CRICKET.

Temuka Leader, Issue 4015, 24 February 1903, Page 4

CRICKET.

LONDON, Feb. 19. The Yorkshire Cricket Council is opposed to widening the wickets, hit the County Committee is in favour of widening, and recommends that a trial of the innovation should be made. A majority of first-class counties are in favour of the proposal. The match Temuka Juniors v. Waverley was played on Thursday at Timaru, and resulted in a win for the latter by six runs. Temuka batting first made 24 ; Aspinall and Coira-4 each, and Austin 3, were the chief scorers. R. Lawson (5 for 10) and, Halkett (4 for 11) bowled best for Waverley. In their first innings Waverley made 30 ; Halkett 17 (not out) and Anstey 0. Brown (five for 7/ and Dick (3 for 17) had the best average for Temuka. The second inningsof Temuka resulted in 27 being put u>; Harte 6, and Brown 4. R. Lawson (6 wickets) and Halkett (4) bowled in good style. At the call of time Waverley had four wickets down for 5 runs. Brown (3 for 1) and Dick (1 for 3) again bowled for Temuka. The fielding on both sides was good, Coira (Temuka) took four catches, and J. Lawson (Waverley) made a grand catch in the slips. Messrs Blanchett and Guthrie gave every satsfaclion as umpires. THE ENGLISHMEN v. SOUTH ISISLAND. DUNEDIN, February 21. The cricket match Englishmen v. South Island was commenced to-day at Carisbrook. The weather was fine but somewhat overcast. The attendance was about 5000. The> visitors who won, the toss and went in first made such a show of the South ,Island as to have the match well in hand, and the gate on Monday will suffer. The English skipper (Warner) and Burnup opened carefully, and 66 was on the board before the first wicket fell. Three more of the visitors were disposed of in somewhat ( uicl, succession, four wickets being down for 81. . Then Taylor and Bosanquet put a different complexion on thtgame, as they piled on the runs rapidly, and 223 were on the board before a separation came. Both playod the bowling confidently and (freely despite several changes. Taylor gave a chance of stumping before he had scored. Bosanquet gave two chances off successive balls when he was 28 Downes being again the sufferer. Taylor's let off proved very expensive as he reached 105 without the semblance of another chance, while Bosanquet piled on 54 more after being let off. The fielding of the South Island team was very good though occassionally ragged. The skipper persevered rather much with Callaway, and did not give Fisher who comes out with the best average a second opportunity. Ongley did not trouble the batsmen very much. The display of the South Island team was most indifferent, and a total of seven for 32 does not read like the real form of the team. Hargreavc and Thompson were in great bowling form, and gave none of the men time .'to play themselves into form. The light was not too good but the fact appeared to be that the South Islanders were out before they were in.. The following are the scores:— Burnup 29, Fane 6, Taylor 105, Dowson 0, Bosanquet 82, Thomson 3, Johnson 21, Stamning (not out) 12, Leathern. 8, Hargreavei .1, Extras 10, . total 314. Bowling analysis-rDownes, 197 balls, 7 maidens,, 102 runs, 4 s wickets ; Fisher, 96, 3, 53, 3;. Callaway, 132, 2,87, I ;■ Howell 42, 34, 1 ■;■■ Qngley, 36, 28, 1. ( . South Island, Ist innings.—Reese 4, Siodelberg 9, Wilson, 8, Howden 2, Ongley 2, Orchaarcl 1, Fisher 0, Downes 5, Extras 1, Total for seven wickets 32. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. .DUNEDIN* Feb. 23. The South Island are all out for 51. The ; weather is cloudy with a cross wind from the north-east. Less than half an hour sufficed to see the innings closed. . The .balance of the scores are as follows : Ongley, c Bosanquet; b Hargreave 3 Boxshall, b. Thomson 15 Callaway, b Hargreave 2 Howell, not out 2 • Bowling analysis—Thompson, four wickets for 37 ; Hargreave 6 for 1.2. South . Island followed, Reese and Seidelbcrg going to the wickets to oppose the professional bowlers. With fourteen on Reese was completely beaten by Thompson who shifted his leg stump—l4—l—7; Wilson filled the vacancy. Twenty appeared as the result of half an hour's play, and Bosanquet replaced Hargreave. With a total of 30 for one wicket lcncheon was taken. The score at 2.30 was four wickets for . 94 runs. Reese 7, Siedelberg 12, Wilson, 8, Howden, not out, 22 ; Boxshall 40. WANGANUT, February 23. Marshall, who made double figures in both innings " against the Englishmen here, and 109, not out, in the( exhibition match, and is considered by to visitors tojro jvt>rth a placs in

the New Zealand team scored 167 in a senior cup match on Saturday. Ho played a faultless innings.