ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1007, 23 December 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. ' SOUTH AFRICANS IN AUSTRALIA.; A'DRAWN GAME. 1 : By TcicEraph—Press Association—Copyright. ; ' (Rec. December 23, 0.52 a.m.) • ' Sydney, December 22. • In .'tho inntclu' against the Universities the South African team had. made. 487 runs for the' loss iof seven wickets, when the .innings was declared closed. Llewellyn was-not out with 1J8; Schwarz. (not ■ put), 37, 'and Snooke made G7. '■ - The Universities'" team, which' in .its first innings totalled 288, had, . when stumps .were drawn made,, in the second innings, -156. for eight wickets (Dolling 47, and Fisher, 34). -Tlic match was drawn. , ' REPRESENTATIVE MATCH., : Timarui December 22. The Canterbury representative cricket ■team nie.t ..the. South Canterbury 'e!even this afternoon. South Canterbury made ' 115 (T. Lynch 32, Bhulmore 13,»and Faber 18); '.' Bennett took .seven wickets .for 4ft; Orchard, two for 14; Watson,' one for 19; and' Saridlnasinil for 33. ; .Canterbury compiled 26u.: (Nirman- 6G, Watson M,'Neild 43,- Carlton 29,' and Orchard- 20). ; Fisher, took five w'icV.ets for. 85.; O'Callaghan,... three for ,70; a:ul• Douglas imp, for 33. , The. match will'U? resumed in the morning. : . - 'OUR MEN: IN. AUCKLAND.. ■' (By Tclegraph-.]?rcfl3 • Association.) ; Auckland, .-December 22.- 1 ■-. The Wellington representative cricket team, with tho exception of Brice, Gibbes,. lintl Blamires; who are, Expected to arrive to-day; are now-in Auckland in-pre-paration for '■ tho -Plunket Shield match' ■against Auckland, which will commence on; Saturday.. The team practised twice to-day.. ,-, ■ ■.'... ' . . : HEATHCOTE-WiLLIAMS SHIELD. . .Christchurch, December 22. • In tho.cricket match for the HeathcoteWilliams Shield,- the Auckland Grammar. ■School won by 33 runs.' In their second--innings the Christchurch Boys' High School-mode 99. Praft took six wickets for 55, and Walter .four.for 14. OUR . DRUIDS AND CANTERBURY'S. •A ta.atch wiil be played on No. 1 wicket at the Basin Reserve on Monday,- December .'26,. between teams selected from, the Druids'-Lodges of this city and a' teani' -from tho. ! Christchurch lodges.,', Tho southern • team .will arrive here by the Maori on Sunday, morning. 1 Play, will start at 10: a.m. _on Monday, audi the teams will be. entertained at dinner iii . the' evening. 1 The following havo been selected to represent the Wellington lr.dg«s.—Norris, ' MulfoTd, Hall, ClarkThompson, G. Sclater, . Cusack, Tucker,.' Thompson, J. - Klee, M'Kay. Emergencies: Clarke, Ritson, Russell.

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