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Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1928, Page 3

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By Telegraph—l’ress Assn., Copyright. GISBORNE. March ’2O. ” The.match Australia v. Poverty Bay “ opened llii- morning in cold weather. Australia won the toss. Morton and • AlcNainee initiated the attack lor Aits- ~ trulia Morton having an early suecess with the dismissal of Lockett, who played on to the wicket at nine, alter contributing six. The batsmen wme treating the howling cautiously. At noon the score was 1 lor 0. v Uif teen minutes later Robertson was caught behind the stumps by Richard-, son. Two for fourteen. v The third Poverty Bay wicket lell without an addition to the score. Bennett being clean howled by Morton.— 14-3-0. I At the luncheon adjournment, thornson and Joe Scholium wore still together. the score being 25. . PALMERSTON X- March 20. * Ror the fourth day’s play in the Hawke Cup Cricket match the weather ( was dull. Murchison and Reid resumAl art borough's 2nd. The ; list, ball the former snicked to Norris. Cragg followed, but when the total was 1 15. Bed played one hack to Me- | Vicar. Gragg fell to a groat catch by O’Keefe, while liagge was beaten by Galliehan. Seven for 130. (•Tiller and Robinson carried on but tbo former fell to a catch, while the latter was Imwled by ABA icar. O Sullivan and Henderson batted hard to make the necessary runs, hut after several lives O’Sullivan was bowled by Mullins. „ -tt-v-cc* MARLBOROUGH —2nd. INNTNGS Pierpont. l.h.w. h. ABA tear ... -- Robinson, h. Loot ■ ‘ ' AliUar c O’Keefe, h. Galliehan ... 13 Murchison. Norris, b. Galliehan 3 Reid. e. and b. AlrA tear " ! ■ Gragg, c. O'Keefe, h. Galliehan ... •- - Ihurge. h. Galliehan U A. Robinson, b. AfcA icar j* • Fuller, c. Young, h. AfcYmar ’ 1 Henderson (not out) ' O'Sullivan, b. Afiillins Extras _ Total 210 Bowling: Galliehan 4 for 51. ABA icar l for 63. Mullins 1 for 6. T.eet 1 for 8.