CRICKET.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10960, 28 December 1911, Page 6

CRICKET.

VICTORIA v. NEW-SOUTH WALES; £By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Pee Press Association.) Received. December 27, at 9.35 p.m. . Melbourne, December 27. Victoria, in their second innings, scored 217. Kortlang 67, Smith 22, Matthews 65, Brown (not out) 26 were the chief scorers. Bowling analysis—Cotter, 6 wickets for 86 urns; Emery. 2 for 50; Kelleway, 2 for 32.

New South Wales—Macartney (28) and Waddy (15) wiped out the deficit, leaving, New South Wales winners by 10 wickets.

ENGLISH TEAM v. BENDIGO

[By Eleotbio Telegraph—Copyright.]

(Pee Press Association.) Melbourne, December 27. - The Bendigo fifteen, in their first innings, made 103. Hitch captured 7 wickets for 47, Hearne 4 for 34, Vine 2 for 47, and Iremonger 1 for 25. . Bendigo, December 27. England, in their second innings, have lost five wickets for 120. Woolley made 64 and Rhodes (not out) 28. The report is incomplete. ' Received December 2S, at 1.3 a.m. Hobart, December 27. Bardsley has notified that he will be unable to play in the second test. PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, December 27. For the Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. Otago. the weather was fine and the wicket improved for the continuation. The local men made a wonderful recovery, for, after getting within 38 of the opposition's score, they captured five of the best Otago wickets for 32 runs. Scores: — OTAGO. First Innings ... 302 —Second Innings.— Kenny, b Rennet ... ... ... 0 Hopkins, b Reese' ... ... ... 5 Austin, b Sandman ... 7 M'Farlane, c Lusk, b Sandman ... 9 Condliffe, b Reese ... .... ... 0 Eckhold, not out ... 5 Watson, not out ... 4 Extras ... ... "2 Total for 5 wickets 32 CANTERBURY.—Ist Innings. Caygill, b Ramsden 1 Norman, c Eekhoff, b Downes ... 1 Carlton, c Watson, b Downes ... 63 Ollivier, b Downes ... ... ... 4 Sims, b Downes .... 3 Lusk, <■ Bannerman, b Eekhoff ... 35 Reese, c Austin, b Bannerman ... 30 Patrick, b Eckhold 66 Sandman, b M'Farlane 21 Bennet, b M'Farlane 2 Bo.shail. not out ... 13 Extras .... 25 Total ... 264 Bowling analysis: Ramsden, 1 for 58, Eekhoff, 1 for 46; Bannerman, 1 for 34; M'Farlane. 2 for 35; Eckhold, 1 for 13; Downes, 4 for 53. New Plymouth, December- 27. The cricket niateh North Taranaki v. Wanganui concluded this morning, the latter winning by ten wickets. Turnnaki's second innings realised 109, the last wicket putting on 7-s—Blundell 41 (not out), Arden 21.