CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 266, 9 November 1935, Page 25

CRICKET.

MARYLEBONE ELEVEN. FINE START AT ADELAIDE. HAEDSTAFF 90, HUMAN 87. ADELAIDE, November S. The Marylcbone cricketers to-day began a match against South Australia at Adelaide. The weather was favourable and the wicket perfect. The visitors' captain, Holmes, did not play owing to an injury to one of his hands. The new leg-before-wicket rule was used for the first time. Lyttelton won the toss for Marylebone and Smith and Parks opened the batting. They gave a sparkling display and tackled the bowling, which was not particularly hostile, from all angles. Twelve run came off the first over and Parks made 18 in the first 20 minutes. HardstatV and Human played a brilliant partnership. Human made 78 in 45 minutes. He hit nine fours. The 200 appeared on the board in 212 minutes and the next century in 73 more minutes. ."When stumps were drawn Marylebone had made 314 for five wickets. Scores:— MARYLEBONE.—First Innings. Parks, c AYalker, b Waite 07 Smith, c AloyJe, b Ward 52 Hardstaff, c Waite, l> Ward DO Mitchell-Innes, c and b Waite 0 Human, c Bradman, b Ward 87 Langridge, not out 11 Sims, not out 1 Kxtras 0 Total for five wickets 31-1 SHEFFIELD SHIELD. N.S.W. V. QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, November 8. The Sheffield Shield cricket contest was opened to-day with a match between New South Wales and Queensland. New South Wales in the first innings made 30!) for six wickets (McCrilvray (iB, Easton 07 not out, White 59 not out, Marks 29, Fallowfield 28). The visitors, after losing five wickets for 14(5. made a remarkable recovery, and the seventh-wicket partnership added 101 in S4. minutes. CAMERON'S ESTATE. MEMORIAL FUND FOR WIDOW. CAPETOWN, November 7. The joint estate of the South African international cricketer Horace Cameron and hie surviving spouse was filed to-day, valued at £113 12/2. In order to protect the financial future of his widow a memorial fund has been launched, with the Minister of Education as one of the trustees.