CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 14784, 27 January 1912, Page 11

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. TASMANIA

The Englishmen began a .match at Hobart yesterday. The showing of the local eleven was only mediocre, and they were dismissed for 124 runs. Hitch took four wickets for, 41 Tims, Hearne three for 12, Barnes ono for 16, Foster ono for 14, Iremonger ono for 26. England at the close of the day's play had compiled 191 for tho loss of one wicket (Kinneir 26). Rhodes is in with 71 to his credit, and Woolley in with 79. Woolley found the boundary with increasing regularity, while Rhodes batted brilliantly.

NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA. The final match for the Sheffield Shield was commenced between New South Wales and Victoria at Sydney yesterday. The visitors wore all djsmiswxi for 129 runs, Armstrong making 51 of this small score. Kolleway took three wickets for 18 runs, Hazlett three for 50, Emery two for 42, and Cotter two for 17. When stumps were drawn New South Wales had made 240 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Chief scorers : Bardsley, 23, Gregory 48, Minnott 65 not out, Cotter 58 not out.

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON

In tho Plunket Shield contest at Lancaster Park yesterday the Canterbury batting was of an aggressive order, and for the first two hours thoy scared at the rate of 100 runs an hour, most of tho batsmen playing < really attractive cricket. Wellington's out-cricket was not impressive. None of the bowlers seemed difficult, and generally speaking the batsmen got themselves out rather than being beaten by the trundlers. Hickmott made 52 without a weak stroke. The ground fielding was fairly good, though most of the northerners were slow in getting to anything that did not come straight to them. Berendsen made a sDiendid showing at the wickets. Of tho balls that went for byes one was out of reach and another he let go thinking it must hit the wicket, whilst the three catches ho made, were all cood ones. Wellington had a quarter of an hour to bat, and lost two wickets—Crombie (captain) ami Fcnton—for 4 runs. Midlane and Saunders played out time. Scores : Canterbury.—First Innings. Lusk c Beechey b Fonton 61 Hayes c Berendsen b Saunders ... 1 Norman b Gibbes 42 W. Carlton c Berendtwm b Gibbes ... 0 Reese- c and b Saunders 27 Hickmott c Berendsen b Patrick ... 52 Patrick not out 62 Sandman b Brioe _ 2 T. Carlton c Blamires b Patrick ... 0 Boxshall ran out , 19 Bennett Ibw b Saunders 0 Extras 11 Total .~277 Bowling Analysis.—-Saunders, 114 balls, 5 maidens, 92 runs, 3 wickets; Patrick, 90 balls, 2 maidens, 59 runs, 2 wickets ; Brice, 90 balls, 4 maidens, 50 runs, 1 wicket; Gibbes, 42 balls, 1 maiden, 29 runs, 2 wickets; Fenton, 42 balls, 36 runs, 1 wicket. Wellington.—First Innings. Crombie b Bennett . v . ... „. ... 4 Fenton b Reese ... _ 0 Midlane not out 1 Saunders not out ... .„ 4 Extra „ 1 Total for two wickets ... 10 OTAGO ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the committee of the O.C.A. was held last evejring, and attended by Messrs J. J. TJlark (presidenf), W. Kilgour, G. Wycherley, A. Nelson, A. Restieaus, J. Hope, J. Haig, and J. Martill. The Secretary of the Grange Club wrote claiming a win against Anderson Bay A in the third grade match. The following was the position:—Anderson Bay, going in first, made 37. Grange, with eight men, made 54. Anderson Bay in their second innings made 69, leaving Grange 52 to get to win. When the last over was bowled both umpires made mention of the fact. The sixth batsman was bowled with the last ball of the last over, and onlv were left to go. As the next batsman was allowed 2min to go in, his club claimed the match as a win on the first innings.— Referred to the Grade Committee.

The Secretary reported that he had made arrangements for the Auckland team to stay at the Provincial Hotel. The Secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Association enclosed a copy of a

letter received from the Victorian Associ. tjon re a testimonial to J. C. Blackhan the famous Australian wicketkeeper. Tl Otago Association were asked for the assistance in the matter. A subscript if list was enclosed.—lt was decided that tl New Zealand Association be asked to gi> a. donation on behalf of the respective a sociations. Colonel Maude, spoaking at the Author Club dinner recently, said the or thins that kept the peaoa of Europe a fe weeks ago wae that the French Genen Staff knew that England was prepared < send six divisions across the Channe The French Generalissimo in the war i come, General LangJok, went over pr vately to England and reported the resu of his investigations. He laid it down ; a fact that even with the state pi tl Territorials as they were then —a ne force—England could do all she had pr< mised to do. That knowledge was wh; kept the peace of Europe.