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Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1923, Page 3

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I . L'snt.YI.IAN ’.Nil N.Z. t'Afll.E ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND HEAT OTAGO. DUNEDIN, January 8. The I’lnnkct Shield match. Auckland v. Otago, concluded to-day on a good wicket, with the outfield somewhat slower than on tin- previous days. Tim weather was again good. Auckland Had.- .‘Fid in the sci oiul strike, which noant Otago had m make 303 to win. Otago’s opening batsmen tailed. Though the tail brightened the aspect the task was too heavy. Cecil Alloo. Duncan and Knight were all rather unfortunate, as each was dismissed as the result of difficult chances being taken. The scores were-- Auckland. 2nd. Inning' :’,(!:!: Otago. L’ml .Innings 223 GAME DRAWN. CHRISTCHURCH. January 8. The second Test match. M.C.C.. v. New Zealand, as was generally expected, ended in a draw, with the honours very even. The Englishmen just managed ii> ton New Zealand's first inning-- score. Thou New Zealand, alter a bad start, and another slump Inter on. made the respectable total of 270 I'm oiglu w iek'-ts. and de dared its inn- j ings oh .sell. The runs ere made hi ; |CiH minutes. The Engl'shnmn had live ' minutes short of two hours left in which to knock nn 202. and tin- crowd settled down to see some bright 1 lilting in aui ieipa l ion oi LHi - visitors Irving for the runs-, but. the Englishmen plowed lor a ilrtiw. tlu-ir batting ke ng very 5i,,..-. The New Zealand lii-lding -.iie uot too good, easy catches again Iving missed, wliieli. if taken, would have made a considerable difVeri-nec. lliough the niali-li would almost certainly have Li-eii draw n in ally ease. First innings .. 381 M.O.C. 2nd. Innings. i ’! iteliiiiMi-sli. r. Blunt h. Sneddon 28 W i Iso:*!, sid ('oudlill'e. b. Blunt ... 2D Wila ius-ui Im t out) ... 11 Call horjic o. ('nllins, L Sheplieid . 11 ('liapnitMi i*. Alli'iitt. b. Sluqdierd ... 3 Lowry. .111(1 L. Alh- tt 13 Mai-Lean (not onti 8 Extras . 11 Total for 5 wickets 1 15 Bowling analysis. I’ernuu 0 for 20; Sueddoii. 1 loi 8-. AleGirr () for 20. Blunt I for 13,: Shepln-id 2 for 20: All - cell | for 25; Gnrnird 0 lor 22. NEW ZKMAN!) 2nd. Innings. First innings 375 NEW ZEALAND - Second Innings, j Collins, o. Wilson, h. Calthorpe ... U--111 lil 1 1 . b. Freeman • 0 Shepherd, b. CaUltorpe 19 S lll -i 1 di -11 r. Til 1 1 in;ii sli. !». Braml 58 Daerc. e. Iviv.iv. h. Brand 58 l.;-ii|lii-i 1 fuel out) -17 I. 11. Gibson 1 M- I (ii •-. i. t hill boi-pc. h. Gibson ... 0 Bonuiu. o. CL.-Miao. L. Froi-in.-in 'll Extras 31 Tot-,1 |-.|- 8 W iel.cts ole,-A ... 270 B -'- liec i-u.-iH.ss mi! -on 2 for 80; Um- ’m-i! 2 ’ui I! . Calthovii- 2 for 52;