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Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1923, Page 2

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ifSTKALIAN AND N.Z. rAI!UK ASSOCIATION. OTAGO BEATS CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH. Dec. 2' The Pliinkct Shield cricket match, (Hugo v. Canterbury, was won by the former by 218. Otago made Aid and ;yto. Shepherd scored Li. McMullen 15, Murker 1(1. 71. Alloc 33, Bin mi res IAA. and Knight 15. Reid took 1 for 51, Cunningham 1 for -If, M.-Hoth o for f)l, Sandonan 2 for lit, and Blunt i rot- 19. Canterbury made L"-9 and 258. Blunt scored 35, Gregorv 10, Talbot 20. Read 2A, Patrick 29, Young 23. Olivet 55, Cunningham 17. M'Botli LA. and Fuller (not nuO 72. Torrance took -1 for 52, A. Alloo 5 for 81 anil Binmires 1 for 2>. AITKLAXT). Dec. 28. As was anticipated, Mellington had a fairly ensv (ask on the final day of the Plunket: Shield match. Auckland had 079 to get to win, and fought to the hitter end, but when the last v.ieket fell, they were Aof> runs behind. Dnere played a glorious inning'. of 88. which included 9 fours and (1 sixes, while Gillespie gave a fine dtV plnv for ill Smith batted very steadily lor 33. while Burton in his 11. hit ;> fours and two sixes. xr:w SOUTH SYAI.es v. VICTOIUA. MELBOURNE. Dee. 27 Victoria in the first innings against X.S.W. made 255 (Hansford 20). Scott took live wickets for 107. Kellawav A for A>. Hendry 2 f..r 11. Mailey howled 2A overs yielding 89 runs. N-w South Wales lost seven wi-l-ets for 155 (Collins, not nut 91). Kipjlllx 35, Kellnway 1!), Hendry 17. Oldfield (not out) 7A. MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. The Sheffield match was continued in fine, niuggv weather and a good wicket. Owing to Collins’ fine defensive batting New South M’ides are now almost on ever terms w ith Victoria. New South Wales first innings 208. Collins 108. Oldfield 19. Bowling I.iddicnt I for 50. Victoria in the second innings have lost 2 for 13(7. Woodful (not out) A 7. Ryder (not out) 54. Ylayne 20.

SOT'TFI AUSTRALIA V QUEENSLAND. ADELAIDK. Doc. 28 Tlio Queensland v. South Australia niatcli was continued in line weather and on a good wicket, Queensland in tlie first innings made 101 (O’CVintioi Is I, Oxonhnm -’-I). Williams captured six wickets for South Australia lost- three tor HIT. Howies (lint out) Ini, Murray 113. Prhcliard 3). Alter the fall of the til's! wicket, Bowley and Murray had a protracted pari uershijy \[)i:i.All)i:. Dee. 28. The cricket match was leuiillol in fine weather. South Australia in the Hr.-l innings made -!C-1. Bowley lffi. Vritchurd hi. Bowling— Homihrook 0 for 100. Queensland in the second innings made 115. Williams 3'J. Howe (not mill 41. Bowling—Townsend 2 for 21. Williams 0 for 10. South Australia in the second innings lost none tor 5.. A. T. Rieh.'irds'ui id. Townsend "25.