CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9702, 27 January 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

Received January 26, 9 40 p.m. SYDNEY, January 25. Ihe m itch Victoria versus New . South Wales was coroirenceil to-day in fine weather. Victoria, in their first innings, made 180 (Smith y, Delves 57, Kortlang not out 34). Scott secured three wickets for 41, Emery 4 foi 45. \ New South Wales ripiie-l wjt.i 163 (Bardsley 51, G6w 38 J. Armstrong took, two wickets fur E4. •Saunders 6 f° r 78. TURNER BENEFIT MATCH. deceived January 26, 8.5 a.m. SYDNEY, January 26. -In the cricket match New South Wales v. Rest of Australia, for the benefit of C. B. Turner, the Rest in their second innings made 382 *uns— Armstrong (Victoria) 85, and Facy (Tasmania) 44, being the chief scorers. Mew South Wales won by 35 j runs. AUSTRALIA'S VISITING TEAM. Received January 26, 10.55 a.m. SYDNEY, January 26. S. Hill will be unable to visit New "Zealand, and it is likely that Simpson •will take his place in tne team. TOUR DATES.' By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRIST CHURCH, January 25. * The Australian cricket tour dates jl are as lollow:— Play Wellington, - 11th, 12th and 14th February; Auck land, 18th. 19th,{and»21t.t February; Canterbury, 25th, 26th, and ,28th "February; Otago, 4th, sth, and 7th March; first test match at Christchurch., 11th, 12th, and 14th March; second test, at Wellington, 18th, 19th, and 21st March.

The members ot the Carlton Club are requested to attend practice this evening and to-morrow evening, m view of the match with Masterton, which will be resumed on Saturday. There will be no Thursday championship matches this afternoon, but the matches, will be resumed on Thursday next The following team will represent the Fire Brigade against the Old Boys next Saturday, on the Bark Oval, at 2 o'clock sharp: —T. Jenkins, E. Jenkins, A. H. Pickering, T, Fielding, H. Selby, A. Johnston, B. Braggins, C. Cole, F. Cole, S. Dixon, J. Brooks; emergency, W. Blinkhorne. The following will rep- • resent the Old Boys:—D. Jackson, E. Braggins, H. Ewington, C. A. Ewlington, J. C. Ewington, J. Pren- ■ tice, G. Ward, E. Hooper, P. Gilbert, n;. O'Leary, E. Mercer, J. 'Tait. .