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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 786, 30 March 1905, Page 12

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AUCKLAND V. HAWKE’S BAY. The chief cricket event of the week has. been the inter-provir.cial match between Auckland and Hawke’s Pay. This was commenced on ihe Domain on Friday, and concluded on Saturday, the weather fine and the wicket in good order. Very little public interest was taken in the match, only £24 being taken at the gates during the tw.o days, which means a loss to the Cricket Association. Auckland batted first, but there were many failures in the team, Elliott, Hemus, and Kallender failing to score, while seven men were responsible for but 20 runs. The feature of the play was a fine inwings by W. Smith, who showed to great advantage, scoring all round the wicket. His innings of 112, n>ot out, was the best he has yet shown, and stood out in very bright contrast to some of the other players. He hit 10 fours and never gave a chance. E. MacCormick played well for his quota of 42, and 100. ed good for a lot more runs when he put one into Sharp’s hands. The North Shore player, Hussey, showed to advantage in his compilaticn cf 42, while S. P. Jones looked like making runs when he got his leg in front to Fenton. The innings closed for 2IS, a very respectable total, wheia all things are considered. The display made by Hawse’s Bay was disappointing in the extreme, and with the exception of Lust, who hit up 45 in quite his old stvle, none of the batsmen shaped with any confidence at the rather moderate bowling. A very tedious inninJgs realised 105 runs, which meant a follow-on. Very little improvement was noticeable in the second attempt. The first wic et put on 3 runs, and with such a li .ely start it was disappointing to find the whole side out for 126. ITa.ll showed to most advantage, getting 30 out of the first 'o runs, while the best of the others was Cato, who batted very patiently for his runs. The particulars were as follows .— Auckland. First Innings.—T. Elliott, b Cotterill, 0 ; C. Olliff, c Hubhes, b Fenton, 4 ; F. R. Mason, b Cotterill, 5; S. P. Jcnes, lbw, b Fenton, 22 ; E. Sale, b Fenton, 9 ; E. MacCormick, c Sharp, b Fenton, 42 ; W. Smith, not out, 112 ; J. Kallender, b IL B. Lusk, 0 ; L. G. Hemus, b H. B. Lusk, O'; J. Hussey, b Cotterill, 12 ; W. Stemson, b Fenton, 2 ; Extras, 10 ; Total, 248. Bowling Analysis.—Fenton), 78 runs for 5 wickets ; Cotterill, 58 for 3 ; Torkington, 19 for 0 ; Cato, 14 for 0 ; Lusk, 39 for 2 ; Hughes, 30 for 0. Hawke’s Bay. First Innings.—Lus , b Hussey, 15 ; Howard, st Elliott, b Stemson, 1 ; Cato, b Stemson, 6 ; Fenton, lbw, b Stemson, 0 ; Hallamore, c Mason, b Stemson, 9 ; Sharp, c Sale, t, Kallender, 13 ; Cotterill, b Stemson, 3 ; Hughes, b Stemson, 7 ; Flail, b Stemson, 14 ; Tube, b Kallender, 3 ; Torrington, not cut, ii ; Extras, 4 • To rl 105. Bowling Analysis.—Stemson, 60 runs for 7 wickets ; Olliff, 11 for 0 ; Hussey, 16 for 1 ; Kallender, S for 2 ; Smith, 3 for 0. Hawke’s Bay. Second Innings.—Hall, lbw, b Olliff, 30 ; Howard, b Hussey, 15; Lusk, b Hussey, 18 ; Fenton, b Hussey, 1 ; Cato, b Olliff, is ; Sharp, b Stemson, 1 ; Hallair ore, b Hussey, 1 ; Cot-

terill, c Sale, b Stemson, 6 ; Hughes, e Elliott, b Stemson, 0 ; Torkington, b Jones, 14 ; Tuke, not out, 4 ; Extras, IS‘; Total, 126. Bowling Analysis.—Stemson, 37 runs for 3 wickets ; Kallender, 15 for 0 ; Jones, 6 for 1 ; Olliff, 23 for 2 ; Hussey. 27 for 4.

Eden rather easily defeated Helensville on Saturday in the Domain, winning bj’ 253 to 77. For the victors, A. Frov.n 85, H. Hobson 43, Shephers 41, and Rev. J. W. Smith 33 (retired', did best, while for the losers, D. Lonovan 37, anid Eourke 20, were top-scorers. For Eden the Rev. J. W. Smith took 5 wickets for 31, and Hot son 3 for 7 runs. For the 'osers tie Rev. H. Snurr bagged 5 for 40. When an Australian team leaves Sydney there is ant to i e a cig demonstration on the part of the public. It was curious to notice that when the Navua hauled off from the Queen) Street Wharf last week with the home-going Australians, there were but few, if any, more than the ordinary number of people down to see her oil, and not a single cheer was ra sed, nor was there a sign? of enthusiasm anywhere. Laver’s men must have thought that the series of defeats ran'-led, but Aucklanders are too good sportsmen for that, and probably had overlooked the fact of the departure of the eric eters for the Old Land. Their suc.ess in England will be quite as eagerly wished for here as in Australia. * * * * When in England, in 1902, Armstrong was a terror for playing not out, his average being about one not out in every five innings. The tall Victorian evidently means to uphold his refutation! in this respect, for in New Zealand he was thrice not out in six innings. He, was thus enabled to head the batting averages with 102.66. Trumpet, who compiled the highest aggregate (538), and the highest score (172), ‘was second, with 89.66 ; Hill being third, with 68.83. Noble did little with the tat, hut made amends as a bowler by securing the bowlir.'g average, with 29 wickets for 302—average, 10.41. Armstrong, however, was a close second, with 28 for 293 (10.46), and Cotter third, with 22 for 231 (10.50). Armstrong is likely to he a much 2,-reater success as a bowler in England than many people, expect, a s the slower wickets will suit his deliveries better than ihe fast Australian pitches. ♦ * « « 'lhe Marylebone Cricket Club’s board of control in connection with the test matches have decided that the Australians’ share of the takings in Ihe five matches should he, as usual, half the gross gate-money. The selectors of the English teams appointed are Lord'

Hawke, P. F. Warner, and J. A. Dixon. The question of applying the “closure” in the fifth match, if required to be played out, was left in statu quo, it being held that rule 53 and 54 apply, and that no special provision was, therefore, necessary. * * * * A famous Lancashire amateur, E. B. Bowley, who captained the county eleven prior to the days of A. N. Hornby, died last month, at the age of 62 years. He came of a family noted for its cricket prowess, and one of h’s best innings was one of 219 runs, scored f r the Gentlemen of Lancashire a'ainst the Gentlemen of Yorkshire. Hampshire County Club, which is in serious’ pecuniary straits, is in danger of losing its ground at Southampton, through inability to pay the rent. The death is reported of James Phillips, who baci in the seventies did good service in the Sussex county eleven as batsman, wicketi eeper, and fielder generally. He signalised his debut in 1871 as a colt by an innings of 103 against the county team, and later on played for the United South of England, while in 1878 he figured at the Oval in the ranks of the Players against the first Australian team.