UNIVERSITY CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19216, 4 January 1926, Page 11

UNIVERSITY CRICKET.

VICTORIA COLLEGE VISIT. i>RAWN GAME WITH AUCKLAND. The annual University match between Victoria College and Auckland was concluded at Eden Park on Saturday and after a close inish resulted in a draw. Auckland had a first innings lead of 2f> |i:ns, but Victoria in their second innings fompiled the good score of 226 runs, chiefly i/o to a fino innings by Mackenzie, who Icored 94 not out. Auckland were then set (ho task of scoring '2Ol fo win. Time was foirly short, but Auckland made 1-1(1 for dine wickets. Wilson and Bin more Uien Mocked out the last two overs and the |nitch ended in a draw, although tho result (rn« largely in favour of Victoria. Following are the scores: — VICTORIA COLLEGE. f*"irst innings ~ 120 Second Innings. Amdt. lbw, b Weir „ 25 l.fcOfttin. run out, 7 Kent, b Smecton 7 Mackenzie, not out 01 j lu!l» c Smeeton, b Weir .. ~ 21 Coram ck, c Weir, b Cce 5 flaillie, c Macklow, 1> I'.urbidgo .. 10 Kalaughcr, lbw, b Gee 7 Mackay. rut} out 12 Mitchell, lbw, b Binmoro .. ~ 5 Extras 27 Total 220 Bowling for Auckland.--Weir took two tickets, Geo two wickets, Smeeton one wicket. Burbidge ono wicket, Binmoro one Wicket. AUCKLAND. First innings «> > . 140 Second Innings. Y. T ells, b Cormack . . S7 Gee. b Mackay 8 Weir, c Kalaugher, b Cormack . . .. 22 Smeeton, b Cormack 0 McDougall, c Mackenzie, b Il3in .. 4! Wilmott, 1» Mackay 3 Macklow. o Cormack, b Mackay .. 2 Burbidge. c Hall, b Haixi .. . . 3" Reed, run out 2 Wilson, not out 0 Binmore, not out .. .. . • .. 0 Extras 8 Total for nine wickets < . . . 14G Bowling for Victoria College.—Cormack ■took three wickets, Mackay three wickets, llitin two wickets. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. CANTERBURY BEAT WELLINGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday. In the junior representative cricket match between Canterbury and Wellington Canterbury made 183 (Jacobs 86) ancl Wellington 71. Following gn Wellington mado 101, Canterbury winn.ng by atl innings and 11 runs. SUBURBAN CRICKET. .WALKER SHIELD TOURNEY, [BY TELFGBAPII.-~PP.ES3 ASSOCIATION- ] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. In tho Walker Shield cricket match Christehurch bout tho Auckland Suburba-n Association by 16 itiiui on the firjt innings. Auckland scored 222 (Freeman 51, Yales SJ) and Canterbury replied with 238, Christehurch defeated the Wellington subAssociation on tho first innings. THE AUCKLAND COLTS. MATCH AT PALMERSTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] PALMEHSTON NORTH, Sunday. The cricket match Auckland Colts V. Jla.nawatu was played yesterday. The visitors won the '.osa and sent the home eicle it l on a sodden wicket. Tho latter wero dismissed lor 200, Gallahan scoring 41, A. Hobo 33, Hearfield 40. Cuates took three wickets for 48 runs; Jobnsop, two for 35; Goodwin, one for 27: Herrius, two for 48; and Butler, I,wo for 30. Auckland lost three wickets loir 17 ran:.',. Hernus made a good stand, but was caught whon ho had scored 35. Coates and Butler batted well, also Hockein. Tho innings closed for 175 runs, Maiiawatu winning by 25 rans.