ARMSTRONG'S TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 58, 10 March 1927, Page 10

ARMSTRONG'S TEAM.

GAME I* SOUTHLAND. I visitobs lead by 301 ox IN VIVO 5. (C; TcJesraph.—Frew Association.) IXVF.ROAKGILL. thi* day. Glorious weather pre\ ailed yn-iday for the match l«elwoen tb<- Si<-ll>oiin><-cricket team and the Southland representatives. The outlaid «J> particularly la*t an.) The w ickc! played cxceplionally well. There wa» an attendance of 2(niu. Southland wicket* f.-il qmcklv aiM lunch, when Crow, who had played a M»und inning, tell to Hendry. l>ixon.who scored frequently on the Jep side. *'« the onlv oilier bst'man to May. and the inning' closed for 12<i. Mclbonroc'f inninps was characterised by a sparklinp inninps by Wood, who hit several sixers. Six wicket» were down for !'9. and tlaen T. Armstronp and Hendry carried on. jhe latter bemp unheaten when the la»t wicket fell at in a iailinp ligln. To-day* PUy. T3jc match resumed at 13 o clock this marnir.j on an cx<-c3lcnt wicket- Wilh the Melbourne sootr at 207 for nine wickets 35ansford went out to tie 3iattinp crease with tlie no" - out ruan HemlA". Kirhl runs came from the fir«•! over bv Cook. Hendry dnvinp one to the boundary. Twenty runs were added in twelve minutes. Then IJansford wtil one bark to the bowler, Good sir. who accepted, and the inninps cJowd for 22 < Hendry carried liis l»at for 5.%. play in p a delisht ful all-round panic. <k»oilmt bowled well, taking five wjekets for »•"' runs. . At the luncheon adjourament. Southland. in their second inninps. had 3ost six wicket' for 61 runs.. Spr*r<-« are : — SOUTHLAND.— First Innings. T c .'ohnsion. 3* 33en.3rx .. - '•* K. b Hi>person - .1. Lynch. 3 ". b Koperson J M. Ka\ ar.aph. run out C. Dixon. . 1' oayons A. r.M.je. c \Y<"«3. 3« 3i.'person 3 F. <. 3*-ir. 3. liopc-jM.n <• S. McGowan. run out - tix.kc. 3. Ony-ns j \V. ( arson, b 35opors.cn < 35. K"pT>. not out .... < 31\tra» T0t.,3 12« flow Imp.—Roperson took fi*e wicket s for .Vi nine; Hendry, one for 22: Onyon* two for -■J. Second Innings. Dixon, b Hopcrson I# Ivc-e. lbw. b ltoperson ' Grove*, b Ilanslord 3-' Kavanaph. c Sand ford. 1. IJogrrsoti V I'oole. c and 3i 35ansford .......... - Lynch. lbw. It Hansford *' McGovan. not out Goodsir. not out... * Kxtras - 4 Total for three wicket* <'3 MKLBOV'KXE. —First Inning*. K. ( awf>3>el3. 3i Kavanaph 33 K. 3*. 3>akin. lbw. !• Goodsir ...... " T. 31. Wood, b Fopo T. Armstrong, c and b 3*003 c ..... Mi 15. .lewell. b 3.ynclj .... * B. A. Onyon*. c Dixon, b <;cK>d»ir .. KH. .lohnfton. b Goc«d»ir H. 1.. Hendry, not out n.» T. 15. 35operson. c Dixon, b Goodsir < ! 31. ('. Sand ford, r 3>:xon. b Cont .. \". S. 35ansford. c and 1< troodsir.... S Kxirai Total 2-T