CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1843, 1 February 1888, Page 3

CRICKET.

HAWERA v. TARANAKI.

Tho above match was played on Tuesday, duly resulting in a decisive victory for Hawera by an innings and 46 runs. The Taranaki played three substitutes.and it is no doubt owing to that that they were beaten by so many, as two of tbe absentees were their best bowlers. Tbe visitors went to the wickets first, but with tbe exception of Davies, who played a very good innings of 23 not out, could make no stand against the bowling of A. and F. Bayly, and tbe innings closed for fifty-one runs. On Hawera going to tbe wickets, Shove retired first ball, but Burke and A. Bayly got together, and defied tbe bowling until over 70 runs had been registered. A. Bayly was caught for 39, and Burke kept bis wioket up until he had made 50. Both players gave chances, but the performance was a very good one, some of Bnrke's hits being especially good. Wanklyn was the only ore besides who got into double figures. He made 27 and was caught out for the last wicket. The catch was a splendid one, Kivell (a substitute) having to ran a long distance to obtain it. Tbe Taranakis then went to the wicketß but could only get 54 and tbe game reeulted as above. It was a wretched day for crioket, and the game was interrupted several times by the rain. The following are tbe scores : — NEW PLYMOUTH. Ist innings. 2nd innings. Veitch, bP. Bayly 6b P. Bayly .. 7 Honeyfleld, H., bP. Bayly 1 . 0 Low,J.,bA.Bayly 7b A. Bayly ... 2 Davis, E. H., not out ... 24 c Tonks, b A. Bayly 10 Humphries, P., bP. Bayly 3cW. B. Clarke, v b G.Bayly .. 11 Whittington, T., bP. Bayly \ 0 c Wanklyn, b ™. ._ — . < A.Bayly ... 6 TuckM, W. C, bP. Bayly 1b A. Bayly ... 10 Kibby,E.,bP. Bayly ... Ob G.Bayly ... 0 Mason, T., c Burkco, bP. c Wanklyn, b Bayly \6 G. Bayly .. 0 Kivell, H., o Wanklyn, bA/ Bayly 0 not out ...13 Hilles, J., o Caplon, bA. c Shove, bA. Bayly 0 Bayly ... 0 Extras 3 4 Totola 51 5-i HAWERA. Burke, b Whittington 50 Shove, b Kibby O Bayly, A., c Voitch, b Tucker '.'.'. '.".30 Bayly, F., oMason, b Davis 1 Bayly G., l.b w., b Humphries 7 Wankljrn, cKWell, b Kifiby 27 Tonka, cWhittinßton.b Humphries ... 5 Burluce, o and b Humphries 0 Caplen, run out, b Kibbv 7 Clarke, W. 8., b Kibby "'. 0 Jackson, not out ... ... '" '" o Extras \\\ _' "[ 15 Total 151

SYDNEY, January 30. The cricket match, Victoria v New Sontb Wales, was resumed to-day. Tho borne team's first innings closed for 57G. Wood 81, and Moses (not out) 297 being top scorers. The Victorians thon went in for their second innings, and at tbe conclusion of tbe day's play four wickets had fallen for 157 runs.

The fruit trees in this district never {promised a better crop than early in this ast spring, but the summer, with its continuous winds and unfavorable character generally, has, in most cases, completely spoiled the prospect of a good yield.

In referring to the High school accounts the Taranaki Newß finds that the cost of edttoating each pupil at this school is £21. 'When we consider that fully one-half of the pupils have not passed a fourth standard examination, the matter assumes a serious aspect. Scholars are tau* ht up to the sixth standard in the ordinary schools at a cost of £8 16s per head, why, then, should there be such a difference in the cost of tuition at the High school ?

Hundreds of men are employed in grass seed saving on this coast.

Thnnder and lightning in this district during the last day or two, and cold enough to necessitate fires 1

Friends will be glad to know that Mr* Fred. Homer has returned from New Plymouth, and is getting Btrong again.

A resident in Southland, writing to a relative in Manaia on the 22nd January, says :—": — " I saw in the papers sometime ago that the cheese from Manaia Factory had brought the highest price in the London market."

The promoters of the native race meeting at Taiporohenni have submitted their programrue to the Metropolitan Club of the district, the New Plymouth Club, for approval. The only condition attached to passing the programme was that the entrance money, etc. should bo reduced to sums which would bring it to within the rule as to such money not exceeding 5 per cent, of the stakes. This has been complied with, and all risk of horses running at the meeting being disqualified at Egmont has thus been removed. A new advertisement from Gibson's Cash Warehouse appears in another column.