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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 172, 29 December 1914, Page 8

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AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. A DRAWN GAME. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The representative cricket match between Wellington and Auckland teams was brought to a conclusion to-day in fine weather. The match resulted in a drawn game. Wellington made 286 for eight wickets, and then declared the innings closed. Auckland had to make 338 to win in 3i hours of actual playing time. They played out time, and were then 112 runs behind, with three wickets in hand. Scores: — WELLINGTON. First innings 288 Second Innings. Baker, b Howden 72 Midlanc, c Rountree, l> Anthony .. 07 Iliddlcstonc, b Harvie 50 iiray, b Howden 3 Briee, c Sale, b Harvie 4 Wilson, c Sale, b Harvie ........ 44 Robinson, b Harvie 0 Burton, b Sneddon 3 Dickson, not out 18 Burns, not out 7 Extras 12 Total for eight wickets, innings declared closed .... 280 Bowling Analysis: Harvie four wickets for So runs; Howden, two for 82; Sneddon, one for 63 runs; Hemus, none for eight; Anthony, one for 24; Taylor, none for 12. AUCKLAND. First inning 3 237 Second Innings. Hemus, b Robinson 3!) Daere, c Burns, b Southall 8 Anthony, b Robinson 51 Sneddon, b Briee 37 Taylor, 1.b.w., b Briee 14 Worker, b Hiddelstoue 2 Sale, not out 32 ! Mason, b Robinson 21 Howden, not out 3 Extras *.. "20 Total for seven wickets .... 230 Bowling Analysis: Robinson three wickets for 83 runs; Southall, one for 34; Briee, two for 33; Hiddelstone, one for 47; Dickson, none for eight; Bray, none for six. AUSTRALIAN INTER-STATi". HATCH. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 28, 11.40 p.m. Melbourne, December 28. The wicket was soft. New South Wales won by six wickets. New South Wales in the first innings made 212 • Pratten 22, Andrews 30, Scott 28. Victoria in the second innings made ' 124 (Bracker 10, Mathews 23, Soutter 22, Carkeek 17. New South Wales in - the second innings lost four wickets for 58 runs, Bardsley 10, Andrews 24. NORTH v. SOUTH TARANAKI. The selector, Mr K. B. Kain, has chosen the following to represent North Taranaki at Hawera on New Year's Day, 1 and the day following. The team will leave by the mail train on New Year's j Day:—Gwillim, Hasell, Lash, McGie, Mason, Nicoll, Osborne, Richards, . Roberta, Matthews and Stewart. The South Taranaki team will be as _ follows: Blamires, McCarthy, Ongley, Dunlop, Pratt, Stapleton, R. Penny, Hay- „ nes, Lynskcy, Penfold, and Peters. Emergencies: Colman, Cantelin, and Machin. i t INGLEWOOD v. HAWERA. Hawera and Inglewood teams met ir. a friendly match at Bayly Park on Boxing Day. The match was decided on tin' first innings, in' which Inglewood knocked up 03 and Hawera 202 respectively. INGLEWOOD. First Innings. McKonzie, 1.b.w., b Colman 7 P. Clegg, b Gardner 14 G. Pullen, c and b Blamires 4 J. Sutherland, c Pratt, b Blamires 0 Macdonald, run out 11 Meßae, b Gardner .., 6 3 Williams, b Gardner 0 3 DeLaunay, b Blamires 3 Harkness, b Gardner 7 Matthews, b Blamires 0 * Smith, b Gardner 0 Macdonald (jun.), not out 0 Extras 2 > Total 03 ' Bowling Analysis: Blamires, five for - 31; C(;!;n;in one for ten; Gardner four 1 for IS. HAWERA. : First Innings. . Machin, cDe Launay, b Smith .. 0 , Badcock, b Smith 1 ; Blamires, not out 133 Pratt, e Matthews, b Smith 4 1 Stapleton, h Meliae 10 Gardner, c Smith, b Meßae 0 McCarthy, c Sutherland, b Meßae 0 l'otors, I) Sutherland 24 •Johnson, c Williams, b Mcßac .... 5 Lord, run out 7 Colman, b Harkness 8 Extras 4 Total 202 I Bowling analysis: Meßae, five for 50; Smith, three for 59; Sutherland, one for 34; J)u Launay, none for 22; Harkness one for 28. INGLEWOOD. Second Innings. MclCenzie, c Pratt, b McCarthy 0 McDonald, c Stapleton, b McCarthy 10 j A. Smith, b Pratt 8 , Harkness, c Harper, b Machin .... 1 I <i. Pullen, b Machin 20 j Clegg, c Lord, b Harper 14 : Meßae, 1.b.w., b Harper IS ! Matthews, b Stapleton 4(S I Sutherland, not out 42 j IV Launay, 1.b.w., b Gardner I) Williams, b Peters, (j I Extras i| i - Total . 171

Bowling analysis: McCarthy, two toM 34; Pratt, oue for 30; Stapleton, one fori 23; Machin, two for 17; Harper, one for'i 34; Lord, one for 13; Peters, one forj 25; Gardner, one for s.—Star. ( '^