MATCHES ELSEWHERE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 135, 5 December 1910, Page 3

MATCHES ELSEWHERE.

BIG SCORING AT GISBORNE. fBY TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE, 4th December. What is probably a record secondwicket cricket partnership was established here yesterday in tho senior grade competition. Wanderers, playing Taruheru, scored 412 ruus for one wicket (Young 219 not out, and M'Mahou 154 not out). Each gave good displays. Taruheru only made 43 runs. AUCKLAND, 4th December. The fourth round of the Auckland Cricket Association's district championships was held on Saturday, the heavy

rain of Friday and Saturday morning leaving the wickets in a very wet state. In the senior grade North Shore defeated Grafton by 25 runs on the" first innings. The scores were : — North Shore 143 and 154 (Haddon 49, and Howdon 26) ; Grafton ilB (E. MacCormick 34, Sloman 20). Howden took six wickets for 51. Parnell defeated Ponsonby by 117 runs on the first innings ; Ponsonby 87 and 140 for six wickets (Pearson 62, Sneddon 31, Woods 29). Oliff took four wickets for 46 runs. Parnell made 204 (Anthony 93, Sale 36) Pearson took six tor 119. Eden beat University by nine wickets, a Jthrea-point win. University made U? al^-, 65 {F - Ta y lor 29 > and Wallace 10- Willis took five wickets for 40. Eden'i score was 149 (Wallace took six wickers for 34) and 34 for one wicket (Brook-Smith 22 not out). CHRISTCHURCH, 3rd December. llie senior championship matches were resumed to-day in fine weather. The hitherto unbeaten St. Albans team had its colours lowered by Sydenham in a low-scoring match. Sydenham, required to get 58 in their second innings, and it cosu them five wickets. Sandman and • Orawshaw were bowling magnificently. Linwood won a well-fought game against East Chrislchurch by 38 runs on the first innmgs, Carlton (tho Canterbury coach) making 67 by fine cricket. Linwood s second innings produced 215 for six wickets. R. Ridley batted well tor 79, whilst Perrin, a promoted junior, scored 62 by first-class cricket. icm .^"stehurch, which nad made 194 against Hiccarton, were beaten on the first inmngs by 134 runs, Riccarton scoring 328 Caygill 49/ and T. Carlton 47 both batting .well, and most of .he others making double figures. West Clmstcaurch, in its second innings, made 140 for. four wickets— Bain 66. Dr Foster an ex-Wellington representative was not out with 47 to his credit <* l ,r/ >UN P iN ' 4th December. bplendid weather prevailed for the cricket matchea yesterday. Opoho, 163 defeated Grange, 11 and 119, by an m mugs and 33 runs. In the latter's second innings Eckhoff cook eight wickets for 36 runs Carisbrook A defeated £n7n£° Ok 'n 7"° rUHS ° n the firs * innings. The former made 304 and 1/5 for two wickets, Barren, not out, 85 • and Hopkins 78. B team made 164AlZn'h 63 - ( -!\°* ° U , t) - Dunedi » beat Albion by eight wickets. The former C011 rt?- 116 ' and 46 f °r two wirkets and Albion 106 and 55. In UJionJ second innings Torrance tooK three Tw ckeSs for 29 runs, and Mackcrsy fi ve for