CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 186, 5 February 1914, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH AUCKLAND. A DRAWN GAME. By Telegraph—Press Association. Hamilton, Last Night. The pitch was in much the same condition as yesterday for the second day of the Australian-South Auckland match. With two wickets to fall, South Auckland continued the innings, which lasted only 12 minutes longer, the hut wicket falling with a total of 247.

After u slow start, McKenzie and Dolling looked like putting on a big score for Australia, the latter rattling up S3 in 50 minutes. Wadily, following the hitting policy, made 3(1 runs in It minutes. Other batsmen, with flie exception of Collins, wtfre troubled by the unreliable wicket. Ransford iu"j Armstrong we're howled before they got into their stride. Noble played quietly for a moderate not-out score, but Collins played beautiful cricket for one-and-a-half hours, making' top score, kis strokes being all round the wicket. The innings realised 287.

When stumps were dmwn, the local men had made 99 for leven wickets. The match was thus drawn. Ransford had the best bowling figures, talcr.g three wickets for 11 runs in the first innings, and two for (! in the second. Scorts: — SOUTH AUCKLAND. 0. Pomcroy, c Noble b Collins 0 Neild, e Noble b Collins 7 Aldrcd, c Noble b Collins 7 Hill, st McGregor b Armstrong S Williams, e McGregor b Collins .. IP Loveridge, b Mailey '2(l W. Pomcroy, b Armstrong 'i Shepherd, c Mailey b Armstrong .*.. 0 Hawke, b Nobie 23 Tompkins, c Ransford b -Mailey .... 9 Ross, c Noble h Mailey R Connellv, 1) McKenzie -9 Laflertv, b Mailey 39 Turbott, st McGregor b Noble .. 38 Christiansen, h Ransford 7 LeutiVr. c Mailey b Ransford d Kemp, I) Ransford 1 Sarah, not out 1 Extras 22

Total 247 SECOND INNINGS. Williams, h Armstrong '2 J. Pomerov, c McGregor 1> Ransford 30 Aldrcd, c Waddy b Collins 10 Hill, st McGregor, b Waddy <! Sarah, e Armstrong h Ransford .... 0 Loveridge, st McGregor b McKenzie 4 Xield, b McKenzie " Tirnpkins, not out 17 H'c.vke. not out 7 Extras 7 Seven wickets for 9i> AUSTRALIA. First Innings. McKn.zie. st Sarah li Hawke .... 17 Dolling, l.h.w b Shepherd SI Collins, b Kemp c Turbott S3 Codv, I) Leutfer y Waildv, b Aldrcd >« Ransford, b Aldrcd - Armstrong, b Connelly 4 Noble, not out J' Mailey. c Loveridge b Ross L> McGregor, c G. Pomerov b Christian- ' sen « McCall, b Christiansen <» Extras "" _ Total 287 THE ENGLISH TEAM. UNPOPULAR. Ily Cable-Press Association-Copyright Received 4. 9.30 p.m. Capetown, February 3. The Enalisli team is unpopular. The African papers printing i"«u»t''' cartoons of the members.