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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10544, 29 January 1912, Page 5

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CABLE NEWS

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

M.CC IN AUSTRALIA MATCH WITH TASMANIA. R. E. FOSTER'S FEAT ECLIPSED. WOOLLEY NOT OUT 305. (Received. .Last Niglit, 5.5 o'clock.) HOBART, January 28. The Englishmen, in their match with Tasmania, gave a brilliant display, finally declaring their innings closed with four wickets down for 574. Wool ley was > particularly brilliant, scoring 305 in 229 minutes, including two sixes and forty-three fours. He gave two chances, and he and Rhodes added 206 to the score, and witih Hear no (another 254 were added. . Woolley's score of 305 is the highest this tour, and also beats R. E. Foster's 287 record in the test inaitch at Sydney eight years ago. (R. E. Foster is a brother of F. R. Foster, who is at present in Australia.) Scores:— i>

ENGLAND.—First Innings. S. P. Kinnoir, lbw, b Martin 26 W. R. Rhodes, b Martin, 102 F. E. Wool ley, not out 305 J. W. Heame.c Boddajn b Eltham 97 F. R. Foster, c Hudson, b Carroll 21 Sundries £3 Total (innings declared) 574 Bowling analysis.—Windsor 0 for 112, Paton 1 for 86, Boddom 0 for 66, McKenzie 0 for 65, Martin 1 for 76, Chancellor 0 for 59. Eltham 1 for 24.

TASMANIA. First Innings 124 Second Innings , : Hawson, b Barnes 9 Martin, c Rhodes, b Foster ...... 54 Windsor, b Foster ~ 4 Hudson, not out ..........!. 35 Sundries ;.. 11 Total for three wickets 113 i m i . /kffiFFIELD.SHIEIJ) MATCH. ! VICTORIA V; "tiM j (Received Last -Night, 5,5 o'clock.)-.,. SYDNEY, January 28: In the. Sheffield match against Victoria, New South Wales have made in their first innings 448 R. B. Minnett, not out, 216, A. Cotter 79, and MoKew 29, being the chief scorers. Armstrong took fiv-e wickets for 104» runs, Kyle 2 for 109, Brown 1 for 66, and McDonald 1 for 74. Victoria., in their second 'innings, fliave four wickets down for 134—Kortlang29, Brown not- out 27, McKenzie not out being the chief scorers. v \'; !

(Received This Morning, 12.5 o'clock.) SYDNEY, January 28. Victoria has lost six wickets for 176', Brown 31, McKenzie 55. R. B. Minnett played a brilliant and faultless innings for his 216 runs. He was 197 minutes at the wickets, and hit 27 fours and three sixes. A. Cotter played a slashing game. He played for 39 minutes, and knocked up six sixers and five fours. (Victoria made 129 in their first innings. REMAINING TEST MATCHES. . NOBLE WILL.NOT PLAY. GIVE THE YOUNG PLAYERS A CHANCE, Received This Morning, 12.50 o'clock,. SYDNEY, Jan.ua.ry 28. The movement to secure the services of M. A. Noble (the ex-Austral-ian captain) for tihe remaining Test Matches with tlie Englishmen has proved futile. Noble has finally announced that his business arrangements will not permit him again playing first-class cricket.' He added that there were many younger men, avadahle, and the selectors should give them a chance. ',.' , -\.'

PLUNKET SHIFJJ) MATCH. CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON

(By Tel eijivp^—Press Associations)

OHBTSTC3HU.ROH,' Last Night

The Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Wellington' was resumed on Saturday in fine weather. ■The wicket was perfect, and .Wellington, mainly by the.-aid-of a, fine innings bv Gihbes, carried their total to 173.'.'..■ ' ' '

[ft Canterbury's ; second innings Brice'andi Saunders bowled much better than on the first day, and tRe total has reached 192 for six wickets. W. Patrick (Canterbury) again bated well for 44, 'films being top scorer in each innings so far. Lusk, Norman ■and Hiickmotifc each showed good form. The rain which, fell on Saturday night will leavtf Wellington * little chance of winning' the mateh. Scores: —

CANTERBURY. First Innings • 277 Second Timings. H. B. Lu.sk,. c Blamires, b Brice ... 29 W. Haws, o Bflrondsen, \y Brie* 17 A. Norman, b Saunders 31 W. Carlton. 'lbw, b Brice 3 D. Reese, c Saunders, b Brice ...... 0 R. G. Hickmott, lbw, b Fenton ... 32 W. R. Patrick, not out 44 J). Sandman, nut. out ,21 Extras - ■ 15 Total far si x wickets 192 WELLINGTON.—First Innings. M. J. CVombie, T> Ben-net 4, A. H. Fenton, b Becse 9 F. A. Midlaone. b Bennett 35 J. V. Saunders, c Carlton, b Reese 16 W. R. Gibbes, b Hickmott 59 E. 0. BUimires, « Hayes, h Hiek- * mott .... •' ° J. G. Mahoney, b Sandman 10 E. M. Beeobey, lbw, b Sandman 7 I). Patrick, not out 12 0 A. Borendsen, b Ben.net' 1 Extras • 15 Total '••■• 1 73 Bowling aiiit-l.v.si.s :—Bennett 4 for 39 Carlton 1 for 16. Reose 2 for 38, Sandman 2 for 35), Hickmott 2 for 24.