CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1913, Page 4

CRICKET

INTER-COLLEGE MATCH WELLINGTON v. WANGANUI. The ' annual inter-collegiate cricket match , between the first elevens of the Wanganui and- VVelUngton Colleges was commehced on tho Wellington College ground yesterday afternoon. The visitors had an easy victory last year, when tho match was played at Wanganui, and on this occasion th«jy have made a creditablo beginning. Salmond, the visitors' captain, won the toss, and elected' to bat. When the innings closed the Wanganui lads had compiled 182 runs, but not before numerous comparatively easy catches had been dropped. The fielding of the local boys indeed showed room for improvement. The beßt batting exhibitions were given by Bernau, Caldwell, Salmond, and Beattie. The local boys following on, could do very little with the balls sent down by Bernau, who bagged six wicketa at a cost of 20 runs. At the call of time Wellington's score stood at nine wickets for 40 runs. Details :—: — Wanganui.— First Innings.

Bowling Analysis.— Hicks, one wicket for 33 ; Morton, three for 50 ; Marris, two for 34 ; Curtis, three for 27 ; Wilson, one for 26. . \ Wellington. — First Innings.

Bowling Analysis.— Bernau, 6 wickets for aO ; Caldwell, 0 for 3 ; Elder 11., 2 for 13. \ WIN FOR CHRIST'S COLLEGE (BY TELEORAPB.— PREBS ASSOCIATION.) ■ OHRISTCHUROH, U.'a Dec. Christ's College beat Otago High School by an innings and 60 runs. The scores were: College 182, Otago 58 and 64. N.B.W. v. QUEENSLAND NORTHERN STATE DEFEATED. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) SYDNEY, 15th December. In the inter-State cricket match, New South Wales won by an innings and 28 runs. Queensland's second innings yielded 232— Shepherd 20, Fennelly 57, Ayres 29 ; sundries totalled 50. Kelleway took seven wickets for 53 runs ; Scott, one for 50 ; Daviß, one for 6 ; iToltcard, one for 50. MARYLEBONE TEAM DURBAN, 15th December. In the test match against South Africa the Marylobone team has lost 'three wickets for 136 runs — Hobbs, b Baumgartner, 82 ; Tennyson (not out), 25.

Jadsby, b Bernau lindmarsh, run out Vilson 1., c Salmond, b Elder 11. Jrialey, b Bernau ... ■ taleigh, c and b Elder II Jurtis, b Bernau ... darrfs 1., not Out ... icott, b Bernau •mith 1., b .Bernau ... ... ... licks, b Bernau „ lorfcon, nofc out ... Extras 0 1 . 3 13 2 12 1 0 0 0 0 8 Nine wickets for 40

Jrosse, st Hindmarsh, b Morton ... I ialmond, c Smith 1., b Mama ... 27 Jeatfcie 1., b Hicks A )nnond, c Smith 1., b Curtis ... IE lumphries, b Wilson 1 2 iernau, c Curtis, b Marirs ... / ... 52 Jaldvvell, not out ... ... ... i 5S J eake, c and b Curtis ... >M ... 2 Davis, o Marris, b Curtis C Marshall 1., b Morton 2 Sldor 11., c Marris, b Morton ... v 2 Extras „. S TotAl ... 182