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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18266, 27 December 1924, Page 8

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JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES.

The junior p'ayers w;;l rcpresen; the ar>d Suburban Asaociri'ion against Xoilh Canterbury Junior- ?.t HasrIry Park on January 2nd ami .Ira: —C. Evar.s, ■ P. 'ar!, A. Jruobs. 31. C\ S;n!e= ■ Old Boy?.', Cole 10 id Collegians', W. Smv;he [City Council), G. ritt, Frank Pitt, i(b reon?'. S. Kirk, A. Recce. 'St. John's 1 , 0. J-'bcrt t.St. Albans'. i\ Dibden i?». Albans l . I'iay wili (nmmcnce at 10 a.ra. on Friday, January 2nd.

AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM. (rxxss ASSOCIATION TELEGKUt.) I.VVKKCAHGILI.. December -J6. An Auckland eleven commenced a nutch acainst a Southland team to-aav in beautiful weather. .Southland won the toss and batted iirsi, lu- brieht i-rirket and Walsh I'2 aftfr a steady inninf;?. Auckland had Ic?t. three •wn-kcts for 13.1 when stumps were dravn.

OTAGO,V. AUCKLAND. •SPF.CIAr. TO "THE PRESS.") DUXEDIX, December 26. The o.rie'xft writer in the "Star" says: If Otago can beat Auckland next week, it. will be one of the biggest surprises for years. The local learn, minus Shepherd and McMu'.lan, cannot, be said to Tjb a very powerful eide, while the bowling, of course, seems to be deplorably weak, though Torrance and Alloo have, always -T pleasing- liitlo habit of bringing off a, surprise or two. The fielJins, however, should please the most carping.

HAWKE CUP

(press association teleobam.) • December 26,

The Hawke C'uti match, Hawke's Bay v. Nelson, ivas commenced to-day on. a aedden wicket, and in threatening weather. Nelson Fent Hawke's Bay in, nnd two wickets were down for six. After peveral interruptions owing to rain, play was abandoned, at 4- o'clock, when tho scoro was five wickets- for 1(0. Bemau, who waß missed before scoring and later, played a pood inninca for,P9 not out, the next highest.. .soorer being- 12. The scoring was painfully slew. Neale two for 17 was the. most, successful bowler of tho. nittc fried.

AUSTRALIAN SHEFFIELD MATCH

(BY CABLE—rRF.SS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT) (AUSTRALIAN AXD N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received December .26th, 7.5 p.m.)

SYDNEY, December 26. Owing to the test match not finishing a number of leading New .'South "Walea and A r ictorii}.n players will he unible to pariwipate in tho Sheffield Shield match, which commences at Melbourno to-day. New South AVales will be tho heavier Bufferer. ' (Received December 26th, 11.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, December 26. Ifain prevonted piay in the Sheffield Shield match to-day. .

SOUTH AFRICAN MATCH, (EIUTERS TELIGBAMS.) GAPE TOWN, Dccemb«r 25. In the unofficial teat, South Africa, in tho first innings, 'wade 200. The English eleven have lost., six for 121. 'Scores:

SOUTH AFRICA. First Inning#. Kusskind ... 41 Cattcrall .. IV Nourso .. 71 Dean ... 1.1 Ivupen ... V Cnnyngham ... r. Xosor .. i?n Billing- • .. .. .. 32 Hall n .Extras .. 11 Total •»« ». 295 EXGLIsir'Xl.' First Iniiing3 '•« h . 138 Second Innings. MacBryan . r.„. 0 Tyldesiey ... ' i.,: ' .. - St Bowley h.Si Tennyson ■ ...■ ■ -o Kennedy f... n Genry .. .n Ensue]I, not. out ..' It Extras r.. 5 Total for aix wick'pfs 121