CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9662, 10 February 1903, Page 1

CRICKET.

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night, The match between. Canterbury and England was concluded to-day, tlie English team winning by 133 runs. England's 1 second innings was declared closed with a score of 159 runs for seven wickets. Canterbury made 154, the. scores being: — CANTERBURY (2nd innings.) Sims 8, Pearce 31, Reese 21, Orchard 15, Strange 1, Calktway 33, Boxshall 4, Garrard 2, Fronkish 6, T. Reese 0, Lawrence 10, extras 14; total, 154. Bowling analysis : Thompson took five wickets for 54 runs, Dowson two for 40, Bosanquet two for 13. An unpleasant incident occurred while the Canterbury team were batting to-day against, ttofc English team. Sims and Pearce at the wickets, the latter battmg^tb Bosanquet. The bails were removed, and a difference of opinion existed as to whether he was bowled or the ball came off the wicket-keeper. Pearoe and Sims both appealed to the umpire (Mr Bannerman) for a decision, but as the umpire did not see the bails removed he would not give a decision, and appealed to the umpire; at square leg (Mr Spencer) with a. similar result. Several jnembers of the Enlglish. team took exception: to the situation, and made remarks somewhat disparaging both to Uie batsmen and the umpires. Tl»e batsmen complain that this conduct was repeated subsequently on more than one occasion, and tliat they were inconvenienced and embarrassed tliereby to such aa extent as practically to cost them that wicket. The incident created a good deal of comment of an- indignant nature.