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Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1920, Page 3

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ENGLISHMEN OPEN TOUR. j BIIiLLIAN'T PLAY AT PERTH. fij T«!«eMpii--Press Assn..-Copyright, ; Received Oct. 31, 5!! p.m. I j Perth, Oct. 31. j f . -' Il; - >'i:ilish.i,en cpe.-ied their tour on •-".in >:y with 1 pi,(; •;-;-,• match against West ■'■';«. The wctl..-- v.;-.ii lino, and the at- ■' -■• ■'.mt nuaihered 10,000. with eight wickets down for 270 ■■■• -!'i:c(! (Hobbs 03, Makepeace 11?, Hendren ;;• J'nril!!, nut out, 19). Westralla made '■'■'-' lor seven wickets (Christian 21, Ran■■'i S-,7, Howard, not out, 33). Parkin took for 22 runs, and Pender three ■■":» -»;8itor8 stowed they had profited by - '■-■•■• days' practice otu the Quarantine s'*-'.w<!, f;, r t hoy were in good form in all S.'susk«s of t!;& game. Hobbs, by beautiful ■•'Jii'te;;.. scored rapidly. ' Makepeace forced •'■■« ir.ti, and his play was brilliant, though viwred by a couple of narrow escapes. Hen-*-t was nutaWe for tine legslde work. Pen■Jw j K d Bhodes fell without scoring to Nurse, who captured fl?o wickets for 82 runs Aud.-N.E. Cable Assn.

j INTEB-STATE PLAY. 1 GOUTK AUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA. • Adelaide, Oct. 29. i yc; tie £/it inter-State match of the isea- [*.«!, 4i«t.»ria v. south Australia, the weather j «'6B f.na anl the wicket fast. South Aub- [ v«i:ci Icat four wicket's for 13« runs, Pellew < rasa's CS and Smith 29.--A.us.-X.;;, Cable Assn. j Received Oct. SI, D.5 p.m. Adolalde, Oct. 31. fiK': Australia, ia tlielr first innings wralns: V.«or!a, mad 9 290 (Steelo CIS, Wliltty ?)). Uric tw',; four wickets for C 3; Armalr,m» four for GO. VHsHa l<3!r lost f, w wickets for 363 runs (Majne 42, Park 152, Bating 39, P.ansford, not out, r,4, Armstrong, not out, 45). The weather was fine and the wicket good. For the homo team Fellow and Steelo were sound and Wiitty was dashing, but otherwise the team was weak. The. Victorians tool- toll of the somewhat weak bowling and kept the field husy. Park was dashing «nd forceful, and P.ansford and Armstrong vrere , in excellent form.—All3.-N.Z. Cablo A3SII.

THE "TRY-OUT" MATCH. ' BETTER SCORING RECORDED, Received Oct. 31, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Oct. 31. The try out cricket match was concluded on Saturday. Collins' team' made 224 (Oldfleld 76, Taylor not out, 126). Hendry took four wickets for 81 runs; Dr. Tronnery, four for 66: Asher, 2 for 19. Macartney's team made 2(18 (Macartney 63 Andrews 77, W. Trennery 26). Gregory took three wickets for 60 runs; Malley, 3 for 65 Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.