SPORTING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10716, 15 March 1911, Page 1

SPORTING.

CRICKET,

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Per. Press Association.) - Received March 15, at 9 a.m.. : .. . Adelaide, .March .15.1 . Mr' Fitzgerald, manager of .the' South. African team, states that lie is able to pay expenses out of the toUr. ; He expected, that the receipts .'would haye "been a little larger, but is not dissatisfied. The i«am had "a most 'enjoyable time and was.satisfied with. everything and everybody.. .'.,:".".'.' ■'...';' - ;■

';.' : THE HAWKE CtlP,

(Per Press Association.) Cbristchurch, March. 14.i . The cricket; match between Southland and Kangitikei. for the. possession of'the.Hawke ;Cup was concluded toand resulted in a wiri for South-' land.. .Rangitikei, who.only scored 74 inthe first innings to their opponents' '345, played a fine uphill game, and their second innings closed with a total of-351, to which G\ Marshall (not out) contributed 166, G. F. Hill .53, and B. Sigriall 381 Southland in their second innings scored the runs necessary to win with the. loss of two wickets. The not outs were A. V. Poole and- D. C. Hamilton, who scored 40 and:29 respectively, the total for the two wickets being 84. : ; ;. .''.; '

WAITAKI HIGH'.-SCHOOL.- v. TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL. ; The above match was played on the Caledonian Ground on Saturday, and resulted in a draw. The local boys won the toss and sent their opponents in. Simmers and G. batted excellently, and their, .running,.: between the wickets was especially . :£ood.Thomas, a. most diminutive individual, showed every promise of- developing into a very fine cricketer; and he defied the efforts of the bowlers for, nearly an.hour. The local boys, with 87 runs to win and 40 minutes left to get them, started with , Ward aiid Sutherland ii. \ Ward was bowled by Valentine when only -13 runs had been scored. Sutherland i joined his.brother and. these two- took the . score", to 52 without closing their-wickets. The fielding of the visitors" was good _and they excelled, the local boys in this department. Nisbet,.. Deans, and Sutherland i all bowled well. The following are the scores: , ',".'"

TIMARU. . J; Valentine, b Sutherland ... ... 0. .Simmers, c Fleming, b.-Nisbet., .:. 26 G. Valentine, b '- ... 23 Thomas, b Guthrie 15 M'Doriald, b Nisbet ... ...... 0 F. Shaw, e'Burns,' b Nisbet ... '2 Hind, c Burns, b Deans ..".. ... 8 Bennetts, c: Guthrie, b Nisbet ... 3. R.. Thomas, st Inglis, b Deans ~. p A. Shaw, not out ... ---''.- -v Huttou, b Sutherland ...:.' ■■■ 2 Extras ... ~.. .-•'. ■•.-••,-, 2 Total ... ... -,.. 86 Bowling analysis.—Guthrie; 1 f0r.21; Sutherland i, 3 for 29.; Fleming, 0 for 5; Baxter, 0 for 11; Nisbet, .4 for 10;Deaus, 2 for 8. Y • '•/ WAITAKI. "Ward.' b G. Valentine ••- ••'• 3 Sutherland ii, not out ... ... 16 Sutherland i, not out ... ... til Extras ... .- ; .. .-••?, —_° Total for. I'wicket; ~.• ...52