CRICKET.

Southland Times, Issue 19227, 14 December 1903, Page 2

CRICKET.

(By "Stump."). Thr Star II and Appleby nintch was postponed last Wednesday in order to give the selector an opportunity of seeing the Kastern District team shape against a town eleven. A rapidly drying wicket was all against the batsmen, and as a consequence the scores were email on both sides. A. O. Bell, who succumbed in the visitors' tirst innings for a duck, made amends in hia second and notched 2" (not out) in something like Ins old dashing style. Bowler had hard luck in Jteine thrown out before ho got poing in his iirst essay, J>ut he also made a recovery on getting a- second (mud and quickly rattled up 11, Twetnlow bringing about his down,fll by a well-judged catch in deep field. Of a tptnl of 47 Columb nnd Ward put on 21 for th<> second wicket, and their scores of 17 mid I.'? respectively left only 17 to be divided amongst the rest of the tetuu. As <: w claimed fof the number. there remained exactly a run apiece for (he other batsmen, counting Mr .Extras as a scorer. I n opening InvercargiU's iirst innings Wilson and l'oolo put up a record Jor rapid run-getting, the first iiftoen balls sent down to them putting - 1 °? tho JlV unl: °- 4 - 8 - 2 < «"><* A" re»? resenting Wilson's smites during the brief and lively partnership. Tweinlow opened his ncraunt with a sixer, but only added a unit before Columb bowled him. Jjve good wickets were down for ',Vn W ,' hen n?? tru . ng , c ? me in Rnd stopped the rot The Applehy man played much more cautiously than usual, and only took liberties with balls off the wicket a useful 14 being his contribution! Another procession followed, the last three wtckets, but one, adding pnly y. With the score at C»4, Lynes Joined Mugwre, and the best stund of the day foliow-od. Notwithstanding that the professional was feeling a little out of %',' i.L . •' pl fJ'T o< / correct ond attrartivo tricM Kir L« («ot out);' his &*&& Aiso shupintr for JO. The three-figure was ") US lx?ncncd i ust before Maguire i l\\ '">' "I 1 ' 1 """. Humes. Kane, Keenan, wfn L.? a f uire> I>o °! 0 - Vorr y nnd Wil>on will find piacos m the Southland team, and hl.so cither KCane or Tnplevas w,cket-k..eper. ilolls display in ,K oiul .nmnjrs. aided by the fact that 1» (ill prubtibility tho South Otaffo