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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 1, 6 January 1909, Page 10

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The Australian Tour. A meeting <»f representative Australian cricketers resolved to ask the Board of Control to meet representatives to discuss the financial proposals of the Australian cricketing tour of England (says a Melbourne cablegram). The selection committee has chosen the following players as certainties in the Australian team to visit England: — Noble, 1 rumper, Armstrong, Ransford, Hill, llartigan. Victoria Beats N.S.W. The inter State cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was concluded on Dee. 29. Victoria, in their first innings made 369, Laver adding 35 to yesterday’s figures and llazlitt (not out) 27. McCartney took one wicket for 41 runs, Emery throe for 115, Cotter two for H2, ami Hopkins four for 56. New South Wales, whose first innings produced 176, made 146 in their second, Bardsley (31) ami McCartney, not out (39) being the chief scorers. Vernon took three wickets for 50 runs, Laver two for 25, Saunders two for 27, and llazlitt two for 26. Victoria won by an innings and 47 runs. The Plunket Shield. OTAGT>—AUCKLAND MATC H A DRAW. The first match of the season for the Plunket Shield was that between Auckland and Otago, played at Auckland last week, and ending in a draw, after a most exciting game. The local team’s chances at one time did not look too promising, but l>y holding up their wickets, in the second innings they managed to make a draw, and thus retain the shield. Hadden, the Auckland captain, was at the wicket for two and a-half hours, and played what is considered the best defensive innings seen in Auckland. His admirers afterwards made a collect ion, and presented him with a very tangible evidence of their appreciation of his efforts to keep the trophy in Auckland. . Koi lowing are the scores: — OTAGO.—First Innings. Howden, c Sale, b Howden 33 Hopkins, run out 2* 'Wilson, st Robinson, b Howden . . 144 Ktcdeberg, e Cummings, b Relf .... 39 Austin, b Howden 12 Wordsworth, b Howden ;.. 4 Rutherford, lbw, b Howden 11 Williams, b Hadden 17 Fisher, c Sale, b Howden 19 Torrance, lbw, b Cummings 9 Ayles, not out 3 Extras 26 Total 338 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

AUCKLAND. — First Innings. Jones, h Wordsworth 0 TL MacCormick, b Fisher 13 Robinson, b Fisher 23 Ilonins, c Fisher, b Wordsworth .... 2 A. Haddon, b Fisher 16 •K. V. Sale, b Rutherford 22 G. W. Cummings, b Torrance 12 'A. E. Relf, b Torrance 64 R. Mason, c Howden, b Fisher . . 5 A. Howden, b Fisher 2 W. Brooke-Smith, not out 16 Extras ... 21 Total 196 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

OTAGO. — Second Innings. Howden. b A. M. Howden 1 Hopkins, c and b Relf 18 Siedeberg. b Rel f 2 WlJson, b Hadden '.. 28 Austin, b Relf 13 Ayles. lbw Rolf 5 Fisher, b Howden ~. 1 Wordsworth, c Mason, b Howden . .. 6 Rutherford, st Robinson, b Howden 14 Williams, c Brook-Smith, b Howden 35 Torrance, not out 13 Extras 23 Total J 59 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

AUCKLAN D.—Second Innings. Brooke-Smith, b Fisher 1 McCormick, c Austin, b Wordsworth 0 Relf, c Austin, b Wordsworth .... 8 L. G. Ilemus, 1> Torrance 19 A. Hadden, not out 57 E. V. Sale, c Williams b Torrance. ... 18 G. Cummings, not out 13 Extras 47 Total for five wickets 103 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

AUCKLAND DEFEATS CANTERBURY. ■The Auckland represhfi ba lives m’et Garrterbury on Friday, Saturday.' and •Monday oin the Auckland Domain, and defeated them by thirty three runs, thus warding till' another attempt to wrest from the province the Plunket Shield. The match was played right out, and came to a conclusion before four o’clock on the Monday. The scores tire as follows:—■ ■ AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Ilemus, b Humphreys 50 Cummings, b Bennett 3 Relf, c Ollivier, b Malone 41 Sale, l> Bennett 34 Hadden, b Bennett 8 Brook-Smith, lbw, b Humphreys . . 14 Mason, c Orchard, b Humphreys . . 13 MaeCormiek, not out 16 McMahon, b Humphreys 14 Stemson, b Anthony 16 Robinson, lbw, b Anthony 1 Extras 29 Total 239 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

CANTERBURY. —First Innings. Woods, b Relf . 16 Lusk, lbw, b Relf 6 Ollivier, b Rolf 0 Humphreys, c Robinson, b BrookeSmith 43 Reese, lbw, b Relf 9 Sims, run out 12 Anthony, b Brooke-Smith 5 Orchard, c Sale, b Relf 2 Bennett, b Relf 0 Boxshall, b Relf 18 Malone, not out 0 Extras ; 1 Total ■.’................... 112 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

AUCKLAND’S SECOND INNINGS. Ilemus, b Humphr ey* « MaeCormiek, lbw, b Malone 5 Sale, b Humphreys 5 Hadden, b Malone .. ..’ 18 Cummings, b Humphreys . .... 14 Relf, c and b Orchard 11 Brooke-Smith, c Boxshall, b Humphreys .... I 13 McMahon, c Boxshall, b Humphreys 1 Mason, st Boxshall, b Humphreys . . 3 Stemson, run out 10 Robinson, not out 4 Extras 8 Total 92

CANTERBURY. — 2nd Innings. Wood, lbw, b Relf 0 Lusk, b Relf 4 Sims, b McMahon 13 Bennett, lbw, b Brooke-Smith ...... 3 Humphreys, c Hemus, b Relf 2(1 Reece, b Relf 31 Anthony, 1> Stemson 63 Ollivier’, b Relf . . . 5 Boxshall, b Hadden 7 Maloney i Total i BB Otago Beats Wanganui. The Otago representative cricketers met. the Wanganui team on the College ground last week, and defeated them by the substantial margin of 260 runs, the scores being as follows: — OTAGO.—First Innings. (Austin, b Broad 29 Ayles, st. Lorey, b Cargill 18 Hopkins, c Lorey. b Williams 40 Siedeberg, b Burrett 109 Beal, b Burrett 0 Rutherford, c Wheeler, b Broad .... 33 Williams, b Broad 26 Torrance, not 0ut.................. 22 Wilson, c Henderson, b Cargill .... 29 Wordsworth, c Holland, b Cargill . . 0 Martyn, lbw. b Burrett 0 Extras C:......'. 24 Total- \ . 330 Bowling Analysis: C. Holland took no wickets for 59 runs; Broad, three for 71; •Cargill; three for 48; Williams, one for 47: Burrett. three for 49; Henderson, none for 16; Holland, none for 16. WANGANUI,—First Innings. H. B. Cave, b Hopkins 20 K. 11. Cave, b Torrance 47 Broad, b Wordsworth 11 Holland, c Siedeberg, b Wordsworth 14 Burrett, c Torrance, b Wordsworth 43 Wheeler, run out 3 Williams, b Wordsworth 24 Robertson, l> Torrance 22 Cargill, b Siedeberg 4 F. Holland, c Williams, b Siedeberg. . 1 Henderson, not out 2 Extras 25 Total 216 Wordsworth, with four wickets for 26 runs, bad the best bowling average. OTAGO. —Second Innings. Austin, b C. Holland 16 Beal, b C. Holland 2 Hopkins, b C. Holland 32 Hawke’s Bay. The Poverty Bay representatives met a combined team from the United, Scinde, Colts, and County Clubs at Napier last week, and the match resulted in a win for the Napier team by an innings and 133 runs. In their first innings the Napier men, who went to the wickets first, made the fine total of 313, to which the principal contributors were Hawke 137. Fenton (not out) 61, Hindmarsh 75, and Ashcroft IL These were the only double figure players. Of the Poverty Bay trundlers Derecourt took three wickets for 39 runs, 01-scn a similar number for 45, Moore two for 36. and Monk two for 33. Poverty Bay could only respond with 91. in their first attempt, and the second was eveji, less successful, the total being 89. of which Lang made 34 not out. The Poverty Bay team met an eleven from the United Club, and were again defeated, the United winning on the first innings. The visitors scored 93 in their first, venture, for eight wickets, and 124 in the second, while the figures of the Napier team were 177, and 141 for the loss of four wickets in the second innings, which was declared closed.

Overs . Mdns. Run*. Wkts. Keif 32 11 1 87 7 Alason <1 3 44 0 Hadden 17, 3 44 0 < ummings .... 15 G 40 i Brooke J Sni if 1i G 0 ,17 0 fciale 3 0 i-5 0

o. M. It W. ■Wordsworth . 19 2 r»-> 2 * Fisher 07 10 50 r> Torrance . . . 1 i 2 4:t Jtuthsi ford <1 1 19 1 Austin 4 1 10 0 I to wdeu ... ... 1 0 1 0

o. M. R. W. Relf 17 39 4 Jlovvden ... ... 17 3 Gl Mason ,.. 4 0 17 0 Hadden ... 13 3 21 1

O. M. R. W. Wordsworth . . 22 8 50 3 I'islier ...... 26 16 30 0 Torrance .... 24 10 27 2 Q 2 0 o Howden .... 5 2 6 0 Avies 3 Q 1 0 Rutherford 3 2 2 0

o. M. R. vv. ••Humphreys . 47 16 97 4 Bennett . 54 33 47 3 Malone . 1G 0 57 I Reese 1 0 1 0 Orchard 1 0 4 0 Anthony . . . 2 0 3 2 ♦Humphreys bowled seven noballs.

Relf O. . . . 4 M. 3 R. 2 w. 0 Sleiuson ... ... 4 2 0 0

BOWLING ANALYSIS. W. 0. M. K. Humphreys .. . . 21 9 23 6 Bennett 10 4 16 o Malone 14 1 37 2 Orchard 1 0 6 1