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Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1922, Page 1

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VCSVRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ENGLAND V. VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, November 19. The weather was glorious and the wicket good for the second day’s play. ■ There was rain over-night, but the wicket was protected. The attendance was 15,000. The Victorians resumed .batting with 5 down for 44. Runs came at a good pace, fifty being made in forty-three minutes. Hartkoff gave a fine exhibition, and hit nine fours. Woodful was cautious. Tyldesley kept runs Mown. Hartkoff gave a sharp chance to Maclaren in the slips when 56. The Woodful-Tlartkoff partnership added 144. Woodful was brilliantly run out by Chapman, after batting 165 minutes. Ho bit three fours. Ransford was smartly caught in the slips. The fielding generally was of a high standard. The bowling was never loose and showed n good variety. Tyldesley, although he did not howl .much, was impressive. ENGLAND—Ist. INNINGS. -Wilson b. Wallace 9 Titchinnrsh. e. Willis, b. Wallace 11 Wilkinson c. Hartkopft b. Renting 62 ■Brand c -Mavnc b Hartkopft 17 Cnlthorpe, e. Moyne, b Wallace ... 10 Chapman std. Ellis, b. Hartkopft 73 -MncLaren c Ellis, b Grimmctt ... 5 Mac-Lean (not out) 11 -Tyldesley st. Ellis, b Hartkopft ... 4 Freeman, c. Ransford b Hartkopft 0 Extras 8 Total 210 VICTORIA—Ist. INNINGS. Alayne Lh.w. b. Gibson 17 Park b Freeman 11 AVillis c Afaolaren b. Gibson 5 Ellis e Cnlthorpe b. Gibson 0 Liddicut run out 0 Woodful run out 74 Hartkoff, e and b Freeman 86 Ransford, c Maclarcn b Brand 26 Renting c Chapman, b Brand 26 Giimmot run out 18 Wallace, b Tyldesley 0 Extras 15 Total • 278 ENGLAND—2nd. INNINGS. ' • Wilkinson, c Willis, b Hartkoff ... 20 Titchmarsli (not out) 57 Cnlthorpe. b. Grimmctt 19 2 wickets for 100 CAPETOWN, Nov 18. The Alarlcbonc team commenced a mn teb against the Western Province at Port. Elizabeth, the weather being fine. It is a matting wicket, the outfield being fast. Several of the visitors treated a large attendance to a fine display of batting. The Alarylelione team at the close of play bad 0 wickets down for 310 Russell making 22. Snndlinni 33, AVnolley 2. Carr 50. Aland 40 .Mann. 52. Fonder 80. Kennedy 2. Brown 11, Gilligan (not out) 10. and Mn can ley ('not out) 11. Monro "arc* a fine bowling' performance, and took five for 67.