CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9030, 21 February 1908, Page 6

CRICKET.

ENGLAND \. NEW SOUTH

WALES

BY TXIjEOKAT'H—PRESS ,VSSOCIAT! ON, Received February 26, 10.37 a.m SYDNEY, February 20. It is raining steadily.

THE TEST MATCH

SYDNEY, February 20

It is believed that Fielder will not play in the next test, owing to an injured arm. The following will represent Australia in the fifth test match against England: Trumper, Noble, Hill, Hartigan, Macartney, O'Conner, Saunders, Gregory, Armstrong, Ransford, Carter. Emergency Rev. Waddy.

A BIG SCORE

CIIRISTCHURCH, February 20

The North and South Canterbury i, cricket match concluded to-day. The scores were as follow: — South Canterbury, first innings, 57; second innings, 131 (Fulton 50, Harper 23). North Canterbury, first innings. 623 (E. R. Caygill 35, A. Jones 67, R. i Reid 55, S. A. Orchard 113, B. B. I Wood 137, A. H. Neild 44, E. E. Crawshaw 61 not out, extras 63).

The team to represent the Napier Wednesday cricketers in the match against Wairarapa, to be pltyed on the 16th March, will be finally selected from the following:—Brownette, Beuth, Boyce, Edlin, Frater, H. Fulton, F. Grange, Gowing, Halligan, Lewis, Lyndon, McCarthy, Pirie, Sinden, Simmonds and Young. Masterton B having forfeited their match against Carlton A, a match will be commenced on the Park Oval to morrow between the Carl tun B and Masterton B teams. The following will represent Carlton B: —A. Hoar, O'Dea, A. Welch, Darvill, Bentley, K. Welch, B. Welch, Aymes, Wickens, R. Welch, M. Welch, Lawrence, Sheppard, V. Williams, Chamberlain.