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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 297, 25 January 1910, Page 8

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Tilt: AUSTRALIAN TOURING TF.AM. 1 By Telegrapii.—Press' Association. Received 25, 0.5 a.m. •Sydney, January 24. Facy an; r„>,liU (Tasinanians) and > Hojikins !ili ino remaining places in tho i team for New Zealand. j NEW SOUTH WALKS v. THE REST; Received 24. 10.55 p.m. Sydney, January 24. The Rest of Australia in the benefit j match against New South Wales made j 1111) in the first innings, Hutclicon (30).| How (34), and Laver (."53) being the | principal scorers. i New South Wales, in their second in- . ning's made 275 —Waddv 133, Bardsley 55. J'ltimpcr was absent oil account of I Illness. ' '| [ln- their first inning* New South Wales made 302.] THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR. Christehurcli, Last Night. Re the visit of tlie Australian cricket team, the Council proposes to arrange n. match with each of the four centra, each association to guarantee £l5O at J its own risk, ami pay all expenses for its matches. Advice Ims been received ' that berths and fares have been arranged for the team, which leaves Austra'.ia j o:i February sth. | ITAWKE'S BAY v. WAIRARAPA. Napier. Last Night. The cricket match Wairarapa v. Ilawke's Bav was concluded to-day. ; Hawke's Bay declared their second innings closed with eight wickets do-wn for 208 runs (Me Assey 08, J. llindmarr.il (il). Wairarapa. with 3!)!) to make io j win, failed badly being all disposed of for 42, leaving Hawkes' Bay winners ! y 33b runs. OTAGO'S ATTITUDE. Dunedin, Last Night. A special meeting of the Otago Cricket Association was fend to-night to consider a letter from the New Zealand Cricket Council In regard to the financial arrangements to cover the cost of the tour of the Australian elecen. It w*s intimated that a number of residents •had come forward with a guarantee of £lO each for the match between Australia and Otago, and some members of the Association also- signed a guarantee to bring the number up to eleven. It was then deemed to guarantee £lsOl for the Otago match. It was also d.>-1 ci(feil to recommend that the Board of [ Control should be requested to limit the visiting team to twelve and the 'manager, and that if the expenses totalled less than £151) per association the i balance be refuuded to associations pro : rata. 1 :•