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Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3462, 5 January 1901, Page 4

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Pei- Press Association. NAPIER, January 4. The Poverty Bay cricketers met a combined Napier team.. The visitors won by 17 runs. CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND. CHRISTCHURCH, January 4. ' The interprovincial cricket match between Canterbury and Auckland commenced this morning on a good wicket. There was a small attendance. Auckland batted first, and totalled 210. N. Lusk (85) gave a dashing display of hitting all round the wicket. The soundest innings for the visitors was that of Hay, who made 37. Callaway and Robertson bowled during most of the innings, the former proving very troublesome. Canterbury after losing the first wicket at 25, made a fine stand, Sims and Ollivier showing good four for their runs'. The following are the scores:— AUCKLAND. Hay, hit wicket, b Robertson 37 Stemson, b Callaway 13 Ohlson, b Robertson ; 13' Marshall, b Callaway _. 1 Elliott, S Boxshall, b Callaway .-> 4 H. B. Lusk, c Herman, b Robertson ... 4 McCormick, l.b.w. b jfrbertson 11 N. B. Lusk, b Callaway >. u <<— 85 . Mills, c Boxshall, b Callaway 4 Stephens, st. Boxshall, b Robertson ... 9 Restieux, not out , • 6 Extras ■• • 23 Total 210 Bowling—Callaway 5 wickets for 69, Robertson 5 wickets for 95, Barry no wickets for 10, Wilding no wickets for 13. CANTERBURY. "VVigley, lbw, b Stephens 10 Srims, c Hay, b Stemson 40 Oiuvier, c N. B Lusk, b Restieux 49 Barry, not out ...; 27 Callaway, b Stephens 20 Reese, b Stephens , 0 Harman, not out 4 Extras 13

Five wickets for 163 I