LORD HAWKE'S TEAM IN" AUCKLAND..

Otago Witness, Issue 2545, 24 December 1902, Page 53

LORD HAWKE' S TEAM IN" AUCKLAND..

AUCKLAND, December 16. Lord Hawke'e English team of cricketers arrived thi3 morning by the mail steamec Ventura, from Saai Francisco. On the whaii they were met by Messrs White and F._C. Raphael (president and secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council), and others. Alber. Trott. the famous Anglo-Australian player, wa* also there to meet his county captain (Mr P. F. Warner) and fellow cricketers. The members of the team are : — B. T. Bosanquct (Middlesex), C. T. Eurnup (Kent), E M. Dowson (Surrey), F L. Faaie (Essex), S Hargrcaves (Warwickshire), P. R. Johnson (Somerset), A. E. Leatham (Gloucester), J. Hanhing (Lancashire), T. L. Taylor (Yorkshire). E. J. Thompson (Northampton) thire). P. F. Warner, captain (Middlesex),' and D. Whatman (Eton). With the except tion of Thompson acid Hargraves, the team is an amateur one. Mr Warner says that tho men had had a very good passage, and that the trio xtu

*»ot likely, to .impair their play. Replying to • query «> td what sort of team they ' mtf, the captain # said there was lots of batting, good fielding, and varied bowling. flPhe bowlvrs were Thompson, Hargreaves, Bosanquet, Dowson, and Burnup. Thompson wax the fastest right-hand, and Haryreaves left-handed. Bosanquet was both Jut and slow; Dowscn slow. He had received s cable stating that Lord Hawke was g coming out, in consequence of his accit in the hunting field and the illness of mother. ahe members of Lord Hawke's team were Iriven to the Central Hotel, where they are suiting up during their stay in Auckland. On their arrival there they were briefly Welcomed to New Zealand by Mr White tnd their health was drunk. Mr Warner priefly responded. . .' In reply to a question. Sir Warner laid — ke was sorry to cay Lord Hawke had broken his collarbone the day before the team left, »nd his mother was ill. The members of the team regretted Lord Hawke's absence just ps much as the public of New Zealand Would, said the captain. Asked whether the team were to visit Australia, Mr Warner said he could not answer definitely. He would know in a day or two. ' ' . - ■ December 17. . ' The, members of the team of English fericketera were officially welcomed at the - Municipal 'Chambers this afternoon. ' The " members of.the commit tee. of the Auckland ..Cricket Association- and a number- of other 'assisted, in the welcome, there : fpeing ;some" 50 or '60 ' persons present. ' €lpee^he3 were made by the Mayor, Mr Warner (captain of the English team), and jrihers.

(Fitou Oca Own Corbespondzjti.) V AUCKLAND, Dcce-nber 20. "' The firafc match of Lord Hawke's team temmenced yesterday at the Auckland Dotaain, against Auckland. The visitors made Q42 for the loss of eeyen wickets, when ■tumps were drawn.' The score was much _, higher than it should have been owing to {the bad fielding of one oi two of ' the local team, Ohlson being the , worst offender. Clayton dropped two catches, but hie ground lelding was, on the other hand, exceptionally good. P. F. Warner, the English captain, opened with C. T. Burnup, and the former displayed confidence for his 35. He was let off badly before he had made half that total, Ohlson dropping an easy catch. Warner'a batting was free on both sides of the iricket, his off -driving and cutting being especially good. C. T. ' Burnup played ■teady cricket, and scored most of his rune by off-drives along the carpet, varied by an (occasional full stroke off anything at all ■hort. He fell a victim to a slow one from Htemson, which he tried to pull, and which fcame in a little from leg. T. L. Taylor, lalter the first over -or two, adopted aggres- ; pi ye' tactics; and. did some splendid driving. -H«, was 'ecorihK' "quickly off Barclay, when. „ lie mishit one from the same bowler, which . Ifasbn, at mid-off, ■ held. In his score of ', L7.. ; were some very attractive strokes to leg. I Pane dict-'nbt seem at ease for a start, but fettled - down __ and jplayed jgood safe cricket, Imking great 1 " use. of the' off 'drive, with an .^oftbeasional late cut, which, proved very, serViceable. He gave a chance, of stumping jprhen partnered with Burnup, and later noade one or two uppish strokes. Like the jothera of his side he seemed to relish the ■low bowlers, and put in some splendid punishing hits to the on. He was not aljway« at home with Stemson, and made some Scythe-like hits' off him at times. Fane gave V>ne or two chances; his 82 included 10 boundaries. Doweon hit hard at anything .loose, and several times found the boundary ■traight over the bowler's head. He seemed Inclined to hit too often, and on- several Occasions was misced in the field, besides having luck in snicking the ball. He paid {the penalty of trying to hit a good ball of Btemson's, and was clear bowled. The Englishmen resumed today, when the last three prickets weie productive of an additional 79 kuns, bringing, the score up to 321. Of the P6maining batsmen, Johnston and Stannimg 'did well. Johnston played a good forward ■tyle of cricket, ueing his head a good deal and exercising judgment in placing. His flrivimir is especially effective. Stanning played very fine cricket, lifting several, But jiving no chances. The English bowling was »1 together too good for the Auckland batsmen. The slow bowlers especially broke as they liked, and the fast bowling also bothered our men, very few being put away. 'Among local trumdlera, Stemson and Lusk ltood out prominently, having the visiting batsmen in trouble all along, and they should have a big chance of getting into the - new Zealand team.