CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 198, 19 February 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. NEW SOUTH WAUES. ENGLAND SCORES 315. , HAZLITT BOWLES WELL. NEW SOUTH WALES' SECONpVENTURE.

By Cable—lress Asseciation—Copyright. Received 18, 5.5 p.m. .Sydney, February 17. The weather was fine and bright and the wicket perfect. The attendance was 11.500. Rhodes and Hearne resumed to the

bowling of Scott and Hazlitt. Both' played freely, Rhodes bringing up his century after ISO minutes.' When 32, Hearne out at Hazlitt and lifted the ball to Emery at deep point. The partnership produced 70 runs. Foster received an ovation on joining Rhodes. He was soon out, however, Hazlitt bowling and catching him at 10. Douglas also was short lived. In. running a short one, after scoring five, Bardsley threw the wicket down from half-way to the boundary. A few balls later, Rhodes at 119 gave his first, chance, which was quickly snapped up by Kelleway in the slips. Hazlitt was the bowler. The ball rose, and Rhodes tried to cut it, but mishit. He played a sterling innings •!- 208 minutes and hit 12 fourers. Woolley and Mead were • together at luncheon, six wicftets being* down for 262. The second over after resuming, Hazlitt bowled Woolley wijth a clinker ball, which seemed to hange in the air, drop, and the shopt off the pitch. Hazlitt's five wickets cost 79 runs.

With Vine in, play was very slow, scoring strokes being few and far t>e-' tween. Mead, when 21, lifted Hazlitt te Bardsley at mid-on, dn easy batch. Barnes followed, and a'couple ofballa later Vine brought the total to 300 bj> liftint? Kelleway to. long-on after 260 minutes.

Kelleway and Hazlitt in combination, were responsible for Vine's downfall; Kelleway brilliantly catching him in the slips. Strudwick had played -only one 1 ball, when JBarnes pulled Emery to Kdleway at mid-on. % ■•'■■■ innings dosed with an advantage of 209. Hazlitt bowled without" a spell throughout the day and kept a remarkable length. > v 1 Trumper and Gregory opened New South Wales' second innings to the bowling of Foster and Barnes. BothehoweJ better form thai in the first innings, and scored 50 in hall an hour. Trumper's cuts and leg glances were especially good, his 50 occupling 50 minutes. Gregory , was scoring at half that pace. With the score at 81, Trumper was run out through ,a brilliant . return fry Barnes, StrUdwick whipping off the bails ; with lightning rapidity. Trumper hit six fourers. i Shortly after, Bardsley entered rain started and the match was adjourned * till Monday.

, ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobba, c Hazlitt, b Kelleway 38 Gunn, c Kelleway, b Hazlitt....]] 27 Hearne, c Emery, b Hazlitt 32 Foster, c and b Hazlitt 10 Rhodes, c Kelleway, b Hazlitt..<..]/ IW Douglas, run out ■.,,, g Woolley, b Hazlitt '. 3 M«ad, c Bardsley, b •'Hazlitt ..!!.!!] 21 Vine, c Kelleway, b Hazlitt 22 Barneß, c Kelleway, b Emery 10 Strudwick, not 'out ' 0 ( Extras 28 Fall,-of wickets—l—94, 2—157. 3—213, 4—231, 5—251, 6—254, 7—269, 8—296, 0—315, 10—,315. - '

Bowling analysis.—Scott, none for 06; Haditt, seven for 95 5 Macartney, none for 26; Emery, one for 49; Kelleway, one for 51. » J

NEW SOUTH WALES. . First Innings , « joo * Second Innings. * Trumper, run -out. 53 Gregory, not out ......., 26 Bardsley, not out J £ Extras \ 9 ' Total) for one- wicket 93 MORE TROUBLE FOR AUSTRALIANS.

Received 18, 5.15 p.m. , London, February 17. The newspapers declare it is Unlikely , that the Marylebone plub will .accept an Australian team not sanctioned by the Bpard of Control. '

A PEER'S OPINION.

THE TRIANGULAR TESTS.

Received IS, 6.15 p.m, London, February 17. Speaking at a jubilee dinner .(incognito) of a cricket club, Lord Landsbor. ough remarked on the spirit of unrest in - sport in this age.*. He 'earnestly appealed for a display of sportsmanship. The triangular matches woufd majce cricket a success .and draw. competing * countries together in heart and spirit.

SOUTH AFRICAN.TB&M.'

Received 18, .5.-15 p.m. , , Johannesburg, February 17. * Frank Mitchell and Cox,replace Sherwell and Vogler, who are unable W;accompany the .team' in the triangular matches. Mitchell has been elected captain. • r

HILL RESIGNS.

Received 19, 12.30 a.'m,

Sydney, February 18, Thei Board of Control has accepted Hill s resignatien as , selector, and appointed Mayne as his successor. AUCKLAND v. OTAGO.

HEMUS SCORES A CENTURY.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The cricket match between Otago and Auckland was continued to-day in fine weather. The, attendance numbered l about 1500. _ The wicket was still «asy m the morning, but improved as the day advanced.

Witß the score of HO for six wickets, Otago semsd likely to get a substantial lead m the first innings, but Thompson played havoc with the Otago men, taking seven wickets for 35, and the innings closed for 142. The chief scorers were Hopkins 37, McFarlane 29, Higgins Id, Wilson 12, and Downes 12.

Auckland made a good; start in the second innings, the batsman playing the bowling cemfortably. Hemus played exceptionallv well in spite of numerou* changes of bowling, and at the close of the day's play had made 114 (not out). Auckland's total was then 200 for five wickets. Ellis made 4®, Sneddon 13 and Sale 11.