CRICKET.

Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9024, 23 March 1898, Page 3

CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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Adelaide, March 22, The following is the Englishmen's bowling analysis :— Hearne 3 for 87, Richardson 2 for 51, Mason 5 for 41. Both Wainwright and Mason gave a great exhibition of batting, the latter's innings being chancelesa. Hayward was slow in commencing, but afterwards hit out vigorously. Hirst and Druce were hitting splendidly and scoring rapidly when the stumps were drawn. Ihe scores are:— Enoijshmen.—2nd Innings. Wainwright, c Hugo b Jones .. 105 Mason, c and b Jones .. .. 84 Kanji, bHugo .. •• • • 36 Hayward, c McKenzie b Jones.. 40 >tovpr, c ttc o nan b Hugo .. 18 Hir^\ not out 29 Druce, not out .<■ . ■ • • 2 • Extras 9 Total for 5 wickets .. 348 Auckland News. _____ —s»Auckland, March 22. NO REMISSION. A few weeks ago Mr Spooner, printer, was fined £120 for having printed a leaflet containing some doggerel about a local publicau without putting hia name to it, as required by the Printers and Publishers Act. The Minister of Justice has declined to recommend any remission of the penalty. THR RKCEOT FIRE. Messrs Partridge and Woollams, tobacconists, whose premises were destroyed in the D.S.C, fire, have had paid to them the full amount of their claim for insurances, namely, £9 000. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Samuel Gregory, aged 24, whose parents are believed to reside in Auckland, met with a serious accident on Sunday. He was in the employ of Mr McMillan, of Mangare, and went to round some horses. Instead of walking he took a horse belonging to Mr George Palmer, whicn was tied close handy. After he had been gone about half-an-hour Mr Palmer became anxious, and, with Harold Bull, went to look for him. They found Gregory in an unconscious condition half a mile from the house, having been thrown from the horse and dragged some distance. The sufferer was brought from Mruigare to Waikato Hospital by Mr McMillan, badly cut about the he d vdA face It was found that he had sustained concussion of the brain and was in a critical condition.

A RECOBD,

A rowing boat, the Olive, 21ft long, built by Mr Eobert Keid, boatbuilder, put up a record at the Ooromandel Eegatta, winaing no less than five races and £25 in prize mouey, viz., Senior Four-oared Eace, £10 ; Junior Fours, £6.; Senior Pair Oar, £4; Junior Pair Oar, £3; Ladies' Sculling Eace, £2

SUDDEN DEATH.

Inspector Kickson received a teleeram yesterday afternoon stating that a man named H. De Bloishad dropped | dead at the Kimihia races. De Blois' wife and family live in Abercrombie btreet. Deceased was at one time connected with the Salvation Army. According to the statement of a bookmaker who was present at the races, De Bloia was in the act of accepting £1 from a man aa a bet on a race, when he fell backwards and died immediately. Death is thought to be due to heart disease,

Auckland, March 23. DEATH OF ME KILBT. •Mr Thomas Kiley, of the Governor Brown Hotel, died last evening at the ripe age of 60 years. FIRE ON A DREDGE. , A fire broke out last evening on Dredg« No. 121 lying off the Kailway Wharf. Assistance was promptly secured. The men's quarters were gutted and their working olothes destroyed. The damage is estimated at about £15.