TOURING CRICKETERS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume 1, Issue 3, 9 February 1914, Page 8

TOURING CRICKETERS.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND. VISITORS SCORE FREELY. Press Association. AUCKLAND, February 9. In their match against Auckland, Australia, who at close of play on Saturday had scored 655 for eight wickets, were all out to-day in less than 15 minute's play. ; Auckland opened their second innings, but after a bye had been scored Armstrong clean bowled M'Cormick ■with the fifth ball of the over.. 1-0-1. Snedden joined Hemus, and the pair carried the score to 36, when the latter 'was run out. Brook Smith followed, , and at the luncheon interval the score was 73 for two wickets. The scoring was slow till the luncheon adjournment, .:■■' the bowlers being Mailey, Noble, Armstrong, and Laver. Several boundary ■Jilts were recorded by Snedden and Smith. With five wickets down the total was 105. " The following are the scores; AUCKLAND. —First Innings. Hemus c Noble b M'Kenzie .. 112 ; Taylor b Ransf ord . . .. 4 Snedden b Armstrong . . 3 Somervell b Laver . . . . 14 Brooke-Smith b Laver 30 Horspool <j M'Gregor b Laver 2 Brook c and b Laver ■. . ~11 Smeeton b Laver .. .. 0 M'.Cormick not out . . . . 28 Tattersall b Mailey .. ..22 Clarke c M'Gregor b Noble .. 4 r ,Extras .. . . • • 21 V' Total . . . . . . 251 Bailing:—Armstrong 1 wicket for 50, Ranal&rd 1/16, Laver 4/69, Mailey 2/46, JToblPl/10, Collins 0/12, M'Kenzie 1/27. '^AUCKLAND. —Second Innings. M*Cormick b Armstrong - .. 0 Hemus run out .. . . 17 JSnedden c M'Kenzie b ArmK strong . . . • • • 43 Brooke-Smith, lbw b Armstrong 22 Horspool b .. 0 Somervell not out . . . . 14 Extras .. .. • • 9 Total for five wickets . . 105 AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. M'Kenzie b Snedden . . .. 34 Dolling c Brook b Smith .. 40 Collins b Smith . . • • 37 Waddy c Tattersall b Somervell • 130 Armstrong, lbw b Hemus .. 128 Noble c and b Brook .j. .. 90 Hansford run out ' .. ..158 Sims b Snedden .. .. 5 Laver st Tattersall, b Sned- „ den .. . . .. .. 5 ■ . " Mailey c Tattersall b Clark .. 10 M'Gregor not out .. . . 0 Extras . . ... ». 20 Total .. y* ..658* LATEST. Auckland Kaye lost seven wickets for 546 runs, Somerville b M'Kenzie 17, Taylor b M'Kenzie 15, Smeeton not out 17, Brook not out .7. CANTERBURY TEAM DEPARTS. TKev members of the. Canterbury team left on their southern tour-by the first express this morning. To-morrow and Wednesday they will meet Southland, returning a visit paid by that province- some 18 years ago. They will leav&'lnvercargiil on Thursday for Dunedin,?twhere they engage in a Plunket Shield game with an Otago representative* eleven. The ' Canterbury combination is riot as strong as could have teen/wished, owing to the inability of several prominent players to make the trip; but it is by no means weak, in- • eluding, as it does, three members of the New Zealand team which recently toured Australia, and all members are hopeful of still having the shield in Xneir possession when tbay return. The personnel of the team is:—C. E. Beal, 3. H. Bennett, H. A. Bishop, C. Boxshall, E. B. Caygill, W. Hayes, W. B. Patrick, H. B. Whitta, G. C. Wilson, JL Watson, E. Boulton, and A. W. fhomas. Caygill is manager and A^iiiita'\i.iT >+ ain.