CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5208, 16 December 1895, Page 2

CRICKET.

N.S. WALES v. QUEENSLAND,

Sydney, December ligjt 'I lie first innings of the JJAfir South Wales team closed for 405, tho leading scores being Walte v 1 150, and Gould 53. MoG'.»_. , took 3 wickWs for 93, Conningbam 4 for 175, Hare 1 for 29, and O'Urien 1 for 64. In Queensland's first inuings, 6 wickets were taken for 214, the chief scores being McDonnell 65, Conningbam (not out) 119.

Tbe batting of Walters, an exVictorian, was a fine display of fast and aggressive cricket; be was at the wickets for four hours, and helped to put on 283. He gave two hot chances, which . were not accepted.

O'Brien's was the only bowling which was not thoroughly mastered, and helped to keep down runs, but be had limp luck, several chanoei being niisßed off him. Percy McDonnell and Coningham opened for Queensland, and began to make things warm from the jump, McDonnell especially givinganexlu ■ bition of his old dashing,form.'ljp« pair were not separated tilf™ board showed 105, of which McDonnell had made 60 in 48 minutes, His scoro included two fives, and 16 fours. His last forty was made up of two lives, seven fours and one two.

Afterwards Conningham could not get one to stay with him though ho continued to pile on.the runs bj careful nnd vigorous cricket, Ho showed considorablo improvement sinco lust seen in Sydney. He gave a difficult clianco after be had made nine.

CANTERBURY v. N.S. WALES,

Canterbury scored 124 rune against New South Wales, in tlieir first innings on Saturday; Wilding, 33, Lawrence 26, and Ridley 14, being the top scorers. At tho en|j of the day's play, Now South Wales had lost' one wicket for 18 runs. Piny )vns resutned at poop to-day,