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Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 123, 21 November 1895, Page 3

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8. R. Walford, who visited New Zealand m a member of the last Now South Wales orioket team, put on the remarkable icoro of 307 when playing recently for Central Cumberland against Hyde. The innings of the former totalled 538. Walford is again ooming to this colony with the team which leaves Sydney on the 7ih Deoember. Playing for the metropolitan team against the combined oonntry distriots, Walters and Iredale retired when they had scored 105 each, and YouJl and Gould followed their example with 71 and 57 respectively. L Deane, a younger brother of S. Deane, of Thespian fame, has scored well in Bluo Mountain orioket so far this season, and is oredited with tho remarkable • average of 1202 for four completed innings. The Wellington College first eleren tried conclusions yesterday on the College ground with a team oaptained by Major Elliott. The former team iron by 95 runs to 64 The best scorer for the winners was Kirkoaldie, who made 30, and Key. C. A. Tisdall (101, Ward (14), and Major Elliot (11) were the most successful batsmen for the loflera. S. Gilmer, of the College, took eight wiokets for 30. The vie i tors were entertained at afternoon tea. Yesterday afternoon Kirk.caldie and Stains' eleven won their heat of tho Dixon oup matches, the D.I.C. team being beaten by an innings and 21 runs. Kirkcaldio and Stains' representatives made 101 in one innings - Kirkualdie 2G, Hendry 16, and Collins 15. D.I.C. — First innings, 41; seoor.d innings, 36 ; total, 80. Cbamborß, of the D.I.C, carried out his bat in the seoond innings for 20. Collins, of Kirkcaldie and Stains, did the hat tnok in the second innings. A matoh was played on the Basin Reserve yesterday between Thorndon House Open Club and the Wntohmakers and Jewellers' Club, and resulted in a win for the former on the first innings by 92 runs. Thorndon, 133 (flibson 53, Clater 37) ; Watchmakers, 41 (Gordon 9). Gibson, 6 for 20, and Ingram, 4 for 19, bowled well for Thorndon. LittleJohn, Tucker, and Laurenson did good servioe for the Watchmakers.' The match between the Weoley and United Tradesmen's 2nd resulted in a win for the former by 9 wioketa and 4 runs. Scores— Tradesmen, 59 (Pranoe 20, Davidgon 8, not out) and 85 (Wyatt 12) ; Wesley, 8J (Howe 20, Wilton 18. Wilkinson 14, Griffiths 13) and 9 for one wicket. For the winner*, Billman (fl for 14), Wilkinson (4 for 34), and Griffiths (5 for 16) bowled well, as did France (<3 for 33) and Scott (3 for 18) for tho losers.