LATE CRICKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14132, 11 February 1910, Page 7

LATE CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Feb. 11. The interprovincial cricket match for the Plunket Shield between Auckland and Otago began at 11 a.m. in fine weather and on a perfect wicket. Auckland won the toss, and batted first. Tho score at tho end of an hour’s play was 52 runs for no wickets; Horsepool (in) 32, Hcnms (in) 18. Wilson captained Otago, and BrookeSmith the Auckland team. Hemus and Horspool opened Auckland’s innings to tho howling of Macartney and Downs. Runs came freely, and 20 was recorded at the end of half an hour’s play. At 30 Fisher replaced Downs, who had 17 scored off his bowling. When Horspool had scored 22 he had a narrow escape off Fisher, Rutherford failing to hold a hot chance in the slips. Horspool played Macartney with confidence. He hit him away to the boundary twice in succession and then scored a three, bringing 50 up, 29 of which wore off Macartney. At the luncheon adjournment the score was one wicket for 100 runs. The particulars are: Horans, not out ot Rolf, not out 1” Horspool, c. Rutherford • 3i At 2.20 o’clock Auckland had scored 153 for the loss of one figures reading,' Homus, not out 76, Belf, not out 37, Auckland has scored 190 for the loss of ono wicket. Hemus is 91 not out and Rolf 60 not out. Tho following will comprise the United Service Cricket Club’s B team in its match against High School to-morrow: —Simmonds, Robertson, M’Cord, Osborne, Napier, Sullivan, 1 resliaw, Wiggs, Bollinger, Ren, Carr, and Railway. , T , Tho Fire Brigade team to play Inglewood, at Inglewood, to-morrow is as follows:—Best, lioch. Clone, Billing, Danks, O’Halloran, Girling, Heranmigs, Coppen, Hardwick, Gnuson, and Coleman. The United Service A team to play Figment Village on the Tukapa Ground to-morrow afternoon, at 2.30 o’clock sharp, will consist of: —-AA o'od, Dinnis, Lash, Shirluv, Bocock, Mackay, Monk, Stichbury, New id I. and Crone.