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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 542, 26 January 1878, Page 2

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OAMARU F. DUNEDIN. PROM OUE OWN COTtRESPONTJENT. DtiNEDiN, January 26. Play commenced by Oamaru taking the field at 11.40. Wynks and Kennedy represented Dnnedin at the wickets, Edwards and Millington bowling. Wynks should have been run out before troubling the scorers, had the ball been properly fiflded by the younger Millington. Shortly after the telegraph board allowed 10, Lowe relieved Edwards, and the change proved effectual, Edwai'ds disposing of Wynks by a well-judged catch. 1—6—13. Millington continuing expensive, G. Fen wick relieved him of the ball. In his second over, Kennedy was run out. 2 17 —29. Dixon joined Morrison, and the latter, hesitating, lost his wicket. 3-4-40. Several changes of bowling were tried. Moore, after contributing a brace of twos, was bowled by J. Millington. 4—4—50. ' Clark got into double figures, when he i was caught by Edwards off J. Millington. 5—10—70. Rhodes, after contributing a single, was smartly caught by E. Booth at point. 6- 1 74. At the lunc'ieon adjournment the score stood at 107, i Dixon (not out) having made 44, and [Junta (not out) 17-

4 p.m. The Dnnedin tram are all out for 106. AUSTRALIANS V. WELLINGTON. The play commenced shortly after noon. The Australians won the toss and took the field. Si offort.h bowling well. The score at 1.30 was 12 out, for 41. J. Salmon, 8 ; L >ckett, 5 ; Kennedy, Thomson, and Willis, for duck's-eggs ; Edmund, 5 ; Knapp, 11 ; Horivood, f> ; Armitage, 3 ; Robinson, 0 (all these were bowled by Spolforth), Fordhain, run out, 0 ; Blackcock, 0 ; Speed, not out, 1. Extras, 3 ; Gregory caught out Horwood and Edmunds,