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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3329, 11 January 1898, Page 3

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NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph,—Press Association. — Copyright. Received January 11, 1 a.m. Adelaide; January 10. The first innings of South Australia closed for 139, or 89 behind that of the visitors. Giffeu (49) and Hill (20) were the chief scorers. New South Wales, in their.seoond innings; have lost’Do,wickets for 61 "runs. Donnan sbbred 23, and Irodalo 37, ’' FIXTURES FOB THE ’’SENIOR AND ' JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.' ’ 'ffho following fixtures h»YO been drawn ’ Senior'. January 15th and ’29tli—No, 1 wioket, Midland vV Rival; No. 2', Phmnix v. Wellington. February mb and 19th No, X wioket, Midland v. Wellington j No. 2, Rival v. Phoenix. February 19th and , 26th—No. 1 wioket, Wellington v. Rival; No. 2, Phoenix v. Mid* land. JUNIOR. January 15th and 29th —No. 3 wioket (Basin Reserve), Therndon v. Kilbirnle;' No. 4, Old Boya v. Rival; 'Athletic Park, Petone v, Johnsonville'i College ground, Phcsaix v. Wellington. The return match between teams tepse. senting' the jVj'kvy Zealand . Times and P-pilaws Opera Company and Hudson’s Surprise Party will be played on the Basin Reserve th'a afternoon, oommenoing at -2 o’clock sharp. Following is The Times team: Bannister (2), Winters, Carman, Grigg, France. Plimmer, Marter, Prince. Hawthorne, MoFarlano and MoKeazie. (fhe combined toani is v,“s j—Moffaft, Ho lira a un, Olfe, Duval, Searns, Watson, Tilliau, Ploughman, Fitts, Reid, Qnealy.'