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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 October 1924, Page 10

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ENGLISH TOUR. AN EASY VICTORY. BY CABLE —PE,ESS ASSOCIATION—COPY BJOHT PERTH, Oct. 28. The return match between England and West Australia was won by England by an innjngs and 190 runs. In their first innings England made 397, and West Australia replied with 139 (Loton 38, Evans 21, Drew 18). Following on West Australia made 69 (Blundell 23, Evans 14). Tate took three wickets for 10 runs and Freeman three for 23. The bowling analysis in the West Australian first innings was: Giliigan three for 20, Freeman six for 47. Freeman’s length was always good. He turned the ball a good deal, and at one time had four for 11 _ He bowled twenty-one overs. Chapman made a particularly good catch at fine slip. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. At Kaponga, on Saturday, the home school eleven, with a total of 93 runs in a match of two innings, defeated Okai.awa school bv 14. Kaponga. made 58 and 35 in the first and second innings respectively. Individual scores were (the second innings being shown in parentheses) : C. Ham 27 (5), Noonan 15 (6), S. Betts 0 (14), Albon 6 (1), G. Ham 3 (1), Me Carthv 3 (1), Davies 1 (1), Bickford 0 (1), Hislop 1 (0), Macks*o (1). Kehely O (0), extras 2 (4). In the first innings Oldfield took six and T. Betts two wickets, the others being run out, and in the second Oldfield took five, Murdoch two, and Rodgers one. Okaiawa compiled totals of 36 and 43. made up as follows: Oldfield 6 (10), Rodgers 2 (14), Harrison 8 (2), Christiansen 7 (0). Ngaia 2 (4), Murdoch 0 (4), Green 1 (2), Jackson 2 (0), Morehu 0 (1), Betts 0 (0). Blair 0 (0), extras 8 (6). In the first innings S. Betts took six wickets and R. Noonan one, and in the second five fell to Betts, three to Hislop, and two to Noonan. SOUTH TARANAKI ASSOCIATION. JUNIOR FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Midlands B v. Manaia, at Hawera.; Excelsior B v. Hawera Tech. High School A, at Hawera ; Eltham *v. Stratford Tech. High School, at Stratford (school ground); Hawera Tech. High School B and Stratford Juniors a bye (no ground available).