CRICKET.
ENGLAND’S WIN. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) CAPETOWN, Jan. 4. Tho weather was line and the attendance small for the England v. South African match. The wicket was slow.
The balance of the Englishmen were dismissed in twenty-one minutes. Wyatt played strenuous cricket, but was lucky. He contributed 58 of the 08 added by the two last wickets. Geary, suffering from elbow trouble, did not play, thus weakening the attack. South Africa required 312 runs, and with 275 minutes to do it, failed. England winning by 87 runs, with half an hour to spare. Details are as follows :
MARYLEHONE—2nd Timings. Wvatt, c Promnitiz, l/Bissctt 91 Peebles, c Vincent, b Promnitz, ... 0 Freeman, (not out) 0 Extras 30 Total 428 Bowling analysis: Bissett 3 for 99. Morkel 0 for CO, Upon 1 for 90, Vincent 3 for 93, Promnitz 3 for 50. SOUTH AFRICA—2nd Innings. Taylor, rim out 71 Camillailie. c Astill. b Hammond -17 Cotterill, h Astill 10 Cameron, 1) Hammond 19 Morkel, b Astill 23 Deane, e Hammond, b Freeman ...- 4 Palm, r Hammond, b Freeman ... 13 Vincent, c Hammond. b Freeman 11 Xupen, 1) Astill 1 Bissett, (not out) H Promnitiz. 1> Peebles 2 Extras 12
Total 224 Bowling analysis: Hammond 2 for 50. Wyatt 0 for 5, Freeman 3 for GG, Astill 3 for 4S, Peebles 1 for 2G, Stevens 0 for 17. LUCKY WIN FOR N.S.W. SYDNEY, Jan. 5. New South Wales won by 3G3 runs on the first innings. Queensland made a remarkable effort to win, time alone boating them, as under the Sheffield Shield rules, only two hours and a-half play is allowed. To-dav there was thundery weather, and a very bad light, and the wicket favoured tho howlers. When play was resumed, Notlding bowled in deadly fashion, and wicket after wicket fell. At one stage seven were down for 74. The remaining batsmen, however, playing purely on the. defensive managed to last out the time, and New South Wales scored a lucky win. Details are ns follows:—-
New South Wales in the second innings lost 8 wickets for 100 runs (Phillips 29). Bowling analysis: Nofhling 5 for 39, Thompson 1 for 5.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1928, Page 1
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