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Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 83, 9 April 1894, Page 4

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THE JUNIOR CUP. Tho final matoh for the Junior Cup between the Star and Wellington College Clubs was concluded on Saturday, ending in a win for the Stars by an innings and 50 runs. The Stars oompiled 152 runs in their first innings, Page adding 8 to his 64 of the previous Saturday, and Green scoring 17, not out. The College, with 108 to make to save an innings' defoat, sont in 800 and "Wilson, who stonewalled for an hour, only making 24 between them. This was the only stand of the innings, bnt Tripo and M'Govern stole a number ot very sharp runs. The innings closed for 57 (Bee 17). Mr. Firth was absent, owing to family bereavement. For the Stars, M' Bain (4 for 16) and Warren (3 for 13) bowled best. Bjr thoir viotory on Saturday tho Stars retain the Junior Cup for the prosent season. Their performance is a first-class one, seeing that the season just conoluded iB the first the olnb has entered for the Junior Cup. Howe heads the list for the batting average with 17*5, closely followed by Lucena, 16"4, and Page, 162. Of the bowling averages, Warren oomes out on top with the splendid figures of 4*l, and on his performance this season he oan fairly lay olaim to be considered one of the best junior trundlers in the city. Gibson, 5; North, 66; and M'Bain, 8-4, well supported him. The following are the club's batting and bowling avoragos :—

•Played in two innings with one hand, whioh is not inoluded in above average. , 1 ]

Matches. — Played, 7; won, 6; lost, 1. Runs soored for the Clnbin 12 innings, 1160 • against, in 13 innings, 720. '

Kilbirnie, Wellington College, and Wellington Seoond tie tor seoond place. THIBD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. The matoh between tho Johnsonvillo firat and the Kilbirnie second was broupht to a termination on Saturday at Karon. The Kilbirnie team won by 38 runs. Johnsonrille required 76 runs to win, but their ■ooond onhr realised 37—London (10), Chambers (four for 21) and M'Menamin (five i?ia $ bowled well for the winners, who fielded exceedingly well. 1 he final heat for the Championship will bf» contested by the Wellington thirS and ltlbirnio seoond elevens next Saturday on the Basin Reserve. OTHER MATCHES. The Waiwetu seoond and Kilbirnie third elevens met at KUbirnie, the home team winm?g'y: w «»*«. The Waiwetn second fwFw 8 t Ma8 °?. 13> •■* »h« Kilbimie third Vr'^S Lallan 52 (not out), A. Claridge rL v?i ey be;* for *•» visitors, and Churchill and A. Claridge for the home team, the latter taking 7 wiokets for 6 runs. The l?l£ tB W.? M th «.K? e»t» the local players 2w££*. * Whi°h- a very Pleasant social «T«ntng wasspent with songs, recitations &o.

A matoh was played on Saturday between f.ho Palaco and Tailors' Clubs, tho former winning by 50 runs on tho first innings. Clio Palace made 119 and tho Tailors 69. M'Cleary (27), Nolan (13). Dagg (15), and fiOHlio (16) batted boßt for tho Palace, as did ICoir (29) and Donnis (10) for the Tailors.

Balls Mdns. Knns. Witts. Aver, barren ... 866 26 265 64 41 Kbson ... 54 0 20 4 5 forth 198 5 73 11 6 6 I'Bwn ... 462 7 177 21 84 moena ... 357 10 144 16 9

'■IJXT9. Club. Star Kilblrnie (Vellicgton College Wellington Second Midland Second .. Phoenix Seoond . St. Patriok's College Rival Seoond Intt Won. Lost. ... 6 1 ... 4 2 ... 4 2 ... 4 2 ..3 3 ... 2 4 ... 1 2 • 1 4 ... 0 5

Howe ... Lncena ... P«g« ... •Warren... Smjth ... Chiiholm Green ... Far mar ... Ward ... Baker . . M'Bain . Parton ... Murray ... Gibson ... North ... Inn- Total Avorings. runs. acre. 11 193 175 12 164 164 12 179 162 0 120 133 12 107 118 11 101 91 7 44 73 6 35 7 3 11 55 6 32 53 12 41 4-1 4 8 4 2 8 4 5 13 32 6 17 25