 28. Cotter took five wickets for 110, Hazlitt three for 90, and Emery two for 62.

New South Wales in the second innings lost three wickets for 50. Gregory 18, Macartney (not out) 10. New South. Wales won by seven wickets. McKenzie played sparkling, forceful cricket, whilst Armstrong was cautious. Received 0.55 p.m. Sydney, January 29. Brown took two New South Wales wickets for 24 and McDonald one for 24.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. WELLINGTON r. CANTERBURY. Christchurch, Last Night. Wellington made a very good showing to-day, losing only by 108 runs, though at the commencement they appeared to be in for a bad beating. They got the four remaining Canterbury wickets for 5 runs, but 302 runs was too big a task for them, though Gibbes, by a very solid display, played right through the innings for 75. Scores: — CANTERBURY. First Innings 277 Second Innings. H. B. Lusk, c Blamires, b Brice.... 29 W. Hayes, c Berendaen, b Brice.... 17 Alf. Norman, b Saunders. 31 W. Carlton, 1.b.w., b Brice ; 3 D. Reese, c Saunders, b Brice 0 R. G. Hickmott, 1.b.w., b Fenton.... 32 Patrick, c Fenton, b Saunders 47 Sandman, b Saunders.. 20 T. Carlton, b Saunders.. 0 C. Boxshall, b Saunders 1 J. H. Bennett, not out 1 Extras 15 Total 197 Bowling analysis.—J. V. Saunders, five wickets for 76; D. Patrick, none for 23; W. S. Brice, four for 20; W. R. L. Gibbes, none for 33; A. H. Fenton, one for 17. WELLINGTON. First Innings 173 Second Inniigs. W. R. L. Gibbes, not out 52 F A. Midlane, b Reese 18 J. J. Mahoney, b Reese 14 E. V. Blamires, 1.b.w., b Reese 7 W. S. Brice, c Sandman, b Patrick.. 11 E. M. Beechey, b Sandman 2 D. Patrick, b Sandman 5 M. J .Crombie, 1.b.w., b Reese 21 A. H. Fenton, run out 7 J. V. Saunders, 1.b.w., .b Carlton 1 C. Berendsen, c W. Carlton, b T. Carlton 0 Extras 32 Total 193 Bowling analysis—Bennett, no wickets for 27; W. Carlton, none for 8; Reese, four for 47; Sandman, two for 40; Patrick, one for 14; T. Carlton, two for 21; Hickmott, none for 4. Patrick bowled one no ball.

A BATTING COLLAPSE. Christchurch, January 28. The Wellington men showed some improvement in their play on Saturday. Their bowling and fielding were a decided improvement, and if Saunders and Brice had bowled as well on Friday the Canterbury score would in all probability have been much smaller. But it was in the batting that the northerners failed, though at one time, with 100 up for three wickets, and Gibbes and Midlan-e both playing confidently, Canterbury's advantage seemed to be seriously asBailed. After this, however, the Canterbury bowlers easily dominated the position, without even calling up all their reserves, and the shield holders were left, with a very handy surplus of 104.' Gibbes was really out on his own among the Wellington batsmen, and his batting right through would compare very favorably with the best of the Canterbury performers. It was a delightful innings to watch, free from any semblance of labored strokes. There was some excellent batting in Canterbury's second innings, and the score would' probably have been much larger but for good bowling throughout by Brice, and, late in the afternoon, by Saunders. Lusk and Hayes gave Canterbury's second venture a good start, chiefly through the former trouncing Saunders unmercifully. Brice was doing his part manfully at the other end, and at one time had four wickets for Beven. The Wellington fielding was a decided, improvement on that of the first day. They all put more energy into their work, and their display compared favorably with Canterbury's, which was a bit patchy, at any rate on the part of two or three. Berendson was again in line form with the gloves.

AN" AVERAGE OF 491! Gisborne, Last Night, feomethiug of a record in senior cricket , m ? 0 , mln i° n has b een established by L. McMahon, of the Wanderers' Club He has only been out once this season, and by making 109 not out on Saturday brought his aggregate runs and average up to 491.