BIG CRICKET

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 553, 30 December 1925, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

FOR THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD BIG SCORE BY NS W. By r j dlfegrapli-—Preg fi Assn-—Copyright : CAvist. - arid "'N.Z. f Gable.) Melbourne, Dec. 29. In the Sheffield Shild match New South Wales, had made *l6O for seven wickets Andrews 61 j Taylor 60, Macartney- 59, Bock 81, Kelleway not out 46, Gregory not out 29—when stumps were drawn.

The weather was dull, hut the wicket was good. The Victorian, fielding Wiis: poor, hut the howling eomniaiided ' respect, all the batsmen, with tile exception, ol Macartney, playing sound, steady cricket. Macartney. hatted brilliantly and attractively, showing great variety and resource. Rock played a solid, careful innings, tint took no chances.

The howler's used a lot of the oil theory, hut the majority of the batsmen* refused to touch' it. .Poor fielding fvas'-'responsible for a good many mils and was frequently barrack eel.

. X.S.YV.v. qufmnsland. . A DRAWN GAME. Sydney, Dec. 29. The weather was fine and hot and the wicket good for the continuation of the match New South Wales v. Queensland. .' Queensland in the second ’innings made 394 for five wickets—F. Thompson not out 150, L. Oxen ha m 119, H utcheon 71. The ■ match was drniwnWELI.IXGTDN v. MOTHER A. v;: /.! A:9 A-i~ — A CLOSE FINISH. ■ Press Association Telegrain; Nelson, Dec. 29. 'Tlie -Wellington . to,ufc’iilg team defeated Motueka by 82 runs. ’ln the first ‘innings Motueka made 49, K. '•Mason getting four, wickets for 25 runs and -J. Hutchings six for 20. Wellington made 131, Morton 19, Baker ‘23, J. W. Hutchings 19, .J. R. Hutchings 23 being the chief scorers. Motueka, in the second innings lost eight* wickets for 15,4 (Smith 39, Drngmnller 25, Mitchell 19). Mason took four wickets for 48 runs and J:' 1 Hutchings three lor fw.

WANG AN Cl v, TARANAKI. Wanganui, Dec. 29. AVanganui heat Taranaki by nve (rickets. Scores: Taranaki, first nnings. 133., .second innings 110 ; 'Wanganui, first innings 119, second innings five wickets for- 125 runs (Orr 60); ‘THE 1925-26 NOMADS* TOUR. J The Nomads this year will play matches against Poverty Bay, Waisi pi i, Hawke’ls Bay, Hawke’s Bay Colts, and Southern Hawke’s Bay.; The team will comprise,: D. C. Collin, I). I’lnndell (Wellington), E. H. L Bernau, K. 11. Cave (Wanganui), D Cameron (Rangitikei), A. M. Ongled (Mannwatu), S. Reeves.(Waiapu), White Franlelyn (West Christchurch), Fox (Wairarapa), H. C. Cross (Napier), and F. Asluvorlh (South Auckland). The southern mtimbers of (he team lefl for Gisborne this morning.-■