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"The result 'of tke Grange v. High. School j ! match is not to hand. . • I The recently arrived lad from Lancashire, :' which same is Dyson, ;who has joined Albion, ! is said to have been twelfth ' man for that ' county. Present appearances indicate that Dyson has been of some cricket importance . somewhere, else how comes that magnificent •' cut, that masterly leg 'glance? * • The match Dunedin v. Carisbrook, B on j the Caledonian Ground did not furnish any startling batting performances. Only four men on tlie Dunedin side got into double figures, and "these are hereby highly comj mended' for their efforts.' A possible explaI nation of the poor stand made by Dunedin { may lie attributed to the wicket, which i caused the ball to get up and kick like a mule. In addition to this Austin bowled splendidly, 'as his "figures — seven for 29 — will show. Carisbrook B have done nothing to go into ecstacies over, 55 runs for four wickets „ being a very ordinary performance, and • unless the tail wags to some run-getting ex- < tent next Saturday there may be trouble. ' True, Jerry Austin is still batting, or, rather, he is not out, and he may possibly do some big things, even if only out of gratitude- for being let off in the last over of the day. Austin is one of the few men in Dunedin, t<f whom it is dangerous to concede a life. j The match, however, is still open, and with good trundling, assisted by a Jield alert j ■ to every catch, Dunedin. may yet' hang the ' ecalp of Carisbrook at her waist belt. I i Seems as if Sparrow's legs are*beeom- ■ ; ing a bit of a nuisance to him, and in ■ future he should consider well before taking j them out to the- crease with him. Any- j way, the bat is the instrument wherewith to ' play the ball. ', A correspondent ■writes complaining of { the lofty fielding of the Dunedin first eleven', ; , especially of certain members thereof, and j suggests that instead of the players hangt ing round the nets- waiting their turn with the" Jbat, they practise throwing the ball about. I advocated a straight-out course , , of fielding practice some weeks ago; but '• while you can get players to take their turn • at the battingi and bowling crease with ! some degree of alacrity, it is a different matter when they are asked to step out for field practice. Why this important department is so neglected is past all understand- i ', ing. j ! W. Best; played! a fine free innings for i , the. Grange Second Grade team against ' ' Dunedin on Saturday. In compiling 51 he never gave a chance, and l his strokes all I round the wicket were clean, crisp, and | well timed. Apropos of fielding. In a match on Saturday I noticed several players calmly waiting for the ball on the hop when they I might with a little energy have got under- i neath it. The man who misses a catch is ; very often to be commiserated with, but the non-trier is intolerable. The Dunedin Club have unearthed a useful man in Eckhold, who has been promoted from Third Grade to Second. He is a brilliant field and a trier all the time, and, in addition, shows promise with bat and > ball. . I j A spectator on the North Ground on I Saturday was heard, on the dismissal of a batsman, to make very disparaging remarks about the umpiring. Now, while this individual is entitled to his opinion, he should have sense enough to keep his remarks to "himself. The Umpires' Association is doing good work, and the members of that useful body deserve all the support and encouragei inent they can get. i Up to the present no move has yet been made in the direction of selecting Otago players for practice. In view of the heavy "list of representative fixtures this season it is desirable that the men whose claims are worthy of consideration should be chosen ' at once. A recollection of the trouncing Otago received a.t the hats of Canterbury last season should bring the matter forcibly before the selectors. At a meeting of the Canterbury Cricket i Association the Chairman (Mr F. O. *«aj?hael) pu^gested that the tonxniitte©

should endoavour to arrange a match between i epresentatives of the primary schools of Utago and Canterbury. He said that the match might be played in either Dunedin or Christchurch, and the Crick&t Association could assist the schools financially, if necessary. It was agreed that the Primary Schools' Athlotio Association shoiild be invited lo make arrangements for , a match. I The Canterbury selector has chosen the following player to practise for the matches : with Wellington and Otago: — Bennett, BoxJ shall, Bishop, Barry, Callaway, Ellis, Frankish, Fisher, (Jarrard, Hovvcll, Kinvig, J Lawrence, Ollivier, Orchard, Patrick, Rid- ! ley (3), Reese, Sim", Strange, Weston, "VVhitta, and Wigley. j The ex-Dun eH in cricketer Harry Gunj thorp, though banished from cricket in I this city, has evidently lost none of his wiles I with the ball in the country. Playing for ! Balolutha against Gore the other day, he secured seven wickets for 10, and seven for 25. By the way, Harry states that ho has discovered a wicket-keeper in the country who stands up to the wicket in Blackj ham style. I The Albion have evidently got hold of a promising lad in M 'Far lane, a youth of I 14-, who, playing for that club's Fourth S Grade team agains£ Mornington No. 2. con- ; tributed 62 not out, and took eight wickets for 40 — nob a bad day's work. Some excellent performances with the ball on Saturday: D. Mason, Mornington v. Dunedin No. 2, five foi 3 ; M'Coy, Carisbrook E v. Roslyn, seven for 7; J. Bohm, Mornington No. 1 v. Opoho, five for 8. "A Player" (Waikoikoi). — Can an umpire alter his decision? Yes; the Marylebcne C.C. has laid it down that an umpire may alter his decision if, in the hurry of the moment, or by a slip of the tongue, he has given a wrong one. Your letter is very encouraging. A Christchuroh correspondent writes : — "I quite agree with your par in the Witness re the Otago Association refusing the N.£. match. We are of opinion here that the N.Z. matches will pay handsomely, as we have the experience of Lord Hawke's team to guide us. Otago match would have been played first, and I- feel- certain the Dunedin" public would have supported both games." A Derbyshire player^named Austinwood, who has recently arrived in Auckland, has J joined the City District Club, and will play | for that club's senior eleven in the Cup ! competitions. The new comer is a fast bowler, and a good bat. There is nothing much after all in a cricket name. Two cricketers rejoicing j j in the names of Palairet and Grace, play- I I ing in senior cricket in Auckland the other 1 ! day, could only score three runs between | them. ] Hussey, the ex-Carisbropk cricketer, has i evidently not struck form l in Auckland) yet. I Playing for North Shore against Graf ton the other day, he was clean bowled after making six runs. - " : The Auckland Cricket Association Com- j mittee has decided, after careful considera- j tion of the pros and cons, to abandon the ] proposed southern tour this season, but all : being well will send a representative team | on tour during the season 1905-06. Some recent scores in Melbourne : Ellis (not out) 14-1, Griffiths 77, Upton 30, Fitzgerald 30, Langley 35, Bailey 57, Rainey 69, Warless 50, Box (not out) 32, Maxwell 32, Coster 37, Fowler 36. Bowling performances : Bath five for 30. Grant four for ; 34-, Banks two for 9, Christian six for 51, ; Purvis six for 40, Earl three for 26, Emmer- j son five for 59, Purse three for 28, Ferguson five for li, Ballantyne three for 20. S. Redgrave, who performed well with j the bat for the Hawtrey Comedy Company when that company was touring New Zealand, is probably going to Wellington to settle. He is now showing good form for North Sydney. Midlane, at last,! Fred Midlane, the exNew Zealander, w*o played with the Sydney Club on a few occasions last season without striking form, put up a fine performance in Sydney the other day. When playing for Redfern against Waverley, he scored 106 in two hours and three-quarters. Notwith- j standing he was twice missed, he played good cricket. R. Wilkie, the ex-Dunedin and Otago | representative cricketer, was evidently not in a batting mood playing against North Sydney, for he was clean bowled for an egg. Six centuries were made in First Grade cricket in Sydney prior to the departure of the last mail— Goddard 118, Poidevin 152 (not out), Midlanei 106, Johnston 100, Hickson 119, Jansen 115. Other good batting performances were : Diamond 87, Garney 78, Waddy 86, Iredale 74. On his reappearance in Sydney Club j premiership L. O. S. Poidevin compiled 152 j (not out) for Redfern against Waverley. j New South Wales has appointed Mr j M. A. Noble to act on the Selection Committee of the Australian Eleven. The committee is now complete, and consists of M. A. Noble, J. Darling, and R. H. M'Leod. The 1899 team was selected by M. A. Noble, C. Hill, and H. Trumble. ! The question of whether or not a fields- . man ought to be considered one unless he j could field and catch well in any position on the field arose when Willie Quaife was standing alongside me (writes E. J3. D. Sewell in the Athletic News) in the slips, for London County against Wiltshire. There is no need to tell it in Gath, but this expert dropped a catch in the slips on this occasion, and it seemed to me to be sheer j unaccustomedness to the position. He ad- > mitted as much himself, but I think that I however admirable versatility is, it is unnecessary in a regular county eleven, unless you can find 11 men,' each of whom can field anywhere. A county eleven should in this one respect be a machine. On taking the field each man should be able to walk straight to his place, knowing which bowler will begin, and that his ekipper will not place him anywhere else. System is the very essence of the out-cricket of a county side that has to work together throughout a season. If Brown, the slow bowler, knows he has Robinson, a good field, he does not have to think twice before tossing them up to a man who is likely to have a go. Whereas, if he finds his skipper has for some unknown reason placed Robineon at point or short-leg, his plan of attack has to be changed at the last moment, possibly just as he is running up to bowl. A long hop results — and — th© beginning of chaos. Layer has been mentioned in connection with the position of manager of the next Australian team for England, and it would feeem, from a Melbourne report, that he isliikely to secure the post. The tall "Victorian is said to have stayed at Adelaide a,fter the m^tch 'between. Victoria and South }

Australia, in order to consult with Hill and Darling regarding the selection of the Australian team, and the making; of the arrangements for its welfare and comfort while in England. In electing the two captains for the- match between Victoria and South Australia there was a curious coincidence. G. H. S. Trott and J. Darling, former Australian Eleven captains, were, after ab&ence, again included in their jespeetive elevens, and at the moment of election each man preferred the seclusion of ordinary membership, and in one case proposed a comrade as his skipper. In making 111 and 67, Clem Hill for the first time got over 50 runs in each innings ; against Victoria. He has performed the feat three times for South Australia against , English teams, and once against New South i Wales. He has also twice succeeded in the j Test matches. ' Barring the wicket-keeper, -who is a glorified personage in pads and gloves, and therefore does not count, no cricket fields- ! men get so many catches as the "people in the slips." The ofF-theory ball, the fast bumping ball, and the new-fangled ewcrver. all lead batsman to their fate in the slips. No batsman is safe (says a Daily Mail I writer) when there is ti bowler with a 'bram I at one of the wickets and a man with ■ a safe pair of hands at the other, in the slips. The batsman may be rioting among j the half-volleys, cutting Jong-hops like j Tyldesley himself, but all ■ pleasures have . their pains, and the pain of successful batJ ting' is the "slips." They are an ever-pre- ! sent batsman's menace. If all the eatohes ! that are offered in this part of the field were I held thare would ba very few centuries. i Fortunately, however, for the community iof batsmen, even these keen-eyed, sunj tanned men with their eager hands are apt '. to err, and many a chance goes skimming j | through the thin white line without being ' taken. A man who is reliable in the slips ! jis worth playing in most teams for his j { ability in this direction alone. George Lo- j ' maun was perhaps the greatest "slip" that ; j ever lived. Any ordinary catch, low- ] skimming or high-flying, he held as a matter of course; but he had a sphere of influence beyond any man before or since, j l and would leap through space and hang on to balls ihat it se-emod impossible to hold. Leonard Braund, who, in his all-round bril- ; liancy, resembles Lohmann, is, perhaps, the best slip in the world to-day. His hands, or "carpet bag," to use the words of the I admiring Somersetshire crowd, are abso- i | lutely safe, and by a combination of pymI nasties and juggling he gets hold and clings j to catches which few other crickets would I attempt to touch. An American reporter ) who saw Braund field described him as "a ' I bit of greased forked lightning with a vice j at the end," which is "United States," but ! j the truth. Mr Warner's famous touring j [..•eleven included, perhaps, the next best slip in Mr R. E. Foster. This great bats- I man's wo.r'k in the slips is a source 6f j strength to any side : indeed, in accounting J ! for the success of the' M.C.O. Eleven in 1 | Australia, every expert adxr^ that the ex- • | cellence of Foster and Braund in tiie slip 9 ! was a very important factor. Trott is one [ who is worth his place in any team for i his work at slip. He never by any chance uses both hands when one will do. Hi 3 antics are much appreciated by the crowd at Lord's. Tunnicliffe is the' tall shadow that frightens batsmen when they pJay against Yorkshire. Like Foster, he has i a long reach, anct what are described as ; uppish strokes through the slips generally ; come to a full stop when John Tumiielitfo is there. Some cricketer has said "that the county with the best slips wins the j championship" ; certainly, the county that has not good one® never will. 'That was the feature of the Surrey fielding in their palmy days, their slips. SENIOR GRADE. Dtjnedin v. Carisbrook B. The match Dttnedin v. Carisbrook B was played on the Caledonian Ground, and at present is in a very interesting stage. The B team has six wickebs, in hand and 38 I runs to get to win on the fh-st innings, and, I if anything, is in the better position. | Dunedin winning the toss, Shackloek and Cramond opened, the former taking strike to Austin. Off the second ball he was brilliantly taken by Fenwick. With only 7 runs on the board, Cramond " was nicely taken at point. Mackersy and Wilkie now became associated,- and took the score to 48, when Wilkie was easily caught at square, leg. He hit hard for his 25, though a number of his strokes were uppish. Mackersy and Latham made' a stand and took the score to 61, when Mackersy was bowled by Mills, who had relieved Austin. The i retiring batsman had played a good, service- ' able innings. Latham and Graham were ! the only other batsmen who could do anyj thing with the bowling, and both these players gave easy chances. Austin bowled remarkably well, securing seven wickets for 29' runs. The B, requiring 93 to win on the first innings, opened with Atistin and Siedeberg. ! Runs cam© fast, the first six overs produc- • ing 26 runs. Reardon relieved Shacklcck, | and his second ball bowled Siedeberg off his pads. Sparrow again put his leg in the way, and retired lbw. Mills was run out, with only a few runs added, and Thomson, who had not been shaping' very well, was bowled by Reardon. The light, which had not been good all the afternoon, now got very bad, and, the rain coming I on, stumps were drawn for the day, the B | having lo»t four ■wickets for 55 runs. Scores : — Dunedijt. — First Innings. Crainond, c Gardner, b Siedeberg 1 Shackloek, c Fenwick, b Austin . . 0 Mackersy, b Mills 20 Wilkie, c Mills, b Austin «. .. 25 • Latham, not out 19 Drumni, lbw, b Mills „ . . .. 2 Graham, lbw, b Austin 16 Ackroyd, c Fenwick, b Austin . . 0 Reardon, b Austin . . . . . . . . 0 Watkins, c Mills, b Austin .. .. 4 Torrance, b Austin . . 0 Extras • . . .. 5 Total „ .. .< .. .. 92 Bowling Analysis. — Austin, 90 balls, 5 maidens, 29 runs, 7 wickets; Mills, 54 bails, 2 maidens, 27 runs, 2 wickets; Maitland, 60 balls, 6 maidens, 9 runs; Siedeberg, 36 balls, 22 runs, 1 wicket. Cabisbrook B. — First Inniuge. Austin, not out. 32 Siedeberg, b Reardon 12 Sparrow, lbw, b Shackloek .. .. 3 Mills, run crat . . 0 Thomson, b Reardon 1 4 Fenwick, not out «. 2 Extras 2 - Four wickets for.. .. ». fii

| Graxge v. Opoho. I The match Opoho v. Grange was comi menced at Opoho. M'Lean, winning tho j toss, sent in Eckhoff and Kenny. With 14on the board, Eckhoff was clean bowled by A. Downes. One for 14 Drake joined Kenny, only to see him stumped by Chadwick. Two for 22. Drake and Campbell lost their wickets in quick succession. Kil"■our and Webb here became associated, and took the score to 45, when Webb, who was batting in his well-known style, was eaughfc and bowled by T. Downes. Johnston, who has a style of his own, joined Kilgour, who was batting very patiently. Johnston soon started 1 to score, and had reached 17 when he was caught by Robinson off A. Downes. A. Downes's bowling was too good for Chadwick, Crowe, and M'Lean, and th« innings closed for 73 runs. A. Downes, J who was in great form, captured eight I wickets for 36 runs. T. Downes, agamsfc tho wind, also bowled very well. 1 Grange opened with Baker and Johnston. ! The latter was soon bowled by Eckhoii j Paterson joined his captain, but he also was i bowled by Eckhoff, and two for 22 was on ! the board. Roberts followed, and helped Baker to carry the total to 76, when he foolishly_^-ran himself out, retiring for a patiently-made 18, including two beautiful leg hits for 4. A. Downes assisted Baker to° take the score to 90, when rain set in and stopped the play for the rest of the day. Baker, who has been practising of late, was seen in bis best form, having scored 50 (not out). Appended are the

Cakisekook A r. Albion. The match Carisbrofc A v. Albion was commenced on Carisbrook m dull weather. Towards 5 o'clock rain began to fall, and I a little after 6 o'clock the umpires agreed to draw stumps for the day. The display of the homo team was only, mediocre, two men alone saving their side from a very | poor score. The play of Pearless was afc i times brilliant, but after he had reached I£o the scoring become painfully slow. ; Adams also batted well, carrying his bat out for a well-played 45. None of the others, with the exception of Eahlenbarg-, seemed to be able to stay at the- wickets. Corbett proving the destroying angel. The fielding of the Albion was good. At 12 minutes to 6 o'clock Carisbrook took the field, but shortly after the rain. | increased in volume, and the umpires | (Messrs Fester and West) agreed to adjourn for the day, the score reading 24- for no wickets. The following are the scores: — Cahisbeook. — First Innings.

Bowling Analysis.—Corbett. 32.3 overs, 8 maidens, 77 runs, 7 wickets; Spence, 13 overs, 7 maidens, 16 runs, 1 wicket; Cummings, 14 overs. 6 anaidens, 32 runs, 1 wicket; Stuart, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 10 runs; Itowlatt, 8 overs, 2 maidens, 21 runs, 1 no-ball.

Grange t. Dttjtedi:*. The unfinished match Grange v. Dunedin was continued on Thursday evening The Dunedin, with eight wickets down° for 55 runs, resumed their first innings, Mackersy v&) and Drumm (2) facing the- bowling of A. and T. Downes. Drumm had just reached double figures when he was splendidly caught by Roberts off A. Downes. Reardon joined Maokersy, only to see him clean bowled with a beauty from T Downes Mackersy (16) and Drumm (10) were the only batsmen to make a stand! against the bowling of A. Downes, who secured seven wickets for 26 runs. The Dunedin innings closed for 73 runs, whicli left the Grange winners by 73 runs on tho first innings. SECOND GRADE. In theniatch Opoho v. Carisbrook D, played at Carisbrook. the home team, batting first, put together 126 runs before they were all disposed of. Opoho had lost six wickets lor 76 when rain put a stop to further play. Port Chalmers v. Dunedin No. 2" was played on the Port ground. Dunedin batting first, made 64. Geddes brothers' opened well for the Port, A. E. making 41 before be-mg- caught by Eckhold off his own bowling. D. Geddes carried his score to 47 before he was bowled. The score stood at 142 for four wickets when rain put a stop to the play for the day. The match Albion v. Roslyn was commenced at the North Ground. The- scores stands: Roslyn (first innings.) 108 ajid (second! innings) 45 for no wickets; Albion (firsi, innings) 95. The Dunedin No. 1 -v. Grange match was commenced on -the North Ground. The Grange, batting first, put up a total of 147, Best leading the way with a well-compiled 51. Dunedifl made a good! start, 51 beinsf on the board' before Oroxford (29) and Given (19) were separated. The score stands at 95 for three wickets. THIRD GRADE. Morningtcn defeated Dunedin No. 2 on the Caledonian Ground by eight wickets and' 17 runs. Scores: Dunedin 43, Mornington 60 for two wickets Albion defeated Opolio on the North

LCT3 . Opoho. — First Innings. Eckhoff, b A. Downes 10 Kenny, st Chadwick, bA. Downes 6 Drake, b A. Downes 8 Kilgour, b A. Downes 9 Campbell, c Bryden, b T. Downes 1 Webb, c and bT. Downes . . . . 11 Chadwick, b A. Downes 5 Crowe, cT. Downes, bA. Downes 0 Johnston, o Kobinson, bA. Downes 17 M'Lean, c and bA. Dov/nes . . . . 2 Lear, not out 1 Extras 4 Total 74

Grange. — First Innings. Baker, not out Johnston, b Eckhoff Paterson, b Eckhoff Roberts, run out A. Downes, not out Extras 50 2 7 18 4 9 Three wickets for.. .. 90

Howden, run out Harraway. b Corbett . . . . Pearless, b Corbett .. Lyttleton, b Corbstt .. .. A. H. Fisher, b Spence .. Kahlenberg, b Corbett Adams, not out Austin, b Corbett .. .. Smith, b Corbett Butler, b Cummings . . N. Fisher, b Corbett .. .. Extras .. 4 .. 3 .. 71 .. 2 1 .. 17 .. 45 .. 11 .. 0 .. 1 .. 1 .. 14 Total .. 170

Albion. — Jtirst InniHgg. r. Cummings, not out .. .. i. Dyson, not out Extra '" .".' 9 14 1 No wickets for .. 24

! Ihe following tables will show the present positions of the teams iv the various grades : — —First Grade.— Matches Played. Won. Lost. Tie. Pnts. Carisbrook B „ 3 3t3 t 3 Albion 3 2 1 3 Dunedin. . . ... 3 2 1 2 Carisbrook A .. 3 1 2 1 Grange ...... 3 1 2 1 " Opoho ... .... 3 — 3 i — Second Grade. — ■ ' thmedin No. 1.. 3 3~ — 5 Port 8 2 1 — 3 Koslyn ...... 3 2 1 — 3 Grange , 3 2 1 — 3 Dunedin No. 2 .. 3 1 2 — 2 Opoho .. .' .. 3 1 2 — 2 Carisbrook .... 3 1 2 — 1 Albion ...... 3 — 3 — — "•' —Third Grade.— I High School ..6 5 1 — 6 ! Mornington ..5 3 1 1 5J Dunedin No. 1 .. 6 5 1 — 5 Albion 5 3 1 — 4 Green Island ..5 2 1 1 34 Opoho 6 2 4 — ,2" Eoslyn 6 2 4 — 2 Anderson's Bay . . 5 ~ 1 3 — 1 Carisbrook E .. 6 1 3 — 1 , Dunedin. No. 2 .. 6 — 6 -r- — I —Fourth. Grade. — Star Kb. 1 .... 6 6 — — 10 Mornington No. 16 5 1 — 7 ifornington No. 2 6 4 2 — 6 Star No. 2 .... 6 2 4 — 4 Boalyn ». ..„ .. 5 3 2 — 4 *Grange .... 4 3 1 — 3 Anderson's Bay . . 6 2 4 — 2 Albion 6 2 4 — 2 j "High School ..5 2 2 — 2 Dnnedm .... 6 2 4 — 2 Port 5 1 4 — 2 Caresbrcok _b' .. 6 1 5 — 1

Bowling Analysis. — A. Downes, 78 balls, 36 runs, 8 wickets; T. Downes, 78 balls, 34 runs, 2 wickets

Ground by two wickets and 13 runs. Opoho, batting first, -made- 108. Albion responded •with 121 for eight wickets, although at, one stage of the game the score sheet read seven for 74. The match between Carisbrook E and Boslyn, played at Bishopscourt on Saturday, resulted in a win for Carisbrook by 35 runs. Carisbro"bk were disposed of for 63 runs, and Roslyn only making 29 runs. Dunedin No. 1 v. Anderson's Bay, was played on the Caledonian Ground. TheBay, batting first, scored 121. Dunedin had scored 11 without the loss of a wicket when time was called. FOURTH GRADE. Carisbrook -F defeated High School at Carisbrook by 60 runs, scoring 126, and Hiarh School made 66. The match High School No. 2 v. Star No. 2, played on the School Ground, resulted in a win for the School by 35 runs. The Star, batting first, made 30, and the School replied! with 65. Albion defeated Mornington No. 2, at Mornington, by 59 runs. Albion batted first, and were not disposed of omtil they had scored 144, M'Farlane (62 not out), Hart (30), Fairclough (24) and Payton (12) leaching double figures. Mornington replied with 85, M. Caradus being top ecorer ■with 31. For the winners, M'Farlan (eight for 40) proved very destructive. The performance of "M'Farlane is worthy of mention, as he is only a lad of 14, his 62 not out b,eing made by steady playy and his ~ eight wickets- for 40 was a good performance With the ball. " Star No. 1" defeated the Grange by three crickets and 10 -runs, the Star compiling 93 for seven wickets.' and the Grange 83. Morriington, No. 1 defeated Opoho, at Opoho, on Saturday by 45 runs. Gpoho were disposed of for 44 puns in th© first innings.- Mornington's first innings totalled 89 runs. OTHER MATCHES. A Christchurch telegram states that the wickets were heavy afie-r the recent rains, and easy for the bowlers. In the senior cricket matches Midland A met Lancaster Park A, and ran up 155 (Barry 40, Whitta 24). Lancaster Park lost nine' wickets for 52 (C. Ridley 20). Lancaster Park B met the United, and were all out for 52, Fisher taking five wickets for 7. United pade 125 (Sims 48K Lancaster Park in their second innings lost one for 3. Sydenhani batted' first against Midland B, making 81 (Egan 41). Midland made 86. A Wellington telegram states that in the senior cricket match Wellington v. Phoenix, ■Wellington won by eight wiokets and three runs. Phoenix in their first innings made 76, and in the second 150. Wellington in their first innings scored 128, and in the second 104 for two wickets. In the _ Old Boys v. Newtown match the Old Boys in their first innings scored 107, and in the second 175. Newtown in their firsfc» innings made 95, and in their second 126 for four wickets. Newtown have six wickets to fall *nd require 61 to win. The H-ighf School journey to Green Island \ on Saturday and suffered defeat at the j hands: of xhe local club by 12 runs. Green Island,, batting first, put together 69 runs, Kimbell- (16), C. Harraway (11), and Prebble (10) reaching double figures. The School.! in- their innings could only total' s7,\ Scott(22) ' and Robertson (12) reaching" double figures. M.' Harraway (seven for 10) was the most successful bowler for Green Island. Smith (four for 1) and Fraser (three for 15) were the meat successful for the School. • A match which excited a good deal of interest took place ,on the -^Waikouaiti Domain on Saturday last be-tween the local club and Shag Point. As .the Shag Point i team' are reputedly strong this year, a close i game was expected. Despite the good i ■wicket and fast ground, the scoring was low. j Snag Point, batting first, netted 41, the | bowling of James Bradley and Carson prov- i • ing very deadly. The old v&teran W. Everest (was the only player to reach double fieures, 'and hit out lustily for 17. including • beautiful drive into th© trees. Waikouaiti responded with 71, James Bradley (17), Beal (14). Harper (12), and Clayton (12) batting well for their runs. Brookes and Ferguson divided the bowling honours for Shag Point. As the visitors had' to leave by the early train, the match was decided on the first innincs. th© game thus resulting in a win for Waikouaiti by 31 runs. Messrs Whiting and Sneeston capably officiated as umpires. What proved to. be a most enjoyable frame of cricket took place on the Caledonian Grounds on Wednesday, when an elevea chosen from the Stephenson Opera Company met a team of combined pressmen. Several lady members of the ■opera company were present, and took a keen interest in the game. Winning the toss, the Press elected- to bat, and when the last, wicket fell the total reached 63. Daniels 1 (20) and' Goyeh (10) alone getting .into double- figures. .The, Opera- Company responded "with 106, thus winning by 43 runs. W. Low (32). W. Bovis (30 not out), and G. Barnes (19) batted attractively. ' For the Opera Company C M'Naughtcn took five wickets for 24 runs, and W. Bovis five for 22. The bowling honours for the Press ■were divided between S. Goyen and E. Cohen. —* On Friday afternoon the High School defeated a Carisbrook team by 67 runs. The Carisbrook team was composed of several First Grade players, among tJiem being Mills. Kahlenberg, Howden, and Pearless. The School, batting first, made 193. il. Bannerman led the way with a well-com-piled 53 (not out), and -was ably assisted by Foster (34), Rutherford (30). Aspinall (28). Robertson (16), Scott (13). The Carisbrook replied with Ifc6 (Kahlenberg 42, Howden 31, ' Mills 14). For the winners, H. Bannerman (four for 13) and' Smith (two for 11) bowled splendidly ; while Mills obtained most of the wicket 3 for Carisbrook. SEW ZEALAND TOUR OF AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. The Council of the New Zealand Cricket Association has drawn up the following programme for the tour of the Australian | Eleven in New Zealand, and has submitted it to the authorities in Australia for approval: — Arrive Auckland February 6. Play Auckland, at Auckland, February 10, 11. and 13; Wellington, at Wellington, February 17, 18, and 20; Canterbury, at Christchurch. February 24, 25, and 27; Otago, at Dunedin, March 3. 4. and 6; Combined New Zealand, at Christchurch, March 10. It. and 13; Combined New Z?a- j land, at Wellington, March 15, 16, and 17. j l^eave Auckland, March 20. j CHRISTCHURCH, December 1. | The New Zealand Cricket Council decided j to-ni^M to retain any profits accruing from i the two test matches against the Australian Eleven, and to appoint one selector only for the New Zealand team. The appointment is to be made at the next mee-tina, >