CRICKET.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 946, 23 April 1908, Page 13

CRICKET.

A CURIOUS MATCH. The match between the Eden C.C. touring team and Gisborne last week at Gisborne had a somewhat remarkable end. The Auckland premiers batted first and made 139 (Murdoch 48, Hobson 44 not out). Gisborne could do nothing against Olliff, who took seven wickets for 12 runs, and the innings realised 37. Poor as the stand made by the local players was. the second innings was a perfect rout. Murdoch and Hobson, who had done so well with the bat, were the bowlers, and the Gisborne players simply could not score. Three of them made singles, while “ duck’s eggs - ’ were freely laid by the others. There were seven byes, or the score would have been a record. As it was, Gisborne only got 10 runs, so were beaten by an innings and 92 runs. The fin’sh of the match between the Eden Touring Team and Poverty Bay was very exciting. The Gisborne players wanted two to win, with three wickets to fall. but O'.liff got two wickets with successive balls. He might have pulled the match out of the fire, but “ over” was called, and the runs were scored the next over, Poverty Bay winning by one wicket amidst much excitement. A Parnell eleven went to Cambridge on Good Friday and defeated the locals by 119 and 34 to 30 and 10. » ♦ 4t * Y.M C.A. defeated Tararu at Parawai by 104 to 48.