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Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1923, Page 4

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IL'STItAMAN ANL N.Z. O'.IILK ASSOCIATION M.O.C. TEAM LEAVES CARE. CAPETOWN. March 0. The Alarylchciue team ha- sailed On England. M.C.C. V. VICTORIA. LATTER’S BID SCORE. .MELBOURNE. March 11. The weather was line and the at i-nclanee at I Im eriei.et matc h w;e S()• U) The English howling was never ioase Tie: hasmeu put tip a strong defem-c and made stylish strokes. Alter pass mg the half century. Park, who hud been below hi- top form this season hailed grandly, and made 101. IL gave a chance to Hartlcv at lirst sli|

when tin. Love, who made 1 frj. pit lied a ha I! mi to his wicket finally. He gave a sound di.-phiv made many brilliant on ■(roies .am! hit tldnemi fours. Hr iii nearly live hour', and made only oik- faulty .stroke. His partnership with Park added IDS. Park made HID ill ,V> minutes, the last in Pi minute and lie hit eight fours. lia ns fore I. who made lIS not old, pin \ i d graeoi'ully. I.iddic nit gave a ridieu.h u-ly i a y

elm nee to MM.ean at i over, when li. hen went on to make L'2. Dowry '.'a--v. iel-.c t-keeping. Ranstord reach.-il AO aft-r batting an hour. file Englishmen were holding well, and Chapman and Hill-Wood were esreeiallv good. Seven howlers were tried. ' The howling was not loose, hut ii wa-. nut difficult. Ihe crowd bantersi the batsmen for not being aggro.---ive. I.iddiiiitt made dll in 'Kt minutes. Chapman was untiringly brilliant at cover. Ran-ford reached his century in Ida minute., while l.iddicut made hi- laM 7,1) in as minutes. Ho hit cigbt fours, 'lids parnership produced 210. M.( Eirs'L tunings ‘ 1 \MCTORIA —First Innings. Wood Sul. e. ("nnpman. b. Gibson h Roiisl'ortl. std. h. McLean <'j Love. h. Chapman Rvdcr, run out •■■■ IV.rif. e- Wilson, h. (‘altl’.orpe .... I'M Ralisford ( net out) —•- ' l.ichlieiill . e. Hill-Wood. b. Wilson 1"2 Bail, v (not out) 11 Extras _ __ Total for six wickets f| l ,