CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2175, 27 April 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

TE RAU v. WANDERERS. The final match of the season was commenced on Saturday afternoon at tho Victoria. Domain, when the above teams met to decide the premiership. The wicket was in perfect order, ana much surprise was felt _ when tno Wanderers’ skipper, winning the toss, sent his opponents to the wickets. Cary and Vallance opened to the bopling of Babb and Harker, and runs camo rapidly, but after Op ry s i \Bmissal at 21. the To .Ran wickets- fell in quick succession, and had it no been for another sterling exhibition by Vallance, their total would have been very small. The innings closed for 11G, of which ho made 08 by sound cricket. McColl was the most suc r cessful bowler, securing, four wickets for 11 runs. . ... Wanderers, in commencing then innings, made a most disastrous start, and at call of time had lost four of their heist men for 21 runs. Each of the batsmen shaped uncomfortably in nlaving Dargan, whose tnrec tickets'only cost,6 runs. - Appended are the scores:

TE RAU.—First Innings R. II.‘ Valla nee, c McConnell, b 68 It. W. Cary, c Davies, b Babb J. Pine, c Atlamson, b McCol.l •0. R. liken, lbw, b Danes \V. Schofield, b MeCull 7 7 2. 3 3 G G i’y S. H. Walk.. <.• Duties, b MoColl... 4 0 5 116 Bowling Analysis.—P. McCo , 0 overs, 11 runs,' I wickets ; II. Jiabb, 11 overs, 32 runs, 3 wickets; Davies, 5 overs, 11 runs, 1 wicket: G. H;i rUet, 8 overs, 29 runs, ,1 wicket ; Adillfioil, 3 overs, 3 runs, 1 wicket. WANDERERS. —First Innings. ■« Judge, ib Dargan y. 9 H. Babb, h Tlawn . U . 2 . 0 Extras. . 4 Total for 1 wickots 21 Bowling Analysis.—Dargan, G overe, 6,runs, 3 wickets; Pino, 1 over nil, 1 wicket; Yallauce, $ overs, ]1 juns, 0 wicket.