CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10525, 12 January 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.)

THE FIRST TEST DIVIDING THE PROFITS. 1 Received This Morning, 12.50 o'clock. SYDNEY, January 11. The. receipts of the First Test match I totalled £4255, of which the Englishmen, took £l4lO. The Cricket AssoI eia.tion's profits were £lßl9.

THE PLUNKET SHIELD

A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

(By Tehgravh — Press Association.)

CHRISTCHUROH, Last Night. A hastily summoned meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association's Committee was held to-day, when a letter was read from the Wellington Cricket Association coveiang a challenge to play for the Plunket Shield on January 26th and following days. It was at first thought that the match with Auckland, which is to ;bo commenced on .February 9th, should take precedence, but after mature consideratii.vi and ..having regard to the rules governing Plunket Slrield matches, it was decided to accept the challenge for the dates, suggested.- : ■'•':'■

Y. M. C. A. v. ATHLETIC CLUB

The abov< match w.<f commenced on the Park Oval yesterday. W'hen stui'ips were drawn the scores were as follows: —

| CLT B,— First Innings: Nicholson, b Miller, 3; Bradbury, c Oresswell, b Orosbie, 26; Thomas, run out, 8; Roberts, b Thompson., 4; Edwards, b Orosbie, 18; Dickson, at. Cresswell, h Thompson, 4; Rippon.,. c and b Thompson, 4; Douglas, not out, 17,; .Williams, c Cresswell, b Gray, 8; Rea ; a;,n.n ;6ift!vk extras, 9; tttai. Bowling analysis-—Thompson 3 for 44',''Miller'2 for .81, Orosbie 2 for 23, 'Gray 1 for 3, Oresswell 0 for 0. Second Innings.—Nicholson, c Gray, b Thompson, 10; Williams, b Thompson r .; Head, b Thompson, i' 4 ■ Douglas b Thompson, 22; Grubb, not out, 31; Bradbury,, c Wagg, b Oresswell, 7; iEdwards', c Thompson, b Dr Prior, 20; •Dickson, not out, 0; extras, 8, total | for six wickets, 127. ! Y.M.O.A.—First Innings: N. Boyd, c and b Edwards, 0; Orosbie, c Bradbury, b Edwards, 3; Thompson, lbw, b. 'Edwards, 18; S. Crcssweli. b I!Dowlas, 0: T.. filler, not out, 25; 'Br. Prior, ,b Edwards, 4; Wickensi c i Douglas,, b Gruhb. 6; Gray., b Grubb,, 1; Wagg, run out, 6;...:lbbeteon, ■ bWilliams, 0; Wimsett, c and bM-wiaa-ds, 0; extras, 4; total, 67. Bowling analysis: Edwards 5 for 26, Douglas 1 for 15, Grubb 2 for 12, Rippon 0 for 10, Williams 1 for 2. , { . The matcVwill, be continued next "'Thursday.'.. ;i " ' '"'

The following team will represent St. Matthew's against Carlton juniors on the Park Oval <> n n^^ OrosWo, H. Russell, B. Walker, W. Shackleton.J. Connell, J. Stewart, W. Morris. H. Braggms, A. Vile. l. Miller, C Colo. Emergency, R. Lawton. _____