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Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1925, Page 3

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0V TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COr”RIGIIT. THE SECOND TEST. CHRISTCHURCH, March 27. The weather is fine for the second test, with a strong southerly. The wicket and outfield at Lancaster Park is hard and fast. Millar stood out of the Victorians. Patrick won the toss for the twelfth time in succession this season, including club and representative games. New Zealand opened with Blunt and Worker and the first howler was last, his name being Wallace. The sill sequent hatting order is Dempster, Hiddleston. Dacre, Patrick, Alloo. Dickinson, Mcßeth Garrard and Cunningham. E. Austin is now twelfth man for Victoria. In Wallace’s first over. 'Worker got a single and Blunt two, with a sweet leg hit. libeling howled at the pavilion end and sent down a maiden to Worker. A single to Blunt was the only score in Wallace’s second over. Ten were hoisted in twenty-four minutes. Ellis was standing well hack ns Doth howlers rocked them in fast. Tho seventh ball of Wallace’s fourth ove rkept low and shattered Blunt’s stumps. 13-1-1. Dempster was next and opened wit! two to leg. CHRISTCHURCH. March 27. Worker and Dempster added runs slowly hut the batsmen found it, hard to score off libeling, whose first five overs cost six. Play was stopped for some minutes through Dempster getting a severe knock from a last one.

In one hour only 27 runs wore scored and then Hartkopl relieved libeling. Dempster hit a single off the first and the fifth went to the boundary for lives.

At 32 Hansford replaced Wallace (eight overs lor 1/). In Ranslord s second over Dempster cut him. to the fence, the first boundary hit. Dempster was now in double figures ami Worker was twenty. Smart running between the wickets was applauded and runs came quicker, eight in one over off Hansford. At 03 Miller howled at Ranslord s end and was hit for a two, a four anil a two. Score 1 for 3!). Ten minutes before luncheon Liddieutt got another knock on the leg and had to leave tfie field. Austen fielded in his place. When the batsmen were showing signs id being set, Woiket played the hall to mid-ofi and called for a run and he was hall way down the pitch when Austen threw the wicket over. At the luncheon adjournment New Zealand had Inst 2 lor 116. Worker, run out ““ Dempster * in) Extras Total 2 wickets for IL>