CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 275, 29 November 1901, Page 3

CRICKET.

THURSDAY COMPETITION

The battle for the Shield was continue! in fine weather on Victoria Domain yes terday afternoon. City and West End resumed their unfinished match. The latter required 1-

runs to win, with six wickets in band. A rot set in on resuming, and Sheridan sent the batsmen back as fast as they came in. West End, batting one man short, were unable to get the runs required, and City won by the narrow margin of a few runs. WIIATAUPOKO V. CITY. These clubs then met in the first round of Shield fixtures on No. 1 pitch. Whataupoko batted first, and totalled 72. Haworth (10), Hodge (17), and Tattorsall (10) wore responsible for the bulk of the runs, and each batted well. Sheridan bowled well for City, and took five wickets for 18 runs. City, on going to the wickets, could only respond with a total of 35, and thus were defeated by 37 runs. Hodge and 11. Ferris divided the bowling honors for Wbataupoko. The following aro the scores :

HAITI v. WEST END. These clubs met on No. 2 wicket. Haiti batted first, and made a poor stand against McConnell, who bowled splendidly, and took seven wickets for 28 runs. Baker (18), Portor (14), and J. 11. Colebourne (12, not out), were the only batsmen who shaped at all well. Baker played a fine, freo innings, and Porter also batted nicely. Hood also bowled well, and puzzled tho batsmen with his peculiar delivery. West End, who batted three men short, made a. poor stand against tho howling of Gibson, Porter, and Seymour, and the innings closed for 88, leaving Haiti victorious by 25 runs. W. Andrews was the only batsman who wont at the bowling. lie played a fine innings, and was unbeaten at the finish with 21 to his credit. A couple of West Enders were run out through overoagerness to score runs. The wicket in this match played badly. The matting required stretching, and tho grass in the outtiold was as long as Kip Van Winkle’s whiskers. The following are tho scores :

FEDERAL TARIFFCRICKET. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh THURSDAY COMPETITION. Tuk battle for the Shield was continue in fine weather on Victoria Domain ye terday afternoon. City and West End resumed their ur finished match. The latter required 1 runs to win, with six wickets in hand, rot set in on resuming, and Sheridan sen tk In tbo Federal House Mr Kingston car ried a proposal to reduce the duty 01 candles and raw materials for their rnanu facture, lard, and refined animal fat, tc one penny per pound. Mr Watson car ried an amendment reducing the duty on ono penny a pound. The duties on coffee, chicory, and eggs were carried. The Government agreod to withdraw the duty of the batsmen back as fast as they came ir West End, batting one man short, wer unable to get the runs required, and Cit two shillings on New Zealand oysters, won by tho narrow margin of a fot after a protest from Mr McMillan that he considered they had gone far enough in runs. W HAT A U POKO V. CITY. the way of prohibiting New Zealand proThese clubs then met in the first rounc duets. of Shield fixtures on No. 1 pitch. Whatau Sydney, Nov. 28. poko batted first, and totalled 7*2. Haworth Tho petition to Mr Kingston points out (19), Hodge (17;, and Tattorsall (10) were that Sydney is the natural entrepot of the responsible for the bulk of the runs, anci Island trade. The value of imports into each batted well. Sheridan bowled wel Fiji from New South Wales alone is over for City, arid took five wickets for 18 runs 80 per cent, of the whole of the imports City, on going to the wickets, could only from Australia and New Zealand. Since respond with a total of 35, and thus were the tariff has been in force the steamers defeated by o7 runs. Hodge and II which previously came laden with fruit Ferris divided tho bowling honors for have arrived practically empty, and the Whatau poko. The following are the asj» obvious result is that the steamship owners scores :— must oithor relinquish the trade, or so Whataupoko. increase the freights as to be unprofitable to Fiji merchants to operate in this market. The duty on Island bananas is absolutely prohibitive. Certainly they are produced in North Queensland, but by Chinese, and Rowland, b Neale ... ... ... 8 it is urged that it is not policy for the Federal Government to encourage aliens Garrett, b Sheridan ... ... ... 3 to settle in the Commonwealth. Messrs Burns, Philp, and Company state that, as a result of the tariff, they Wakclyn, b Loomb ... ... ... 0 are in communication with New Zealand, Taylor, not out ... ... ... 0 as they may find it necessary to open a Extras ... ... ... ... 10 branch there. Received 0.5 p.m., Nov. 28. Total 72 Melbourne, Nov 28. City. Duties on fruits and vegetables, in halfShillabecr, c and b Ilodge ... ... 3 pints, pints, quarts, and gallons, wore Glennie, b Ferris ... ... ... 3 agreed to. Cole, e Rowland, b Hodge ... ... 0 Mr McMillan moved that fruits not elseNeale, b Hodge ... ... ... 1 whero included bo placed on the free list, Sheridan, Ibw, b Ferris ... ... 1 but it was negatived. Tho Government, Coomb, b Ilodge ... ... ... 11 howover, accepted Is per cental, instead Lewis, c Wakelyn, b Ferris ... ... 0 of 2s as proposed. Pirio, not out ... ... ... ... 0 The debate waxed hot, Mr Turner anDoyle, b Ferris ... ... ... 2 grily telling Mr McMillan not to make a :Iedley, run out ... ... ' ... 3 single compromise in the tariff, because Jell, run out ... ... ... ... 1 ho might get fruit on the freo list, instead Extras ... ... ... ... 5 of accepting tho Govcrment’s offer of a — shilling. Total... ... ... ... 35

Ivaiti. Lyttlcton, b McConnoll ... 6 Porter, b Hood ... ... 14 Gibson, b McConnoll ... 4 Baker, b Hood ... 18 J. M. Gouldsmith, b Hood 2 Seymour, lb\v, b McConnell ... !'.! 2 Crawford, b McConnell ... i Colebourno, not out ... 12 Wheeler, c sub., b McConnoll... ... 0 Witty, b McConnell ... 0 Blair, b McConnell ... 1 Extras ... 3 Total ... 63 West End. J. Andrews, c Blair, b Gibson... 2 Hood, c Wheeler, b Gibson ... ... 7 W. Andrews, not out ... 21 McConnell, run out ... 3 Roderick, run out ... 1 Nasmith, b Porter ... 0 Quigley, run out ... 1 Eeaton, b Seymour ... 3 Extras ... 0 Total ... 38