PROVINCIAL TOURNEY.
ANDREWS 13 WICKETS.
WAIKATO BEATS POVERTY
BAT. (By Telegraph—Obo Corespondent.) HAMILTON, this day. The Auckland provincial cricktt tourney opened at Hamilton yesterday, when the first or three one-day games were played. On Thursday and Friday the leading teams will play a two-day match. Waikato gained a four-point win over Poverty Bay and Auckland B had a threepoint decision over City and Suburban, u „ *5* Waikato match i-overty Bav batted first for 72 (E. r?vcre*t seven for «fL. a 2?Y VVa J. kat< > replied with ICI <R. .'o., !£ VP £ ty Hav " sc ™«'i innings realised |__ (p. Dow 23. K. Thomson 20: E Everest four for ::8). Waikato had only twenty minutes to zet 31 runs for a four-pointer, and this was accomplished wltb the Joss of four wicketfi.
In the other match many prominent batsmen failed. Suburban were all out the first time for 71 (F. M. Andrews •even for 27>. Auckland made 158 for nine, declared (A. E. Wilkinson, who opened, was undefeated with 811. Suburban shaped better In the seonnd. and reached J*** Kerr 38. D. 25 H Hood 2o). Andrews took six wickets for
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 304, 26 December 1939, Page 10
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