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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6071, 7 January 1898, Page 4

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« PPer Press Association.! WELLINGTON, .lan. 6. Ashbolt, though he has decided to play for Wellington, is out of form owing to influenza, besides which the wicket will be too hard to make his bowling dangerous. /the ground was never so fast as now, and ■with the dearth of good bowlers on both sides the scoring should be high. [From Our Correspondent/] WELLINGTON, Jan. 6. Pearce left by the Talune for Christchurch this evening. Bates, who arrived toy the Westralia, will take his place. Wigley also decided to- go back by the Talune. Tn a match at . Kaiapoi Park yesterday afternoon, between the Kaiapoi Thursday First Eleven and the Tram Road, the scores were :— Kaiapoi, 150 for nine wickets ; TramJßoad, 35. ,I'br Kaiapoi, J.,11. Black--well 42, Eobilliard 40, Brown -l§,;Jl)riscoll 17 and H. Oraiin 13 (not out),' s#^Q; the •principal scorers, and for the Tram Road, C. M'Grath 7, Cherry 4 and F. M'Grath '-3 . ((not oat) were the chief scorers.. The bowlers were— For Kaiapoi, J. H. Ulackweli and F. Kobilliard, and for Tram Uoad M'Grath and Brown. Another match between a mixed Thursday team and the Maoris resulted in a win for the Kaiapoi team by 44 runs. ~ The -scores were — Kaiapoi 96 and the Maoris 52 for eight wickets. The Natives had no men to fill the three vacancies. For Kaiapoi, Duncan M'Gregor took all the •wickets and for the Maoris Ura and Mahaka took the honours in bowling. Refreshments were provided by the Kaiapoi men. The following will play for Sydenham in their matches on Saturday next:— Junior Cup v. Midland, at Sydenham — Wright, Hadfield, Joll, Barker, Kowe, Taylor, Ashby, Gasson, Freeman, Hepburn and Lawrence. President's Cup No. 1 v. Lancaster Park No 1, at Sydenham — Caygill, Olarkson, Elvines, Jone3, Happle^eck, Wiltshire, Potter, Goodman, Halliday, Cain and Ayrey; emergency, Sebley. President's Cup No. 2 v. Midland No. 1, at Hagley Park — Grose, Fisher, Merriman, Sykes, Leggitt, Dewe, Patrick, Bryden, J. Bowe, M'Kenzie and Hunsley,. • Vicepresident's No. 'l v. Lancaster Park, at Lancaster Park— Schmidt, Venion, Bowden, H. Yates, Jacobs, M'Meekin (2), Lowe, Johnson, F. Eowe and Muir ; emergencies, Willoughby and P. Halliday. Vice-Presi-dent's No. 2 v. Warwick' House, at Sydenham — Halley, Turton, Bradley, Perks, Simpson, White, Smith, Farrant, Free, • : Wise and J. E. Tates ; emergencies, . . Jacobs, Jacobsen and Weir.