CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18335, 1 March 1934, Page 3

CRICKET

PLAY IN MELBOURNE W. AUSTRALIANS IN FORM MELBOURNE, Feb. 28. In the mutch against Western Australia, Victoria, in the first innings, made 243, Allsopp scoring 48, Quinn 28, Sicvers 22, and Cleary 58. Bowiiiig, Jones took four for 50, Ryan two for 43, FrancisitWo for 58, Ditehburn one for .48, Inverarity, one for 31. Western 4 ,'Australia, in the first innings, hiWo lost two lor 245; F, Eryshit making ill, and R. Bryant 6(5 not out. REMARKABLE SCORING SOUTHLAND BOYS’ TEAM (Per Pteas Association.) INVERCARGILL, this day. In a boys’ association cricket mutch between teams representing Otago and Southland, which was commenced here yesterday, Southland butted all day and jscored the big total of 444, Fordo retired milking 109, Graeo retired 113, and Warburton retired 101. Grace and Fordo added .193 for the third wicket. AMES IN HOSPITAL LONDON, Feb, 28. Leslie Ames, the cricketer; collapsed in a motor car while driving a friend to Lords and was immediately sent to hospital. SATURDAY MATCHES UMPIRES APPOINTED ' Umpires to control . matches in the Saturday competitions were appointed at last evening’s meeting of the Poverty Bay Cricket Umpires’ Association. The chairman, Mr. 0. Hailiday, presided over tlie meeting, and there were present also Messrs. W. Hart, A. R. Baker, W. Town, T. Sharp, and G. V, Lypex, hpn. secretary. Mr. Hart was admitted as,a member in tho sepior circuit. The following appointments wero made:— Saturday senior championship competition.—City v. High School, No. 1 wicket, Messrs. Hamilton and Baker; Old Boys v. MUriSt, No. 2 wicket, Messrs.‘Hart and Sharp;-Civil Service v. Gisborne Club, No. 3 wicket, Messrs. Dunn and Lynex. Saturday second grade.—High School B v. Marist, at the High School, Messrs. Haiti clay add Anderson.