ENGLISHMEN VERSUS AUCKLAND.

Colonist, Volume XLVIX, Issue 11813, 18 December 1906, Page 3

ENGLISHMEN VERSUS AUCKLAND.

GAME ENDED IN A DRAW. Auckland, December 17. The Erigland . versus Auckland match was concluded to; -day and resulted in a draw. Hemus (64 and 80) Branston (73) and Captain Wynyard (49) gavej the best display of cricket. The takings lor the three days has amounted to over £300. The scores were :■— England, second innings.—C. E. de Trafford, run out 13 \ P. K, Johnson c Oliff b Hussey 2; J. W.H. Q. Donglas c Haddon b Oliff 36 ; W. B. Burns b Oliff 9: 0. O. Sagee Robinson b Howden 4 : G. H. Simp-son-Hay ward b Howden 23 ; C. T. Branston, stumped Robinson, b Haddon, 72: W.J. H. Cowan, l.b.w , b Howden, 4: Captain Wynyard, not out 49; N. C. Tufnell, 1.b.w., b Haddon ; 0 F.R. May, b Howden 6; extras 23. Total 241. (overs, maidens, runs, wickets): P. White, 16, 2, 24, 0; J. Hussey, 12, 3, 28, 1 ; C. Oliff, 18, 65, 1, 2; A. Howden, 165, 5, 29, 4; A. Kerr, 11, 2, 38, 0; V. K. Mason, 6, 1 28, 0; A. HaddoD, 30, 1, 20, 21. Auckland, second innings.— L. G. Hemus, c Cowen, b Douglas, 80; J. M. Hussey, b Douglas, 11; F. E. Mason, b Douglas. 0; A. Haddon, c Douglas b Branston, 0; E. V. Sale, b May, 15; W. Brook-Smitb, not out, 12: extras 13. Total 5 for wickets 131. Bowling : P. R. May, 1 w icket for 27 runs ; ; Simpson-Hay w ard, 0 for 44; Douglas, 3 for 22; Branston, 1 for 7; and Cowen, 0 for 18. ?| Auckland scored 195 in their first nnings and the Englishmen 172 Received December 18, 1.15 a.m. Adelaide, December 17. Heavy rain during the night rendered the wicicet soft. South Australia in the first innings made 61, the top being Pillew 21. Macartney took five wickets for 18, and Noble 3 for 10. Following on the South Australians bave lost 3 wickets for 6.