CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 22 December 1913, Page 5

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND v. QUEENSLAND

(Received Last Night, 5.5 5 o'clock.) BRISBANE, Dec. 21. Several thousands attended the Queensland v. New Zealand match.

The wicket was soft. Evans won. the toss, and elected to field The details are as follow:

New Zealand, First Innings.— Sneddon 2, Tuckwell 9, Hemus 14, Reese 7, Hickmott 19, Sandman. 9, Patrick 10, Robinson 2, Taylor 5, Bennett 1, Boxhall (not out) 7; sundries 4, total 89. Bowling: Barstow, five for 47; Ironmonger, four for 28. Queensland, First Innings.—Fennelly 2, Rowe 3, Farquhar 3, Marshall 42, Prout 14, Cossart 0, Downey 3, Bar-stow 0, Griffiths 0 Evans 30, Ironmonger (not outy 3; sundries 24; total. 124.

Bowling: Keese, seven for 53; Bennott, three for 40; Sneddon, none for 7. • New Zealand, .Second Innings.— Sneddon 0, Tuckwell 18, Hickmott 1, rick (not out) 4; sundries 8; total for four wickets, 64.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH

(Received' Last! Night,; 5,5 o'clock.) > SYDNEY, Dec: 21.

In the Sheffield Shield match, New South Wales v. South Australia, the latter made 281 in their second innings. New South "Wales followed with 307, Macartney 117, Trumper 20, Andrews 43, Barbour 52, and Folkard (not out) 25, being the chief scorers. Bowling: Crawford, five for B'>; Kirkwood, three for 76; Rundcll, one for 61.

South Australia, in their second innings, have lost seven wickets for 183 runs, the chief scorers being Mayne 68, Moyes 41, Crawford 41. and Pellew 23.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

Unfavourable woutbxv ccnuitions prevailed for Saturday's cricket matches, and play- had not gone very far when sftumps were drawn, on account of-heavy .rain. Cricket, in common with other outdoor games, is suffering considerably this season in consequence of the inclement weather, In Saturday's games, Mastertbn A and Masterton B were pitted against each other, the formed being disposed in the first innings for 92, C. Perry (not out) 25, R. Hickson 20, and E; Perry 10, being the only batsmen to reach double figures. Bowling honours were divided between Iggulden, Jordan and Oongdon. In the Carton A v. Carlton B match the B's made a good stand, scoring 159 runs fox the loss of five wickets, E. Welch 23, Mowlem 4.1, F. P. Welch 25, H. Midler (not out) 29, and W. Darvill (not out) 24, being the chief contributors. If Saturday's form is maintained, Carlton B'should have a substantial lead in the first innings. At the commencement of play, the wickets were in "fair though rather inclined td bo dead. The details are as follow:

MASTERTON A v. M4STERTON B. Mastcrton A.—First Innings: Blackmail, c Congdon b Joidon, 0; E. Perry, b Congdon, 10*; C. Perry, uot out, 25; Hickson, b Iggulden, 20; Logan, run out, 2; Stains, b Iggulden, 9, Elcdate/b Jordan, 5; M. Igguldcn, b Iggulden, 3; Wixon, 1.b.w., h Iggulden, 4; McKenzie, st. Ibbetsou,"b. Iggulden, 6; Meredith, b Iggulden, 0; sundries 7 ; total 92. - Bowling: Iggulden, five for 30; Jordan, two for 32; Congdon, one for 23. CARLTON A r. CARLTON B. Carlton B, First Innings.—E. Welch, b W. Hoar, 23; Mtfwlem, b L. Welch. 41 ; F. P. Welch, b Phillipa, 2-5; H. Miller, not out, 29; F. Hoar i' Shaw, b Madscn, 10; K. Welch, b L. Welch, 3; W. Darvill, not'out, 24 ; sundries 1; total for five wickets. 159.