CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18197, 18 March 1921, Page 5

CRICKET.

SOUTHLAND v. AUSTRALIA. MATCH ABANDONED OWING TO RAIN. (Pe* United Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, March 17. Owing to rain the Match Australia v. Southland was not resumed, and the match was’ therefore declared drawn. The team leaves for Dunedin to-morrow. OTAGO v. AUSTRALIA. The Otago v. Australia match, which will cbmmence at Carisbrook this afternoon, is causing a great deal of interest, and should provide .an exhibition of first-class cricket. The visitors are a fine all-round combination, and the public should witness some fine exhibitions of bowling and batting. The fielding has been highly commented upon, ' being clean and neat, while their returns from the field are most accurate. The visitors will arrive by the first express from Invercargill this morning, and will be accorded a civic reception at the Town Hall at noon. The match will commence at 2 p.m. 5 and a number of lady supporters are providing afternoon tea to the public. Messrs Butler and 0. Chadwick will officiate as umpires, and Mr W. A. Rowlands will be the official scorer. On Saturday tho fame will commence at noon, and the Kaiorai Band will be in attendance, which should add considerably to the afternoon’s enjoyment.

CARISBROOK-UNIVERSITY. The following is the record of scores of playing .mem-bars of the Oarisbrook-TJni-vsrsity Club during the past season :

4 oS s 4 a M 'V ■g s? o 1 S' 03 £ > h <1 o. A. W. Alloo 174.3 26 67k 41 14 Valentino 42 3 183 13 14.1 Doan 75 13 245 16 15.3 JT. C. Alloo *113 6 492 30 16 Eraser 11 — 55 3 18.3 J. Smith 2 — 12 — — Hutchison t 6 33 OX) O fl SI Times not out. Highest score. s u>a if ■5 s. H. 0. Alloo ... 13 3 142* 437 43.7 A. W. Alloo ... ... 12 1 86* 441 40 Ward ... 5 1 36 115 28.7 Valentine ... 13 2 37 150 13.6 Marshall ... 6 1 39 62 13 Fraser ... 7 1 24 .71 11.8 J. Smith ... 12 1 29* 118 10.7 Swinton ... 3 1 21 16 10.6 Crawford ... 6 — 27 62 10.3 M'Lean ... 4 1 11 17 5.6 Hutohison ... 4 1 6 14 4.6 ;.. s 1 6* 9 4.5 Dean ... 5 — 5 14 2.8 Stephens ... 4 1 4* 8 2 Also batted: M'Kenzie, Hunter, T. D Adams. * Not ont.