CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 23, 28 January 1908, Page 2

CRICKET.

VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH W^LES. BIG SCORE BY GREGORY. By Telegraph.— Preas Association.— Cop-n_rlit SYDNEY, 27th January. The weather was fine to-day for the holiday — the anniversary of the founding of the first settlement at Botany Bay in 1788. The cricket match Victoria v. New South Wales was continued. The home team in its first innings put on 461 — Noble 176, Gregory 201. The score stood at 451 for the sixth wicket, but the tail collapsed. Victoria, in the second innings, has lost two wickets for 64. This is Gregory's highest score in in-ter-State cricl.et, and ,his total is identical with that made by him against Stoddart's team in the first test match of, tho 1894-5 Series. Noble has three times reached- 201) in this class of cricket, his scores being :: — ■ 281 New South Wales v Victoria, 1905. 230 New South Wales v. South Australia, 1903. 200 New South Wales v. South Australia, 1899. In the last game at Melbourne between the Fides the Victorians woro defeated by eight wickets mainly through the efforrs of two men — Trumper (I'i8) and Noblo (142)— who contributed 290 rnns out of an aggregate of 358 mado from the bat. ENGLAND v. TASMANIA. THE MATCH ABANDONED. (Received January 28, 10 a.m.) HOBART, This Day. In the second innings of the match against England, Tasmania lost eight wickets for 317 runs — Burn 112, Eady 66, Tabart 55. The match was then abandoned, owing to rain. England's first innings realised 455 runs, and the Tnsmanians in their first innings made 113. WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. The fixtures for Wednesday are as follows :—: — Simmonds and Osborne Shield and Senior Championship. — Orientals v. Unions, Basin No. 1 j 'Georgo and George v. Rivals, Basin No. 2. Winder Cup and Junior Championship. — Vivians v. Red, Basin No. 3 ; Artillery A v. Pakeha, Basin No. 4; Orient-ills v. Artillery B, Athletic Park No. 1; Unions v. V.M.C.A., Athletic Park No. 2 ; Thorndon v. Georgo and George, Athletic Park No. 3. The Senior fixtures will complete the second round. — — — _ ' R- and E. Tingey's Club played a match against Porirua Hospital, at Porirua, on Saturday. Scores : Porirua, 90 (Barker 25, Thompson 20) ; Tingeys, 37 (Price, 15 not out). For Tingeys, Catianach bowled well, securing six wickets for 30 runs. After the match the visitors were entertained by the local team.