CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 205, 27 February 1912, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE FIFTH TEST. STOPPED BY RAIN. j By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 26, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, February 26. Owing to the wet there was no cricket to-day. THE TRIANGULAR CONTESTS. AUSTRALIAN TEAM. Sydney, February 26. Hazlitt, Gregory and McLaren have accepted for the English team. Barbour will probably be chosen for the fifteenth man. It is expected that Gregory will be captain. Warner, in a speech, said he preferred not to express an opinion on the merits of the quarrel, but gave an assurance that the team chosen would have a hearty welcome in England. The following fourteen players have been asked to go to England for the triangular cricket tournament:—Bardsley, Carkeek, Macartney, Webster, Emery, Jennings, Kelleway, Matthews, Mayne, Gregory, , Whitty, Hazlitt, McLaren and Minnett. Dr. Hordern was invited, but is unable to go. If all accept the invitation, there will only remain one place to fill. MACARTNEY ACCEPTS. Itweived 26, 9.15 p.m. Sydney, February 26. Maeartney has accepted the invitatioi to join the team for England. AUCKLAND v, WELLINGTON. A CLOSE FINISH;

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. One of the closest finishes seen in representative cricket for a long time was that between Auckland and Wellington to-day. Wellington, by Blacklock's aid, brought the score to 192 for the second innings, giving Auckland 172 to make to win. When the ninth wicket fell they were still 33 short of this score. For the tenth wicket Mason and Wallace played good cricket and got the runs. Scores:— WELLINGTON. First innings 232 Second Innings. Blamires, b Thompson 8 Gibbes, b Snedden 1 Baker, b Thompson 29 Mahoney, c Horspool, b Thompson.. 26 Midlane, c Mason, b Snedden 7 Blacklock, c Ellis, b Jones 51 Dickson, b Jones 11 Robinson, not out 31 Grimmett, b Snedden 2 Berendsen, b Snedden 3 Saunders, c Mason, b Jones 12 Extras 11 Total 192 Bowling analysis: Thompson, three for 85; Snedden, four for 40; Somerville,' none for 20; Jones, three for 30. Thompson and Snedden bowled one no-bal] each. AUCKLAND. First innings 253 Second Innings. Hemus, run out 38 Horspool, c and b Grimmett 19 Anthony, c Blamires, b Gibbes 3 Snedden, c Gibbes, b Grimmett 7 Thompson, b Saunders 25 i Somerville, b Saunders 27 Ellis, c Saunders, h Grimmett 4 Mason, not out 2? Taylor, lbw, b Grimmett 0 Jones, c Blamires, b Saunders 3 Wallace, not out '.... 10 Extras 4 Total for nine wickets ~.. 174 OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. Dunedin, Last Night. The cricket match, Otago v. Southland, resulted in a draw, after a somwhat uninteresting game. Owing to the delay . caused by the bad weather the teams . had only one innings each. Otago made , 152 (Hopkins 37, Higgins 23, Siedberg 22), and Southland made 135 (Hamilton • 81, Hiddleston 22). The latter team batted with ten men. For Southland, Rutherford took five wickets for 33, and Crockett three for 26. For Otago, Bannermann took three wickets for 37, and Torrance three for 43.