CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13461, 6 December 1907, Page 5

CRICKET.

ILLNESS OF MR JONESPress Association-Bv Telegraph-Copy light ■';, : BRISBANE, Dec. 5. ! Jones, the 'captain of the- English cricket team is confined to a private hospital. He .is suffering from bronchial catarrh. This will prevent his jiarticipaition in the match against . an Australian eleven, which will begin :to-m'orrow.

RICCARTO-N v. GERALDINE.

A cricket match was played at Geraldine yesterday between teams of the Raccarton and the local club. The visitors were an even all round team, with a good field and tncky boilers, which accounted for Tennent going out for- 6 (he made 89 last Saturday), and, Temple for 0. The ■wicket was good and an interesting game was witnessed. Mrs W. C. Christie provided afternoon tea. RIOCARTON. Parker, c McLean, b Lawson 27 Norman, c Shepherd, b Temple ..".... 1 Fryer, lbw Temple 15 Harper, c sub., b Lawson 4 Clarkeson, b Lawson 53 Atkinson, e Temple, b Lawson 0 Humphries, run out ' 19 E., nob out 22 Smith F. C, b Temple 1 Cox, b Temple 15 Extras •.'. 9

Total 153 Bowling —Lawson 3 for l'l, Temple 4 for 61, McLean .2 for 72.

GERALDINE. Macdonald B. R., b Smith 14 Shepherd, b Fryer. 0 Tennemt, b Humphries 6 Hislop, b Parker 45 Temple, C, b Smith 0 McLean, not out 14 Bennett, b Parker 12 Maidc.i, b Smith 9 Scott, c Parker, b Smith 16 Lawson, b Parker 0 Turner, b Parker 0 Extras 16 Total ' 132 Bowling.—Humphries 1 for 38, Fryer 2 for 11, Smith 1 .for 41, -Parker 5 for 75.

TIMARU A AND

.The Timaru Club filled in the half-holi-day yesterday with a match Av. B. The B team went in first 'and were unlucky, scver.il of ihdr best bats playing on. Cave (231 and Wright (11) played and the total was 67—much below true form. Bain took 7 wickets for 30, .and Jordan 4 for 28., _ The A team, thanks to the batting of .Bain, had a day 'out, their total reaching 233. Badn (83), Campbell 44, Warburton 26,. " extras 25,'* Arthur 12, and Lynch; jun. tfl),, all played good cricket. \Several bowlers, were,tried; Douglas 6 for 40, Wright. 1 for 54, "Lawson" 0 for 19, X>atrick 1 for 34) Cave 0 for 16< Kane 0 for 'l3'. Afternoon'tea wa<? dispensed by Mrs Cox, and- very much enjoyed. The scores were : B-TEAM. Patrick, b Bain , ».< 7 Grant, 1.b.w.. Bain '....' 2 Loughnan, b Bain 1 Cave, b Bain 23 Douglas, b Jordan 6 Wright, c Campbell, b Jordan 11 I Morgan, c Cox, b Jordan 1 Kane, b Bain ;... 3 Lawson, b Bain 0 Bryce, b Bain 0 Sargent, not out 4 Squires, b Jordan 0 Extras ... ..... 9 Total 67 A TEAM. Jordan, stp. Loughnan, b Douglas ... 4 Warburton, b Wright 26 Bain, run out , 83 Kohler, c Cave, b Douglas- 3 Cox, c and b Patrick 14 Campbell, b Douglas 44Malcolmson, b Douglas 5 Lynch, jun., c Morgan, b Douglas... 11 Arthur, not out 12 I •Glanville, run out 0 Mitchell/ run out- ........... . 2 Extras 25 Total ......... - ...... ... 233 The following team has been selected to play in the match against ithe Bankers on Saturdaj r oftemobn, commericin at 2 p.m. sharp.—Andrews, Bichnell, Wichstead, Roberts, Bannkott, Macßeath, Keen, Hilgrove, Grade, Powell, and O'Kane. The- following will represent the banks:—Mackenzie, Lynch, Wright, Sealy. Dunsford, St Tndale, Templer, Dennehy, Biodrick. Murray, and Bruce; emergency, Lynch jun.