CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19177, 7 December 1927, Page 18

CRICKET.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

VICTORIA BEAT SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

(AUSTRALIA* AND !f.Z CABLI ASSOCIATION.! (Received December 6th, 10.55 p.m.) ADELAIDE, December 6. In the Sheffield Shield match South Australia in, their second innings made 159 (Harris 61, Johnson 27, Richardson 25). Morton took three wickets for 47 runs, Ironmonger two for 52, and Blackie four for 45.

Victoria won by an innings and 310 runs.

The weather was fine and the wicket wore well, but it was tricky. Johnson added only a couple to his overnight score when Morton found his wicket. Harris, who played correct, stylish cricket, with Richardson, carried the total to 115 for two wickets. After that the wickets fell fast, the bowlers having complete mastery of the game. [On Saturday Victoria declared after making C 46 for eight wickets. On Monday South Australia made 117 in their first innings, and in the follow on had lost no wickets for 54.]

BOYS' ASSOCIATION. Neit Saturday the Canterbury Boys' Cricket Association is to continue its knockout competition, the following being the draw:—

Fifth Grade—Boys' High School B v. Technical A, Hospital Corner No. 5. Sixth Grade —St. Andrews v. St. Bcdo's, St. Bede's No. 8; Boys' High School A v. Technical, Ensor's road No. 3. Seventh A Grade —Technical A v. Boys' High School A, Ensor'B road No. 4; St. Bede's A v. Riccarton, St. Bede's No. 4. Seventh B Grade —St. Andrew's B v. Linwood B, St. Andrew's No. 3; Cathedral Grammar A v. Technical B, Hospital Corner No. 6.

COMBINED PRESS CLUB. The Combined Press Club's Married v. Single match will be played at tho Boys' League ground, Hagley Park, to-morrow afternoon, at 2.15 p.m. Tbe teams will be aB follows:—Married: W. P. Guiney, R. E. Gillespie, A. Adarne, C. Woodham, H. Bell, J. C. Mullins, 0. Wellwood, R. C. Mathews, P. C. Feramell, W. Kearney, R. Agassiz, and H. J. Anderson. Single: N. Archer, K. R. P. Hancock, C. Rogers, Craze, W. J. Richards, .T. Mahoney, P. Sams, W. J. Rudduck, O. Walker, V. Burrows, P. C. Davies, GalbwKh, and Stacey.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, December 6. A special meeting of delegates of tho Wellington Cricket Association decided to revert to the six-ball over for local cricket.

M.C.C. V. DURBAN. (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COrrKIGHT.) (Australia* and m.ts. cabli association.) CAPETOWN, December 5. At Durban, the Marylebone team lost four wicketa for 354 and declared (Tyldosley 76, Wyatt not out 66, Legge not out 50). Natal have lost three wickets for 65 runs.