CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 March 1914, Page 3

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. AUSTRALIANS MAKE 922!! (Press Association. —Copyright). ' TIMARU, March 4. The cricket match Australia y. South Canterbury was continued to-day in fipo weather before a good attendance. The J home team were the. whole day leather, hunting,. The Australians last evening had three wickets down for 117j ( the hotout men being McGregor'and Cody, who took the score to ISO. Crawford was the next man, then Ransford. Trumper piled up runs rapidly. Crawford hit 14 out of the ground; 'and made 50 m 13 minutes. -Trumper pleased the onlookers immensely by his crisp, safe batting.. He made £0 in 32 minutes, and 100 :n j 54, including 21 boundaries and one • sixer. Over 200 were scored in the last hour. The bowlers were 'frequently ( changed, and in all eleven were tried. / The scores were as follows: — ■ ' | SOUTH CANTERBURY.—Ist Innings. / , Total 180 AUSTRALIA.—Iot Innings. ." Collins, b Houlihan ... ?? Dolling, 1.b.w., b Rix ••• J l Laver, b Rix ~* McGregor, st. Heron, b Rix '4 Codv, b O'Callaghan -.••••• Ip 6 McKenzie. c Rix, b O'Callaghan ~. 26 Crawford,'c Heron, b Rax ... ...:.- 354 Ransford, b Rix °* Trumper. b Thomas -•• ■*■&* Noble (not out) , .... ■ ■••• t( Extras ... ••• ••• qy , Total fov 9 wickets 922 Mailey did not bat. . | The wickets fell as follows :—l;*, to, 70, 182, 260, 284, 411, 709, 922.