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Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1925, Page 3

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CUP COMPETITION. The following teams have been selected to represent tho Hokitika A ■and li, teams on Cass .Square on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock when a game in Ihe cup competition will be played : A team:—Caldwell, Bannister. Ramsoy, Thomas, A.. Whitehead, Williams. Dale (!., Tniiiui. 1., Houston \\ ~ Wnnlhnllsc, Duly. I! team: King, King, Bannister, Coulsoii, Medhurst, Taimii, ('alley, White, Thomas A., Raigent, Edwards. All players are expected to attend. ENGLAND'S CHANCE. LONDON, January 13. The critic, Wilson in the “Daily Express” states: “We must admit that (lie probability of England winning tho three remaning tests on fcrc-ign soil, after ten successive defeats, is the i mot-est. Beyond Hobbs. Sutcliffe, Tate Woolley and Hendron, the side has not

shown test form. It has be- beaten by a team less brilliant- individually, but a snlider team. Our bowlers have not yet managed to dismiss the Austi alums twice for less tlnr 350 runs runs, which is too heavy a T-.sk against the clever M,alloy a,ml Gregory’s speed bursts, backed up by a steady change of bowlers. I hope that a chalice will be gven to the all-rounder, Kilner, who is almost sure to do something, the

omission of Fender from this team was a sad mistake. He has always made the hall turn on Australian wickets, and he might- have proved an English Mailey. SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S WIN. ADELAIDE. -Tan. M. The Sheffield Shield match concluded in line, weather on a good' vl(^ t ’E South Australia winning by 101 mns. New South AY ales in the second innings made -GG. . n-t Pum-h 3° Nothlmg 20, Txippax •“ ■ Gwvnee 11. -Mayers (not out) 29. Hi the howling Griinmett took 6 lor K>v,.,c South AY ales’ effort was hopeless at the outset, and when Gr.mmnlt

struck the form lie did. the result was placed hevoml doubt. CONGRATULATIONS FOR GILLTGAN. -Received this day at 9 95 a.m ) LONDON, January 1-L Speaking /at 'the Hampstead Clrffi dinner H. G. 0; Leverson-Gower strongly deprecated Parkin’s remarks regarding Gilligan a.ul the Adeknde lest match. He said he regretted that , x placer who had won an England cap should at a distance of ninny thousands of miles have indulged m unfair cut icism later. . . H U Swan, who was m Australia and New Zealand two years ago with the Maryleboiie team, endorsed all Leverson-Gower said. -V congratulatory telegram on his effort in the two test matches and "nod wishes for the rubber were sent t,> (Abigail.