CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 24 December 1912, Page 5

CRICKET

A match between teams representing Manawatu and Wairarayra will be played on the Park Oval, Masterton, on January '3rd and 4t'ii > when the following team mil represent Wairarapa: Collins?, McAlpine, Richards, Logan, Redmond, 0. Perry, Congdon, Kemball, Hickson, K. Welch and R. Williauns. Emergencies, E. Perry and C. Welch. Any of the above who are unable to play are requested to notify the secretary, Mr W. Kemball. Players arc requested to attend at the Ovah for practice on Saturday. MARLBOROUGH v. SOUTH MELBOURNE. (By Telegraph — Press Association-) , BLENHEIM, Last Night. Tho South Melbourne v. Marlborough eighteen match was resumed today in fine weather, and on a good wicket. The visitors brought their score to 391, the remaining scores being: Kyle 40, McOormack 29, Purvi3 13, Kelly 14, and Pent-land 0. Marlborough, in the second innings, made a poor stand, only making 102, the chief scorers being: Webbe 14, Hoi-ton. LvWhitly 12, Martin 9. Whittle 9, Milly-7, Blinko 17, and Reid 7..\ Kelly took five wickets for 28 runs, Keniiv 7 for 29. Deas 2 for 26, Purvis 3'for 11. MANAWATU v. NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS. PALMERSTON N., Last Night. Tho New South Wales teachers today boat Manawatu teachers at Palmers ton by two wickets, one minute before the call of time. The weather was fine, but the ground was not quite dry, owing to.a heavy dew, and was slightly difficult for the earliest batsmen. Palmerston chose to bat, and Bu'tten worth opened for the local men with McLean. The former played fine cricket, and ran up 81 before being caught on the leg boundary by Walsh off a ■slow ball by Freeman. The visitors consider him and Lusk; of Canterbury, the two beat" batsmen they have met. Bennett 46, Brennaud IS and Mure'hie 10 were the other double figures. The total score was 186. Bowling analysis.?—Sa tiler took 2 wickets for 24 runs. Barnes 0 for 46, O'Neill I for 57, Freeman 4 for 51. ■ O'Neil, -who with Barnes opened for New South Wales, got caught at 14. Walsh joined Barnes and their partnership was the feature' of tho match. Barnes hitting brilliantly, and Walsh playing a defensive game. A t 92, Barnes, with 62 to his credit, skied to square leg, and was caught | by Papns. Smith followed and swiped freely, having five boundaries in his 29. The remaining wickets r fell rapidly, and an exciting half hour's contest ensued against time, with 7 runs wanted and six minutes to play.. Rogers hit a boundary and then succumbed Ibw to tho next ball. Sen- j rander joined Runn and sent the winning hit to the boudary one minute from time.

Bowling.—Brennaud I for 41, Robson" 2 for 33, Jennings 0 for 22, Murehie 4 for 29, Bennett 2 for 21 Papps 3 for 21. rXTER-STATE MATOH. (Received Last Night, 11.5 o'clock.) ADELAIDE, December 23. The wicket was good and the weather favourable- for the continuation of the Southj Australia v. New SouthWales match! ' New South Wales in thp finst innings made 276. Minnett 39, Ifarnes 43. Emer.v (not out) 35, lwn<r the chief s*corers. In .their second innings, Now South Wales made 240, Trumper scoring 11, being howled both times by Whitty. Mooro made 48, Falkard 61, Arnatt GO. Emery 23. South Australia won by an innings and 53 runs.