CRICKET.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1035, 6 January 1910, Page 13

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. EASY WIN FOR EMPIRE CITY. The representative cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury commenced at Wellington on Saturday in perfect weather and before a fair attendance. The first day’s play was not of a high standard, the bat-' ting of both teams being much below representativ j form. , The Canterbury eleven batted first but only succeeded in putting together 122 runs (Lusk 5, Wood 2, W. Carlton 30, Reese 1, Patrick 19, Crawshaw 10, Boxshall 2, Hayes 1, Addison 1, T. Carlton 10, Watson 17 not out). For Wellington, Hickey took four wickets for 50 runs, Brice five for 37 and Hawthorne one for 7. The Wellingtonians then took their stand at the wickets and by the call of time had placed 88 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets (C. Hickson 13, Midlane 31, Mahoney 4,

Tucker 9, Hawthorne 18, Blacklock 1, Patrick 0 not out).

The second day’s play took place on Monday, when the cricketers were again favoured with ideal weather. The remaining Wellington batsmen acquitted themselves well, bringing the total up considerably, but the Canterbury eleven gave a repetition of their poor batting display of the Saturday. With four wickets to fall in their first innings, the Wellington batsmen roused themselves and carried their total to 171 runs before being all dismissed, the remaining scores being Brice 11, Roberts 31, ZUuham 25, Hickey 9 not out). Bowling for Canterbury in the first innings T. Carlton took two wickets for 52 run's, Watson two for 29, Reese four for 4?.

In their second innings Canterbury knocked up a total of 129 runs (Lusk 0, Patrick 9, Watson 0, Wood 3, Reese 11, W. Carlton 5 6 not out, T. Carlton 5, Crawshaw 4, Hayes 5, Boxshall 19, Addison 0). For Wellington, Upham took six wickets for 52 runs, and Hickey three wickets for 3 6 runs. Wellington '.hen opened their second innings .via baiting in attractive style compiled 84 runs for the loss of one wicket (Tucker 8, Hickson 32, not out, Midlane 40 not out), Reese taking one wicket for 14 runs. Wellington thus won by nine wickets.

The Wanganui—North Taranaki .representative match resulted in a win for Taranaki by 155 runs. In the first innings Taranaki scored 96 runs, while in their second attempt they put together 314 runs. Wanganui made 154 in the first innings and 101 in the second.