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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16431, 24 December 1913, Page 11

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received December 23, 10.30 p.m.) SIDNEY, December 23. The. weather was very hot and tho wicket fast. South Australia won by 19 runs. New South Walc3 in the second innings scored 245 (Folkard 42). Crawford took five wickets for 71 runs, Kirkwood three for 33, Chamberlain >ne"for 72 and Moyes one for 28. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. SYDNEY, December 23. Massi© will be unable to play against &ew Zealand. (Received December 24, 12.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 23, The "Daily Telegraph " comments on the New Zealand cricketers. They stalled in the north believing that they would win a conplo of country matchas and then take a big beating from Queensland. Accomplishing the unexpected, they beat tho northern State in a fashion which stamped the visitors with the cricketers' hallmark as fighters in a tight situation. Tho fact that six of tho team scored double figures considering the wicket says a gocd deal for the grittiness of the fight put "p. The " Telegraph " adds that tho success of Sandman as a googly expert is causing Now South Wales enthusiasts to look forward to his visit to Sydney. TEMUKA WANTS AUSTRALIAN TEAM. [Pek Press Association.] TIMARU, December 23. The South Canterbury Cricket Council having decided that in.view chiefly of the difficulty of obtaining suitable ground it will be inadvisablo to try and arrange a match with the Australian team, Ternuka residents have taken up the matter. It is considered that the Temuka ground will bo in good order, and those interested set about getting the guarantee of £SO rsquired, and they obtained it to-day. Colonel Hayhurst, Mayor of Temuka, put down half himself and offered to advance the other half.

' OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. PLUNKET. SHIELD. The first of the Plunket Shield matches will 'Commence at Lancaster Park to-morrow, between the representatives of Otago and Canterbury. Play will be continued on Boxing Day and December 27. The Otago team arrived last evening by the second express, and will practise at Lancaster Park to-day. The following are the teams: — Canterbury.—Beale, Bishop, Brunton, Cay gill, Hayes, Paterson, Thomas, Watson, Wilson, Whitta and Wood. Otago.—A. W. Alloo, J. Bruges. J. W. Condlifie, R. M. Rutherford, H. C. Watson, A. Eckhold, A. Downes. W. Higgins, T. M'Farlane and H. G. Siede. berg. VETERANS' MATCH. The Veterans' match between Otago and Canterbury will commence this morning at Lancaster Park at ten o'clock. . ST ALBANS CLUB. A meeting of the St Albans Cricket Club was held on Monday night; present—Messrs P. C. Raphael (chair'man), H. A. Bishop, Webster, Thompson, Strange and Edgar. It. was decided that Mr A. Hanford should be re-engaged as ooach during the Christ's College summer vacation, on similar terms to last year.' To_ meet the cost of coaching it was decided that each club member should be charged the sum of 6d per head, payable on each night's' coaching. The arranging of coaching, nights was left in tho hands of the secretary. SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION. No matches in connection with the City and Suburoan Association will be played on December 27. The ninth round of matches will be played on January 3.