CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 199, 20 February 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA IIKATS IIAWKEX BAY. BY XIXE AVIOKKTS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Hastings, Last Xiglit. The weather was line and the. wicket in splendid condition for the resumption of the cricket match Australia v. Hawkes Bay. The Ilawke's liny men made a plucky 'stand and displayed some good cricket. KAWKK'S BAY. Second Innings. Jioard, l» Armstrong 4:> Creed, c Mailey b Armstrong 2 'Hindmar.sh, h Armstrong ].j Fulton, 1> Armstrong 30 Kllis, b Mailey j Bhimires, 1> Mailey 7 Spackman, run oiit 2 Blinks, stumped 21 Geakc, b Armstrong L'l llieliens, stumped 0 I Napier, not out jo Extras ]n Total j ; ji) Bowling analysis: Armstrong took six wickets for 65 runs, Mailey two for 3!>, Waddy one for 11, Laver none for .'l4 Requiring 39 runs to win, Australia opened with Trnmper and McGregor uer took the bowling •liil.v, ami 30 showed tcs' play. (leakc went or -l, ern end and found Trumper's 1—23—37. Waddy joined JlcGre- and with his first drive raised the total to 40- two above, the deficiency. Australia thus won by nine wickets. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. Second Innings. McGregor, not out 14 Trnmper, 1> Geakc 23 Waddy, not out 3 The visitors played 011 till live o'clock, giving an exhibition, and when stumps were drawn eight wickets were dow 1 for 175 runs. SOUTHLAND v. OTAGO. Dunedin, Last Xiglit*. The cricket match, Olago v Southland, ended in a draw. Otago made 3fij runs in the first innings (Shepherd 125, Rutherford 70, not out). Southland, who made 231 runs in the first Innings, compiled 242 in the second innings (I). Hamilton 80, droves 54). 111 the second innings, Otago requiring to get 100 runs with 50 minutes to play, made 74 for six wickets.