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Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1923, Page 4

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K IMF V. HOKITIKA. This match took place at Kilim and resulted in an easy win for Kimu by 71 runs. Neither side was represented by their best team and Hokitika- had to find four substitutes. A feature of the match was the good howling and batting of W. Knowles for Kimu. Hi bowled against the wind and had a -great swerve which played havoc with the batsmen. iiis halting was very sound and tree, and he scored fast olf everv liowh r.

The butting of -I. King and Freitas for Hokitika was the result of hard and free hiifing and was responsible for til runs out of the 5(1. The following are tin scores: 11 O K IT 1 KA Ist I linings. Sherman. I.b.w. li. Knowles ! Huberts. I.b.w. I>. Knowles - Lovett, e. Wells, If. Knowles ... . 2 King. e. Sloop, b. Knowles 0 Seebeek. hit wiek.rt, !>. Starkey ... 0 Curlev. e. ()’( minor. h Knowles I Tulloeh. run cut I Best. e. and b. Knowles ..... ... 0 King J.. e. Co'-per. h. Knowles 19 Fro!las. h. ()'( omior 1 ‘2 King A.. (not out ) ......... I Extras 5 Total .. 50 Knowles look i lor 2b. Starkey I for 19. O’Connor I for 0. KIM.!' —lst Innings. O’Connor, c. Sherman, u. Car hey . 19 Thomas S. b. Galley B Wells, b. Carlev ... ...... '2 Knowles \V., b.. Tulloeh JO Stoop, b. Freitas ... - -i Inwood. e. and h. Sherman 1 Cooper, e. Loveit, h. Curley I O’C’ounor. .1. run out . I Baker, e. Sherman, h. t'arley B Stark-i'V (not out) - ■ J Crai". e. and 1., "t 11 1 j, u -| i .. *' Extras II Total 1»1 Carle.- i-.iik 5 fi.r HI. Tulloeh 2 for 0 Freitas I for 17. Sherman I for 25 * UST R A !. ? \ S' A 2 r . V . /.. 'MIi V. A F.NCK' I A 'l' IO N FIFTH TFST. CAPETOWN. let. lb. The lifth test whieli v. ill played out I'll: 11 e iced at Durban in hot -nun. Weather. 'I he ati."i"!aiiev was six thousand. Maim wen the to-., for the third j him in sueei -simi. | MABYI.E BUNK Ist Innings. Sanilliai i e. '-Var'l. b. Snookc I j 1.-m-el. e. Call 'rail. h. Blamkenburg 1 !" Wotilh'V. e. am! b. Meintj's ... 2 Mead. Lb. • !i. Fram-is 00 1 (• ;1 Lh.w. I>. ('em iigliam 11 Fieder. h Hell -> M 1 a. b. :'nurse B Ivi need e. No U'-' - ii. Snook ■ . .. Id Aha a .!I• e e. am! Snook'- *' Brown i " ’ out) ! ' J Cilligan. e. '''a-i r. li. Hall .... I Extras .. .. ‘ (i ilini Ii ng aid;, -m - M< mi i I nw b. SiiiK i . :t .. ." i. Cimiigham 1 for (71: Bhitlekeoburg I ter b". Hall 2 lm Francois I for X',. Xour— ' .'or g.L SOOTH A F It! < \ !-! InningCaltcrall. b. Macaulay 17 Tilvlov. e. Bussell, b, Gillie.a Ward. e. Macaulay, b: Gilligban . [ Nourse. e. Maim. b. l'cndir ’ Sunoke. e. Woolley. li. Kennedy . 7 Tapseott. e. Brown, b. Maeaubii . Franeoiso. c. Fender, b. Gilligban B Blanekenburg, c. Mead. I). Neitmdy .J Meintjes. run out ! 'j Coiivngbam (not out) ]la'll. e. Fender, b. Macaulay <> Extras Total 1 Bowliu = ' anaivsis Gillighan for tit).

Kennedy 2 {or 46, Macaulay 3 {or 42 Fender 1 for 26, Woolley 0 for '9'.

Brown and Kennedy opened Marylebone’s second innings, with eight minutes to play. They batted without scoring. tili stumps were drawn.

The weather was line and tilt '.viehot i good. The attendance was; JO.IHV). I -Marylebone’s first innings took bdU minutes, whereof Bussell was batting for 321 minutes. His changeless innings was the best of the tour. The South Africans opened poorly, the' first two wickets falling for 13. Ike wicket was’livelier than on Friday. Before Cutterall got properly going, lie received a heavy alow on the body from Macaulay. Me was partially crippled. Me was honied lire same over. Nourse, hatting with confidence, and the power of liis earlier days, made a most useful contribution. The fielding was of the keenest. The howlers were taking advantage of the improved wicket, and scoring was diliicult. The century took 155 minutes. Francois played his usual, unorthodox plucky game.. Blanckenburg and Meintjes were lively against tiring iivlciing.

M.O.C. AT AUGKLAND. AUCKLAND. Eeh 17

The English cricketers to-day commenced tlie last match of their Now Zealand tour. playing Auckland. Heavy rain fell during the night, hut it did not nfleet the wicket, which had been p rot-re led. Tin l .i:iy was line until lire o'clock. wlu-n rein caused a short adjournment. The Englishmen winning the toss, elected to hat. M.O.C. Ist Innings. Tilehinarsh. c. Anthony, h. Alcott <2 Mill-Wood, l.b.w. b. Player 52 Calthorpe, h. Alcott 0 Chapman. It. Alcott 818 Lowry, b. Smith 7 WilsOn, h. Player 10 Mnclxuin. c. McLeod. h. Alcott llarll.v. li. Anthony in lira ml, l.b.w. b. Alcott I Gibson (not out) 4 Freeman, b. Alcott 0 Extras it Total 366 Bowling analysis: Ab-ott li l>u- 86. Player 2 for 91. Smith t for 59, Garrard 0 for 38, Anthony I for 54, Sneddon 0 for 28. Alt EL AI ME. Eeli 17. In the second day's play Victoria lost seven wickets for 308. Woodful made 123 and Hansford 108. Stumps were drawn. With the exception oi the two named, who played fine, resourceful orickui. during their long and fruitful partnership, the batsmen made a mediocre showing. Ihe weather was line and the wiek<l perfect.

CBEGOHt 'S l! ETC It X. SYDNEY. Eeh 17. Civgnry lias been invited to practise on Sydney cricket ground with a view to his sc !••••< i >0 against Mcl.aren’s team in March. A (,'(>;)}.) SPOUT. LONDON. Eeh 17. Alderman Cnekorill. a I'aimcr. lias hougiif the Xorlliamplon County Cricket Club ground buildings for LFUKKi and has presented them to the public in perpetuity. The Club lias been in liuam-i.il straits lor years. ri.i'XKET SHI:-:!.I) MATCH. Dt NEDIS. feh IS. Ti-.e Plunk--! Slid id cricket •unidi. Oiago v. V.'--i!iii-iton. common-. e-t ..t v’arishrot.w ground on Saturday in a MsH:i’-erl\ V. imi. which died down biter ii On- afternoon. I le attendance J.'it Tlu wi. kef v.t - in {I« ; od ion ini'! won- -veil. When stumps ■. i cl awn sit 5..'a) p.m. ' M fr.'ci -,vt re ail u!it for 331. 4 he principal v orerx were: A. .Moo OS. 11. C . 112. -L .Mi Mii llii 11 IS. 11. Duncan 32. A. Galland 23. G. Hi.min-mi I v . Howling analysis : M.Oirr -I for (ii). 11 ui: -lii ugs 2 for of. -VHii-i -1 --. 2 lor J- I, r lender!-' u I i’or s '-v "I have found 'R 7-NZO' makes a splendid -tough mixture ve r y if uc h cheaper than t,he o d way of buy!ng . 11 Mil?. J. M. CAM' PON. N.5.W »1

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