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Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1928, Page 1

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ROSS V. HOKITIKA. Inis game was played yesterday at the Mental Hospital grounds and resulted in a win for Hokitika on tlie first innings by 25 runs. HOKITIKA.—First Innings. Ferguson, b Head 1 Thomas, run out 42 King, C. J., h Houtahan 15 Turner, c Head, b Houtahan ... 5 Daly, b Jones 4 Nightingale, c Denia, b Jones ... 4 Couison, b Houlahan 1 Cooper, c Clarke, b Houlahan ... 0 Dougherty, e Jones, b Houlahan ... 0 King, It., run out 0 Stapleton (not out) 0 Extras 4 Total 85 Bowling.—T. Houlahan, 5 for 25; Head, 1 for 28; Jones, 2 for 21. ROSS.—First Innings. Head, c C. J. King, b Daly 5 Clarke, e Nightingale, bC. J. King 25 -tones, c and b Daly 0 T. Houlahan, b Daly 4 MeNabb, e Turner, b Thomas ... 16 J. Houlahan, c Daly, b Thomas ... 2 Dawson, c Ferguson, b Couison ... (> Richards, c and b Thomas 0 Denia, c Turner, b Nightingale ... 3 Sullivan (not out) 4 A. Parker, st., h Thomas 0 Extras 3

Total 60 Howling.—King, 1 for 21 ; Daly, 2 for 25; Nightingale, 1 for 5; Thomas, 2 for I ; Couison, 1 for 1. HOKITIKA.—Second Innings. Couison, c Dawson, b Iloulalian .... 9 King, C. J., b Jones 3 Dougherty, b Houlahan 1 Thomas, c Clarke, b Head 8 Stapleton, c Denia, b Houlahan ... 10 Turner, b Houlahan 4 Daly, 1.b.w., Head U Cooper, c Parker, b Clarke 2 Nightingale, c Head, b Denia ... 4 King, Ron., c Jones, b Houlahan 0 Ferguson, (not out) 18 Extras 4 Total 7" Rowling.—T. Houlahan, -5 for 21 ; Jones, 1 for 7 ; Head, 2 for 14; Clarke, 1 for 9; Denia, 1 for 2. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) PLUNKET SHIELD. DUNEDIN, Jan. 21. The ’Wellington v. Otago Plunket Shield match was resumed to-day in good weather. Wellington, following Otago’s first innings score of 155, completed their innings for 488 (Foley 146, James 108, Badcock 77, Lowry 46, McGirr 57). Otago in the second innings have lost five wickets for 193 (Dickinson, not out. 77, Knight, not out, 83. Blunt

.Af.C'.C. V. SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN, Jan. 21. At Durban the third test between South Africa and Alarylebone. commenced. South Africa in the first innings made 21(5. The weather was fine alter overnight rain, but the wicket which had been covered, was easy. South Africa winning the toss tor the third time in succession, batted. Taylor was dismissed early and the South African’s stonewalled. Play brightened after lunch, but the superb bowling of Staples, whose average at one stage was !) for IG, kept the South Africans on the, defensive. The Deane-Xupon partnership was exhilarating. Xupen in one over scoring twenty. Deane played attractively) scoring mostly behind the wicket. Marylebone .commenced luckily. Holmes escaping, though he gave two chances, one before he scored, and a second when fourteen. Details uro as follows: — SOUTH AFRICA—Ist Innings. Taylor, b AVyatt ... < Sidle, l.h.w. b Staples 11 Cameron, b Peebles 21 Xicolson, o Astill, h Staples ... 39 Catterall, h Staples 14 Alorkel, h Peebles _ 14 Deane, St. Stanforth, h AAyatt ... <1 Vincent, e Stevens, h Peebles ... 2 Xupen. 1.1).w. h AVyatt . . 51 Ocshe. h Freeman 4 Dissett, (not out) j Extras 5 Total 246 Bowling analysis: Hammond 0 for 51, AVyatt 3 for 11, Freeman 1 for 44, Staples 3 for 30, Peebles 3 for (59: Astill 0 for 8. MARYLEUONF.— Ist Dmngs. ) Holmes, i not out) ... Sutcliffe, (not out) • 1' SYDNEY, Jam 22. Grade cricket was continued in fine weather with good wickets. For Northern District against Gordon, Under made seventy-one; for Alosman against Paddington, Brown seventy; for Manly against Marrickville Cant 111), Andrews (not out) 112; for AVaverier against AVestern Suburbs. Bill 11(5, Fingleton (not out) 108 Bowling for Gordon against Northern District Kelleway took 3 for 20. for Balmain against University, Jones G for 73- for .Alosman against l’addisgton Hooker 4 for 41, Bassett 6 for 79; for Paddington, Gregory 3 for 36, Asher 5 for 42.