AUSTRALIANS AT THE WICKETS
MATCH , AGAINST CANTERBURY.
(BT TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTOHURCH, This Day. Australia continued batting against Canterbury _ iv bright, still weather. Cody, playing confidently, added a few run's, and then put one from Bennett up to cover, Carlton. taking a lino left-handed catch. 118 — 6—54.6 — 54. Sims was badly beaten by Carlton as soon ai Armstrong entered, but then hooked a short one to the boundary. At 130 Sandman replaced Carlton. Both batsmen scored confidently off the slow bowler, whose length was erratio, but Bennett was steady, and Armstrong nearly played one on. Wilson wae tried at 150, 'but play continued slow but • safe, Armstrong: taking no risks with Wilson's leg-breaks and Sims leaving Oarlton's offtheory severely alone. Hickmott replaced Wilson at 180. At luncheon the score was 195 for nix wickets — Sims 43, Armstrong 28; extras 21.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1914, Page 6
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