CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3457, 23 February 1912, Page 6

CRICKET.

LOCAL MATCHES. The following are the selected A and B teams to meet at Victoria Domain on Saturday A. team: A. Jones A. Young, M Hooker, B. Green, D. Miller, S. Wilson, W. Sharp, R Andrew, D. Stichburv, J. Wilson, H. Davies, B. C. Jeffreys, J. Doyle. B. team: Mud go, A. Wood, T. Gough, H. E. Maude, M. Guthrie, J. Moore, R Muldoon, A. B. McColl, O- R- Olsen, Hosier, P. Stubbs, Wright and Bamicott. WANDERERS JUNIORS. A team will be picked from the following to represent Wanderers Juniors in a match against Matawhero to-mor-row : —Harford, Houltliam Warrem, Carter, Tier, Sebire, McGrath, I. Wilkinson, E. "\\ 11-kin son, ATcColl 3 MeBride, Fryer. GISBORNE TEAM ON TOURMAT AH El A DEFEATED. (From Our Special Reporter.) On arrival at Tokomaru Bay on Wednesday the Poverty Bay cricket team, now touring on the Coast, left almost immediately for Waipiro Bay, where they stayed on Wednesday night. The team made an early start yesterdav morning, and reached Matalieia station about 9 o’clock, where they were received 1 by Mr K. S. Williams, who extended unstinted hospitality to the members of the team. Play was commenced at 9.30 a.m., the home team going to the wicket first. They scored 112, W. H. Skitch, the well-knowu old! Dunedin player, putting in some fine batting and scoring 25 in good style. Tlie Gisborne team fared none too well at the commencement, and had S wickets down for 85. However a capital stand by McCliskv, who scored 1 30 not out, and Sheridan (24) added 35 for the last wickets.

The Coast team, in its second innings, scored 116 and at the call of time the town team had lost 7 wickets for* 82 runs. The match thus resulted in a win for the Gisborne team by 8 runs on the first innings. The following were the scores-. — MATAHEIA—First Innings. Oakden. b Jones 13 W. H. Skitch, b McMahon 25 Wickstead, b McMahon 9 Wilder, b McMahon 4 Gilmoiu, b McMahon 8 Iv. S. Williams, c McMahon, b Jones 8 C. Fitzroy. c Sheridan, b Jones ... 3 Hesketh, r-ot o’-’-t 3 H. Williams, b McMahon 4 Caddy, lbw, b McMahon 4 Extras- 29 Total (one man short) 112 Bowling analysis: Jones, 12 overs, 3 maidens, 31 runs, 3 wickets; McMahon 12, 1, 53, 6. GISBORNE—First Innings. Law, b Caddy 0 Gibson, cA. B. Williams, b Caddy 0 McMahon, b Caddy 22 Jones, c Hesketh, b Skitch 15 McConnell, c A. B. Williams, b Caddy 0 Cranney, b Caddy •... 0 MacDonald, b Skitch ... 6 McClisky, not out 30 F. Walker, b Caddy 5 Sheridan, b Oakden 24 Extras 18

Total (one man short) 120 Bowling analysis Caddy, 13 overs, 2 maidens, 47 runs, 6 wickets; Fitzrov 2,0, 9. 0; Gilmour 2,0, 3,0; Skitch 8, 0. 40, 2; Oakden H, 0,3, 1. MATAHEIA—Second Innings. Oakden, b McMahon 1 Wilder, st McConnell, b McMahon 14 Wicksteed, b Walker 7 Skitch, e Gibson b MacDonald ... 18 A. B. Williams, b McMahon JO Gilmour, lbw, b McMahon 10 H. Williams, lbw, b Jones 5 Hesketh, c Cranney b McMahon 10 Iv. S. Williams, b Jones 5 Caddy, not out 6 Fitzrov, c Gibson b Jones 8 Extras 22 Total 116 GISBORNE—Second Innings. Gibson, b H. Williams 35 McDonald, b H. Williams 0 McMahon, b Caddy 1 1 Law. b H. Williams 1 McClisky. c Wilder b Caddy 8 McConnell, b H. Williams 0 Jones, st Wilder bH. Williams ... 5 Sheridan, not out 6 Walker, not out 4 Extras 12 Total for 8 wickets 82 Bowling analysis: Caddy, 5 overs, 0 maidens, 17 runs, 2 wickets; H. Williams 10, 0, 34, 5; Wicksteed 6,0, 18, 0The team and the visitors, including a number of ladies, were treated with great hospitality by Mr Iv. S. Williams who provided lunch. The team went on to Te Puia springs last night, and from there they will return tin's morning to Tokomaru Bay, where they will play Tokomaru to-day.