CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 201, 23 February 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

poverty bay draws with AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press Association. Gisbonie, Last Night. The match between the Australians and Poverty Buy resulted in a draw. Scores: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Laver. e and b Scholium 52 McGregor, l.b.w. b Marker DO Mailey, e Scholium b Kalilcnberg .. 02 Collins, b Jones 12 Trumper, e Morrison (sub) b Guthrie IS Armstrong, e Jones b Guthrie .... 'ill •Hansford, c McMalion b Scholium .. li) Noble, e .1. Gibson b Jones (1 YV'addy, 1.1i.w.' b Scholium 41 McKenzie, c .Moore b Guthrie II Cody, not out I) Extras (SO j Total 401 Bowling analysis: Scholium took three wickets for <H) runs; Jones two for 83, McMalion none for 2!l, Darker one for 75, Moore none for 30, Guthrie three for 07: Kahlenberg one for 78. POVERTY BAY. First .Innings Second Innings. W. Gibson, c Collinst b Armstrong 7 Moore, b Mailey 1 J. Gibson, b Armstrong !; Garthsore, b Armstrong 14 Kahlenberg, st. Waddy b Mailey 5 Scholium, not out 2 Extras j Total for five wickets 43 Bowling analysis: Armstrong took rthree wickets for 17 runs; Mailev two for 21.

CANTEKttI'WY v. AUSTRALIANS. THE CANTERBURY PLAYER; 1 !. Christchureh, Last Night. The selectors, Messrs. Reese, WhiUa .and Fowke have chosen the following 12 players, from which the filial selection for a team to represent Canterbury against the Australians at LunI caster Park 011 February 27, 28, and LMarcli 2, will be made on Thursday: |.T. 11. Bennett, C. Boxhall, 11. A. Bishop, |T. Carlton. U. G. llickmott, 11. W. MOll- - W. Patrick, D. Reese, I). Sandman. 11. I!. Whltta, G. Wilson and F. Woods.

, The allocation of tile twelfth man has been left over 011 account of one or two members sulLr.iiig from minor injuries, but it is anticipated that Canterbury's full strength will be available for the match.

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. A STRONG SIDE. Wellington, Last Night,. Mr. S. A. Orchard, selector., has chosen the following players to represent New Zealand against the Austruian team in the first test match to be played in Dunedin on March 0, 7, and ,B:—J. W. Condliffe and 1!. J. Tuck well (Otago), C. W. Robinson (Wellington), ;L. G. Hcmus and N. O. Sncdden (Auckland), D. Reese, R. G. llickmott, 1). JIcK. Sandman, J. 11. Bennett, G. Wilson, and H. B. Whit.ta (Canterbury).

AUCKLAND MATCHED Auckland, Last Night. The cricket championship was continued yesterday in tine weather. Eden A, 235, defeated Grafton 110 and 2114 for two wickets (Sloma-n 03, E. Horspool 138, W. .Horspool not out 58), by 125 runs on the first innings. Parnell 224, defeated Eden B by an innings and three runs.

Ponsonby, 87 and 180 for nine crickets (Wilson 30 not out, Taylor 33), defeated University, 82 and 1)2 for seven wickets (Sutherland not out 33), bv five runs on the first innings. Waitemata 178 (Young 82) defeated North Shore, 185 and 148 for eight wickets (Sale 61, Howie 34) bv U runs on the first innings.

[ MATCHES IN WELLINGTON. Wellington, Last Night. Tlie senior cricket championship was continued yesterday in beautiful weather. Victoria College made 11.1 against North 147 for five wickets. East A made 307 against Old lloys, the first partnership, Baker and Gibb'es, producing 181 runs, the former notching 04. Old Hoys have lost one wicket foi 35 runs.

East B dismissed Hutt for 30 and nut on 230 (Walters 70). Central met Petone, and made 103 runs. Petone made 110, and have iosf two wickets for 27 runs in (he second strike.

The match between United Service Juniors and Technical College, plaveil on the racecourse, resulted in an easy •win for United Service. The score did not come to hand last night.