CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 163, 3 April 1908, Page 9

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON v. HAWKE'S BAY. HOME TEAM MAKE 198 FOR SEVEN ■ . WICKETS. (l V MLEGKAriL—I'UESS ASSOCIATION - .) Mapicr, April 2. The inter-provincial cricket match Wellington v.Hawke's Bay iras commenced, on the recreation ground to-day. The wicket was in splendid order. Lusk won tiio. toss, and sent in Macassey and Bailey to faco the bowling of Monaghan and Cobcrpft. Macassey's life was a short one, he being neatly caught behind tho wickets by Hodge in Cobcroft's first over.' I—l—l. Hawke filled tho vacancy. Slow and careful play followed until Bailey was clean bowled by Monaghan. '. 13—2—8. Hindmnrsh partnered Hawko, and runs camo steadily until tho first 20 appeared on the' board for 25 minutes' play. Hindmnrsh immediately afterwards scored tho "first 4 hit in'the match, with a nice stroke to leg. Ho,then gave a.somewhat easy catch, being missed by one of the Wellington fielders. Things then began to liven up a bit, Hindmarsh scoring freely. Brice took up the bowling at Monaghan's end, and Monaghan relieved C'obcroft. Tho chango soon proved effectual, Monaghan scattering Hindniarsh's stumps .with the third ball from his new position. 45: —2—24. T Lusk-was next man, and. a little later 50 went '. up, for 40 minutes'. play. With the scorciat 69 Tucker took tho ball from Monaghan, .5 off. his first over, and ■Hickson relieved Brice. Just before 80 ap-peared-on tile board, tho first extra, a leg bye, was' scored,, a fact that showed tho quality .of Wellington's wicketkeeper '(Ho'dgc)'.' Lusk and' tiuwke. continued to score steadily,, both playing good, cricket. Tho first/century was posted for an hour and twenty-five minutes' play. At this stage Monaghan' went on to bowl again, replacing Tucker at the Carlylo Street end, Tucker changing 'to . the , otliei' wicket. With the score. at 116, Cobcroft'relieved ■ Tucker. Wheu.Lusk's score stood at 61 Hawke had reached 50, but the end of this very useful partnership, was close at . hand. Having ■added a single; Hawko. attempted a short Tun, . hesitated for, n moment,', then ' just failed to get home/ . 153 —4—51. The partnership hadi added 10S -to the score, and Hawko was ; loudly applauded as he retired; from thoifield. - ' ; ' G'nto, joined Lusk, and Brice went on to bowl; iiisteai:!' of Cobcroft, i Tucker shortly afterwards relieving Monnghhn. C'ato had added 10 to the total .when lie-was'caught behind tho wickets by . Ilbdge oft' Tucker. 167-5-10. Fenton took'the place.rendoijed vacant by, Cato's .dismissal,; but did not' have a long life, however, one of Tucker's, rebounding ,froni tho wicketkeepor's pads and hittjng ,tho wicket when lm had played forward, missed, and ,w;';s .out of: his;oi'ease. . 187—6— 0-'' '' V"' •■-•r.' '■ i''

' Fu)tou:;.was next man, t but - .fell :.a. victim to an off-break-'from Tucker when ho had only made 2. 191 —7—2. • '■-■White followed, and after, ho had ,addcd 3, and Luslt a;siiiglo, Monaghaii wont on .in place: pf.ißrico ,at tho railway end. By, thisitime'thb light' was bad, and both bats-;mor>-7ad'or>tcd 'camions tactics.- . At 5.25 p.m. the: "stumps ■ w6re: drawn byi consent rive 'minutes'before ■ tho' appointed ' time,- when Hawko's Bay'sscbro stood-at 198 for .sovon wickets, tho two 1 liot-'out.'men ' being Lusk (oi) i and White '.('l). The fielding of the Wellington., men. wa*. always good, and occasionally brilliant, oi, ■probably, tho score of thoir. opponents would hnvo bcoii considerably'greater. •; The. wicketkeeping' .oft -Hodge,' clean, : confident,' and aocurate) Wft's particularly admired, and it is-' to. -his. credit .that only."oho' ball got past himi for which' 2 was counted to..the other side. Tho.iolloivins are the scores: —, • : ■; ;■ lIAWKFAS BAY. . Fins? Innings. ■ Macassey, c. b. Cobcroft ~ ... 1 Bailoyj b,-. Moha<;han ; -... . ■?. Hindmtlrsh, b...'Mouoghau • ... ■', ••• -24. Lusk, not out' . . ' ••• Hinvke,: run out ■ ... ••• 51 Cato, c. Hodge, b, N Tucker ... ... 10 Fcnton, st. ,Hodge, b.. Tucker ... 1 ... 9 Fulton,-.' b.- Tucker ... '••• ' 2 White, not -out ■ ...' -,•;. 4, Extras ... '■••.•:■■' •••.' ■ 5 !,; /./ •'■Total, for..seven .wickets ...193