CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 275, 29 December 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

INTER-STATE CRICKET. N.S.W. v. VICTORIA. By Cable.—Press Association.—^Copyrigit Received 28, 9.10 p.m. • Melbourne, December 28. The inter-State cricket match, N.S.W. v. Victoria, was continued to-day. New South Wales in their first innings made 287 runs. Victoria's first innings realised 93 runs—Stewart 26 and Ransford 20. Emerj' captured seven wickets for 28. The wicket was perfect. I New South Wales, in their scooml cssay, have lost three wickets for I'l— Bardsley 59 not out. Diamond 31, Kk_.'ry 11 not out.

WELLINGTON v. AUCKLAND. A WIN FOR THE NJEI'HFRNRRS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Lis- Nifrlir.. The Auckland-Wellington representative cricket match for the Plunket Shield was concluded in fine werUlHv today, the attendance ajain being gooj. Auckland's first innings' total placed them 93 in the lead. Wellington at the second attempt passed this with flee wickets in hand, but a rot sft in, and Hie local was left on!v 16 tn git to win. This was accomplished without the loss of a wicket, the shield I,ting thus retained. The following aid the detailed scoresWELLINGTON.

First Innings 140 Second Innings. Monaghan, c Sale, b Olliff .. .. 14 Hickson, run out 21 Mahoney, st. Robinson, b Howdon 41 Cobcroft, c Sale, b Howden .. . 0 Blacklock.'c Stile, b Howden .. 5 Rogers, b Taylor 2 Williams, c Snedden, b Relf .. 2 Brice, 1.'0.w., b Taylor .. .. 20 Laws, c Relf, b Howden .. .. 0 Upham, c Hemus, b Howden .. 0 Gibbs, not out .. .. [i: , 0 Extras 3 Total 103 Bowling analysis.—Howden, five for 43; Taylor, two for 8; Relf, one for 19; Olliff, one for 35. AUCKLAND. —First Innings.

Hemus, b Eogers 15 Anthony, b Rogers 0 Mason, b Upham 0 Sate, TTi.w., b Brice fiß Olliff, b Upham 12 Brooke-Smith, 1.b.w., b Bricc .. 48 Relf, 1.b.w., b Brice 19 Taylor, e anff b Brice 21 Sneddon, c Williams, 5> Brice 9 Hnwden, run out 2 Robinson, not out kj, n a V Extras 86

Total .. 2.13 Bowling analysis—Brice, five for 33j Rogers, two for 37; Upham, two for 48 j Laws, none for 4; Monaghan, none for 34; Gibbs, none for 24; Cobcroft, none lor 12. A C'CKLAND.—Second Innings. Hemus, not out .. .-. .. S Anthony, not out H Total for no wickets .. .. 18 Bowling analysis—Upham, none for 4; Brice, none for 12. Auckland won by ten wicket. MATCH AT WELLINGTON. Wellington,' Last Night. The cricket match between the Old Boys of Wellington and Nelson Colleges ended in a win for Wellington by 123 runs. Wellington's second innings realised 162 (Denipsev 02, Birch 32 not out), and Nelson in their second innings made 59 (Neale 27).