CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 7 December 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TOUR. (11Y TELEGEAPH CJIESS ASSOCIATION.I WELLINGTON, Dec. 6. The sum of £205 was guaranteed during the day to New Zealand Cricket, Ltd., making Wellington’s total £341. PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. WELLINGTON, Dec. 6. The Wellington Association has accepted January 21, 22 and 24 for the Plunket Shield match v. Auckland at Auckland. WELLINGTON TEAM. WELLINGTON, Dec. 6. The incomplete Wellington team is: S. Brice (captain), J. S. Hiddleston, H..M- McGirr, R. Kortlang, K. James, H. Lambert, A. M. Hollings, F. T. Badcock, M. Henderson. The remainder will he selected after Saturday’s matches. The same team represents Wellington against Minor Associations at Wellington on December 21 and- 22. SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA. BY CABEE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIOHI. ADELAIDE, Dec. 6. South Australia in their first innings made 481 (Rymill 142). Blnckie took seven for 159. Victoria in their second innings have lost one wicket for 116 (Woodfull not out 53. Ponsford 54). The weather is fine and the wicket good. Rymill opened confidently, and batted brilliantly throughout. He scored freelv with attractive strokes, hitting with power and placing with wonderful precision. The howling appeared to lack sting. Woodfidl and Ponsford opened Victoria’s second innings cautiously, hut hv careful batting slowly added to the score, both batting with confidence.