CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 5134, 28 November 1903, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE ENGLISHMEN IN; QUEENSLAND (Received November 28,. 0.39- a.m.) BRISBANE, November 2/. Warner's team began their match against Queensland to-day. Hie weather was fine and the wicket good. Hayward. Hirst and Tyldesley stood out. The local team, after an inauspicious start. Patrick succumbing to the first ball, made a good stand. The batting at first was slow and cautious, the first hour yielding 50 runs. Dr MacDonald came in third man, and was joined by Evans when throe wickets were down lor 70. . The partnership adttod_9s runs, and provided an ■excellent display of allround cricket. Evans played with great brilliance and dash. The rapidity of his scoring mSy be judged from the fact that at one period bo made 27 in 20 minutes. MacDonald played a sound defensive game. Both thoroughly captured tire bowling and numerous changes wore tried. Evans’s score included two fives and ton fours. MacDonald saw the last man in and was then given out leg-before to Bosauquet. Scores:

Tho .Junior Cup match Midland second v. Newtown first was concluded on the Basin Reserve last evening. Newtown (requiring 59 runs to win with one wicket down for five runs) resumed batting, butcould only score 45 runs against the splendid bowling of Johnston and W. G. Robinson, Tyler being the only man to reach double figures. Johnston got six for 29, and Robinson four for 13. The annual match between tho past and present students of St. Patrick's College will be played at tho Basin Reserve on Monday (St. Andrew's-’Day), play commencing at 11.30 a.m. Tho following will represent the Old Boys:—W. R. S. Hickson, IT. C. Hickson, J. D. Nash H. McCardcll, J. Ward, E. McCardell, B. A. Weybume, W. E. Ahem. B. J. Devine, A. H. Ca/wy, C. Campbell. • Tho following will represent the Old Boys seniors, v. Wellington:—Blacklock '2), Beechey, , Jacobs, Kirkcaldic, McGowan, Hnv. Pope, Staples, Tucker, Wills. Wellington-—Ashbolt, Hales, Fish, Hickson, Richardson, u eybourne, Latham, Gore, O’Sullivan, Ma* bony. Albion B v. Harbour Board, on No. 1. Newtown Park.—Albion?—Wilson. Ward .Horn," Howe, Barnes. ■ Roberts* Williamson (2), Guise, Samuels, Wickens. TO-DAY’S SENIOR GAMES. A game of exceptional interest will be commenced at the Ba-dn Reserve this afternoon, wiien Phoenix and Midland will moot in tho senior championship contest. Phoenix'has* been showing fine form this season, and it is confidently expected that the team will (for the firstin many seasons) make Midland play from beginning to end of the match. The game between Old Boys and Web Bngto'n seniors will bo commenced on tho contiguous pitph at the game time.

QUEENSLAND. —First Innings. Patrick, c Braund. b Fielder 0 Capew, b Bosanquet- ... 28 Atkins, b Arnold 30 MacDonald, Ibiv b Bosanquct 52Evans, c Foster, b Ithodes 72 Crouch., c Bosanquet, b Braund. ... ' 0 Griffiths. Ibw, b Braund ... ,. 8 Fitzgerald, c and b Braund 12 Foster, c Foster, b Arnold ... 18 Byrne, o Foster, b Fielder 8 Henry, not out ... . ... ■ 0 Sundries ... 7 Total. ... ... ... ... .. 242 ENG LA NI).—-F i rSt Innings. Braund, c Foster, b Henry 2 \Varner, not out ... ... ... 11 Arnold, not out ... ... 3 Extras . 5 Total for one wicket ... .. 21