TO-DAY'S PLAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7606, 16 January 1903, Page 3

TO-DAY'S PLAY.

[PEK PttKSS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLIN'fiTON, Jan. 16. Ti'.o weather is hue for the continuation of (in- match to-day.

Thu woathtu-, which promised to be fine, became overcast, and by noon a light rairi was falling. The game was resumed at 11.40. The two lasD men resumed bating and the score was carried to 243, chiefly by the aid of byes, Whatman not being able to resume his place behind the wickets. Owing to the ruin.^furtiier play was postponed until 2 p.m. The -weather is improving, and may remain fine during the afternoon. With the outside sales, over £315 was taken in gate ihoney, which exceeds the •guarantee. The following are the Scores : — | WfcLLJNGTCW. First Innings. C. Hickson, c Whatman b Bumup 73 B.i«h4.r&cion, h Sargrcave. . .2 C. Gore, c Burnup b Basauqtlei 11 ■Williams, c johmaoii b Hdrgreave 0 Mahony, b Burnup . . .17 Holdswcrtn, 1> Ttodttitsoii . . 9 Tucker) c Whatman b Bosanqu^k 86 Waters, hot out . . , . . 17 Upliaiij, 6 Whatman b Burnup .0 StETphensohi.b Btirriup . ;,/ . 0 Ha!f.s, c Wbatman b liargreave „ 15 Extras . • ... .13 Toliil . . . .. .243 Bowling analysis — Bosanqueb 2 wickets for , Gl, Buraup -1 -Avickcta for 45, Hangrcavo 3 wdekets ioi 39, Thompson 1 wicket fo-r £6, liowsbh lio wickelß for 30. 2.39 p.m. The weather is now flue, and the rain has apparently not affected the wicket. Warner and. Burnup opened the visitors' innings, Upliam and Stephenson bdwling, bub botih were somewhat erratic. At 2.30 the score was 39 for no wickets, Bumup having scored 23 and Warner i 6. '

A deputation .from tho Canterbury Cricket Association -waited upon the Mayor this afternoon with regard- to the holidays for the Canterbury match with Lord Hawke's team. The deputation suggested that the Mayor should 1 invite the citizens to close their 'business premises on the afternoon df Friday, Feb. 6, instead of on the -preceding Thuisday, and also en the following Monday, the concluding day of the irtabch. Mr Wigram, replied that he thought it "would he better to take no action with r_giat*d; tb the Monday, as thejnatch might not last evet three tfays. fie, personally, .tVouM favour the' altei-atioii b'f the Thursday halfhoiiday to 'friolay, and \voU\- con-lilt thos^ c_n6fetti_d in the mtttt-er.. .. . , The Lytt-ltoft Methodist Thtl-sday tealn played a- game with a team from the B.M.S. Defohic oh '^ursday afternqoil. The scot-es treW : M-thodihts!, 12.4 for oiie tvieket (innings declared closed) ; Delphic, 34.