CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

BY TELEGR) Iit—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT THE HAWKE CUR. NELSON V. WEST COAST. NELSON, February 5. fit the Hawke Cup match', Coast after a had start (losing three wickets for eight) Knapp and Adams commenced a long partnership and were not dissolved until the total was f>7, when Knapp was howled after a well-played ■Ki. Adams stonewalled, .scoring two off a single hit in eight minutes, and was eventually dismissed after two hours for sixteen. With the score at < 7-, Alerriman and Cooper gave an attractive display, the sixth wicket adding 70. Mertiman was badly missed in-field when four, and the let off proved expensive.

After 70 had been added, Cooper was stumped. • Meiriman, after making 55 in attractive style was out 1.1).w. with the total at 175.

Nightingale and Thomas played out tin'." with 202 on for seven wickets. Nelson gave a had exhibition, several catches being missed. COAST—Second Innings. Barlow, b Newman I Mclntosh, 1) Newman Fowler, h Fletcher 0 Knapp, h Haycock -IB Adams, h Newman M> Cooper, st Afax, h Neale 2fi Alai'iman, Ibw, h Hawkes -t-5 Nightingale (not out) DO Thomas (not out) 8 Extras Total for seven wickets 202 Bowling: Newman 4 for 41 ; Hotelier 1 for II; Fowler B for .‘1; Neale 1 for 40; llawkes 1 for 12; Haycock 1 for 00. NELSON, February fi. The Hawke Cup match was continued this morning in perfect weather conditions. Coast carried their overnight total to 244 he I ore the last wicket fell. Nightingale, <: Rapps, b Hawke.. 4S Thomas, Ibw, b Newman 2B Fass, e Fletcher, h Hawke 0 Griffiths (not out) Extras -’•> Total 2:14 Bowling: Newman 4 for 40, Hawkes 4 lor 20. NELSON. February fi. Needing 15(1 to win Nelson common ceil their second innings with Neale and Saxon. The latter was missed at the wickets when four and with the total :;t 10. Neale returned a soil one In Fuss. Fletcher was next and the partnership produced bright cricket, being together at the adjournment. N EI.SON —Second I linings. Neale, c and b Fuss 10 Saxon (not out) DO Fletcher I not out) 24 Extras 0 Total for one wicket SO Till’. Yl< Vt IRIAN' TEAM. SYDNEY. February 0. The Victorian cricket team selected to tour New Zealand leaves Alclhoiirno for Sydney on M ednesclny noxL whence it sails for New Zealand the following Friday. I: comprises—. May no (Cant.). Willis, Ellis. Wood full. Wallace. Hansford, Hendry, Ironmonger. Jiartl'.opf, l.iddicut. Millar, and Schneider.

ENGLISH TEAM. MELBOURNE February 5. The English team to meet Victoria to-day is: Douglas (Captain), ’late, Bryan, Howell, Kilncr, llearne. 'lyhles--11 . Snndlniiu. Sutcliffe. Slrudwick, Why sail, with Woolley as twelfth man. C Imuge.s in the Victorian team are Atkinson and Ravson replace llartbopl' and Tarrant, while Thompson is twelfth man. FLUNK ET SHIELD. IH’N'KDIN. Feb. G. The Blanket Shield match. Otago v. Canterbury, opened this morning on a w icket which .had been covered and l ad not suffered from the' overight lain. Canlerhury won the loss. Blunt and Ga.-son facing Dickenson and I'orrance. In Dickinson’s second over (•as.vni played one on to his wicket. he fore scoring. Ilaio then compelled the players to leave the field and play was noL reopened at noon. Tlie score is one for "ven. a!! "■- tv Blunt. DUNEDIN, February fi. Flay was resumed at 12.10. Blunt was nearly howled by Dickenson when 7.. ihc hall nipping in fast and grazing the tip of the stumps. The wicket was

all in favour of the liatsmeii. runs coiiv ing steadily. Talbot, who played confident! v. was yorked by Dickenson with the first hall of the fourth over. 23/2 Id. Crawford the incomer was iiearhowled hy Torrance before he scored. Blunt was out l.b.w. to Dickenson with the addition of five. This also was the initial hall of Dickenson’s ovcr I- I! !!. 'Hie fast howler nowhad three wickets lor 12 runs. ( lawion! opened his scoring account by two off’ Torrance, who had him in difficulty most times. The two were together at lunch. Details; Cassnn, b Dickinson n Blunt. *lbw .h Dickenson H Talbot, h Dickenson Crawford (not out) Oliver not out) F.xtras Total for three wickets ,