CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2129, 2 March 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

UNITED v. TARUHERU

This match was concluded at Taruheni on Saturday afternoon, and after a most exciting game resulted in a win for United by five wickets and 11 runs. The wicket bumped a good deal, and runs were hard to get. The fielding all round was good, and some very tine catches were brought off. The finish was very exciting, United requiring to get 50 runs to win in about 25 minutes. By banging at everything and taking all risks in running between th© wickets, the runs were obtained. Some idea of the rapidity of the scoring may be obtained when a glance at the bowling analysis will show that 61 runs were obtained off eight overs. -The scores were: UNITED—First Innings. Bowman, e Mathieson, b Lasker... 3k \V. Gibson, b Charles If Gillies, c and b Lasker ‘ J. Gibson, c Dillon, b Lasker 9 Jeffries, b Charles U all a more, c H. Holschier, b H. Sharp ••••"•" • 5/, Reynolds, c Young, b diaries -0 Whyte, b H. Sharp...... tT Gorman, c Lasker, b Y oung io Yeat-s, c Wliiteley, b Charles G McLeod, not out ” Extras J

Total ._..178 Bowling Analysis.—Charles, 25 overs, 61 runs, 4 wickets; Dillon, 9 overs, 19 runs; Lasker, 5 overs, 2b runs, 3 wickets; Young, 8 overs, 23 runs, 1 wicket; H. Sharp, 4 overs, 16 runs, 2 wickets; H. Holschier, 4 overs, 11 runs; J. Holschier, 2 overs, 13 runs. 5 TARUHERU. First Innings, 113. Second Innings. H. Holschier, c and b Reynolds... XU J. Holschier, c Gorman, b Teats... i Young, st Bowman, b Hallamoro... 2b AVkitelev, b Reynolds “ Lasker, b Reynolds )> Bond, b Reynolds •■•■••••• H. Sharp, c Gorman, b Reynolds... J AV. Sharn, not out oJ T. Sharp, k Wliyte •••-•" V. Alatliieson, st Bowman, b Yeats... u Rolfe, b AVliyto * Extras &

Total ! Ho Bowling Anaivsis.— Reynolds, 11 overs, 38 runs, 5 wickets; Yeats, 8 overs 24 runs, 2 wickets; \V. Gibson, - overs, 10 runs; Hallamore, s"overs, 24 runs, 1 wicket; Wliyto, 3 overs, 11 runs, 2 wickets. . UNITED.—Second Innings. AA'liyte, c sub, b T. Sharp 9 Bowman, b T. Sharp 1 L Hevnolds, b T. Sharp McLeod, c and b Lasker...... x Yeats, st AV. Sharp, bH. Sharp... •> Gorman, not out XX J. Gibson, not out « Extras p

Total for 5 wicket 5............ Bowling Analysis—T. Sharp, 4 overs 23 runs, 3 wickets; Lasker, 3 overs, 22 runs, 1 wicket; IT. Sharp, X over, 8 runs, 1 wicket.

■Yt AVotoria Domain on Saturday the game between AVandorers and To Ran Was completed. AA T anderers finished their first innings, and re Run in their second innings only made sz, leaving AATanderers victorious by an innings and 75 runs.

THE GAME IN AUCKLAND

Press Association. AUCKLAND, Alarcli 1

q'lio cricket cup championships were continued this afternoon in ideal weathcr, when the eighth round coin menC °Citv, playing Grafton, made 119 in the first innings (Hemus 35, Beechey 18) Grafton lost three wickets tor 11 ()’ (D. IT. Hay 29, Graham not out 2G, Horsepool 20J. . Parnell scored 90 in their first lnniiio? (Andrue 19, E. Foster 20), and North Shore responded with 79 for tliree wickets (Uaddon 26, Dacre 24). Ponsonbv scored GO against Eden, !> Woods' 28 lieiug the only one to make a stand. Eden lost live wickets for 70 (Smith 43. G. Mills 13, Relf 4). AY kite bowled finely, taking lour of the best wickets for 16 runs. Bell made his last appearance to-day, as lie leaves next Saturday for England. He lias decided to return next October or November, as coacli to the Eden Club, who have brought him out for two seasons.

PROPOSED TO AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN. United Press Association— Copyright (Received Alarcli 1, 4.43 p.m.) V SYDNEY, Feb. 29. A proposal lias been mooted to present Noble with a national testimonial in recognition of his fine individual play and exceptional skill in captaining test matches.' (Received Alarcli 1, 5-17 p.m.) SYDNEY, Alarch 1. Subscriptions liavo already been started in Sydney and Afelbouruo for tho testimonial to Noble.