AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 70, 23 March 1910, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

TARAKAKI MATCH. HOME FIFTEEN SCORES 166. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) STEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. The match between Australia and Taranaki was continued to-day. At the luncheon adjournment 51 runs had been scored in an hour and a-quarter. It was found that Hassell had received a, broken finger, and his place was taken by Hill. Lash opened with two off Facy, bat the nest ball, a yorker, scattered his stumps: 53—5—2. Pratt joined lnman, and pulled Hopkins for a couple. Byes ■ brought GO up. The second ball of j Facy's next over took Pratt's off stump: j 61_1(52. Clcgg joined lnman, and opened hv pulling- Faey for one. Iliman J pulled Hopkins to the leg boundary. He i had a "life" off Facy, Simpson failing I to hold a chance. A couple of balls later Facy knocked the leg stump out: I —G—27. Kggleston was the next batsman, and' got the first from Facy to leg for two, and a cut for two off the same bowler. With the score at 74, Whitty took the bail from Facy, and 1 Emery relieved" Hopkins. Egglcston pat-1 ted the first ball into Facy's hands at mid-on: B— i. Perham joined Clegg, and opened for four off Emery. He | then spooned to leg for two, and a little later got another good boundary off Emery, and another rather lucky two. Then" Whitty yorked Clegg: —— Cole joined Perham, and opened with a rive off Whitty. Boundary byes brought up the century. The partnership produced runs raprdly. and 120 soon appeared. This was followed next over by 130. Hopkins came on again, Cole rending him to the boundary. Eight I byes followed. At 156, Whitty came on again, and ended the partnership, his first ball taking Cole's oft" stump: 15C 10—24. Hopkins bowled Smith: 15G— 11—0. Facy's next over proved fatal to Perham: 161—12—28. Clarke followed, ana skied first tall to Kelleway. Sonihall was the last man. and soon succumbed, the innings closing for 106. Simpson and Msyne opened for Aus-i tralia to » v out!i<iil ami Cole. Ten camel off Southa 11. Mayoft lifted one from i Cole, but failed to hold it in the! out field. Simpson lifted Southall for G, j but the bowler had his revenge next ball. Kelleway camo in, and play steadied down, Mayne doing most of the scoring. At 68, Southa.il got past Mayue ■ with a leg break. Emery came in, and '• I stumps were drawn shortly after, witL the score at 76. TODAYS PLAT. The cricket match -was resumed at il-30 a.m. to-day, Emery and Kellen-ay! facing Southal! and Cole. Runs came ! freely, until Kelleway got leg before to j Cole. 100—3—20. J Smith joined Emery, who was bowled | by SotithaJl. 115— i —3o. 1 Mackenzie followed, but -was 'bowled 1 'hy Cole without scoring. 116—5 —0. Bardsley came next, tut had a short life, feeing bowled by SoatholL 13S —6 —1. Smith fell to the same bowler soon after. 13.0—7—23. Facey madp four, and was 'bowled by SouthaD. 147S— i. Them Hopkins fell to Cole. 157—9—11. Whitty and Dodds carried the score to 16S, when Cole bowled the latter. The scores arc: — TA.RAN - A Kl.—First Innings. J Robertson, b Facy ..-.„......... 2 Weston, b H0pkin5........ . 12 lnman, b Facy ..—„_. 27 Greatbatch, b Hopkins . ... 0 Dtmlop, b Facy .. 5 Hassell (retired hurt) and Hil| not out ._..__„..._»___... 6 Lash, b Facy. , . . . . 2! Pratt, b Facy . . 2 Clegg, b Whitty 4 I Eggleston, c Fa«y, b Emery „___, 4 Perhsnx, b Pacy - . , ... 28, CoJe, b Facy , _ 24! Smith, b Hopkins .____ ol Clark, c Kelleway, b Hopkins. —_ 0 Sotrthall, b Facy „ ....... 0 Extras ...— ~-,-. ~„ .„, , ,_._ 50 j Total --.-.-. , , 1 , ■~,,,...,, 166' Bowling Analysis — toofc none for six, Facy eight for 31, Hopkins four for 35, Whitty one for 19, Emery one for 25. Simpson, b SonthaH , 25 Mayne, b SoathaJl *..._ Si Kelleway, Ibw, b Cole— 20 Emery, i> Southail ________ 35 Mackenzie, b Cole 0 Smith, b Soufchail „ 23 Bardsley, b Sonfhall , 1 Baccy, b Soothall . 4 Hopkins, b Cole , ,11 Whitty, not out , 3 Dodds", b Cole __— 5 Extras _„ 10 Total ass