WELLINGTON T. CANTERBURY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3, 3 January 1903, Page 5

WELLINGTON T. CANTERBURY.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Friday,

The cricket match Wellington v. Canterbury was resumed to-day, and produced some sensational cricket, and plenty of it. Continuing the over-night" innings with 24 to credit for no wickets, at lunch Wellington had lost five for 104. On resuming, the remaining wicketa only added 16, the innings closing for 120, 'leaving Canterbury with a lead of 54 runs. The principal scorers for Wellington were Richardson 12, Williams 20, C. Hickson 46, W. S. Hickson 13. In their second essay; however, the home team commenced disastrously, losing eight wickets for 43 runs. Boxshall, ,by.a bit of useful batting, augmented this to 70, but the total was a paltry one, for which the wicket was in no way responsible. The only double figure scores were made by Orchard (13), Strange (12), and Boxshall (17). Requiring 125 runs to win, Wellington's second essay opened almost as disastrously as Canterbury's, six wickets falling for 40 runs before time was called. C. Hickson scored 10, Williams 8. and W. I.' Hickson 9. The wicket was helping the bowlers a little at this stage, having grown somewhat twofaced.

CHRISTCHURCH, this day.

The cricket match Canterbury v. Wellington was continued at eleven this morning. At the start the visitors required 85 runs to win and had four wrckets to fall. The end soon came, the innings closing for 62. Ihe additional scores were:—Gore, not out, 15; Brice, c and b Howell, 6; Stephenson, c Fvankish, b Howell, 2; Hickev, c Olliver, b Howell. 1; Hales, b Howell, 0; extra, 1. Howell, who took all four wickets this morning for eio-ht runs, secured seven wickets for 3*" an<l Frankish three for 29.

LATEiR.

Wedlmgton are all out for &2 runs, Canterbury thus winning by 62 runs.