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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9677, 29 December 1909, Page 5

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AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. WIN FOR NORTHERNERS. By Telegraph—Press Association; AUCKLAND, December 28. The Auckland-Wellington representative cricket match I'or thr Plunket Shield was concluded in fine weather to-day, the attendance again being good. Auckland's first innings total, placed them 93 in the lead. Wellington, at the second attempt, passed this with five wickets In hand, but a rot set in, and the local team was leftwith only 16 to get to win, this was accomplished without the-;' loss, of a wicket, the Shield being thus retained. The following are the detailed scores:— WELLINGTON., First innings 140* Second Innings.' Monagban, c Sale, b Olliff 14 Hickson, run out 21 Mahoney, st Robinson, b Howden 41 Cobcrof t, c Sale, b Howden 0 Ulaekli)ck, c Sale, b Howden 5 Rogers, b Taylor 2; Williams, c Sneddon, b Relf 2 Brice, Ibw, b Taylor 20 Laws, c Relf, b Howden 0 Upham, c Hemus, b Howden 0 Gibbs, not out 0 Extras 3

Total 108f"* Bowling analysis—Howden took five for 33; Taylor, 2 forß;Relfl for 19; Olliff, 1 for 35. „ w j_ AUCKLAND. First innings; ; Hemus, b Rogers J 15 Anthony, b Rogers , 6 Mason, b Uph m 0 Sale, lbW, b Brice £ " 66 OHffj b Upbau " 12 Jfrook-Smitb, Sbw, b Brice 46 Relf, lbw, b Brice 19 Taylor, c and ti Hrice 21 Sneddon, c William?, b Brice $ Howden, run out % Robinson* not out jF I' Extras j- , r 36 j » "■ _J fftthl ' «- ;r "" 233 Bawling nnijly-iis---Bris\s 'took live *uf*3B; tfogvia, a TJphum, 2 &r4B,liawj, 0 for it 89..nafihsn, 0 l £or 04;<;,ots, (* <iV>' SU.} Oobcroft, 0- , for 12 SJetffi&ferurrs. J ■ Hemus, notritfi; " ,^' ' Anthony* toc<*Wt' {! Tohli ( ,io wickets 16 ' BowTirt? Va- tooK'iiO' wickedfei'. 4 runs', and Brice: none; ■ for-It. AU.4:' i/an j ln -s tio* bv tea JweHi.tßi.