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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 14 August 1929, Page 9

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GREAT BATTING DISPLAY

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LONDON, Aug. 13. Duleepsuihji’s double century recalls his kinsman, RJanji, at- his best. His 245 occupied three a aid a quarter hours and included five sixes-, and 31 fours. His wonderful hitting continued to the end, being mainly drives. SOUTH AFRIC A DEFEATS ESSEX. LONDON, Aug. 13. South Africa, won by 227 runs the match -against Essex. In the- second innings they made 281 for eight wickets (declared). Taylor 07, 0 wen-Smitli 90. took four for 112 and Hi/pkin ■uvo- for 45. Essex, in their second in-uing-s, made- 106 (Crawley 47). McMillan took four wickets for 50 and Owen Smith- three for 13. ENGLISH COUNTY COMPETITION. Received 11.40 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Aug. 13. hi the County competition Middlesex in the first innings made 514 for five wic-kets, declared (Lee 225, Allen 155); in the second innings they made- 53 run« for two wickets. Surrey in t-he first innings made 171 (Peebles took six wickets for 23 runs); they followed on and made 394 (Hobbs 97), Ha-i-g t-ook four wickets for 71 runs. Middlesex won by eight wickets. ‘ Northants in t-he first innings made 122, Parker took seven wickets for 58 nuns; in the second innings they made 118, Goddard took four wickets for 35 runs. Gloucester in the first innings made 156 runs, Thomas took four "wickets for 43 runs and Juipp f-our for 73; in the second innings they made 88 runs for three wickets. Gloucester won by seven wickets-. Sussex in the first, innings made 42S

(Duileepsin.ilji 115, Langridge SO, Holds- * worth not out 69), Freemaui took six wickets for 131 runs; in the second innings they made 381 for eight wickets, declared (Duleepsin.hji 246). Kent in the first innings made 39S (Ashdown 64, Knott 3.40, Wright 69), Tate took six wickets for 136 runs; in the second innings they made 244 (Ames 118), Tate look seven wickets tor 58). Sussex won by 167 runs. Yorkshire in the first innings made 369 run S' (Sutcliffe 95, Ley] and 69. Mitchell 69). Hampshire in the first innings made 189 (Mead 61), Robinson took four wickets for 47 runs; they followed on and made 162, Robinson took six wickets for 62 inns. Yorkshire won by an innings and 18 runs. * Warwickshire in the first innings made 138, Holroyd took five wickets for 47 runs; in the second innings they made 178. MacDonald took five wickets for 80. Lancashire in the first innings made 369 for nine wickets, declared (Hallows 102. Makepeace not out 163). Lancashire won by an innings and 53 runs.

Derby in the first inning*} made 457 for six wickets, declared (Storer 176, Lee 76, Hiill-wood 72); in the second innings they made 50 runs for two wickets. Nottingham in the first innings made 353 (Gunn 74. Walter 61), Lee took five* wickets tor 111. Derby won on the first innings. Somerset in the first innings made 126 runs. Mercer took four wickets for 55 runs and Ryan five for 1.9) ; in the second innings they made 229 (MaeBryan 74), Mercer took four wickets for 71 runs and Ryan tour for 65. Glamorgan in the first, innings made 109, Wellard took five wickets for 31 runs; in the. second innings they made 250 tor :>ix wickets (Bell 83). Glamorgan won by four wickets. Worcester in the first innings made 107 runs and in the second innings they made 294 runs, Leicester in the first innings made 55! for seven wickets, declared. Leicester won bv an innings and 150 runs.

WBLTiI NGTON ASSOOI ATI ON. Hiv T i-rapw T.-a- »*M.rtntinn ■ WELLINGTON, Aug. 14. The Wellington Cricket Association has provisionally agreed to the sending of a New Zealand team to England in 1931, subject to satisfactory financial arrangements being made. It also agreed to take a three days’ match in December with the visiting Etnigl ish team .though ;sti!l pressing for a fourth day. owing to the heavy charge of £375 far the match.