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Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 168, 7 December 1896, Page 2

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la the Third-class Championship match at Kilbirnie the Phoenix third only made 26 in their second innings (Midlane 9), being unable to negotiate the fine bowling of Anderson, who took eight wickets for 7 Funs. 1) The Kilbirnie second hit off the required 11 runs for the loss of two wickets (Howorth J 5, not out). In the match played at the Eailway Ground, the Eailway Club made 89, the only double-figure man being A. Staples, whose 60 were compiled in his best style. Chapman (two wickets for 18), Tolan (three for 18), and Hariify (four for 18), bowled best for Kilbirnie, who at 6.30 p.m. had scored 135 for five wickets (Hoar 19, Chapman 10, Topp 34, M'Menamin 42 not out, and Hanify 18). Moffatt (four wickets for _ 33), and Bourke (one for 13) bowled best for the Railways. The match Midland third v. Karori was J won by Karori by 52 runs. The scores were —Karori, 70 and 139 , Midland, 81 and 76. The highest scorers were — For Karori, Lowe, 33 and 37 ; for Midland, latta, 27 and 19 ; Steele, 11 and 17 ; Parker, 20 and 14. 1 St. Peter's Choir beat St. Paul's by an innings and. 18 runs. For the winners, y Cope (49 not out) and Meacham (53) scored best; and Churchward (St. Peter's) took jj nine wiokets for 6 runs. ? The Clyde-quay School defeated New- r town by sih innings and 64 runs, For the n winners, Williams made 24, Hutchings 21, v Luke 15. Leggett took five wiokets for 12 B runs. t In the Junior Cricket Association match the Vivians defeated Kilbirnie by 174 runs. . Kilbirnie, batting first, made 30. The * Vivians responded with 204 (Wilson, 41 ; 1 H Davis, 39; It. Davis, 38; Quee, 83; f Deslandes, 10, not out). Fraser and Davis 1 for the winners, and King and Gaul bowled with effectiveness. ,