CRICKET.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9643, 16 January 1899, Page 2

CRICKET.

Queensland y. South Australia. {By Elootrio Telegraph— Copyright.) > r (Per United Press Association.) Bkisbane, January 15. In the cricket match, Queensland v. South Australia, the former in the first innings made 109.* At the close of the day's play the South Australians had scored 230 runs for the losa of two wickets. The following are the scores : — Queensland— First Innings. Bradley 2 Olark 9 Poster „ „ „ „, „, 9 Oarew .. .. .. -■.. . . 4 Schrieber 0 Allen „ „ . . v . . . . 5 Byrne , „ „ „ „ .. 0 Evans .. „ 23 Metcalfe (not out) , 36 Higgins 10 Leary % , „ ..0 'Extras 12 Total 100 South Australia — First Innings. Lyons> '. . . ..24 Hill 78 Darling (not out) . . „ . . 101 Giffen (pot out) 24 Extras , 24 Total for two wiokets . . 230 1 y _-__ _— -__ The New Zealand Team. The Australian Tour Definitely Do- "■ --, oided On. (Per United Press Association.) CHBisTOHuncii, January 14. At a* mooting of the New Zealand Crickqt Council last night, it was definitely deoided to Bend a team to Australia. ' A Big Sooro by George Hills. . ■ Auckland, January 16. G. Mills, a member of the New Zealand cricket team, made 217 out of 300 on Saturday.' Yietorias y. Reglnas. The above matoh (which the previous week stood Jteginas 41, 82 for fanp wickets) ,was resumed on Victoria Park on Saturday, and ended in an easy win for the 'captain's team by an innings and six runs. The latter continued batting, but 'qnly added 13 runs, the innings closing for 05 f The, Beglnas in their seoorid essay only put together 48, or seven less -than they made in their first innings, Francis (14) alone making any stand., V "VICTOBIAS. A N Cave, b MoLean 0 Meldrum, b H Cave 8 LP Cam not out '■'■ -t -.-. 37 Brookfjeld, b H Cave 9 Watti o H Dave b W Cave „ . . 31 G Qordoj!, bI? Cave b W McLean „ 4 S Parkos," B Moliean • , „ „ 0 Currte, bli Cave „ „ „ 1 J MoLoan, run out „ „ „ 2 O Fownall, o H Gave b Moljoan „ 0 Willis, b McLean 1 Extras 2 Total 95 Bowling— MoLean, 5 wiokets for 12; Francis, p for 26 ; H B Cave, 3 for 31 ; W B Gave, \ for 17 i X H Cave, 0 for 5. JIEOIKAB, H B Cave, o qnd b I\. Cave „ . . 5 It Cave, o Gqrdon bL. Cave „ . . 6 Francis, o D'Arcy b Parkes . . „ 14 MoLean, o Parkes b h Cave . . . . 5 W B Cave, b Parkes 0 Cresswell, o D'Aroy b Parkes . . . . 0 L CaHvrell, b L Cave 2 F Wilson, b Parkes 2 Ifey Bartlett, b L Cave „ „0 Naylor, p and I} Barkos .. „ ..0 f B P-arJces, not out „ „ „ I Ps'ras m t .i •.■ ..8 . Total 48 Bowling— S Parke3, took 5 wickets for 30 ; L Cave, 5 for 10.

The United Juniors played their Seniors on -Cook's Gardens on Saturday, and suffered "defeat by 8.7 fp. 60, Very poor cricket was shown,' on the' part fifth, 9 Seniors. For the Seniors Martin and Harrison did 'all the bowling, and for the Juniors Tilly and Sigley seoure4 all the vyipitetji, '' "" $he two .^uniqr tgama qf $be Waogapfli Pluft (Victorias a_pd fieginas) met on a wretched wicket pn their own ground on Satnrdfty,,theß.eginaß. winning by 38 runs on Ijiie first inqjqgs, The eqorea were Reginas SO (McLean 15), Victorias 33. Gordon &nd Pelves for the Reginas, and Taylor, liookgtt, and Lewis for the VictorlftH, aid the bowling. The A and B teams of the Midlands also engaged each other on the Baoecourse on Saturday, the A's patting together 96' (Tustin not out 44, Willis and Sharpe 21 each), aa against the Bs 67. Ansley was the principal" scpvar Iqv the defeated team. ' In an interview at Chrlstohurch, Mr F. Wilding, one of the oldest cricketers in Ihe colony, said" that tho New Zealand team was 'a good representative one, though not the beet. He was glad to see Sims and Ashbolt included, both being young New Z inlanders to whom the experience ftould to invaluable.