RIVALS V. COUNTY.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10481, 10 December 1896, Page 4

RIVALS V. COUNTY.

The Rivals and County commenced a match at Farndon yesterday afternoon, County winning the toss batted first, and pub together 232, oi whioh M'Rae soored 154, his hitting and driving being very olean, and barring a few chances, he played a first-olass Innings. The following are the ecoreß :— COUNTS'. Garfloia.bF. Plrlo _ a Spenoo, bF. Plrie _ _ „ H Highway, blrwin - _ .. BO Boya.bd; Plrio.. _ _ ... 6 M'Bae, b ff. Plrle „ .. „1H Vpntler, b Yeandlo .. _ „ a Rico, b Knapp _ _ „J6 Hyde, o M'Grath, b Knapp . . „ B DuDcan, b Kapp . .. .. _ B Ponovan, bH. Hrlo _ _ _ 3 Johnstono, not out _ „ _ 19 Extras- _ 8 Total .. „ _ _ m BIVAW. Knapp, not ont _ 7 F.Hrlo,bßoyd_ _ » _ 0 leandle, notout— „..•.£ I Extras- « „ .. .. _1 Total (or 1 wioket .7 -12

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Chbistohtjroh, Wednesday. A meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council wss held to-night. Present — Mr J. H. Wood (Nelson) in the chair ; the Hon. B, C. J. Stevens (Auckland), Messrs W. H. E. Wanklyn (Taranaki), J. A. Fowke (Anokland), 6. A. W. Tapper (Southland), J. W. Collins and C. A. Treweok (Wellington), A; Fairbain (Obago). H. D. Carter and T. D. Harman (Canterbury), and C. R. Smith, hon. seoretary. The accounts for the New Zealand matoh showed receipts £585, expenditure £504 7s Bd, profit £81 13s, Tbe sum of £60 15s went to the Canterbury Association. The statement of accounts of the whole tonr showed': — Receipt) : Anokland Association £223 10s, Wellington £150, Southland £150, Otagn £151 16s 9d, New Zealand matoh £585 7s; total £1260 13s 9d. Expenditure :. Australian Eleven balf of gross bakings in five matches (exclusive of stind recpfpts In New Zealand match) £811 18° 2d, rxpenses New Zealand match £267 la 6d, share of profit to Canterbury Asoociatlon £60 159, expenses of delegates uccorapauylug tonm £25 15s ; total £1165 9s 9d. Profit to Council over the whole tonr £95 i. The following programme of matches for the Queensland tonr wbb decided upon : — anokland, Deoember 22nd and 23rd ; New Zealand matoh, at Wellington, December 26th, 28th, and 29th; Hawke'a Bay, Deoember 31st, January Ist sod 2nd ; Canterbury, January. Bth, J9tb, and 11th ; Otago, January 15th, 16tb, rmd 18ih ; Sonthland, January 20th, 21et, nnd 22nd, As to a matoh with New Zouland tbe secretary stated that rim Wellington Association offered to give np their matoh in favor of that with New Zealand. They, however, had not given agnarantee for that match, thoagh they had for tbe provincial matoh. After dleoustiion \b was resolved, "That the New Zealand matoh be played at Wellington on December 26th, 28th, and 29th, provided the Wellington Association agrees to share the risk equally with the Council, in which case the association will also t»hnre profits In the same proportion." It was resolved to ask tbe provincial associations In tbe event of their making a profit over the Queensland matches to allocate 10 per cent to the Council. Messrs Fowke, Tapper, and Smith were appointed selectors for the New Zealand team. It was deoided to write to Major Wardell asking if arrangements oonld be made for a visit of Stoddart's team to New Zealand next season. In reference to the points that cropped np on the finish of the Australia-New Zealand matoh It was resolved to ask the ruling of the Marylebone' Club— (l) When the matoh QCtnally finished; (2) when time should be oalled ; (3) whether the nmpire has power to allow for what he considers a waste of time.

One of the Australian team, In writing to the Aiutralasian regarding the Anokland matoh, cays the Domain orloket gronnd is undoubtedly one of the mOBb picturesque in the world. Either of the two wickets prepared was, he says, good enongb to play an England v. Australia matoh on. The most promising of Anokland's team, in his opinion, was D> Hay. " The way he nsed hla feed getting ont to Trott and M'Klbbln's breaks was very good, bnt he has a fanlt In showing too great a desire to pull straight balls." He also says :— " Taken all round, the looal cricket was very good, and much better than we expected, Tbe true wickets they have to practice on materially aeslat) the batsmen to adopt correct styles of play. What they appear to be most'in need of is a good bowler. Of those who played, Neill (slow right arm) is abont the best, bat he lacks the accuracy required to make him effective,"

The Queensland cricket team leave Brisbane on December 14th, and arrive in Auoklsnd on December 22nd. The first match will bake place there on- Tuesday, 22nd, ana the other matohes will be played at Wellington, Napier, Christchurch, and Danedln. The team will he nnder the management of Mr J. V. Francis, who undertakes to provide the funds to cover the expenses, He will be reoonped from the proceeds of the matohes, and an; surplus will be divided amongtb the players, who will, however, make good any deficiency that may arise.