CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2421, 9 February 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

TOKOMARU v. POVERTY BAY

The Tokomaru team arrived in Gi<sbonio .on Saturday afternoon, and commenced the first of their series of at Victoria Domain' at 11. o’clock yesterday morning, when they engaged a fairly strong eleven representing the Poverty Bay Cricket Association. W. Oates, juur., captained the visitors, while W. Gibson was elected to lead the local eleven. Rain fell in the early morning, but the weather, cleared about 10 o’clock, and was fine for the remainder of the day. Tokomaru won the toss and elected to bat. The innings opened inauspieiously, Connelly, W. Oates, and Skitcli being sent back before 10 runs appeared on the board. .J. Gibson amt L. Reed then became associated in a useful partnership, and took the score to 52 by good cricket before the latter was taken by Babb, off Hallamorej after playing a free innings for 28. Gibson was out l.b.W. to Young, after scoring 29. His innings was a good effort, marked by strong play on the on side. J. Moore (18), G. Oates (18), and Claycleu (12) were mainly responsible for raising the total to 122 before the last wicket fell. Babb was the most successful bowler for the* local eleven, securing five wickets for 40 runs off eight overs. The Poverty Bay team replied with 181, J. Lang, Babbs, J. H. Wack, W. Gibson, and Young playing good cricket ior their runs. Connelly wound up the innings in summary fashion by securing the wickets of Commons, Maude, and Hogg with successive balls, thus accomplishing the “hat” trick. ■With about an hour and twenty minutes to bat, Tokomaru commenced their second innings, and ran up 122 for six wickets before time, was called at 6.30 o’clock. The Gisborne captain employed his second string of howlers in this innings, and seven men toed the bowling crease. W 7 Oates, Moore, and J. Oates hit out "lustily, and gave the field some leather-chasing. The Tokomaru team is a fair all-round side, and will probably give'a better account of themselves in to-day’s match. , • . Messrs Clarke and Thelwall acted as umpires. '

The following aro the scores: — TOKOMARU—Ist Innings. f Connelly, c Hallamore, b Babbs Q W. Oates, c Babbs, b Glennie ... 5 Skitcli, lbw, b Babbs 0 J. Gibson, lbw, b Young Reed, c Babbs, b Hallamore ... 28 J. Oates, c Hallamore, b Monk 0 Mill, c Lang, b Monk 2 Moore, b Babbs ••• ••• G. Oates, b Babbs ... ••• 1® Clayden, c Young, b Babbs J-* Cordon, not out ••• ••• 2 Extras ••• ••• • • Total, ... .... ••• 122 Bowling analysis.—-Babbs 5 for 40, Glennie 1 for 30, Hallamore 1 for 35, Monk 2 for 7, Young X for 2..

POVERTY BAY. W. Gibson, cW. Oates, b Clayden 20 Young, b Clayden ... ... 17 Babbs, lbw, b Skitch ... 28 J. Lang, st. J. Oates, b G. Oates 29 Hallamore, o sub., b W. Oates 9, J. H. Wack, b Reed ... ... 23! Glennie, b Reed ’ ... ... 6 Commons, oW. Oates, b Connelly 7 ■ Monk, not out 1 Maude, lbw, b Connolly ... 0 Hogg, b Connelly ... ... 0 ' Extras ... ... 41 - Total 181 Bowling analysis.—G. Oates 1 for 28, Reed 2 for 31, Clayden 2 for 30, Skitch 1 for 30, W. Oates 1 for 16, Connelly B for 5. TOKOMARU —2nd Innings. Skitch, lbw, b Young 0 W. Oates, b Glennie ... ... 32 Connelly, c Hogg, b Hallamore,.. 0 Reed, b Young ... ... 7 Moore, not out ... ... 33 J. Oates, b Commons ... ... 39 Cordon, not out ... ... 0 Clayden, lbw, b Commons ... 2 Extras ... ... ... 9 Total for six wickets ... 122 Bowling analysis.—Young 2 for 10, Hallamore 1 for 28, Glennie 1 for 1,, Maude 0 for 36, Gibson 0 for 28, Commons 2 for 1, Hogg 0 for 9.

The second match of the tour will bo played to-day, c6mmencing at 10.30 a.m., when Tokomaru meets the following local eleven : Gorman, McConnell, Hill, Farrell, Grant, Adamson, Austin, Anderson, ,H. Wack, F. G. Sharp, and Monk. Definite word has been received by tho Poverty Bay Cricket Association that the Motu Club will bo unable to send a team to Gisborne this week. AUSTRALIA v. REST OF AUSTRALIA. United Press Association. Copyright (Received February 8, 9.50 p.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 8. Australia’s first innings closed for 202. Additional scores: — O’Connor, c Parker, b Barnes ... o Cotter, st, Gorry. b Barnes ... 22 Carkeelc, not out ... ••• o Extras ••• . Bowling analysis.—Saunders 3 for 54, Kelleway 2 for 49, Simpson 1 for 14, Barnes 3 for 35, Hazlitt 0 for 26, Hopkins 0 for 10.

The Rest of Australia in their second innings made 159. Scores: May no, b Armstrong ... ... 12 Bardsley, b Cotter 6 Gehrs, o Carkeek, b O’Connor ... ' 13 Parker, c Carkeek,«, b O’Connor 0 Hopkins, not out 91 Simpson, b Armstrong ... ... 0 Hazlitt, b Armstrong ... 10 Barnes, b Cotter ... ... 12 Kelleway. lbw, b Armstrong ... 7 Gorry, b O’Connor 4 Saunders, b Armstrong ... 0 Extras 4 Total _159 Bowling analysis.—Armstrong 5 for 37, O’Connor 3 for 39, Cotter 2 for 52, Macartney 0 for 17. Australia in their second innings has lost one wicket for 95. McAlister run out on a no ball 56, Gregory not out 38. The weather was fine. and the wicket good. Excepting Hopkins, who played a fine patient innings, marred, however, by two chances, the Rest of Australia made a poor stand in the second innings. Armstrong’s boiling proving very destructive.