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Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1930, Page 5

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SOUTH AFRICA ALL OUT. M.C.C. FIRST TEST. (Austialian Press Association) CAPETOWN, December 24. hi the first test between the M.C.C. side and South Africa, played at Johannesburg. Chapman won the toss and put South Africa in on an easy wicket. The home side collapsed in the first innings, making only 12(1. The scores made by South Africa in the first innings are as follows: Siedle 13. Gurnow 13. Mitchell 6, Catterall 5, Yiljocn 7, Balaskas 7. Cameron 0. M'Millun not out 45, Nupean 0, Vincent 2. Newson 10; extras 18. Tate took iwo wickets for 20 runs. Voce four for 45. and Peebles four for .;L

Maryiebone, in their first- innings, had lost five wickets for 167 runs at stumps. The scores were :—Wyatt 8. Ley land 20, Hammond not out 45, Hendren 8, Turnbull 28, Chapman 28. White not out 8; extras 13.

PLUXKET SHIELD GAME. C A NT' EH B UR-Y VS BOW I ,ING AND GOOD FIELDING. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 26. The unexpected happened in the iPlunket Shield match between Auckland and Canterbury, which began at Lancaster Park yesterday, the strong northern combination Hung dismissed for fcho very moderate total of 164, while at the end of the day Canterbury bad '44 runs without the loss of a wicket. There was a good attendance, AUCKLAND—Ist Innings, J. E. Mills, b Burrows 11 A. Postles, run out ... ... 15 H. (4. Vivian, run out 3/ G. L. Weir, e Dorreen, b Merritt 0 H. IX Gillespie, st. Dorreen, b Lester 20 C. W. Allcott, c Crumb, b Lester 3 A F. Wcnsley, b Burrows 39 A. W. M’Coy, e Cromb, b Merritt 6 A. M. Mat-hoson, st. Dorreen, b Lester 41 I). Cleverley, c Hamilton, l> Lester 6 IT. Hunt, (not out) f* Extras / Total Bowling analysis: J. T. Burrows 2 for 29, R. 0. Talbot 0 for 38, W. E. Merritt 2 for 63, S. G. Lester 4 for 21. Merritt- and, Lester each bowled two no balls, Fall of wickets: One for 22, two tor 45, three for 59, four for 71, five for 92, six for 93, seven for 125, eight for 152. nine for 163, ten for 164. CHRISTCHURCH, December 26. AUCKLAND, Seeing Innings. A. Postles, c Dorreen, b Lester 13 J. E. Mills, b Cromb fi 6 G. L. Weir, not out 44 H. G. Vivian, not out 4u Extras Total for 2 wickets 130 CANTERBURY, First Innings. J, L. Kerr, o McCoy, h Cleverley 29 J. M. Hamilton, b Wcnsley 46 A. W. Roberts, b Cleverley 17 J. Jacobs, c and b Mattheson 52 R. O. Tal-bot, c Weir, b Wensley ... 1 J. B. Cromb, Lb.w., b Wensley ... 0 M. L. Pago, c Gillespie, b Cleverley 12 S. G. Lester, stpd. Hunt, b. Wensley 35 W. E. Merritt, b Wensley. 7 N. Dorreen, c Weir, b Cleverley ... 4 J. T. Burrows, not out ° Extras 27 Total i 228 Bowling analysis—A. M. Matheson, one for 55, A. F. Wensley 5 for 86, D. Cleverley 4 for 58, C. F. Wallcott 0 for 3. OTAGO V. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, Dee. 25. The Plunkot Shield match between Otago and Wellington opened sensationally on the Basin Reserve this afternoon. The weather was ideal, the wicket firm and the outfield fast, and a crowd of about 2000 settled down in confident lanjti e-pat ion of w etching some fast scoring when Lowry won the toss. The innings closed at 5.45, when Blundell’s wicket fell. Scores:— WELL INGTON—Ist Innings. C. S. Dempster, c Blunt, b Lemin 0 A. Newman, run out ... 9 K. C. James, 1.b.w., b Dunning ... 44 TL G. M’Leod, c Hawkswortli, b Badcock ■ • ■ TI. M. M’Girr, e Blunt, b Lemin ’ 2 T. C. Lowry, c Moloney, b Lemin 54 j Jv. T,a mason, o Gall and, b Lemin N. (lallicban. 1.b.w.. b Dunning ... 9 R. Crook, (not out) 32 J. Newman, h Blunt " E. D. Blundell, b Badcock ‘ Extras 8 , . ... 189 Rail of wickets:—One for 4. two lor 10. three for 43, four for 46, live lor 45* six f„r 125. seven for 130, eight for 145, nine for 160. Bowling analysis: Badcock 2 for 48, Lemin 4 for 51. Dunning 2 for 36. TRunt 4 for 24, Elmos 0 for 6, Alloo 0 for 43. OTAGO—First Innings. J. Maloney, c A. Newman, b Crook 5 R. Cherry, c James, b Crook ... 4 R C. Blunt, e .Tames, b Blundell 0 V f’avanngli. e Lamason. 1) Blundell 0 E. T. Badcock. b Blundell 2 A. W. Alloo, I) J. Newman R J Dunning. Lb.w. b Blundell ... 23 A. Ciilland. e A. Newman, b Creole 6 S. Elmos, b Crook 1 VY. Hawksworlli, run out 4° d. Lemin. not out Extras 6 Total 161 Fall of Wickets—One for 9, two

for 61, three for 61, four for 63, five for 88, six for 94. seven for 99, eight for 137, nine for 141, ten for 161. Bowling analysis—Crook 4 for 43 Blundell 4 for 43, J. Newman 1 for 28. A. Newman 0 for 25, McLeod 0 for 16. WELLINGTON, Second Innings. C. S. Dempster, c Hawks worth, b Badcoek A. Newman, c Hawks worth, b Dunning • K. C. James, c Hawksworth, b Dunning •••••• 5/ H. M. McGirr, not out 7 86 T. C. Lowry, not out 16 Extras H Total for three wickets 197 Fall of wickets.—One for 29, two for 35. three for 147 Bowling analysis—Lemin 0 for 29 Badcock 1 for 26, Dunning 2 for 52. Elmes 0 for 29. A. Alloo 0 for 27, Maloney 0 for 7, Blunt 0 for 14. ADELAIDE. December 26. South Australia in the first innings scored 395. Oxenham took 6 for 51. Queensland in the first innings lost 4 for 72. Thompson made thirty not out AGAINST WEST INDIES. TIOBART, Dec. 26. The second cricket match between West Indies and Tasmania was continued at Hobart to-day in fine weather, good attendance and excellent wicket. Tasmania concluded the first innings of 280 made in 294 minutos. Burrows made 54. Constantine bowled remarkably well taking 6 for 2 >r and getting bis victims with a slower ball. Francis 1 for 46, Scott. 2 for G 9. Sealey 1 for 41. West. Indies at stumps bad scored 139 for two wickets (Roach 23, Birkolt. not out. 74, Martin, not out, 36). James took 1 for 34. SUFFERED SHIELD. ADELAIDE. Dec. 26. !Tn the Sheffield Shield cricket match against Queensland, South Australia lost 7 for 256 (Nitschke 142, Lee 39, Tonifiin 36).