CRICKET.
A BIG SCORE. Received March 15, 10.20 a.m. MELBOURNE,, March 15. In the public school cricket, Prout, captain of the Wesley College team, scored 459. This is the fourth highest score in the world. Prout batted for six hours and a half. HJs side made 710—an Australian school record. Prout has been two or three years at Wesley College, and has a good reputation as a batsman. The highest individual 3core ever made in any match (628 not out) was that obtained by A. E. J. Collins, at Cilfton, England, in 1899, for Clarke's House v. North Town. The game extended over five afternoons, Collins's innings lasting altogether six hours and fiftyfive minutes. The following is the Wellington Pnblic Schools' representative team
to play against Wairarapa at the Basin Reserve on Saturday next:— Christopherson (Kilbirnie), Centy Kilbirnie), Murphy (South Wellington), Smith, captain (South Wellington), Sim (Clyde Quay),jßates (Clyde Quay), O'Brien (Brooklyn), 'Grey (Newtown), Knapp (Newtown), Grubb (Normal), Bridge (Hutt). Emergency, Mabin (Brooklyn), Gar rod (South Wellington). The Wai rarapa team will be composed of the following:—A. Ibbetson, W. Hoar, S. Harding, E. Perry, G. Miller, Brunton (Masterton), Beard, Dudson and Shaw (Carterton), Curtis, Beard (Greytown). Emergencies, Sievers (Carterton), Bicknell (Greytown), Johnston (Masterton). The visiting team will be accompanied by Messrs Haslam (Masterton, manager), Talbot (.Carterton), Charters and King (Greytown), and Everton (Featherston)..
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3139, 16 March 1909, Page 6
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223CRICKET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3139, 16 March 1909, Page 6
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