CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11250, 15 April 1908, Page 5

CRICKET.

EDEN v. ■■P;B'. ELEVEN.

The matches between Eden and Poverty Bay were commenced on the' Victoria Domain to-day, when the visitors met a team. _of local players. Mr H. Maude captained" the' local eleven;., arid winning ';' the toss, sent the, Aucklanders in to. bat. The? visitors did not : open out very bril- • liantly, and, the first wicket dropped for 5"; runs^ Somervell' joined Gordon,' but |: the partnership did not' last; long, afl the -L .newco_her was. disposed of by Scliofielcl for 2. Murdock went in nejt, but soon after Gordon went out Lkw. off Glerinie for 12 ; 3 for 17. Oliff then joihed Murdock, and Tuns began to come; rapidly. During: bis career Murdock.,hit,.__ix: boundaries for 4 each and one for 5. He played a pretty innings for 48 ,whcn he was' l.b.w. , Hobson,. who hadVta_keri Cliff's place when the fourth wjcket fell for 73, partnered Murdock for a tiliprt time before the latter went out. Mills was the next nian,' but he did notre- | main long, being bowled by Monk for- 4; 5 for - 102. .-:--. The : last four' "batsmeni ?did ;not increase the ficbre much; artd the last wicket, fell, just before the luncheon' adjournment for 139. ; Hqbsori : 44 (not out) played- an, excellent 'innirigisi making sortie fine strokes, which. included a number Of 'boundjiries. ,: The bowling, of the - local -i' trundlers was good; especially that of Mbnk, Schofield. and Coop. The fielding work was also- performed in good style. I Messrs. Thelwall and A. ' Rice, officiated as umpires, and Messrs { Laurenson and; G. iWitty as scorers. The i scores were:— -A'; EDEN, Ist innings. ' \ Gordon, lbw,b Glennie ... ... 12 Taylor, c Rowe, b Schofield , /.."'-' 0 Somervell, b Schofield • ... ... 2 Murdock, lbw, b Schofield \.. : ... 48 Oliff, stpd McConneli, b Davies ... 'IS Hobson, not out „'. „, ... > 44 Mills, b Monk ... ... ... ... 4 Brown, c Burke, b Monk ... ... 0 Buckland, c Glennie, b Schofield ... 0 Buckley, c Shiirp, b Monk ... ... 5 Howard, run out ... ... ... 0 , Extras , ' ... ... ... „.-■"■ Q ■ .•'-... ■:.,'' _____ Total ... ... ... ... 139 Bowling analysis: Monk, & ovara, 14 runs, 3 wickets; Da.vis, 5— 19— 1 ; Coop, 6—12—0; Glennie, 8—36— 1; Schofield, 14-46— 4; Maude, _— 3—o.