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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 30 January 1912, Page 5

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ENGLAND v. TASMANIA

BY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—CO PYBJGHT

_ HOBART, Jan. 29. Ihe weather was warm and the wicket good for the concluding day's play of the match between Tasmania and England. There was a wonderful change m the local team's batting, Hudson, Paton, and Boddam being particularly aggressive. Paton's innings was faultless. Seven bowlers were tried, and there were repeated changes. When the Paton-Boddam partnership was broken a rot set in, the last five wickets only scoring 21 runs. At one stage, Hitch had an average of three for none. Scores:— . , ENGLAND. First Innings (four wickets) ... 574 TASMANIA, First Innings 124 Second Innings. ■ Hawson, b Barnes ... 9 Martin, c Rhodes, b Foster .... 54 AVindsor, b Foster 4 Hudson, b Vine ..'. 51 McKenzie, 1.b.w., b Vine ... 29 Paton, c Rhodes, b Hitch '. 112 Boddam, b Hitch 52 Eltham, retired hurt ". 0 Chancellor, b Hitch •: 0 Carroll, not out 3 Parkinson, c Foster, b Hitch ...... 5 Extras 36 , ■ -'r Total 355 England won by an innings and 95 runs.