CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 215, 11 March 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

Til JO TKST MATCH. TUB FINANCIAL RESULTS. By lelegraph— Press Association. Duncdin, Tuesday. Tin- takings at the cricket mill:.- 1 ) J-fstcrduy amounted to .€54; £57 wax taken on Friday and £247 15s on Satinday, the total for the three day.-, amounting to £358 Us. It being a lest match, .Mr. Sims takes 50 per cent, of the gross takings ( £171) 7a lid). In other matches he takes til) per cent.; 20 per cent, goes to the lessees of the ground ( £7l 15s) and (, 0 tlie New Zealand Cricket Council ( £lO7 lis (id), 'lut of the Council's quota, all travellin" expenses of Xew Zealand piavers, advertising, etc., have to be paid, so it seems highly probable, that the Cosmo! will sustain a loss over the match.

AUSTRALIANS v. SOUTHLAND. Inveicargill, Last Night. The Australians arrived in Invereargill this morning, and commenced their match against Southland in the afternoon on a beautiful wicket, and before an attendance of close on 1000 »cople. Southland won the toss, and went to the wickets first, but did not start too promisingly, the first five wickets failing for a total of 35 runs. But the later batsmen put a different complexion on matters, and made the total With an hour and a-half to bat, the Australians opened with McGregor and Mailey. The match will hi* resumed at noon to-morrow. Following are the scores;— SOUTII LAND.— First Innings, Bannerman, b Cody « D. Hamilton, c Mailey b McKenzie P; A. Hamilton, b McKenzie ;i Kavanagh, o Armstrong b Noble' ! Irwin, c Noble b Cody i Groves, c McGregor b MeKenzie'!! li Doig,-b Noble Poole, not out ,-/) .T. A. Hamilton, b Noble 10 Jno. Hamilton, run out 20 Gilbertson, st McGregor b Armstrong 13 Extras f j Total Bowling analysis: Cody took tv.o wickets for 1!) mns, McKenzie three for lrl, Armstrong one for 04, Noble three for 81. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. McGregor, c Doig 7 Mailey, b Bannerman 13 Dolling, ltnv b Kavanagh ,'U Sims, c Jno. Hamilton b Kavanagh 3 Cody, not out 42 Collins, not out 12 Extras 2 Total for four wickets 113 Bowling analysia: Groves took 110 wickets for 34 runs, Doig one for 21, Kavanagh two for 20,1'001e none for I t. CRICKETING IN CHRISTCIIUKCII. THE GOVERNOR AT PLAY. Christchurch, Tuesday. Playing against a team captained b> Lord Liverpool yesterday, n Chrisv'-i College team made 200 (W. W. Averill. captain, scoring S3). Lord Livcrnool's team scored 220 (Loudon 57). His ExI celleney carried his bat.