CRICKET
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS' TOUR. LONDON, March 11. (Received March 12, at 1.20 p.m.) The Australian military cricketers have arranged 21 fixtures, including nil the firstclass counties, the Marylebono Cricket Club, the Gentlemen, Oxford, and Cambridge. These matches will be on. a purely amateur basis, but the counties which make a profit out of the Australian fixtures are to be invited to subscribe to the Australian sports fund. OTAGO V. SOUTHLAND. The following have been selected to play for Otego against Southland at Invexcargill next Tuesday and Wednesday:—Barron, Keast, G-alland, AJToo, Dickel, Holdorness, Patrick, Weatbrook, ILarraway, Holden, Fraser, Holda.way. Any player ■unable to make the trip must notify Mr A. Martin at once. SATURDAY'S LOCAL GAMES. The following are the matches arranged for Saturday : First Grade.—Carisbrook B v. Dunedin, CarLsbrook; Mornington v. High School, School wicket; Grange v. ,Si. Kilda, Caledonian; Albion v. Christian Brothers, CarLsbrook; Carisbrook A a bye. Second Grade.—Christian Brothers v. High School A, School wicket : Overseas-A v. Grange, North Ground; Mornington v. High School C, Mornington ; Albion A v. High. School B. I\ r orth Ground ; Albion B v. Overseas B. Caledonian Ground ; Y.M.C.A. a bye." A BATCH OF CENTURIES. There was some heavy scoring in first grade matches r.t Auckland on Saturday. Ponsonby knocked up 328 against Eden, Sneddon' being responsible for 126. Grafton occupied the crease all. the afternoon against University, compiling 416) (R. Sloman 117). North Shore did even better, putting on 430 for nine wickets (Frater 101. Midline run out 110). In the second grade match Eden v. Farnell A. Mills made 111 for the former; while in another minor fixture Sanders knocked up 125 for Remucra. At Wellington on Saturday H. Murphy, plaving for Pipe Works against Marist Brothers, established a record by compiling his fourth consecutive century. He. has made 127 not out, 155, 177, and 112 runs in successive, matches this season.
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Evening Star, Issue 16990, 12 March 1919, Page 4
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312CRICKET Evening Star, Issue 16990, 12 March 1919, Page 4
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