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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 23, 28 January 1903, Page 2

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NBW SOUIH WALKS V. VIOTOBIA. PKB PBXSB iSSOOIATIOX. Received 27. 954 p.m. 3tdnbt, January 37, New S uth Wales in their first innings made 367. The wicket was sodden. Tiumper failed to increase hit overnight score cf 130. Duff carried hi* to 132, fend Gregory made 87, being ths only other player to make a stand. Collins toik five wickets for 85, I*m three for 72, Sauede s two for 91, Victoria in thtir sacond innings lost two wickets for 85, Bmce 48, Mwilistsf not out. 34. *

I tOBO HAWKE'S THAM v. HBUOV, I Nblsov, January ST, The match, Englishmen ▼. Nelson 18, b«gan to-day oo a sodden wiokst. The locil nun won the toss and sent the visitors in. Laatham and Williams were got oat for four, but Whatman and Taylsr knooked the bowling about. Howarsr, the innings closed for 185. Whatman 56, Taylor 50, Johnston 22, Thompson 10, Warner 22, banning 1, Fans failing to score. The extras totalled 10. • Ne'son sttrted their first innings at 3.20 p.m., but. the bowling of Thoapj eon and Hargieavejwas altogether too [good for the local men, who mads • pr cession to and from the wkk«t% Dm can, eight, t.oing the highest tourer, while eig t failed to score. Tutsi for first innings 28. In the fo liw on Nelson lost three wickets for 33, Duncin not out 13, beihg the highest tcorer.

At a meeting of the Cricket Oouncil it was decided to ask Mr J. Fowke to select tbe South Inland team. Ron* of the delegatts thought the Ocago committee should m>ke the selection. The fixtures for lord Hawke's ttana have been n.vised, Tbo South Uanterbuiy mitoh has bwo put forward a diy, H nd will be play doa the 36th aod 26 hof February. Toe first New Zealand untoi* has been similarly put forward, and is to be played on tbe 27th and 28th February and 2nd Mtrob, at Obriß'.church. The secand teat match will t.ke place in Wellington on the 4th, 5 hj, and 6th Much, the team having f r Sjdcey oa tha afternoon of the list diy.