CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 16 January 1913, Page 5

CRICKET

The- following team will represent the W.F.C.A. team, against the HJpckey .Cricket Club on the -Park Of'al this afternoon. The anateh will commence at 2.30 o'clock : Hall, Scrimgeour., Picton, Morris, Hornblow, Tpit, Keisenberg, G. Cook, Ralph, J. R. Cook, and A. Caselberg. The following will represent the Hockev Cricket Club team against the W.F.C.A.: Cole, Pragnel),Barr, Hatch. "Vilo, Jones, "Walker " Buniip, Marshall, G. Wagg, Dixon. SOUTH MELBOURNE v. ASHBURTON. ~~~" 1 ' v"'l i (By Telegraph.—Press Associlffcion.) | ASHBURTON, Last''Night'. Tho South Melbourne team, commenced a two-days' match against an Ashburton County fifteen (only eleven of whom were to field) this morning. The weather was fine, and hoC The carefully-prepared wicket was in excellent condition, and the outfield was wry fast. Ashburton won the toss, and elected to bat, and as a. result) of 221 minutes play, compiled 245 runs before, the last wicket fell shortly after 4 o'clock. Banno'hr (60), who gave an attractive display of driving, and secured nine boundary hits, rind Fryer (48, not out), who sjogged freely and well, .-were the. most successful local batsmen. . The others who got into double figures were Oiisden (22), Nicoll (18). Armstrong (17), McKenzic (16), Hall (11), and Waters (10). The bowling was fast and accurate. The most successful trundle!--, were Scott and Kyle, who relied on the "leg" theory, with five men in the slii>s. The. former got ten wickets for 76. and one over in his every four was a maiden. The visitors had 90 minutes at the wickets before the overnight adjournment, and soon demonstrated the weakness of local attack, while the home team also displayed a good deal of poor fielding. The Australians made 152 for the loss nf three wickets, by pretty driving and batting, and accurate placing. Pur- ! vis was particularly good, and : his score of 71 included ten - foms. ~ Mc- ! Cormack put together 22,--and .Deas j lost his wicket a.s tho clock struck six. after making 11; Giller (45) will continue in the morning. Cusden took all three wickets for 58 nms.