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Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1924, Page 3

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[Reuters Telegrams.]

LONDON, July 15

Any chance the Africans had of saving the match after the openin'; day’s errors disappeared in seven minutes this morning when Catterall foolishly ran Taylor out on and impossible run. Catterall’s discomfiture was immediately completed when Tate skittled his wicket.

Deare played most confidently and his effort was largely respondsible for England having to hat again. Peglcr was shaping soundly hut threw away a wicket in attempting a risky third run. This was the sixth suicidal incident of

the game. England’s only loss in the second in uitigs was Hobbs who played Hlancken

burg on. The African’s batting was oceassionionallv as good as England’s, but their bowling, catching and fielding ■were much inferior. Bowling in England’s second innings Peglcr look 0 for JO, Blaekeiiberg 1 for 25, Nuper 0 for 6. LONDON. July Hi. ■fhe weather was cloudy, attendance small and wicket good. A seventy minutes iiit.UTiiption was caused by ruin after lunch. Hollows innings was changeless. He hit thirteen fours. A lirst, wi.-ket partnership with Green realised 201.

LONDON. July 1(5. In their first innings against the Africans Lancashire made 299 for 3 wickets. (Freon 79. Hallows 120). ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA LtONOX. July IG. The “Morning Post” in an editorial dealing with the tests, says: “While admitting that our representative batsmen and howlers arc better than in 1921. that year of humiliating disasters, we dare not yet hope we have a sitlo oocxl enough to beat a strong Australian team. \Ye require more oftectivo change bowlers (a second fast bowler and a high standard of fielding. In the remaining tests against the South Africans, we would like to see younger players with a future replace some of those with a past, however distinguished, in older that our resources may he fully cxplorod before the team going to Australia is completed.”