SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 88, 13 December 1913, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

CRICKET. NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD. By Eleotkio Telegraph—Copyright] [Uniteu Press Association. . Sydney, December 12. The New Zealand cricket team open,hl its tour at West Maitland, against i strong Northern districts team. Prior to the match, the New Zealand.•rs were accorded a civic reception. The weather was line and the wiccet was good. . Though the- visitors lad had very little team.practice since : anding, and were hardly over the elects of their voyage, they gave a good iccount of themselves. ■Reese, winning the toss, sent the Northerners into the field. Sneddon, .itlt sound cricket, compiled 23. Hicku'ott and Sandman, with all-round ratlUinglbatting, made 80 and 61 respectvely. Taylor's batting was good; lie parried, his bat for 19 runs.; The in-. 1 tings' 'closed for '228 runs. The North■in Districts, team replied witli 120. ; <andmaii, Bennett and Reese were the •lost effective bowlers. The New Zeahinder's fielding was excellent. The scores were as follow: New Zealand, first innings'—Hemus 7, Sneddon 23, Tuekwell 2, Hickmott 80, *eese 10. Patrick 9, Sandman 61, Tayor 19 not out, Robinson 0, Bennett 3, 3oxshall;7; sundries 7; total 228. Northern District, first innings.— )ne huiidred and twenty /Fawcett, >9 not. out, being the chief scorer).' Jowling analysis : Reese took two wick'ts for 25 runs, Robinson one for 29, 3ennett two for 32, Sandman three for 23. '

QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOITH

WALES

Sydney, December'lo.

The return match between the New south Wales and Queensland cricket ■levens was started to-day in dull weaher. The wicket was good. The Queensland men made 311 in their first nnings (Fennelly 78, Rowe 53, Thompson 38, Redgrave 48, Ayres 30). Foik\vd took seven wickets for 65 runs, Via i ley two for 79, and Kelleway one : or 68.

BOXING.

Sydney, December 12

Johnny Summers lias been located it Katoomba. Ho explains that he lesired a rest and did not desire to ight under the welter-weight limit. Te is willing to meet any welterveight boxer.

A cablegram published on Thursday stated that Johnny Summers, the Engisii welter-weight champion, who can tght within the Australasian lightveight limit, was billed to meet Pal fJrown, an American light-weight, at he Stadium on Saturday night, but he mysteriously disappeared from his [iiarters, leaving word that lie did not intend to till his engagement.