CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 357, 17 February 1914, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. HAWKE’S BAY.

Great interest has been aroused in the match Australia v. Hawke’s -Bay which commences on the Nelson Cricket ground at Hastings tomorrow and the attendance promises' to be very large. Business places in both'Napier , and Hastings will be closed and ‘ the Hastings publis schools will 'also observe a halfholiday. A special teain will leave Hastings.for Napier at 6.28 p.m. each day, so that visitors, from Napier will be.dbleto see .the full day’s play. The first ball will be sent down atlla.ni.T .■ ■ . The Australians win arrive by this evening’sm'ail train and will be accorded a civic welcome at the Napier Borough .Council Chambers' at 8.30 jft.m. - <

The umpires ’are Messrs. C. Gal .braitb, and .W. J. Hughes. Th--scorbts are Messrs. Carthew and Walker. -

'Special seating has been pro video and visitors may rely on comfortable accommodation.

Mr. J. Vigor Brown, Mayor of Napier, will give the visitors, a civil reception at the Borough Council Chambers at *8.30 to-night. The Mayor of Hastings (Mr. W. Hart; weicoihes the; Australians < n ‘th.eir arrival on the 'ground at Hustfogr to-morrow morning, about 10 o’clock. Lusk, w]m is unable to play, will be replaced in the local team by Spackman. 'The team to represent Hawxe’s Bay will be as folio,ws: —Eiiltpn,‘Blaniires, Spackman, 'Creed, Hichens, Ellis, Napier, Board, Blinko, Geake, and Hindm.arsh. /

BOARD OF CONTROL, MANAGEMENT OF TEAMS.'

(Received- 17,’ 10.45 a,m.) \ Sydney, Feb. 17. The Cricket Association has endorsed the Board of Control’s recommendation regarding the management of teams. .

VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

(Received 17, 10.10 a.m.) ; Adelaide, /Feb. 17. The South Australian second, innings closed for 349. Pellew 47/ Bowling analysis: Lyder 2 for 83, Fitzpatrick 4 for 43, Lugton 1 for 50, Matthews 1 for 74, Kiernan 1 for 26, Souter 1 for 58. . . *

Victoria, in the second innings has lost two wickeds - for 96 runs. Park (not out) 39, Kiernan (not out) 26.

SOUTH AFRICA v. BRITAIN-.

VISITORS SUFFER A ROT. (Received 17, 9.20 a.m.) . . ' Durban, Feb. < 16. South Africa’s first innings closed for 170, Chapman, b Barnes ..(. 17 Carter, not out j<j Cox, c Stnidwick, b Barnes .... 4 z Sundries 8 [This leaves the name of one batsman, probably Hartigan, and his score, 4, missing.] • Bowling analysis.—Barney seven for 56, Woolley none for 27, Relf none‘for 15, Rhodes- thrdq for* 33, Douglas none for 31. England’s first innings dlosed for 163. Scores:— Hobbs, c Noiirse, b Blackenberg, ,64 Rhodes, IJt.w., b Carter ..;..... 22 Hearne, c Newberry, b Carter .. ■ 2 Mead, c Newberry, b Blankenberg .’?.... 31 Tenbyson, c and b Newberry - .. 1 Douglas, c and b Carter ....'.... ‘ 0 Woolley, c Hands, b Newberry . 9 Bird, b Carter 8 Relf; b Carter ................... 11 Barnes, not out .4 Stnidwick, b Carter 0 Extras 11 Total '....» 163> Bowling analysis.-.-Leroux none for 19, Cox none for 30, Newberry two for 18, Blankenberg two for 35, Carter six for 50.

South Africa in her second itmings has lost bne wicket for 32. H.tTaylcr, not out 17 Ward, b Barnes 1 Dan Taylor, not out —;■ 10 Stumps were drawn at this stage.