OTAGO v. CANTERBURY-
t Dnnedin. December, 25. Canterbury, who had Idsfc {i wickots 1 for 1 30 runs or. the lirst day, continued their first inmngß, and carried the;;, totail to 165. The game ended "in. a, win for (Hugo by 139 rims. - Scores: (Kago 202 and 2U ; Canterbury- 105 and 109. - - |T%e 'first; round tfor the c^aanpicm|hip is • ' , just about completed, xrad. New'- •Plymouth and Inglewood are leading with one loss each.. Everything points to another hard struggle for supremacy for the 1906-7 ehatmpaonships between, those two teams. ' The Association are endeavouring tot arrange, for several representative fixtures during t^e present season including Wanganui and 'Ba|mer.ston. Cricket is being, coo'sid'er'awy'handicapped this year^wing to the lack of suitable groundsT "There Is no doubt with the increasing 1 Interest that isiboing taken in this sumimer sport that once this difficulty is solved cricket in North Taranaki will forge ahead, and in a few years . should be able to hold its own against any other province. A , oertain amount of enthusiasm as also manifest at the various schools, showing that the game has "caught o»n' J .with tbe boys. Keen disappointment as felt by both town and country residents that mo fixture" ha-d ber n" arranged in the province "with the Marylebone eleven, so ' much so tihat endeavours are now 'being made to arrange for' an encounter at Hawera. Th« Seci?eiai?y oi tho Association has been requested to write to Mi" Hardy, the North Taranaki delegate, instructing him to do his best to arra,ng > c for a meeting- before the close 'of the tour. It is urged tK'at unless a match can' be arranged it will be a baid sot back' to Taranaki cricket. The followhig- team will represent New Plymouth C.C.. against Awakano C.C. at Tuinapa on Friday. Tlie match \\ n ill commence at 11 a.m. sharp :,— JFTase'l. Yramg', PrW; Braund, LiohtiJjjand. Bowley. IKll, • ) ElliotJ Smith. Perhanv, and THolgate.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19061227.2.29.4
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13359, 27 December 1906, Page 4
Word Count
318OTAGO v. CANTERBURY Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13359, 27 December 1906, Page 4
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.