CRICKET. OTAGO BEATS SOUTHLAND.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 44, 21 February 1908, Page 3

CRICKET. OTAGO BEATS SOUTHLAND.

[bt telerravh. — rEEsa association.] DUXEDIX, 20th Februaiy. Tho cricket match, Otago v. Southland, concluded to-day, resulting in an ea.sy win for the home team by an innings and 78 runs?. Otago continued their fuse innings to-day, carrying til's total to 361 before the last wicket fell. Tho principal scores were : Eckold 05, Bannennan 59, Siedeberg 57, M'Farlano 46, Austin 46. Southland, who made 171 in the first innigs, were dis posed of for 112 in the second, the chief contributors being Doig 27, Derbie 21, Glasgow 14, and Pople 13. NORTH v. SOUTH CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, 20th February. The cricket match, North v. South Canterbury, was concluded 'to-day, the scores being:— -South Canterbury, first innings 57, second innings 131— Fulton 50, Harper 23. North Canterbury, first innings 623— E. R. Caygill 35, A. Jones 67, K. Reid 55, S. A. Orchard 113, R. B. Wood 137, A. H. Neild 44, E. E. C'rawshaw 6i, not out, extras 63. The Manawatu Cricket Association has approached the Wellington Association with a view to arranging a two-days' icpresentative match between Wellington and Manawatu. Mr. E. B. Vance, hon! secretary 6i the Wellington Association, has replied suggesting the 14th and 15th March as suitable dates for the matrh, which, if it comes off, will take place on tho Athletic Park. The following aro tho umpires for to-morrow's matches : — Senior. — Old Boys v. Midland, No. 1 wickot, Basin Reserve, C. E. Stevens and D. .M'Konzie ; Petone v. Phoenix, No. 2, P. Bevan and C. A. Webb ; Wellington v. Gas Company, No. 3, T. Barclay and J. Varnham. Junior. — Thorndon v. Gas Company, Petone No. 2, W. Hollgate and R. Greenwood ; St. Patrick's College Old Boys v. AVcllington " 8., No 4 Basin Reserve, A. F. \Viren and W. Brook ; Phoenix v. Waiwetu, D. M. Yoatts and W. Donnelly ; Petone v. Victoria College, No. 1, Petone, W. Hollgate and W. Bcale. WELLINGTON BOYS' LEAGUE. Following are the fixtures for Saturday: — Senior Grade: V.M.C.A. v. Thorndon A, Xewtown Park ; St. Peter's v. Vivians, Basin Rcfoi'vc ; Diamonds v. Thorndon B, Basin Reserve. Junior Grade — St. Paul's v. Boys' Institute, Ncwtown Park; Marist Bros, v. V.M.C.A. B, Basin -Reserve ; V.M.C.A. A v. St. Pctci's, Basin Reserve ; Dia.nonds v. Kelburne, Newtown Park. FOURTH CLASS. The foilowing fourth-class fixtuies | have been arranged for the balance of the season : — February 22nd to 29th— Karon v. Old Boys, at Karori ; Pctone v. Sehvyn, at Petone ; Templars v. Aspland, at Day's ! Bay. ' March 7lh and 11th — Kaioii v Petone, at Petone ; Old Boy* v Arpland, at Athletic Park ; Selwjn \ Tcmplai'3, at Karoii. t March 21st and 28th— Karori v Old Soy;, at Karori ; Templars v. Petone, at Potone. A cricket matrh has been ai ranged between teams representing the Union Company's Dunedin staff and the Wellington and Christchurch staffs respectively, to be- played at Chiietchurch tomorrow. Eight of tile Wellington branch will leave for the south bjs the Maori this evening.