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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1983, 13 February 1914, Page 5

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JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES. Ground and fixtures for Saturday:— Senior 'Grade: Kilbirnie.. v. Evans Bay, Newtown 'Park No. 6; Athletic v. Catholic, No. 1 Duppa Street. -Junior A Division: Berhampore v. • Athletic, Newtown Vark No. 4; Catholic v. St. Anne's, Duppa Street No. 3. Junion B: Kirkcaldie's v. Star, .Duppa Street No. 2; United v. Druggists; Duppa Street N0.,^4; Selw.vn r. D.1.C., Newtown Park' No.; 3. ,The above are all tlie matches that will-be'played this week. CHANGE IN REPRESENTATIVES. Unfortunately for Wellinnton, J. S. Hiddlestone, from whom a aood deal was hoped in the match against Australia, which begins at the Basin Reserve to-day, has had to leave for is i pier on, business. The. selector (Mr. F. A. Midlane) lias tilled the vacancy with 15 M. Beechey. ■ AUSTRALIANS HERE.' .The. Australians.arrived by the Taranaki mail train last, night, and tliey were welcomed at the Thorndon Station by members, of the Wellington Cricket Association. They were then driven to the Grand Hotel. This morning, :at 11 'o'clock, 'they. are to be officially welcomed by tlie Mayor. . The visiting combination consists of Messrs. M. A. Noble (captain), H. L. Collins, L. A. Cody, A. A. Mailey, Y. T. Trumper, E. L. Waddy (New South 'Woles), W. W- Armstrong, F.' Laver, M'Gregor, ,C. M'Kenzie, V. S. Ransford .Victoria), arid Dr t C. E. Dolling (South Australia). Mr. Sims, also, ia , with the team. • •• <

. JUNIOR MID-WEEK GRADE. il'laying against ;Artillery at Newtown Park on Wednesday, Union made 235, the chief." scorers being.: O'Brien 116, C. C. Bay 42, Smith 81, and CM. Bay 23. Bowling for Artillery,, Smith got four wickets for 32 runs, and Sawle three for 25. Artillery havo'four wickets down for 74, Porter 34 not:out and Saunders 11' doing most of the) scoring. Chemists v. Oriental.—Chemists batted first,; and compiled 135 runs, the principal scorere being: Simpson '56, Hemus 24, M'Kenzie; 16, • Befsham 15/ Oriental in thoir innings scored 154, the chief, run-getters, being: /Robinson 67, Mummery 27, Hayden IC, Luxford 15.

■ TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. : Catholic Young Men's Cliib.—A team v. Athletic, at Duppa Street:—Bradley; Connolo,. Little, Loydon,' O'Sullivan, M'Grath, Hopkins, Carroll,- Carruthers, Torus.'and Thomas. B ' team v. St. Anne s, at Duppa Street:—BurkeJ Cameron, Coleman (2), Drabble, Finnigan, Fitegerald, Hickmott, Fouhy, Layburn, Littfe... . . . .; ; ; CANTERBURY.& SOUTHLAND.r > ■ Invorcarglll, February 11. Tha, cricket' match,' Southland.'' v. Canterbury, .was.resumed to : dayin fine weather, and on a fair wicket. Canterbury's first' innings produced 173 ■ runs (Whitta 27, Patrick 35, Beale'23, Wilson'2B, B'oulton 17); Bowling for Southland, Doig took three wickets for 61 jiins, • Goves, three for 40; Kavanagh, jne for 37, and Bannerman, two for 26. Southland's second innings realised 97 (D. Hamilton 22, Kavanagh 2.8, M'Neece 10, Driscoll, nt>t out; 11). Bowling for Canterbury Boulton took one wicket for 12 runs; Wilson; five for?s4; Bennett, ibhree fon/iesflandsWat-soni' noinetjfqr. 8. Requiring 25 to win, Canterbury.sent in Patrick and BeaJe, and tjbejv secured the number -without loss; 'Canterbury thus- winning-by. ten wickets.. Patrick was not wit. with .14 rims, and Bealc not;out with 9.- : . .

• , OLD TIMERS' MATCH. 'CENTURY BY OTAGO VETERAN.. (By Tdetiftph-Press AisoelaUoa.) . : .Dunodin,, February 12. 'A . veterans' cricket match, Canterbury v. Otagp, was played to-day.., In the first'innings the .visitors made'lls funs (Fox 46, Lawrence 39). Fisher, took four, wickets for 46' runs, M'FarJane'. three for 32, and Jqhnstono one for 3. Otago made 141 in their first innings (Williams 34, Beck 27,.Carr 17, M'Farlane 13 and Croxford 12). Bowling for took four wickets, for. <63 nius, Robson two for.] 6, Lynch.one for .one, T.,.W. .Reese two for 12, and Gunthorpe one for 35. Canterbury declared their .second inUjngs closed with'five wickets down for 163 (Lawrence 63.n0t out, T...W. Reese 46, Atkinson. 36 not out). Bowling for Otago, Johnstone secured three'wickets for 49 runs, "Williams ono for 18, and Fisher one for 53. In their second innings Otago made 146 for ono wicket (Baker 103 riot out, M'Farlane 19 not out). For Canterbury, Lawrence took one wicket for "26 runs'. Otago thus won by nirip wicket's. .."■'.-

[James Bakor, of'the Grange' and Albion Clubs, Dunedin, wasj in his time, ■ probably .'tho, hardest -hitter in New Zealand. He ,was a member of the first New' Zealand team which toured Australia, and secured' top batting average for the, trip.] J ' .' • . HAWKE'S 13AY REPRESENTA- ' • • ' ; "TIVES.- : ' .' .(By Telezraph.-Pre»i Aiiaolattoa.i - ," ' ■ Napier, February 12. ' The following team has been selected to play for Hawke's. Bay in its match against the Australian eleven at Hastings on Wednesday and Thursday next: Beard, Blamires.'Hindmarsh, Ellis, Fulton, Lusk, Hichens,; Blinks, Geake, Creed, and Napier. Reserves: Spackman and A T iviah. ' m.cxTteam. \[ defeated by natal. ■ • By Tel«zraph-Pr«8B issoclatlon-CopyrlgW . (Rec. February 11, 9 p.m.) ■ - -■• OapaTown,-February, 11. The Marylebdno■Cricket Club's 1 team was defeated by Natal, The Englishmen scored 132 run 3 in the first innings and 235 runs in the second. Bowling for Natal," in the first innings, Cox.secured three wickets for 29 rune, while in the second innings Tuckott obtained three wickets for 26 runs, and Carter four for 32; ;.•■•: '

■In their first visit to the wickets Natalm ade 153 runs (Taylor 91), while in their second effort they scored/ 216 runs for the loss of six wickets, and thus won the match , by four wickets. Taylor made. 100, not out, in tho second innings. .Barnes was .the best of the English bowlers, capturing fivewickots for 44 runs in the first innings' of Natal.

ANOTHER AMERICAN TOUR. MB. DIAMOND IN CHARGE. By Telegraph—Press.A£sociatlon<-CoDyirtelit Sydney, February 12. Mr. Diamond, the cricketer, is avaiting the Board-of Control's decision at a meeting in February before issuing invitations to players to make another American cricket tour.