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The return match between the North nnd South of Tasmania resulted in the northerners again asserting their superiority and winnuig by -seven wickets. The scores were: Soutn, 306 (Dodds 59, R. Hawson 53, Hale 51, M'Allen 43, Burn 31, S. Hawson 29) and IC9 (Eady 2S) ; North. 288 (Westbrook 57, Savigny 51, Windsor 49, Sweet 28. Pictet 26, Palmer 21), and 128 for three wickets (Ramsay noc out 61, Windsor not out 26). Windsor look seven wickets for 55 in the second innings of_ the South. Of 63 matches which have now been played, the north have won 28 and South 27, 8 being drawn. The Hawke's Bay Cricket Association is evidently bent on improving the quality of cricket in that district, by engaging a Tjrofessional coach for .next season. ' Greorge Youll (a player who once visited New Zealand with a New South Wales team, and a member of the Glebe Electorate team) is likely to be engaged. Youll is a most ipaeeful and . dashing batsman, good field Ind bowler, and has on several occasions represented New South Wales in intercolonial cricket with a fair amount of success. Some figures, understood to be authorised, have been published in Sydney showing that, after paying all expenses, the net profit gained by the Australian team from their match in Sydney was only £182, though the receipts were £950 ! It. is alleged that for the three trial matches one player for tho Rest of Australia was paid £77, of which £46 was payment for services and £31 for expenses ! Tho next in demand i» stated to have received £29 and expenses. Apparently there are worse businesses than playing amateur cricket. The South Otago Cricket Association's Shield match between the Bruce and Lovell's Flat Clubs was won by the former by an innings and 9 runs. Bruce scored 71 (Lockhart 25) to their opponents' 39 (Hall 11) and 23. Johnstone bowled with great success for the winners, capturing six wickets for nine runs and five for 7—ll7 — 11 for 20 in the match. The Bruce team then played Waitahuna in the semi-final for the shield and won on the first innings by 7 rune, scoring 42 (Lockhart 12) to their opponents' 35 (W. M'Kenzie 13). Johnstone again trundled destructively for Bruce, securing eight wickets for 12 runs. M'Kenzie, for Waitahuna, annexed five wicket 3 for 11 runs.

After all the Championship in Wellington is being fought out. and the match to decide it, between the Midland and Wellington clubs, was commenced last Saturday on a •dead wicket. The latter batted first, and have lost seven wickets for 94 runs, the sooring being exceedingly slow. Ashbolt (38) and Richardson (23) were the chief contributors.

The first match, at all events since the Khalifa resigned the presidency of the Soudan Cricket Club, took place at Khartoum on February 3 between the Egyptian Army present at Khartoum and Omdurman and the detachment of the Ist Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers now stationed there. The pitch was laid with matting, notwithstanding which the ball performed some extraordinary acrobatic feats, for whioh the bowlers were not at all eager tp take credit. Fielding waa quite exciting, as the ball seemed bewitched when travelling over the bare, powdered earth, and displayed a strong disinclination to come to hand. Colonel Talbol was in his old form, which is well remembered on the Chatham Lines, and Captain Hobbs's performance with bat and ball recalled some oleafant days on the Plymouth ground. The E.A. eleven and the afternoon visitors, among whom waa H.E. the Sirdar, wero most hospitably enter I ained by Major Munn and the officers of the Royal Irish Fusiliers.

The last match of tho season between the Queom-town and Arrow Clubs was won by the latter by 116 runs. Queenstown scored 72 (W. Mo'haffey not out 20, Holliman 17, Stevon?on 10) and Arrow mado 188 (Thomson 75, Andcrpon not out 37, Fletcher 23, Webb 14, Shanahan 11). A Wellint^ton telegram states that the cricket match to deride tho Senior championchip for tho season between tho Midland and Wellington Clubs began on a dead wicket. The hitter batted first, and haro lost seven wickets for 94 runs, tho scoring being exceedingly rfow. A?hbolt (38) and Richardson (23) were the chief contributors.