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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 223, 19 March 1912, Page 5

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RANSFORD LOYAL TO THE SIX. ■ ■-{{ IBy Cable—Press Association— C»pyri|&t, \\ Received March 19, 12.55 a.m. Melbourne, March 18. Ransford states that he does not ac- ./, company the team to England. He could '\'i . not honourably do so unless the whole :'■ six dissentients were similarly treated. ■''; WELLINGTON v. MARLBOROUGH. - ! " By Telegraph—Press, Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington-Marlborough representative match :was commenced to-day be- ■■'*, fore a moderate attendance. Marlbor- ~.< ough showed very poorly at the wicket* •/ and at the commencement of tbeir inn- -, ings Wellington did very little better. The visitors batted first and made 71, Wellington responding with 305. Burton pqit up a score of 122 by fine play. Bowling for Marlborough, Pearpoint' took two for 67, Benning, one for 38, • Fish two for 60, Armstrong one for 28, and Martin two for 23. The match will be resumed to-morrow afternoon. \ - i' SCHOOL MATCH. Central defeated High School B on the Recreation Ground yesterday by 5 runs. Scores:—Central—Crone, b Hill, 1; Wilson, c Bruce, b Burkhardt, 5;- 01 liver, b '. •Hill, 1; Milne, b Kirkby, 5; SutherHill, 0; Jonkinson, c and b Hill, 3; Kirkby, c Kirkby, b Burkhardt, 0; Cole •■. ■; b Burkhardt, 0; Sheppard, b Hill, 1; P. Sheppard, c Avann, b Bruce, 7; G. Budge, not out, 2; extras, 2; total, 27. Bowling , analysis: Hill, five for 15; Burkhardt, three for 0; Kirkby, one for 3; Bruce, one for 1. High School B—Hirst, b Kirkby, 3; Terry, c Kirkby, b Oliver, 2; Hill, b Olliver, 0; Kirkby, c Sheppard, h ' ..' Kirkby, 2; Lepper, b Kirkby, 8; Burk- . hardt, c Jenkinson, b Kirkby ; ,4;Avann, b . Kirkby, 0; Bruce, b Wilson, 0; Blundell, ' b Wilson, 0; Mason, not out, 0; Marfell, o Sullifiland, b Wilson, 1; total, 22. ** Bowling analysis: Kirkby, five for 12; Oliver, two for 2; Milne, none for 4; Wilson, three for 2.