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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 122, 8 February 1923, Page 8

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M.C.C. TEAM AT PALMERSTON AN EASY,WIN ET TELHGEAPH—EBESS AS6OOIATIGN. Palmerston North, February 7. The cricket match, M.O.C. v. Combined Assooiations was continued this morning. The weather was. fin® and occasionally windy. Tho wicket was much faster than it was yesterday. With the visitors’ overnight score at 306 for eight wickets, Hartley declared, gnd the combined team commenced their first innings at 11 o’clock. ' The start was disastrous, the first wicket falling, for 18, and the succeeding three wickets for an additional. run. Tho McVicar-Rose (Manawatu)’ partnership, stopped tho rot, but, at no stage did tho homo team assume command of the game. Tho innings closed for 123 runs after 100 minutes' play. The Englishmen’s fielding was neat. M.C.O. commenced their second strike after lunch. Hill-AVood and Freeman opening to Massey and Bennett, who bowled unchanged. Th® first-named bowler, a- High School boy, was in great form, and established a Dominion record for New Zealand bowlers during the tour, taking four wickets for 14 runs. Hill-Wood was top-scorer with 36. Of the remainder who batted, Wilson was highest with 7. With six wickets down for 53 Hartley again declared. Minor Associations went in, requiring 237 to win with 24 hours to accomplish it. They were all out at 5.25 for 96 (Eyre 20 and F. Hoar 19 being the highest scorers). The Englishmen thus won by 140 runs. Details of the scores are: — M.O.C. First innings 306 Second Innings. \ Hill-Wood, c. Rose, b. Massey ... 36 Freeman, c. A. Hoar, b. Bennett 0 Tvldesley, b. Massey 2 (Wilkinson, b. Massey 2 Wilson, c. Bennett, b. Massey ... 7 Maclean, not out : .■ • 1 Gibson, b. Bennett 0 Extras 5 Total for six wickets (dec-)... 53 Bowling Analvsis. —Massey took four wick n ts for 14 runs; Bennett, two for 34. COMBINED TEAM—F.irst Innings. Eyre, b. Tyldesley RT Cameron, b. Hill-Wood 5 Rose, b. Calthorpe 30 Hodder, b. Hill-Wood 0 Grant, c. Hartley, b. Tyldesley ... 0 McATcar, c. Hartley, b. Brand ... 25 A. Hour, b. Freeman 17 McKay, b. Brand 2 F. Hoar, c. Freeman, b. Brand ... T Bennett, c. Maclean, b. Freeman 1R Massev. not out 2 Extras 9 Total Bowling Analysis.—Hill-Wood took two wickets for' 12 runs; Tyldesley, two for 14; Calthorpe, one for 21J Hartley, none for 24; Brand, three for 13; Freeman, two for 30. Second Innings. Eyre, c. Freeman, b. Hill-W00d... 20 Cameron, st. Maclean, b. Freeman 6 Rose. b. Freeman ITHodder, b. Tyldesley 4 Grant, b. Hill-AA r ood 1« McVicar, b. AVilkinson 10 A. Hoar., c. Tyldesley, b. HillWood 4 McKay, c. Freeman, b. Wilkinson 5 F. Hoar, c. Hartley, b. AVilkinson 19 Bennett, B.'Hartley I Massey, not put 0 Extras 3 Total 96 Bowling Analysis—Calthorpe took no wickets for 17 runs; Freeman, two for 22; Hill-Wood, three for 20; Tyldeslev, on© for 7; Hartley, one for 11; AVilk'insoiu three for, 16. M.C.C. DEFEATS TRANSVAAL SANDHAM SCORES A CENTURY Johannesburg, February 6. Marylebone defeated Transvaal by 199 runs. The Englishmen, with four wickets down for 288 runs, declared (Sandham 114, AVoolley 52). Transvaal’s second innings netted 180 (Maritz 36). AVoolley took three wickets for 27 runs, ?nd Macaulay four for 30. Sandham’s century completes a thousand runs to his credit during ths present tour. —Reuter. VICTORIA’S EASY WIN TASMANIA BEATEN BY AN INNINGS AND 666 RUNS. (Rec. February 7, 7.15 p.m.) Melbourne, February 7. The Victoria-Tasmania match ended in a win for the Victorians by an innings and 666 runs. —Press Assn. Matches in connection with th® Y.M.O.A. League will be resumed on Saturday, tho morning matches being plaved at the Basin Reserve, and m th® afternoon at Kilbirnie. Owing to the Senior Cadet parade the match Donbank v. College B has been postponed. Fixtures are: — Senior Grade.—St. Andrew sv. College A, at Kilbirnie No. 2,2 p.m.; Secondary v. Employed, ab Kilbirnie Junior Grade.—Te Ar® v. St. Peter’s, at Basin No. 2, 9 a.m.; Clyde Quay v. Terrace, at Basin Iso. 1, 9 a.m.; St. Cuthbert’s v. Combined, at Basin No. 3.9 a.m.