CRICKET.

Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9028, 28 March 1898, Page 4

CRICKET.

SATUBDAY'B MATCHES.

The weather en Saturday was decidedly mere suited to cricket than that of the previous week, but a dullness in the air and the early failing of the light gave our cricketers sure indications that the season was fast drawing to a close.

The senior contests were characterised by remarkably interesting finishes. Thus the Foundry-United inatcli remains in doubt, with, the former requiring 16 run 3to win and having only 3 wickets in hand, while Tararu "got home" by the narrow margin of 3 runs and a wicket. Another feature of the games was the success of one man in each team. Thus it was owing to Pratt that United topped the century, and it was entireydue to Carmichaol that Foundry has a chance of pulling the game out of the fire. Caple was the Eover hero. He aloue got into double figures and by securing 4 wickets for 8 runs nearly brought about the downfall of Tar ru, for when he wei.t on to bowl last year's champions had I 7 wickets in hand, and only required .12 runs to win. Last but not least was Carter's batting for Tararu. He carried his bat right through the innings and made 41 not out by capital cricket, in fact the only chance he gave was when he jumped, out to Lang, and, missing the ball, gave Adams an easy chance of stumping him. It remains but to add that before the Tararu-Hover players left the ground advantage was taken of the opportunity to present to Mr G. W. Clark, the popular and veteran captain of the Tararu Cricket Club, the very handsome and valuable trophy medal for which the Club is indebted to its patron, Mr Andrew Holden, the well known manager of Messrs Stewart Dawson and Co.'s Auckland business. The scores in the senior matches were as follows:—

United I, Pearce, b White .. .. .. 3 Egginton, b White .. .. 8 Taplin, run out .. .. .. 4 Pratt, b White 32 Day (capt.) b Darrow .. 0 Aekenbeek, b White .. .. 2 Lowe, b White .. .. .. 12 John, st Wilkinson b Buchan .. 1 Neild,nctout 18 Aitken, b White 0 Extras . 21 Total (9 wickets) .. ..101

Bowling analysis : White 6 wickets for 23, Darrow I for 26, Buchan 1 for 13, Rudkin 0 for 10, Carmichael 0 for 8.

Foundry I. Eudkin, b Pratt .. „ .. 7 Buchan (capt), c Pratt b Lowe .. 3 Oarmichael c Pratt b Pearce .. 5 8 Darrow b Lowe, .. .. 5 White, b Lowe 0 Siddall, c and b Pratt .. .. 2 owers, b Pearce .. .. .. 2 Wilkinson, not out .. 6 Buchan, not out ... .. .. 1 Extras, .. .. 2 Total (7 wickets) .. .. 86 Hovers I. Lang, b Garter .. „ 5 Surman, b Newton.. .. 0 Adams, b Newton .. .. 9 Bennett, b Newton . . 0 Lang (capt), b Carter .. .. 2 (Japle, c Clark b Garter .. ..15 ' Ole, c Clark b Newton .. 4 Morgan, cH. Newton b Carter .. 9 Bestic, b Newton .. .. „.. 2

McGregor, b Garter .. ... 0 Rodgers, not out .. .. .. 2 Extras, .. .. ..11 Total 59 Bowling analysis : Newten 5 wkt? for 21, Garter 5 for 27 Tararu I. Garter, not out .. .. ..41 Keilly, b Bennet .. „ .. 0 H. Newton, b Bennett .. 1 A. Newton, b A Lang .. ..12 McGregor, b Caple .. 1 Cantley, b Caple 0 J. McGregor, run out „ .. 0 Olark (capt) c and b Lang .. 4 Williams, b Oaple 0 Ryan, b Caple .. .. .. 0 Newton, not out .. .. .. 2 Extras .. .. 1

Total 62 Bowling analysis : Bennett 2 for 25, Adams 0 for 14, Lang 2 for 15, and Oaple 4 for 8.