CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10545, 30 January 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

CABLE NEWS

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

• MCC IN AUSTRALIA MATCH WITH TASMANIA. GOOD STAND BY HOME TEAM. (Received Last Night, 9.55 o'clock.) HOBART, January 29. The concluding day's play in the match between the Englishmen and Tasmania showed a great change ;n the hatting of the borne team. Hudson, Paton and Boddam were particularly aggressive. Paton played a faultless innings for 112, and, repeated changes- of bowlers failed to dislodge him. ~' ■ ( ■ When the Patonrßoddam partnership ended, a rot set in,- the remainin;: five wickets falling for five runs. Hitch at this stage obtained three wickets' for no runs. The Englishmen won by an innings and 95 runs. The weather was warm and tbe wicket good. Scores: —

ENGLAND. First Innings .......; 574 TASMANIA. First Innings I2i Second' Innings. Hawson, b Barnes 9 Martin, c Rhodes, b Foster .... ; ... 54 Windsor, b Foster i Hudson, b Vine 51 Mcßenzie, lbw, b Vine 29 Paton, c Rhodes, b Hitch ..' 112 Boddam, b Hitch. 52 Eltham, retired hurt 0 Chancellor, b Hitch. :. 0 Carroll, not out 3 Parkinson, c Foster, b Hitch 5 Sundries „.., 36 (Total 355 Bowling analysis:—Barnes 1 for 56, Foster 2 for 6"0, Hearaie 9 for 88, Hitch 4 for 42, Iremonger 2 for 23, Vine 2 for 36, Woolley 0 for 34. (The Englishmen play their next match against. Victoriai,! at commencing on V" ' 1 , . SHEFFIELDSHIELD. NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA. I'. WON BY V THE FORMER;;. , (Received Last Night, 9.550'c10ck.) SJDNEY, January 29. Victoria, in tihe Sheffield Shield, with New»South Wales,, made 366 in, their second., innings*. . ..Mo-. Kenzie 121, Matthews 24, Armstrong not out 60, Carkeek 28, were the dhief scorers.

. Cotter took five wickets for 110, Hazlett 3 for 90, and Emery 2 for 62. i Requiring 50 runs to win, New South Wales lost three ~ wickets ~iiu, nuaking them. Gregory 18;; and Macartney not out 10, were" the chief; .scorers.' N " •;' * Now South Wtales Attß won by seven wdckets. '■.'•".•' • , j > For Victoria; McKenzie , gave a sparkling display of forceful .cricket, I but Armstrong was cautious/' J ANOTHm RECORD. V I (By Telegraph—Press Association.) % GISBORNE, Last Night. . Sometaring-of a record in. senior I cricket in 'k* Dotninaon ha*.'been tnblished bv L. MdMiafcir, of the" IVandeierss' Chu». He.has oatlyjpeen,j out once.this reason, and by making 109 not out on Saturday he brought bis . aggregate runs and average up to 491. ; i ' «>— '■ ;v ■ .i * THE PLUNKET SHIELD, WELLINGTON DEFEATED. (By Telegraph—Press Association:) CHRISTOHUROH, Last Night. ■ In tlie Plunket Shield match Canteibury defeated • Wellington, by 10? Tuns. , . . '•' ' With six wickets downlorJttZ in tlie second inninejs; Canterbury p'.ily added four runs, Saunders, taking. the wickets for fmir runs. ..>', _■ * Wellington's second innangs realised' m: : - -""'^ , : , "■,' '■'. x V.\ 'Canterbury remain the. holders ot ] the Shield; On. Friday tlie AucklandCanterbury match will be commenced.