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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 306, 15 November 1906, Page 2

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(By ■'Willow.") At the Park on the King's Birthday Brightwater and United had a dingdong go, and United require to mate 12(5 in their second innings to win when tho match is played ofT. Johnson was tho best of the city bowlers, his :bag for the day consisting of ten wickets at about six runs apiece. I'. Lines, the Brightwater Spofforth, was contented with six for 27.. Stiles' keeping w a s better titan ever, and he disposed of five batsmen. Kinzol, T. Nowth, and P. and A. Lines batted capitally. Kinzett's sixty was a most valuable innings for his club. Athletic and College was also" a well contested jgame — College 86 and seven for 111. Athletic 104. Sandel, Jennings, and Broad for College, and Hair, Blincoe, Hessel-ti-no and Ci. Kinjr for the Club word in form with the bat, — Chisholm and Hair were the most successful Athletic bowlers, and for College Broad secured five wickets at moderate cost. Kamura and Phoenix concluded their fixture on |Saiturday at the Park, the latter club winning t>j 308 runs. Hunter and Dr Orforn for tho winners, and Fairey ant Benseman for the losers, again totted well. Goodman, Fairey, anc Pike Were the most successful .bowl ers. Tho Nelson Club was unequal tc the task of getting the 145 runs iv quired to defeat tlio United Club and only scraped up (iti. R. Livick was oasily run out, anc the. loss of this punishing bat dis heartened most of- 'the side. Hart nett and T. Louisson roso to th occasion and reached the. twenties. Wit ion's fielding was again first class. Hartnett's fielding was i line display of passive resistance. G. Page, although lame, raanagw to score 31 before .being bowkd b; King. The Thoenix Juniors were de featod by Stoke on Saturday a Sioke b3" 33 runs. Keir, a "bowler, from Australia , now resident in Auckland and play ing for Parnell. attracted a f?o 0< do a l of attention last Saturda; [ week in that city. He is creditor with having taken 100 wickets am , made 1000 runs at Mudgee las season. The general opinion soemoi to ho-favouraiblo towards the trim filer. He has a nice delivery, wit] , a break and an occasional swerve Six of the City batsmen fell to him [ While in Nelson tihe English crick ' oters will stay at Mr Saunders ' well-appointed hotel, the Commer ' cial. ■ i It has boen decided by the Cricke 1 Council to pay the hon. secretary - Mr Raphael, £100 for the service - he is to render in connection wit] , the English team's tour. Mr Ra phael says ho will only accept th . sum if the Association does no ] lose by the tour. _ / At the twelfth 'annual meeting o ' tho New Zealand Cricket Council held on tho lith inst., a letter fron | the "Eden Club (Auckland'/ stato " that it had secured the services o 1 Mr A. "E. Relf, a well-known AU • England and Sussex player, a i coach, and suggested that he shouh s be playod in the Now Zealand rep I resentativo. team ia>gainst the Eng i lish team visiting the colony, am i that in return some clonatioi . should be made to the Eden Club . The lEden Club pointed out th. _ reasons they had engaged Rolf , which were, not with a view t< ; strengthening their own team, tni to raiso tho standard of- crick*.-' generally. The letter was reform to the committee in charge of th. " arrangements for the Marylebom ' OluVs tour for its favourable con 5 sideration.