The Stars v. Rival second. —The Rivals, with two wickets down for 19, continued their second innings, but, with the excep tion of Gamble, who scored 20, they could do nothing with the bowling of Warren and Lucena, the innings closing for 43 runs. This left the Stars 5 runs to get to win, and they won by 8 wickets. To fill in the afternoon a scratch game was played, the Stars making 94, the chief scorers being : —Howe, 30 (not out) ; Mcßain, 23 ; and Chisholm, 10. The Rivals made 52, Henderson contributing 13. The best bowlers for the Stars were Warren and Mcßain ; and, for the Rivals, Weybourne. The following table shows the matches played by each team engaged in the Junior Cup contest up to the present, and the positions held by each : Won. Lost. Stars 3 0 Kilbirnie ... ... 3 1 Midland second ... 2 1 Wellington second ... 2 1 WelUngton College ... 2 1 St. Patrick's College ... 1 1 Phcenix second... ... 1 2 Hutt Rival second * THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Phcenix v. Midland. —The Phcenix first innings closed for 67 runs (57 behind the Midland score) Stevens, with 43 (not out), and Sedgwick, 10, being the chief scorers. The Midlands, batting only nine men, made 80 —Hutchings, 29, and Ford harn, 28, being the only batsmen to reach double figures. The Phcenix made the number of runs required to win the match (138) with the loss of six wickets, and won by four wickets and 2 runs. Lee made 64. Midlane 23 (not out), Sedgwick 15 and Johnson 14. Lee, five wickets for 27 runs, and Midlane, two for 9, did the best bowling for the Phcenix, and Hutchings was most successful for the Midlanders.
