CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 December 1938, Page 2

CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN MATCH. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] MELBOURNE, December 14. The centenary cricket match ended in a picnic spirit, as the bowling indicates. McCabe was unable to play to-day owing to illness. The match was drawn. Scores: — THE REST —First. Innings . . 215 AUSTRALIA —First Innings .. 426 THE REST —Second Innings. Rigg, c Hassett, b O’Reilly .. 71 Lee. c Barnett, b FleetwoodSmith 27 Gregory, 1.b.w., b Fleetwood-Smith 32 Barnes, 1.b.w.. b Waite .. .. 4 Ledward-Pearson, c sub. h Fingleton 85 Bromley, b O’Reilly 17 Tallon, b Hassett 23 Sievers, not out . - 44 Nagel, b Bradman 11 Extras 10 Total for 8 wickets . . . . 324 Bowling: McCormick 0 for 58; Waite 1 for 47; O’Reilly 2 for 54; Fleetwood-Smith 2 for 93; Hassett, 1 for 26; Fingleton 1 for 18; Brown, 0 for 8; Badcock 0 for 10; Bradman 1 for 0. M.C.C.’S EASY WIN. (Received December 14. 1.0 a.m.) PRETORIA, December 13. North Eastern Transvaal, in the second innings, made 142 (Waller 32, Brown 35. Ellrich took 2 for 17, Verity 4 for 20). Marylebone won by an innings and seventy-six runs. CANTERBURY TEAM. CHRISTCHURCH. December 13. The following team has been chosen by the sole selector, Mr. M. L. Page, to represent Canterbury in the first Plunket Shield match against Auckland, to begin at Lancaster Park on December 24: — J. L. Kerr (captain). F. W. Bellamy, I. B. Cromb, H. Davis. M. P. Donnelly, W. A. Hadlee. R. E. J. Menzies, E. Mulcock, A. W. Roberts, D. N. Stokes, R. C. Webb, W. McD. Anderson twelfth man. NELSON v. GREY. NELSON, December 14. In inter-Collegiate cricket, the scores at lunch, to-day, were: — Nelson, first. 173. Greymouth, first 237.

Nelson, second, seven wickets for 216 (dec.). Greymouth, second, one wicket for 10.

DISTRICT FIXTURES

The cricket fixtures for the weekend are: —

Saturday Senior: (H) United v. T. 0.8. at Rec. No. 1. Marist v. Runanga at. Rec. No. 2. Technical a bye. Brunner v. Cobden, at Cobden.

Saturday Junior: Marist v. Runanga at Runanga. United win by default, from Technical A. Sunday Senior: (H) Marist A. v. United at. Rec. No. 1. Cobden v. Kumara, at Kumara. Marist B. v. Runanga. at Rec. No. 2.