CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12702, 4 March 1912, Page 7

CRICKET.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) LONDON, March 2. The Standard, commenting cm the final tfsh says the Australians had the worst luekj but the element of luck can be disregarded m connection witli this, mateh i as -with the whole tour through. Probably tlie dispute With the authorities was a handicap to the Austra= Sportinjt Life declares that the English teaiii, though dogged by misfortune; -has done better' than any previous team. Other newspapers are jubilant at winning four tests; AUCKLAND, l.afet night. The eighth series of senior cricket iriattfies was concluded on Saturday. North Shore, with four wickets down for 15 runs, continued their first" innings against University (who , had made 221), but reached only 78. Fen wick took three wickets for 31 runs, and Jacobsen four for 36. Following on North Shore had made 186 for seven wickets when stumps were drawn (Sale 44, Howie 38 not out, Farquarhson 33). It was a bowler's wicket.

-Eden beat Grafton on the first innings, scoring 201 (Mills 69, Smeeton 67) to Graf ton > total -of 183. In a second effort Grafton made 95 for two wickets (Sloaiuan 48 not out). Parnell defeated Pbnsonby by sevcii wickef« —a 3-point win: Ponsonby liiridfe ' 125 rthd Gfl (Robinson 30 not out); and Parnell scored 136 (Wright 63) and 42 fot -three wickets (Wright 25 not out). Oiiff took ' six PphfiQliby wickets for 25 runs. •