The match between the crack Dunedin j Club, the Cansbrook, and the Ashburfcon Club was played on the Domain ground yesterday. Ashburton went first to the wickets, bub made a poor stand, being all disposed of for twenty-four. The innings of the Carisbrook team lasted the greatei part of the day, and reached 250 before the laist wicket fell Six of the visitors reached double figures, and one of them, Law ton, had the splendid innings of 112, made up of two s'd, three 4's, eight 3's, sixteen 2's, and the rest singles. The Ashburton promised better m tho second innings, bub time was called when four wiykefcs had gone down for 27. The fol lowing are the scores :— Asiiburton—First Innings. G. W. Andrtws, c Cantrell, b Hope ... 2 B. Buchanan, b Law ton 4 D. T. Todd, bllope ... 0 A. A. Fooks, b L-uvtou 3 W. B. Denshire, b Lawlon ... ... 0 A. Buchanan, thrown out Harper ... 4 Pilbrow, c and b Hope ... ... ... 2 E. P. Chapman, not out ... ... ... 2 W. Simpson, b Hope ... ... ... 0 L. F. Andrewes, b Law ton 0 H. G. Moore, b Hope ... 1 Extras 6 Total 24 Carisbrook —First Innings. Beck, b Todd 9 Stronach, c Mcore, b Andrews ... ... 29 Lawtcn, st E. 'Buchanan, b A. Buchanan 112 Rat tray, c fi. Buchanan, b Andrews ... 0 Cantrell, b Todd 14 Fisher, run out .. ... ... ... 18 Rose, cE. Buchanan, b Andrews ... 11 Hope, lb w, b Buchanan 0 Harper, b Pilbrow ... .. ... 26 E. J. Austin, c Buchanan, b Pilbrow ... 6 iT. L. Austin, not out ... ... ... 2 Extras 23 Total 250 Ashburtox—Second Innings. G. Andrews, sb Austin, b Harper ... 9 10. Buchanan, b Fisher ... 2 D. T. Todd, b Fisher ... ... ... 0 A. A. Fooks, st Austin, b Harper ... 4 W. B. Denshire, not out , 4 A. Buchanan, not out ,  ... '1 Extras 7 1 Total .. 27

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