CRICKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1714, 3 January 1920, Page 7

CRICKET.

Per Press Association. • DUNEDIN/ Jan. 2. The Otago-'Wellington cricket;, mutch was resumed this morning in.beautdu! I weaker., Otago had made-268 in; their first strike oil Thursday, and Welliugj ton had lost six wickets for 106. After 1 53 minutes' play this -morning the visitors were all disposed of for 164, or 104, behind Otago.. 'Otago-started their second innings well, but as the play .advanced the batsmen' failed somewhat, and eight wickets- were down , or 144. Then Torrance, Hutchinson and tSeeby gave a fine exhibition of batting, and the score had reached 28S before: tlic last 'wicket fell. When stumps were drawn Wellington had lost two wickets. Jor 17 runs.. ••-. •'.'■_ : ; ' „ • ; AUCKLAND, Jap. 2. I The match for the Plunket Shield bc'tween Auckland and Canterbury opened to-day. 'Canterbury- batted lifst, and , compiled 255, Blunt (72), being the;higi- ■ caD, scorer'.' Smith, uyth four %ickete for 76 runs', was the most successful howler for -Auckland. In their, first innings Auckland have scored-186 for two . wickets, Horspool (92) and Hemus (<1 not out) being the highest scorers. :,GHIU:STCHLIICH,;Jan. 2. , The'match between the Hawke &'J3ay and second Canterbury eleven was continued in perfect weather. In repletethe visitors' .276, Canterbury ran,up ° J ° out);:- Hayes 173, fteesc 26, Caygill 28,' Nixon 15, Taylor 61; Napier took; tour wickets,for 130, Spademan two for (0, Montries two for 51/ Charles two for \)6,

VICTORIA v SOUTH AUSTRALIA

By Electric Telegraph.r^Copyright.'_, Australian-New Zealand Cable Association, MELBOURNE, Jan .2. ' : In the cricket mutch :, Victoria v. South Australia'tin: latter in .their 'first.! innings luivo lost '.eight, wickets for 185 (Rundcll 79, Towrisend .44) ~' .';,;, r. -•:',' >"■" K.v•; 1-■ ; Received January ,3, 10.35 a.m. . v •..;,-, ■-.■ii.r-/-.' MELBOURNE, Jan,,. 3... South Australia's first innings closed; foi 247(Rundoll (in) 122,'Tbwiisend 46).'; Bowk ii]g analysis: ilcNaughtoh/3; : for 88,-; -Mc : Donald 4 for 71. Park 1 for 15,, Armstrong 2 'for'::-.6;v';''i:. ■•'(■•' \, ''■" :--U,.\ " '•" ■ ,■ -Victoria .in their first ■< innings, ;,have;;,lost one wicket for'. 50. runs (Mayneyin, 31).' ; ".