CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3109, 4 January 1911, Page 9

CRICKET.

TOWN TEAM v. MURIWAI. On New Year’s Day a Gisborne team of cricketersjourneyed out to Muriwai to nlay a match with a Muriwai team. J. /Lang captained the town team and W. J. the country team. Scholium winning the toss sent the town team in to bat, but tire only one to reach double figure? was T. Gibson, who made 28 not out. The total _score was 72. Muriwai only made 35. C. Williams being top-scorer with 11. The Town team made 54 in the second innings, Lang (24) being top-score. Muriwai made 53 in their second venture, the top-score being made by To R.einga (22). The Town team thus won by 39 runs. NELSON Y. WAIRARAPA. rPEB PEF.S3 ASSOCIATION.'.] MASTERTON, Jan. 3. A cricket match, Nelson v. Wairarapa, commenced licre to-day. Nelson, batting first, made 148, Meade 41, being top scorer. Beecliey was the best Wairarapa bowler, taking 3 wickets for 30 rims. Wairarapa at 5 o’clock, when play was stopped! on account of rain, had three wickets down for 235. Beecliey 112, Smart 50, not out, Waugh 40. Exarts 21. The first century took threequarters of an hour, and the second went up after two hours’ play. SOUTHLAND DEFEATS CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN, Jan. 3. The match between Southland and South Canterbury for Lord Hawke’s shield was concluded at Carisbrook today, ancl resulted in a win for Soiithlaiicl bv five wickets. With four wickets down for 49, South Canterbury resumed the second innings, which closed for 101. T. Lynch, inn., who had made top score in South Canterbury’s first innings, was again the chief contributor with 49. Poole was the most successful bowler, securing five wickets for 10 runs, and performed the “hat trick.” Requiring 213 runs to win, Watkins and Bannerman opened' the second innings for Southland. _ Two wickets were down for 12 when Ivavanagh and McNeece made a useful stand, and carried the score to 74. The total was eventually taken to 142 for .the loss of five wickets.

THE NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS’ TEAM. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION--COPYRIGHT. J (Received, Jan. 3, 10.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 3. In the match New Zealand teachers v. country teachers the latter made 114 The New Zealand teachers have lost 9 wickets for 266.—Lusk 114 Travena 0, Donaghue 13, O’iShea 23. Thomas 1, Holland, not out. 38, White 23. Brodie 4. Grant 3, Pringle 1. Sundries 46. Lusk took 6 wickets , for 41. and Holland 3 for 61.