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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 11 January 1926, Page 10

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CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, January 9. In the Plunket Shield match, Auckland’s first innings closed for 416 (Gcrrard 75). Bowling for Canterbury, Read took five wickets for 107. Canterbury had scored 681 for seven wickets when stumps were down, Woods being 107, not out.

WELLINGTON PREMIERSHIP. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, January 10. Club championship games were continued on Saturday. l’ctone v. Hutt. —Pctone’s first innings produced 80 (Einlayson, not out, 62;. Mowlitig for Hutt, McGirr took 7 for 64. Hutt in their first innings, made 190 (McGirr 57). Brice secured 7 for 12, and M. Nicholls 6 for 32.

Institute v. Old Boys.—institute compiled 498 (Dempster 181, M. Bilby 91). Duncan captured 4 for 57. Wellington v. K.M.C.A. —Wellington scored LS9 (C. G. Wilson 88), White taking 7 for 63. Y.M.C.A. lost six wickets for 78 (H Murphy, not out, 20) ; Cousins 4 for 32. Midland v. U diversity.— University in their first innings totalled 172 (Hollings 53, Leys 49) ; Patrick 4 wickets for CO. Midland have lost four wickets for 106 (Dind 57, Hutchings, not out, 34).

JUNIOR GAMES. Star had an easy win over Geraldine on Saturday, defeating them by an innings and 63 runs. Geraldine opened disastrously, . being dismissed for 29 (Moore 4 wickets for 12, Stevenson 5 tor 12). Star’s first innings was productive of 104 for the loss of 7 wickets, at which total they declared their innings closed. Geraidine in their second essay were dismissed for the small total of 12 (Moore 5 for 3, Stevenson 5 for 8).

Fair view went to 1 the wickets first in their game against Old Boys, at Eairview on Saturday, and compiled 40, the best batsman being A. Dale with a total of 12. Hutchison (4 wickets for 6) was the principal wickettaker. Old Boys replied with 58 (Leslie 12, Button, not out, 17). Eatliorne, 7 for 10, performed very creditably with the ball. Eairview in their second strike, made 40, the only batsman to reach double figures being Goughian with 17. Hutchison and Ross, the only bonders tried, both secured the same average—s for 21. Old Boys made the necessary number of runs, and won by 7 wickets (Duncan, uot out, 11, Button, not out, 23).