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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10540, 24 January 1912, Page 5

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f United Prest Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

M.C.C TEAM IN AUSTRALIA MATCH AGAINST TASMANIA. (Received Last Nght, 10.25 o'clock ) LAUN'CESTON, January 23. The • Englishmen commenced a match to-day against Tasmania.; The weather is pleasant, and the wicket good. The omission of J. B. Hobbs, G. Gunn, J. AV. H. T. Douglas, and E. J. Smith from the team detracted considerably from the interest in the match. Tasmania, won the toss, and commenced batting at 2 o'clock, scoring 217, which, but for the failure of the last five wickets, which added only 25 runs, should have been materially .larger. Martin, Tumulty, and McKenzie gave sparkling chance less display's of versatile batting. I There was great disappointment at | Foster and Barnes not bowling. England commences batting at 11.3 v! to-morrow. Scores: — TASMANIA. —First Innings. Hawson, c Strudwick, b Iremonger 13 Martin, b Hitch / 48 McKenzie, c Strudwick, b Hearne 59 Pa ton, b Hitch 0 Tumulty, run out 5G Windsor, b Hearne 7 Elt-ham, c Strudwck, b Iremonger 13 Vncent, c AVoolley, b Iremonger 7 Thomas. Tbw, b Iremonger 0 Elliott, c and b Iremonger 0 Gill, not'out 2 , Total 217 Bowling analysis:—lremonger 5 for 52, Hitch 2 for 45, AVoolley 0 for *22, A r inc 0 for 15, Rhodes 0 for 40, Hearne 2 for 35.

N.I. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' OHRISTCHURQH, Last Night, The New Zealand Cricket Council decided to-inight to write to the various Associations, asking that guarantee lists, returnable on April- 25th, . should be opsri6d .'in connection' with \the proposed ,visit ofvtihe New- Zealand team';; to". Auatraiiaji ' to" write'' to ■ ;:the : oJ asking for, their. . matter of returning the guarantees.