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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6064, 30 December 1897, Page 4

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■United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— oop3TK_*h't. NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTOEIA. heceived Dec. 29, 10.55 p.m. MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. The weather was hot to-day. New South Wales were soon disposed of, the innings dosing for 263. Kelly was unable to bat. Trumble took two wickets for 74, Koche one for 57, Trott four for 44, Bruce two for 40. The Victorians in their second innings scored IS4. Trott 92 and Bruce 21 were the principal scorers. Trott collapsed owing to the heat. M'Kibbin took four wickets for 79, Pye two for 54, 3Perris one for 36 and Noble one for 4. -New South Wales in the second innings Las lost one wicket for 2 runs : Charlton «ra out 1. Ranjitsinhji is not shaping well at practice. Horan, the ex- Victorian, clean =bowled him once, while Howell, who was bowling finely, accomplished the same feat four times. Received Dec. 30, 0.30 a.m. THE SECOND TEST MATCH. MELBOURNE, Dec 29. The team to represent Australia in the second test match will be selected tomorrow. CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND. rFßoai Our Correspondent.] AUCKLAND, Dec 29. The final stage of the CanterburyAuckland match was begun to-day. Mills and Labatt failed to make any stand ; the latter, in the second over, poking up a ball to short leg, and A. Ridley, running across from slip, made a remarkably fine catch. Neill and Wright were soon disposed of, and with their dismissal any chance of Auckland's winning the match was gone. Pabst, contrary to his doctor's orders, came in to bat, but wa3 too unwell to feel at home with the bowling. A fine catch by Cobcroft disposed of Lawson, and the innings closed for 21S runs, leaving Canterbury an easy winner by 125 runs. Reese and Pearce bowled splendidly, and were fairly well backed up by the field. The Canterbury team will leave for New Plymouth immediately on the arrival of the mail boat from San Francisco. The following are the scores : — CANTEBBUBY. First Innings. Second Innings. Cobcroft. b NeiU ... 26 h Labatt 5 Wigley. c Labatt h Neill 37 b Kell' 73 H. C. Bidley, b Neill ... 0 ruu out 11 A. K. Bidley, c Kallender h _<eill -6 st Wright h Kelly 42 Bee.c, cG. Mills b Neill 23 c I abatt b Stemson 16 Sims, bE. Neill ... 51 st Wright h Neill 7 Pearce, c and b Stemsea 3 lbw b Stemson ... 5 "Wildine, c Kellv b Neill 14 c and b Kelly ... 6 Clark, stW right b Neill 7 not out 61 Garrard, c JNeill b I. Mills" 12 lbw b Neill ... 0 Fowke, not out 0 c Neill, b Kelly... 13 Extras 3 Extras ... 12 Total ... ... 1.2 Total ... 251 Bowmso Analysis — First innings : B. Neill, !; wickes for &<j runs; Stemson, 1 for -16; Kallender, none for 15; Hay, none for 23; Ke ly, none for 9. Second inuings-. Kelly, 5 -wickets for 60 runs; Stemson, 2 for 42; Neill, 2 tor 57; Labatt, 1 for 2i. ACCXLANn. First Innings. Second Innin.s. G. Mills, lbw b heese... S c Fowke b Beese 80 Kallender, c Bidley b Pearce 8 b Pearce ... ... 14 I. Mils, c "Wigley b Wilding ' 25 c Wilding b Eeese 1 D. Hay, lbw b Bee M... 5 lbw b Pearce ... 20 Labatt, c Bidley b c A. Eidley. b Wilding 15 Pearce ... ... 10 Pabst, st Fowke, b * Beese 11 hPearre 5 B- Neill, c Cobcroft b c H. O. Eidley b Wi.ding 9 Beese 1 Stemson, c Cobcroft b Eeese ... _.. ... 5 c and h Clark ... 73 Wright, h Epese ... 0 h Eeese 2 Lawson, c Cobcroft b c Cobcroft b Wilding 1 Beese 9 Kelly, not ont 0 not ont 0 Extras 3 Extras 3 ■ Total "90 Total 218 Bowling Analysis.— First innings: Eee«e, 5 wickets for 37 runs; Wilding, 4 f->r 18; Pearcp, 1 for 21. Second innings : f-earce, 5 wickets for 67 runs, Beese 4 for 106, Clarke 1 for sixteen, Wilding O for 10, Garrard 0 for 16. The following will play for A. F. Toomer's Boot Factory against the Excelsior at Lancaster Park to-day, beginning at one o'clock sharp :— G. Ayrey, Toomer (3), Jack (2), T. Harvey, Shannon, F. Townsend, Gilboy and another.