MATCHES ELSEWHERE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 48, 27 February 1911, Page 4

MATCHES ELSEWHERE.

fBY TBIiSGRAPH— FBESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 25th February. The ninth round of the Auckland Cricket Association's matches was commenced to-day, on wickets which were very bad, the result of the heavy rain. Senior grade results :—: — » I Graf ton v. North Shoie — Graf ton, first innings, 92 (batted three short), E. M'Cormick 37 (not out), R. Mason 30. Hadden took four wickets for 29, and A. M. Howden three for 33. Graf- j ton, second innings : Five for one wicket. North Shore, first innings, 42. Mason took five wickets for 17, and Harvie three for 15. University v. Eden — University, first innings, 69 (F. Taylor 24, H. S. Dettman 20). G. Cummings took five wickets for 22, and F. Taylor four for 31. ' Eden, first innings, 123 for five wickets (Brook-Smith 66). Ponsonby v. Parnell— Ponsonby, first innings, 103 (Pearson 27). A. Anthony took five wickets for 33. Parnell, first , innings, 44 for three wickets. Snedden took three, wickets for 13 runs. CHRISTCHURCH, 25th Feb. The first-grade matches were played in dull weather, which turned to heavy rain soon after 4 o'clock, when play | was stopped for the day. Sydenham maintained their lead of St. Albans, and won on the first innings. This practically assures them of the cham1 pionship for the season. In the Riccar-ton-West Christchurch match the lastmentioned were batting when stumps were drawn for the day. Reese was not out with a magnificently-played 88, and Lusk had 53 to his credit, the total being 203 for seven wickets, against Riccarton's 322. Linwood's first innings against East Christchurch (the lastmentioned's score being 133) closed for 163 (Thomas 48, A. E. Ridley 47). East Christchurch in their second innings have lost four wickets for 84 (W. Carlton 41 not out). DUNEDIN, 25th February. _ The senior cricket matches were continued this afternoon in fine weather with the following results : — Carisbrook B completed their first innings for 356 (Austin 100), and Carisbrook A compiled 236 for three wickets (Hopkins 105 not out). In the Dunedin v. Albion match, the latter scored 336 in the first innings, while Dunedin made 145 (first innings) and 289 for seven wickets (Condliffe 10l not out). Albion secured a two-point win. Opoho made 88 and 229, and Grange 172 and 105, Opoho thus securing a four-point win.