CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 204, 17 January 1913, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. COMPLAINTS Alio IT UMPIRES. By Cable Press Association—Copyright, London, January 15. The Manchester Guardian says it is useless to answer Mavne's complaints against English cricket umpires. If cricketers begin questioning the umpires thev will soon get back to the manners of village green cricket. Maync's criticisms were not cricket. An Australian correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette regrets the attack ,on English umpires. There had been similar experiences in Australia. It was generally conceded that Bardsley's ,) decision was an error, but it did not , affect the result of the match. The Mayne incident shows what a thoroughly unhappy band tlie team was. It was unfair to saddle the Board of Control with all the responsibility, but its policy had not uplifted Australian j cricket. Not since the notorious team j of 1893 had the Australians' reputation I been at so sorry a standard. 1 SOUTH MELBOURNE v. ASHBURTON.

By Telegraph—Press Association. ABhl3urton > Last Night. The South Melbourne v. Ashburton County match was concluded this evening, and resulted in a draw. The visit- { ors knocked up the biggest score they lave yet made in the Dominion, the hoard showing 421 when the last wicket fell at 2.28. Of these Giller, by hard driving and accurate play, had contributed l»(i and Kyle 88, in addition to Purvis's 71 on the previous evening. The Ashburton howling was weak, only Cusden's being respected. With barely three hours to go and 179 to get to avert an innings defeat Ashburton's prospects did not appear rosy, but by careful play and forceful punishing of all and any loose stuff, i they not only succeeded but had thenlast wicket still to fall when time was ' called, making 270 for 13 wickets. The - chief scores were Armstrong 48, Orr 46 1 (not out), Fryer 33, and Nicol 24, and 1 all played attractive cricket. In the < Melbourne innings Cusden took six wick- i ets for 163 and Butler three for 95, and] i in Ashburton's second innings the vis- 's itors most trundflers ftvere i Kenny six for 97, Kyle five for 62, and 1 Giller 2 for 37. The visiting captain i and manager congratulated Ashburton < on the pitch and the outfield, describing the former as the best tlxey have played on in the Dominion. • TXGDEWOOD A" v; MGLEWOOD-B.-Tnglewood A defeated Inglewood K yesterday by four wickets. Scores: — INGLEWOOD B. E. Nieholls, b Pullen 0 ] L. Sutherland, c and b Billing.-;...... 6 t De Launay, c Harkness, b Nieholls.. 15 s Harris, b JTarkness 26 g Fowler, b Harkness 0 <• G. Nieholls, not out 8 a R. Nieholls, b ITarkness 2 j N. Sutherland, b Billing... ,-r. 11 D. McKac, b Billing ... K .-. sw 1 j Spurdle, b Billing 1.. t Extras v 1 a Total 79 * Bowling analysis: Billing, four wick- e et§ for 20 runs; Harkness, three for 18; / Nieholls, two for 17; Pullen, one for 14; Thomson, none for nine. INGLEWOOD A. Pullen, run out 7 Harkness, bL. Sutherland 9 f Billing, c E. Nieholls, b E. Harris ... 1 F. Nieholls, c E. Nieholls, b N. Suth- H erland 26 * Matthews, retired 53 Thomson, run out 15 Williams, not out ] ± -Extras 8 Total for six wickets 120 Bowling analysis: F. Nieholls, none for , 23; L. Sutherland, one for 24; E. Harris, \ one for 28; E. Nieholls, none for six; N. Sutherland, one for 19; G. Nieholls, none for 13. e The following will represent United , Service against Law on Saturday: i Dinniss, Bain, Mackay, Stewart, Bev. Colvile, Sunnier, Pprhain, Simpson, In- f gram, Sullivan and Osborne. j