Win For Fijian Cricketers
' • TIMARU, Mar. 3. -i I'Tj i defeatcd South Canterbury ou the flrst innings by 130 runs, in a twbday match completed this afterno'on. Against the local score of 213 Fiji hiade 343 for eight wickets (dec3ared)~in~3i hours. The most sparkling display of the innings was giyen by Pet-ero Kubu who stole countless cheeky singles and taught, the loeal eleven an interesting lesson in the art of profiting by short runs. Singles represented ne.arly onethird of the total score, I'n the -fmal* two hours Fiji made a hard effort for an outright win but time favoured the local batsmen although -it ■was. a closd call. >. * '! ■ '
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 March 1948, Page 2
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108Win For Fijian Cricketers Chronicle (Levin), 4 March 1948, Page 2
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