CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

fltV TELEGRAPH— PER TRESS ASSOCIATION

DELHI, Jan. 2. At Calcutta all India cricket team in the first innings made 146 (Brooke 43, N'udu 24). Tate took six wickets tor l'orty-two. Murylebone three wickets for ninety-six.

DELHI, Jan. 2. Murylebone in the first innings scored 233 (Astill 66, Tate 59). All Indit 1,1 tlle second innings lost 5 fur 18.': (Guise 91, Brooke 72).

SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. VICTORIA. -MELBOURNE, Jan. 3. Li the Sheffield Shield match, South Australia, in the first innings scored 148. Williams made 21, Pritchard 60, and Grimmett 19. In the bowling, Alortou took 5 lor 70 and Blackie 4 for 59. Light showers fell in the morning and the wicket was a bit tricky. The visitors made a poor showing against the deadly Ibowiing of Morton and Blackie, the first seven wickets yielding only sixty runs. Pritchard and Grimmett stemmed tlio debac e for a time, their partnership putting on fifty-three. Once it was broken, the bowlers made short work of tiie remaining} batsmen. LATER. In tlio inter-State cricket match, Victoria in the second innngs lost 3 for 163. Woodfult made 34, Ponsford 81, Hendry■ (not out) 30. Ponsford and Wood full opened brightly, cutting and driving freely. After losing Woodfull, Ponslord looked like adding another three figure score to his list, but he had tho misfortune to get leg before. He gavo two (bailees. To-ctay Ponsford passed the coveted mark of five thousand runs, made in first class cricket. Hendry played bright cricket. The bowlers looked easy. CIIIiISTCHURCH, Jan. The Plunked Shield match wu's continued this morning, Wellington’s .second innings ending for 308. Bowling: Reed 4 for 86, Cunningham I for 94, McEoatli 2 for 57, Sandman I) for 19, Patrick 0 for 6. Woods and Crawford opened Canterbury’s second innings, the local side requiring 690 to win. At noon twelve had been scored without loss. Canterbury have lost 3 wickets for 82. DINE DIN, Jan. 4. The I’lunkel, cricket match was resumed in perfect weather and good wicket. At the luncheon adjournment Auckland second innings lost 4 for -129, Cooper 66, Gillespie 26, Dacre (not out) 105. Aleoit (not out) 70; extras 33.