CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 255, 18 March 1913, Page 8

CRICKET.

SOUTH AUCKLAND v. WANGANUI. By Telegraph—Press Association. Hamilton, Last Night. ! Tlie cricket match between Wanganui ,and South Auckland, for the Hawke Cup, t commenced to-day in fine weather. South , Auckland in the first innings scored 319 runs'. Wanganui has lost six wickets for' 01 runs. i IN OTHER CENTRES. ' ; CHRIS.TCHURCII CHAMPIONSHIP. Christclmrch, Monday. , • Saturday's play .brought the fi'rst--1 [grade cricket competition for the sea- • .son to a close. The'"weather, though' threatening, remained fine, but the wickets were on the slow side. Sydenham were well beaten by St. Albans, but 1 win the championship nevertheless. East scored a two-point win over Riccarton, I West having a similar margin over Linwood. Scores:— • ( , 3 St. Albans, 273. Sydenham, first in--1 nings, 130; second. 155 for seven wickets r —W. Patrick. 60. " ! ' . 0 Linwood, first innings, 185; second, 151 for six wickets—S. Richard 86.' West a, Christchurch, 350—D. Reese 157, J.'Goss y 'sl (not out). IV -East Christclmrch, 28S—C. E. Beal, e 108 (not out). Riccarton, first innings, 218; second innings, 100 for eight wickd ets> . i The championship points are as follow:—Sydenham 18, St. Albans 10, Linwood 12, East Christclmrch 9, West Christchurch 8, Riccarton 4. 1 DUNEDIN CHAMPIONSHIP. Dunedin, Monday. 3 SatuMay was a showery day, and* all the wickets were very sticky," but not- [' withstanding the bad weather conditions the senior matches were played. I C'arisbrook on the previous Saturday : " had made 172 runs against C'arisbrook I I B, which had scored 21 runs for no wickets, and the latter, continuing their inn--0 ings, made 179 (Ramsden 43, Austin 35). Bannerman took five wickets for 21 runs. v The B team thus scored a two-point e win, which gives them the championship ' foT the season. In the Dunedin—Orange match the e former .continued their innings, which '• closed for .200-runs (Comlliffe 88 not '-• out). Grange made 120 runs in the first' innings, and 34 in their second. Torrance took five wickets for 19 runs, and - Mackcrsey three for 13. e This result gave Dunedin a threepoint win. The Albion-Opoho match resulted in a win for the former by 113 runs. The championship points for the llseason are: —Carisbrook B. 10; Dunedin, 15; Carisbrook A. 14.