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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19720, 10 December 1926, Page 4

CRICKET

A SMALL BALL TO BE USED NEXT YEAB LONDON. Dec. 8. Mr Findlay, assistant secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club, presiding at the annual meeting of county cricket secretaries at Lords, said that the counties would bo using a small ball in 1927 at any rate. OTAGO BEATS SOUTHLAND MATCH AT DUNEDIN (Per Press Association). DUNEDIN, Dec. 9. A representative cricket match between Otago and Southland commenced 'on the Carisbrook ground yesterday. [The wicket was soft owing to the over!night rain, but under the influence of The hot sun recovered quickly. ; Southland batted first and were disposed of for 92 runs, and Otago replied with 285, of which Blamires contributed 1101 (retired). • Southland in the second innings, played to-day, made only 62, leaving Otago winners by an innings and 131 j runs. WANGANUI TECHNICAL COLLEGE HOUSE MATCHES. On Wednesday of last week the House cricket matches were short lived, rain necessitating an adjournment after : one or two overs had been bowled. Con- ' scquently, the whole series was declared void and recommenced last Wednesday. The ranks of some of the teams were depleted by the matriculation examination, but little difference was made to the strength of tho respective teams. The results of the various games were as follows: Firsts—Alexander v. Pi rani: A draw. Alexander, 96 for 8 wickets (B oshi er 20, Barton 23, leli 16, not out). Burgess took 5 wickets for 35. Pirani, 37 for 4 wickets (Burgess 17, Pargeter 11),. Braik v. Rees: A draw. Braik. first innings, 53 for 9 wickets (Hair 16, not out, Noodwell 17). Brown took 6 for 17. Rees, 40 for 1 wicket (Knight 11, Gorman 9, not out, Brown 16, not out). Seconds.—Pirani v. Alexander: Alexander won. Pirani, 62 for 2 wickets (Welsh 32 not out, Weeks 12, not out). Alexander, 73 for 3 wickets (McColl 27, Blyth 21, Miles 17, Cameron 10). Rees v. Braik: A draw. Braik, 78 for 5 wicketa (Tasker 31, Davis 19, not out). Rees, 17 for 3 -wickets (Dillon 7, not out). Thirds.—Braik v. Rees: A draw. Rees, 50 for 7 wickets (W. Thomson 18, not out). Braik, 45 for 5 wickets (O’Brien 24, not out). Alexander v. Pirani: A draw. Alexander, 68 for 3 wickets (Couper 20, Hambley 18). Pirani, 3 6 for 6 wickets (Hambley, 4 wickets fpr 8).