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Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13089, 31 March 1903, Page 6

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LORD HAWKE'S TEAM. • • THE MATCH-AGAINST SOUTH AUSTRALIA. United Prons Asaocintion—By Electrio Telegrarjfii—Copyright. (Received March 31, 12.21 ja.m. ADELAIDE, March 30. The match was continued in fine weather, and , there was a _ fair attendance. Tho play throughout was ol an interesting character. Thompson’s bowling was the feature of the day. In the first innings of South Australia he .came out with the fine average of nine wickets for eightyfive runs, his record this morning being fifty-seven bails, four maidens, thirteen runs, five wickets. In the second innings he already has two wickets to his credit. The not opts, Ciaxton and Jennings, made the pace likely from the start, Ciaxton knocking thirteen off one over from Hargreave. This brought on Thompson, who at once found CTaxton’s middle stump. The retiring batsman’s score included fifteen boundary hits. Six wickets for 260. With a single added Thompson, with a* yor.ker, broke Jennings's middle stump. Seven for 261 He then scattered; Newland's timbers before the batsman got started.' ‘Eight- for 267.. Giffen, when he had made fourteen fell a victim to the same/bowler. Nine for 272. Thompson ended by adding Travers to bis trophies, Bosanquet taking a nice catch. Requiring 249 to avert an innings defeat tho South Australians followed on. The innings opened inatmpiciously, Thompson immediately dismissing Evans.—One for 1. Hill and Hack were responsible for some fine aggressive cricket, the half century appearing in a little over forty' minutes, and the. century in seventy minutes, Then Hill glowed down. ■ The second wicket fell at 138. -'Hack, who played a solid, chanceless innings for his 90, succumbed to a beauty ft’om Dowson. Three for 205. After Giffen’s arrival play became slow. His end was hastened by one from Thompson finding his bad leg. Just afterwards he pulled one on to his wicket. Four for 240. .Reedman anil Gehrs were steadily putting on, runs when play ceased. ENGLAND. , First- Innings. ■ . Warner, 1? Giffen . . . .47 Burnup, c and b Giffen . .103 . Fane, c Newland b Travers . 1 .47 Taylor, c and b Ciaxton . . 105 Dowson, Ibw, b Travers . . .03 Bosanquet, c Ciaxton b Giffen . 57 Thompson, b Travers . . .18 Trol-t, b Giffen . . . . 4 -Johnston, o Travers b, Reedman . 54 Stannhig, c Gehrs- b Reedman . 38 Hargreave, not out . '. . . 2 ; Extras . . . . .12 Total . ". . . 553 Bowling Analysis.—Giffen, four wickets fot 215 runs; Travers, three for 148; Reedman, two for 46; Ciaxton, one for 32; Hay, none for 70;- Evans, none for 59. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Hack, c‘Taylor b Thompson . .- S Evans, b . Thompson . . . 15 Reedman, b; Thompson L 8 Gehrs, c Fane, b Bosanquet . .6 Hill, b Thompson . . . .58 Ciaxton, b Thompson . . .88 Jennings, b Thompson . . .52 Giffen, b Thompson. . ... 14 ' Rowland, b Thompson ’. . .0 Travers, c Bosanquet b Thompson 15 Hay, not out . - . . . .'l4 Extras 21 Total . . . .304 Bowling Analysis,—Thompson, nine wickets for 83; Bosanquet, one' for 69; Trott, none for 78; Hargroave, none for SO; Dowson, none for 14. ■ . . 5 Second Innings. ~ Evans, o Thompson -.- . . ■ '. i'-l ■ ' Hill, st Taylor b Bosanquet'. . 73 Hack, b Dowson . . . .99 Giffen, b Thompson ... .37. Gehrs, not out . . . . .22 Reedman-, not out .. . / . 80 , Total for four wickets . 260 \ 1 CRICKET IN DUNEDIN. ■ [From Our Go rue kt- nndkn t. 1 - / DUNEDIN, March 30. The cricket season -was-brought to a. close on Saturday.. Carisbrook A playing Carisbrook B-scored-,334 for nine wickets’(E. Mills 92, Austin 79 and Fearless 74 not out). , Albion won the Championship" Shield (third grade) for the second year in succession. ' THE STATUS PROBLEM. THE COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE’S FOWERS. The committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association met last night ;.present—Mr A. E. G. Rhodes (in the chair), the Hon E. G. J. Stevens, -and Messrs C. W. .Garrard, O. Gaygil], J. O. Jameson, R. Vincent, J. D. Lawrence, H. C.. Ridley, and J. H. Williams (honorary secretary). * The appeal of the Lancaster Park Club against the disqualification .of its Junior Cup team, in-its match against United, was fnrt her considered. All the ’members of the Competitions Committee agreed that Mr Weils, whose play they knew very well, was too- good for a. junior team. Mr Ridley moved’that the disqualification should be removed, on the grounds that no notice was given to the club that' disqualification would follow if Mr Wells was played in the junior team, and that- r no club made any complaint, though the name of Mi Wells was advertised as usual. Mr Caygill pointed out that tlu-re'-waa no meeting of the committee between the time of the playing of the-mutch and that of the disqualification. Mr Stsvens said that the matter did not .seem to him to he. one of the relative merits of tlie players, but the question was whether the committee had exceeded Its powers. He thought that the rules gave the committee power to deal -only ■ with disputes. If any protest Iqid (£en entered against the Lancaster Park team, it would then have been the duty of the committee to deal with the matter. ; At, the suggestion of tho Chairman'. Mr Stevens moved as an amendment—” That the rules do not give the Competitions Committee an initiative in cases like the one under consideration,” He. said that it seemed to - him that any report made on .such a matter as that under discussion must como from outside the committc'c. On ' a. division being taken Mr Stevens's motion was carried by five voles to four, Mr Caygil 1 asked that the meeting should decide whether the Competitions Committee had acted fairly or unfairly in. maxing the disqualification. He paid Flint the committee had been accused of unfairness. Mr Ridley moved that the meeting was of opinion that the Competitions Committee had acted in the best interests-of tho game in disqualifying the Lancaster Park loam. This motion was carried. Thu matter of improving the cricket of the province was discussed, and, on Mr Kid lev's motion, it was resolved that the .Secretary should ho instructed to call a general 'meeting for consideration of tho question. ■