CRICKET CONFERENCE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 176, 10 July 1912, Page 2

CRICKET CONFERENCE.

IN TER VRO VIN CIA L M ATUHES . INCREASED. Wellington, July 10. Representatives of Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Auckland, Canterbury, urd Otago Cricket Associations, at i conference yesterday, considered he proposal by Wellington that the Plunket Shield matches should be played under a similar scheme as the sheffiiehl Shield matelies in Australia. but it was decided that this was imp rac t ieabl c. The conference, after dir,cut si m. .lecidcd to recommend to the New Zealand Cricket Council that the mimber of interpro'. ineial matches diould lie increased. Cnntcrbur.c :■;<! Wellington should piny annual matches with each of the other main •entres. including Hawke’s Bay, and Auckland and Otago should nicer jnce every two years, and that the ?lunkef Shield should be competed 'or in any of the above matches if he holder for the time is engaged, ’t was also decided that the New (ealaml Council be cm tiled to five ner cent, and the visiting team hirty per cent of the net profit. AUSTRALIANS AT HOME. MATCHES PLAYED. RESULTS TO DATE.

The following is a summary of the esults of the tour up to the present :—

Played 18, won 7, lost 4, drawn 7. May 6, v. Nottingham—Australia 248 and 166; Nottingham 202 and 213 tor four wickets. Lost

by six wickets. May 9. v. Northamptonshire—Australia 3“0; Northamptonshire 169 and 137. Won by an innings

and 64 runs. May 13, v. Essex—Australia 561 for three wickets (innings declared closed); Essex 192 and 240. Won by an innings and 132

runs. May 16, v. Surrey—Australia 292 and 54 for three wickers ; Surrey 139 and 205. Won by seven

wickets. May 20, v. M.C.C. —Australia 326 and 169 for five wickets ; M.C.C. 169 and 323. Won by five

wickets. Vlav 23. v. Oxford University—-Aus-tralia 236*and 42 for no wickets;

Oxford University 71 and 206. Won by ten wickets. Slay 27. Test Match, v. South Africa —Australia 448; South Africa - 265 and 95. Won by an innings

and 83 runs. ‘ May 30, v. Warwickshire —Australia 262 and 43 for three

wickets; Warwickshire 275 and

102. Drawn. June 3, v. Middlesex —Middlesex 67 for two wickets. Abandoned. lune 6, '• Cambridge University— Australia 255 ; Cambridge 81. Abandoned. fune 10, v. Yorkshire—Australia 107 and 35 for six wickets; Yorkshire 155 and 67 for seven

wickets (innings declared closed)

Drawn. fune 13. v. Lancashire -Australia 177 and 133 ; Lancashire 146 and

190. Lost. June 17, v. Surrey- Australia 109 and 307 ; Surrey 190 and 2 47.

Lost. fune 20, v. Somerset —Australia 184 and Si) for no wickets; Somerset 59. and 2"!. Won by ten

wickets. fune 23, Test Match, v. England— Australia 282 for seven wickets ;

England 310 for seven wickets.

Drawn. fune 27, v. Essex—Australia 17S and 320 for 5 wickets ; Essex 421.

Drawn. July I. v. Yorkshire. Australia 299 and three for no wickets: York-

shire 2'o. Drawn. July I. v. Lancashire- Australia 183 and 9!; Lancashire 163 and 115 for two wickets. Lost Ly eight wicket s. SOUTH AFRICAN TCUR. RESULTS TO DATE. The following are the results of the South Africans’ tour in England to date:—

Played 18, won 8. lost 3, drawn 7. May 4 v. Derbyshire.—South Africa 136 and 138 for three wickets; Derbyshire 143 and 129. Won by seven wickets. May 9 v. Surrey.—South Africa 252 and 175 ; Surrey 163 and 212. "Won by 52 runs. May 13 v. M.C.C. —South Africa 176 and 230: M.C.C. 293 and 221. Lost by 108 runs. May 16 v. Yorkshire. —South Africa 170 and 288 ; Yorkshire 317 and 10 for one wicket. Drawn. May 20 v. Oxford University.—South Africa 179 and 138 for three wickets ; Oxford 278 and 214 for five wickets. Drawn. May 23 v. Worcestershire. —South Africa 298: Worcestershire 50 and 206. W..n by aa innings and 12 rune.

Mky 27 (The First Test) v. Australia. —South Africa 265 and 9.5 ; Australia 4H. Lost by an innings and 88 runs. May 30 v. Northampton.—South Africa 428: Northampton 156 ami 286. Drawn. -Jam- 3 v. Cambridge University.— South Africa 260 ami 3 for no wickets; Cambridge 130 and 132. Won by ten wickets. June 6 v. Surrey.—Surrey 169. Drawn. June Io (The Second Test) v. England.—South Africa 58 and 217 ; England 337. Lost by an innings and 62.

June 13 v. Northampton.—South Africa 276 and 203 for two wickets ; Northampton 261 and 269 for seven wickets. Drawn. June 16 v. Somersetshire. —South Africa 96 and 300 for three wickets ; Somerset 127 and 128 for eight wickets. Drawn. June 20 v. South Wales.—South

Africa 352 and 204 ; South Wales 192 and 134. Won by 26 runs. June 23 v. Scotland. —South Africa 326; Scotland 136 and 93. Won by an innings and 97 runs. June 27, v. Scotland—South Africa 263; Scotland 94 and 72. Won by an innings and 9“ runs. July 1, v. Middlesex—South Africa 263; Middle. - ; x 110 fur seven wickets. Abandoned. July 4, v. Warwickshire—South Africa 189 and 86 for four wickets ; Warwickshire 92 and 179. Won by six v. i k:-; -.