CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 86, 10 January 1928, Page 3

CRICKET

WELLINGTON v. OTAGO

Tho Wellington team will leave on Tuesday evening next for Dunedin in order to play Otago for the I'luuket Shield. At last uiglil’s meeting of (fie Management Committee of tho Atelliugton Cricket Association. Mr. C. G. Milson was appointed manager. Messrs. A. Downes an.l W. Butler have been appointed umpires for the match. SENIOR FIXTURES The following is tho draw for iha senior fixtures to bo played on January 14 and 21:— Hutt v. Y.M.C.A.. at: Hutt. Midland v. Thorndon. Basin No. 1. Kilbirnie v Wellington, at Kilbiruie No. I.' Pct one v. Institute, at Petone. Old Boys v. 'Varsity, al: Basin No. 2. Tho Wellington Cricket Association has decided to play the fifth round of senior fixtures on January 23. Play will commence at 10.30, with an hour s adjournment for lunch between 1 and 2, and stumps will be drawn at 6.30 t.m. The draw is as fqllows:— Hutt v. Midland, at Hutt. Old Boys v. Y.M.C.A., Basin No. 1. Institute v ’Varsity, Basin No. 2. Potone v. Wellington, at; Perone. Kilbirnie v. Thorndon, Kilbirnie No. 1. JUNIOR FIXTURES. \ A fresh round of junior fixtures will be started next Saturday. The matches which were commenced b'at Saturday will be completed later in the season. SHEFFIELD SHIELD SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. N£W SOUTH WALES (Rec. January 9, 11.10 p.m.) Sydney, January 9. In the' Sheffield Shield match against South Australia, New South Wales in the second innings made 36b (Jackson 122, Ratcliffe 30, Jordan 31. Bradman 73). Scott took five wickets for 108 and Grimmett four for 1’37. South Australia had six wickets down for 189 (Schneider 54, Vl’Richardson 80) when stumps were drawn. \ The weather was fine, but after the heavy rain yesterday the wicket was dead. The batsmen., with the cxcejition. of Bradman, did not offer n ’V c , l resistance to the bowlers. Both La clifi'e and Jackson were no sooner in than out. Bradman played a, sparkling innings and, partnered with Jordan completed altered the aspect ot the game. Bradman’s innings was ono of the best seen on the Cricket Ground for some time. He scored at the rate of almost a run a minute, using ins feet well and making capital boundary shots all round the groiyid He knocked up 18 in one over from Grimmett. South Australia commenced cautiouslv, runs coming very slowly. Schneider and Richardson were the only batsmen to display any confidence. Tin the first innings New South ytaiea made 291 and South Australia 248. J