CRICKET.
o Canterbury won the cricket match against Auckland by 124 runs. In the match New South Wales v. ictoria, the latter arc out for 320, New South Wales for 263. In the second innings Victoria made 184 and N.S.W. have lost one wicket for 2. The heat has been so intense as to overcome some of the batsmen.
In the match Englishmen v. Eighteen of Bendigo, the latter in their first innings made 150 (Saravaas 30 was chief scorer), and in their second innings have lost eight wickets for 93 (M'Kay 20. Stevens 24, highest scorers). England in the first innings scored 253 (Mason 128, Storer 47, and Hay v ard 45). Ranjitsinhji was enjoying a rest.
Runjitsinhji' did not shape well at practice. Horan (the ex-Victorian) clean bowled him oncn. whilo Howell, who was bowling finely, accomplished the same feat four times.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 28, Issue 1470, 31 December 1897, Page 3
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144CRICKET. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 28, Issue 1470, 31 December 1897, Page 3
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