CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10543, 27 January 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association—By Elechie Telegraph—Copyright.)

MCC. IN AUSTRALIA MATCH AGAINST HOBART, GOOD SCORING BY VISITORS. (Received Last Night, 9.25 o'clock.) HOBART, January 26. The English cricket team commenced a match, to-day against Hobart. The weather was Me, and the wicket good. The attendance, however, was poor. ; >. I / 'Scores:— , ■ '.''■-,■' ;.- HOBART.—First Innings. McKenzie, c Barnes, b Hitch 0 'Eltham,.c Foster, b Barnes ■"'-■ 0 Martin, b Hitch 12 Hawson,-c Barnes, b Foster 13 Hudson,, b Hitch' 14 Windsor; b Hitch " 24 E. Vine: b Hearne - 22 Chancellor, c Strndwick,' b monger 9 Carroll,, b Hearne V .5' Bbddam, not out. . 8 Parkinson, b Hearne 2[ Sundries ; 15 Total ' 124 Bowling analysis ;-~Bafnes 1 for''l6, Hitch 4 for 41, Hearne 3 io 12, Foster 1 for 14, Iremongcr 1 for 26. ...ENGLAND.—First Inning. S. P. Jiinneir, lbw, b Martin 26 W. R. Rhodes, not out 71 F. E. Woolley, not out ,79 Sundries r'ls .

Total for one wicket. ',' "■ 191 SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH! •' VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WAXES. (Received Last Night, 9.'25 o'clock.) SYDNEY, January 26. The final match for the Sheffield Shield commenced to-day. „ Victoria in their first innings made 129, W. W. Armstrong (51) andvD. 1 Smith (20) being the chief scorers. C. Kelleway took 3 wickets for 18 i ran*r Bazlifct- 3-; for *soj- S-. r H„ <Emery ' 2*-&r*42, AUGotter 2 for IV: ' ,: .New.Soiitn."t^ales" itbwß'for W. .BardstojF 23, R.. 8.. Minnptt, not oat H 5, S.H. Emery 22, and A. €btt«r not out 58, -i . __: - -AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR,ENGLAND. * THE QUESTION OF CONTROL. •BEST TEAM TO GO HOME. (Received January 26, 9.30 a.m.) ADELAIDE, January 26. Clem. Hill,, the Australian captain, has received the- Board of Control's reply to the cricketers' protest. The reply poanite out that Board's representative will not be, paid by the pjayers, and denies that plajer* are,not allowed to appoint their own manager. / The letter adds that the Board desires to/end the best team to England', but will not. any number of cricketers to dictate t-'ie terms and conditions of the visit, or how 'the .manager shall be appointed. ' t

PLUXKET SHTELD MATCH. 'By Tdrpraph —Press Association.) • ' CHRTSTCHURCH, Last Night.. . cricket match for the Plunket Shield, Carterburv v. Wellington"! was cMir»menc.ed tliis afternoon in fine weather, and on.a perfect wicket. - >. Canterbury won.tthe toss and batted, -making art excellent start. Tliey had 100 runs.*- up for one wicket, but this good averago was not maintained, four being down for 113. Then Reese and Hickmott made a good stand, taking tlie score to 170. Then the wickets fell cheaply, until eight were down for 228. A good stand by Patrick and-Boxshall carried the total to 274, the innings closing three runs later. Pa-trick batted very soundly, but Lusfc was very hickyr giving no less than three chances. ' R. G. Hickmott, the young College boy, played a chanceless innings, showed capital punishing strokes. __ Wellington, with-a quarter of an hour to bat, lost two wickets for 10 runs. Scores: —

CANTERBURY.—First Innings. H.B. Lusk, c Beechey, b Fentori 61 W. Hayes, c Berewdsen, b Saunders 1 A. Norman, b Gdbbes ■- 7,42 W. Carlton, c Berendsen, b Gibbes : 0 D. Reese, o and b Siaundei-s ' 27 R. G. Hickmott, o Berendsen, ' b D. Patrick 52 W:-Patrick, not out 62 D. Sandman, b Brice 2 T. Carlton, c Blamires, b Patrick 0 C. Boxshall, run out 19 J. H. Bennett, lbw, b Saunders 0 . Extras ' " ■ ll -:■ Total " : '-277 Bowling analysis:-—Jf V. Baunders 3 for 92, D. Patrick ,2 for 59,, Brice 1 for 50, Gibbes 2 for 29, Fenton 1 for 36. > . WELLmOTON.—First Innings, M. J. Crombie, b Bennettr 4 A. H. Fenton, b Reese ' ■ ? F. A. Midlane, not out 1 J. V. Saunders, not out | Extra * Total for two \vickete 10