SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 August 1924, Page 9

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

"LEAGUE FOOTBALL. (by TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, Aug. 20. Four Rugby clubs have been formed in Dunedin, and it is hoped to have 500 players next season. CRICKET. ENGLAND v. SOUTH, AFRICA. MATCH. ABANDONED. BY CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Aug. 20, 11.5 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 19. The batsmen forced the pace on an easy wicket. The South Africans’ total was quickly passed. Hendren was particularly vigorous, but bis exhibition was by no means flawless. He batted for 185 minutes and hit two sixes and fourteen fours. He was badly missed several times off Pegler. Gilligan was also lucky, being dropped thrice. The pair added seventy-five in forty-five minutes. A . thunderstorm swamped the ground, and the match was abandoned after forty-eight overs, of which fourteen were maidens. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Aug. 20. 11.20 a.m. LONDON. Aug. 19. When the score was 421 for eight wickets, rain compelled the abandonment of the South Africa v. England test match. Additional scores : ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hendren, c Nourse, b Carter M2 Gilligan, c Nourse, b Pegler 86 Tyldesley, not out ] Strudwick, not out ’ o Extras 93 Rowling analysis.— Nourse took two wickets for 63 runs, Blanckenberg none for 122, Carter three for S 5, Pegler three for 28.