LATE CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2085, 8 February 1894, Page 28

LATE CRICKET.

NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH CANTERBURY. Timaru, February 7. The New South Wales team met a South Canterbury Fifteen to-day. The weather was delightful. The wicket was poor and cut up badly. The home men went in first to bat, and were all out for 119, Beckett playing best and knocking up 27. Gould was most successful with the ball, and the fielding of the New South Wales team was exceedingly good. New South Wales have five wickets down for 109. Gould (not out 49) is making a splendid stand, bittiDg the bowling freely all over the field. He has only given one difficult chance. Searle, with 31, also made a fine stand. Scores :—: —

Total for five wickets 109 Sydney, February 6. Newell, the well-known trund'.er, is unable to obtain leave of absence in order to join the New South Wales cricket team in New Zealand. Endeavours were made to get the services of Coningham, but he also is unable to get away. THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEA.M. The New South Wales team arrive here on Friday evening and play against Otago on Saturday and Monday. The visitors will be taken to Blueskin on Sunday by the Otago Cricket Association. Mr Davis, manager of the team, having received a reply from Sydney to the effect that Conicgham is away in Queensland, and that Newell has bo far been unable to get the necessary leave, has again cabled to an influential member of the New South Wales Cricket Association asking him to use hie endeavours to send Newell over, or, failing him, Turner, who accompanied the last Australian Eleven to England. Mr Davis, without desiring to make any excuses, thinks his team did not play up to their best form against Canterbury. One good effect will result — a recognition in Australia of the importance of New Zealand cricket ; aud it is quite probable that the New South Wales •Abstciation will tako np tho formation of the next team to New Zealand, and send over a powerful lot fully accredited and recognised. When that happens, and when regular matches between the pick of the colonies are an established fact, the game will benefit greatly on both sides of the Tasman Sea.

ouuxii v^Anxjcituuin. Roth well, b Austin 0. Perry, b Gould Mac Donald, b Gould Moore, b Gould Lane, run out Denshire, c Davis, b Austin . . . lefferson, c Walford, b Gould ... 3mith, O. Miller, b Gould Mac Donald, lbw, b Gould ... Fraser, c Noble, b Gould Postlethwaite, c Noble, b Gould Studholme, st Davis, b Gould... Beckett, c Davis, b Amtin Ferguson, b Gould Hargreaves, not out Extras ... 18 ... 0 ... 3 ... 0 ... 4 ... 0 ... 12 ... 18 ... 8 .. 3 ... 5 ... 0 ... 27 ... 3 ... 5 ... 13 Total ... 119 NEW SOUTH WALES. Cowley, b Smith K. Noble, run out L. Moore, c Studholnie, b Smith Searle, b Smith Austin, b Smith Gould, not out Walford, not out Extras ... 11 ... 2 ... 0 ... 31 ... 6 ... 49 ... 7 ... 3