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Greymouth Evening Star, 10 December 1927, Page 8

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MARLBOROUGH v. NELSON. (Per Press Association.) BLENHEIM, December 9. There was an exciting finale in the Hawke Cup match between Marlborough and Nelson, the home team winning by ten runs. Nelson started the second innings wanting 166 to win. O’Connor’s bowling w-as treated with respect, but runs came freely off the other bowlers tried, except K. Robinson, and at the tea adjournment, five were down for 105. The rest put on 50 runs only. When the last man went in, 11 runs were wanted to win, but R. Eden got his leg in front of K. Robinson and. victory rested with Marlborough by the narrow margin of ten runs. The Nelson second innings total was 155 —(Taylor 29, Kinsett 12, A. Newman 25, J. Newman 39, R. Newman 17, E. R. Neale 10). O’Connor took 2 for 62, Henderson) 1 for 28, K. Robinson 6 for 37, and Cragg 1 for 10.

W. QUAIFE’S RETIREMENT LONDON, Dec. 9. W. G. Quaife, the oldest professional cricketer, is retiring after thirtyfive years’ service for Warwickshire. He received £917 as benefit money. He has scored 35,836 runs, including seventy-one centuries. He took 928 wickets, and played in all the five tests in Australia in 1901. The following will represent Brunner A team in the match against Kokiri on Sunday next: Buckman, Hoggarth, Hughes, Loubere, D. Kennedy sent., D. Kennedy junr., McNeish, Fordham, Hunt, Newlands. Emerg.: Hudspith. Cars leave Taylorville at 12.30 p.m.