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• . • The final mtttch at Melbourne for Boyle and Scott's cup, finished on Easter Monday, was productive of some splendid scoring, which was actually phenomenal in the second innings of the winning team. The contesting ciubß were the Capukt -and Richmond piby. The former scored 215 runs in their first innings, and 343 iv the second, and the Richmond City, having scored 191 in their first venture, were left 368 to get in their second inniugi. So well did they play, however, that a total of 371 was obtained for the loss of only four wickets (W. Kelly 109, Dobson 92, B. Blazey 65), and thug they won by six wickets.

• . •" The death is announced at West Maitland, at the age of 67, of the famous old intercolonial player, Sum Cosstick. He made his first appearance in intercolonial n-utcb.es in 1861, when ho captured 11 of the New Sonth Welshmen for 49 runs. For many years ho did splendid work with the ball for Victoria, as his figures chow— viz., 2979 balls, 763 runs, 399 maidens, 78 wickets; average 978 runs per wicket. . ' I was in hopes that ere this I should have been able to present the Senior Cup bowling and batting averages for the past sea3on, but the bowling analyses have in some cases bfien so impfftectly kept by the scorers that I have abandoned any hope of publishing them in a complete and accurate form. If secretaries of the senior clubs which have had the ftu&lycss

properly-kept will, however, send me their owi bowler*' averages in senior cup matches t shall find room for them. The principal batting averages for these matches are appended. If any errors havs'crept into them in the. compilation of the table I shall be obliged if they are poiuted out : — '•

* Signifies not out. ' . • At s.meetiug'of the New Zeulaud Cricket Cour.c 1 last Week correspondence- was read from the Southern Tanmanian Anouiation stitiDg that it would be pleased to welcome a New Zealand team, and offering 50 per cent, of tho gross takings on' the match days ; from the Northern Tasmanian Atsoc'ation, offering the whqle of the net proceeds ; from the. Victorian Association, stating that the council's letter would be considernd at the annual meeting; from the New South Wales Association, stating tbat ifc would do all io its power to assist the proponed visit, but pointing out that li'.tle public interett fcooJd be excited. The secretary slated that he had written askiug the variouß New Zealand associations what support they would give to the tour. Wellington had replied that it conld not join in the propoied guarantee ; Southland, that it would do its best to collect £10; Canterbury, thaf it would collect £50; and Otogo, that it did not feel warranted in*"' asking the public for subscriptions. Mr „ A. . M'Donald, Otago, wrote guaranteeing ,to colleot £50 towards the \ probable loss on the tour. A motion that tho tour should be abandoned was rejected in favour of an amendment postponing consideration of the que tion. • It was resolved tbab efforts should be made to secure a visit from the Australian Eleven on their re'uru from England, and a committee wa« appointed to confer on the matter with the affiliated a«sociatious. i Mr W»nWyn's motion that no presentations be made to players in matches under th« control or the council w»s lost' by six-to four.

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