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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 4 February 1914, Page 4

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11KV. WADDY'S TEAM. liKTl'itVS FKO.vt Chl'IAV. Ily Cable—l'rosa Association—Copyright deceived 4, j|"«) p m. I'letiiautle, February 3.Ihe Uev. Waduy's cricket team returned from Ceylon bv the Otrahto after u most successful tour. Nine matches were played, and they won eight. .Cameron, the best bowler, took 33 wickets with an average of five runs. Mr» Waddy says there are some flue crielcatt ere among the <,'evlon people. They'could not drt enough for them.

T 111-: AI: STi: ALIAX TOUR. OI'KXIXG MATCH. Ily Telegraph—Press Association. Hamilton, Last Night. The opening match of the teur oE ths Australian team commenced at Hamilton to-day against South Auckland. Owing to the turf toing sodden by l rain* the match was played upon a matting wicket. Xoble won the toßs and sent the local men in first . Seven iricketofell in fairly quick order for 70 rnn», but good partnerships between Loveridgi* and Hiuvk'e, ami Lafftrty and Tterbott put a much better face on South ! Auckland's score, with the result that i I the local men were still at the wicketsI wlieh stumpH were drawn, the score being 2,'!_ for lifteen wickets. I Tile scores were:—G. I'omery, c Xobld b Collins !): .Yeild, b Collins 8; Aldred, e Xoble b Collins 7, Hill, st, McGregor I) Armstrong 8; Wiliama c McGregor b Collins 1(1; Loveridge. b Mailey 28; W,' Pomerov, b Armstrong .1; Shepherd, c* Mailey b' Armstrong 0; (fawke, b Noble 23; Taupkins, c Uansford h Mailey 9; Ross, b" Xoble c Mailey 5! Connelly, MeKeniie Ift; [jaffertv, not out, 32pIj»Cbott, st. McGregor b Xoble 38; Christiansen I) Hansford 7; L'cutfer, c Mailoy b Rranaford G. Extras IS. Total for fifteen wickets, '234.'