CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 259, 25 March 1913, Page 8

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND v. HAWKE'S BAY. Xapior, Sunday. The interprovincial cricket match, Auckland v. flawke's Bay, commenced on Saturday in beautiful weather and on a perfect wicket. Scores: — AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Hemus, e Fairey, b Fulton 43 Taylor, 1.b.w., h Smyrk 0 Sneddon, c Smyrk, b Fulton 11) Somerville, b Fulton 18 Sale, c Cottrell, b Macassey 73 Anthony, c Vivian, li Macassey 84 I Gordon, c Fulton,.!) Nelson 15 l Wright, b Nelson 35 I Horden. not out 9 Tattersall, <: Nelson, b Fulton I ! Pratt, c Vivian, b Fulton 2 Extras II Total 280 Bowling analysis.—Fulton, five for 75; Nelson, two for 32; Macassey, two for 24; Smyrk, one for 05'; Creed, none for 31; Vivian, none for 30; Fairey, none for 12. HAWKE'S BAY.—First Innings. Creed, b Sneddon ~ 38 Vivian, 1) Pratt 28 Fulton, c Hemus, b Pratt 35 Macassey, 1.b.w., b Sneddon ... (f O'Brien,"st. Tattersall, b Sneddon .. 2 Boulnois, c Anthony, b Horden 15 Fairey, b Pratt '. I Brownette, 1) Horden 0 Bottrell, b Sneddon 2 Smyrk,'not out ll' Nelson, b Sneddon J Extras 11 ■w Total 147 I Bowling analysis.—Pratt, three for 16; Horden, two for 2S; Sneddon, five for 4G; Souiervillc, none for 7; Hemus, none ' for 20. Napier, Last Night. Auckland won Aery easily by 343 runs. Auckland declared their second innings ' closed at 294 for' the loss of 8 wickets, the principal contributors being Sneddon' 40, Somerville (not out) 74, Wright 88, Gordon 19, Tattersall (not out) 12, extras 18. Requiring 427 to win, Hawke'a Bay could only compile 84, (Creed ,17, Boulnois 10, Bottreli (not out) 11 and Brownette 10). Howden took 4 wickets for 22, Pratt 2 for 21, Taylor 1 for 12 and Sale 2 for 7. A WORKSHOPS MATCH. Auckland, Saturday. , t A cricket match was commenced day between teams representing Petone ■ and Newmarket railway workshops, to decide who will hold the Myers challenge cup. Petone made 123 (Dalgleish 30, Rowley 17, J. Warren 12, Hannon 27, J... Baumbef 21) and 23 for one wick&fc' (Dalpleish 15). Newmarket made 128* (T. Elliott 12, A. Gedve IG, E. Schoffeld 24, W. Rankin 13, J. Elliott 17, W. Hendry, 18, E. Lynch 10 not out). Hardham took four wickets for CI and" Taylor four for 34. THE HAWKE CUP. SOUTH AUCKLAND v. MARLBOROUGH Hamilton, Saturday, j The Hawke Cup match, South Auckland v. Marlborough', commenced to-day. South Auckland's first innings realised 222, the chief scores being Poraeray 113, Gleeson 22, Ross 10. Bowling; Purpoint . six for 42, Martin two for 23. Marlbor- ' ough lost the first three wickets for 102, the chief scorers being Whittle 42* not out. Reed 22 not out. Bowling: Shepherd one for 18, Gleeson one for 24, Pomeroy one for 18. Hamilton, "■ i'st Night. In Hie Hawke Cup final Marlborough r. South Auckland, in their first innimrs scored 124. South Auckland in their second essay scored 113.' Marlborough responded with 4 f.u- jC. Marlborough require 242 to win, OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. Christchurch, Saturday; The match for the Plunket Shield, Otago v. Canterbury, opened this morning. Otago made 110 in their first innings (Luekgell 37, A. Downes 25 not out). Canterbury replied with seven wickets for 234 (H.' B. Lusk 21, Haves 61, . Hickmott 77, Huntley 25, W. R. Patrick ' 15 not out. OTAGO EASILY DEFEATED. Christchurch, Last Night ■ ■ Otago. who only made 81 in the sec-' .'■ ond innings, were defeated by an innings ■'. and 51 runs. For Otago Shepherd made . 40. The successful howlers were: Reese ' ;> for ?.'), Patterson 3 for 20, Sandman 1 ' for 0, Carlton 1 for 3.