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VICTORIA V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

POOR SHOWING. PB*S>9 ASSOCIATION'—COriKIOHT.) ('f a .. d S.Z CABWt ASSOCIATION*.) December sth, 11.45 p.m.) ' MELBOURNE, December 5. Sheffield Shield match Victoria de11' ' Saturday's score, eight (or 646. ' • for South Australia. Grimmett took Bo* I '"'. kets for 175, Williams two for one for 119, Whitfield one 100 » n4 Schneider 0110 for South ' 4f ill In their first innings made 117 21 Richardson 21, Whitfield 48J. ( S, jißßiae \'j ctor ia, Morton took lour for 35 011,1 Ironmonger five for 50. ri{k if l ?r second innings South Australia were " ' A, Si when stumps were drawn (liarout, Johnson 24 not out). W o in during the night made the pitch wet ? Lncff. but the weather to-day kept »ad '"/ If.. D |ay. Victoria having declared (jif '° r j..', total, South Australia started *' •flit innings under adverse conditions, lhe J r m «de a poor showing against the bowli Vnrton and Ironmonger, who, taking 0 ,j Tan tage of the state of the pitch, ' xt! 7 ~m e destructive work. Richardson, f and Whitfield were the only bata--8 i« make any headway against the ateel When South Australia followed on, Ul j'iUnm had improved, and at the close 'J'JjJ itJ 's play the opening batsmen still held the wickot ' ' ELLBSMERE ASSOCIATION. it gouthbridge, Weedona defeated the local u 42 runs. Scores: Weedons, 117 1110 (Walker 24, Marshall 30. Meyers 17, ru " U)- Southbridge, 75 (Abbott 40 8 .Ebert 21). For Southbridge, Ebert t# w°«'icketfl for 50 runs, Eggleton two for ni" J f nT Weedons, Davison live for 37, iys,JdeTß five for 17, secured the at Irwell, Springston defeated the t..m by 50 runs. Springston made Mounco 20, J. Oddy 17, F. 'Ridden 1" ( r»ut) and Irwell 57 (W. Doak 17, /• 19) For Irwell, W. Doak took four '■St. for 20 and J. Chamberlain three ? 1( id while for Springston, Sail secured " L 24 V Leslie four for 13, and C. joar *°* / Tapu A team journeyed to Dun--23 and- defeated the homo team by 74 •J , Sle best scores for Tai Tapu were 48 Head 32, Peryman 18 retired, Xtoey *l7, Anderson 10, Thomas 11. nib & '°ur wickets for 16, Foster one ?? ii Skinner one for 29, Jones one for ' '' Brown one for 20. For Tai Tapu, Hud took three for 19, Loomes two for 11, 5 tiro for 7, Fiecken two for 1-. te Duniandel, Ryde 15 not out, Jones 13, WHrtt 10, were the principal scorers. Sh« B team played a team from Canteri . r.nlral Dairy Company, and were del«7ed by 107 runs and five wickets. The f or the visitors wore: A. J. Lane M Dtlr 48, Marthan 30, Donald 21, Lock ' Middleton 12; and for Tai Tapu, Steel «* Walla. Spencer, and Frampton were the ant successful bowlers for Tai Tapu. and Mirttan, Daly, Donald, and Doon lor Dairy Conytiiy.

amuri sub-association. Tin following will represent Amuri against forth Canterbury at Amberley on Thursday ud Friday next, at U MacfarlVufc K. Matson, B. Dalgety, H. Grimwood, I Crothill, R- Howell. L. Rutherford, I). Hl.lto. Withers, N. Walls, S. L. Rutherford; emergencies, Cullen, R. Wright, Tritt. v. in. Neale is manager. Any players un>U» to play, please communicate -with the IKrttiry, Box 31, Culverden.

MALVERN ASSOCIATION. The following matches havo been arranged (or the respective dates mentioned: — December 10th —A grade: Kirwee y BatMi. Greendale v. Coalgate, Shoffield v. Ilorotiti B grade: Greendale v. Kirweo. December 17th —A Grade: Darfield v. Horolit*. Coalgate v. Kirwee, Sheffield v. Greenlilt. B grade: Greendale v. Darfield, KirTV)' ▼» Sheffield* December 24th~A grade: Darfield v. ShotiiW- Klrwoe v. Greendale, Hororata v. Coalph. ;B grade: Sheffield v. Darfield. December 81st—A grade: Coalgate v. Sttfteld, Greendale v. Darfield, Hororata v. Kjrweei B, grade: Kirwee v. Sheffield, DarWd i, Greendale. ' janaary 7th—A grade: Sheffield v. Kirwee, Bideldiv. Coalgate, Hororata v. Greendalo. Jjie flrit-mentioned team plays at home.

( ASSOCIATION. ' W^JWfIa'iMOCUTION MtWHUM.J v :§f 'DUNEDIN, December 5. tn Qtag»,Crrclcet Association came to a to-night to make the hours is'club matches from 2.15 p.m. to 1&, with a compulsory adjournment of Uitatea. InK Robson, who was the dolegato to fcfticket Conference said a definite pro- | lii had been given that Otago would be r dttoi one of. the Test matches with the iutnliio team. .