CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 3, 28 December 1912, Page 2

CRICKET.

VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES Melbourne, December 27. The weather and the wicket were good for the continuation of the match between New South IV ales aud \ ictoria. Victoria’s first innings, which stood at nine wickets for 181 runs, closed without any addition to the score. 'New South Wales in the second innings scored 232 (Trumpor 10? Collins 44, Minnett 26, Barnes 53, Moore not out 42). Requiring 136 runs to win, Victoria have lost three wickets, for 75 runs (Ryder 14. Seitz not out 15, and Baring not out 29).

SOUTH MELBOURNE v. WELLINGTON. Wellington, December 27. The South Melbourne cricketers began a match yesterday against the Wellington representative team. The weather was glorious and the wicket good. In their first innings South Melbourne made 227, and Wellington 223. The visitors in their second venture have two wickets down for 47. NORTH TARANAKI v. SOUTH TARANAKI. Hawera, December 27. The North v. South Taranaki match was commenced to-day in lovely weather and on a good wicket. North Taranaki batted first, and put up the fair score of 134. Bain and Nxcql put up a good stand for the second wicket, bain batting vigorously for 38, and Nicoll showing good form for 17. On going in South Taranaki made a poor showing. Pratt (26) and Gardner (11) were the only ones to reach double figures. At the call of time six wickets bad fallen for 51 runs. Scores:— NORTH TARANAKI.—Ist Innings. Bain, c Street, 1> Gardiner ... 38 Perham, b Slinger y, Nicoll, b Cole ••• 16 Arden, c Cardale, b Gardner ... 4 Bewley, 1) .Gardner 4 Sumner, b Walker 16 Osborne, run out f

Marsh, run out If Fuller, c Stewart, by Penny ... 12 Sommerville, Ibw., b Walker ... 3 Sa-rten, not-out 4 Extras ••• 1 / Total ... ... 164 Bowling Analysis.—Slinger, one wicket for 27 runs; Cole, one for 13; Gardner, three for 26; Walker, two for 11; Penny, -one for 5. SOUTH TARANAKI. —Ist Innings. Gardner, c Bewley, b Nicoll ... 11 Baierstow, run out- 0 Street, c Nicoll, b Bain < Cole, c Arden, b Bain s 3 Pratt, c Bewley, b Bain ..s 26 Stewart, Ibw., b Bain ... ... 2 Penny, not out 1 Total for six wickets ... 51 CANTERBURY DEFEAT OTAGO. Dunedin, December 27. flic Canterbury v. Otago cricket match was concluded this afternoon, the visitors winning by 111 runs. Canterbury made 316 runs in the second innings (Patrick 80, Sandman 58, Hayes 57, Reese 29. Sims 20), making a grand total of 453. Otago required 250 to win, but were disposed of for 138 in the second innings, the chief scorers being Austin (50), McFarlane (22), Siedeberg (15), and Barasclen (14).