CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 67, 18 March 1908, Page 7

CRICKET.

SEW ZEALAND CRICKET COUNCIL,. THE PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. . (By Telegraph-—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday. At the Sew Zealand Cricket Council's I i .Jering to-night a leter was received from SflSckiantt Association a/yeptius Oi«_o'. 3 : for the fluuKet shield match, and -ffis resolved to invite Utago to the 1 i Ltd. 'daring the Christinas holiuays. so St the New Year uondays will be availI ' -He tor a posslole second match should i : ± c , 0 _g saccessiul. j I Tie council resolved to arrange for a. oreruialt of £100. in cider to repay the Btsraators of the Lng.ish tour. It was aiso f«_ded to endeavour to arrange tne visit of „ New South Wales team next season, v I- J c __., unaerstood that a good team would »our°ti!e .ominion ut lv t-xpen.-,- to tne associations or the council beyond bare travelling expenses, tins council taking ail „_;e inonej. " Xhe offer of Mr E. H. Williams, of N_. pier for a school shield for competition _m_Dg the public schools was accepted. It v,-as resolved to write to the Maryleboue Clot) for an interpretation oi tne new- quaii_c_fioa rule, and its application to New § Zealand cricket. , B.N.Z- V. LOAN ANT' lILKCANTILE AGENCY. it Devonport yesterday a match was played between th* ani of New Zealand is ,m_ the Loan and iiercanule Agency Co. Ud, the latter team winning by six wickets, following are the scores: — Uank of New Zealaud.—First innings: Cox ti. Beecney 7. \ a.ne o. Ivaiieuder 4. Ho-.rell 9. Bowiand 4. Jervois 4. Drower _. lilexander 3. Savage D. Bloomfleid i». extras 6; to_L 47. nownng lor New- Zealand loaa compajiy. How.aen took eignt wickets jags: C'oi U. Beeehey 7. VaLe 21, Kailenaer -jj, Howell '6. Kowiaaid '.': Jervois 1. Drower ■o, Alexander 0. savage 1. bloomneid liiiseiitj 0, extras lv; total n5. Hartland ao_one wicket ror li runs; Hul one tor v: Hardwicke three for 24; tiowden tour for i'ew Zealand Loan Company.—First innings: Hill 2, Haruwicke 7. .louden 14. Haiconibe 3. Wallace L Sims ■".. i arr v; iletnerall 10, Holder 1. llaruauu 1. I'ouutaey o. extras ",' total. 51. second innings: Hardiriiie li- Hill &, Hoivaen 4-3, Haicombe 1, _ia_ 9, iletheraii v, extras a; total 34 fur lour wickers.. in the hrst innings. Beechey toos three wickets tor _-_:: t_auender. n.-e for 13; ilrower. tn-o for 3. ana in tlie second imiEgs Knllenuer ico's. one wicket tor _ mas; \ aile. three tor IS. SEW ZEALAND INiTHANCE V. SOUTH BUITISH. The sew Zealand Insurance Company defeated the ioutn riri-isn company yesterday by -en innings and 12Z runs. r'oLtuwmg are tne scores:— . ;\e»- Zealand Insurance.—First innings: Kissiiag t>s. Urown 0,. iiark o. Mmpoon 13, Harvey icaptainj 30. c ra uswic_ v. Nisiet 0, Hunt i 4, Arcner '6. I'nirson _u T N:cuoi_ou 1, Craig 17. extras 2; total _7>o. botmi UritlslL—first innings: Clark 20, Feenej 0, badham 9. Frost icaptaini _. barstuw 0, I'ia.ay v. Xonoa _J. I'lerc-e O, Hoerarth 10, Liuuiie 0. W uiiamson o. Harris L extras 7; total 75. Second innings: IraiMe 4, Frost 0. badham 1. Clark 3. lotton 19, Finlaj 6. Barstow- 4. .:■. ieeaey 4, Fierce 0. Harris lv, Williamson l), extras 1; total 0.. WAIEA_APA V. HAWKE'S BAT. NATTER. Tuesday. Tile representative cricket match. WairaI rapa r. Hawke's lijy. was commenced on lie Recreation grooud to-day. hawse's Bay *uu tie toss, and went in rirsi on a £o<>d tatting wicket Macasse.v and lliudmarsn put oa 85 for tie n.-st wicket, when fcUudk.uisa seat one oi Carrui s back to tne bowler, witi his score at 4.. Lusk. the capuiii, wis followed, only made six when lieomaa can_ht him. ( . hi. Cato men joineil ilacassej, and runs continued to come freely rani was run out, wit. tie score at I_7>, his total hem- 47* Cam and Sitfton carried the total to 140 M<l___ea tie forme:- placed one into Hart s iairfs. Hawke, wi-o toiiowed. went out lej «iore, after making two. Feuton came next, but was stumped after note-nine- a ungie. White nieo. tne gap. aud witn JTUBffi, brought the score to ls_. wnen l_t__ was bow-ied by iloare. baney was next man, bnt lost Unite a few ruuslater. j i£i_ott succeeded White. aud assisted liaiiey vi place tne total at 2j._. wheu the WtH gave au easy catch to ilanrice. Mfc_ was accented. Liai-leisn was last na_ in, and he aud Ashcroft continued to acre freely, until Ashcroft hit one to Tlcettwt, and reured with 27 to his credit. : lfiugleish being not out with 31, the total tia tiding a[ 25(5. Wairarapa then went to the wickets but lew ot the batsmen made any stand apipst the bowling of Lusk and Fuiton, ine last wicket falling with the score at 77 lie only douhle-hgure scorers were tlssuu w, not out) and liuiiun il3i. I ~