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Australian Visit. TEST MATCH AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, January 11. The Management Committee of the Auckland Cricket Association has decided to accept a test match at Auckland with the visiting Australian eleven, to be played as late in the season as could bp arranged, and after the Australian match if possible. January 24 and 25 were fixed as tentative dates to be submitted to the Wellington Association for a junior representative match against a Wellington team. It is reported that the receipts from the representative match against Otago were £305, and against Canterbury £407. STATUS OF MATCHES. LONDON, January 10. The Evening News says: It would be popular if the Marylebone and Australian Board of Control raised the matches to test status. Surely, they should be so regarded, seeing th? West Indies is permitted to join tie select test circle. It would also be .7 compliment to Australia, which has done much in a generous spirit to develop New Zealand cricket. KOKIRI V. NELSON CREEK. The Kokiri elevon played Nelson Creek at Kokiri during the week-end, the home team winning by an innings and 43 runs. Details are as follows:—
NELSON CREEK—First Innings. A. Ingram, b Rooney 12 Gosling, c Pope b Rooney ■ . . . . 3 Casey, run out 6 Craig, b Rooney 0 Becker, b Rooney 0 Donnellan, b Rooney 8 Ord, e Pope b Blewman .. .. 2 G. Becker, not out 3 Nyberg, b Rooney 0 Hogg, b Blewman 1 Carey, b Blewman 2 Extras 3 Total 40 Bowling analysis: Rooney 6 for 17, Blewman 3 for 20. Second Innings. G. Becker, b Rooney 2 Donnellan, b Blewman 1 Casey, b Pope 5 J. Becker, b Blewman 2 Ingram, c Mclntyre b Pope . . 19 Craig, b Pope 0 Gosling, b Blewman 1.) Nyberg, run out 2 Ord, b Pope 1 Hogg, lbw, b Pope 0 Carey, not out 1 Extras 3 Total 46 Bowling analysis: Rooney 1 for 7, Blewman 3 for 20, Pope 5 for 13, McIntyre 0 for 3. KOKIRI—First Innings. Robin, lbw, b Ingram . . . . 2" Gilbert, b Casey 12 Taylor, b Casey 15 Blewman, b Gosling 0 McKenzie, b Ingram 4 Rooney, not out 32 Mclntyre, b Ingram 2(5 White, b Gosling 0 Harper, I. Gosling 2 I’ope, b Ingram 2 Wollett, b Ingram 0 Extras 11 Total 129 Bowling analysis: Casey 2 for 36, Gosling 3 for 40, Ingram 5 for 17, Ord 0 for 3, Donnellan 0 for 13, Craig 0 for 9.
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Grey River Argus, 12 January 1928, Page 5
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