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Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

The following players will represent the Rest of Westland against the Westland representatives in a cricket match to he played on the Mental Hospital grounds on Mureh oth. 1927. Play commences at 10 a.lit. sharp. The Rest: Turner. O'Connor. Griffith. Greathateh. Ferguson, Cooper. Wells. Stoop. C. Bfahlert, Williams. Coulson. Emerg. : K. Rooney and E. Pfalilcrt.

Westland reps.: If. Veils. Clark. Morris, Owens, Whitehead, Webster. |,Tenting W -■ I letning C.. King. 1 homos S., Thomas A. Any member unable to play please notify the Secretary of the Hokitika Club. A team will be selected from the above mentioned players to represent the Southern Clubs in the return match with the Northern Clubs.

[BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MELBOURNE V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. TIMARU, March 1. The Melbourne Cricket Club opened their South Island itinerary here today. with a match against South Canterbury. The weather was fine, but the wicket was soft. The home side, who batted first, were all out for III). Melbourne in their first innings have lost (tvo for .'FL The match will be continued to-morrow. Scores:— • SOUTH CANTERBURY—First innings I lord man, e Onvons. b Dakin ... 3 Kane, o Campbell, 1> Hendry 2o Mason, c Campbell, 1> Hendry ... 31 Davies, st Campbell, b T. Armstrong Brooks. Hi.tv., bT. Armstrong ... 2 Grieve, c Rogerson, bT. Armstrong 0 Burns, e and b ITendrv D) Ditch field (not out) 19 Meßeatli. run out 9 Monzies, run out Harding, c Jewell, b Hendry ... b Extras 19 Total bIG Bowling analysis: Hendry, four foi 19; T. Armstrong, three for 29: Dakin, one for 20; Rogerson, none for 7: Onvons, none for 22. MELBOURNE—First Innings. Campbell, b Meßeatli 5 Eliding (not out) 19 Dakin, run out H Rogerson (not out) '1 Extras Total for two wickets 35 Bowling analysis: Herdinan, none for lit: Meßeatli. one for 15: Harding, none for 7. CHRISTCHRUCH. March I. At a meeting to-day. the Now Zealand Cricket Council considered the advice front Badcock of bis inability to make the trip to England with the New Zealand team, ft was decided to ask the selectors to choose a player to (ill tln> vacancy immediately, and, for this purpose, the selectors vill meet at Christchurch to-morrow. Acting on the advice of Trumhle and Armstrong, it- lias been decided to adhere to the original arrangement to take fourteen men. The opinion of bntb visitors was that fourteen men would be sufficient.