CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 11776, 5 January 1903, Page 7

CRICKET.

LORD HAWKE’S TEAM r. WANGANUI. In fair but cloudy weather the-match, with Loxxl Hawke’s team started at Wanganui on Saturday afternoon. Winning the toss the home team batted. Hargreaves and Thompson bowled, and the former got Cave in the first over. J. Marshall played both bowlers confidently, and brought on a double change, which was effective. Burnup got hun caught at third man. Gordon scored off Bosanquct’s slows, but he was well caught by Leatham. in the long field. Bannister and Logan played nicely for 16 each, and Carrod had a good deal of luck in making 21, the innings closing for 120. At 5.50 Warner and Leatham went in, and the latter, after being apparently caught, was clean bowled next ball by Fannin. Warner was very respectful with Howden, but Fane hit him splendidly to i be boundary, where Gordon brought off a good catch. The score was 21 for two at the call of time. For the visitors Hargreaves bowled finely, and took three for 14 runs, with six maidens out of eleven overs. Thompson was very straight, and Bosanquet bowled very slow with a remarkable log and occasional off break. Bumup swerved in the air considerably, but sent down some loose balls. The fielding was good, and no catches were missed, some good ones in the slips being taken by Bosanquet. Wanganui fielded with fifteen n>en, and the Englishmen arc.batting twelve and fielding eleven. There was a very good attendance, much interest being taken in the match. Scores;— Wanganui.—First Innings. H. B. Cave, b Hargreaves ... 0 G. Marshall, b Hargreaves 2 J. M. Marshall, c Fane, b Bumnp ... 13 Francis, b Thompson 1 Sleiman, c Fane, b Thompson 9 Gordon, c Leatham, b Bosanquet ... 20 Luxford, b Bosanquet 0 Bannister, b Bosanquet 16 Howden, run out 0 Biddeford, b Bumup 1 Logan, c Bosanquet, b Thompson ... 16 Fannin, b Bumup 7 Carrad, e Bosanquet, b Hargreaves ... 21 Smith, b Thompson ... 1 W. B. Cave, not out ... ... 1 Extras 12 Total ... 120 Bowling Analysis.—Thompson, 4 wickets for 30 runs; Hargreaves, 3 wicket s for 14 runs; Bosanquet, 3 wickets for 58 runs; Bumup, 3 wickets for 26 inns. Engllshmkn.—First Innings. Warner, not out 14 Leatham, b Fannin 0 Fane, c Gordon, b Howden 2 Extras 5 Total for two wickets 21 SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA. South Australia in their first, innings at Melbourne scored 517. Hill made 124 and Gehrs 45. Armstrong took two wickets for 71 runs, Laver two for 71, Collins one for 90. Warms one for, 42. Tho rest were run out. The Victorians in their second innings had lost three wickets for 102 runs when stumps were drawn on Saturday night. Mailer made 49 (not out) and Noonan 22. ALBION v. TEMUKA. The match played at Temuka on Friday between the Albion and the local club furnished a close and exciting finish, resulting in favor of tho Albion by one wicket ana 1 run, the required number of runs being obtained three minutes before time. At tho close of the first innings the Albion were in a. minority of 67, but through the accurate howling of Corbett, Cummings, and Dry, the lodal club were dismissed for 52 in tho second innings, leaving the Albion 110 runs to gel to win within two hours. When the last man wont in 12 runs were still wanted, but Baird and Beadle were equal to the occasion* the former making the winning stroke with a hit to the boundary, amidst great cheering from tho visitors' supporters. DUNEDIN TEAMS AT OAMARU. Two Dunedin cricket teams visited Oamam to play matches against the Oamaru Cricket Club during last week. On Friday the Dunedin Club’s team pub up 60 against Oamani’s 51, and won by 9 runs. For Dunedin Reardon put on 27, Latham 15, loci Vpn&th while for Oamaru Qnalear

made 24' and Hewat 14. Reardon was very successful with the ball, taking seven wickets.* Onglcv and Hewnt took five each for Oamaru. On Saturday a team from the Opoho Club tried conclusions with Oamaru, and won by 15 inns. The principal contributors for Oamaru were Hewat 22 and Sheriffs 22, the total reaching 53. For Dunedin Mtmro contributed 24, Kilgour 12, and the, total for the team was 63. Bowling: For Opoho Webb took five wickets for 17 runs and M’Gavin five for 50. For iaimni Hewat took two for 12 ;md Onglcv six for ■ 24. “ 1 Our Christchurch correspondent wires: ' “ Although from a local point of view the cricket match between Canterbury and Wellington ended the right wav, the game left very little for either side to boast about. It would be either a very lenient critic or a blind optimist who would contend that thn display of cricket given was high-class. A ■Canterbury rep., who, as well its being a good all-round player is a thoughtful observer, admitted to me that the batting on both sides was disappointing. He made no excuse for it. The wicket was not very easy, perhaps, but it was never difficult, j Ho attributes the small scoring to the liesi- j tancy of the batsmen to attack the bowling ! with confidence. Both sides lidded well, but the scoring was so small that their capabilities in this respect wero never scri- I ously tested. A similar remark applies to the bowling. Howell, the Canterbury rnlt, who won his spurs against Otago, certainly howled well, and he was ably supported by , Frankish, hut neither bowler was put to the test which a ‘few forceful, determined batsmen on the opposite side would have applied. So with Stephenson and Hales, the Wellington bowlers. Both deserve great credit for the admirable work they i did, but they would have had greater rea- . son for self-satisfaction if, say,' in Canter- 1 hury’.s second innings the batsmen had shown a bolder front. Judging from the form shown throughout the match, and taking a line through Canterbury as to the ) strength of Otago, it would appear as if * Lord Hawke’s team were destined to have a triumphant progress through New Zealand.”