CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11323, 17 January 1899, Page 6

CRICKET.

QUEENSLAND V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

BRISBANE, January 16. (Received-Jan. 17, at 1.20 a.m.) r

The'cricket match.-between Queensland, and Sojith Australia was continued to-day.' '/The. South Australians in their first innings had scored 555 runs at the close of the day's Tjlay for the loss of seven wickets. Darling made 210, Giffen 115, Hack 65; and Jarvia 42..- ', -- -;--.•■■ •'■■.'' :■>.;. "■' ■,-'. ; :: '■ :'"■.

'•'At the request of A. Downes, the Secretary of the local association yesterday wired to the Cricket Council that that player is unable to "accompany the New Zealand'team to Aus-. tralia-, '■'"'-'■ :"'-' s t -.- •'■. ■~••.. ■ ■ -j>'"-' ' "Playing: for North' Shore against Gordon, George Mills, a member of the New Zealand cricket team, continued his innings on Satur- : day* scoring 217 out of 390 made by his side; . He"was caught by Kallender. . .., , : : 1 -j " . A cricket team from the Otago Daily Times "travelled to Waitation Saturday, and. played »r one-irining's match with the local.club.-'Wai-.■■'.'*fcifiwinning after a very exciting gamebyfour *•■': «uns.. J'^Vaitati, batting first,- knocked up-§4-'nins,*belaney being top scorer with-11.._:- 'The -: Times team responded with 50, Harris, -by 1 hitting, making 13.' Davidson■and : Boberts'on bowled well for Waitati, while Cra ; ;'■ mond, HS.wkes, and Ballantyne did the'triindi > ling for the .Times: The visitors were, afterwards entertained at teaatthe Saratoga Hotel, ■'■': «fid left for: town in the express, after havhig '; bad' a very-pleasant outing. Thanksare :due r tbthe Waiiati team, for the hospitable manner ' ip'.which they treated the visitors. ~ ;, 4 .. ';./-■