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Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1933, Page 5

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ENGLAND V. INDIA

VISITORS IN STRONG POSITION

(United Pr-ees Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

CALCUTTA, December 15

A crowd of 40,000 persons attended the opening day of th, e first test match between England and All India at Bombay. All India scored 219, to which M.C.C. replied with 294 for four wickets. Scores:— INDlA—First Innings.

Wazir AH, 1.b.w., b Nichols ... 36 Navle, c Nichole, b Verity ... "13 Amamath, 1.b.w., b La n gridg e ... 38 Nayudu, 1.b.w., b -Clark 28 Jai, c Mitchell, b Langrdge ... 19 Merchant, 1.b.w., b Nichols ... 23 Oolah, st. Elliott, b Nichols ... 28 A mar Singh, st. Elliott; b Lang

ridge 0 ■Nissar, re Mitchell, b Verily .... 13 Famji, b Verity 1 Jamshedji, not out ... 4 Extras 15 Total ... 219 -Bowling analysis Langridge 3 for 42, Verity 3 for 44, Nichols 4 for 52, Clark 1 for 41. MARYLEBONE—First Innings. Mitchell, b Nissar ... 5 Barnett, c' and b Jamshedu ... 33 Walters, c Merchant, lb Amar Singh 78 Langridge, 1.b.w., b Nissar ... 31 Valentine, c and b Jamshedji ... 136 ' Jardine, b Nissar ... 60 Townsend, c Merchant, b Jamshedji 15 j Nichols, st. N’vle, b Jarmshedji 2 ! Verity, c Ranui, b N’ssir ... 24 lEUiott, not out 37 j Clark, b Nissar 1, Extras 16 Total 438 Bowling analysis.—Nissar 5 for 90, IRamji 0 for 64, Amar Singh 1 for 119, Jiamshedii 4 for 137, Nayudu 0 for 10, 0 for 2.

WEST COAST BOYS MATCHES

AGAINST CANTERBURY TEAMS

CHRISTCHURCH, December IP

On Saturday the West Coast hoys commenced their second matches against teams representing the Canterbury Boys’.Association. Both gamer, were being played at the Christ’s College ground. In the senior game, Canterbury were the first to bat. Evans and KupCr gave (h, side a good start, but, after.they bad been dismissed, several Wickets -fell in close succession. Almond, with a well-played 32, enabled the total to reach 122. Casey ami Knapp again opened" iL'OnfidonOy fop West Const and, at the luncheon adjournment n.o wickets had fallen for M runs. (The-- visitors continued to show confidence. At the century, Casey, who had scored 46 wttn good cricket, was bowled by a leg break from Armitage. Knapp went soon afterwards, but Adamson and Tindall carried the. score past the Canterbury total.

The Coa sf ' bowling analysis was James 4 for 26, Vaughan 3 for 26, ■Morgan 1 for 14, Casey 2 for 30, Knapp none for 11.

The West Coast scores were ;—Cn?ey 46, Knapp 45, Adamson 23, Tindall 10, Vaughan 4, Cullen 5, Clancy, riots out 11, Lee 1, Moreau 0, Peek 5, James 1; extras 25 ; total 174. Bowling analysts.—Kuper 1 for 42, MeVinnL none .for 16, Mahoney none for 23. Toomey none for 8, Armitage 2 for 31, Almond 7 for 25, Scott none for 7

THE JUNIOR MATCH

CHRISTCHURCH'. December 18

Canterbury batted first and a'l the 'batsmen gave n so] ■cl (showing, the innings being declared inlesed with 5 down for 309. West C°ast replied with 5 tor 124 at 5.30. Scores : Spence 4, P'erson 13, Parker 1, Shapleton 25. Gilbert 32, Prescott 4.

WEST CO-VST v. canterbury

GREYMOUTH. December 18

Tbe following te~m lias been selected to represent Wfist Coast against Canterbury:—X. BavW (Mnrist), W. Blom (Rooftop), T. Clarke (Col Men), J. Oreatbaoh (Kunmrab J. Hensley (United). P. Mnßev '(TknmntuM'M. Morgan (Hokitika), O. J. ■’Horns (M«mt), H. if-'. Nightingale (United), C. Restieaux (United), J. Timlin, (Run align).

QUEENSLAND v. VICTORIA

MP.LpOUPVP. Deco'oUor i?.

Tti the (dmffio'd isijieM eric Vet mn+eli e gainst Queensland, the Victorians’ first innings started extremely slowly, the d-vK pi a y vwldin'r onlv 136 for three w’ckels. Woodfull mad,, 1.0,

j T ’jo”'~ |, ord i? 3, yi’Urbn (not out) 34 Darling, (not out) 63.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. N-S.W

A I)HT y A im? P e , e r,iK',- 17

r-» j’r, f.o>'eld match, South ~4'ustrclia in W' n fii-M ,sco~ n d 316. made 82, Pv"n not out 94, Cgi 1 1 , n o o'"*'! r 00, 11,0

bowling, Hilt f t 7ry , O'HeJlv 1 f,„. o-, 3 f or 48, Mai'r 4 for 63.