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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13532, 29 February 1908, Page 5

CRICKET.

RECEIPTS OF THE TEST MATCHES. Press Association-Bv Telegraph-Copyright SYDNEY. February 23. The " Sydney Morning Herald" estimates that "something like £2OOO will have to lie paid by the Cricket Association to make up for "the Board of Control's guarantee for the English team. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, February 28. The Cricket Association have decided to challenge Auckland for the Plunkefc Shield. The following will represent the Timaru Saturday team against the South Canterbury Teachers at 2 p.m. to-day:—Wright (2j,* Lynch (2), Campbell. Jones, Kane, ■ O'Kane, McKenzie, Bicknell, Kean; emergency, Gracie. On Thursday the Mackenzie County cricket team "played the first match of their tour at Winchester, where the local < team won on the first innings by 18 runs. Mackenzie County batted first and Shiers (15) played patiently for his runs. Wilson the underhand bowler got most wickets, the batsmen finding it very difficult to score off him. Corbett (14) hit well and he and R,.' Stevens made a good stand. Mackenzie really played only • -n n en. the eleventh player being a trhoiiboy. Their total was 62. Winchester started hadlv, Deßenzv being out in the first f-ver. Opie" and Kalaughtr male matters lively for a short while and ' ni four or five wickets went down quickly. Elk is and Patersou made a long :'and, T-kts '. lt'l.g particularly well snitl l'a'er=;.m p'.v ;'ng good cricket. They lopped il"ir ■ll "lienfs score before- they -veie sen.-.v.ted. O'Dowd bowled very well e;;-iy in the innings but got knocked about lalor on. 11. Wriiiht i.'<-t the best average (3 for 11). The innings closed .-. v £0: A. Opie 10. T. Klkis 26, D. Patterson 18, being chief scores. In the second mirngs Mackenzie County scored 49 for-wo yirfcet? : Simpson 22 not out and OT'nwd 14 ii"t out. hittimr very freely. l-Inipsoii hit one for five. Afternoon tea v;is provided by lady members of the Tennis ("hib and other lady friends.