CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 108, 30 January 1908, Page 5

CRICKET.

HEAVY INTERSTATE SCORING.

' TARBANT V 206.

CI riLEORAPJI—wiess "association— copteight ' (Rec. Ja'n. :29,10.10 p.m.) - ' • ■.;-■." ' ' ■ Sydney, January ; 29. In the inter-State match Victoria.v. Now South' Wales, in' which; Victoria's first ings yielded 402 runs, aii'd New South Wales's 461, Victoria concluded" their second inn-i ' ings for sll—Hansford ,1129, -Tarrant 2C6. Tarrant 1 reached his second century in 7 hours 7miri. He hjt. 22 fo'urers. His innings was,a monument of patience, but before ho liad' mado a hundred he. would havo been out but for a bad decision of the umpire. . The,; batsman' admitted that' he was caught. ,/y. . ■ ' New South Wales, in their second innings, havoilost three wickets for 185. Noble and Gregory, who in tho first innings mado 176 • and 201 respectively, are 'not out with 101 and 40. Noble would have, been'put with- ■ ,j out'scoring had Tarrant held the ball. ■ Tarrant has received a'-'cablegram informing' him .that if he - plays any more firstclass cricket -in Australia he will be disqualified by the' M.C.C., ■;■ ■ ' Armstrong, Saunders, and Ransford have notified, the selectors, that they will not play for Victoria against' the Englishmen, as they desire to reserve thomselves for tho fomth test match'. : v - ■

COLONIAL TEAMS'FOR ENGLAND. London, January 2S. The Advisory 'County Cricket; Committee has resolved, subject'to consideration of a detailed scheme, to : assist ' tho Marylebono Club if it invited Australian and : South African elevens in 1909. '