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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 65, 10 December 1926, Page 17

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OVERWHELMING DEFEAT OTAGO DISPOSES OF SOUTHLAND WITH INNINGS TO SPARE. By Telegraph.—press association. Dunedin, December 9. The representative match between Otago and Southland was concluded on the Carisbrook Ground to-day, resulting in the overwhelming defeat' of Southland. The weather and wicket were good. Following are the ecores:— OTAGO. First innings 285 SOUTHLAND. First innings 92 Second Innings. Francis, st. Green, c. H. C. Alloo .. 0 Sherriffs, b. Dickinson 9 Southern, c. Blamires, b. Torrance 5 Carson, c. McGregor, b. H. C. Alloo 10 Lee, run out .. 10 Lynch, c. sub., b. Dickinson 8 Keast, b. Dickinson 6 Goodsir, run out 8 Hinton, c. Blamires, b. McGregor 0 Johnston, not out 1 Shirley, c. sub., b. Shepherd 1 Extras ’. ' Total 62 Bowling Analysis.—Dickinson took three wickets for 16 runs; Torrance, one for 7; Shepherd, one for 0; H. C. Alloo, two for 5; McGregor, one for 4. HAWKE CUP ELIMINATION MATCH MANAWATU BEAT RANGITIKEI. BY Telegraph —Press association. Marton/ December 9. The Hawke Cup eliminating match, Rangitikei v. Manawatu, concluded today, and resulted in a win for Manawatu by 92 runs. Manawatu, in the first innings, scored 117 runs, and in the second 175 (Young 39 not out. Day 30). Rangitikei scored 109 and 81 (Miller 33). Bowling for Manawatu, Smillie took four wickets for 17 runs, Gallichan four for 34. For Rangitikei, Le Compte took one for 3, Sutcliffe three for 40. 60HOOL CONTESTS. This year the annual representative cricket matcl* between the Wellington and Wairarapa Schools Cricket Associations will take place at Masterton. The following boys have been chosen to represent Wellington:— Senior.—Wrigley (Lyall Bay). Morgan (South Wellington), Collyer (South Wellington), Law (Johnsonville), Cook (Brooklyn;, Diamond (Terrace), Meech (Te Aro), Rollings (Lyall Bay), Bowman (Mount Cook); Burton (Newtown), Brooke (Clyde Quay), Buckingham (South Wellington), Kenny .Johnsonville). Junior.—Ell (Johnsonville), Handley (South Wellington), Stewart (Hataitai), McOaw (Hataitai), Quinn (Mount Cook/, Ctaff (Seatoun), Clarke (Kilbirnie), Turnbull (Hataitai), Nimmo Karori), Cooper (Kilbirnie), Harland (Thorndon), Brewer (Mount Cook), Harrison (Kelburn). WELLINGTON LDAGUE The following are the fixtures and grounds for Saturday :—City Council Motors v. Swifts A, Kilbirnie Park No. 2; Wellington Sputh B v. Welgasco A, Kdbirnie Park No. 3; Wellington South v. L 8.0., Kilbirnie Park No. 4: Swifts d . T Ove „ rh ead Department, Kilbirnie wJ?'o 9: w e 1 Iwyn v rG PO„ Wakefield Wakefield kYk V- Schneideman * SMALL BALL USED BY ENGLISH COUNTIES NEXT YEAR. _. London, December 8. Mr. Findlay, assistant-secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club, presiding at the annual meeting of county cricket secretaries at Lord’s, said that counties would be using the small ball in 1927 at any rate.