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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 29 January 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

YICTUitIA v. NEW SOUTH WALLS. hy Cable -Press Association—Copyrigat Received 2H, 11.30 p.m. Sydney, January 28. Xew South Wales holds the Sheffield Shield for the season, having i.eieatcd Victoria by an innings and :>- rims. Victoria's second innings total!.-1 311 (Matthews not out 43, J.ampard 10). Howling' aiuilyt-i-: Mas-ic, four for 7.i, Eolkard two for (il, Mailey two for 41, Macartney one lor 4>j.

SHIS' TKAM .SAILS. Received 20, 1.20 a.m. Sydney, January 2S. Excepting Trumper and Crawford, all members of Sims' team are passengers by the Victoria, which has sailed IV Xew Zealand. Trumpcr departs on Saturday,- and -Crawford- after the ;Vi«-toria-South Australian match.

WANfiANtT v. SOITH TARANAKI. Wangamii, Last Night. Wangamii ami South Taranaki commenced their llawke Cup mulch to-ilay. In the first innings Wangamii made 20" (Sanders 24. Butterwortii lit), Eurrie ?,', Tracy 3S), McCarthy took four wicket; for 7(i, Blamircs two for 40. Dunlop two for 50. In the second inning- Wanginui has lost one wicket for 20. South Taranki's fir.-t innings proilurcil 1:»0 (McLaren 'M, illamires l", Dnhcity 10, .McCarthy not out 10). Pratt; made only », and Ougley 1, Dunlop 1. Holland got eight wickets for 51, Drown two (or ,21. . , .it :

RETURN OK TOURIXC TEAM. i By Telegraph—l'ress Association. Wellington, Y.'.-tcrday. Mr. Orchard, manager of the Xew Zealand cricket team, some members of which returned this morning, states thai the tour had proved most enjoyable, an:l could not be called unsuccessful. The. members had learned many lessons from the cricket point oi view. The bard grounds spoilt the New Zealandors fielding to a certain extent. lie attributed the defeats by Victoria and Xew South Wales to the fact that the. players were affected by the importance of the occasion. The bowling against them was wit of a nature to account for New Zealand's poor scoring. If the matches were played over again li" considered they would do much better. The Xew Zealanders did not learn « great deal in bowling. Though knocked about, thev were treated as Australian bowlers are 'treated every day. Some of the team did not do themselves justice, and could not be expected to adapt themselves to Australian conditions in a month. AH showed glimpses of their New Zealand form, but some were not consistent. The Auckland members of the team, and Reese, the captain, leave Sydney on the'r return to-day.

The following will represent Mr. XVw. ton King's head office staff against the Stratford branch on the High School "rounds this afternoon at 1 o'clock: 0. M. Kebbell, ILL. Oilfield, 17. L. Simnson, F. Honan, 11. Hawkins. 1\ Duckworth, K, Shaw, Win. Mealy, E. King. '!'. King and C. R. Fairbrothcr.