CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1925, Page 4

CRICKET.

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X.Z. CRICKET TOl’lt. .MELBOURNE, August 10.

The tentative dates drawn up by the Cricket Control Board for the Xew Zealand tour are;—Nov. 28 and 30, versus Northern Districts, at Newcastle; j_.ee. I, 5, and i lb, versus Queensland, at Brisbane; Dec. 11 and 12, versus Goulhuru, at (loulburn ; Dec. 15 and lb, versus Wagga. at Wagga ; Dec. I'', lh. and 21, versus Victoria, at Melbourne: Dec. 2<>, 28, and 211, versus South Australia., at Adelaide: Jan. 1,2, and -1. versus New South 'Wales, at Sydney.

LONDON. Aug. s. Hampshire beat Somerset by D' wickets (Mead not out 80).

Kent in their first innings made 440 for 8 and declared (Hurdinge 8:1. Woollev 118). Sussex in the first innings made 1!J(> (Watson fib. Marriott 5 for 0!) and in the .second 130 t f iceman 5 for 533. Kent won by an innings and 17 rims.

Essex in their first innings made 9.8 (Kibble 3 for 17. Watson -I for 2(5) aml in the second 181 for 7. Lancashire in the first made 21)3 for 8 and declared (Sharp not out 58. Kastman ■1 for 45). 'file game was drawn. Knr (iloucesior against Middlesex Worker took 0 for 120. The match was drawn. for Warwick against Glamorgan. Cartridge took 5 lor otj. for Glamorgan Cyan took 5 for 72. Warwick won. for Derby against Xortliants, Morton took 5 for 89. The game was drawn. Ltain generally interfered with play. THE AVEIiAGES. LONDON, Ang. 10. The loading averages are: Hatting: -llnbbs 2202 runs, average (1(5.81 runs per innings; lleiidren li'oo, 05. Hi; Carr 1711. 02.28; Holmes 1805). GO. 10; Kandbam 17C3, 50.87; Hallows. 1751. 5(5.58. Bowling: Barker 109 wickets, averi.7<) nms |km* wickc't ; late I*l. 13.81; Tyldesley 120. 1 -1.98 ;_M neanle.v 149. 15.25: ICiiner. 1(K). 15.(7. MacDonald is eighteenth with l->> wickets, averaging 19.53.