THE SEASON IN AUCKLAND.
(rBESS : ASSOC.'ATIOX THUMB AM-1 ' AUCIvLAND.Octobca: 18. ' The cricket season opened thore ytstcrdav in beautiful weather.. Th* Tanous district compctitioKs tli-> auspices of the Auckland Cricket A> sociation wero commenced. In tro First drado matches, playing Eden Colts, City made SS in iho fire., innings and Eden -Colts tet-i fivo* wickote diown* for 89 runs when tin:.? was called. Panic's, first i*» r _■> afainst 'Varsity reahs?d 86, arrf varsity have thtreo wickets down for 100 (Jacobsen V not out __61). In this match, Poneonby v., Eden A, P<n:Gcn ; •by" in their iunin>.as scored' 100, nr*_ Eden A bare two wickets dtown for 137 (onmimvn« 57). Grafton's first invnin?x> realised 160 (Mason 59), and North Shore have six wickets dtown for 83 runs. 7 v ; There is greater lnterem* tatem m cricket here this season than ever before. It is estimated that fn-Ey 1000 cricketers took part in competitiion games under the control of th© T-anov.s bodies yesterday. The Auck-ar.d Cricket Association has an incress» of entries in a-2 grades, tho AucWar.d Association League has 21 t'Cemsu-idrr its control, tho Sundwy Schools Aeot*cintion has 15, wihi!o the seoondlary and public schools _ competitions also show increased entries.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13250, 19 October 1908, Page 5
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198THE SEASON IN AUCKLAND. Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13250, 19 October 1908, Page 5
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