SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 29 January 1912, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

CRICKET. IM.UNKET SHIELD MATCH. I'EB nviTVn pur- -m/CIATtom CHRISTCHUHCH, Jan. 29. Rain fell all Saturday night and tfc© weather has been dull since. The conditions were gloomy and cold when the. Plunket Shield match was resumed at Lancaster Park this morning. Half an hour served to clo.se Canterbury's- innings. Saunders and Br ice bowled remarJs--1 ably well and with little assistance from tiie wicket. Saunders, whose one wicket in the first innings cost 72 runs, got four for four. Sandman hit over full toss. T. Carlton was bowled by a hoti off-break. Patrick was smartly taken, by Ma honey. The third man, Bosshall, was clean bowled. 1 Sandman, b Saunder.s ijO Patrick, c Mahoney, 1> Saunders ... 47 " T. Carlton, 1> Saunders 0 [ Boxshall, 1) Saunders ] ? Bennett, not out ]i Extras ]•» I Total 197, Midlane and Gibbes opened Welling- ) ton's second innings. Midlane weh . unusually aggressive and ran into ; double figures. With 30 on th:> board ; Reese beat him badly—3l —l—lß. Mn- • honey joined Gibbes and both batted! • confidently. The score at the luncheon adjonmi ment was 60 for one wicket. The wicket had improved after lunch. • Batting, Gibbes and .Mahoney were pallient. R:m\s:''s third over saw Mahoney ■[beaten by a break back, 6(5—2—14. ■j Blaniires was next and there was- a i further period of slow hailing. Then ithe new-comer put a leg in front to I Reese, 84—3— 7. Gibbes, not out "7. .1 ' '" ! VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES.i r . SYDNEY. Jan. 2P. | Victoria lost six wickets for 17'; ■| (Brown .'ll, McKenzie not out 5.1). Minnett played a brilliant and faultless innings. He was 197 minutes at the • wickets. He hit 27 4's and three 6V:. ■ Cotter played a slashing innings of 39 minutes. He knocked up six 6's and! five 4's. NOBLE NOT TO PLAY. SYDNEY. Jan. 28. The movement to secure Noble's services for the remaining test match"* was futile. He has finally announced that business arrangements will not pcimit him again playing in first-clam cricket. He added that besides were many younger men; let the sectors give them a chance. BILLIARDS. GRAY DEFEATS DIGGLE. ei ELEcntrc tkleoraph —copteioht. per rwrr» press association. Received January 29, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, Jan. LN. Gray, at Bradford, conceding 1000 in 9000, defeated Diggle, who scored 6017.. LINDRUM v. REECE. Received January 29, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 2*. Lindrum has scored 8001 and Rce.o 5345. SPORTING. CANTERBURY SCRATCHING!*. PER lIN'TFP PHRdS ASSOCIATION CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 20. Royal Scotch and Bon Bon have hern scratched for all engagements at theCanterbury Jockey Club's Summer. Meeting. JOCKEYS INJURED. Received January 29, 8.55 a.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 29. Two horses fell at the Marenga raef«. A jockey named Brown was killed ai i another, named Apps, was critically injured. " CYCLING. UNION MEETING. PER EXITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. HAMILTON, Jan. 29. At a meeting of the Executive Council of the New Zealand Athletic Cnicn held at Hamilton on Saturday night, Campion's appeal against the disqualification of the Marlborough Centre for an alleged! wrong performance was upheld. By this decision he received a £IOO prize in a race at the Blenheim meeting. The Marlborough Centre was instructed to inquire into the performances <;■' i other competitors claiming the title to the second prize. On the recommendation of tho Hawkc's Bay Centre James Butler's name was removed from the disqualification lists. Tho system of awarding record cerlifi- > cates is to he abandoned. It was decided that as there is no ■ direct evidence that Trembath and Mci Laughlan took an active part in conniving at the "ringing-in" of Greig, tho 1 matter be allowed to drop. Tho rules are to lie- revised particu- ■ larly regarding cycling and the control! ' of motor cycling lor the next Conf'er- ' c«ce. • Mitehelson was reinstated as an ama- ■ teur cyclist on tho recommendatioiJ b£ , North Otago. ' Charges of being unable to obtain irii formation were brought against Mr Fraser (secretary) by the North Canter- (■ bury Centre. Full eorrosi>ondenee was read after which the Kxeeutivo completely exoner- . ated Mr Fraser . The meeting discussed the matter of holding an inquiry into the working of the North Canterbury (Jentre, but J»o action was taken.