CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 53, 27 February 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

FIFTH TEST STOPPED BY RAIN. (By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Sydney, February 2G. Owing to tho wet there was no cricket i to-day. MACARTNEY ACCEPTS. Sydney, February 26. Macartney has accepted the invitation to join the team for England. AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. A CLOSE FINISH. Wellington, February 26. Ono of tho closest finishes soon in representative" cricket for a long time was that between Auckland and Wellington to-day. Wellington, by Blacklock’s aid, brought tho score to 192 for the second innings, giving Auckland 172 'to make to win. When the ninth wicket fell they were still 33 short of this score. For the tenth wicket Mason and Wallace played good cricket and got tho runs. Scores:— WELLINGTON. First innings ... ... 232 Second Innings. Blamires, b Thompson ... 8 Gibbes, b Snedden ... ... 1 Baker, b Thompson ... ... 29 Mahoney, e Horspool, b Thompson 26 Midlane, c Mason, b Snedden ... 7 Blacklock, c Ellis, b Jones ... 51 Dickson, b Jones ... ... 11 Robinson, no't out ... ... 31

Grimmett, b Snedden ... ... 2 Borendsen, b Snedden 3 Saunders, c Mason, b Jones ... 12 Extras ... ... ... H Total 192 ■Bowling analysis.—Thompson, three for 85; Snedden, four for 46; Somerville, none for 20; Jones, three for 30. Thompson and Snedden bowled one noball each. AUCKLAND. First innings ... ... 253 Second Innings. Hemus, run out ... ... 38 Horspool, c and b Grimmett ... 19 Anthony, c Blamircs, b Gibbes ... S Snedden, c Gibbes, b Grimmett 7 Thompson, b Saunders ... 25 Somerville, b Saunders ... 27 Ellis, c Saunders, b Grimmett 4 Mason, not out ... ... 28 Taylor, Ibw., b Grimmett ... 0 Jones, c Blamires, b Saunders ... 3 Wallace, not out ... ... 16 Extras ..It ... ... 4i :f . ' • 1 * ■ H -;' - -. • ~ Total for nino wickets ... 174 OTAGO v.^SOUTHLAND. tTr.'-s '/' i- ■ ,i ;Dui}(idin, February 26. The cricket match, Otago v. Southland, resulted in a draw, after r. somewhat uninteresting game. Owing to the delay caused by the bad weather the teams' had ’oiily orte innings each. Otago made 152 (Hopkins 37. Higgins 23, Siedberg 22), and Southland made 135 (Hamilton 61, Hiddleston 22). The latton team batted with ten men. 31 Southland. Rutherford tpok,.fi,ve wickets for 33. and Crockett three for 26. For Otago, Bannermann- took three wickets for 37, and ■ Torrance three for 43.