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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 164, 10 January 1914, Page 8

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NEW ZEALAND!';US ABROAD. MATCH AGAINST VICTORIA. HOME TEAM IN GOOD I'O.iITIOX. ]!y Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 1), !).50 p.m. Melbourne, January ft. The New Zealand cricketers opened their match against Victoria to-de.v. Hatting first, they made 141. Victoria had scored 2:j.j runs for live wickets when stumps were drawn.

There was but a poor attendance, the gale takings being only tlit. Bennett di,d not play in tin- New Zealand team, as he jarred his bowling arm at Albury. Uce.se batted for 70 minutes and hit five fours, ilickuiol t was ill for 80 minutes. He hit four fours. Scores: NEW ZEALAND.---First Innings. Ifemus, e Armstrong b Lampars .... 7 Patrick, b McDonald 0 Snedden, 1) McDonald 0 Tuekweil, b Lampars 3 Iliekmott, c Armstrong b Me-DonaUl -Hi Reese, b Lampars 47 Sandman, c Carkeek b Lampars .... i) Taylor, run out (i Carlton, e Carkeek b Lampars !) Robinson, not out 7 JloNshnll, h l.ugton 4 Extras ..! 3 Total 11l Bowling analysis: McDonald took three wickets for .">0 runs, Lampars live for 41, Lugton 011 c for 12, Matthews none for 20. VICTOR FA.—First Innings. Carroll, c Iliekmott b Piobinson .... "2 Stewart,-e and b Sandman 25 Kiernan, c Tuekweil b Carlton (11 Willis, e Taylor b Robinson 40 Heather, b Sandman (I,i Lugton, not out :fc! Extras 10

Total for five wickets 233 Deceived ft, lfl.lo p.m. ! Melbourne, January !l. The wickets fell—One fur 5, two for 5. throe for 7, four for 24, five for 0(5, ms for 114, seven for 115, eight for 112, nine for 132, ten for 141. The Victorian wickets fell—One for i. two for 52, three fa: 124, four for 1.10, live for 235. Reese won the toss from Armstrong, ITemns and Patrick opened to the bowling of McDonald, which was fast, and Lampav's, which was of the googly order. Patrick was missed twice in the slips, but McDonald clean bowled him in the next over. Sneddon was bowled off his pad. Hickmott and Reese were the only pair to oiler opposition to the fast bowling. Reese was scratchy at the start, but once settled he showed clean, crisp cricket, with a strong oll'-drive ni"l cut. Hickmott displayed confidence and dash, but early in the innings he hid the benefit of tho luck. Sandman batted under, difficulties, lie strained his groin at Albury, the strain being painful though not serious. Tho New Zealanders were puzzled by the fast wicket, which played back too much. Their display was disappointing. The innings lasted 17minutes.

The Victorians fielded badly, many catches being dropped- Robinson and Carlton opened the attack on Carrol! and .Stewart. Carroll was nicely taken in l the slips. Stewart and Kiernan batted steadily until Stewart skied Sandman. The century occupied 75 minutes. Kiernan, who played an attractive innings, tried to liook Carlton, but mi.sliit and was caught by Tuckwell in the slip. In eight minutes he hit six fourers. The New Zealanders' total was passed after 100 minute:,' play. .Heather gave a lively .exhibition. He was in for 45 minutes, lie gave a difficult chance when 4 and also i when 14, oil Iliekmott. He hit nine fourers, three successively off Sandman, but he was howled with the next. The New Zealanders' fielding was patchy.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES, • v * Received 10, la.m. Sydney, January 9. For the match South Australia v. New .South Wales the weather was perfect. Tlie wicket was fast and true. South Australia, in their first inniii"S, made 189-Stcolo 42, Moyes 21. Kirkwood not out oti, Winser 23. Bowlin? analysis: Cotter, one wicket for 17 runs, Massie six for 08, Kellewav three for 03. New South Wales had lost three wickets for !).-> runs when stumps weie drawn—Andrews 20, Macartney 13, Collins not out 51. -M.C.C. AND BOARD OF CONTROL. London, January K. It is understood that the officials at Lords are not aware of the statement from Sydney that the M.C.C. will not send a team until the dispute between the Board of Control and the players has ended. WELLINGTON v. OTAGO. By Telegraph--Press Association. Duuedin, Last Night. The. annual cricket match between ellington and Olago commenced today. The weather was fine and the wicket was in capital order. The visitors, in their first innings, made 275 runs, the principal contributors bein;» •Toplin (80), lliddlestone (04), and Ila'y (40). Torrance secured five wickets for B,> runs, and Downes live for 77. Ota"<i fflave scored 14 rims for no wickets. ° Members of the New Plymouth Warehouses' Cricket Club are requested U atte&d practice on the racecourse this afternoon.