CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 216, 12 March 1914, Page 8

CRICKET.

ACNTKAUA v. KGUTULAXD. VISITORS 1-:\,I()Y TIIKMSICLVICS. I By Telegraph—Press Association. liivereargill, Last Night. ' The cricket match between Southland and Australia was concluded to-day in brilliant weather and before a big attendant. Southland in their first innings put up 1,-ili, and Australia responded with a score of 70!', centuries being made by Codv, Collins, MiKenzic, and Trumper. A feature of the innings was Hie brilliant display by Trumper (211). He scored freely all round the wicket, but gave, a chance early in his score, but this was not accepted. From that point the home team was given nn afternoon's lealher-hiinling. Trumper hoisted his century in SO minutes. At this stage tin- batsmen were content to lake nothimr but fours, and changes in bowling were useless. Six hundred runs were hoisted in fi hours 30 minutes. Trumper got his second century in 105 minutes, and was caught in longfield at fi«". The 'gate" to-day totalled .£lO2. J Scores:--SOUTHLAND, first innings 150 AI'STUALIA.-First Innings. McGregor, b Doig 7 Mailey, b Bannormait ~,,,.,;,,.. 13 Dolling, lbw b Kavanagh 34 Cody, e A. Hamilton b Doig 107 Sims, eJ. Hamilton b Kavanagh.. 3 Collins, c Doig b Bannerman lis McKenzie, c .jas. Hamilton b Bannerman ... Hfl Trumper, c J. Hamilton b Poole .. 211 Armstrong, c Bannerman b Groves 33 Crawford, c Irvin b Poole 33 Noble, not out 14 Extras 20 Total 709 Bowling analysis: Groves took oncwickct for 114 runs, Doig two for 153, Bannerman three for 137, Kavanagh two for llfl. Poole two for 128, D. Hamilton none for 30, A. Hamilton none for 28. The wickets fell as follow:—One for 11 runs, two for 51, three for 85, four for ill, live for 222, six for 339, seven for 500. eight for fill, nine for 087, ten for 709. THE RECENT TOUR OF AUSTRALIA. DISSATISFACTION' WITH FINANCES Auckland. Last Night. The balance-sheet of the New Zea. land cricket team's Australian tour was severely criticised ly the Auckland Cricket Association, which, out of a guarantee of £75. receives hack only £!! i)s lOd. The payment of players was pari ieularly resented, and the New Zealand Council was severely criticised for its action' in not notifying the centres of this fact before the guarantees were forthcoming. It was resolved to write to the-Council, criticising the balancesheet' as a whole, and asking for an explanation of certain items. The Chairman said that if the four principal centres were not move fairly treated by the central authority the) should consider the advisability of seceding from that body. THE M.C.C. TOUR. By- Cabh —Press Association -Copyright Capetown, March 10. In a cricket match nt Newlands, between the M.C.C. team and the Western Province, M.C.C. in thek- first innings made 322 (Douglas 93) and the second 177 for the loss of four wickets. The innings was then declared closed. Western Province in the first innings made 210 (Comaille 52). Hearne took seven wickets for 76. In the second innings the Africans made 178 for niiH wickets (Lewis 59).