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Grey River Argus, 24 February 1927, Page 6

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MELBOURNE V. MANAWATU. PALMERSTON N., Feb. 23. Tn the cricket match against Melbourne, when the Manawatu score was eighteen, MeVicar spooned Hendry and w.-is caught. Gallichan, who followed, scored briskly, fifty appearing at the end of sixty-five minutes’ play. When thirty, ho lifted T. Armstrong, the catch being *!ield. Norris, the incomer, was batting well, when he was caught out of his crease. At the luncheon adjournment. three wickets were down for seventy-three, viz:— MeVivar, c and b Hendry 11 Young, not out I** Gallichan, e W. Armstrong, b T. Armstrong 30 Norris, run out U Leet, not out 1 Extras 7 GAME DRAWN. PALMERSTON NORTH, Feb. 23. The Melbourne-Manawatu match ended in a draw. The weather conditions were fine. The wicket favoured the batsmen. Manawatu, owing to shortness of time, declared when they had made 172 for eight wickets. The visitors, when stumps were drawn at six o ’clock, had made 124 foi the loss of four wickets. Scores: — MANAWATU. MeVicar, e and b Hendry .. .. 11 Young, c Hendry, b Rogerson .. 41 Gallichan, c W. Armstrong, b T. Armstrong 30 Cooper, 1.b.w., b Rogerson 5 Mullins, not out 13 Ongley, st Jewell, bT. Armstrong 2 Broughton, 1.b.w., bT. Armstrong 5 Barrett, not out 6 Extras 16 Total 172 Bowling analysis: Hendry 1 for 35. W. Armstrong 0 for 13, Rogerson 2 for 51, T. Armstrong 4 for 34, Johnston 0 for 27. MELBOURNE Hendry, c Young, b McHaffie . . 35 Sandford, b MeVicar 13 W. Armstrong, c Cooper, b MeVicar 26 Onyons, c McHaffie, b Cooper . . 27 Johnstone, not out 3 Jewell, not out 16 Extras 4 Total for four wickets . . . . 124 Bowling analysis: MeVicar 2 for 30 Galliehan 0 for 44, McHaffie 1 for 24, Mullins 0 for 4, Cooper 1 for 18. Tn a match Greymouth School beat Cobden by 28 runs. Grey made 50, Boyes 26 and Williams 9 batting well Kittelty and Eggleton took 5 and 3 wickets respectively. Cobden’s innings produced 22, the best batsman being Eggleton 7. Boyes (four) and Williams (three) were the State’s best bowlers.