CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1413, 25 March 1905, Page 3

CRICKET

HAWKE’S BAY V. AUCKLAND.

.• to Gisborne Times.) !*•' *■>.. Auckland, last night. On the progress of to-day’s play the prospects of averting aefea6 do not look too rosy for Hawke’s Bay. The morning broke fine, but about breakfast time the vroather became showery, and at 10 a.m., tha time fixed for starting, a heavy shower fell, lusting about 15 minutes, but fortunately this failed So last, and daring the progress of play tha conditions oould hardly ’ have beon bettor. The wickot was a very good one, but much slower to what our moo are aocustomod to. Lusk lost the ♦jjss, and had 6o take the field. After a ' couple of overs the ball became greasy mowing to the damp ground, and 3awdnst was brought into requisition. Howevor, Ciatters at the outset ptomisod well for Hawse’s Bay, as the first throe Auckland wiokits fell for 18, and five were down with the score in the sixties ; but Brookefjipiith, MagCortnack, and Hussey put a CntlC c imploxion on the game, and although as a whole the Hawke’s Bay bowling was decidedly good, runs came freely, and the inning 3 finally closed for fjfeS respectable total of 248. Smith carried nfs bat for 112, and, barring a chance of stumping when past 60, gave a faultless display, and was warmly complimented. Kenton had the brunt of the bowling, and ;'<p»me-bnt with the best figures, Cotterill “tand Lusk also doing fairly wall. Hawke’s Bay's i batting display was disappointing, as with the exception of Lusk and . Sharp not one of. the others batted* up to form. Bfhsk rad Howard-opened Hawke’s Bay’s inningT r '?£!he latter was shaping well when in 'was very smartly stamped by L Elliot. [Lusk had some luck with his score but nevertheless batted in something Ike his old .form, placing many strokes very nice. Sharp also shaped satisfr iorily,,hi3 oS play especially being iaeat-h*. .ie was 'dismissed, caught at square egg, from a vary hard bit which would J&&V3 fcO tilO bOUlldatyt Hugbo9 oiUu Hall i are the not-outs, but with only two wickets to fall the prospects 6f saving a ijallow-on are not too good. The match probably end in a draw, as the steamer [ to-morrow leaves ot 5 p.m., and play will | havo to coase at 4 o’clock to onablo the Aeaxn to away to Gidborne.

"'(Per. Press Association.} . Auckland, last night. j | The issateh between Auckland and Hawke’s Bay commenced to-day. Auok ■ land "batted ficst, and made 248. When 'lfßttumps were drawn Hawks’s Bay had lost wicksts for 92 Brook-Smith p ayed a ohanceiess innings for Auckland for 112 not out. Following are the scores :

Elliot, b Cotterill ... ... ® [ <C. Oliff, O Hnghes, b Fenton ... ... 4 EVB. Muod, b Cotterill ... 8. P.TTones. lbw, h Fenton 22 E- Sale, b Fenton E. Mac Cormack, c Sharpi b Fenton... -- Smith, not out J. Kallender, b Lusk j: Xi. G. Homos, b Lusk... . ... >“ J. Hussey, b Cotterill... " W. Stemson, b Fenton “ 'J, Extras lu Total ... . i... ' •*- 248 # Hawke’s Bay—lst inniogs. ‘ | Trask, b Hussey ... Howard, st Elliot, b Stemson... ••• ~ Cato, b Stemson ' 5 Fenton, lbw, b Stemson ... Hallamore, c Mason, b Stemson ... » Sharp, c Sale, b Kallender lg js>ttorill, b Stemson ... “ Hughes, not out - ® Halli not out ‘ Extras ° K: Total for 7 wkts ... 92