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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 March 1925, Page 3

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VICTORIA V. WELLINGTON. CONTINUATION OF MATCH. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ».«SOCIATIQNWELLINGTON. March. 7. The cricket match between Welling ton .and Victoria was continued to-da-j in line weather. The wicket was st-il in the bowlers’ favour. The visitor: tailed to reach the local side’s total bj 19 runs: Only four men reached double figures. Woodfui; batted solidly for 37 getting most of Lis runs in front ol the 'wicket, while Wallace, whose batting ability is not generally recognised showed good form for 36. Auster showed plenty of enterprise in scoring 32, and Millar’s 27 was a bright effort. On the whole, however, the batting was below expectations * and flattered tiff Wellington bowlers. Brice came through with the best average,- -taking five wickets for 60 runs. He varied the pace with length and judgment. Badcock started well, but. went off, a little after a spell with the ball, while Henderson. who was not put on until last took two wickets for four runs.' Wellington's second innings again saw the colt’s doing best. Dempstei played sparkling cricket for half a century, and Barclay .and Banks also showed good form. McG irr had a- short but merry stay for'2o. .Badcock again failed, getting a pair of spectacles for lhe match. Details: — YICJORJA. First Innings. Ellis, Ihw. b Brice 6 Wallace, h Badcock 36 May tie, b Brice .. 0 Woodl'ul. c. and h Badcock 37 Austen, b Brice 1 Liddicntt, 1.b.w., b Badcock 0 Willis, Ihw, b Brice . ...: 6 Hartkopf, c Collins, b Brice 12 Millar, b Henderson 27 Austin, c James, b Henderson ... 32 Ebeling, not: out 4 Extras 12 Total 196 Bowling analysis. Badcock took three wickets for 69 runs; .Brice,- five for 60; McG irr. nil. for 12; Grant, nil for 8; Hiddl.eston, nil for 26; Henderson, twii for 4. WELLINGTON. First Innings 269 Second Tunings. Hiddleston. h .Liddicntt Dempster, b Millar -X .Badcoc-k. b Liddicntt , Collins, c Austin, b Hartkopf 2 .Yfc&irr, e Woodful. b Liddicntt ... 20 Banks, b Millar Barclay, c Millar, b Hartkopf .... 22 Grant. ]> Hartkopf 3 -Tames, not out Ip Henderson, not out 3 Extras '• 3 Total, for eight- wickets ■ 169 Bowling analysis.— Wallace tool; no wickets for 9 runs. Ebeling. one for 29; Liddit-utt, two for 21; Haj'tkbpi, three for 46; Willis, nil lor 10; .Millar, two for 16; Anisin, nil for 20.

NOTES ON THE XiAME. ’ (By Telegraph—Snecial to Star.) WETONGTON. Afarc-h 7. The match was not characterised l>y anv brilliant cricket, except for the hatting bv Dempster. Victoria batted first to-dav. and t!ie batsmen were extremely cautious.on a wicket that had not entirely recovered from the recent rain. A score of 100 more than seemed likely when seven were down for 124. The bright partnership of Millar and Austen redeemed the situation. XYoodfull hatted soundly for 37. and these showed the best form for 4ho visitors. Hartkopf was dismissed brilliantly at mid-off by Collins. Wellington howling was steady and a Arnod length. Badeock was most reliable and Brice most success fill, but was flattered by the batsmen. Wellington’s fielding was better than usual. Wellington in the second innings lias made 163 for eight wickets. It was not a good display, except for Dempster, who gave the best exhibition of the match, getting 57. His form was ;excel lent. playing sound, nll-rouijid cricket, and he was unite at home to the bowling. Hartkopf’s'slows troubled all the others. The Victorian fielding was much better to-day. Generally speaking, the visitors are not so good a side as New South Wales was last year.

•* IN AUSTRALIA. NORTHERN DISTRICTS MATCH. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. SYDNEY, March 6. The Englishmen commenced a- match against the Northern Districts at West Maitland. Play was delayed for a- considerable time by lied-vy rain. Gilligail won the toss and sent tlie locals in. The. latter made 167 in the first - innings (Bell 36 and Wells 46). Hearne took eight wickets for 18 runs. MELBOURNE,'March ,8. The cricket was resumed at West Maitland in fine weather and on a good wicket. ,

England made 337 for seven wickets (declared) jn their first innings. Kilner made 66. Tate 30 .Sutcliffe 136 nut out, Hearne 26. and Whvsall 33 not out. Northern Districts, in their second innings, have lost seven wickets for 153 (Belli 68). THE GAME AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, March 8. Playing for University against Petersham. Rock scored 144. For North Sydney again, st W.averloy Punch made 115. For Sydney .against Paddington Wall took six wickets for 28 runs. INTER -DISTRICT MATCHES. SOUTH TARANAKI WIN BOTH. Saturday,was a day out- for South Taranaki,' for in both representative matches with the North Country Association they scored a win. In the senior match victory was decisive, for they won oh the aggregate of two innings by a margin of 92 runs, and they declared in their second, innings with o.nlv four wickets down. The outstanding score of the day was that made by Lay, of Hawera, who put on 63 runs by fine aggressive play. Towards the end’of bis innings lie was particularly free in his play, and just before being caught in the long held hit two fine sixers.' Four times he putone of the bowlers over the ropes. Crombie, Priest and Pratt also played well. In the second innings of North Lay and Cole were very destructive in their bowling, eacli taking five wickets for a few runs. For’ North, N. Gibson 20 and 30 and P. Sarten 35 and 3 were the most-suc-cessful batsmen. Scores were as follow : SOUTH TARANAKI. First Innings. Crombie, run out 24 Neilson. 1.b.w., b Foreman 3 Lay. e'E. Foreman, li C. Foreman 63 Cole, b C. Foreman .- 12 Pratt, cN, Gibson, bC. Foreman 3 Hughes, cG. Giddy, b C. Foreman 10 Furrie, cC. Foreman, li A. Giddy 1 Thomas. not out .4 Vowless, eC. Foreman, bA. Giddy b NichoL c A. Giddy, bC. Foreman II Priest, b C. Foreman -2 Extras 1 4 Total /. 146 Rowling analysis —C. Foreman took seven wickets for 59 runs; L. Bishop', none foj- .10; G. Giddy, none for 15; A. Giddy, two for 25; Shadbolt, none' for 18; P. -Sarten, none for 10; N. Gibson’, none for 5. Second Innings. Priest, c X. Gibson, b P. Sarten ... 28 i‘rati, b C. Foreman -... 35 Neilson. b Shadbolt 2 Nichol, b Sarten 12 Thomas, not out 11 ,Lav, -not out 19 ' Extras 2 .Total for four wickets 109 Bowling analysis.— C. Foreman took one wicket for 42 runs; A. Giddy, none for 21 ; G . Giddy, none for 7; Bishop, none for 3; Shadbolt. one for 35: P. Sarten, two for 16. COUNTRY ASSOCIATION. j First Timings. F. Foreman, b Lav 3 ' N. Gibson, b .Hughes 20 j P. Sarten. e Crombie, b Hughes ... 35 j G. Marsh, b Lay 2 H. Foreman, h Lay 0 A. Giddy, b Hughes 3 •T. Sln'dholt, b Cole 14 G. Giddy, b Hughes 0 C. Foreman, c Crombie, b Cole ... 15 L. Bishop, not out 1 Extras .- 3 Total 105 Bowling analysis.—Lay took three wickets for 20 runs; Cole, two for 19; Priest, none for 13; Hughes, five for 40: Neilson, none for I S.

Second Innings. Lye, b Lay U Gibson, c and b Cole Sarten, c Crombie, b Lay 3 A. Foreman, b Cole 0 Shadbolt. c Hughes, b Lay 1 Bishop, played on, b Lay 1 C. Foreman, b Cole 1 3 G. Giddy, b Lay Marsh,.c Fiirrie, b Cole • 1 H. Foreman, not out ..... 2 A. Giddv, b Cole .....j. 0 Extras . 2 Total. : 58 Bowling analysis.—Nichol took no wickets tor 9 runs; Hughes, none, for 11; Lav. five for 18; Cole, five for 17. . JUNIOR- MATCH. ■Continuing their first innings, part of which was reported on -Saturday, South totalled 187 before the last wicket- fell. Their second innings realised 123. North made great efforts to reach the South total, Stapleton and Alexander playing very . finely for 42 and 64 respectively, and Sampson and D. Giddy, made a gallant stand for the ninth wicket. Cheevers’ bowling, however. at the end was the deciding factor, and he secured the four last wickets for 25 runs, two- of them going for one run. The North failed by just two runs to reach their opponents. Scores were sis below; — SOUTH TARANAKI. First Innings. Cottier, b A. Foreman ..." 34 Rudkin, c Scrimgeonr, b Dendy .... 15 Cheevers, c Giddy, b Haskell ......48 . Dowdle, c Srimgeour, l> Corbett ... 39 Sm'ales, c Foreman, b Haskell 5 McKenzie, b .A. Foreman 0 Allen, c Giddy, bA. Foreman .... 3 Walkley, b A. Foreman 3] McCarthy, b Powell 5 Nairn, run out .j, 1 Fairweather, not out 0 Extras 6 Total 187 Rowling analysis.—Powell took one wicket for 44 runs; A. Foreman, four * for 50; Dendy, one for 55'; Haskell two for 3; Corbett, one for 12; Sampson, none for 16.

NORTH COUNTRY. Scrimgeour, c Cheevers, If Walkley 2 S. Giddy, c Dowdle, b Fairweather 4 Stapleton, b McKenzie 42 Alexander, b Fairweather , 34 Haskell, b- McKenzie O Powell, c Dowdle, b Nairn • 16 Dendy, c Fairweather, b. Cheevers 10 A. Foreman, b Cheevers 1 Sampson, c Cottier, b Cheevers ... 24 L. Giddy, not out 33 Corbett, b Cheevers 0 Extras , - 9 Total 1 y ..... 185' Bowling analysis.—Walkley took one wicket for 45 runs; Fairweather, two for 384 Allen, none for 12; McKenzie, two for 29; Nairn, one for 28 ; Cheevers four for 25. • ‘ In Hawera B’s second strike' Sinales put 0n.34 and McCarthy 22 (not out).