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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11918, 17 December 1900, Page 6

CRICKET.

N.S. WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, December 16. Ir. the intercolonial cricket match the South Australia.! team disposed of New South Wales in Ihe ktter's first innings for 279. Noble made 27, Trumpet- 32, Iredale 37, Hopkins 65, and Gregory 51.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

SEXIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, DDXP.DIN V. GIiAXGK.

This match was continued on the Caledonian ground in the presence of only a few spectator.?. The Grange, who had lost two wickets for 13 runs in their second innings on the previous Saturday, continued their inning, and were not disposed of till the score'mounted to 154- run?. Baker contributed 31 in his usual free style, but Dowries fairly surprised the spectators by his excellent " exhibition of batting. He struck out freely, n nd scored all round the wicket. Tunirmll (14) and Anderson (14) excepted, the oth-i- batsmf-n did not trouble the scorers much. The team, however, played with only 10 men. Cobcvoft hciuc; absent. With over 220 runs to make to win. the Dunedm, bal!ini» 10 men, commenced their second innings, but thoiißh they made a better display than in their first effort, they could only total 74 runs, thus losing by 146 runs. The Dune.dm tried no less than seven bowlers, of whom fiuuthorne (one for 4) and Reardon lone for 7) came out with the heft averages. Dowries was chiefly responsible for the downfall of the Dunedin. The following are the scores: — Grange. First Innings 101 Second Innings. Stuart, b Wilkie 3 Henderson, b Rcardon .... ' Chadwick, I fiimthorpe .. .. 1 Baker, b R. Wilkie .. ■• •• 31 .Tohrstnn c Mi^korsy, bJ. Wdkie 4 Hovdon, b J. Wilkie 8 Dowries, c M'Kcnzie, bR. Wilkie.. 51 Tunibull, b It. Wilkie .. .. : - lj AncWsnn, c J. Wilkie, b R. Wilkie 14 ttostieoux, not out 1 Cobcroft, absent ° Extras- 1D Total 151 Bowling Analysis -Gnnthorpe, 25 balls, 2 maidens."'! runs, 1 wicket; Reunion, 2-1 balls, 1 maiden, 7 runs. 1 wicket; J. Wilkic, 60 balls, •14 runs 3 wickets; Latham, 48 balls, 2 nuiclens, 1R ru'is: R. Wilkie. 78 bn.Us, 3 nißidons, -13 runs, 4 wickots; Sliite.h, 18 balls, 24 runs; M'Lcnnan, 18 balls, 1 maiden, 5 runs. PUISKDIN. First Innings 35 Second Innings. Latham, c and b Downcs .. .. 4 Crnxford, c Johnston, b Downcs .. 3 ,T. Wilkie, r. Chadwick, b Baker .. 14 Cramoncl, b Downcs 0 M'Kcnr.ic, b Dowries 0 R. Wilkie, c Anderson, b Domies.. 1 Reardon, c Roslicaux, b Downes.. 0 Miiekorsy, not out 14 Al'Lcnnan, I) Baker 2 Skilch, st TTaydon, b Dowiics .. 22 Gunlhoi-pc, absent 0 Extras 5 Total 74 Bowling Analysis.—Downcs, 88 balls, 4 maidens, 38 runs, 7 wickets; Baker, 66 balls, o maidens. 13 inns, 2 wickets; Henderson, 18 balls, 18 runs. Orono v. Aißioif. The above match was continued at Opoho on Saturdo.y, and resulted in a win for the hill team by 120 runs. The Opoho, with one. wicket down for 57, continued their second innings.' When 3 runs were scored Chadwick was bowled by Spcnee. Hayden was caught, with the score unchanged, and Gox>eh joined Kilgour. The score was taken to 78 when Gooch was caught at square leg by Kobcrt-son off Spenco, Webb was the 'i-

comer, and a stand Was made, the score being at 120 when Kilgour ran himself out. Macdonald, after scoring 4, was caught by Pormin off W. Gibson, and 6 runs later Watkins was out lbw to Permin. M'Gaviu joined Webb, and very soon had 15 runs to his credit, when he was bowled by Corbctt. M'Lean was caught 4- runs later at the wickets by Williams off Spence. Shea, the last man, scored 1, ami then saw Webb bowled by Corhett for a very good innings of 39, the innings closing for 165 runs. Spenee and Corbett, backed no by good fielding, bowled very well for the Albion.

The Albion commenced their second innings with Robertson and E. Gibson. With the score at 8 Webb bowled Robertson, and Alexander filled the vacancy, but lost E. Gibson, who was bowled by Kckhoff for 12. Uttley joined Alexander, and with the score at 42 the latter was bowled by Webb. Cummings joined Utlley, and a goo'l stand was made, the score being 77 when Uttley was caught off Chachvick ..for a -well-played 26. Cummings soon after followed, being well caught in the long field for 22. None of the remaining batsmen gave any trouble, and the innings closed for 105. Chadwick (two for 12) and Macdonald (four foi 23) divided the bowling honours for Opoho. The following are the scores;— Ofoiio. First Innings .. 101 Second Innings. Chadwick, b Speuce ofi Eckhoff, b Permin ..... i Kilgour, run out '„ 48 Hayden, cW. Gibson, b Spence .. 0 Gooeh, c Kobertson, b Spence .. 11 Webb, b Corbett 39 Macdonald, o Permin, bW. Gibson 4 Watkins, !bw, b Permin ... 6 M'Gavin, b Corbett 15 M/Lean, c Williams, b Spence .. 4 Shea, not out • 1 Extras \. " 10 Total ~ffi Bowling Analysis.—Corbett, 12G balls, S maidens, 37 runs, 2 wickets; Permin, 90 balls, 56 runs, 2 wickets; Uttley, 12 balls, 9 runsSpence, 00 balls, 7 maidens, 20 runs; 4 wickets; W. Gibson, 42 balls, 1 maiden, 24 runs, 1 wicket. Albion. First Innings ~ 41 Second Innings. Robertson, b Webb g E. Gibson, b Eckhoff 12 Alexander, b Webb 9 Uttley, c Kilgour, b Chadwick .. 26 Cummings, c Hayden, b Macdonald 22 Williams, c and b Macdonald .. 1 Black, 0 Kilgour, b Macdonald .. 0 W. Gibson, run out 0 Permin, b Chadwick 3 Spence, not out -~ ~' 12 Corbett, b Macdonald 4 Extras .. . g Total "105 Bowling Analysis.—Eckhoff, 48 balls, 1 maiden, 27 runs, 1 wicket; Webb, 54 balls, 1 maiden, 35 runs, 2 wickets; Chadwick, 54 balls, 4 maidens, 12 runs, 2 wickets; Macdonald, 36 balls, 23 runs, 4 wickets.

The match Heiulley v. Opoho was played on the Oval, and resulted in a win for tho former by H runs. Opoho batted first, but could only make 39 rims against the bowling of R. Torrunco (six for 15), Stewart, and M'Varlano. Hendloy, on going in to bat, made 83, W. Hay (24) and ".I. Torrance (15) being (he chief scorer?. M'lvenzie and Sims bowled well for Opoho.