Auckland commenced their second inn ings at 6 p.m., and in the remaining; half hour's play lost no fevror bhan four good wickets for 37 runs. Lnsk gob bhree of bhe wickets for 19 runs, and bis average for bhe day reads seven wickets for 38 runs. The jjaino is to be completed nexb Saburdny, and gives promise, unless Gordon's butting much improves in tho meantime, of pro ducing a highly interesting finish. In the Gordon 11. v. St. Mary-Onslow, the first-named winning the toss, decided to bat. Bell and Kendordino going in firßt, and wibh tho score at 24 tho former was bowled after making 14, and after seeing 2 wickets fall and 7 runs added to bhe score, bholabbor was bowled of! his pads for fj. Canbley, 9, was bhe only babsman bhat remained any time ab tho wickets, and the lasb wickot foil for F>b. Morgan gob 1 wickeb for 0, Walton 2 for 3, Gilmour 4 for 18, and Rowe 3 for 27. Walton and Stich bury opened bhe babbing for St.. Mary- Onslow, bhe latter being caught off Kelly's first ono. Rowo filled bho vacancy, and wibh the scoro ab 19 ho was caughb by Heskebh off Kenderdine. Pillinger was bowled by tho same bowler wibhoub any addibion bo bhe scoro, and bhe nexb over, Walton, after making 15, was caught by Mowbray off tha same bowler. Kelly then gob on bho spob and secured bhe remaining wickets, the lasb of which fell for 33. Kelly secured 7 wickets for 15, and Kenderdine 3 for 16. In their second innings Gordon have 49 for 5 wickets, of which Kelly mado 14, Cantley 12, nob out, and Gorrie 9, nob out. The match will probably be won by Gordon.
