CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 709, 3 January 1903, Page 2

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON DEFEATS CANTERBURY. SENSATIONAL DAY’S PLAY. Per Press Association. Christchurch, last night. The Canterbury-Wellington match pre dneed a sensational day’s play. The wca- ’ ther was tine and the wicket good, Wellington's second innings closed for 120. With a lead of 54, Canterbury were all disposed of in tho second innings for 70. Requiring 125 to win, Wellington lost six wickets for 40. Tho scores were : Weluxunox —Ist innings. Richardson,st Boxhall, b Howell ... 12 Williams, e Ridley, b Howell ... 20 Mahony, lbw, b Howell 5 Quce, b Frankish ... 1 C. Hickson, run out ... ... ... 46 \V. Hickson, c Wigley, b Howoll ... 13 Gore, b Frankish ... 2 Brice, b Howell ... 5 Stephenson, b Frankish ... ... 3 Hickey, not out ... 0 Hales, b Howell ... 3 Extras 10 Total 120 Bowling aualysis : Howoll, six for 50 ; Frankish, tlrreo for 30; Sims, none for 22 ; Lawrence, none for 8.

2nd innings. * Williams, b Howell ... 8 Richardson, b Frankish ... ... 0 Mahony, lbw ... ... 0 O. Hickson, b Frankish ... ... 10 Quee, b Frankish ... ... ... 4 W. Hickson, c Reese, b Howell ... 9 Gore, not out ... ... ... ... 4 Brice, not out 3 Extras 2

Total for six wickots ... 40 Canterbury —2nd innings. Wigley, b Hules ... ... ... 0 Sims, b Hales ... ... ... 3 Frankish, c and b Halos ... ••• 8 Ridley, b Stephenson ... ... ... 1 Orchard, b Hales ... ... ... 13 Strange, c and b Stephenson 12 Lawrence, b Hales ... ... ... 0 Ollivier, cW. Hickson, b Stephenson 0 Reese, cW. Hickson, b Stephenson... 0 Boxshall, b Stephenson ... ... 17 Howell, not out ... 4 Total 70 Bowling analysis : Stephenson, five for 28; Hales, five for 42.

ENGLISHMEN V. NORTH. TARANAKI. Bv Teleeraph—Kress Association. New Plymouth, last night. The match, North Taranaki v. English .earn, continued to-day. There was beautiful weather, and the attendance was uood, Fano and Burnup, the not-outß, resumed batting. Braund and Gudgeon opened the bowling. The scoring was slow at first, tho bowling and fielding being good. Fano had u narrow escape off Gudgoon, but revenged himself by driving him to tho boundary. Burnup followed suit off Braund, bringing tho score to 30. The next over cost nmojans, both batsmen hitting out freely. Several Doundaries were scored in quick succession, bringing the 50 up. Skelton replaced Braund, but the change proved expensive, and the fielding got loose. ■ At 71 Fane retired to a good low-down .catch, having hit up 32. His dashing play was heartily cheered. Taylor appeared; and steady play ensured for several overs. Then tho last comer sent one out of the ground, bringing 80 up, but directly after Burnup was clean bowled. Three for 85. Ho played a capital innings. IJibe retiring batsman was heartily Dowson filled the vacancy, but'-was dismissed without scoring. Four for 86. Bosanquot joinod Taylor, the partnership being the chief feature of the innings. The spectators were treated to a lively display of-hitting, boundary hits being frequont, Bosanquot getting four in succession, one over.'resulting in 21 runs. Changes of bowliffg-wero tried without stopping tho rapid Scoring, Skelton proving very expensive. .Both batsmen gave several chances. Several balls, were hit amongst tho (Spectators. Eventually Taylor waa tempted 'to step out, and was stumped. The partnership resulted in the addition of 122 runs. It was a brilliant exhibition, but not free from faults, gix for 218. Thompson filled the vacancy, runs coming fregjy. •At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at 262, Johnson having ,30 and Thompson 16 to their credit. On resuming Johnson sent one to the boundary, but skied out in the same direction, and fell a victim to a good catch at long field by Carter* He scored S'Pjjwfiich included six fours. Seven for Lea-, tham arrived. Runs were Btili pilc'd on, both hitting vigorously, causing 290 up. It was now Thompson’s turn to retire, dismissed by a smart catch. Eight for 291. Williams joined Leatham, and. quickly sotting to work the pair wore raising the score rapidly. When the latter hf.d rattled up 28 he was smartly thrown out while attempting a close run. Nine for 319. Hargreaves, the lasji man, arrived to see Williams caught at P'ogfield. The innings closed for 820. The scores were:—

Englishmen— 2nd innings. Burnup, b Skelton ... ... 46 Warner, b Clegg t .Vi 1 Fane, c Perharn, b Gudgeon 32 Taylor, et Clegg, b Roberton 62 Dowson, c Robertson, b Gudgeon ... 0 Bosanquet, c Perharn, b Roberton ... 66 Johnson, c Carter, b Braund ... 34 Thompson, c Hassell, b Robertson ... V Leatham, run out z 8 Williams, c Braund, b Gudgeon ... 21 Hargreaves, not out . ... 0 Extras 12 Total 3? r

Bowling analysis : Braund, one for 81 Gudgeon, four for 76; Skelton, one fot 67; Robertson, three for 79; Perharn, ni’ for 5. *

Taranrki’s second vonture opened disas. trously, three wickets falling for one run, Thompson’s bowling being deadly. Spencer and Gardner broke the spell of ill-luck, the latter, after patiently knocking up 14, losing his wicket through a grand delivery from Thompson. Four for 22. The seventh and eighth wicket fell for 42, but Perbam, who was playing confidently and accurately, helped to raise the to SI for the ninth wicket, when Clarke jjot oil his ground. Steeds and Perbam continued scoring, the former hitting out well and playing a sound geme. Dowson brought about a separation, dismissing Perharn for a useful 20. Steeds continued to score, heading the list with 29, when he also was stumped. Th 6 rest did fairly well, the innings closing for 131. The scoreß were : Taranaki- 2nd Innings. Gudgeon, c Fane b Thompson ... 1 Gardner, b Thompson ... ... ... 14 Weston, b Thompson 0 F. Robertson, c and b Thompson ... 7 Hassell, stpd Taylor b Hargreaves ... li. Clegg, run out 5 F. Robertson, b Thompson S Perharn, b Dowson 20 Clark, stpd Taylor b Bosanquet ~.. 10 Steeds, stpd Taylor b Bosanquet i ... 29 Whittle, c Warner b BosaDquet ... 4 Carter, lbw b Dowson ... 5 Lightband, b Dowson Moore, c Burnup b Bosanquet .... 0 Braund, not out... ... ... g Skelton, c Taylor b Dowson 0 Elliott, b Dowson <• Extras

Total Bowling analysis : Hargreaves -u 38, Thompson six for 26, Bosanquet v for 39, Dowson five for 22, Tayloi wicket keeping was particularly smart. SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. VICTORIA A RECORD FOR LAST WICKET. By Telegraph—Presß Association—Copyrig Melbourne, Jan. 2 Victoria, in their first innings, mr 472, Ellis 118, Hastings (not out) ll They put up a record for the last wlekadding 211. Jones took four wickets * 134, Lavers three for 117, Claxton two for 72.

South Australia has lost four wickets for 222, Hill (not out) 110, Claxton 37 Gehrs (not out) 23,