CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10230, 8 January 1927, Page 11

CRICKET

TEAM'S FOR TO-DAY. Following is the team to represent Gisborne Club in the match with United at the Oval to-dav, play commencing at 2 o’clock sharp: G. W. Albertson. L. H. Ballour, G. C. Clilton, H. F. Forster, L. A. Greig, J. W. M. Holmes, B. C. Jeffreys, J. G. A. McGregor. D. S. Morris, J. M. Robertson, A. G. Seddon. The following will represent Cletic Seniors v. School to-day at 1.45 p.m.: Tasker, Moody. Scholium, Guthrie, MeCallum, Wright, Jones, Russell, McLean, Robinson, and Bennett. The Celtic Junior team v. United at High School grounds at 2 o’clock is as follows: Lee, Green (2), Foote, Mead, Pollock, Hume, King, English, Corbett, Muller, Love. The following will represent Celtic Juniors against Celtic at the Domain this afternoon: Stenner, Holdsworth, Lynex. Sexton, Scholium, Woodficld, Jennings, H. Bell, B. White,- Pope, Richardson and. J. White. > The following will represent the United seniors to-day: Cave, Pyatt, Thodey. Gibson, Kemp, Allsup, File, Plank. Murray, Shelton. Robertson, Smith.

WELLINGTON v. AUCKLAND. VISITORS LOSE SEVEN WICKETS ' FOR 244. WELLINGTON, Jan. 7. The cricket match between Auckland and Wellington to-day, although not quite up to shield standard, produced some sparkling batting displays. Auckland won the toss and elected to bat. Bowley and Mills were the opening batsmen and McGirr and Massey were Wellington’s bowlers. Bowley had a life before reaching double figures but n few balls after he liftediMitchell who had replaced McGirr, and Hollings brought off a magnificent catch.—32-1-13. Cooper, who was next, treated Mitchell with respect. Soon after half the century, Hollings took the ball from Massey and the desired effect took place, clean howling Cooper.—(67-2-21. Gillespie joined Mills, lint without any improvement to the score. Mc-Gii-t skittled Mills’ stumps.—67-3-29. Player was next. Soon after the tea adjournment Gillespie got in front and was out 1.h.w.—98-4-18. I) a ere came to the wickets in the breeziest of moods, opening at a lively pace and collecting 11 off one over. Player also started to hit out, but Hollings beat him with a beauty.— 120-5-15, Postles, who was next, opened, with a single, but Da ere soon started to smack the bowling over the field. Massey relieved McGirr and _Dacre put one into Collins’ hand.—l 37-6-28. Smeeton filled the vacancy, but did not last long, Massey clean howling him. —151-7-11.

Mat-heson. who was next, with Postles, hit the howling all over the field. Stumps were drawn tles 50 not out, and Matheson 45 not out. the total being seven wickets for 244'.—P.A.