Cricket.

Southland Times, Issue 14287, 2 March 1899, Page 4

Cricket.

I.C.C XIII v. STAR XI. This match was continued on the Invercargill ground yesterday, and resulted in a decisive win for the I.C.C by an innings and 24 [runs. On the previous Wednesday the Star’s first innings realised 52 and the I.C.C 78 for 8 wiokets. The I.C.C continuing their innings, were not disposed of till they had put together 121 runs. The Star thus required 69 runs to save an innings defeat, but the batsmen were all at sea to the bowling of Robertson and Burke, the last wicket falling with the score at 45. The scores were as follows 1.0.0 B (Ist Innings)—Ritchie, b Findlay. 1 Burke,'o G Black, b Findlay, 13; Murohy, b Findlay, 0 ; Jones, st MoKay, b Findlay, 7; Robertson, b Findlay, 15; Manson, b W Black, 24; Kingsland (captain), not out, 39 ; Scandrett, b W Black, 5 ; Rodger’, c Michie, b Findlay, 2; Wesney, b Findlay, 0; Ward, b G Black, 1; Jones, b Findlay, 2 ; Tucker, b G Black, 0; extras: byes 4, legibyee B,l2—total, 121. - The bowling analysis showed this result—Findlay, 8 wickets for 31; G Black, 2 for 39 ; W Black, 2 for 29; Lillicrap, 0 for 10. Stab (Ist Innings)—Wann, o Burke b Robertson, 0; Whitaker, b Burke, 7 ; Kane, st Kingsland, b Robertson 9; Lillicrap o Rodgers, b Burke, 7; McKay, thrown out, S; Findlay, e Ritchie, b Burke, 0; W Black, not out, 18; G Black, run out, 0; Michie, b Burke, 1; Harvey, b Robertson, 1; Bout, c Rodgers, b Robertson, 3; extras—byes 1, leg byes 1, widea 1— 3. Total 62. Bowling— Boberteon, 4 wickets for 36 ; Burke 4 for 13.

Second Innings—Lillicrap, run out, 1; Wann, o Kingsland, b Robertson, 10; MoKay o, Scandrett, b Robertson. 0; Kane, o Rodgers, b Burke, 2 ; Findlay, b Robertson, 13 ; W Black, o Fisher, b Robertson, 8; G Black, run out, 5; Harvey, sb Kingsland, b Robertson, 2 ; Michie, b Robertson, 0; Rout, not out, 0; Whitaker, absent, 0; extras—leg byes 2, no balls 2-4. Total 45. Bowling—Boberteon, 6 wiokets ter 19 ; Burke 2 for 24.