CRICKET

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1618, 4 March 1903, Page 34

CRICKET

LORD HAWKE’S TEAM v. NEW ZEALAND. CONCLUSION OF THE GAME. PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, March 2. Tho first test match Avas concluded to>day in fine Aveather, and on an excellent Avicket, the Englishmen Avinning by seven Avickets. The Ncav Zealanders ran up tho respectable total of 214. Tucker played the innings of tho day, if not of the match, scoring 67 by free and stylish cricket all round the Avicket. Downes hit out Avell for his runs, and Mahouy, Frankish, Hickson and Boxshall showed good cricket. 80-san-quet Avas most successful Avith the hall, his slows being particularly troublesome.

Requiring 75 to Avin, the Englishmen lost their three star batsmen in compiling the runs. It is generally admitted that the New Zealanders had the Avorst of AA’hat luck Avas going. FolloAving are the scores: — NEW ZEALAND.—Second Innings. C- A. Richardson, st Whatman, b" Bosanquet ... ... ••• 12 D.*Reese, c Taylor, b Bosanquet... 36 K. Tucker, b Bosanquet ... G 7 C. A. Hickson, b Bosanquet ... 7. D. Mahony, c Fane, b Hargreave... 12 D. Hay, b Thompson ... ... 13 A. Downes, c Johnson, b Hargreave 26 C. A. Boxshall, c Whatman, b Thompson ... ... ... 13 F. S. Frankish, b Thompson ... 14 S. CallaAvay, b Thompson .... ... 0 C. McCarthy, not out .... ... 4 Extras ... ••• •••• ••• 10 Total _ 214 First innings .... ...• ...164 Grand total .... ••• 378 Bowling Analysis. Thompson, 74 runs, 4 Avickets; Hargreave, 64 runs, 2 wickets; Bosanquet 44 runs, 4 Avickets; DoAVSon, 13 runs; Burnup, 11 runs. ENGLISHMEN. —Second Innings. P. F. Warner, IbAV, b McCarthy ... 33 C. J. Burnup, IbAV, b CallaAvay ... 32 F. L. Fane, not cut ... ... 3 T. L. Taylor, b Callaway 2 B. J. T. Bosanquet, not out ... 4 Extra .... .•• ••• 1 Total for three Avickets ... 75 First innings ...» ... 304 Grand total ... ... ... 379 Bowling Analysis. Callaway, 16 runs, 2 Avickets; McCarthy, 21 runs, 1 wicket; Frankish. 23 runs; DoAvnes, 14 runs. . At luncheon, Warner, replying to the toast of the English team, said that his team had quite forgotten Avliat now Avas known as “ the incident,” Avhich ought never to have got into the newspapers. He Avas glad to know that their visit had done good. In future, touring teams should play tAvo matches against each province, three test matches, a North Island match and a South Island match. Matches against odds were a mistake.

THE SECOND TEST.

CHRISTCHURCH, March 2.

Tho following have been selected to represent New Zealand in.tlie second test match against Lord Hawke’s team, commencing at Wellington on Wednesday :—Fisher (Otago), Reese, Callaway (Canterbury), Richardson, Mahony, Upham, Williams Tucker (Wellington), McCarthy (Taranaki), Lusk (Hawke’s Bay), Hay (Auckland). Boxsliall lias injured his hand, and Downes and Frankish are unable to play, hence their exclusion from 'the team.

VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

ADELAIDE, March 2/

The inter-State cricket match Victoria v. South Australia was continued to-day. On Saturday the visiters in their first innings scored 291, and when stumps were drawn the South Australians had lost four wickets for 216.

Continuing, the . home team made 278 in their first innings—Claxton 7, Giffen 81. Saunders took five wickets for 89 and Armstrong two for 55. In their second innings the Victorians have lost five wickets for 191—Graham 45, Armstrong 65, Laver not out 40, Bean not 5.

On the Basin Reserve on Monday the junior match between Midland and Phoenix was concluded, the Midland eleven being victorious.