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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 January 1927, Page 2

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SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH

VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA-

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.)

(By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) ? MELBOURNE, Jan. 4.

Victoria in the second innings, lost five wickets for 541 (Hendry 85, Love (not out) 170, King 33, Hartkopf (not out) 101). Stumps were then drawn. Victoria seems in a fair way to add another shattering victory to her Sheffield Shield achievements this season. The weather was fine and the wicket good. Hendry resumed his overnight innings with LoVe. Both batted carefully, Love’s runs coming very slowly. The pair carried the .total towards the three hundred mark, when Hendry was stumped off Williams after he had just previously escaped a catch off the same bowler. King assisted Love to bring up his hundred, which had taken 208 minutes, and three hundred was hoisted for 279 minutes’ play. With the advent of Hartkopf, the batting became more aggressive, the runs mounting up more freely towards the close, though the play was never inspiring. Changes were frequently rung on the bowlers, whom the batsmen all through treated with respect. Extras added twenty-nine.

M.C.C. DEFEAT INDIA.

DELHI, Jan. 3

All India in the second innings scored 269 against Marylebone, who lost 6 for 183. Wyatt made ninety-seven not out. Mary.'bone won by four wickets.

PLUKKET CHiELD GAMES.

WELLINGTON WIN EASILY,

(Per Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 4

Continuing their second innings today in the Plunket Shield match, Wellington were dismissed for 308 (l-lol-lings not out 65). In the bowling Read took four for 86, Cunningham four for 94, Mcßeth two for 57, Sandman none for 49, and Patrick none for 6.

Canterbury made a better showing in their second attempt, Page, Oliver, Sandman, and Boon batting freely. They were all out for 334 (Woods 24, Crawford 23, Page 41, Oliver 62, Sandman 64, Boon 41). In the Bowling Badcock took two for 77, McGirr four for 72, Henderson one for 55. Hiddleston two for 35, Brice one for 40, Hollings none for 17, Lambert none for 7. Wellington won by 355 runs.

OTAGO V. AUCKLAND.

DUNEDIN, Jan. 4

The Otago v. Auckland Plunket Shield match was resumed to-day in fine weather. Auckland (2 for 212) batted nearly all day, their innings closing for 539. The additional scores are: —Cooper 66, Dacre 109, Alcott 87, Player 36. Zimmerman took 3 for 47, and Shepherd 3 for 81. Rain caused an adjournment for an hour towards the close of the Auckland innings.

Otago have scored 10 without the loss of a wicket.

TO-DAY’S PLAY

DUNEDIN, January 5.

At the luncheon adjournment Otago in the second innings had lost four for 98 (Knight 29, Blunt 10, Alloo not out 27, Shepherd 13, Blamires not out 12).

AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM.

GISBORNE, Jan. 4

Beale’s Auckland touring team opened a match to-day against Waiapu at Tokomaru. Auckland tottilled 179 (Gee 49, Whitelaw 28, Hoekin 25, Wells 22, Weir 20). In the bowling, Spence took 6 for 43, andeW. Oates 4 for 55. Waiapu made 109 for four wickets (Franklin 35, J. Mill 32, J. Oates 14, not out).

FIXTURES FOR WEEK-END.

The following West Coast matches have been arranged for this week-end : Saturday.—Third Grade : Technical A. v. Technical B, at 9 a.in., at the Recreation Ground ; Cobden v. Marists at Cobden at 1.30 p.m. Sunday. —Senior: United A. v. Cobden, at Cobden; United B v- Star at Recreation Ground; WatersideOmoto v., Runanga, at Runanga.

Junior.- —Cobden v. Kumara, at Kumara; United v. Runanga at Recreation Ground at 9.30 a.m. ; ■Star v. Waterside-Omoto, at Omoto; Kokiri v. Blackball A, at Blackball ; Brunner A. v. Waiuta, at Waiuta; Brunner B. v. Blackball 8., at Brunner-