CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

Australia A N.Z. Cable Association. | VICTORIA V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, January o. Victru in in the second innings made six hundred and forty-nine. Love scored 188, llartkopf 120. Liddicut 119, Ellis 21. In the howling Griminett took o for ISP. and Williams -I For 103. Stumps were then drawn. The weather was dull, while the wicket was good. The not outs. Love (170) and llartkopf (101), opened carefully, only sixteen runs being scored in the first half hour. Alter one escape, Love was caught off Williams. He had given a patient example, lasting altogether .377 minutes. llartkopf added twenty-live before he went. This was his first century in Sheffield Shield cricket, and included nineteen fours. Liddicutt and Ellis carried the total past the (100 mark, which had occupied bo 7 minutes. The remaining wickets fell cheaply. Griminett and Williams howled well and managed to keep the batsmen largely on the defensive. Heavy rain commenced before the visitors could take the field and was still falling at five o’clock, when play was abandoned for the day.

OTAGO BEATEN. DUNEDIN, Jan. 5

The Aucklnnd-Otago match was resumed to-day Otago losing by 143 runs. Otago made 316 (Knight 29. A. W. All oo 29, > Ben mi res 29, H. €. Alloo not out 44, Zimmerman 37). In the bowling Alcott took 3 for 68. Uatheson 4 for 53, Bowley 2 for 45.