IN OTHER CENTRES. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 22nd January.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18, 23 January 1911, Page 4

IN OTHER CENTRES. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 22nd January.

The. first day's play of the dietric \ competitions took place yesterday. I the senior division, Grafton, playin against University/ made 205 (Horspoc 3 70^ M'Cormack 70), and when stump 3 were drawn University had. lost tw 4 wickets" for 33 runs. In the Nort 6 Shore-Parnell match, North Shore mad 1 160 (Hadden 43). Parnell has lost fou B wickefs' for 121 runs. Eden made 19 2 against Ponsonby (Taylor 39), Ponsonb D replying with 3 runs for no wickets. 5 . CHRISTCHURCH, 22nd January. S The seventh round of grade cricke 0 was 'commenced to-day in fine lyeathei 0 St. Albans got a commanding lead ove - | West Christchurch, the last-meritione-5 showing poor batting form for 131, Sai - , mon taking five wickets for 53/ SI 7 t Albans replied with 120 for five wicket j • (Crawshaw 32 T. W. Reese 38, bo£ . | batting solidly). East Christchurci 1 i fared badly against the leading team ■ Sydenham, and were disposed of for 52 three Canterbury representatives makin 27 between them. Sydenham responde! with 278. A fine partnership was estat 5 listed between Patrick (92; and Bennet 5 (113), two other Canterbury represents L i tiyes, it adding 151 for the seconi ) ; wicket. In the_ second innings Eas 3 Chrifitchurch again failed, three wicket I , falling for 20. Linwood batted firs I , against Riccarton, and' totalled 18C 3 Thomas playing excellent cricket for 4£ ; and Perrjn _ batting well for 41. Ric [ carton's innings was opened by j and A. Norman (Canterbury represents j tives), who will b.e absent next Saturda "I in Auckland, and they played out time • putting up 94 without the loss of wicket, the scores being: Cay gill 3£ 1 Norman 34. 5 DUNEDIN, 21st January. } The cricket matches were continue) to-day^in fine, but threatening weathei Carisbrook A, playing against Aibioi] made 292 for six wickets (Hopkins 71 j Alloo 45. L. Watson 45, "Rutherford 44] Carisbrook B met Opoho and lost si: , wickets for 269 runs (Drumm 58, Austi 55. Godfrey 46). Grange disposed c 1 Dunedin for 137 (Tweedie 49), and mad 144 for seven wickets (Chadwick 31 ' Galland 29). - AUCKLAND v. CANTERBURY. ■ NORTHERN TEAM. fBT -TKPBPRAPH— PEESS AS9OCIAMON.S AUCKLAND, 22nd January. j The following team" ha? beea selectei to represent Auckland in the Cante]

bury- Auckland Plunket Shield match, to D be commenced on Saturday :*— Hemus B (captain), Brooke-Smith, Hayward, Had3 den, Sale, 'Anthony, Olliff, E. Horspool, [) Pearson, Sneddon, and Kerr, with WalL lace as twelfth man. 3" ' . I SOUTH AFRICANS' TOUR. 5 • , .MATCH AGAINST -TASMANIAN I . ELEVEN. 1 MODERATE SCORING. ~ fy Telep*ph.— Press Association.— Copyright. HOBARTJ 31st January. £ . Thft weather was perfect for the Bee- ■* ond day of the cricket match between the, South. Africans and a Ta&manian el&ven. 2 It was a batsman's wicket, but the' B Tasmanians' scoring was weak. The 3 Africans, , op tfce other hand, showed 1 their mettle. Faulkner's batting was a 3 mi§teily effort, and Strieker also played 5 excellent cricket. Scores :—: — j> SOUTH AFRICA. y First innings 178 0 Second Innings. 0 Commaille, Ibw, h Boddam ... 9 5 Faulkner, c Mortou, b Windsor ... 87 Strieker, not out 84 5 Nourse, not out 4 r'O ' " ro Two wickets for 184 a, Bowling Analysis. — Windsor took one picket for 37j Boddam, pn» for 50 ;

Paton, none for 25 ; Carroll, none f or 28 ; Frost, none for 15 ; Martin, none for 29.

TASMANIA.— First Innings. Eltham, b Nourse 13 Smith ... .. . s 31 Martin, c Campbell, b Faulkner ... 19 Hudson, b Llewellyn. 12 Hawison, b Llewellyn ... ... 82 Windsor, b Llewellyn ... „. 2 Boddam, v Vogler 2 Carroll, c Vogler, b Llewellya ... 1 Paton, b Llewellyn > 25 Frost, c Sinclair, b Llewellyn ... 1 Parkinson, not out 1 Extras ftm 6 Total „.. 195