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Evening Star, Issue 17599, 2 March 1921, Page 8

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WAIRARAPA v. AUSTRALIA,

Playing against the second Australian team at Masterton yesterday the Wairarapa sixteen made a poor display, the innings terminating for 81 runs (Moore 22 not out). Liddicutt obtained six wickets at a cost of 27 runs, and Asher six for 24. Ransford’s eleven knocked up a century in fifty-five minutes, and a second cCntury in one hour and forty-five minutes. The last five wickets fell for 60. Principal stores: Bogle 46, Liddicutt 61, Kippax 55, Lampard 36, Hansford not out 18. Dacre took three wickets for 61 runs, and Henderson three for 28. HEARNE’S HEALTH. An Adeaide cable says: Hearne states that he is astonished at the report that his health is precarious. He says he wil' play against South Australia on the 11th inst. if required, as already he is much improved.

The nearest thing to Mailey’s bowling feat in the fourth test match is Charlie Turner's nine wickets for 37 against a strong English XI. at Hastings in 1888. In 1884 Giffeu. bowling for the Australian XT., took ten wickets for 66 against Combined Australia. In a country cricket match in Victoria a fortnight or so ago, one L. Nolan performed the unusual feat of securing the “ hat trick ” twice in one innings. He also secured two other wickets with successive balls, and finished up by taking all ter. wickets for 52 runs. Playing fur North against Thorndon at Wellington on Saturday last Middleton made 133 out of a total of 371 for six wickets (innings declared). An odd sight, on the face of it, in the third test at Adelaide, was the pressing forward of Rhodes’s comrades to shako hands with him when Mailey's wicket fell. Spectators were surprised ; but the initiated were ready to applaud, knowing that Rhodes, whose time in test must be nearly over now, had ninety-nine wickets to hi's credit already, and was desperately anxious to make up the three figures. He has also made well over the 1,000 rune, and joins Giffen and Noble in the select class claiming that double.