AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13938, 21 December 1908, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

SOME TALL SCORING. ', ;," . * By Telegraph Association.— * (Received December 20,. 4-30 p.m.) Adelaide, December 19. i'--> ; The inter-State cricket-, match between■< • South Australia and New . South Wales, " was continued to-day. New South Wales", first innings closed for .715—Hopkins 218, Noble 213, the Rev. Waddy ,64, Sydney ■ Gregory 21, Macartney 29, Barnes'44, and " Cotter, not out, 24, being the chief scorers. ' - O'Connor took 4 wickets " for 173 runs, . Whitty 2 lor 142, Pretty 3 for 112, Quist 1 for 56. The '• -Hopkins-Noble partnership yielded 283 runs, both men putting up brilliant '" performances. The second ball received > to-day disposed of Hopkins, and was the • only mistake in his innings, . excepting a possible chance before he had scored. TEAM 'lu TOUR NEW ZEALAND. (Received December 21, a.m.) ; ; : Sydney, December 20. The Board of Control has decided to send an Australian second eleven to tour- New Zealand. -ERATION OF PLAYERS. Sydney, December 19. In connection with the visit to' England of the next Australian cricket team, the Board of Control, in regard to 'the remune-. ration of players, has decided that it would take the whole of the. money, and retainfive per cent, of the first £6000 takings, and 12 per cent, of the balance -over that" amount.