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Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1930, Page 5

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HAWKE CUP. (By Telegraph—Press Association). PALMERSTON) N„ Feb. 28. The Hawke Gup match was resumed Ihi.s morning. McKay and Carson continued Southland’s second innings. McKay did not last long,, being, bowled by ( Galli'chan after, '.making J 4;, Cai-sou followed being bowled by MeViear. Keast.and Jolpistbn are ..the' incoming batsmen.- Tile 1 seiire .is 233 tor eight wickets. . iSoutbland’s second inni’ugs did -pot last long this - morning', 1 the last Sfoitr wickost failing for an additional 36. They made 256 (McKay 41, Carson 22). Bowling for Manawatu Gallichsn took six wickets for 66. Manawatu won hv an innings and 77 runs.

M.C.C. BEAT TARANAKI. NEW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 27. In one of the most interesting ex- " hdntions of cricket seen in New PlyI mouth lor years, the M.C.C. defeated II Taranaki to day by an innings and 70 11 runs. Though the visitors had a coin--1 fortable victory the large crowd expected this and husking in warm sun* s shine thoroughly enjoyed Earle (M.C.i’O.) and Handley Brown (Taranaki, competing with each, other at hitting sixers, gn«( fours.. Going in seventh wicket for M.C.C., Earle proceeded to punish the bowling with 1 such enthusiasm lhar his score mount- ■ , ed. to 93 in ,40 minutes,- He. was them 5 dismissed by a seusatipnaj, and brilliant one hand catch by Young at I square leg. Brown was equally as 1 spectacular when he came in late for 1 /Taranaki and peppered the boundary;! 1 i'wifh mighty,. Hitting. i **#inalls>ii<'fcfiei trap snapped effectively, and Benson ended- the match by taking-.-Brown on the boundary when the latter was 56: Nearly all the Taranaki batsman made a short stand for double figures, but it was left to Brown to provide fireworks. His hist scoring shot was a sixer off Bowley and Cornford suF-ie»*c-d a, similar fate. Barratt secured excellent howling figures. , Scores:— TARANAKI—Ist Innings. Barker, b Nichols 1 Giddy.'/hi. ((. ([l.. if 41;* .Bensofi, ,;brßo\v;leyj Jj ;jL9. Naismith, b Barratt 59 Kingston,** b Niohols 15* Young, e, .Duleepsinghji, b Barratt. } 1.3, IT/a,y,.;?b jAllbnv| ... 4\', ***., .... • VM Edeff,4;b.w),:|i),Bnrrqtt'JC ... ' 2 c Duleefysinglfjit b 'Blirfatt y! 'o Bio”n, c Cornford, b Bowley ... 7 Extras i-j- 1.. |S i - 5.. ? *v,. -y ; . .p s ... 2?. Total! ..... 139.' Bowling:—Nichols 3 for 28, Barratt 4 for 21, Cornford 0 for 8, Allom 1 for 27, Bowley 2 for 33. >'M ; Innings, Bowley, fun but ?.... 21 Benson, c Clie'evcrs t b Lay ... 14 Tmnlnill, I’uu, out- ~,y . , ... "9, l)uieepsi!i"hii r ! c-;lMn#to)),'b:lidiy.;' Nichols, 'V‘,Barker rH *5 V/rM* : Gilligan,. l.b’.w;., c b Clarke ~2 4 Cornford, b Clarke ... ... 19 Earle, C- .Young, b Clarke .. 9*Dawson, st. Petty, b Naismith ... ~p 4. B'lrrHtt, r.b.w., :b Lay ... ... 2 Allom, (not out! It Extras ... ... ... 21 Total 364 Bowling analysis: Clarke 28 overs, 1. ,‘' 1, 105, 3; Naismith 91, 0, 72, 1; Bark-ke-r 9,1, 46, 1: Cheevers 2,1, 1,0; Eden 3,0, 18, O. TAB \NARI -2nd Innings. Barker, b Allom 12 Kingstone. b Barratt ...’ 10 Cheevers, b Barratt II Naismith, e Duleepsinghji, b Bowley , 13 Young, st. Benson, b Allom ... ... 10 lay, b Nichols 5 Eden, q Benson, b Duleepsinghji 16 Giddy, run' out ... ... ... ... 13 Brown, c. Benson, b Bowley ... 56 Petty st. Benson, b Bowley _ , V Clarke, .'(not out) ..." ... ... ... O ' Extras ... ... 8 Total rrr.rftrm Bowling analysis: Nichols 8 overs, 2 maidens, 22 runs, JwviekoU; JBarrat.t 1. 6, 61, 2; Allom 8,2, 23,.180w1W 12, 1, ,1,, 60. 3 ; Duleepsinghji-' 5, 1-, '• iB, 1 ; Cornford TO, 7,0. - • .

PLUNKET SHIELD. CANTERBURY V. OTAGO. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb.' 28. " For the Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. Otago there is fine weather. Otago won the toss and hatted. At noon the score was 06 for one, Giles, 1.b.w., b Talbot 18, Strang 29. Knight 0. Giles and Strang opened for Otago to tiie bowling of Burrows and Gibbs. Play was slow. Ten appeared in twenty minutes and then Strang lnt a leg boundary. After several bowling changes Strang brought up the half century with a four off Talbot. At ."hi Talbot got Giles leg before. Knight did not last long being clean bowled by (Vomb for three. After completing an hour's batting Strang was caught by G. Talbot oft Cromb for 1!2. Three for 60. Gale joined Cavanagh and a quiet spell followed. The Otago score rose slowly, ('avail agh showing enterprise a.t times

vyjtli forceful never looked ii|j£. e staying attd was smartly caught behind by porreen after halting, for for 3. Barron ..vi as-, next *he saypGavanagh clean bowled. 113—5—31 Moloney was next. At the luncheon adjournment Otago had lost five wickets for 124. OTAGO—Ist Innings.'’: Giles, l.b w., b R Talbot ... 17 Strang, c G. Taibot, b Cromb ~. 32 Knight, b Cromb .p 3 Cavanagh, b Gromb ; ..." ... 31 Gale, c Dorreen, bG. Talbot ... 3 Moloney,,(not out) ...b ... 21 Barron, (not..out) i ... ... • ... 5 , .Extras , f . ?v , vV - ; ...1;;... 11 '■y _ Total for five, crickets ~;G ... 124 TEST^| RULES ALTERED. £ ; A /Received this day at noon.) : LONDON, F<s. 27. T The Cricket,., Board of Control met at Lords “to make arrangements for the - Australian 7 Lord 5 -.; Harris presided! „T ! hi:ec selectors were appointed,l' but/tiieir names being divulged at present. Two/changes were made in the rules as nfade for matches 'agajjllist' SpU|shp : Africa in 1929, namely, the., caiptgjpji... shall decide as to the fitness of the ‘(wicket, ground and light, and if they disagree, the umpires decision shall tie final, and if the fifth, test is played out, the gras)* bn .the pitch shall bo cut in the pVeseme of the umpires, and also the outfield as far as possible each morning during the match.