CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2390, 4 January 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

OTAGO V. CANTERBURY

JUNIOR MATCH

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CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 2

The junior representative match Otago v. Canterbury. avas concluded to-day and resulted in a win for Canterbury by 309 runs. In their firstinnings Canterbury scored IGF- and ■declared their second innings closed avhen seven avickets had fallen and the score standing at 413, the total score being 577. Otago made 106 in their first innings and in their second innings 162. AVANGANUI V. OTAGO.

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AVANGANUI, Jan. 2

The cricket match, AVanganui v. Otago, concluded to-day in fine weather, though a strong avind b’eav across the pitch. Otago fciade 330 and 242 for six avickets, AVanganui ■made 216 and 96, Otago thus avinning by 260 runs.

AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY

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AUCKLAND, Jan. 2

The Auckland —Canterbury representative intorprovincial match for the Plunket Shield avas resumed shore to-day In fine weather. Heavy, rain •fell during the evening. The wicket was very dead this morning. It improved as the day avoro on. There avere sensational features during the -day’s play. Rolf took tavo aadekets in his’ over. This morning, while Humphrey secured Hemus’ avicket in the first over of the Auckland second innings. There avas an attendance of about 3000 at the match. The folloaving aro*lthe scores. —

CANTERBURY.—Ist INNINGS. Lusk, lbw, b Rcll ; . 6 Wocml, b Relf lb Ollivier, b Relf ' 0 Humphreys c Robinson b BrookcSmith ... ... 43 Sims, -run out, o 12 Rees, 1.b.w., b Rolf ... 0 Anthony, b Brookc-Smith ... 5 Orchard, c Sale, b Rolf 2 Bennet, b Relf ... *.. 0 Boxshall, b Relf 13 ■Malone, .not out ... ... 0 Extras 1

Total ... ... ... 112 Bowling Analysis: Relf seven .wickets for 42 runs, Brookc-Smith two for 30, Hadden none ’-for 21, Stemson none for 18. AUCKLAND .—2nd INNINGS, Hemus, b .Humphreys ... .... ...... ■. 0 •MacCbriniek, 1.b.w., b Malone o Sale, b Humphreys - > Hadden, b Malono .... 18 Cummings, b Humphreys 14 Relf, c and b Ore-hard 11 Brook-Smith, c Baxshall, b Humphreys ••• 13 MacMalion, c Boxshall, b Humphreys ... 1 Mason,;st Boxshall, b Humphreys 3 Stemson, run"out ... ... ...... ... 10 Robinson, not out ... , 4 Extras ... ••• ,9 Total ... ••• 03

Bowling Analysis: Humphreys six wickets for 23 runs,; Malone two for 37, Orchard one for 0. CANTERBURY. —2nd INNINGS. Wood, 1.b.w., :b Rolf ... ... 0 Lusk, b Rolf 7 ... ... 4 Sims, b MaMulion ... ... ... 13 Anthony, not out 0 Bonnet, not out ... 0 Extras ... ... 1 Total, l'or three wickets ... 18 United Press Association. CorviuGH i THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

MELBOURNE, Jan. 2. The selection committee has chosen the following certainties for the team to visit .England: Noble, Truniper, Armstrong, Rails ford, llill, and llartigan.

VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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MELBOURNE, Jan. 3. Victoria’s first innings closed for 340, Ransford, not out, 171, McAlister 50, Vernon 25, and Laver 23 were "the chief "scorers'. Ransford played a brilliant innings. He gave a chance when he had scored-. Whitty took three wickets for 71, Claxton two for 40, O’Connor two for 121. South Australia in the second innings has lost no wickets, for 34. -