ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1069, 7 March 1911, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

4 . CRICKET. HAWKE'S BAY BAOLY BEATEN. INNINGS AND 275 HUNS. (By Tclcjrraph.—Press Association.! Auckland, March G. The Ha'wkeV Bay-Auckland representative cricket match' was concluded to-day in fine weather, but on n wicket which was very soft as (he result of heavy rain on Sunday. Hawke's I3ay's second innings closed lor IG7, and.Auckland thus won by an innings and 275 runs. Tho scores are as follow:— AUCKLAND. First innings 470 HAWKE'S BAY.' First innings 28 Second. Innings. Hawke, 1.b.w., b. Pearson 2 Fenton, c. Robinson, b. Pearson 5 Board, c. Wallace, b. Sneddon 26 Smyrk, b. Taylor 30 Hindmarsh, c. and b. Taylor 13 Bailey, st. Eobinson, b. Taylor 22 White, b. Taylor 0 Creed, b. Anthony 12 Brownette, run out 3 Earney, not out 1 Ryan, b. Anthony 7 Extras 1G Total •. IG7 Bowling Analysis. Pearson, took two wickets for 37 runs; Kerr, none for 35; Sneddon, one for 32; Taylor, four for 3n; Bush, none for 5; Anthony, two for 7. OUR FINAL SENIOR MATCHES. Tho following are the drawings and grounds for tho final senior matches of the season under the Wellington Cricket Association, beginning on March 11:—Victoria College v. Hutt, at Hutt. Wellington East A v. Central A, No. 1 Basin Reserve. Wellington East 13 v. Central B, No. 2 Basin Reserve. Wellington North, v. South, No. 3, Basin Reserve. I Three days have been allotted for the above matches. ".■•'.

PALMERSTON MATCH. Saturday (says our Palmerston correspondent) was anything but a nice day for cricket here, a cold easterly wind making things most uncomfortable for players. The only game which took placo at the sports ground was that for tho championship between the Manawatu Club team and the High School Old Boys. The. former batted first and put on 2!)8— D. Moore 82, Goring-Johnston 47, A. Barraud 33, E. Abraham 28, P. Sim (not out) 18, E. Abraham 18, Jounncaux 14, Adams 10. When stumps were drawn for the dav Old Boys had lest three wickets for 27, Eglintcn (not out) 12, Reed (not out) 12. A cricket match was played at Porirua on Saturday between teams representing tho Mental Hospital attendants and Biug. Harris and Cp. The latter team obtained the victory by five runs. Bing, Harris and Co., batting first, compiled 53 runs (Stephenson 21, Murphy 15). C. Morgan captured seven wickets for 13 runs, and Bolton three for 3G. Porirua made 4S (Bolton 0 not out). Carruthers achieved the hat trick, and took six wickets for 21; Stephenson took four for 23. The visitors were hospitably entertained by the Mental Hospital team. Cricketers should not fail to &>e the stock of cricket requisites at Laws and Manning's, Courtcnay Place.*