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Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. CANTERBURY V. OTAGO. DUNEDIN, February ft. The final Plunket Shield match, Otago v. Canterbury, commenced to-day in cold weather. j Showers caused a stoppage of play on two occasions. Tlie wicket was in excellent order. The following are the scores:— CANTEIt MU RY—First Innings. R. (’. Blunt, lbw, h Dickinson ... II E. Gasson, b Dickinson 0 R. O. Talbot, b Dickinson 12 ('. (!. Crawford, b Blamires .'57 ('. Oliver, c Gallnml, b Dickinson 10 W. R. Patrick, lbw b Dickinson JO Al. Boon, <■ Kniglit, b Blamires... 0 I). AL Sandman, h Blamires ... 0 R. Read, run out .‘5 f). J. Alcßrenth, b Dickinson 2 Cunningham (not out) '* 'Extras. 1; i Total 1:! " Bowling analysis G. K. Dickinson. G for IB; R. France 0 fur JO; A. W. Alloo, 0 for In; E. 0. Blamires •'! for 11; J. Shepherd 0 for 12. OTAGO—First Innings. 1!. Worker (not out) -J 0. Shepherd, e Oliver, b Cunningham A. Knight (not out) R’ Extras ' S Total; one wicket for 0$ (’imniughnm got one wicket for .52 runs. A TWO-WIC'KET VICTORY. NELSON, Feb. (i. Nelson won the Hawke Cup by two wickets .alter an exciting finish. With 113 for two wickets, it looked like an easy victory, hut when the Saxon and Fletcher partnership of 04 dissolved, the wickets fell rapidly. Knapp being a destructive force. Four wickets added only ten runs, and then heavy thunder clouds, which came up after luncheon broke .and heavy rain set in, making the ball slippery. Saxon, after a quiet start, opened out, am! carried his score to 55, before being caught at the wickets. Fletcher made -I f by steady cricket. The final stages of the game were exciting, hut Nelson eventually succeeded in winning the lourtli challenge this season. NELSOX-SECOND INNfNfIS. Saxon a- .Mclntosh. b Mernmati ... 55 Neale ,c and b Fuss 11 Fletcher, h Knapp . H Langhien. e Fuss, h Knap)) •'! Rapps, c and b Merrimun 1 Hawke, e Knapp ” Keinnitz. b Knapp <’ Alax. b Knapp 3 Haycock (not out) 20 Newman (not out) •' Extras Total for eight; wickets lob Bowling analysis F.ass I lor -•>: Mevrimnn 2 for ml: Knaiin 5 for. 27; Barlow ft for 15: Adams ft for 11 : Griffiths 0 for II ; Hiiicksman 0 for ft: Nightingale ft for 12.

VICTORIA V. Al.('.(’. A! EI.BOURNE. Feh. G. The weather was hot and the wicket excellent for the match England versus Victoria.. Douglas won the toss ami sent Satellite and Saiidhain to open the innings. Tin y commenced quietly. V, hen he bad made three. Sutcliffe brought bis aggregate lor the tour in firstclasses mati lies to one thousand runs, ile practically monopolised the .scoring and made thirty whilst his partner got ten in I'ortv-live minutes. Sutclille was very strong on leg strokes. Inc partnership realised fitly in (ifH six minutes. Eight runs were added when Samlhaiii. who hatted an hour !m 21, including two fours, drew one from Hendry on to I lie wicket. Sutclille halting neatly, reached titty in b. 5 minutes' play. Hea.rne joined him and played a solid game. lie gave an easy chance to Moyne at point oil' Royson. the googly howler, when 23. AVillis was r.p’damled reneatedly tor his tine fielding at silly mid-oil. With the total at 1 AO. Sntclili'e attempted a I ig i it oil' Ironmonger, but he mis-hit to fine leg. where Hendry took ail easy catch. The retiring ha Ismail’s eighty-eight mm; occupied 133 minutes in compilation, and inclm.cd oleven boundary hits, mostly leg hits and cover drives. He gave no chances. AVhysal! partnered llearne and play went 'along drearily. Only eighteen runs came from half an heir s h J ! ini. Hearn:' took Ho minutes to get fifty. At the ten. adjournment the tally was two for 105. After the lea adjournment. Hie attendance was lour thousand and the gate amounted to £251. ” The batsmen were still cautious and the spectators jeered and counted our AYhvsall for his funeral nhiv. When he had fonrlv lour on, AYhvsall cave a olnnc- for Eliis to stumn him of! Rr.vllearne brought his century up for two hundred minutes’ unenterprising play. , , Tme howling was fairly good, hut. t no fielding was paleliv, , The batsmen look ahsolipelv no risks but their work- b-came brighter towards the end of the dav. When stum ns w-re drawn the hoard showed two for 205. Following are the scores: ENGLAND FIRST TNNfNL:-i. ’Sutcliffe, c ll"lidrv h Ironmonger Rj S'liidham. h Hendry ' JTnnrne (not o'-d) „ AVb'sall (not out) '’ Q Extras __J_ ■ i i ->O3 Total for two wickets