CRICKET.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIII, Issue 15000, 1 February 1899, Page 2

CRICKET.

» (By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.) VIOTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALKS. (Per Press Association.) SYDNEY, January 30. The Victorians in their second innings made 396. Scores : — Giller 55 McLeod ... 1 Trumble .• 19 Bruce 7 Warne, not out 28 Johns 12 Extras 11 McKibbin took two wickets for 91, Noble live for 128, Howell two for 73, Pye one for 70. New South Wales, requiring 170 to win, made them with the loss of two wickets. Gregory ... ... ... ... ... 6 Newell 6 Mackenzie, not out 62 Iredale, not out 49 Extras • 7 N.Z. TEAM v. 13 of OTAGO. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, January 30. The cricket match, New Zealand team v. 13 of Otago concluded to-day, resulting in a win. for the Nc* Zealand team by seven wickets. The weather was showery in the . morning, but cleared up in the afternoon. The attendance was rather limited. The New Zealand team, with four wickets down for 64 runs, continued their first innings, which realised 111 for 13 men. Ike Mills scored a most serviceable 30, Ashbolt 10, and Cobcroft 15. T. Downes took ten, wickets for 20 runs, and Hope two for 53. With a rapidly drying wicket, Otago, batting 11 men, scored 37. Siedeberg made 11, Austin 13, Rattray (not out) 8, Wilkie, Williams, and Harkness 1 each. Reese was unplayable, and he secured nine wickets for 14 runs, Upham taking one for 6 runs. Requiring 32 to win, the New Zealand team hit them up for the loss of three wickets. D. Reese made 10, Cobcroft and Raker 5 each, and G. Mills (not out) 9. T. Downes took one wicket for 12, Geddes one for 10, and Hope one for 7. NAPIER, January 30. In the Senior Cup match on Saturday, United A v. United B, the A team scored 475 for eight wickets. H. Wilson, made 200 and G. Marshall 165 not out. The fifth wicket put on 360 runs. NOTES BY DUCK'S EGG. Perhaps the most striking feature of the tour of the Wanganui team was the nature i f the grounds they played on. Both of them were so totally different from anything that we play on here. lhis, of course, accounts largely for their failure to score freely on such good wickets. It is r.ot only that the ''irc'iims taiices are different at the time, but our slow grounds have, produced ti style which is not attractive i -. batting, and which relies on the ground for help in bowliiig. It is quite plain that to improve our cricket Ave must introduce more freedom in bating and more variety in bowling. Both the Wairarapa i,uJ Hawke's Bay players considered our bowling the steadiest they had ever pi iye-1, but steady bowling will not get runs. Even on slow pitches I have no doubt more runs could be obtained by playing a more lively game than is shown by many of our pro rninent batsmen. Such a style would be much more likely to make the game popular with the public, and those who will tiy to introduce it will certainly co'.fer a great benefit on Wanganui cricket. The Wairarapa papers are complaining of the slowness of our play. As a matter of fact, it was not so slow as their own, but tho whole match was undoubtedly somewhat wearisome. Had they closed their innings a little earlier Wanganui would, no doubt, have tried to hit off the runs, but ' with long gross and long boundaries, it Mould have been impossible to make 200 in 2 [ 2 hours without hitting up, and that would have meanj, going out. I must, congratulate Boyes on Ins performances. He was not without luck m either bowling or batting, but his p.-rfoi ma noes were .sterling ones all the same. Shannon, too, was most usoful, and he was at the wickets longer than any other member of the team cu the vvln'lc. Taranaki will play in Wangnmii on 17th and 18th February. It, is to lie hoped that the local players »'il be able to make a better show than last year. No doubt a strong team will come." The AJateli Committee have decided ro ask Cooke, Hodder, Wilson, and Howard to come and take part in the match. No doubt great interest will be taken In it. The order of teams in the Senior Cup now is : — Played. Won. School I. 7 7 Regiuas 7 5 Victorias e) 5 Saturday United fi 3 Thursday United 7 2 School 11. ... ... S 1 In the Juniors the results are: — l'l.iyj 1 v\" m. United ... ... , jj 7 Regions ;i 7. Midland V. ... -. . . . t| 1, Victorias 7 2 Midland 1> 10 0 School ur- -i3 1 Whether theie is to He 1 lliiv 1 . round will be decided next w e -k. The mutches for .Saturday aie :-- Senior Kcu.iii.is v Coiled A. -, .1nt;,,,,- Vi.li-iijs v. Midland A. ; .Victoria Pai'c anl United v. Regiuas O.G.