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Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 48, 26 February 1894, Page 2

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JUNIOR CUP. The Star and Kilbirnie Clubs commenced their heat on No. 3 wicket. The latter team batted first, and scored 108, of which Stinson made 66 (not ont) in fine stylo, his cutting and leg-bitting being much admired. He fully sustained his reputation, and a word of praise may here be given to the Stars, who allowed him lo bat although he had been only 27 days in Wellington, or one day short of qualification. Trevor, with 19, nko reached double figures. The Stars, who had to bat in a very bad light, responded with 63 for six wiokots, Luocna £0 (not out), Chisholm 11 (not out), and Baker 11. Pudney and Keatieaux have so far bowled best for Kilbirnie, whose wiokots were all clean bowled by Warren, 2 for 30 : Lucena, 2 for 27; M'Bain, 3 for 20; and North, 3 for 30. In the match between St. Patrick's Collego first and the Pboanix second, the Collegians made 65— O'Connor and Kerloy 12 each, M. Crombie 11. Millward took three wickets for 18, Malcolm three for U, Roberts two for 16, and Angus one for 10-. The first innings of the Phoenix closed for 136 — Roberts 32, Mnllins 30, Millward 22, Maolaurin 12, and Roberts 10. Kerley took five wickots for 54, and Kolly two for 11. A beginning was made on Saturday with the Wellington College- Wellington Club heat of tho Junior Cup match. The Collegians, going to the wickets first, made 225 runs — Ward 58, Firth 34, II Govern 30, Hales 2<?, Cox 13, and Bee 10. When stumps were drawn for the day the Wellingtons had lost five wickets for 20. The Midland second defeated the Hutt team by 10 wickets. THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. The Tborndon first and Kilbirnie seoond met at Kilbirnie on Saturday, the home team having a lead of 40 runs on the first innings.- Thorndon batted first for 70 (Haggett 21, Longmore 14, and Davies 12), Kilbirnie responding with 110 (M'Menamin 35, Chapman 25, Mowbray 11, Cowl am 10). Morton (eight for 43) bowled best for Thorndon, the most successful for Kilbirnio being Eineny (three for 7) and Chambers (six for 30). In the Midland third v.'Karori first match, the Karori made in the first innings 121— Pearson 45, C. Spiers 21, W. Dascnt 17, Lowe 17 ; seoond innings, five wickets down for 30. Midland, first innings, 54— Fordham 14, Hutchings 13. Pearson and Spiers, for Karori, and Hutchings and Wakelin, for Midlands, were the most •ueoessful bowlers. CAHPBBLL lE'iFHT. The Mascottes defeated the Vivians for the Campbell trophy by five runs on" the first innings. The scores wore -Maacotto, 22 and 58 (Stace 14, Williams 11); Vivians, 17. Whelan and Nicholson bowled well for the winners, as did Howo, Hoar, and Skelly for the losers. SCHOOL CRICKET. Clyde-quay defeated Te Aro by 24 runs (Clyde-quay, 32 and 38 ; Tc Aro, 25 and 21). Millman (Clyde-quay) took 14 wickets for 13 runs, Hickey (Te Aro) 12 for 24. Monnt Cook beat Newtown by 7 wickets (Mount Cook, 41 and 25 for three wickets ; Newtown, 21 and 45, innings closed with three wickets down). Churchill (Mount Cook) scored 13 and Midlane 12, Carsweli and Stitt (Newtown) 25 and 10 respectively. The Mfitist Brothers' School fifth defeated the Clyde-quay School fifth by 72 runs on the first innings. Scores :— Brothers' School, 93, of whioh Bowden made 40 and Bell 19 ; Clyde-quay, 21. For the winners, Bowden took 7 wickets for 12 runs. MISCELLANEOUS. The match Manawatn t. St. Paul's was oommenoo.d on Saturday. The ManaisaJtu, in their first innings, made 83— Beale, 21 (not out), Seaward, 14, and Cooney, 13, being the only men reaching double figures. St. Paul's have three wickets down for 53 runs; —Buck 22 (not out), Ticdall 12 (not out), and Ramsay. 11, were the principal scorers. The game will be finished on Saturday, 10th March. Beale and Mason for the former, and Fisher, Ramsay, and Tisdall for the latter, did best with the ball. A match was played at Obiro betwoen the Obiro Club and the Karori Workmen's Club, and wm won by the Ohiros by eight wiokets and 13 runs. Lusty, 13 (not out;, was top scorer for Ohiro, and Frost, 7, for Karon. For Ohiro, F. Lingard secured 13 wickets for 12 runs, and did the hat traok. W. Smith, 6 for 17, also bowled well for Ohiro. Bradnook, 6 for 5, and Cornford, 4 for 24, bowled best for Karori. The Kaiwarra Juniors beat tho United, of Petone, by 18 runs. The winners scored 94 (Overend 40, not out, Manson 9), and the losers 76 ( Pallant 15 and Smith 13). J. Fitzgerald, Bevana, and Doyle divided the bowling honours for the victors, as did Tarrant, M'Gowan, and Brice for the losers. The following players are to represent tho Rival Club against the Greytown Club at the Basin Reserve to-morrow :— Dryden, Read, M'Master, Henderson, Fleetwood, Liddle. Weybourne, Jones, Gamble, Colt man, ana Ramsay. Play will start at 11 a.m.