CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7627, 13 December 1902, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. N.S.W.

THIRTEEN.

Received December 12, 10.1 p.m.

Svdnby, December 12.

The match New South Wales Thirteen v. Australian Eleven commenced in fine weather.

Tbe wicket was difficult, and the Thirteen were disposed of for 227. Tbe chief scores were Mackay 37, Diamond 34, Hickaon (not out) 68. "

The most successful howlers were Trumper three for 18, Saunders three for 38, Armstrong two for 18, Hopkins two 29.

A meeting of the Committee . c et up in conneciion with the vsit of the English cricketers was held on Friday evening. Present : Mfmsrs White (in the chair), Elliot", Mro c, Parkinson, Bayly, Pratt, Nolan, nnd McCarthy.

It wos rppo'.vfd, in view of the wish against public en'ertainniem expressed by the visfcois, to rescind the resolution previously passed bearirg nj.oll a dinner, nnd that instead tho local team and as many of the Commi.'te rs can <lo so be requi s'ed to dine wi;h the visitors 011 Tne day evening. It whs funhor resolved, th^t in respect of the luncheon on the ground on first day of the match, invitai'ons be issued to the president and secretory of each affiliated club in Taranbki.

Atten:ion was drawn to an error in the official programme issued by the cricket council, which sta'es (hat the match «t Hawera is to bo fl gains'. South Taranak*. This match will be » gainst all Taranaki.

Mr W. (i. Whit°, president of the New Zealand Cricket Council, and Me Raphael, secre'ary, go to Auckland by to-night's stoamer to attend to the official receip;ion of ih* team, who are expscted by the San Francisco mail steamer on Monday.

Tbe members of lh» team are rs follows: — Missrs B. T. Bosarqui-t (Middlesex), C.T. Hurtiup (Kent), E. M Douson (Surrey), F. L. Fane (Essex), S. Hargceaves (Warwickshire), P. R. Johnsoo (Some>ac abrr), *A. E. Leathern (Gloucestershire), J. Slanning (Lancashire), T. L Taylor (Yorkshire), F. J. Thompson (Northamp'onshire), P. F, Wnrirer, captain (Middlesex), Rev. A. P. Wickham (Somerset).