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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 89, 31 August 1912, Page 8

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THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. liy Cable —Press Association —Copyright. London, August 20. Yorkshire beat Somerset by an innings and 13(> runs, and secured the county championship. Hirst took twelve wickets for 07. Sussex beat Warwick by an innings and 71 runs. A. E. llelf took seven wickets for 20. RAIX PREVENTS PLAY. London, August 29. There was further rain and the wicktsts were saturated, so there was no [ play in the Australia v. Kent and South Africa v. Gloucester matches. I NO AUSTRALIAN VISIT. By Telegraph —Press Association. Christchureh, Last Night. Mr. G. P. Francis, chairman of the management committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council, has just returned from a visit to Sydney. He had an interview with Mr. McElhone, of the Aus-| tralian Board of Control, who stated that the Board could not see its way to allow the Australian eleven to play matches in New Zealand on the way frnan America to Australia. lie thought the New Zealand Council could secure a good team from the New South Wales Association! if that body was approached. THE PLUNKET SHIELD. Christchureh, Last Night. A meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association to-night approved of the newscheme for playing the Plunket Shield matches, as recommended by the conference of delegates in Wellington. It con- , sidered it advisable that all association teams should travel south this year.