TENNIS.

Grey River Argus, 11 January 1927, Page 3

TENNIS.

WANGANUI V. N.S.W. TEAM. WANGANUI. Jan. 10. The louring N.S.W. tennis team played the Wanganui cracks to-day, play lasting all day, and some fine ten- | nis being seen. The visitors lost oidy one game. The results are as follows Hie N.S.W. mimes being given first: — Singles.— Eitzgei a I<l bent Powdreli 6 It, 6/4; Bn wster beat Junes 1/6, 7. 6 4; Dr. North beat Wheeler 6 (>, <> N. Peach beat Lampe 4/6, 6/1, 6/4; McCausland beat Barkmaii 0/3, l'-/2: F. Peach lost to Marshall 4/6, (i. 1, 2/6. Doubles: — North and McCausland beat Wheeler ami Lampe 8/6, 6/2: Pe-ieh and Peach beat Powdreli iii.il Barkmaii 6/3, 6/4; Fitzgerald ami Brewster beat Marshall and Jones 3 d. 7/5, 6/2; North and McCausland be.it Powdreli and Barkman 6/L 6/1; Fitz geral'l and Brewster beat \i heeler iiiiu Lampe 6/3. 7/5; North and McCausland beat Marshall and Jones 6/2, 6/r : Peach and Peach biat Lampe ae.d Wheeler 10/8, 3/6, 6/3; Brewster ai d Fitzgerald beat Powdreli and Barkman 4/6, 8/6, 7/6. The following summary shows the a'lucatious of the rubbers, sets and

37/1/21. Cooper was next. At lunch the score was 1 for 61 (Bowley 2i>, Cooper 15). SOUTH AUSTRALIA. MAKE 345 AGAINST N.S.W’. (Received January 10 at 8.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 10. In the Sheffield 'Shield match. South Australia in the first innings made 345. A. Richardson scored 189, and MacKay 17. In the bowling Fox look 2 lor 19. O’Brien 5 for 99, and Macartney 2 for 63. . .

The weather was fine, but hot. The .wicket, which was flooded by the week-' end rain, quickly dried, but it was heavy, favouring the bowlers. Richardson, however, was out for runs, and he treated them with great freedom, while his partner. Mac Kay, played tor keeps, and took 66 minutes to compile his score of 17. Richardson had another let.oft when 153. Finally, he hit one from Mac- [ artney hard to cover point, O'Brien taking a good catch. Richardson was batting 285 minutes, ami hit sixteen fours. ”11 was a. lively, but Im-liy, innings. The. remaining wickets tell cheaply. N.S.W. OUT CHEAPLY. (Received January 10 at 10.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 10. In the cricket match, New South Wales in the first innings made 198. Gwynne made 43, Macartney 43, Kippax 32, Hogg 20, and Morgan 28. In the bowling McKay took 4 for 32,

aud Grimmett 4 for 70. South Australia in the. second innings had lost none for twenty-five at the drawing of the stumps. When Macartney and Gwynne were partnered, both put on the wood. Macartney being brilliant, knocking fifteen off one over. His score was made in forty-two minutes and included four fours and one six.

Kippax assisted Gwynne to bring a hundred on the board in 75 minutes. Hogg and Morgan rattled up runs, but with the dismissal of the former at 160, the bowlers took charge, and mowed down the wickets in quick time. At one stage Mac Kay had 3 for 13 to his credit. ..

san.os. NEW SOUTH WAL ES. B. S. G. Singles h 1 1 78 Doubles 14 112 Total 1 2 25 l‘JiWANG A? ;ui. R. S. (I. Singles 1 4 54 Doubles 1 4 SO Tnt.ll o 8 134