CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2379, 21 December 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. The championship matches -were continued on Saturday afternoon in brilliant weather. United had a very easy win over _ Te Rau, who failed to save an innings defeat. Wanderers Avere victorious over Taruheru by" a substantial margin. UNITED V. TE RAU. Te Ran in their first venture made 52 to which United replied Avith 109. On Saturday Te Rau were only able to make 53, thus ildaving United Avinners bv an innings and 4 runs. TE RAU, 2nd INNINGS. The folioAving are the scores: W. Wack, st BoAvman, b Reynolds 11 Burke, c Reynolds b Hallamore 0 Sim, c Hallamore h Manning 7 Cary, I.b.AV. b lHallamore 3 J. Wack, c Gibson b Hallamore 12 Moore, b Manning 0 Olsen, not out 2 Pine, b Manning 2 Mill, b Manning 0 Featon, b Manning 0 Everiss, b Manning 2 Extras ... ... 14 Total 53 ißoAA'ling Analysis: —Manning 6 Avickets for 13, Hallamore 3 for 9, Reynolds 1 for 13.

WANDERERS V. TARUHERU. Taruheru continued their second innings, hut made a poor (stand against the bowling of Ad'amson and Glennie, and the last wicket fell with the score at 46. Wanderers then went in a second time and when stumps were drtawn had scored 94 for 7 wickets. The following are the scores: TARUHERU, 2nd INNINGS. (First Innings 62.) Sharpies, c McColl b .'Babb 8 Goldie, l.b.w. b Glennie 18 Whitely, b Glennie 0 Davis, c O’Donnell' b Adamson 2 Harker, o McColl b Glennie ... 3 W. Sharp, c Hogg b Adamson 3 Anderson; b Glennie ... ... 0 Osborne, c 'Lasker h Glennie ... 5 Matheson, not out 5 Hannigan, b Young '1 Charles, b Glennie 0 Extras ... ... ... 1 Total ... ..; 46 Bowling Analysis: —Glennie 6 for 14, Adamson 2 for 10, Young 1 for 7, Babb 1 'for 4, Lee-Archer 0 for 10. WANDERERS, 2nd INNINGS. (Ist Innings 77.) Lee-Archer, lb Harker 3 Glennie, b Davis ••• 5 Young, b Harker ••• ••• '••• ° McColl, b Hannigan ••• *0 Lasker, b Davis ••• ••• { Babb, retired ... ••• Maude, b Sharpies ... •, Hogg, b Anderson ••• O’Donneill, not out 3 Extras °

Total (for 7 wclis.) 94Bowling Analysis:—-Hm'ker 2 for 29 Davis 2 for 18, Sharpies 1 for Is' Hannigan 1 for 9, Anderson 1 for 6, Osborne 0. for 9.

AUCKLAND MATCHES. [Press Association.! AUCKLAND, Dec. 20. Glorious Aveatlier .prevailed yesterday for the concluding day’s play of the fifth round of the Auckland Cricket Association’s championships. The effect of the heavy rains of the mid Aveek on the Avickets AA r as not apparent, a drying wind arid brilliant sunshine on Friday taking the moisture out of the .ground. The season has 'been piarked ibv brilliant batting, but yesterday’s performances in the senior grade eclipsed those of any previous day. No tless than four centuries were scored, E. Horspool (179), Brook-Smith (163), (not out), Relf 161, -not out), and Cummings (105) attaining the coveted honor. In addition five scores of 50 and over AAere made. The folloAving are the details of the senior grade matches:—Ponsonby v. Grafton.—Ponsonby, first innings, 163, Grafton, first innings, 291. Innings declared closed Avith nine Avickets doAvn (E. Horspool 179, C. liay 54), .Sneddon took three Avickets. tor 34 runs. Ponsonby, second innings, 82 for-five Avickets (Wood 54). Hoavcll took' three AA r ickets for 16 .runs. Grafton won easily on the first innings by 128 runs and secured a tivo point Avin. Parnell v. City. Parnell, first innings, 136; City, first innings, 268, (Neill 78, not out, Gleeson 52, Archer 36, Lambert 31, and Mccormick 29). Parnell, second innings, 114 for seven Avickets (Lusk 43). Harvic took three Avickets for 25 runs. City Avon by 132 runs on the first innings, a Hvo point Avin. Eden Colts v. Eden A..—Eden Colts, first innings, 268 (Relf 161/ not out, Francis 41). Cummings took four Avickets for 55 and G. .Mills three for 45. Eden A, first innings 312. Declared closed with one AVicket down. Brook-Smith 163 (not out), Cumilivings 105. Eden A Avon by 44 runs on tlie first innings, a tivo point win. University v. North Shore.—University, first innings, 103. North Shore, first innings, 200 (Plnlson 35, Hodden 34, Bush 29). Fenwick took five Avickets for 51 runs. University, second innings, 152 (Gray 50, Wallace 29). .‘Hodden took four wickets tor 34 runs. North Shore, second Innings, 60 for 1 wicket (Hodden 31, Miot out). North Shore won by o Avickets, securing the on.y three point Avin of the day.

DUNEDIN MATCHES

[Press Association.]

DUNEDIN, Dec. 20. Cricket matches AAere continued yesterday in splendid Aveatlier. Dunedin beat Carisbrook B on the Ist innings. The former made 261 (Eekihold 115), and 56 for 1 Avicket, Ca.-is-brook compiling 138 (Barren 41). GHinge defeated Albion by 18 Tims. The former made 37 and 162 (GhadAvick 50) and the latter 91 and 90. The Carisbrook A v. Opoho match ended in either a tie or aviii tor Carisbrook by one run, the formei made 152 in the first innings and the latter 65. . Opolio made 140 in the second innings, leaving Larisbrook 54 to win. The scoring book? do not tally, one crediting Cansbrook with 54 and the other Avith od.

NEW SOUTH WALES V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. United Press Association. Copyright ADELAIDE, Dec. 18. There Avas fine weather and good Avicket for the intercolonial match, New South Wales gave South Australia a day’s leather hunting, the visitors losing one Avicket for 410: Hopkins (not out) 218, Bardsley 06, Noble (not out) 124. (Received, 4.30 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Dec. 20. Ncav South Wales first innings closed for 713. Hopkins 21S, Noble 213, Rev. Waddy 64, *S. Gregory 21, Macartney 29, Barnes 44, Cotter (not out) 24, AA'ere chief scores. O’Connor took 4 wickets for 173, Whittv 2 for 142, Pretty 3 for 112. Quist‘l for 56. The Hopkins-Noble partnership yielded 283, botli playing brilliantly. The second ball received yesterday disposed of Hopkins. The only mistake of his innings Avas a possible chance before lie had scored. THE NEXT AUSTRALIAN TEAM. United Press Association. Copyright : SYDNEY, Dec. 19. In connection with the visit of the next Australia cricket team engaged by the Board of Control, in regard to remuneration, the players decided that they Avould take the whole of the fcnoney and retain 5 per cent for the first £6OOO of the takings, and 12 per cent, of the balance over that amount.

(Received, December 21, 1 a.m.)

-SYDNEY, Dec. 20. The -Board of Control decided to send an Australian second eleven to New Zealand.