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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3081, 31 December 1908, Page 5

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OTAGO v. AUCKLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, December 30. The last day of the Otaeo-Auckland representative cricket match for the Plunket Shield was characterised by some remarkable piay. Otago carried the second innings score to H>9. Williams, who gave several chances, being top scorer with 35. R/lf and Howden again bowled well./ Auckland having five hours to play and 300 runs to get to win. defied, to play out time. Three witfifeto./ell for 22 runs, and then Heinus and Hadden became associated in a stonewall, the usually free scoring- batsmen adopting tacticsioreign to them. The result of thcrgame was a draw, Auckland having scored 160 for the loss of five wickets. The following are the additional scores:— OTAGO. First innings 338 Second Innings. Wilson, b Hadden 28 Howden, b Howden 1 Hopkins, c and b Relf 18 Seideberg, b Relf 2 Austin, b Relf 13 Williams, c Brook-Smith, b Howden 35 Ayles, lbw, b Relf 9 Fisher, b Howden 1 Wordsworth, c Mason, b Howden 6 Rutherford, st Robinson, b Howden .14! Torrance, not out I' 3 *! Extras 10 f Total 159 Bowling analysis— Relf took 4 wickets for 39 runs, Howden 5 for 1, Hadden 1 for 21, Mason none for 'l7.

g AUCKLAND. e First innings IDS e Second Innings. Hemus, b Torrance ]JJ t Brook-Smith, b Wordsworth 1 e MacCormack, c Austin, b Wordsworth 8 £ Hadden, not out 57 Sale, c Williams, b Torrance 18y ' Cummings, not out ISH | Total fojf 5 wickets lflffl I (One player's score not telegrapbeoH Bowling analysis Wordswxw^H , took 3 wickets for 50 runs, TorlflHH 2„ for 27, Fisher none for 30, AJ|hHH none for none, Howden none wHH Ayles none for 1, RutherfordJHHH