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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 February 1925, Page 3

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0 VICTORIA COLLAPSES. ENGLISH BOWLING DEADLY. HOME SIDE 14 FOR SIX WICKETS. BY CABLE—PIiESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. MELBOURNE,. Feb. 9. Victoria collapsed sensationally today in the cricket match against England. The first innings yielded 179, and Victorians followed on, but the batsmen were helpless before the bowling of lvilner and Hearne, and six wickets fell lor 14 runs. The weather was sultry and the wicket sticky after the heavy rain on Sunday. Douglas was not playing owing to the effects of the motor accident on Saturday, Bryan taking duty as captain. * Ryder (5) and Woodfull (14) continued Victoria’s first innings, the overnight score being one wicket for 35. Ryder, playing recklessly, was caught off a. lofty leg hit, and Hendry was taken in the slips first ball. A\oodfull played very cautiously. Ransforcl gave a great display, and reached 20 in 30 minutes, while Woodfull took 97 minutes to notch a similar number. An adjournment of 40 minutes was necessary on account of rain before lunch. Both batsmen were resourceful after lunch, Woodfull being particularly good, and he reached 50 in 159 mintes. AVhen 52 he gave an easy chance of stumping off Kilner. Ransforcl got 50 in 101 minutes. The ball was playing tricks, but the batsmen were watchful and resourceful, the partnership yielding a century in two hours. Woodfull drew the ball on to the wicket after hatting for 159 1 minutes and hitting two boundaries. His score of 60 was a fine innings in the circumstances. Hansford.. was in 14-4 minutes. He played stylishly, and hit four boundaries. He has been in great form in the last two big games. The! wicket became very had after tea. four wickets going for the addition of nine runs. Hearne and Kilner being the destructive ageuts. Atkinson was bright, but the others were stodgy. Kilner and Hearne were almost unplayable towards the end of the innings, which yielded 179. Victoria followed on at 5 o’clock, hut on a bad wicket the batsmen appeared helpless before Kilner and Hearne, and six wickets were down for 14 at the close of the day. Details: ENGLAND. First Innings 509 VICTORIA. First Innings. Mayne, c Tvldeslev, b Tate 9 Woodfull, b Hearne 60 Ryder, c Sanclham, b Kilner —l3 Hendry, c Hearne, b Tvldeslev ... 0 Ransforcl, c Freeman (sub.), b Hearne : 62 Willis, c Bryan, b Hearne 3 Atkinson, c Why sail, b Kilner ... 33 Ellis, c Tyldesley, 1) Kilner 5 Ravson, l> Kilner 0 Ironmonger, not out 0 Extras 1Total 179 [Wallace’s score has been omitted from this list. It is noted also that, the, total of the scores given in the details does not agi;ee with that mentioned earlier in the report.], Bowling analysis: Kilner took five wickets for 48 runs, Hearne three for 39, 'Tate one for 19, Tyldesley one for 44. Howell none for 17. Second Innings. Woodfull, c Hearne, b Kilner 2 Ellis, c Tyldesley, b Kilner 1 Ransforcl, c Tate, b Kilner 1 Wallace, b Kilner •. 2 Ravson, c Freeman (sub.), b Kilner 0 Ironmonger, ,st. Strudwiek, b Hearne 0 Hendry, not out 6 Extras . 2 Total for six wickets 14

Bowling analysis: ICilner took five wickets for 3 runs, Hearne one for 9. PLUNIvET SHIELD WON BY OTAGO. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN. Feb. 9. The Plu nice t Shield match between Canterbury and Otago was concluded to-day under favourable weather conditions. The match ended in Otago winning by nine wickets, and thus becoming holders of the shield. Following are the scores: \ CANTERBURY. First innings 137 Second Innings. Blunt, e Gallaml, b Dickinson 0 Ga-sson, e Galland, b Dickinson ... 18 Talbot, b Shepherd 35 Crawford, run out fid Oliver, b Torrance 39 Patrick, o Galland. b Torrance ... 4 Boon, e Alloo, b Dickinson 12 Sandman, b Alloo 2 Read, o Alloo, b Dickinson 2 Mcß'eth, not out 10 Cunningham, ibw, b Dickinson ... 0 ; Extras- 9 Total 154 Bowling analysis;—Dickinson toolfive wickets for 46 runs, Torrance- two for 49, Alloo one for 33, Shepherd one for 17. OTAGO. * First, Timings' 238 Second Innings. Shepherd, c Boon, b Cunningham 27 Worker, not out 16 Blamires, not out ; 9 Extras 2 Total (lor one wicket) 54 Bowling analysis,—Cunningham took fine wicket for 22 runs. Mcßeth none for 22. Read none for 8. #