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Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1925, Page 3

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Cf TELEGRAM! PRESS ASSN'., COI'"RIGHT VICTORIANS v. HAWKE’S BAY N-ABIER, April 1. 'Pile A'ietorian erieketers eommeneed a match to-day against Hawke’s Bay in ideal conditions on a, gootl wicket. Winning the toss, the local captain elected to bat. and Neale and Stephenson opened. Two wickets had fallen when the board showed 35.

Temporton and Beuth then heeann associated, ant! despite the lret|uen changes of bowling, they tarried 01 merrily to 228. before Tempertou. aft.e a hriliant, 135, was howled by Eliding The partnership produced IM3.

Beuth carried on to 65, before giv mg an easy catch to NY ills. O'Connell and I’ermin carried th. total to 2!ifi, when the former iva caught out, after eonipiliiig eighteen runs.

Owen assisted lfernan to bring u| the total on to 351 f before being howl etl hv Eliding.

Bcrnau’s wicket was next: to fall ..Alter seining 58 he went out to out from Moyne and missed, and Auslii tpiit-kly liad his hails ofi. Newman did not last lung, the iourtl ball finding his wicket. Mnr lev and Hawkes brought the total to jt) 1 for eight wickets, when: stumps were drawn. The scores are:

HAWKE’S BAY—First Innings. Neale. I.b.w. h. Austin 13 Stephenson, e. Rnnsfoitl, b. Mavne (i M. 'lieiiht, e. and b. Willis 05 Tempertou. I). Eliding 135 Bernait. st. Austin, h. Mavne 58 t (’Connell. e. Mavne. b. I.iddieutt 18 Owen, b. Eliding lb Murloy (not out) 32 Newman, b. Ebeling 0 Hawkes (not out) M

Total for ft wickets -101 XADTK;R, April 2.

in the match with \ ielorut, Hawkes Bay resumed their innings thi-s morning. They added -sixteen to the overnight sco re : Murley c. Austin h Ebeling 31 Hawkes (not out) 1' Ritchie e. Willis b. .libeling 5 Extras d)

Total ‘l2O Bowling: .Ebeling 5 lor 101, Mavne 2 for 28.

Victoria were sent in at 11.10 with • 120 to cover on the first innings, with the remainder of the day Idt for play. .Mavne anti Austin opened for Victoria and thirty was tip after twenty minutes play.