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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1927, Page 9

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INTER-'VARSITY MATCH. AUCKLAND V. VICTORIA. GOOD SCORE BY HOLLINGS. The match between the Auckland and Victoria University (Vdlcge teams was continued at Kden Park this morning in hripht weather. The \ i«itor-l openo<l with a score of 21J. and the; A urk landers' rojdy was 2.W. When >lutup« were drawn on Saturday H"llinu'S and O-borne had wijicd out the deficit, and had put. on ofl runs without being separated. The Wellington pair hatted confidenlh* on resumption of ]'lay this morninp. and carried the score to £*G before O-bornu wa« beaten by Kannders. w> —l— 33. Tripe pathored a single with a pu*h stroke on the off. but iacinp Smith liu did not sicht out: that kept low. ;tO— 2—l. Hullinp-e added a couple, but Coriuaclc plaved a straight one fr<'in Saundeia with his pad-. 10:2— '■) —f>. MeKen/.ie came n<-\t. ami was dropped at the wicket before he pot poing. Holliiifrs was also liadly let off at point. 'Jarrard came on. but his lenpth was* variable, and both bat>men J'ulled hops to the fence. There was an C]>i--demic about this, stapc, but it was nof catchinjr. and a simple chance by MoKenzie in the slip* was declined by a field-man whose thoughts were apparently el>ewhere. Bannister rarao on. and the batsmen feat-tod on full IS coining off the over. With century ill sipht, Ilollinp-s reached forward at (.airard. and a typical Eden Park shooter went in to the bottom of his stump-. He had batted ju-l on three hour.-, and had shaj»ed confidently. 17^ .McDonald hit a couple of four-, but Garrard j;oi a ?o«k1 one him. 192 —- .V- Id. The Victorian battinp slumped at lhi* sta-je. Saunders shiftinp Robinson and Hughes in sucoes-ive balls, while in the following over McKen/.ie lifted Garrard into Binnioic's hand- at mid<«ff. Moore was all at -ca to a Vi break from Saunders. and th<- board read 1 :•!'—!» —(t. Hain, after beinv <lropped by A. Mcl>«upall at iiiid-on. was clean Iniwled by <tarrard. t'd2—!o—7. VKTOKIA- l"ir-i Imiinss.-12. s.-<-<m.l lnnJnps. H"llinc>. l> r.arrar.l !'< . .-l«.rn.-. I. S.nnxl.rs ■•'• Tri].<-. I' Sinitli ' C.nuark. lhw. l> N.iumi<rs " Mi l»..nal(l. h <,arr;»r<l J" It..l>lns.m. Iti-iv. l> Samnl«rs i >i Wilson, l> " \lMck«n/.ir. c Hiniimn-. l> <.arnu<l . "••"• M....r--. l< S.uin<l<r> '_' Hain. h <;nrr.tr<l Arntlt. n«>t <nn - Kxtras _ ' J - T.'tal -"- Sauml<rs i<«>k fnc wicV-is li.r ", • Siniili iiw !'-r ::T. Iliimmn , n"U'- l«r -<>. i:.-.nin-i< r n«if U<T -". <...rr.:.i )>>nr lor 41. Al'Kl.ANl , - l"ir-1 liuiiiic-. -*■"■