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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25365, 12 December 1947, Page 4

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COLTS V. BRABIN SHIELD PROBABLES The Canterbury Colts side beat the Brabin Shield Probables in a game which concluded at Hagley oval yesterday. Scores:— Brabin Shield Probables 177 (Farrant three for 38, Kiddey one for 1, Poore one for 1). Colts 196 (Farrant 50 not out, Kiddey 33, Stuart 30, both retired, Poore 16, Royfee 17; Harliwich one for 7, Reid two for 20, Alderson one for 4, Bennett one for 16, Moss one for 17). OTAGO TEAM TO PLAY WELLINGTON (P.A.) DUNEDIN, December 11. The following is the Otago team to play in the Plunket Shield match against Wellington at Wellington on December 25. 26, 27. and 29:—L. Smith (captain), B. Sutcliffe, A. W. Roberts, I. W. Gallaway, A. W. McDougall, G. W. Overton. D. St. John, L. Watt, R. Hunt, T. Freeman, G. H. Mills, I. Payne.

FRIENDLY MATCH “The Press” beat the Police by 62 runs in a friendly match played at Hagley Park yesterday. The Police made 91 (Smith 17, Chippendale 17, Hartley 11, Rouse 11; Poulsen three for 14, Shaw three for 26, Beardsley two for 7, Archer one for 12). "The Press” replied with 153 for eight wickets (Archer 37 retired, Poulsen 36 retired, Shaw 31, Borman 17, Agassiz 16; Hartley two for 29, Chippendale two for 33, Smith one for 15, Anderson one for 32). VETERANS BEAT WOMEN’S TEAM Veterans beat a team from the Canterbury Women’s Cricket Association by nine runs at Hagley oval yesterdav. Scores were:—Veterans 152 (S. Watson 32, F. Woods 32, C. Goodwin 31, F. Wedd 15, k all retired, J. Hammett 19 not out). Bowling: M. Bond two for 19. Women’s team, K. Steere 40, D. Newton 25, both retired, G. Tindall 22 not out, M. Bond 16. Bowling: F. Woods two for 4.