MELBOURNE TOUR
'CANTERBURY AT THE WICKETS.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
CHBISTCHUBCH, This Day.
The weather is excellent for the third day of tfe# Cricket match between Canterbury *ad Melbourne. Canterbury rejoined tiieir second, innings with no triek«t« down for 50 runs, Hamilton (23) aad Gregory (29) facing Hendry md T. Armstrong. The 3econd ball of Vrmstrong's second over skittled Hamiton's stumps. 59—1—23.
Page came in, and scored a boundary »ffi Eboling, who replaced Hendry, Gregory" did not last- much longer. Ho touched a fast bnt from Ebeling, and Jewell took the catch. Pago stepped ia front to Armstrong and was given out ibw. Nixon started quickly, and reached; (Vdudlo figures. The score at noon was three wickets for 93 runs. - details:—- . ' ... ■ , . MELBOUENE. Jirat innings 350 CANTEEBUEY. First innings' 346 Second Innings. Hamilton, b Armstrong 23 Gregory, c Jewell, b Ebeling .... 39 Page, Ibw, b Armstrong 16 ■Nixon,'not out 12 ■Boberts, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for three wickets .... 93 Boberts and Nixon scored steadily, and the' century came up in 115 minutes. Nixon drove Armstrong for two 4's. Boborts reached 10 with three off Hendry, and then he put two balls from Armstrong to. the fence. Nixon was snapped up by Jewell off Hendry. 137—4—32. Patrick joined Boberts, but when 20 he was given out Ibw. Eoberts had now made 41 by forceful play. The score at luncheon was: — Nixon, c Jewell, b Hendry .... 32 Patrick, lbwj b Ebeling 20 ' Boberts, not out 41 Soon, not out » 0 Extras 7 ', JTotal for five wickets 157
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1927, Page 13
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