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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 311, 30 December 1908, Page 3

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fIRsJJBVY SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA. ' Received 29, 10.5 .m. Melbourne, December 29. Victoria in the first innings made 3(19, Laver making 35 anil Hazlett (not out) 27. Macartney took one wicket for 41, Emery three for 115, Cotter two for 82, Hopkins four for 56. New South Wales, in their second .innings, made 140, Bardsley 31 and Macartney (not out) 38, being the chief scorers. Vernon took three wickets for SO, Laver two for 25, Saunder two for 87, Hazlett two for 26. Victoria thus won by an innings and 47 runs.

PLUMiET SHIELD MATCH. OTAGO v. AUCKLAND. By Telegraph.—Pre«s Association. Auckland, Last Night. J I'ilie Otago-Auckland interprovineiil ; cricket mutch was resumed to-day in showery weather before an attendance of about 1500. Later in the day the weather cleared. Auckland resumid batting, being finally disposed of for 190. Keif played a fine innings for 04. Robinson (23) and Sale (22) also playing useful innings. Fisher bowled splendidly, coining out with the fine average of five wickets for 50 runs. Otago has, made a bad start in tin' second innings, four wickets being lost compiling 70 runs, Wilson (28) being principal contributor. Relf gave a l fine display of bowling, sending down fifteen ovijrs, five of which were maidens, while lie secured two wickets at a cost of nine runs. The scores are . as follow: —

OTAGO. First Innings .. 338 AUCKLAND^—First Innings. Jones, b Wordsworth 0 MaCCormkk, b Fisher •• Robinson, b Fisher .. •• ••• Hemus, 0 Fisher, b Wordsworth .. - Relf, b Torrance Haddon, b Fisher £ Rutherford ff Cummings, b Torrance .. -• [<■ Brook-Smith, not out. . -• •• Jlason, c Howden, b Fisher .. . • ■> Howden, b Fisher J Extras .. _ Total 190 Bowling analysis—Wordsworth took two wickets for 52 runs, Fisher five for 50, Torrance two for 43, Rutherford one for 19, Austin none for 10, and Howden none lor 1. OTAGO.—Second Innings. Wilson, 1) Haddon .. •• •• T Howden, b Howden ■■ •• .J Hopkins, c and b Relf • • •• • Seideberg, b Relf | Austin, not out .• ••• •• Williams, not out .. •• •• Extras .. •• •• •• _ Total for four wickets .. -• *0 Bowling analysis Relf took two wicket' for 9 runs, Howden one for 24, Haddon one for 8, and iiason none for