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Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1928, Page 3

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(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. ENGLAND v. AFRICA. (Roceivcrl tliis day at 12.25 D.m.) CAPETOWN, Jan. 4. .11AR YL E 1! 0 N E. —Seen ml Innings. Sutcliffe, h Bissett 99 T.vldesley, 1.b.w., b Pronuiitz ... 87 Hammond, c Palm, b Promnitz ... I t Stevens, c Al/irkOl, b Bissett ... 2 Wyatt (not out) 76 Astill, e Camerons, b Vincent ... 9 Stanyporth, h Vincent 1 Geary, li Vincent 1 Poblcs (not out) i.. 6 Total for S wickets 412 •Stumps were then drawn. The start was delayed owing to rain overnight. The wicket was easy. Sutcliffe had the best knock of the tour, -scoring freely all round till 99, when he played on Bissett. England are now in a winning position, mainly owing to the South African’s dropping catches. Wyatt had four lives in his twenties.

AM CTO RiT A AAMNS. MELBOURNE. Jan. 3. South Australia, in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match made 283 (Schneider 113. Harris 71). Bowling. Morton took three wickets for 57 runs. Ironmonger three lor (>,' Victoria won by an innings and 35 runs. The weather was line and the wicket good. The scoring was painfully slow, the Southerners fighting unavnilingly to avert outright defeat. Schneider played a sound fighting innings, and appeared well set when stumped. AUCKLAND AYIN BY 6 AVTCKETS AUCKLAND, Jan. 3.

Auckland won the first Plunket Shield match, heating Otago hv sixwickets. The weather was again fine, and the wicket in perfect condition. Otago took the overnight score to 315, Alloo being dismissed when only three short of a century. He had played a fine innings. Elmos, a young left-hander also hatted well for 16. Rowley and Mills gave Auckland a good start, and put on over 150 in a fine opening partnership. This was followed by another good partnership between Anthony and Cooper, which paved the way for victory. As an exhibition of hatting, Mills’s innings this afternoon was the host of the match, but he was not up against adversity to the same extent as were AlcMullnnd and Alloo yesterday. Otago put up a great fight for victory, and although defeated, were bv no means disgraced. They scored in the first innings 197. OTAGO—Second Innings. A. Knight, b. Player P. A". G. Cavanagh, b. Player ~. 8 J. McAlullancl. c. Dacre h. Alatheson 1 Jl A. Galland, e. Rowntree, b. Player 2 L. C. Eastman, c. Bowley, b. Matlieson 5. 1 AV. AA’orratb, b. AA’illiams 9 R. Cherry, b. Gerrard 2 A. AY. Aloo. h. Matlieson 97 C. Klmes, c. AA’iHiatus, b. Bowley 46 J. AY. Douglas, b. Dacre 12 R. C. Torrance (not out) 0 Extras 7 Total 315 Bowling: Player 3 lor 70, Matlieson 3 for 85. Bowley 1 for 15. Dacre 1 for 26, Garrard 1 for 31. AA’illiams 1 ior 38. Anthony 0 for 19. Cooper 0 for 19. AA’eir 0 for o. AUCKLAND —Second Innings, First Innings—2l7. E. LI. Bowley. o. McMuHand b. Torrance 63 J. E. Mills, b. Torrance 89 A. Anthony, li. Eastman 75 A. S. Player l.b.w. b. Eastman ... 7 J. AA'. Cooper (not out) 38 D. R. Garrard (not out) 17 Extras 17 Total for four wickets 296 Bowling: Torrance 2 for 72, Eastman 2 for 80. Alloo 0 lor 38. Elmos 0 for 38. Douglas 0 for 51.