N.Z. CRICKET TEAM.

Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 396, 9 February 1899, Page 3

N.Z. CRICKET TEAM.

♦ THE SOUTH TASMANUN MATCH. A DRAWN GAME. The South Tasmaniau match was resumed at Hobart on Tuesday. The fielding of the New Zealand!-rs was quite a revelation, but their bowling was not fo good. Prankish was decidedly off colour. The Tasmanians were unable to get the team to play a third day, and the match was consequently drawn. The scores are:— New Zealand —First Innings. Reese, b Maxwell 1 Baker, c McAUen, b Eady 31 G. Mills; b Eady 29 Cobcroft, bowled 83 Lusk, bowled .; ••• 91 Ike Mills, bowled 3 Fisher, lbw D ' Roxshall, c McAllen 2 Downes, c MoL'eod 5 Frankish, bowled 19 Upham, not out 2 Extras 13 Total 335 Tasmania.--First Innings. Burn, caught 41 McAllen, stumped 30 McLeod, bowled 10 Eady, caught J 4 Hawaou, caught 76 Maxwell, caught 10 Ward, bowled 1 Davis, caught 55 Bingham, bowled 10 Richardson, bowled 26 Payton. not out 0 Extras _2O Total 343 Bowling Analysis. Frankish, 0 wicket for 70 runs ; Upham, three for 93 : Downes, one for 35 ; Fisher, one for 67 ; Reese, five for 58. New Zealand.—Second Innings. Baker, not out 50 George Mills, bowled 0 Reese, caught... 22 Lusk, caught 17 Cobcroft, not out 11 Extras 3 Total fov three wickets 103 Bowling Analysis. Eady, three wickets for 47 runs ; Ward, 0 for 31 ; Payton, 0 for 9 ; Burn, 0 for 14. Sydney, February 7. The New South Wales Ciicket Association has recommended the Selection Committee to include some of the colts who have not taken part in intercolonial matches this season in the team to play against the New Zexlandcrs.