CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 315, 5 January 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

• VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. .Received 5, 0.30 a.m. Melbourne, Last Night. The cricket match, Victoria v. South I Australia, was postponed owing to heavy t rain. 1 _ • 'AUCKLAND RETAIN THE SHIELD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night, i The Auckland-Canterbury representaI tive cricket match for' the I'lunkc t ■ Shield was finished here to-day in great • excitement, Auckland eventually winning by 32 rims. The feature of the , day's play was the partnership between , 'Anthony and Reese, who realised S2 runs. The following is the day's score: CANTERBUUY.-iSecond Innings. Wood, lii.w., b Relf 0 Lusk, b Relf '.. i Sims, b McMahon 13 Anthony, b Stemson (13 Bennett, 1.b.w., b MeMahoa.. .. 3 ' Humphreys, e Hemus, b Relf .. ?0 Reese, b Relf f-1 Ollivicr, b Relf « Orchard, b Hadden IS 'Bbxshall, b Hadden 1 Malone, not out 1 Extras -1 Total 137 Bowling analysis.—Keif 51 overs, 23 maidens, 5!) runs, 5 wickets; Stemson, 15 overs, 3 maidens, 30 runs, 1 wicket; 'McMahon, 10' overs, 3 maidens, 43 runs,, 2 iwiekets; Brook-Smith, U overs, 8 maidens, 12 runs, no wickets; Hadden, (i overs, no maidens, 22 runs, 2 wicket*. / Auckland, Last Night. The Canterbury rep. cricket team leave Auckland by the southern express to-morrow morning. The members of the party were entertained at a theatre party this evening. When spoken to by a Herald representative after the match, Br. Orchard, manager of the Canterbury team, said that the game had been most enjoyable, and that he had never known a match wliore the play changed so often and interest was sustained for so long. Their only regret was that they were not taking the shield back with them. The match had been played in the best possible spirit. The team which played Auckland was the very ibest that Canterbury could select. SENIOR FIXTURES. (Second round and unfinished matches). January 7—Carrington Road v. Urenui, at Urenui (first round); Wanderers t. Inglewood, at Inglewood (unfinished first round); Rovers v. Waitara, at Recreation Ground (second round). f January 14 Carrington Road v. l Waitara, at Waitara (unfinished first j round); Rovers v. Inglewood, at Ingle- j wood (unfinished first round); Wander- £ ers v, Urenui, at Recreation Ground (second round). ; January 21—Carrington Road v. In- j glewood, it Recreation Ground (unfinished first round); Urenui v. Rovers, at c Urenui (second round). r January 28 —Inglewood v, Waitara, j at Inglewood (unfinished first round); a Carrington Road v. Urenui, at Recrea- g tion Ground (second round). j

February 4—Carrington Road v. Inglewood, at Inglewood (second round); Wanderers v. Rovers, at Recreation Ground (second round); Waitara v. Urenui, - at Waitara (second round). February 11—Carrington Road v. Rovers, at Recreation Ground (second round); Waitara v. Inglewood, at Waitara (second round). February 18—Carrington Road v. Waitara, at Carrington Road (second ' round); Wanderers v. Inglewood, at Recreation Ground (second round). February 25—Wanderers v. Waitara, at Recreation Ground (second round); Rovers v. Inglewood, at Tukapa (second round). March 4—Wanderers v. Carrington Road, at Recreation Ground (second round); tiglewood v. Urenui, at Inglewood (second round).

JUNIOR FIXTURES. January 7—Carrington Road v. Fir* Brigade, at South road (first round). January 14—Carrington Road v. Newton King's, at Carrington road (first round). January 21—Carrington Road v. Inglewood, at Inglewood; New Plymouth v. Newton King's, at Tukapa; Fire Brigade a bye. January 28—Inglewood v. Newton King's, at-Tukapa; New Plymouth v. Fire Brigade, at South lload; Carrington Road a liyc. February 4—New Plymouth v. Carrington Road, at Carrington Road; Newton King's v. Fire Brigade, at South Road; Inglewood a bye. February 11—New Plymouth v. Inglewood, at Inglewood: Carrington Road v. Fire Brigade, at Carrington Road; Newton King's a bye. February 18 —Carrington Road v. Newton King's, at Tukapa; Fire Brigade v. Inglewood, at Inglewood; New Plymouth a bye.

The New Plymouth Club teams for Thursday arc as follows: Rovers v. Waitara, at Reercaiion Ground' (play commencing at 2.15 p.m. sharp):—Lash, Weston, Williams, Colvile, Hasell, Price, Braund, Arrtcu, Cuppen, Klllott and Ingram; emergency, Cooper. Wanderers v. Inglewood, at Inglewood (uncompleted match) •—'Tack, Goss, Xieoll, Hill, Steeds, Baker, Muldoon, Smith, Strang, Clapliani and Whittle. Team leaves by 32.50 p.m. train. Any of the above, unable to play are requested to notify the secretary at once. ,

The following will play for Carrragton Road against TTrenni at Urenni on Thursday next:—Perham. Benhow, Sumner, F. C Robertson, F. H. Robertson, Wallace, King. Saunders, G. Bayly, Howard, and another.