CRICKET.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 925, 28 November 1907, Page 13

CRICKET.

The third round of the local cup competitions was commenced on Saturday, when the matches which came up for decision were City v. Grafton, Ponsonby v. Eden, and North Shore v. Parnell. In the first-named match City went in to bat, and remained at the wickets all the afternoon, and when play ceased had placed 380 runs to their credit for the oss of six wickets. R. Neill was batting in great style, and his score now stands at 204 (not out). In the Ponsonby-Eden match Ponsonby batted first, but were all got rid of for no. Eden then went in, and when stumps were drawn had only two wickets down for 166. North Shore was at the wickets all the afternoon against Parnell, and put together 290 for eight wickets, the chief scores being J. Hussey 53, A. Haddon 45. * * * * In the cricket match Waiuku East v. Waiuku West, played on Saturday, the former team scored 85, Waiuku West responding with 62. The chief scorers for the winning team were Playdell (24) and F. Webster (18), and for Waiuku West Mackey (18) and Aid red (16). * * * * The English cricketers gave the New South Wales representatives a decisive beating this week, when the visitors succeeded in defeating the colonials by 408 runs. The scores were—New South Wales, first innings ioi, second innings 96, total 197; Englishmen, first innings 304, second innings 301, total 605. * * * * At a meeting of the Quensland Cricket Association recently a letter was received from the manager of a Fiji team declining an offer of 50 per cent, for a match at Brisbane on New Year’s Day, and asking 70 per cent, on receipts from all sources. * * * « The young Surey player J. N. Crawford must have been laying on the willow in the match against South Australia. In 58 minutes he had put together 114. Perhaps a better idea would be gained by giving the exact hits.— 3,4, 1,4, 4,4, 4, 4> L 2,2, 6, 4, 1,4, 4, 2 ’. 2 > 6 > L 4> 4? 4,4, 3> 1 4- 4> 4, 3> 4, 4> 2, 6. * # * * During their recent visit to England, several of the South African cricketers found it . necessary to pay visits to Mr. Frank Matthews, a famous bone-setter, for the purpose of having casualties sustained in the field attended to. To mark their appreciation of his efforts, relates the “Sporting Life,” the colonials, before leaving for home, made an interesting presentation to Mr. Matthews in the form of a bat inscribed with the autographs of the members of the side. .** # * The English fielding deserves a word. On the first day it was not perfect, but there was some excuse on account of the extreme heat,, which struck the visitors rather suddenly. It was brilliant, but there were one or two rather serious faults. On Wednesday, however, when the Englishmen were playing a winning game, the fielding was seen at its best—close, bril iant and accurate.